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| CRANKY OLD FART'S BROWSER HISTORY #419 [archive] MAY 1, 2024 |
Something's happening here, but what it is ain't exactly clear. There are protests on campuses all across the country, with college administrators reliably responding wrong. Seems like old times.
Media coverage describes the protesters as pro-Palestine, and counter-protesters as pro-Israel, but I barely care about Palestine and Israel. I'm anti-genocide, that's all, and rooting for the protesters against pro-genocide motherfuckers.
Not wanting to kill people for who they are has always been a minority opinion, of course. Humans are our worst enemy, and once the leaders whip us into a frenzy, most people are pro-genocide.
Amazon reports $10.4 billion profit in first quarter of 2024
So long as profits like this are legal, we are doomed.
Dolphin found shot to death on Louisiana beach, NOAA offering $20k reward to find killer
Gotta be the most all-American headline of the week.
A case study in how Google has ruined the internet
2-5 years to sci-fi level AI? Former OpenAI employee sounds alarm.
How GM tricked millions of drivers into being spied on (including me)
Prosecutors seek to jail Miami mom for posting news stories about cop who shot son
Texas DA wants black woman's illegal voting conviction reinstated
Baseball mascot sets world record for hugs
Still a reliable goosebump generator
Harlan Ellison: the antichrist of science fiction
Harlan Ellison vs James Cameron over The Terminator
♫♬ MY KIND OF MUSIC ♫
Been Rolling So Long — Larry Penn
Glory Hallelujah — Frank Turner
Just a Song Before I Go — Crosby Stills & Nash
⚰️ OBITUARIES ⚰️
Lenard "Nardy" Andrus
longtime survivor
Paul Auster
novelist, 4 3 2 1
Alfonso Chardy
reporter, Miami Herald
Bob Cole
Hockey Night in Canada
Alex Hassilev
folk singer, the Limeliters
Brian McCardie
actor, Filth
Robbi Mecus
rescue climber
Zack Norman
man about town in Hollywood
Andrea Doria Dos Passos
forgotten woman
Reginald Riggs
forgotten man
John Trimble
'Save Star Trek' campaign, 1968
5/1/2024
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, Mr Souza's Happy Place, 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.
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