It’s only June 11th. Kill me now.
Billionaires' Billions Are Increasing Faster Than Ever.
Their rising wealth, a 40 percent increase in just two years, has coincided with significant changes to U.S. tax laws over the last decade that largely benefited the country’s richest families and stockholders and led to an increase in their political influence.
We’re a country of pyschopaths helping pyschopaths become more pyschopathic and there’s no political will to stop it. Happy 250th birthday America.
Watched: Margo’s Got Money Troubles 📺
Finished this up over the weekend. It was very entertaining. Elle Fanning, Michelle Pfeiffer, and Nick Offerman were all fantastic. Highly recommended.
Watched: Cape Fear S1E1, Fingers & Toes 📺
Started this officially last night but it was after I got home from the O’s game and I passed out halfway through. Had to do a rewatch. Very intense so far.
Unsurprising open corruption from FIFA & the Trump…. From Kottke.org:
Unsurprising open corruption from FIFA & the Trump regime: FIFA rents an office in Trump Tower. “The rent goes to President Trump’s family business, but soccer officials say the space sits largely idle.” That’s called a bribe.
I am a few months away from my 40th rotation around the Sun. One thing I will never learn is how to use an automatic soap dispenser the right way, the first time. Instead, for the next 40 years, I’ll continue to do the ancient dance of the hands to court the dispensers approval.
I have an old 2012 Macbook Air that I was thinking about upgrading the battery, storage, and then installing Linux on it. Seems like it would be a fun tinkering machine.
It’s one of those weeks…
Couldn’t ask for better weather.
Back at the Yard. Let’s go O’s.
