The significance of this is not that it stops future deliberate degradation of the United States Postal Service to aid in Republican Election Fraud, DeJoy already agreed to that at the Hearings (not that I trust him farther than I can kick his sorry, lying ass). No, the really good thing is it directs the …
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Sep 17 2020
The LRAD
LRAD stands for Long Range Acoustic Device and while you may think, “Oh, this is the perfect thing to crank up the volume on Wall of Voodoo’s Ring of Fire Album cut and really annoy my neighbors,” and it can in fact be used as a (very) loudspeaker, it is designed by the U.S. Military …
Sep 17 2020
Deplorable Focus Group
Triumph the Insult Comic Dog. Spoilers- These people are screened, paid, and usually highly motivated. I did a study with Plumbers to get a take on what level of subsidy would get people to opt for off-peak, high efficiency water heaters (I did other things than traffic, Cell Phones and Acne Cream for instance). I …
Sep 16 2020
More About Cops
Pigs, three different ones. Big man, pig man Haha, charade you are Wooh! You well-heeled big wheel Haha, charade you are And when your hand is on your heart You’re nearly a good laugh, almost a joker With your head down in the pig bin Sayin’, “Keep on digging” Pig stain on your fat chin …
Sep 16 2020
Choo Choo
Chugga, chugga, chugga. I think this is the whole thing from ABC News, but it’s inconveniently cut up in pretty random chunks So hopefully that pulls up the playlist. A transcript. Trump’s ABC News town hall: Four Pinocchios, over and over again By Glenn Kessler, Washington Post September 15, 2020 At the ABC News town …
Sep 14 2020
The Power Of Positive Thinking
Personally I wouldn’t trust Cy Vance Jr. to take out the trash. The People v. Donald J. Trump By Jeff Wise, New York Magazine 9/14/20 You might think, given all the crimes Trump has bragged about committing during his time in office, that the primary path to prosecuting him would involve the U.S. Justice Department. …
Sep 12 2020
Blue Law
Until relatively recently Connecticut had restrictive “Blue Laws” that forbade the sale of alcohol after 8 pm always and not at all on Sunday. I used to joke you had to decide how big your party was going to be before you started it. So we picked up the nickname “Blue Law State” which is …
Sep 12 2020
Because it’s instructive.
Gideon/Collins and some bit players (Maine has ‘Ranked Choice’ voting). BDN (Bangor Daily News), your source for things Maine. There are supposed to be 5 more but I’ve seen enough.