Spud Demon

(That was a rhetorical question I’m about to answer)  This is why:

https://www.newsweek.com/total-f-russian-mercenaries-syria-lament-us-strike-killed-dozens-818073

The incident in question occurred on the night of February 7 and early morning of February 8, when Syrian government forces—backed by Russian mercenaries employed by CHVK Wa…

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I think it’s a question worth examining. If it turns out to be real (as in, money managers are subconsciously letting high profile tragedy influence their buying and selling), the first ones to correct it will get a leg up on the competition.

To add another anecdote to the list, the S&P 500 went down the week after OJ was acquitted. In the…[Read more]

Not in the legal sense, as in signing an order and sending it down the chain of command.

Sensationalist headline.

Yes, the Fairness Doctrine was the old solution to “political bias”. If the FCC really wanted to end bias, they’d bring it back.

But what Trump wants is the opposite. He wants the power to speak without being contradicted.

I think the Benghazi lies would probably come up during “vetting”. Not that I fault the State Department for lying immediately after the attack, when maybe there was still a chance to catch the perps; but they should have admitted later that it was a lie.

Libya and Syria are still fighting their respective civil wars. The one thing she did…[Read more]

And if you don’t think a black man should be involved in the Audubon Society’s efforts to make bird habitats in NYC, and you’re going to argue vigilante use of dog-biscuits and a phone is morally equivalent to vigilante shooting, maybe you’re logged in to the wrong community?

A lot of people seem to think “pedophilia” means rape of a child. It doesn’t. It’s not a crime to be a pedophile. It simply means a person is sexually attracted to children. Pedophilia is considered a psychiatric disorder, and citizens who have it have a responsibility to resist their desires or check in to a child-free mental health facility…[Read more]

So the prisons are privately run until something unexpected happens.  Then the government has to deal with it.  Nice contract!

Lemon socialism.

Most of these changes are simply rolling back what Ken Cuccinelli and crew did when they were in power.  Back in the 90s, there was a 1-handgun/month limit unless you had a concealed carry permit.  Maybe the new restriction applies to rifles and permit-holders too?  And those abortion restrictions were new, glad they’re gone.

@ohiobarbarian I ag…[Read more]

The headline demeans the word whistleblower. Tripp was a backstabber, a partisan operative who took advantage of a young woman’s trust.

I think it would be great if there were some distance between US and Saudi forces, but I don’t see it happening as a result of this.

Saudi oil is the cheapest oil in the world to extract.  It makes economic and environmental sense for the world to use it first.  When it’s gone, we can go back to fracking if we still don’t have our renewables in order.

https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-small-financial-ties-hydroxychloroquine-coronavirus-drug-maker-2020-4

Business Insider followed the paper trail and concluded that the holding has a maximum value of around $1,300, only slightly larger than similar holdings by Trump funds in Google parent Alphabet, FedEx, and the French bank BNP Paribas.

New medical facts come from rigorous scientific experiments and the papers written about the experiments.

This poll is capitalist flim-flam (as if there were any other kind).

Embarkation was March 7. Wikipedia has some more info, including the governor of Florida saying they’ll “accept Floridians” from the ship (but not residents of other US states??).

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MS_Zaandam

https://edition.cnn.com/2020/04/01/us/holland-america-zaandam-cruise-ship-florida/index.html

I’m sure the truck was insured too. But I don’t know the ratio of the value of a load of commercial TP to a truck, maybe my speculation is way off.

There are 3 things going on right now in the toilet paper business.

1. People increasing their personal supply (hoarding) due to panic.
2. People using more at home because they aren’t going out.
3. People using less at businesses because they aren’t going out.

This was a load of commercial-sized rolls which they’re probably having a lot of…[Read more]

People staying away from hospitals because they don’t know whether they’re covered or not.  In this case the person actually went, got turned away, and died.  And we still don’t know whether it was Covid-19 or not.