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Monday, 21 December 2020
quote [ A Times investigation found that vapors from oil and other fluids seep into planes with alarming frequency across all airlines, at times creating chaos and confusion. ]
With so much leg room and air space on this airplane
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Monday, 30 November 2020
quote [ One Twitter user tweeted that ?there are angry ladies all over Yankee Candle?s site reporting that none of the candles they just got had any smell at all.? ]
-1 can't smell.
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Saturday, 28 November 2020
quote [ William O?Brien was a well-heeled doctor with a thriving Philadelphia medical practice. He was also at the center of a massive painkiller supply chain run by an outlaw biker gang. ]
The image of the opioid epidemic is that it is something that happens out in rural areas and undercover - can't get more mainstream than downtown Philly.
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Thursday, 19 November 2020
quote [ A lawsuit claims that Tyson Foods ordered employees to work during the pandemic while managers privately wagered money on how many of them would contract COVID-19. ]
is you chicken like Tyson?
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Wednesday, 11 November 2020
quote [ Today?s repeated refrain that ?you can?t be Catholic and pro-choice? indicates an ignorance of history and a disregard for the views of the majority of Catholics themselves, who hold much more progressive values than church leaders generally allow, including in Ireland. ]
Sorry, another religiously motivated stance on the subject
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Tuesday, 10 November 2020
quote [ When Black and brown activists created Lincoln Detox, they also helped spread Eastern medicine. ]
Do you feel the acupuncture?
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Tuesday, 3 November 2020
quote [ Kaczy?ski?s populist move aims to keep the Catholic church on side, but mass protests suggest he?s gone too far, say historians Karolina Wigura and Jaros?aw Kuisz ]
So while pondering on how to neutrally post some hiphop track, this current protest movement in Poland seemed a more relevant hook.
Music in extended.
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Wednesday, 28 October 2020
quote [ Trump campaign officials said they had enough buses ready nearby to shuttle people back to their cars, but said a larger-than-expected crowd slowed the buses return. Paramedics took six people to local hospitals "due to a variety of medical conditions," said Tim Conahan, police chief for the Omaha Airport Authority. ]
The charter bus company that was going to give them rides back reported that the credit card given them by the Trump campaign was declined, repeatedly.
Never has a campaign been so frequently a metaphor for itself.
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Friday, 16 October 2020
quote [ Where should I stand around someone with a poorly fitting mask? ]
This is a very good resource! Jason Kottke has a nice summary with links to some background on the creators.
The smoke analogy helps explain examples like the thumb: a well-fitting cloth mask might capture your breath better than an industrial one.
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Sunday, 11 October 2020
quote [ There are many benefits that one gets, being the good sick. And there are compromises one makes to remain the good sick. And then there is the fear of becoming the contagion ]
Somehow these reads make me value my own, emotionally less complicated life a little more. Seems like acting as a projection for other people is at the centre of this article though.
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