An appropriate tune for reading the links below.

 

Left: Goodthinkful Montgomery County (Maryland) Councilperson Kristin Mink. Right: White Supremacist-adjacent children.

 

SOME, I’M SURE, ARE VERY FINE PEOPLE – FOLLOWUP: Remember Montgomery County (Maryland) Councilcritter Kristin Mink who I covered last week for saying “[t]his issue [QUILTBAG curriculm in MoCo elementary schools] has unfortunately put some, not all of course, some Muslim families on the same side of an issue as white supremacists?” The former MCPS teacher has now apologized, but  claim her comments were “focused on promoting inclusion.”

BILL INTRODUCED TO SPIN-OFF NOAA INTO INDEPENDENT AGENCY: “After years of complex organizational challenges, it’s time for NOAA to become an independent agency and reach its full potential.” –Frank Lucas (R-OK), Chairman of the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee  It always makes me nervous when someone wants to increase the size and scope of a government agency, particularly one that has a federal uniformed service and operates a navy and air force.  NOAA’s Office of Space Commerce (WTF?) will remain part of NOAA’s current parent, the US Department of Commerce.

WHO DOESN’T LOVE REGULATORY OVERLAP? A bill introduced in the House to reauthorize the Federal Aviation Administration includes a provision directing the agency to get involved in space traffic management, potentially duplicating ongoing work at the Commerce Department (see NOAA link above).

BACK IN MY DAY WE CALLED THAT GETTING AHEAD: Fortune magazine whines (link to archive, since paywalled) that “America has failed millennials so badly they’re turning to $1,000-per-month side hustles to make ends meet.” Okay, now the zinger: Most Bankrate respondents (33%) said they need the job to afford “regular living expenses,” while 27% said it helps with “discretionary spending.” A quarter are using the extra cash from the side gigs for savings, and 12% are using it to repay debt. Most??? Nope, calling bullshit on that one. “Regular living expenses” may have been the category that got the most responses, but it’s a plurality not a majority. So, roughly 1/3 of respondents are self-reporting they take these gigs to afford “regular living expenses,” which can include anything the respondent wishes. Most respondents claim to be using the money to get ahead, the combination of discretionary spending, savings, and debt repayment. That’s some fine journalisming there, Fortune.

AUSTIN MAYOR FINDS MAGIC WORDS TO CLOSE HOMELESS ENCAMPMENTS: “Environmental damage.” On one hand this column applauds a rare bit of clearheadedness from liberal politicians, OTOH we fear the use of alleged environmental crimes as a pretext to fuck with people.

CANADA UPS THEIR GANGSTA GAME: “Drug syndicate hid meth in Canadian maple syrup, canola oil bound for Down Under, authorities say.” Are Australians incapable of cooking their own meth? Do they not have easy sea access to precursor chemicals. Also, drugs are flowing the wrong way, here; they should be moving from warmer places with many deadly reptiles to colder places with fewer reptiles, eh? Also, seed oils.

LOCAL BOY MAKES GOOD: Shamelessly plugging our friend Animal, who is now “a professional opinion journalist” at RedState.