Author: jesse.in.mb

Monday Afternoon Links
All right kiddos, kiddas and kiddxs. I’ll be visiting exotic and tropical Scotland for almost a fortnight, so SP has tapped me to fill in for Brett while I still have a computer to do it from (at work at least, bricked my BIOS on my personal laptop like a chump last night). I almost pulled all of the articles from BBC Alba so you could all practice The Gaelic for a bit.
- The erotic games of monarchs seem like a blast: Thai king strips consort of titles for ‘disloyalty’
- And you thought you were mad about the latest public transit fare hike: Chile protests: Cost of living protests take deadly toll
- Is Trudeau’s hair-game no longer on point? We now take you to mexican sharpshooter for glorious hair news: Canada election: Canadians head to the polls in tight race
- I’m certainly glad President Trump is finally bringing our troops home from the Middle East: US troops leaving Syria will go to Iraq, says Pentagon chief
And we’ll even pull from the BBC Radio 1 Live covers for today’s music.
October 21, 2019
Tuesday Afternoon First of the Month Links
Conversation at Glibs HQ when Brett told us he needed help with the links:

jesse: I will say that I do a lot for you Brett. I spend a lot of effort and a lot of time. but I have been very very good to you, Brett. I wouldn’t say that it’s reciprocal necessarily because things are happening that are not good but I have been very very good to Brett.

Brett: Yes you are absolutely right. Not only. 100%, but actually 1000%. I’m very grateful to you for that because the you are doing quite a lot for me.

So, I’m thinking it’s pretty clear I’m going to get a little quid pro quo for doing the links today. What do you guys think?
- Sloopy linked an article about HK’s current turmoil which mentioned an unconfirmed viral video of a protester being shot in the chest this morning. That’s been confirmed (TW: video from multiple angles at multiple speeds autoplay after the link)
- Florida ~~Boy~~ Man: 15-year-old died protecting family home, 5-year-old sister from intruder, police say
- Has anyone seen Mr. Lizard lately? It seems he’s been busy: Babies in the womb have lizard-like hand muscles
- Aww. I bet Dutch farmers and Californian farmers would get along wonderfully: Dutch tractor protest sparks ‘worst rush hour’ #nofarmersnofood Friendly reminder, guys: creating traffic never ever ever brings people around to your cause.
If you’re an Amazon Prime member today is the day to pick up this month’s freebies in their First Reads program for books and Twitch Prime Loot for games.

And I suppose I need a music link.
October 1, 2019
Tuesday Afternoon Links
Well I survived secondary AND tertiary screening at one of the few non-TSA airports in America. I had ground coffee in my bag (I’ve gone through this airport 2x/year for several years with a few pounds of coffee in my carry-on with no problem). Apparently ground coffee looks like an explosive on x-rays and swipes like an explosive with those stupid little testing swabs. A supervisor was called. The supervisor called a manager. Good times. The Canandaigua blend from this place was absolutely worth the hassle though. But enough about me. On to LINKS!
- Trump to Bolton: You’re fired! Women and children of color probably pretty pleased, John Bolton hardest hit.
- The science is settled! Not allowing me to nap on the job is a violation of my right to good health: Daytime naps once or twice a week may be linked to a healthy heart, researchers say
- Job market has declined a tad, but people are still leaving the shitty jobs they’ve stuck with due to a decade of recession #TotesJelly. By the end of today I may have driven off a worker or two: Record number of workers quitting shows labor market still strong even as job openings drop and hiring slows
- Libertarian hero/object lesson: Man spends £30,000 fighting £100 speeding fine
- Well, this should be fun: Netanyahu pledges to annex occupied Jordan Valley
- Parliamentarians always seem to have more fun than Congress: Chaos in UK Parliament as speaker pinned to seat, lawmakers chant ‘shame’ after Boris Johnson shutdown
And the traditional musical link
September 10, 2019
Pi Day Afternoon Links
Not my best showing. It was not even a little bit good.

