As someone with zero interest in Taylor Swift, there’s no reason I should even know that she was in Seattle over the weekend for two sellout concerts at the football stadium. … [read more]

According to Reuters, these are the final results from the 2020 US Presidential election: Joe Biden received 81,283,786 votes (51.3%), and Donald Trump received 74,222,552 votes (46.8%). … [read more]

In the kitchen, I put two paper towels on the countertop, and pulled a loaf of bread from atop the fridge, as the Bee Gees blasted into my head. … [read more]

CRANKY OLD FART’S
NEWS & LINKS
#347  [archive] • For stabbing a black man to death while shouting the n-word, a white man is charged with disturbing the peace (2023)• Anti-abortion leader who told voters to “stand in defense of our citizens who can’t yet defend themselves” is arrested on child sex abuse charges • DoJ sues Texas governor over refusal to remove razor-wire-wrapped buoys from Rio Grande 

• Long COVID impact on brain function equivalent to ageing 10 years • Fully AI-generated influencers are getting thousands of reactions per thirst trap • As Texas swelters, crops and cattle are increasingly at risk • Projects to shift media further rightward get kid-glove treatment from centrist press journal • Leonard Leo, “free speech” guy, had man arrested for calling him a fascist, per lawsuit • Republican Governor doubles down on claim that some Black people benefited from slavery
    I used to think ‘fascist’ was too harsh a word for most Republicans, but of course, that was years and years ago.• … [read more]

I didn’t write this. I found it in the comments section in a Reddit post from many years ago. I don’t know who the author is, and his or her account has been deleted, so I’ll never know. … [read more]

I was busing to the diner for breakfast, and on the way, I glanced out the window and noticed a bum sprawled the long way across the bench in a bus shelter. … [read more]

My family is religious, and I’m vaguely aware that my two living brothers, Clay and Dick, are both right-wingers. It’s not a problem, because we never talk about politics. … [read more]

CRANKY OLD FART’S
NEWS & LINKS
#346  [archive] • Stanford freshman’s reporting brought down the school president • Pride is back at San Diego library • Charges dismissed against white woman who spat on black woman during protest
    “This is being spit on once again,” victim says.• … [read more]

THE NEVERENDING
FILM FESTIVAL
#165  [archive]
At the Circus (1939)Usually the Marx Brothers get only half a movie, leaving the other half for people not named Marx to do unfunny things and sing songs nobody wants to hear.In … [read more]

My American Automobile Association (AAA) membership expires at the end of the month, and they’ve been peppering me with renewal notices, in the mail, by text, and via email. … [read more]