Link. Over a week ago so nobody remembers, but Lowe’s commentary is a good reminder of how bad fast journalism often is.
Daily Archives: October 21, 2022
“From her cell, she could hear men and women screaming in pain. “Men screaming so hard I cannot describe it enough,” she said, weeping.”
Link. Russians started brutal, got worse as defeat loomed. This is what the House GOP supports.
Disinformation finds ways to meet demand.
Link. There’s huge demand for stories that validate the unmoored. Similarities to War on Drugs are not coincidental.
Newsletter market plateaus.
Link. Eventually more people are going to notice they are paying out a LOT of subscriptions.
Minneapolis after the riots: Even Floyd memorial guides don’t support “defunding” police.
Link. Carjackings by armed children aren’t helping Dem AG.
“Russia was preparing a “false flag” operation to blow up a large hydroelectric dam in the south of the country, potentially flooding 80 towns, villages and cities, including the strategically important city of Kherson.”
Link. Russia is going to lose Kherson, so might as well destroy it and frame Ukraine.
“the ability to work remotely, full or part time, has allowed Americans to travel more and to combine personal and professional trips”
Link. Demographics and family size also enable work while traveling.
“rebalancing Citi Bikes became a daily activity after he retired from 30 years working as a vice president and business coordinator at a bank”
Link. Small payments for “good” acts done largely by economically independent retirees — the note taking thing is interesting.
“In recent days, several Reddit forums have been shut down after being inundated with nonconsensual nude images, largely made with Stable Diffusion”
Link. “people had created graphic images of “violently beaten Asian women””
With inflation only 3% Japan keeps rates low.
Link. Makes sense.
“… he would sneak out of bed and listen to accounts of the “whipping and crying post,” of the lynching tree and the wagon wheel.”
Link. American slavery was basically yesterday. Mr Smith walked through history.
“Davidson embraces using the power of the government to enforce the principles of the right wing”
Link. I appreciate the GOP’s Trumpian transparency.
Brexit: “end of free movement, meaning no more EU nurses, fruit pickers, care home workers, or other low-paid workers”
Link. That’s a lot of labor pool to suddenly lose.
“Ventura looks fully baked.” Hoakley.
Link. A trusted source is keen. I’ll still wait and see but encouraging news.
MN: “4.1 job openings for every unemployed worker”
Link. 2% unemployment.