Brett escaped his SMITH-family overlords only to be re-apprehended by his employer. If his comments on the meetings he’ll be in today are any indication, I suspect he’ll be returning to the… uh… “welcoming embrace” of the SMITHs before too long. Luckily for you all, my coworkers have been temporarily tamed by a tidal wave of sugar and fat thanks to my office’s 6th annual Pi Day (our first annual Pi Day was just me baking a shitty blueberry pie and telling everyone Pi Day was a thing). My ability to pie crust is significantly better and I’ve gotten weirder with my choices. Anyway, enough about my attempts to manipulate my coworkers with carbohydrates. To the news!
- Polish newspaper runs front page list on ‘how to spot a Jew’ –I’m told y’all talked about this earlier, but it bears linking.
- Pence hosts openly gay Irish prime minister and his partner for breakfast –Times are changing! Soon Race Bannon and his co-parent, Dr. Quest will be more comfortable living openly.
- Butterball issues nationwide recall of nearly 80,000 pounds of ground turkey –Vegans everywhere: Finally! It’s not romaine or beansprouts!
- Holy fudge: soft foods helped humans form ‘f’ and ‘v’ sounds –I’mma need some of our cunning linguists to weigh in on this. I spent a year trying to teach little Korean children–who ate an awful lot of 죽 (juk) or soft rice porridge–how to say “fat” instead of “ppat”.
- Scientists Call For Global Moratorium On Creating Gene-Edited Babies — I’m reminded of a poignant line from Gattaca on the innate morality of improving our genes through editing: Beautiful piece of equipment there, Jerome. I see a great many in the course of a given day. Yours just happens to be an exceptional example. I don’t know why my folks didn’t order one like that for me.
  Six years of practice and both my crust and filling have improved.
And I suppose a wee bit of music goes here, no?
March 14, 2019
Odin’s Day Cyclopic Links
Honestly, there probably won’t be any cyclopean linkage today. I’m just bored of Wednesday as a concept.
- India and Pakistan say they’ve launched airstrikes against each other. *Checks to see if there’s a Wikipedia list for this (of course there is)* I’m sure this is fine, just fine.
- Oregon Set To Pass The First Statewide Rent Control Bill. “OK Google, set a reminder to compare Oregon rental costs in three years.”
- Oprah Winfrey loses $58 million on Weight Watchers investment as stock plunges. I can’t tell if USA Today is trying to be funny with their headline, but you know what, I’m rolling with it. These are not the losses you were hoping for.
- Tennessee man accused of dipping testicles in customer’s salsa before online delivery
- Scientists Discover New Mineral Icicles, Dead Mollusks, Plastic at the Bottom of the Great Blue Hole. I fucking love science and all, but I was really hoping this was some SugarFree Star Trek erotica.
It’s blue. It’s a hole. And it’s pretty darn great.

I guess I can be semi-on-topic with music from Norway or Sweden, ja?
February 27, 2019
Wednesday Afternoon Links
Hey folks, I’m here with a few links for y’all to chatter about in the comments. Or you can ignore them completely and go off-topic immediately. I’m feeling extra permissive today and you guys benefit! You can even complain about me reusing links someone else posted. It’s a fucking free-for-all!
- Looks like it’s time for a new enemies list: Former U.S. Air Force officer faces spy charges after defecting to Iran
- Perhaps Iran *also* needs a new enemies list: Suicide attack on Iran’s Revolutionary Guards kills 30
- I mean, you could, but why would you want to?: You Can Now Run Windows 10 on the Raspberry Pi 3
- You guys are all dog people, right?: It’s Good To Be King: Wire Fox Terrier Wins Westminster Dog Show (if you just want a pic of the winner this is faster)
Annnndd I guess I need a music link? I guess this will do.

As Dr. Laura always used to say “Now go take on the day!”
February 13, 2019