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Archives for May 2022
Genivaldo de Jesus Santos: the Brazilian George Floyd…
Sunday, May 29, 2022 at 6:42 AM
The comparisons between the killing of Genivaldo de Jesus Santos this week and the killing of George Floyd two years ago this week are as uncanny as they are unavoidable. Here is how Sky News reported it on Friday: _________ Videos showing a Brazilian man dying while trapped in the boot of a police car… Read more.
Guns? Republicans Blame Uvalde Shooting on Mental Illness
Saturday, May 28, 2022 at 6:38 AM
Unsurprisingly, Republicans are blaming this school shooting in Uvalde Texas not just on mental illness but on everything else except the most obvious culprit: guns. Beto O’Rourke, the former Democratic presidential white knight and current Democratic gubernatorial candidate, threw this into righteous relief on Wednesday. He crashed a press conference Texas Republicans were holding, and… Read more.
Kevin Spacey’s MeToo Accusations … the Sequel
Friday, May 27, 2022 at 6:23 AM
Kevin Spacey faced nearly as many MeToo accusations from men as Bill Cosby did from women. This is why he probably thought that, unlike Cosby, he had gotten off scot-free when the only criminal case against him fell apart. Prosecutors in Connecticut filed felony assault charges against him in 2019 for allegedly getting an 18… Read more.
Uvalde School Shooting – Just Groundhog Day in Gun-Crazy USA
Wednesday, May 25, 2022 at 11:42 AM
Yesterday a mass shooter opened fire in a classroom at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas. He killed 19 children and 2 teachers. This comes just 10 days after a mass shooter opened fire at a grocery store in Buffalo, New York. He killed 10 Blacks and injured 3. But here is why this shooting… Read more.
MLB Suspends Josh Donaldson for Calling Tim Anderson ‘Jackie’
Tuesday, May 24, 2022 at 6:43 AM
A racist incident blew up at Yankee Stadium on Saturday between Josh Donaldson of the Yankees and Tim Anderson of the White Sox. It threw into stark relief why football has replaced baseball as America’s favorite pastime. Not to mention the perfectly compelling reasons I provided recently in “Another Baseball Lockout as Pecan Pie Dethrones… Read more.
Ted Cruz Is Jealous of and Doesn’t Get Pete Davidson
Saturday, May 21, 2022 at 7:53 AM
‘How come that dude gets all of these, like, hot women?’ the senator asked. ‘Pete Davidson was dating Kate Beckinsale — I mean, you’re talking Underworld. You’re talking, like, super hot vampire in black leather trench coat, and you’re like, ‘Really? The SNL dude? Like, wow.’’ (Rolling Stone May 21, 2022) And now he’s dating… Read more.
Alabama Coach Nick Saban Resents Players Getting Paid
Friday, May 20, 2022 at 8:17 AM
Coach and player in master-slave relationship For years, I have been decrying the master-slave relationship between coaches like Nick Saban of Alabama and his football players. I’ve always believed that colleges should pay players. In this regard, I refer you to commentaries like “Reggie Bush Forfeits Heisman Trophy” on September 16, 2010, and “Salaries of College Coaches Reflect Enduring Master-Slave Relationships”… Read more.
Albert’s Runaway Princess Demands King’s ransom to Return
Tuesday, May 17, 2022 at 6:47 AM
It turns out that, after suddenly fleeing to South Africa last year, Princess Charlene demanded a king’s ransom from Prince Albert to return to royal life in Monaco. And Albert reportedly feared the longer he waited to pay it, the more tabloid reports, about her becoming his runaway princess, would resonate. So he obliged. Of… Read more.
Crypto Come, Crypto Go…
Saturday, May 14, 2022 at 7:42 AM
A steep sell-off that gained momentum this week starkly illustrated the risks of the experimental and unregulated digital currencies. The price of Bitcoin plunged to its lowest point since 2020. Coinbase, the large cryptocurrency exchange, tanked in value. A cryptocurrency that promoted itself as a stable means of exchange collapsed. And more than $300 billion… Read more.