The Weekly Whatever: Squid pro crow
Quote of the week
”…we have to keep punching at it and punching at it and punching at it.”
— Joe Biden, explaining what he thinks we need to do about violence against women
Correction of the week
NOTE: This story has been updated. Alexander Vindman received a Purple Heart after being wounded by an IED, or improvised explosive device, not an IUD, or intrauterine device. We regret the error.
Wait, what?
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South Dakota introduces new ad campaign: Meth. We’re on it.
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Movie about Harriet Tubman was first pitched to the studio in 1994; they suggested that Julia Roberts play the lead.
Dystopia technologica
- Amazon says police can keep Ring camera video for as long as they like, and share it with whoever they want.
Threat Level Orange
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DOJ to allow movie studios to buy out movie theaters and make them only show their own movies.
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For the first time since records began, the US took in zero refugees last month.
Well, fancy that!
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Professor who wrote the book on money laundering arrested for money laundering.
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That Dakota Keystone pipeline leak? Yeah, actually it was 10x worse than previously reported.
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Noel Gallagher of Oasis, who was pro-Brexit, applied for an Irish passport so he wouldn’t be inconvenienced traveling around Europe.
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Nikki Haley used an unclassified e-mail system to send confidential classified material.
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Chick-fil-A turnaround on anti-LGBT groups was bullshit.
We’re fucked
- Maybe try functional denial?
Get out your tiny violin
- Customs and Border Patrol officer who worked on deportations discovers he’s an illegal immigrant and about to be deported.
Sick, sad world
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Swans go from house to house, knocking on doors and demanding food.
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Three Indiana judges suspended after a brawl in a White Castle leaves two of them injured.
Late stage capitalism
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Marie Kondo opens store selling crap you don’t need.
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West Virginia prisoners now have “free” e-readers which charge them 5¢ per minute to read public domain books.
This should end well
- Doctors say that based on reported numbers of detained children, flu deaths are occuring at 9x the expected rate; ask Trump admin to let them provide free flu shots.
Schadenfreude Saturday
- Dallas “straight pride” parade attracts two attendees.