"South Brunswick police say the package, attached to a parachute, was making a hissing sound and included a note that said: 'NASA Atmospheric Research Instrument NOT A BOMB! If this lands near the President, we at NASA wish him a great round of golf.'" Two thumbs, way up. (Grokked from Dan)
"Digital signage now really is everywhere, as one company, VODXS, has created a digital signage solution for point-of-sink. The company developed a Visual On Demand Experience Solution Faucet with an integrated display that can detect users and display content when they go to wash their hands in a restroom. The solution also uses blockchain technology to confirm the user impression." Noted for both the complete uselessness of the over-engineered back end (hey, watch as I hide my ID from the device) and for the "Advertisers Please Fuck Off" aspect to the story. Also, gee it would really be a shame if I poured water from faucet on the sensitive electronic device, maybe after whacking it a few times to crack the case. (Grokked from Dan)
"A heat wave in North Korea has led to rice, maize and other crops withering in the fields, 'with potentially catastrophic effects', the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) said on Friday." Dear president, here's your lever. But are you smart enough to be able to use it without seeming to be cruel? (Grokked form Kathryn Cramer)
"The Turkish lira has collapsed to an all-time record low against the dollar, but the country's leader has brushed aside concerns, telling Turks 'we have our God.' The Turkish President Recep Erdogan then followed those comments up Friday by urging Turks to sell dollars and gold and buy lira." You let us know how that works out for you.
The person arrest for starting one of the California wildfires, "Clark recently started pushing messaging around 'QAnon,' a bizarre theory that a global Deep State network is trying to bring down President Donald Trump in order to further their nefarious aims." Conspiracy theories are dangerous. (Grokked from Kathryn Cramer)
"In unofficial results posted on its website, Kobach’s office said Gov. Jeff Colyer had received 422 votes in Thomas County to Kobach’s 466. But the county’s own unofficial results show Colyer actually got 522 votes. Bryan Caskey, the state elections director in Kobach’s office, told The Kansas City Star that officials had discovered the discrepancy during a routine check of vote totals with the counties on Thursday and would update the numbers on the secretary of state’s website." I'm sure it's all legit. (Grokked from Chuck Wendig)
"Kansas GOP Secretary of State Kris Kobach said on Thursday he planned to recuse himself from his role overseeing the undecided gubernatorial primary race between himself and incumbent Gov. Jeff Colyer." Hey Kris, that should have been your opening position.
"Nunes has perverted his oversight role into a nonstop harassment campaign designed to derail a legitimate investigation into a hostile foreign power’s sabotaging of our democracy, all to shield Trump from scrutiny of whether he and his cronies conspired with that effort and tried to cover it up. He has engaged in a bad-faith-saturated effort to mislead the American people about the origins of that investigation. His committee protected the president politically by releasing a report that conspicuously broke with the intelligence community — and even with Senate Republicans — by declining to conclude that Russia corrupted our election for the express purpose of electing Trump." Puts Devin Nunes' name on the list of collaborators. Puts on my shocked face for when the GOP starts with the "But the Dems did it too" argument which should happen in 3… 2… 1… (Grokked from Kathryn Cramer)
"'I was angry and said words that I shouldn't have said,' Coleman said. 'He may have known about some locker room banter because we did joke about it in the locker room, but I don't know of anyone ever reporting it to Jim Jordan directly.'" I'm sure no pressure has been applied here. Note that Mark Coleman is just one of several wrestlers who have said Rep. Jordan surely knew about the abuse.
"The U.S.public has grown accustomed to watching President Donald Trump surrender moral authority during times of crisis. Each time, the purported champion of the American people follows the same playbook: Faced with questions and criticisms concerning his administration’s response to a natural disaster or some other terrifying calamity, he deflects blame from himself and places it on his perceived opposition." I'm sure it's Hillary's missing emails fault.
"Last February, shortly after Peter O’Rourke became chief of staff for the Department of Veterans Affairs, he received an email from Bruce Moskowitz with his input on a new mental health initiative for the VA. 'Received,' O’Rourke replied. 'I will begin a project plan and develop a timeline for action.'… O’Rourke treated the email as an order, but Moskowitz is not his boss. In fact, he is not even a government official. Moskowitz is a Palm Beach doctor who helps wealthy people obtain high-service 'concierge' medical care." A ProPublica investigation showing how rich people at Mar-a-Lago, unelected, unappointed, have been directing the VA in Trump's administration. "'Everyone has to go down and kiss the ring,' a former administration official said." Eat the rich.
"Confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh will begin the day after Labor Day, Republicans announced, sparking Democratic objections that they are rushing the process without properly delving into his background."
"Russia's Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev reportedly warned the U.S. on Friday that sanctions it plans to impose against Moscow over the nerve-agent attack of a former spy living in Britain could be treated as a declaration of an economic war." Have I ever mentioned how Putin attacked Crimea and engaged in Syria to distract from his terrible economic programs? (Waves to my Russian friends, make sure you get paid in US dollars, comrades.)
"Trump's 2020 re-election campaign jumped fully in line on Thursday, sending out a letter to supporters offering Space Force-branded apparel for sale 'to celebrate President Trump's huge announcement' and asking them to vote on six proposed Space Force logos." One, those logos are trash. Two, it's just a branding push for his re-election?
"During the flight the crew received six separate warnings from the Chinese military, telling them they were inside Chinese territory and urging them to leave." What's Chinese for "Nuts"?
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