Sigh and sigh again, I’m waiting impatiently to hear from
Social Security about my retirement. Their estimated response time is 2-4 weeks, and it’s
been five.Optimistically,
though, I’m poking around the internet looking for cool things to
do and places to go in and around Seattle, and found this on an official City website — the joy of sailing, illustrated by a man checking out a woman’s butt.
There was a Presidential debate last night, which I certainly didn’t watch. From having foolishly watched such farces before, there was no doubt that the questions would be stupid, the answers pablum, the moderators blow-dried, and the analysis afterwards tedious. All this, plus commercials on CNN? Don’t even wake me when it’s over; I need a good night’s sleep.
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| CRANKY OLD FART #433 [archive] JUNE 28, 2024 |
From headlines that have accidentally crossed my eyes this morning, Biden was a bit bumbly and lost on stage, but for all I know or care that’s just a Republican spin.
The debates are of great importance, of course, as sway factors for casual and undecided voters, but beyond that they don’t matter to me. Biden isn’t much but he’s not Trump, so even if he has a stroke and can only answer questions by ringing a dinger like Hector Salamanca, Biden has my vote.
The Seventh Circuit Appeals Court says it’s OK for feds to demand your password and search your phone, so long as you’re within 100 miles of the border or of an airport. That’s most of America, of course.
The wingnut in charge of public education for Oklahoma has ordered that the Bible must be part of the lesson plan in public schools, effective immediately.”The Bible is an indispensable historical and cultural touchstone,” says State Superintendent Ryan Walters. “Without basic knowledge of it, Oklahoma students are unable to properly contextualize the foundation of our nation which is why Oklahoma educational standards provide for its instruction.”
A tiny sliver of the media has noticed what I figured out while I was looking for work: A lot of “job openings” are phony as sugar-free fudge.
I don’t give a damn about sports (well, I still follow baseball a bit) but it’s obscene that NBC is using AI to mimic sportscaster Al Michaels’ voice for TV coverage of this year’s Summer Olympics.
The American Climate Corps is finally under way — a mere whisper of what’s needed, but it’s unfake good news against climate change, and that’s mighty rare.
As anyone thinking about it would’ve expected, banning abortion in Texas has caused higher infant mortality. The pro-life monsters’ response, of course, will be no response at all.Very obviously (so obviously I hesitate to type it), they’re anti-woman, not pro-life.
There’s no pretending I have any understanding of what’s going on in Greece, but jeez this is nuts:They’re claiming they’re so short of workers, companies need a six-day
work week, and “employers are permitted to require staff to work up to
two unpaid hours per day for a limited period in return for more free
time.” From across the ocean, my response would be to walk.
The policeman, as always, remains your fiend.All the cops haves to do is dial up the Post Office and say please, and they’ll send photos of all your incoming mail.♦ ♦ ♦
Please be aware how rare this is — a few cops have been held individually responsible for their misconduct! Each of the four protesters was awarded $20,000 in compensatory damages
from the city, with the remainder coming in the form of punitive
damages levied in various amounts — all exceeding $60,000 — to be paid
by the officers individually. ♦ ♦ ♦
Ain’t it curious that it takes four years and an investigative news source to ascertain that the cop in a fatal wreck was driving way over the speed limit, in a lane going the opposite direction?And it takes some serious hypocrisy for cops to try shifting the blame to the innocent dead woman, driving at the legal speed limit and in the correct direction. But no worries — cops have a steady supply of serious hypocrisy.
⚡ LINKS FOR THINKS ⚡ The Supreme Court just lit a match and tossed it into dozens of federal agencies The steep price of Julian Assange’s freedom
⚰️ DEAD PEOPLE ⚰️Jewel Brown
sang with Louis Armstrong’s band Bill Cobbs
actor, Night at the Museum Kinky Friedman
singer-songwriter, “They Ain’t Makin’ Jews Like Jesus Any More”Leah Levin
good guy Don Madden
cartoonist Jonathan Morano
writer, The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson
6/28/2024 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, Bleepity-Bleep, Breakfast at Ralf’s, Chuff, Dirty Blonde Mind, It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time, Lemmy.world, Looking for My Perfect Sandwich, A Sudden Violent Jerk, 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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