Unblogged Bits (Thu. 19-May-11 1731)

Links (most recent first) that caught my eye, but did not warrant full-blown blog entries ….

Oh, Rapture! – DORK TOWER, Thursday, May 19 – HA!
Pejazzling: Now You Can Vajazzle Your Penis [Trends] – About all I can say positive about this is that it’s not tatooing or piercing.

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6 hours ago

I am always fascinated by the determination of some outlets to paint everything #Marvel or #Disney does as a "flop" if it's not an unmitigated industry-changing success. And sometimes even then.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/paultassi/2025/02/17/how-captain-america-brave-new-worlds-box-office-compares-to-mcu-flops/

1 day ago

@bsky.brid.gy @dave-naturalist.bsky.social

1 day ago

@bsky.brid.gy @maddow.msnbc.com

1 day ago

" #Musk and #DOGE are providing a real-time management case study. Unfortunately, all of the lessons are about what not to do. The quickest way to improve your #management skills is to look at what DOGE is doing, and do the complete opposite."

https://donmoynihan.substack.com/p/doge-mismanagement-principles

1 day ago

There are apparently no depths to the brown-nosing the Trumpists are willing to humiliate themselves with. In this installment: "Let's make Donald #Trump's birthday a federal holiday!"

(In the interest of preventing public waste of money, I presume that some other federal holiday would be chopped. Probably one of those "DEI" ones.)

https://tenney.house.gov/media/press-releases/congresswoman-tenney-moves-make-president-trumps-birthday-federal-holiday

1 day ago

Went to see the new #CaptainAmerica #BraveNewWorld film last night. Had quite the good time. It's not peak MCU, but it's better than some of the more recent films (which I still thought were okay).

https://hill-kleerup.org/blog/2025/02/16/movie-review-captain-america-brave-new-world-2025.html

4 days ago

An interesting story from #China where #ElonMusk has been suing the snot out of anyone -- journalist or car owner -- who publicly criticizes the safety of #Tesla vehicles. And winning.

"Tesla has pioneered an aggressive legal strategy and leveraged the patronage of powerful leaders in China’s ruling Communist Party to silence critics, reap financial rewards and limit its accountability."

Meanwhile, in the US ...

https://apnews.com/article/tesla-china-lawsuits-musk-investigation-58b10ccace488784fcc63646ab78b410?utm_source=pocket_shared

4 days ago

The #EFF is suing the Trump Administration.

"EFF Sues #OPM, #DOGE and #Musk for Endangering the #Privacy of Millions -
Lawsuit Argues Defendants Violated the Privacy Act by Disclosing Sensitive Data"

https://www.eff.org/press/releases/eff-sues-opm-doge-and-musk-endangering-privacy-millions

4 days ago

#uspol #science #TedCruz

Yes, just what we need: everyone's least favorite US Senator, Ted Cruz, trying to stay relevant by hunting down wrongthink "woke" #NSF grant applications.

https://www.npr.org/2025/02/13/nx-s1-5295043/sen-ted-cruzs-list-of-woke-science-includes-self-driving-cars-solar-eclipses?unified=true&renderPlatform=nprone_ios

5 days ago

I desperately hope that I live long enough for this particular era of American history to be laughed off as the last gasp of Mad Nationalist Disease.

«A GOP congressman has announced new legislation to bolster Donald Trump’s efforts to take over Greenland, while also giving the autonomous Danish territory a new name: “Red, White, and Blueland.”»

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/greenland-red-white-blueland-trump-bill-b2696650.html

6 days ago

English lessons are going to be tough if we ban the word "pronouns."

Science class is going to lead some results if people don't learn about "confirmation bias."

A lot of historical and patriotic documents are going to need to be shredded if "injustice" and "equality" have to be excised.

#Trump #Orwell #words #DEI

6 days ago

For the life of me, I can't think of why anyone would pay any attention to what #JDVance has to say about #AI.

Or why he expects the #EU to deregulate tech companies because regulation makes #Trump angry.

#entitlement #ego #dolt

https://www.forbes.com/sites/siladityaray/2025/02/11/jd-vance-knocks-eus-regulation-of-us-tech-giants-america-cannot-accept-that/

1 week ago

#Hegseth 's memo on "pausing" anything #trans -related in the US #military. Key paragraph:

"The Department must ensure it is building 'One Force' without subgroups defined by anything other than ability or mission adherence. Efforts to split our troops along lines of identity weaken our Force and make us vulnerable. such efforts must not be tolerated or accommodated."

Of course, this comes in a memo that *explicitly* singles out a subgroup on something other than ability and mission adherence.

1 week ago

Defense Secty #Hegseth has both halted all #genderaffirming medical procedures for active-duty service members and frozen all promotions for #military with "a history of #genderdysphoria ."

This is what prejudice and hate, draped in the American flag, looks like. The same memo promises that military #trans folk will be treated "dignity and respect," when the whole rest of the memo is about anything but.

https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/hegseth-orders-immediate-pause-gender-affirming-medical-care/story

1 week ago

The guy who hates foreigners in his country sure seems willing to make people foreigners in another country.

" #Trump says #Palestinians wouldn't be allowed back into #Gaza under his plan"

So, yes, #EthnicCleasing -- you know, the sort of #warcrime the #ICC prosecutes.

No, Donald, promising (as if anyone would believe your promise) to build them new, beautiful houses somewhere else doesn't make it any better, neither for them nor the "somewhere else."

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/trump-says-palestinians-wouldnt-allowed-back-gaza-plan-rcna191491

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