Woah, the CEO of the 8th largest company in the world was just assassinated in midtown NYC.
Is it wrong that my first thought was "Was Trump the shooter? He said he could do it and no one would care."
Oh, I get it. You just don't like who did the rescuing, that's all. Wishin' I was your boyfriend what's-his-height. Oh wait, he's run off.
Spike ,'Potential'
Natter 78: I might need to watch some Buffy for inspiration
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Steph L. - Dec 04, 2024 7:27:13 am PST #3814 of 3837
Unusually and exceedingly peculiar and altogether quite impossible to describe
chrismg - Dec 04, 2024 7:35:59 am PST #3815 of 3837
"...and then Legolas and the Hulk destroy the entire Greek army." - Penny Arcade
David Brooks had an article in the op/ed saying the MAGA people have the outlook that belief in institutions, even ones that are supposedly on their side, is seen as an attribute of the enemy. This collided with a conversation I had with Mom about how much traction they got the first time by just ignoring the norms of the US government and I realized: This is just the "Move fast and break things" shit all over again. No wonder he gets on so well with Elon.
Tom: Holy crap, that's my company's health insurer!
ETA: Teppy, hah!
Jessica - Dec 04, 2024 7:50:40 am PST #3816 of 3837
If I want to become a cloud of bats, does each bat need a separate vaccination?
Woah, the CEO of the 8th largest company in the world was just assassinated in midtown NYC.
Holy shit, that's less than 10 blocks from my office.
-t - Dec 04, 2024 8:27:23 am PST #3817 of 3837
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
I did not think the break down of the rule of law would be quite so fast and dramatic
meara - Dec 04, 2024 8:28:12 am PST #3818 of 3837
Hah Teppy that would be amazing.
Feel bad for the dude and his family but not shocked someone would want to kill him. Health insurance in this country is awful.
Laura - Dec 04, 2024 8:30:18 am PST #3819 of 3837
Our wings are not tired.
That was my first thought, meara. Insurance companies can and do bring on the rage. No idea if this was the case, but I can see a grieving person thinking this way.
-t - Dec 04, 2024 8:51:29 am PST #3820 of 3837
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
I had to dig through emails to figure out that the insurance plan I will be switching to in 2025 because the premiums are cheaper than Kaiser is, in fact, United Healthcare (it's only referred to by initials most of the time and I was honestly only registering "Kaiser and not-Kaiser" as I went through Open Enrollment). If someone was able to figure out that the insurance company they had a grudge against was this one, and worked out who the CEO was and where he'd be and how to get away with shooting him...well, I guess that's not impossible
Tom Scola - Dec 04, 2024 9:25:49 am PST #3821 of 3837
Mr. Scola’s wardrobe by Botany 500
I can’t get over the fact that the gunman’s plan hinged on his leaving his bike unlocked and counting that it wouldn’t be stolen while he lurked outside a hotel lobby.
Cashmere - Dec 04, 2024 9:36:35 am PST #3822 of 3837
Now tagless for your comfort.
I can’t get over the fact that the gunman’s plan hinged on his leaving his bike unlocked and counting that it wouldn’t be stolen while he lurked outside a hotel lobby.
Ha!
I did not think the break down of the rule of law would be quite so fast and dramatic
Right!
A great narrative that sums up what went down in South Korea. Great writing. [link]
Tom Scola - Dec 04, 2024 9:38:28 am PST #3823 of 3837
Mr. Scola’s wardrobe by Botany 500
She was one of the people I was following on BlueSky yesterday!