You can’t make this stuff up: Trump’s EPA is bringing back asbestos. In a gigantic coincidence, one of the world’s largest suppliers is Russian mining company Uralasbest, which recently began to use Trump’s face on its packaging:
Other Mainstream Republican Ideas
“The America we know and love is vanishing… Massive demographic changes have been foisted upon the American people. And they’re changes that none of us ever voted for and most of us don’t like.”
Laura Ingraham, speaking for Fox News.
So, how shall we engage respectfully with these ideas? How shall we treat the statement “brown people made me sad” as a valid expression or idea with which polite society ought to engage?
(How does she manage to square it with her adoption of a Guatemalan daughter? Easy. She regards her as “one of the good ones.”)
Anyway, after this latest “gaffe” it might be time to re-evaluate her “accidental” Nazi salute to a supersize president on video.
Long reads
Modularity is “kind of a characteristic of modernity,” but modularity in our supply chains can lead to moral compartmentalization and moral blindness. How does that impact our interactions with the opaque systems around us, and the way those systems impact the people at the other end of those black boxes?
Supply chains are phenomenally complex, even for low-tech goods. A company may have a handle on the factories that manufacture finished products, but what about their suppliers? What about the suppliers’ suppliers? And what about the raw materials?
“It’s a staggering kind of undertaking,” said Bonnani. “If you’re a small apparel company, then you still might have 50,000 suppliers in your supply chain. You’ll have a personal relationship with about 200 to 500 agents or intermediaries.
Part four of a series on Cobb County, GA and its absurdly corrupt and counterproductive planning process:
The $400 million in public funds put toward the [Atlanta Braves baseball] stadium were not up for a vote, and there was hardly any opportunity for public comment. The deal also came with some unconsidered costs—not the least which was the bill for the stadium’s extensive parking… resulting in the creation of an $11 million dollar walking bridge over Interstate 285… The original agreement also overlooked the cost of police presence, saddling the county, rather than the team, with this mysteriously unforeseen expense.
(To close the shortfall, they’re closing libraries in poor neighborhoods. Surprise!)
That Grey Poupon that Evian that TED Talk
But seriously check out the Onora O’Neill TED talk on trust. Even if you hate TED talks, even if you don’t want to know about the theory or philosophy of trust and trustworthiness, listen to this one for the accent and vocabulary. Trust me. (Plus her official title is The Right Honourable Baroness O’Neill of Bengarve,CH, CBE, FRS, FBA, FMedSci. You can’t beat that legion of honors.)
Cultivating horror
The long-horned tick has arrived in the US and is spreading rapidly.
A cop tased an 11-year-old. Tasing children as young as seven is allowed by police policy.
Cultivating joy
This mini horse running on a beach.
Animals interrupting nature photographers.
Cat feet fit perfectly.
Tiny kitten & giant dog.
Wholesome cowboy cartoon.
Secretly Ironic 