A 2011 consent decree with the FTC might be an existential threat to Facebook, which doesn’t give a damn about protecting personal data but cares a lot about money.
The FTC figuratively owns Facebook (for now) – The Tech Curmudgeon
Trump’s America: a third-world country in an ill-fitting suit
As we gear up for trade war with a major creditor and producer of many consumer goods, Rolling Stone looks at how China is treating North Carolina like the developing world. American […]
#SharingSaturday #SharingForAFriend
See a friend creating or otherwise in need of a signal boost? Give it! I have a great idea. No, really. I know it’s me, but this is great. I don’t pat […]
A case for the Humanities
Arguing for well-rounded, well-educated human beings in the US is probably as fruitless as arguing for the Humanities. And for the same reasons. Besides the obvious benefit of agitating evangelical conservatives with […]
Is it time to weaponize the marketplace?
Asking for a friend. By now I think it’s safe to assume that the so-called free market forces (that want anything but a truly free market) have all their bases covered. Thanks […]
Dana Loesch, the NRA, and their allergy to truth
Bullshit merchant Dana Loesch’s claim that the NRA isn’t a “lobby group” is patently false As a mostly impartial gadfly, I try hard to be fair. What I seek are sound arguments, […]
SNAP subsidies for the candy and soda industries
I’m all for food assistance. I’m not for junk food and luxury assistance. I’ve tried to make it a rule of thumb that if I’m typing furiously because someone is wrong on […]
Let’s talk about oil pipelines, for instance
Wherein I try a new troll…#indiesplaining As with everything else, I’m no expert. I’m just some rando doing some supposing about things when a headline catches the eye. Right now I’m thinking […]
Let’s talk, America: have your heard about Trump’s nomination of Krebs?
Disarray at DHS seems to be the new normal Remember that weird media site I stumbled into, Executive Mosaic? They report that Krebs “served as director of cybersecurity policy within Microsoft‘s U.S. government affairs […]
Bank of America: The Backlashening
Surprise: evil bank is gonna evil. By now, you’ve heard that Bank of America is a bag of unharvested sausage casings. I understand the outrage. Outrage is my first reaction. Of course […]
