With Steve’s passing, I’m editing his blog, except for some items he post-dated, which post by themselves. There are 112 more of these coming, mostly this year and next year. If you would like to be a contributor, use the “Comments” box to this posting as an “article dr[...]
Archive for August, 2020
August 28th, 2020 - 1:15 pm § in Health
8 workers dead, 350 infected from Covid-19 at chicken processing plant
Eight workers have died and 350 others are infected from a Covid-19 outbreak at a 3,750-worker California poultry plant that public health officials have closed “until the plant is able to reopen safely,” after the company failed to fully implement safety recommendations made in June, NB[...]
August 28th, 2020 - 11:54 am § in Law and Courts
All 3 Kenosha victims attempted to disarm the gunman
This article contains news with commentary That should be left to police. Beginning with Charlottesville, we’ve seen protesters chase their attackers, sometimes beating them up. But it’s crazy to charge a gunman, and 2 people are dead and another injured because they did. Ideally, police[...]
August 28th, 2020 - 11:22 am § in Donald Trump, Politics
“Gas station secured small business bailout money, then paid for Trump billboards,” CNN
CNN isn’t saying it was illegal, only that it’s raising eyebrows. Read story here.[...]
August 28th, 2020 - 2:46 am § in Donald Trump, Racism
Not exactly a cask of Amontillado
Does the word “Amontillado” ring a bell? High school English class, maybe? In Edgar Allen Poe’s 1846 short story “A Cask of Amontillado,” a character bricks his hapless victim into a catacombs niche. High school students have been reading it for over 150 years. The stor[...]
August 28th, 2020 - 12:25 am § in Misc.
No, Jacob Blake isn’t a child rapist
Both Snopes and Politifact call that rumor “false” Internet rumors that Jacob Blake raped a [ ] 14- [ ] 16-year-old girl (draw “x” in one) are false, both Snopes and Politifact have concluded. Snopes added that a screenshot of criminal charges against Blake was doctored. [...]
August 28th, 2020 - 12:03 am § in Misc.
Jacob Blake’s GoFundMe raises nearly $2M in two days
A GoFundMe for Jacob Blake and his family raised $1.1 million in one day and over $800,000 the second day, The Hill reported. (Click here to donate., or see the current total.) “The description for the campaign states that the funds will go toward ‘Jacob’s medical bills, family expense[...]
August 27th, 2020 - 9:25 pm § in Racism
Jacob Blake no longer ankle cuffed to his hospital bed
Update (8/28/20): Jacob Blake was unshackled and guards left the hospital after the arrest warrant against him was vacated. Story here. His family was outraged over the ankle cuffs and guards. Read story here or watch video below. They claim he committed no crime and only broke up a fight between tw[...]
August 27th, 2020 - 8:58 pm § in Misc.
It’s not a bargain if you don’t need it
Americans love a deal, and therein lies a trap. The gullibility of U.S. consumers is astounding. Detroit figured out a century ago the average car buyer will gladly pay $1,500 extra to get a $1,000 rebate. I’m guilty. I do this in the grocery store when I pay $1.09 for a can of beans marked [&[...]
August 27th, 2020 - 8:57 pm § in Misc.
KKK, militias, and white supremacists are infiltrating police ranks, FBI report says
Sacramento and Anaheim police conspired with far-right groups against protesters Few police departments prohibit officers from associating with racist and extremist groups. Typically those officers are fired only after media publicity. Affected states include Alabama, California, Connecticut, Florid[...]