That fucking newspaper.
Sunday, September 03, 2023
Burning Poop
70,000 people make a lot of poop.
They are going to be demanding a fully mobilized military evacuation soon.
Saturday, September 02, 2023
Actually A Bit Surprised
I'm not surprised that the cars get "confused" and freeze up - that's known - but I am a bit surprised they don't have enough staff at the mother ship to deal with these problems quickly.
On Aug. 14, two stalled Cruise vehicles delayed an ambulance from leaving the scene of a crash in which a driver had hit a pedestrian with their car, according to reports from the San Francisco Fire Department. The pedestrian later died of their injuries, which first responders linked to the delay in getting them to the hospital.
Unpopular
Notable (in a good way!) for just saying that.
Something I've been saying for years is that you can write about poll results/voter sentiment strictly accurately but misleadingly depending on the agenda of the reporter. You know, "voters divided" is always true! 51-49, voters divided! 70-30, voters divided! Or, alternatively, 70-30, "voters overwhelmingly support...". 51-38, a bare majority! 51-38, clear support!
Reporters are slowly refashioning their abortion scripts in various ways, but they were locked in them for decades.
Something I've been saying for years is that you can write about poll results/voter sentiment strictly accurately but misleadingly depending on the agenda of the reporter. You know, "voters divided" is always true! 51-49, voters divided! 70-30, voters divided! Or, alternatively, 70-30, "voters overwhelmingly support...". 51-38, a bare majority! 51-38, clear support!
Reporters are slowly refashioning their abortion scripts in various ways, but they were locked in them for decades.
Friday, September 01, 2023
Wolverines!
You're a sucker, Judge!
JUST NOW: After saying he'd accepted responsibility and sobbing for mercy in front of Judge Kelly — and receiving a 10-year downward variance — a smiling Dominic Pezzola raised his fist and shouted "Trump won!" as he was led out of the courtroom.https://t.co/Ny8jVlIdEW
— Jordan Fischer (@JordanOnRecord) September 1, 2023
Where Are My Stories
A lot of things going with the Hollywood strikes, but I also expect that the completely changed timetable of broadcast since the last big writers' strike has had an impact.
Way back in those dark ages there was something called a "new Fall TV season" and returning and new shows would all appear around October 1 with their 22 episode seasons. There was no easily accessible by choice back catalog, aside from DVD boxed sets.
Now a lot of stuff is released continuously with no real eye on the calendar. Seasons are short, with no promise of when the next one will arrive. Streaming services give people plenty of options to catch up on stuff they missed.
From the perspective of consumers - eh, who cares. Your favorite shows aren't being derailed any more than they might have been anyway, and there are plenty of other options.
Way back in those dark ages there was something called a "new Fall TV season" and returning and new shows would all appear around October 1 with their 22 episode seasons. There was no easily accessible by choice back catalog, aside from DVD boxed sets.
Now a lot of stuff is released continuously with no real eye on the calendar. Seasons are short, with no promise of when the next one will arrive. Streaming services give people plenty of options to catch up on stuff they missed.
From the perspective of consumers - eh, who cares. Your favorite shows aren't being derailed any more than they might have been anyway, and there are plenty of other options.
I guess my point is that back in 2007 the strike seemed to disrupt normality, now it's just disrupting the studios.
Pulling a lot of high profile moves like "removing shows from streaming sites for a tax write-off" just before the strike hasn't helped their position much either.
Pulling a lot of high profile moves like "removing shows from streaming sites for a tax write-off" just before the strike hasn't helped their position much either.
Surprising (Or Fake Surprising) Only Dipshit Centrists
For decades there was a consensus Serious view that Roe was both wrongly decided (or at least, decided with poor legal reasoning) and that there was some Grand Compromise to be had which fit precisely with the dipshit centrist's view of what that compromise should be.
Basically: ban after 12 weeks with exceptions (and this would work GREAT), and somehow illegal abortions would be illegal without prosecuting anyone involved because that would be barbaric. Also it would just be left to the states so people could always travel.
That compromise was never on the table, of course, and has not taken very long at all to show that "exceptions" never are in practice, they're going to prosecute everybody, and we now have restrictions on interstate travel for women.
Basically: ban after 12 weeks with exceptions (and this would work GREAT), and somehow illegal abortions would be illegal without prosecuting anyone involved because that would be barbaric. Also it would just be left to the states so people could always travel.
That compromise was never on the table, of course, and has not taken very long at all to show that "exceptions" never are in practice, they're going to prosecute everybody, and we now have restrictions on interstate travel for women.
That frustration is driving a new strategy in heavily conservative cities and counties across Texas. Designed by the architects of the state’s “heartbeat” ban that took effect months before Roe fell, ordinances like the one proposed in Llano — where some 80 percent of voters in the county backed President Donald Trump in 2020 — make it illegal to transport anyone to get an abortion on roads within the city or county limits. The laws allow any private citizen to sue a person or organization they suspect of violating the ordinance.
Antiabortion advocates behind the measure are targeting regions along interstates and in areas with airports, with the goal of blocking off the main arteries out of Texas and keeping pregnant women hemmed within the confines of their antiabortion state. These provisions have already passed in two counties and two cities, creating legal risk for those traveling on major highways including Interstate 20 and Route 84, which head toward New Mexico, where abortion remains legal and new clinics have opened to accommodate Texas women. Several more jurisdictions are expected to vote on the measure in the coming weeks.
Proud Boys
Zach Rehl was a local menace in Philly for a few years so it's good to see some consequences.
WASHINGTON, Aug 31 (Reuters) - A federal judge on Thursday sentenced former far-right Proud Boys leaders Joseph Biggs to 17 years in prison and his co-defendant Zachary Rehl to 15 years, after a jury convicted them of seditious conspiracy for storming the U.S. Capitol in a failed bid to overturn Donald Trump's 2020 election defeat.Always a discussion to be had about why SOME people get insanely long sentence and some don't and I offer no justifications for the below guideline sentences here. However, I will say those sentences are long enough to basically take your life away and in the case of Biggs, due to his health, probably will.
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