8/19/21

Thursday blend: ugh

8/19/21


Happy Thursday. The news isn't great today, so I'll throw in some lighter stuff. 

 

The WaPo is doing damage control for Biden: The Biden administration has given 9 justifications for the slow evacuation of Afghan allies.

The CIA doesn't like Biden making them look bad. I trust the CIA about as much as I trust Biden. You helped elect him. Own it.

 

Covid is forever. As school starts again, more stories about kids spreading it and getting long Covid. I still think mandating masks for kids is wrong, and home, online and alternative schooling should be made much easier.

 

T-Mobile was hacked. 48.6 million people had data stolen

:Some of the data accessed did include customers’ first and last names, date of birth, SSN, and driver’s license/ID information for a subset of current and former postpay customers and prospective T-Mobile customers." 
Luckily, according to the US mobile carrier, the file stolen during the incident did not contain phone numbers, account numbers, PINs, passwords, or financial information belonging to current or prospective T-Mobile customers.

Luckily, you only had your identity stolen.

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Why everyone should attend college:

What's this about free frozen yogurt? I was ripped off.


Incredible: This Man Is 100% Ideologically Consistent And Also He Doesn't Have Any Friends

"Yeah, I have devoted my life to the study of political philosophy," said Anders to reporters. "I read a lot of books, so I guess you could say I really know what I'm talking about. I have never changed my mind on anything, ever. I refuse to be labelled by one political party. I'm too smart for that. My worldview defies labels due to it being so right all the time. And when you're always right, you never have to change your mind on anything."

There is something to be said for being consisent, and at the very least trying not to be a blind partisan hypocrite. But friends are nice too.

 

For many introverts, the pandemic was a blip on the radar, with a few positive side effects (like people bothering you less). I wish I could play games and surf the web all year, but if I could, I probably would:

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