It sickens me to see congress, whose specialty is offering “thoughts and prayers” while taking NRA money, jumping all over Trump’s bloated ass for refusing to contextualize the shootings in Texas and Ohio as “white supremacist terrorism.”
Back in the 1980s, the US was looking for a new ground support aircraft. See if you can contain your surprise; they bought the most expensive option on the market, the A-10.
When I worked at Digital, my boss, Fred A., and I attended a special briefing about new technology that was coming out.
‘It snuck up on us’: Scientists stunned by ‘city-killer’ asteroid that just missed Earth [wp]
Americans don’t seem to realize how completely inauthentic campaign rallies and caucuses are. Consequently, we have a huge discussion about what Trump said or didn’t say, supported or didn’t support. I hate it when people who know something is bullshit pretend that it’s not, because they’re committing bullshit too.
This is going to end badly, mark my words.
This should come as no surprise, but it’s certainly a disappointment. One of the attributes of a great businessman is keeping their word.
The New York Times has a very good in-depth article about the Notre Dame fire. [nyt]
Lately, I’ve been listening to the 1865 podcast. [1865] I’m finding it interesting, illuminating, and well-produced.
When the New Deal was over, capitalism remained intact.