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In the Daily News, a shaggy dog tail
First came the headline: “SHOWDOWN OVER PEE” Then the sub-headline: “Man Stabs Neighbors in Clash Over Dog Peeing on His Queens Lawn” Finally, the very first line in the Daily News piece: “Urine Trouble.”
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A specific instance of egregious corporate sociopathy in one word: PLASTICS!
Plastics. I don’t remember the character who imparted this career advice — “Plastics” — to Dustin Hoffman in The Graduate. Someone did, though, and here we are, nearly 60 years later, facing the consequences. “Nearly 60 years later”? A speck in … Continue reading
Posted in Capitalism, climate change, Consumer boycott, Journalism, Law, suits and order, Lawyers, Science, Technology, The Facts of Life
Tagged "A Civil Action", "The Graduate", "The Island at the Center of the World", Achilles Hell, Amazon, Dark Waters, dolphins and plastic, Dustin Hoffman, Fairway, Morton Williams, Mother Nature, plastics, ShopRite, The Campbell Company, uranium shelf life, V8 juice
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Animal news, and Geese!
From Harper’s Weekly Review: In Los Angeles, California, three people were convicted of insurance fraud after one of them dressed up in a bear costume, broke into their vehicles, and blamed a bear for the damage; a woman sued the … Continue reading
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