Ketchup sandwiches and other things stupid poor people eat
Please, Mrs. Conservative, don’t yell at our daddy for using food stamps. Also, can we have a cookie?
Hasnain says:
"Stupid fucking poor people. If only we’d been engineer majors in college. If only we’d gone to college. If only our parents hadn’t been poor. If only they spoke English. If only we worked harder. If only we were more like conservatives who believe everything they have today is a direct result from the sweat of their own brow."
Posted on 2016-09-26T04:12:56+0000
What the Data Really Says About Police and Racial Bias
Eighteen academic studies, legal rulings, and media investigations shed light on the issue roiling America.
Hasnain says:
"In San Francisco, “although Black people accounted for less than 15 percent of all stops in 2015, they accounted for over 42 percent of all non-consent searches following stops.” This proved unwarranted: “Of all people searched without consent, Black and Hispanic people had the lowest ‘hit rates’ (i.e., the lowest rate of contraband recovered).” In 2015, whites searched without consent were found to be carrying contraband at nearly two times the rate as blacks who were searched without consent."
Posted on 2016-09-26T03:57:44+0000
Self-driving trucks threaten one of America’s top blue-collar jobs
Self-driving, 80,000-lb trucks will probably be on the road faster than automated cars. Nearly 2 million trucking jobs are at risk.
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Posted on 2016-09-25T20:34:31+0000
Locked in a Room with MacGyver: Can Lucas Till Live Up to the Hype?
A group of reporters have been locked in an escape room with the cast of MacGyver. Despite the squeals of surprise at the darkness — none of which came from stars Lucas Till, George Eads, or Justin Hires — there’s nothing for the writers to be afraid of.
As Our Jobs Are Automated, Some Say We'll Need A Guaranteed Basic Income
How will the economy provide economic opportunities if employers need fewer workers in the future? A growing number of people in Silicon Valley are saying the only realistic answer is a basic income.
Hasnain says:
"The debate about whether machines are taking our jobs is beside the point, says Chris Hughes, a co-founder of Facebook who is active in the basic income movement. He says that whether you like the idea or not, there won't be an alternative because decent-paying jobs are disappearing for millions of people."
Posted on 2016-09-25T17:37:16+0000
162 bodies retrieved after boat carrying hundreds of refugees sinks
The bodies of 162 people had been pulled from the waters off the Egyptian coast by Friday, two days after a boat carrying hundreds of refugees and migrants capsized in the Mediterranean while attempting to head to Europe.
How Chase Got Millennials Excited for a $450-a-Year Credit Card
The Sapphire Reserve card has the points-and-miles obsessed fired up.
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Posted on 2016-09-23T17:25:10+0000
‘Five-Second Rule’ for Food on Floor Is Untrue, Study Finds
Researchers concluded that no matter how fast you pick up food that falls on the floor, you will pick up bacteria with it.
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Posted on 2016-09-22T05:57:47+0000
Hedge-Fund Son Thought Hedge-Fund Dad's Trades Were Pretty Fishy
It's a sweeping saga of alleged insider trading that spans three generations.
Police Accidentally Record Themselves Conspiring to Fabricate Criminal Charges Against Protester
The ACLU of Connecticut is suing state police for fabricating retaliatory criminal charges against a protester after troopers were recorded discussing how to trump up charges against him. In what seems like an unlikely stroke of cosmic karma, the recording came about after a camera belonging to the…