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.

Afternoon Thread

Have a video.

Lunch Thread

Some days I got nothin'. Like the "maybe Nazis are good!" days. I miss the dog whistles.

America's Worst Humans

Kimberley Barnette

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

Late Night

Rock on.

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.

More Thread

You talk too much.

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."

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.

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.

We Are Ruled By Bad People

And it isn't just Trump. It is the entire Republican party.

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...

Morning Thread

It's going to feel like Monday, all day.

Monday, September 04, 2017

Monday Night

Tomorrow is...

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.

Early Happy Hour Thread

It's a holiday after all!

Sure

They'll be free!!!

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.

Vacations's All I Ever Wanted

Even lazy bloggers deserve a break. Might even grill some fishies.

Happy Labor Day

The unofficial end of summer.