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Griftrix

3 years ago
The implosion of a $16.5 billion Citrix Systems debt deal reveals how private equity firms always manage to wriggle out of trouble.
Maureen Tkacik

I have a question about Tucker Carlson, Nord Stream, internet trunk lines, and the American power grid

3 years ago
I know that it's hardly worth commenting on whatever new inanity Tucker Carlson spews into the world each day. He's just this decade's Glenn Beck, and he'll disappear soon enough. But today's inanity got me curious about a tiny thing. Tucker started out tonight by blathering for a while about the sabotage of the Nord ...continue reading "I have a question about Tucker Carlson, Nord Stream, internet trunk lines, and the American power grid"
Kevin Drum

1,000 Deaths In Custody Went Unreported Last Year Because US Justice System Doesn’t Care About The People It Jails

3 years ago
Tossing people into prison is throwing them away. They’re no longer real human beings. They’re just items being processed, moved through the system at whatever pace the system feels is appropriate. And once you’ve begun dehumanizing the people in your care, you can easily stop caring about them. A recent report [PDF] by the Government […]
Tim Cushing