Wednesday, September 06, 2017
Nobody Knows In America
The Acela Corridor bubble isn't anything compared to the "US Territories Don't Even Exist" bubble. Not that the lives of US citizens are the only ones that matter, but they should at least matter some given the usual rules of media coverage. Irma's going to do a lot of damage before it hits Florida.
Lunch Thread
Some days I got nothin'. Like the "maybe Nazis are good!" days. I miss the dog whistles.
Sundown
Trying to figure out specifically what Trump will do 5 minutes from now, let alone 6 months, is not worth wasting time on. Some people get sweet and nice, some people get mean and nasty. That's your guide.
Tuesday, September 05, 2017
This Is Us
Polls show people are pretty in favor of the DREAMers if you spell it out to them, but polls also show that Americans elected Donald Trump president so, you know, shruggy.
Ephemeral
Is there any chance the governors of Texas and Florida and the current FEMA (I know nothing) can handle the devastation that has happened and the devastation that is likely to happen?
Lex Luthor in Florida, for all his faults, might, but I picture the governor of Texas being like "LOL your house is gone."
Lex Luthor in Florida, for all his faults, might, but I picture the governor of Texas being like "LOL your house is gone."
Savvy Beliefs
Lotsa of savvy people (this is not a compliment, though they aren't all people I would usually put in the joke "savvy" category) seem to be pretty sure that if Congress doesn't do something about DACA that Trump will just extend it again.
I would take the other side of this bet.
I would take the other side of this bet.
Will Move On Too Quickly
The "Acela corridor" bias is certainly real in a geographic sense. The national media will move on from Houston fairly quickly, and whatever horrors people continue to experience and whatever failures of government perpetuates them will largely be a local story.
Minor Reprieve
According to my deep sources on the twitter, the six month DACA "repeal delay" will let people with expiring status to continue to apply for 2 year renewals up until the 6 months is over. Bummer for those with status expiring in 7 months, but...it could have been worse.
Contours
Been sorta reported/rumored/suspected, that Trump's basically going to tell Congress to do a DACA for Wall money deal.
The Wall is hideously stupid and gross, though of course the border already has a Wall in many places, and there are bunch of landowners who are going to find the Republican commitment to private property to be, uh, not absolute...
Congress, get ready to do your job - DACA!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 5, 2017
The Wall is hideously stupid and gross, though of course the border already has a Wall in many places, and there are bunch of landowners who are going to find the Republican commitment to private property to be, uh, not absolute...
Monday, September 04, 2017
Some Light Holiday Reading
An interview with Suki Kim, author of Without You, There is No Us: Undercover Among the Sons of North Korea's Elite.
Sure
They'll be free!!!
Of course they could just do this with Uber/Lyft, now, too...Actually I am going to do this with Uber/Lyft now too. Please give me 100 billion dollars for my idea.
It's Saturday night, and you're planning an evening out. You fire up a ridesharing app to head out to your favorite restaurant.
But then an ad appears, offering a free ride to a new Thai spot on the other side of town.
Suddenly, you're reconsidering plans: Why pay for a ride to one neighborhood when another is totally free? Ultimately, your favorite restaurant could lose a customer.
Of course they could just do this with Uber/Lyft, now, too...Actually I am going to do this with Uber/Lyft now too. Please give me 100 billion dollars for my idea.
They Love This Stuff
The problem with this kind of thing is that its audience doesn't care if it is true. They are pleasing stories. Pleasing for deranged racists, but still pleasing.
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