Subscribe (RSS)Blog Heap of Links for the day 8 February 2018
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End of the World As We Know It
Comedian Sarah Silverman said…
…nothing anyone should be subjected to.
6:59pm CST Thu 2018 Feb 8 :MW
Rob Reiner…
Nobody cares, ya meathead.
4:55pm CST Thu 2018 Feb 8 :MW
Mass Media is Dead
It was 3 a.m. on Saturday, and I was seething. Staring at my phone, I saw that my company, Newsweek Media Group, had put out yet another story that would require a correction if not a retraction. This time it was a story ripped from The Onion.……
On the decline of the once-mighty newsweeklies.
Unclear on the Concept
Some Dreamers – immigrants who were brought to America illegally as children – are threatening to leave the country if Congress doesn’t ink a deal to revive protections provided by former president Obama’s Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program.…
Compare & contrast with "Don't call my bluff!" Responses I've see include: "Well,
bye."
bye."
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Animal Companions
Headline: Woman Flushes Emotional Support Hamster Down The Toilet After She’s Told It’s Not Allowed On Flight…
Apparently, the emotional support was one direction only. S'long, Fluffy! *FLUSH!*
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Breitbart is Here
…On this day in 1993 General Motors sued NBC after Dateline NBC allegedly rigged two crashes intended to demonstrate that some GM pickups can easily catch fire if hit in certain places. NBC settled the lawsuit the next day. The crash and fire was a setup.
Follow the breadcrumbs and scorched earth to Vic's links-and-commentary and then take it from the top with JJ's lavish commentary-and-links.
11:59am CST Thu 2018 Feb 8 :MW