DL Open Thread: Weds., Nov. 27, 2019
Rethug Congressman/Auto Dealer Busted Again For Selling Cars Subject To Recall. Mike Kelly of NW Pa. I’m telling you, the Rethug Party is now a cabal of criminals.
Kentucky Rethugs Plot To Limit Governor’s Powers. Top lobbyists would determine who Governor could select to be Transportation Secretary. No doubt, the timing is just coincidental.
How Amazon’s Quotas Destroy Workers. How Some Are Fighting Back. Kids, just remember, your need to absolutely have that gadget in record time comes at the expense of workers’ bodies. Break Up Amazon.
America’s Young Are Dying At Alarming Rate. Here’s something I didn’t know: Overall life expectancy in the US has declined for three consecutive years.
Trump’s Tax Scam For Trump Tower. Reported a higher occupancy rate to lenders, a lower occupancy rate to property tax officials. ‘Versions of fraud’. Has he ever done the right thing on anything? Everybody knows this, but his 43% don’t care. It’s depressing. I think he’s gonna get reelected.
What do you want to talk about?
Follow up on the Amazon bit.
https://www.indystar.com/story/news/investigations/2019/11/25/amazon-indiana-governor-eric-holcomb-warehouse-accident-hq-2/4282653002/
State of Indiana buries investigation into an Amazon worker’s death as part of the deal to lure the HQ2. This is all part of “job creation” and “liberty”. If only John Carney had the chance to give Amazon diplomatic immunity on deaths…
The Trump era’s most Onionesque headline yet :
Trump Wonders Why Coin Commemorating 100th Anniversary of Women’s Suffrage Wasn’t “Done a Long Time Ago”
I’m laughing to keep from crying.
I just heard he said “they want to change the name of Thanksgiving…”
I missed this one. Anyone know what he’s talking about? I didn’t know “we” were doing this, but if it’s a thing I want to start doing it.
Thanks-taking?
I think he was talking about “indigenous peoples’ day” for Columbus Day, but that word is too long for him to pronuncicate and the concept too sophisticated for him to articulitize.
Also, Thanksgiving is six weeks later.
Happy Noam Chomsky Day! (December 7)
I’ve always called it that. What do you call it?
“I don’t say you’re self-censoring. I’m sure you believe everything you’re saying. But what I’m saying is if you believed something different you wouldn’t be sitting where you’re sitting.”
https://youtu.be/lLcpcytUnWU
This goes for many of our institutions not just journalism.
Burisma, the new Benghazi, or do I miss my guess?
Checks out, but they have to hang onto the gavels.
Lots will hinge on whether voters punish Senate Republicans for rubber-stamping blatant corruption by acquitting Trump.