Ripping the Headlines, 10/24/22
Making fun of the headlines today, so you don’t have to The news, even that about Liz Truss, doesn’t need to be complicated and confusing; that’s what any … Read more
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A Chat about Santa
My companion said it was time to have a chat about Santa, noting that Saint Nicholas was yet another Jesus devotee. On a late summer day, God and … Read more
The Shame of Modern Corporate Management
Modern corporate management awards zero “productivity points” for thinking, conferring with colleagues, listening to customers, etc. For generations, workers have been punished by corporate bosses for watching the … Read more
Rights of Nature: An Indigenous Idea
The Rights of Nature concept is an organic outgrowth of the reality that Earth and its many creatures and elements are inextricably connected. If an inanimate, self-serving, monopolistic … Read more
With ‘Pee Cure’ Trending, Amazon Does About Face: Selling Van Drivers’ Urine as New Covid Cure
Bezos’ company is now providing van drivers with at-cost water bottles, encouraging them to “piss away for extra pay!” and selling their pee as new Covid cure. SEATTLE … Read more
How to Play Monopoly
To play Monopoly, the goal is straightforward: Accumulate property, control the board and ruin all the other players. To play Monopoly, the goal is straightforward: Accumulate property, control … Read more
Trust Us, We’re Only Spying on You
“Trust us,” they say, as powerful corporations continue to capture more of our own privacy, labor and other civil rights. Tick-tick-tick … Big Tech’s clock continues to move … Read more
‘Don of the Q’: A Mission, a Companion and a Trusty Steed
Book Review: “Don of the Q: An American Don Quixote for the Atomic Age” By Madelon Wilson It takes both talent and insight to write great satire. Don … Read more
Ripping the Headlines Today, 3/23/20
Making fun of the headlines today, so you don’t have to The news doesn’t need to be complicated and confusing; that’s what any new release from Microsoft is … Read more
The Wealth Monopoly
Until relatively recently, the ethical standard was for workers to gain a proportionate share of the income growth we generate, but now we have a “wealth monopoly.” I … Read more
