The Weekly Whatever: Last full moon of the year edition
Dystopia technologica
- If you use your Ring camera’s “Neighbors” app, your Ring system can be pinpointed on a map.
Threat Level Orange
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Trump admin’s pick to head up the federal response to homelessness doesn’t believe in “enabling” the poor by feeding them or making shelters too tolerable.
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Trump invokes “PATRIOT” Act to detain a man forever.
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US shuts down WTO appeals court, leaving Trump free to impose sanctions without being overruled.
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Trump family took mandatory training on how to not steal from charities.
Well, fancy that!
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Undercover filming in Brexit Party reveals racism and bigotry from candidates.
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Trump supporter running for congress in California is arrested on three felony charges.
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Fewer than 10% of Americans are buying $1000 smartphones.
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AT&T Internet speeds are so awful that the company persuaded the FCC not to report them.
We’re fucked
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The Arctic is warming much faster than the rest of the planet.
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We need to halve CO₂ emissions by 2030. They went up again in 2019.
Sick, sad world
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Walmart removes Christmas sweaters featuring Santa doing lines of cocaine.
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Brewery forced to drop reindeer orgy beer cans.
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School bus evacuated due to too much Axe body spray.
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Americans take fish antibiotics because it’s cheaper than going to the doctor.
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Thousands of penis fish wash up on California beach.
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Disney security guard shows up naked at prostitution sting.
Not The Onion
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Mafia ends ban on gay men after discovering a mob boss’s son is a drag queen.
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Boris Johnson hides in fridge to escape reporter asking questions.
Late stage capitalism
- Cloud-based music and CD storage company vanishes with everyone’s CDs, even the former CEO has no idea where it went.
Actual good news
- AirBnB bans over 60 white supremacists.