Friday, June 12, 2020

Falling Off The Volkswagen

Volkswagen Has Bungled The Launch Of Its Most Important Car In Decades, Why Republicans Still Can't Quit Trump, A Deadly Mosquito-Borne Illness Is Brewing In The Northeast
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A HUGE MISTAKE
PARTY'S OVER
Why Republicans Still Can't Quit Trump
theatlantic.com
The 2024 GOP presidential nominee is highly likely to be an acolyte of the president's.
BILL OF WRONGS
Is Bill de Blasio The Loneliest Man In New York City?
newyorker.com
The Mayor's reluctance to confront his own police department has caused many of his oldest allies to desert him.
WE JUST DON'T LIKE YOU
Has Ivanka Trump Finally Been Cancelled?
theguardian.com
The US president's daughter blamed "cancel culture" last week when her speech to a university was scrapped. In truth, she has been given a free pass for far too long.
IT'S A CAR KNOCK LIFE
Volkswagen Has Bungled The Launch Of Its Most Important Car In Decades
jalopnik.com
There was a shakeup at the very top of VW this week, with Volkswagen Group chairman Herbert Diess stripped of his role as chairman of the Volkswagen brand. Yesterday, we learned a little more why.
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HIDDEN AGGRESSIONS
SWAMP THING
A Deadly Mosquito-Borne Illness Is Brewing In The Northeast
onezero.medium.com
EEE kills almost half of its victims, and cases are on the rise.
COULD BE BETTER, TBH
The Hollow Inspiration Of 'Some Good News'
nytimes.com
The pandemic sparked chin-up gestures like a "good news" YouTube channel pioneered by John Krasinski. Two months later, mere gestures seem pretty empty.
CHECK, PLEASE
How Rich Investors, Not Doctors, Profit From Marking Up ER Bills
propublica.org
TeamHealth, a medical staffing firm owned by private-equity giant Blackstone, charges multiples more than the cost of ER care. All the money left over after covering costs goes to the company, not the doctors who treated the patients.
'WHAT WHITE PEOPLE DO (AND DON'T) SAY'
Reflections From A Token Black Friend
humanparts.medium.com
As the only black kid in a group of wealthy white friends, I experienced implicit and explicit racism on a daily basis — though it took years for me to realize it.
VIDEO OF THE DAY
'DON'T THINK MY SILENCE IS COMPLICIT'
Dave Chappelle Mourns George Floyd In Emotionally Raw, No-Holds-Barred Netflix Special: 'He Knew He Was Going To Die'
youtube.com
"Why would anyone care what their favorite comedian thinks after they saw a police officer kneel on a man's neck for 8 minutes and 46 seconds? I can't get that number out of my head."
IN THE NEWS
Seattle Mayor Says President's Threat To Send Military Is Unwelcome, Illegal
Scientists Have Discovered Vast Unidentified Structures Deep Inside The Earth
Sony Just Revealed The PlayStation 5
Starbucks Won't Let Employees Wear Gear That Supports Black Lives Matter Because It Is Political Or Could Incite Violence
Lady Antebellum Changes Band Name And Apologizes For Making Fans Feel 'Unsafe, Unseen Or Unvalued'
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FROM THE ARCHIVES
THE 2ND AMENDMENT: WHITE PEOPLE ONLY
What Happens When The Police Misidentify You As The Dallas Shooter (2016)
gq.com
Mark Hughes took his AR-15 to the Dallas Black Lives Matter protest to make a point about gun rights. The police ended up proving it for him.
CONVOY OF DARKNESS
The Case Of The Vampire Trucker (2016)
vice.com
How did a drill-wielding, vampire-obsessed trucker, who carried his victims with him in his truck, fail to appear on law enforcement's radar for almost a decade?
Thank goodness it's Friday. We needed this.

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