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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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Any good things to pick up on? Yes. There are.
My optimism didn’t pan out, did it? But the good thing involves that quasi-religious-Jewish ritual, Kinahora phuh phuh phuh, a Yiddish invocation for warding off The Evil Eye. Reminder: As soon as somebody remarks on a good or hopeful upcoming … Continue reading
Posted in Corruption, DOJ, Fascism, Good Things Happening, Government, Human rights, Immigration, Journalism, Judiciary, Kamala, Lawyers, Politics, The Facts of Life, Trumpism, voting and voting rights, War on women
Tagged "We Used To Have Money Now We Have You", ACLU, Brennan Center, Claremont Avenue, Claremont Hall, Corey Richardson, Gavin Newsom, kinahora poo poo poo, Morningside Heights, Planned Parenthood, ProPublica, Riverside Church, TAFKAT, the Evil Eye, toasted bialy, Union Theological Seminary, V8 juice
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So how is this optimist reacting to the nightmarish surreality?
It’s 5:30 pm. I haven’t changed from my sleep gear, not yet. Maybe I won’t, not today. I just realized I haven’t brushed my teeth. Or eaten anything. What have I been doing? Reading a lot of despair, rage, knee-jerk … Continue reading
Posted in Fascism, Jan 6, Kamala, political campaigns, Politics, Pro choice, Racism, The Facts of Life, Trumpism, voting and voting rights
Tagged the election, V8 juice
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