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| CRANKY OLD FART'S BROWSER HISTORY #415 [archive] APR. 12, 2024 |
The non-profit States Newsroom now has a full-time presence in all fifty states
States Newsroom first impressed me when I lived in Wisconsin, and read the Wisconsin Examiner daily. Since moving to Seattle, I've been reading the Washington State Standard, too. These are strong, solid journalistic efforts, and there's one near you.
Police Chief hailed as hero for running red light, causing wreck
US will require background checks for gun shows and online firearm sales
That headline is far too optimistic. Much more likely, by next week there'll be a 2nd-Amendment lawsuit from Republicans, a judge owned by the Heritage Foundation will block the rule change, and there'll be years of legal action that finally goes before the Supreme Court. Where we know the verdict already.
Vatican blasts gender-affirming surgery, surrogacy and gender theory as violations of human dignity
This is barely news, and the headline might as well be 'Hate group hates', blah blah blah.
But jeez, I giggled at the start of the fourth paragraph: "In its most eagerly anticipated section…" Even among Christians, and even among very-very-Christian fanatics, is there anyone who "eagerly anticipates" the Vatican's declarations of church doctrine?
Florida's anti-trans bathroom law spurs harrowing vigilante attacks
In other words, the law is working exactly as Republicans intended.
Tenth consecutive monthly heat record signals looming doom
We need one of our leading scientists to put his newborn baby in a rocket and launch it toward another world.
(Too obscure? It's a Superman reference.)
Why are so many young people getting cancer?
The Washington press corps doesn't have a freaking clue
US government needs to be prepared for Trump's post-election violence
Republican National Committee courts election conspiracy theorists to help watch polls
Anti-vax wingnuts are trying to take over a Florida hospital
Ohio to purchase mobile homes to train public school staff in firearms
Saying prosecutors should focus on Antifa, judge frees white supremacist in beating
Trump's discounted $175-million bond is, apparently, not a bond at all
• Amusing, Interesting, Outrageous, or Profound
AIOP is my Lemmy page, for anything that's (in my opinion) amusing, interesting, outrageous, or profound. It's mostly a rough draft of this page, but you're invited to stop by.
♫♬ MUSIC ♫
A Few Words in Defense of Our Country — Randy Newman
This Land Is Not Our Land — Utah Phillips
⚰️ OBITUARIES ⚰️
American sumo
Patti Astor
actress, Wild Style
Lyn Hejinian
poet and professor
Clarence "Frogman" Henry
rock'n'roller, "Ain't Got No Home"
structure of atoms and matter
Robert MacNeil
PBS News Hour
Trina Robbins
artist, It Ain't Me, Babe
OJ Simpson
footballer, longtime grieving widow
actress, City of Women
Arthur Taylor
activist for forgotten people
Dan Wallin
sound engineer, Spartacus
4/12/2024
Cranky Old Fart is annoyed and complains and very occasionally offers a kindness, along with anything off the internet that's made me smile or snarl. All opinions fresh from my ass. Top illustration by Jeff Meyer. Click any image to enlarge. Comments & conversations invited.
Tip 'o the hat to the AVA, BoingBoing, Breakfast at Ralf's, Chuff, Dirty Blonde Mind, It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time, Lemmy.world, Looking for My Perfect Sandwich, Miss Miriam's Mirror, Voenix Rising, and anywhere else I've stolen links, illustrations, or inspiration.
Special thanks to Linden Arden, Becky Jo, Wynn Bruce, Joey Jo Jo emeritus, Jeff Meyer, John the Basket, Dave S, Name Withheld, and always extra special thanks to my lovely late Stephanie, who gave me 21 years and proved that the world isn't always shitty.
When rich people say that problems like climate change or wealth inequality are overblown and people will be alright, they’re being truthful. They will be alright and the people they know and care about will probably do just fine. A lot of other people might be screwed, but if the wealthy gave a damn about other people we wouldn’t be in this position to begin with. Even if 90% of humanity dies in civil unrest/wars, mass migration, and so on that only knocks us back about 200 years in terms of overall population and the rich are making damn sure they’re part of the group that will survive.
ReplyDeleteYeah, shed no tears for the rich and powerful. What they've done to the rest of us, nobody will ever do to them. Even with the worst possible run of luck, Trump and Musk and their ilk will never know discomfort, worry, or sickness without easy access to doctors and medicine.
DeleteIf terrorists would target the rich, they'd be folk heroes.
Doug I almost didn't click the O J Simpson link, but that's an excellent article!
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