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NFL players' protests

samedi 21 octobre 2017 à 02:00

The troll tried to hijack the NFL players' protests.

Here's a suggestion for how they can take back the meaning of their protests.

Portugal forest fires

samedi 21 octobre 2017 à 02:00

Portugal has had large and deadly forest fires, even bigger than those in California. People complain that the government wasn't prepared to fight them.

Instead of condemning the minister, who probably wasn't in a position to do anything in such a short time, they should blame the oil companies.

Mattress corruption

samedi 21 octobre 2017 à 02:00

The corrupt world of "mattress reviewing" sites that get commissions from the companies whose products they review.

I would never order a mattress by mail, because that would put me in a data base. I want to pay cash. But actually I have never bought a mattress as such. Here's what I did instead.

I went to a foam store and bought several layers of foam — hardest on bottom, then softer ones, finally convoluted foam layers on top. I also got a wooden board to put the foam on, and six cinder blocks to make a storage space under the board. This is far cheaper, and you can pay cash for it.

Actor union

samedi 21 octobre 2017 à 02:00

One way for movie actors to put an end to sexual harassment is to form a union.

Pruitt's scientific advisors

samedi 21 octobre 2017 à 02:00

Saboteur Pruitt plans to drop scientific advisors that have received federal research grants, and keep only those who are funded by businesses.