WarLord

"... With marriage equality and health insurance, it’s easy for Bruning and Pruitt to stand up for their alleged federalist convictions. They already despise gay rights and universal health care, but attacking gay people and poor people is a bit gauche these days—so instead, both attorneys general can degrade and disadvantage their citizens under the ostensibly principled banner of states’ rights. When it comes to marijuana, however, Bruning and Pruitt’s true colors show. For these politicians, federalism was never anything more than opportunistic camouflage, a façade to conceal their discriminatory designs. Fair-weather federalism is too kind a term for what Bruning and Pruitt believe. Their vision of federalism was never anything more than a sham. ..." - WarLord

THIS: "...Fair-weather federalism is too kind a term for what Bruning and Pruitt believe. Their vision of federalism was never anything more than a sham ..." - WarLord

The number of lawsuits and police raids aimed at Uber is pretty amazing. Here's a smattering of the lawfare being waged against Uber (there are many, many others): - WarLord

"... However, they did spend big bucks lobbying for corporate tax breaks, donating to groups that don’t support sustainable energy, lobbyingagainst a federal minimum wage hike, and funding the spread of charter schools. ..." - WarLord

So is it my patriotic duty to watch this (probably) shitty movie or am I off the hook now? #askingforafriend - WarLord

Happy Holidays to you and your family, WarLord! - vicster.

Same to y'all! - LB ❤s FF, esp. YOU

Uber is a turking company. Its business model is based on turning people into bots. - WarLord

It uses a smart phone app to turn independent contractors into driving bots (drones). Drones are people who do the simple tasks the Uber app tells them to do. - WarLord

Uber's drivers aren't the faceless, nameless bots customers expect them to be. They are real people with equally real flaws. - WarLord

And thus: the systempunkt -- the point of greatest vulnerability that could sink Uber.... (read the article) - WarLord

Happy anniversary! - Stephan Planken

Happy Anniversary! - Anne Bouey

"... The day I arrive in Beijing, the AQI hits 460, just 40 points away from maximum doom. It’s the kind of air that seems to have a thickness to it, like the dense fug in an airport smokers’ cubicle. It sticks in the back of your throat, and if you blow your nose at the end of the day, it comes out black. Pedalling around the city (I am one of the only cyclists mad enough to be on the road) is an eerie experience – not just for the desolation, but for the strange neon glow coming from signs at the top of invisible buildings, like a supernatural, carcinogenic version of the northern lights. The midday sun hangs in the sky looking more like the moon, its glare filtered out by the haze. ..." - WarLord