Monday, July 31, 2023
Sunday, July 30, 2023
Getting In Cars W/ Strangers
Another for the "What in the name of hell is wrong w/ you fucking people?" file:
Shouldn't the driver be doing hard time?Couple Allege Uber Driver Stabbed Them After One Vomited in Car
According to the complaint, the couple were being driven home last Sept. 25 after a night out with friends when Hakobyan became nauseous during the trip and vomited in the vehicle’s back seat.The plaintiffs apologized and offered to pay the Uber driver to clean the vehicle, but the driver instead “became extremely aggressive” and refused to take the pair home, the suit states.
“Plaintiffs protested and begged the driver take them to their destination and ensured that the driver would be adequately compensated for her troubles,” according to the suit.
Rather than de-escalate the situation, the driver took out a knife and stabbed her passengers multiple times and both needed medical care, the suit states.
Today In The Class & Culture Wars: “Writing off San Francisco”
Alissa Quart / Columbia Journalism Review:
A look at the “journalism of privilege” in real estate and food, which can at times replace reporting on ordinary people's experiences of essential human needs — Celebrity-owned $25,000 glass-door fridges; hotel owners “writing off San Francisco” as the market drops …@evictionlab: “Real estate is not just large owners and developers... It's also refinancing, foreclosures, modest homeowners, anyone who has a home or wants a home.” By @lisquart. Via @cjr https://www.cjr.org/...@econhardship: When real estate journalists cite “experts,” they're quoting property investors—not renters or working class homeowners. There's a reason why that's the norm, and in @CJR, EHRP's @lisquart describes what this reporting can (and should) look like instead https://www.cjr.org/...Hollis Robbins / @anecdotal: Terrific by @lisquart. Worldwide more affordable ethnic dining coverage needed, imagine @TCEDG with interviews with food service workers (go where they're happy!) https://www.cjr.org/...@quiteuninterest: “Journalism of privilege” refers to food and real estate journalism typically written for wealthy people. In other words, the New York Times' “Style” section. https://www.cjr.org/...@civileats: Thanks for talking with Managing Editor @MattWheeland, @lisquart @CJR. Civil Eats runs “pieces of the conversation that are not happening in bigger well-funded publications.” https://www.cjr.org/...Steve Cimino / @stevecimino: “There remains a sharp line between the mildly increased coverage of ethnic eats in the mainstream media and stories that include the restaurant workers who make the food.”Amanda Michelle Gomez / @amanduhgomez: “We can cover the joyous and quotidian stuff of life, telling stories that truly engage, while at the same time recognizing pleasure's underbelly.” Grateful for @LauraHayesDC, who modeled this when she was a food reporter at City Paper. https://www.cjr.org/...@cjr: What's left out are not only stories about housing insecurity but also affordable housing in general. “Real estate is not just large owners and developers,” says Axel-Lute. “It's also refinancing, foreclosures, modest homeowners” https://www.cjr.org/...Miriam Axel-Lute / @miriam_mjoy: My proposal that @nytimes alternate their “They have $$$$, what penthouse do they choose” series with a “they have a voucher, what's the least shitty landlord who will rent to them” series didn't make it in here, alas, but it's still a good piece. https://www.cjr.org/...
Subterranean Sunday
La Brea Av. & Wilshire Bl. here has been effed up by subway construction since 2015. Pretty sure the tunnel's been dug, but now 10,000+ ft. of new pipe is being laid under what will be the station entrance, which is slated to open next yr.
Saturday, July 29, 2023
None So Blind ...
Note the National (Socialist) Review blaming victims.
Dan Froomkin / Press Watch:
Our so-called liberal media covers up the right's racism and growing homophobia — Political reporters at our leading news organizations routinely put a thumb on the scale in favor of the far right - both by failing to call out its racist and increasingly homophobic nature, and by adopting right-wing frames in reporting current events.Tom Sullivan / Digby's Hullabaloo: Slippery, meet Slope
Friday, July 28, 2023
This Month In Critical Massing
They must mass the last Fri. of every month, as I caught them 30 June when foraging.
The aforementioned Shake Shack is now open, but at those prices you won't see this reporter in there.
Thursday, July 27, 2023
Congressional Review
From the "He seems nice" file, another drunken Republican loser.
