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Test your character via a magazine article about…big boats
I expected to enjoy reading “The Floating World: Outrageously luxurious superyachts are attracting political scrutiny–and buyers in record numbers.” For one thing, it was written (experienced, actually) by Evan Osnos, a fine and witty writer. For another thing, I am … Continue reading
Posted in Capitalism, The Facts of Life, The filthy rich
Tagged "The Floating World", Evan Osnos, Malcolm Forbes, megayachts, The Highlander, The New Yorker
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I’ve got my oats!
As I prepared to write this (while eating oatmeal), I was thinking about how miniscule my immediate world concerns have become. Oatmeal, and the price-gouging thereof. Well, I’ve found my de-gouged oatmeal. But first I went through a lot of … Continue reading
Posted in Capitalism, The Facts of Life
Tagged Fairway, oatmeal, paper products, Pioneer supermarket, price gouging, Quaker Oats
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Movements are afoot
For a while now I’ve been picking up on movements that have advanced from inchoate mutterings to full voice plans and plots. I’m liking this a lot. Aside from the already written vital legislation which got stopped, i.e., postponed, by … Continue reading
Posted in Capitalism, climate change, Corruption, Government, Politics, Pro choice, SCOTUS, The Facts of Life, The filthy rich, The god problem
Tagged anti-abortion, Catholic Church, Clarence Thomas, congressional stock trading, dark money, DISCLOSE Act, Elizabeth Warren, John F Kowal, Ro Khanna, SCOTUS, SCOTUS term limits, Sheldon Whitehouse, The People's Constitution, Wilfred U Codrington III, windfall profit tax
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