What? Punishing the unemployed doesn't create jobs? Next you'll tell me that cutting taxes for the rich doesn't create growth. https://t.co/Nz87Gmxbmr
— Paul Krugman (@paulkrugman) June 23, 2021
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The media’s ratings after Trump are down but the media still gives him too much attention
Here are tweets from Paul Farhi from the Washington Post and an email I sent him. (It’s similar to an email I sent to Ben White at Politico which I posted on the blog but was rejected by their email system.)
The media still gives Trump lots of coverage but ratings may be down because people have lost interest. Here’s a link to an article I linked to in the email.
Trump’s blog has staggeringly small audience – The Washington Post
End or reform the Senate filibuster
Republicans are abusing it and will prevent Democrats from passing bills that are popular and necessary.
Examples of coronavirus outbreaks
My experience with online grocery shopping
I never shopped for groceries online until the pandemic. I don’t drive so I usually bartered a dinner out with a friend in return for a trip for grocery shopping.
Since the pandemic, I have been getting groceries delivered from Safeway and am overall satisfied with the process. I’ll keep doing it after the pandemic is over
It’s not quite the same as ordering from restaurants with the delivery services. When you order, you select a time in the future – there’s no ASAP. This is different than the restaurants: Some items that appear to be in stock will not be available by the time your order is delivered and you won’t be charged for them. I would say I get about 3/4 of the stuff I order. You get a receipt several hours before your order is delivered. You can let them substitute if items are out. That has worked out fine but I still don’t get everything. One time, I ordered jalapeno cheese bagels and they were going to substitute cinnamon raisin bagels. I got jalapeno cheese bagels in a bag labeled cinnamon raisin – see the pictures.
Another example. I have ordered a 2-pound bag of plums three times. Twice I got one plum and one time I got about half a dozen. You would think they know I would like more than one. The plum I got yesterday was loose in the grocery bag and had the price sticker on it – see the picture.
The delivery fee can be paid annually or by the order. I would say if you get groceries once a month, the annual plan is worth it. The fees per order depend on the length of time for the delivery window you select – one, two or four hours. You will be notified when your order is being delivered similar to the restaurant services. The food comes in regular grocery bags and they do keep the refrigerated stuff together and the frozen stuff together
Here’s an article on online grocery shopping.
Relish finally wins a Hot Dog Race at the Orioles game
Relish had lost all of his races against Mustard and Ketchup this year. The races are animated videos shown on the scoreboard.
Before the big win:
Great Twitter thread on how to commercialize Juneteenth
Some great bitter humor here. Make sure to scroll through the replies.
What’s going to happen when Juneteenth and Father’s Day both fall on June 19th?
Covers: Think (“5” Royales song)
The “5”Royales released “Think” in 1957 but it is best known from James Brown’s 1960 cover. The original is a fine example of 1950s R&B (with guitar work that was ahead of its time). Brown totally reimagined the song and really modernized it.
Covers: Hot Fun in the Summertime
“Hot Fun in the Summertime” (1969) is one of the many great songs by Sly and the Family Stone. I saw them twice in concert and they were incredible. There aren’t a lot of covers because nobody could match the original version.
Sad! 