Northern Californians are just effing jerks.Al Weaver / The Hill:
‘Jackasses,’ ‘little shits’: GOP congressman curses out teenage Senate pages — Rep. Derrick Van Orden (R-Wis.) is in hot water after he cursed out a group of teenage Senate pages in the Capitol rotunda early Thursday morning. — According to a transcript writtenEden Villalovas / Washington Examiner: Rep. Derrick Van Orden on defense after cursing at teenage Senate pages: 'I don't give a fuck who you are. Get out'Jonathan Nicholson / HuffPost: Wisconsin House Member Accused Of Yelling At Teenagers In Senate Page Program: ReportsLawrence Andrea / Journal Sentinel: Wisconsin congressman Derrick Van Orden reportedly curses at teen Senate pages during Capitol tourJim Swift / Bulwark+: The No Labels Elites ConventionJennifer Bowers Bahney / Mediaite: Congressman Defends Screaming at High School Pages in Capitol Rotunda: ‘Wake The Fuck Up You Little Shits’Brad Reed / Raw Story: GOP lawmaker aims profane tirade at high school-age Capitol Hill pages: reportDavid Badash / Alternet.org: House Republican ‘heard partying loudly’ before cursing out Senate pages: reportTaegan Goddard / Political Wire: Biden Will Not Pardon His SonMatt Fuller / The Daily Beast:
‘You Are a Pussy’: McCarthy and Swalwell Get in House Floor Feud — There's a story going around Capitol Hill that Democrats are delighted to tell. … There's a story going around Capitol Hill that Democrats insist you just have to hear. It's about how Speaker Kevin McCarthy is “a pussy.”Discussion:Brent D. Griffiths / Insider: Kevin McCarthy threatened to beat up Democrat Eric Swalwell on the House floor and then cursed at each other: reportUPROXX: Kevin McCarthy And Eric Swalwell Reportedly Got Nose-To-Nose At Each Other Like A Couple Of Wasted Frat Bros In A College Bar: 'I'll Kick Your Ass...You Are A Pussy'
Whereas South Carolinians are doing "it" w/o benefit of marriage. Strike this ho-bag dead, Jeebus!!
Nancy Mace gives racy explanation for almost being late to Tim Scott prayer breakfast: ‘a little TMI’ — Rep Mace spoke at the 13th Annual South Carolina Prayer Breakfast on Wednesday — South Carolina Rep. Nancy Mace shared a risqué anecdote during her speech at Capitol Hill colleagueDiscussion:Patrick Reilly / New York Post: Rep. Nancy Mace makes prayer breakfast crowd uncomfortable with sex talk: 'No, baby, we don't got time for that'Jack Moore / The Daily Caller: Rep. Nancy Mace Tells Frisky Story: ‘My Fiancé Tried To Pull Me By My Waist Over This Morning In Bed’Gordon Kushner / Twitchy: OMG! Rep. Nancy Mace's TMI at the Prayer Breakfast is jaw dropping (Watch)Andrew Zhang / Politico: Nancy Mace: GOP must prioritize child care, women's issues to hold House in 2024David Badash / Raw Story: ‘A little TMI’: GOPer shocks evangelicals with risqué tale at prayer breakfastBonchie / RedState: WATCH: Nancy Mace Goes Viral Talking About Her Sex Life at Tim Scott's Prayer BreakfastHannah Bleau / Breitbart: Rep. Nancy Mace Tells Prayer Breakfast Audience She Declined Sex to Attend the Event
Beef Bologna
Frankly, a bit disappointed. I was expecting more than mere length. Bake yourselves some big damn pieces of bread & get some girth going.
Wednesday, July 26, 2023
Weds. Whatnot
Today's Landlord Scum
Six fucking yrs. to punish a pair of corporate parasites who were extending professional courtesy to other parasites? Arbitration my ass!British tourist awarded $375,000 after suffering hundreds of bed bug bites at infested Hollywood Hills home
The tourist, Meshak Moore, at first believed the marks on his body were from mosquito bites, but four weeks after waking up with itchy welts on his skin he discovered his mattress was infested with hundreds of bugs and nests that he recorded in a video he submitted as evidence.“I’ve been sleeping in this for a month, getting bitten,” he is heard saying in the video when he discovered the bugs, according to court records filed Friday. “Look. Look.”
The arbitration decision, signed June 29 by Robert Bare, a judge with the American Arbitration Assn., came after six years of litigation between Moore and Henry Huang and Robert Norris of Bamboo Retreats LLC, the owners of the house in the 2000 block of Vasanta Way. Moore was in Los Angeles for an extended vacation, renting part of the house occupied by Huang and Norris.
