This is awesome: The CEO of one of the nation’s largest coal companies ripped the Senate tax-reform bill, saying late changes to the bill would “wipe out” coal mining jobs. Robert Murray, founder and CEO of Murray Energy, said Tuesday that the tax hike on coal mining firms that would result from the changes would …
Today’s Flynn Story: More Questions Than Answers
Stuff that just doesn’t make sense or doesn’t fit together always catches a scientist’s eye. Today’s Michael Flynn story has caught my eye. There is a fairly straightforward story on the surface: Flynn had a business deal involving Russians. He is reported, by one whistleblower, to have texted a business associate during the inauguration to …
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Wednesday Evening Open Thread: “All the signs in the Russia probe point to Jared Kushner”
I’m petty enough to be pleased that Jill Abramson is feeling maybe just a little revenged on her NYTimes ex-colleagues. From her new post at the Guardian: Game of Trumps is about to get really bloody. With special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation moving ever closer to President Trump himself, it looks like someone inside the …
Karma
NBC news in LA is reporting that the wildfires are now burning down Rupert Murdoch's house. — David Wallace-Wells (@dwallacewells) December 6, 2017 Open thread
Open Thread: Is Putin Not As Omniscient As He (We) Would Like to Pretend?
Hope this clip plays correctly, because (Russian expat & smart journalist) Julia Ioffe’s theories about Russia are… not quite the same as those we usually tell ourselves. She says Russia’s success at interfering in America’s last election has led to “a certain amount of buyer’s remorse”; that Putin is “really a short-term thinker”, and that …
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Another Cheery Open Thread
I’m having a day, so any good news/happy things would be welcome. I’m in shock over the SoCal fire photos and videos. I’ve driven the 405 past the Getty a thousand times while living in and visiting Santa Monica. I’m worried about friends/family (and Juicers) who are dealing with this. Luckily, this guy makes me …
Wednesday Open Thread
Here’s an open thread so we can have a safe space to not wage open internecine warfare over a certain Senator who used to work at SNL. This is a safe space. No mentions of you know who.