Three Things: Crying All the Way to the Bank
I hate feeling like Cassandra. Did we not learn anything from the 2008 crash? Or the decade-long savings and loan crises?
Blogger since 2002, political activist since 2003, geek since birth. Opinions informed by mixed-race, multi-ethnic, cis-female condition, further shaped by kind friends of all persuasions. Sci-tech frenemy, wannabe artist, decent cook, determined author, successful troublemaker. Mother of invention and two excessively smart-assed young adult kids. Attended School of Hard Knocks; Rather Unfortunate Smallish Private Business School in Midwest; Affordable Mid-State Community College w/evening classes. Self-employed at Tiny Consulting Business; previously at Large-ish Chemical Company with HQ in Midwest in multiple marginalizing corporate drone roles, and at Rather Big IT Service Provider as a project manager, preceded by a motley assortment of gigs before the gig economy was a thing. Blogging experience includes a personal blog at the original blogs.salon.com, managing editor for a state-based news site, and a stint at Firedoglake before landing here at emptywheel as technology’s less-virginal-but-still-accursed Cassandra.
I hate feeling like Cassandra. Did we not learn anything from the 2008 crash? Or the decade-long savings and loan crises?
Michigan State University’s active shooter situation ended about 12:28 a.m local time.
It seems rather odd that two different stories related to Rudy Giuliani happened to involve Albania given its size.
What’s weird about carrots for all their popularity and straightforward consumption, is how little the average American knows about them — and about U.S. agriculture at large.
It’s a bit difficult to deny climate change when you’re drowning in it.
In which we take another look at Michigan’s fake electors who signed a false certification of election claiming Trump won in November 2020.
This is a working post and thread dedicated to the introductory material of the final report prepared by the House January 6 Committee.
In response to Marcy’s ask, here’s a checklist for journalists to prepare ahead of their likely banning — assuming they’re doing their job and afflicting the comfortable while comforting the afflicted at Twitter.
Elmo might have the right to suspend journalists, but the U.S. should not be held hostage by a pasty excessively-monied git with an unmanaged ego.
Continue to stay with what looks like a dying bird, or forge ahead with the rapidly-growing hairy tusked herd? Media needs to snap out of its torpor and choose. One of these isn’t much of a choice.