The stock market thinks layoffs are cool

Before I started following the stock market, I thought layoffs would be bad for companies as well as the people who were laid off. I was wrong. Wall Street likes layoffs because it reduces company expenses. Wouldn’t it be better for the economy if people were working and could spend money?

Cursing parrots

also see this post on Andrew Jackson’s cursing parrot:

Great alteration of a Trading Places photo into a Herschel Walker photo

Someone took a picture from Trading Places that featured Eddie Murphy flanked by Ralph Bellamy and Don Ameche and made it into one with Herschel Walker with Ted Cruz and Lindsey Graham. It goes back to Walker saying “erection” when he meant “election”.

Gun deaths are lower in states with strict laws

Gun deaths are higher in states without strict gun laws. However, Republicans think the solution to gun deaths is to pass laws that make it easier to get and carry guns.

Gun deaths are higher in the US than in other developed economies.

How to archive your tweets

I did this. It took several days for the archive to be ready and it was slow to download. I haven’t opened it. My archive of

Some of Twitter’s advertisers have stopped using it