Weekend link dump for May 3

There’s still work to be done on Title IX.

I had a friend in college named Dave. In our senior year, he lived off campus and wanted to have the phone number 520-DAVE. He managed to convince the person who had it at the time to let him have it instead. After reading this, all I can say is that he was way ahead of his time.

Still no link between the MMR (measles, mumps and rubella) vaccination and autism in children. Film at 11.

How to look smart in meetings without really trying.

To seek out new life, and new civilizations.

It’s way past time for the National League to adopt the designated hitter. I will brook no argument on this.

Don’t leave your keys in your car. Seriously.

“So the joke here was that Obama is so angry about the Republican Party’s climate denialism that he even managed to scare his anger translator. This isn’t a joke. It’s just Obama’s opinion, delivered with a fury that’s rarely allowed in American politics.

The Koch brothers would like you to believe that they are more Catholic than the Pope. Just another example of why it’s good to be rich, especially when you have nothing else going for you.

“This is what policy success looks like, and it should have the critics engaged in soul-searching about why they got it so wrong. But no.”

“Rejoice! The heroes at the United States Trademark Office have declared that Left Shark, the incompetent dancing shark that captured the Internet’s hearts at the 2015 Super Bowl, belongs to the people. Or at least, not just to Katy Perry.”

How stolen healthcare records get around.

RIP, Jayne Meadows, actress, game show panelist, and wife of Steve Allen.

Tony Perkins is a lying liar who lies. I have no idea why any news program would have him on to speak on any topic.

“What particular threat did Freddie Gray pose? Why is mere eye contact and then running worthy of detention at the hands of the state? Why is Freddie Gray dead? The people now calling for nonviolence are not prepared to answer these questions.”

Also, this.

What was true for Bruce and Patti in the 80s was true for my grandmother and step-grandfather in the 70s, too. Anyone who claims otherwise is just lying.

RIP, Jack Ely, lead singer for The Kingsmen when they recorded “Louie, Louie”.

Everything you ever wanted to know about 42nd Street, the original 1933 movie.

“And it made me think about our cities and communities around this country and how not only do we still have the scars of the riots and the quiet riots that happen every day, but how, in too many places all across the country, we haven’t even bothered to take the bullet out. We have left the bullet in.”

“The idea that due process can’t handle the trial of suspected terrorists is wrong on multiple levels, and always has been.”

“The price tag for what was one of the worst mass murders in US history is in fact stunningly high: well over $100 million, according to our groundbreaking investigation into the costs of gun violence published earlier this month.”

“It’s really hard to keep people from believing outlandish things. But you don’t have to indulge them. And that’s what so many Republicans do with the crazies on their side: They indulge them. Doing so doesn’t reassure them or calm them down, it only convinces them that they were right all along and encourages them to believe the next crazy thing they hear.”

Fact checking David Brooks is a full-time job.

RIP, Ben E. King, singer of “Stand By Me” and other hits.

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2 Responses to Weekend link dump for May 3

  1. Joel says:

    why not make the DH an auto-juicer while you’re at it?

  2. mollusk says:

    Good one, Joel.

    The DH is a communist plot.

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