Yesterday, I woke up and thought, “Oh my God, it’s Saturday!” Fortunately – it wasn’t. But that certainly motivated me to get ready for today – so that I can use today to get ready for tomorrow and to visit Virgil in the snow. We are expecting less than an inch (maybe 17 mm), and that the day before I have to drive – but also very little sun and very low temperatires And I.m not sure what to expect on the road. Of course I will post when I get home but I’ll want to change first, so it may be 5:30 or even later my time.
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PolitiZoom – Never Before Has An S-4 Registration Statement Made For Hilarious Reading But That Was Before Trump
Quote – Shoring up the idea that Trump really wants to make a go of Truth Social is a report of a filing of a document which is required before Trump can take his platform public and sell stock in it. As the Los Angeles Times notes sagaciously, “Some followers of Trumpworld may find that the S-4 registration statement filed Monday in anticipation of the Trump-SPAC merger makes hilarious reading” and this is usually not the case. But then it is usually not the case that somebody with Trump’s track record of bankruptcies, lawsuits, liquidations, you name it, keeps coming back for more, trying to borrow and raise more and more money.
Click through for explanation and examples. The complete S-4 is here, but it’s very long and it all fine print.
Slate – What People Misunderstand About Red-Pilling
Quote – While racism is woven into the fabric of the United States, the daily repetition of white supremacist viewpoints by Fox News and political elites alike is an organized backlash to racial progress. It justifies police violence against people of color, virulent anti-Muslim and anti-immigrant policy, and local campaigns against “critical race theory” that shut down any discussion of race in school. Many of these ideas are workshopped and circulated in extremist spaces before they filter into mainstream political discourse. Understanding how they operate—and how and why extremist beliefs spread—is crucial.
Click through for details. This is why there is starting to be talk of “deprogramming” being needed, and why that idea is getting so much pushback.
The Daily Beast – New York City Officials Are Investigating a Potential Case of Monkeypox
Quote – Monkeypox, which is in the same family as smallpox, is a rare but potentially serious disease. Symptoms typically mirror those of the flu, and can include swollen lymph nodes and a rash throughout the body. If the patient tests positive, the result will be sent to the CDC for confirmation and city epidemiologists will contact individuals who may have come in contact with them during their infectious period. Health Commissioner Dr. Ashwin Vasan said in a statement that the patient is following all isolation protocols during the investigation. Dr. Celine Gounder, an epidemiologist, told Gothamist that “with this current outbreak, it does seem to also be spreading more easily than what has been our prior experience”
Click through for more. Maybe it’s just me, but this issue of The Daily Beast’s “Cheat Sheet” seemed particularly beastly. Besides this story, there’s Victor Orban, Ginnt Thomas, and Eva the Dog. (The ads look like articles – if you click through and dive deeper, be aware – they are easily scrolled past but still mildly annoying.)
Food For Thought
As inappropriate as this is for the Southeast, it is very appropriate for Colorado just now.)
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