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A bed bug feeding on human skin. (Edwin Remsberg / VWPics via Associated Press) |
Tuesday, July 25, 2023
Uh-Oh
Can Not Wait Until Every Single One Of You Freezes To Death
Peter Ditlevsen / Nature:Warning of a forthcoming collapse of the Atlantic meridional overturning circulation — Abstract — The Atlantic meridional overturning circulation (AMOC) is a major tipping element in the climate system and a future collapse would have severe impacts on the climate in the North Atlantic region. In recent years weakening in circulation has been reported, but assessments by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), based on the Climate Model Intercomparison Project (CMIP) model simulations suggest that a full collapse is unlikely within the 21st century.Neel V. Patel / The Daily Beast: Climate Change May Cause the Atlantic Ocean Current to Collapse in 2 YearsRaymond Zhong / New York Times: Ocean Currents in the Atlantic Could Slow by Century's End, Research ShowsDoyle Rice / USA Today: Atlantic Ocean current could collapse soon. How you may endure dramatic weather changes.Madeleine Cuff / New Scientist: Vital Atlantic Ocean current could collapse as soon as 2025Karl Mathiesen / Politico:
Gulf Stream shutoff could happen this century, scientists warn — It would be the end of the world as we know it but some scientists say they feel fine. — 3 MINUTES READ — The Atlantic Ocean current that keeps large parts of Europe warm could come to an abrupt and catastrophic stop …
Satanic In Seattle?
The Pacific Northwest I-5 corridor is the #1 most unreached/unreached region in America.
— Sean Feucht (@seanfeucht) July 24, 2023
It is #1 for human/child trafficking.
It is #1 for witchcraft and demonic activity.
Notice a correlation? No wonder the Satanists are riled up about us coming.
I am launching a 3 day…
Monday, July 24, 2023
Cars Are Safer Than They Were
Young people, however, appear to be as stupid as ever. I mean, don't steal a car if you can't figure out braking.Action starts about (1:25).
Sunday, July 23, 2023
Saturday, July 22, 2023
Anthony Dominick Benedetto,
In Memoriam
For once, something good to say of the dead.
Daniel Arkin / NBC News:
Tony Bennett, enraged by racism, championed civil rights alongside MLK — In an era when most white entertainers stayed on the sidelines, the singer marched for racial equality and resisted apartheid. — In the 1950s, Tony Bennett watched with dismay as Black musicians like Nat King Cole and Duke Ellington were denied admission to concert hall dining rooms and hotels. The injustice he witnessed infuriated the young singer.Richard L. Eldredge / Atlanta Journal-Constitution: From 2002: Tony Bennett honored by King Center for his lifelong fight against racismChris Morris / Variety: Tony Bennett, Master Pop Vocalist, Dies at 96Jenna Moon / Semafor: How the world remembers Tony BennettDave Kindy / Washington Post:
Tony Bennett saw racism and horror in World War II. It changed him. — What were the chances? Thousands of miles from home, in a foreign land devastated by war, old friends bumped into each other on the street. — It was Thanksgiving Day, 1945, when two U.S. Army soldiers met unexpectedly in Mannheim, Germany.
Small Town News From The Heartland
Compare & contrast:
Or is Fargo a big city?New report points to homicide rate declines in US cities after pandemic-era spike
Friday, July 21, 2023
Thursday, July 20, 2023
Surf Report
Now I'm worried about this poor otter. The forces of repression seem to be getting worked up.And here, for idiots, is the shorter, small-screen version.Speaking of surf, perhaps the first "surf" tune. W/ B-side. Very hep for 1960.
Wednesday, July 19, 2023
"Bite Me!"
"O.K.!"
"Nearly two decades". W/ a public service record like that he'll probably be Florida's Republican gubernatorial nominee in 2026.Isabella Ramirez / The Daily Beast:
GOP Florida Rep Accused of Sexual Harassment Allegedly Bit, Berated People — Rep. Fabian Basabe (R-FL), accused of sexual harassment in a lawsuit by two male ex-staffers, has an extensive history of bad behavior spanning nearly two decades, the Miami Herald reported.Aaron Leibowitz / Miami Herald: Biting, berating, racist language: Basabe has faced many claims of bad behaviorMatthew Chapman / Raw Story: Scandal-plagued Florida lawmaker accused of biting people when angry
... But Never Better Late
Up at the crack of 1300 to find this labor of un-paid love was published late. Figures. All is bullshit. Is no one else even aware of bullshit? Aren't you fuckheads tired of it yet? Why doesn't somebody do something about it?
