The Junk Drawer

A fascinating exploration of one of my five favorite films.

How libertarian underregulation really works. Texas, of course.

cannabineer said:

How libertarian underregulation really works. Texas, of course.

Solar panel company signed dying man to 25-year loan, leaving family to settle debt

A North Texas family is stuck dealing with debt they say their father was tricked into taking on.

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Birds of a feather explains it, grifters support other grifters and has been demonstrated publicly with Trump, they can band together and mutually support. Donald had a big score and the friendly grifters were drawn to him like he was magnetic, there were just so many sheep to fleece with Donald's grift, it was irresistible, and it was so easy a moron could do it and did!

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PETA calls on amusement ride manufacturer to stop selling animal-themed carousels

“Children learn through play, and teaching them to have respect and compassion for all living, feeling beings can help create a more just and merciful world,” Newkirk said in a press statement.

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Perhaps they should replace the animals with lawyers, and give millions of children the opportunity to touch an eight-thousand-dollar suit.

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Perhaps they should replace the animals with lawyers, and give millions of children the opportunity to touch an eight-thousand-dollar suit.

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Next they’ll want them to replace the little cadillacs with some curveless EV. Stuff like this makes me feel extreme centrist.

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Next they’ll want them to replace the little cadillacs with some curveless EV. Stuff like this makes me feel extreme centrist.

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When people ask about my politics and the mood is light, I’ve described myself as a radical centrist.

I have spent entirely too much time reading stuff on a touchscreen device.

I find myself swiping with a finger to turn the page on a physical book made of paper, and trying to expand illustrations with finger and thumb.

cannabineer said:

I have spent entirely too much time reading stuff on a touchscreen device.

I find myself swiping with a finger to turn the page on a physical book made of paper, and trying to expand illustrations with finger and thumb.

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The brain uses habitual behavior to reduce its processing load when you are on autopilot.

cannabineer said:

I have spent entirely too much time reading stuff on a touchscreen device.

I find myself swiping with a finger to turn the page on a physical book made of paper, and trying to expand illustrations with finger and thumb.

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The human version of Tesla self-driving technology...

DIY-HP-LED said:

The human version of Tesla self-crashing technology...

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As the used to say the lights are on but nobody is home, like with a sleeping Tesla driver.

Van Agt and his wife Eugenie (93) died together "hand in hand,"

Van Agt served as Minister of Justice from 1971 to 1977 […]. During that time, he was also responsible for the Dutch policy to tolerate personal cannabis use. In 2018, at the age of 86, he smoked cannabis for the first time and called for the Netherlands to legalize the drug.