• Hot Off The Presses

    ‘Elno Skum Worked Illegally? October Surprise, Surprise

    Why are we not surprised? And ye gads, that photo in the article. I’m not reposting the image here because the photo credit is under Getty Images. PALO ALTO, Calif. — Long before he became one of Donald Trump’s biggest donors and campaign surrogates, South African-born Elon Musk worked illegally in the United States as he launched his entrepreneurial career after ditching a graduate studies program in California, according to former business associates, court records and company documents obtained by The Washington Post. Link: Exclusive from the Washington Post, via archive.is because fuck that guy Jeff Bezos, but kudos to…

  • Hot Off The Presses - Politics, Schmolitics

    Dear Washington Post, This Is How It’s Done

    Earlier today, the Washington Post declined to endorse a candidate in the US Presidential Election. Reportedly, an opinion endorsing VP Kamala Harris had been written but was killed by either the current CEO, or owner-oligarch Jeff Bezos. Many people have canceled their WaPo subscriptions; I just can’t in an election year. So instead, here’s an endorsement from UK liberal bastion paper, The Guardian. Which I read for free, but I may subscribe. God knows I read them constantly. Editorial: The decision of American voters will be profoundly consequential for everyone. A Harris victory would offer some hope…   Link: The…