Monthly Archive: January 2021
From Vox: The GameStop stock frenzy, explained
From Vox: There’s been a boom in day trading and individual investing over the past several months — activity that’s often taking place or being discussed on platforms such as Reddit and Robinhood instead of in...
Read It For Yourself: President Biden’s Increase in Weekly Vaccine Supply to States
President Biden Announces New Steps to Boost Vaccine Supply and Increase Transparency for States, Tribes, and Territories
From New Jersey News Network: N.J. Lawmakers Pass Legal Marijuana Bill; Make Growing At Home A Felony
From NJNN: TRENTON, N.J. – New Jersey legislators have approved three bills that reshaped how the Garden State handles drug use involving marijuana. The state’s Senate and Assembly voted first to create a new...
Food, or Eating Your Beans and Cornbread Thankfully Like An Adult
For the sake of not talking politics for a moment, let us indulge ourselves of this social media food outrage du jour.
Telework Will Change Our Cities, and (Maybe) Our Politics
The unpacking of telework Democratic voters in urban areas to suburban/exurban polities presents opportunities and risks to both parties.
Praise The Lord And Pass The Ammunition
When I was a kid, I heard a handful of references to “Praise the Lord and Pass the Ammunition” but I had always assumed that the song was a parody. Like, it was a...
From the Wall Street Journal: Apollo CEO Leon Black to Step Down Following Review of Jeffrey Epstein Ties
From the WSJ: Leon Black plans to step down as chief executive of Apollo Global Management Inc. after an independent review revealed larger-than-expected payments to disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein that it nevertheless deemed justified....
Transgender Military Ban Lifted: Read President Biden’s Executive Order For Yourself
President Joe Biden has signed a promised executive order reversing Pentagon policy banning transgender individuals from military service.
Buy American: President Biden’s Executive Order
Read it for yourself then discuss President Biden’s executive order on strengthening the “Buy American Act”
Sarah Huckabee Sanders Running for Governor of Arkansas
Watch her announcement and discuss Sarah Huckabee Sanders as she announces a long-rumored run for the statehouse in Little Rock.
Rebuilding from Ashes
The Trump Presidency was a catastrophe, and is a dire indictment of the Republican Party and the US’s constitutional system.
The Perils of Impeachment
Impeaching Mr. Trump after he leaves office will come with certain hazards that the pro-impeachment side should take account of.
Sunday Morning! “In the Shadow of Young Girls in Flower” by Marcel Proust
In “In the Shadow of Young Girls in Flower” by Marcel Proust, our hero goes through the changes of adolescence, in which he sees things loved from afar close up, and watches their proportions and values shrink or enlarge greatly.
A Reverie On Failure Part 2: The Trials Brought by Love Thy Neighbor
People trade in indignation & outrage. I imagine we justify ourselves using this currency by appealing to the evil deeds of our neighbor.
Saturday Morning Gaming: Returning with Better Tools
Twin-sticker shooters…I remember Smash TV and go back to playing The Binding of Isaac
