Daily Archive: October 4, 2021

/// October 4, 2021

Facebook And Related Sites Go Down, Chaos Ensues

Facebook, along with WhatsApp, Instagram, and Facebook Messenger, have gone offline and it appears to be not just a glitch.

Bryan O'Nolan

/// October 4, 2021

Government and the Principles of Swamp Drainage

Applying a sump pump to the metaphorical government swamp by distributing the corrupting influence of money and power over a larger area.

Ben Sears

/// October 4, 2021

Mayo Is Evil: A Brief History

I hate mayonnaise. I hate it desperately. I think mayo is vile. My wife thinks it’s evil. Distinction without a difference.

Clare Briggs

/// October 4, 2021

Breakfast Delayed

“Don’t I count for anything around here?”

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