Serious As A ...
"Hot summer day didn't quit for the night", to coin a phrase. Recorded in Pasadena 40 yrs. ago this month.
Hot Rats
Even if it says "Bird Seed" on the bag, it's rat feed. Nonetheless, thanks for the photo opportunity, pigeon-lover.
No, those are definitely rats. Did not, however, check their little rat bellies.
Last Fishing Expedition
I still dunno. That dog doesn't look so thin.
[AP]When asked what he would like to eat back on land, Shaddock, smiling and jovial as he slid into a waiting car, said “tuna sushi.”
Tuesday, July 18, 2023
"Failing To Secure A Load"
I've been saying for yrs. that everything's made of shit & we're all dying. Further proof, if needed:
Human waste leaking from truck causes crashes on Connecticut highway
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This image released by the Connecticut State Police, Tuesday, July 18, 2023, shows one of two state police cruisers damaged when human waste, leaking from a tractor trailer, turned Interstate 95 in Bridgeport, Conn., into a virtual skating rink, causing multiple crashes Monday night, July 17, 2023. State police charged the driver with reckless driving, reckless endangerment and failing to secure a load. (Connecticut State Police via AP) |
Happy Ending
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| Bella, a real rescue dog. |
[AP]Australian man and his dog rescued by Mexican tuna boat after drifting 3 months in the Pacific Ocean
Monday, July 17, 2023
Temperature's Rising
Also from the AP, an invasive species, in a version for idiots to watch on their "devices",
& one for those who can handle an extra 30 secs. or so on the wide screen.
Furriners are fascinated by the furnace.Allez-vous faire foutre a la bouche, Froggies. I mean, what's the big deal?
Summer's Almost Gone ...
Saw the first back to school ad, or at least the first that registered in what remains of my consciousness.Hmm. Not as bad as I'd hoped (& wanted).
Sunday, July 16, 2023
Sunday Surf Long Listen
Barely 'phoning it on my recently functional mobile 'phone. No idea what Del Shannon is doing here.
Saturday, July 15, 2023
Pence Pontificates: "I'm Pro-Life"
(Even If It Kills The Mother)
Next: No contraception, missionary-style only, pregnancy required.Nick Robertson / The Hill:
Pence says abortion should be banned for nonviable pregnancies — Former Vice President Mike Pence said abortions in the case of nonviable pregnancies should be banned, taking a hard stance on abortion policy, which has served as an emphasis of his campaign. — “I'm pro-life. I don’t apologize for it,” Pence said in a recent interview. “I just have heard so many stories over the years of courageous women and families who were told that their unborn child would not go to term or would not survive. And then they had a healthy pregnancy and a healthy delivery.”
Who said all political ads are boring? This is probably the hottest political ad you’ll ever see.
— Christopher Webb (@cwebbonline) July 15, 2023
OHIO vote NO on August 8th 🔥 pic.twitter.com/nGv4Q8LUrT
Friday, July 14, 2023
Hooray Hooray, Le Quatorze Juillet!
Heads shall roll!
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| Execution of Louis XVI, German copperplate engraving, 1793, by Georg Heinrich Sieveking. |
"Now I'm Not Saying Hitler Was Right, Mind You, Just That That Commie Lenin Was Much, Much Worse"
Some people just can't help themselves.
Ryan Phillips / The Big Lead:
The Seattle Times fires newly hired editorial writer David Volodzko after he claimed on Twitter that Hitler was a lesser evil than Lenin — The Seattle Times has fired recently-hired columnist David Volodzko after he wrote one piece for the paper. Volodzko was a member of the Times' editorial board …Dan Nguyen / @dancow: “why do you bring up genocide when I am simply trying to defend Hitler???” [image]Dan Nguyen / @dancow: What's funny is that the column itself is banal; it's basically: “a statue of Lenin just doesn't feel right” — which you could say about a lot of historical figures. That Volodzko feels compelled to tweet himself into a “Hitler >>> Lenin” debate is a major red flag [image]Dan Nguyen / @dancow: Update: looks like a new record has been set in Fastest Firing for Tweeting About Hitler (metro newspaper division)Brandon Hardin / @hardin: found this thread in the wild and the below barely scratches the surface of his “Actually Hitler wasn't so bad” tweets. This is peak editorial board posting.Eli Walsh / @walsh_eli: Every week there's a half dozen posts about back-breaking layoffs of actual reporters while people like this are being hired to editorial boards
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