Midwest Chick's Place

(A.K.A. Non-Original Rants)

–Co-opting good stuff from all over the ‘Net and maybe some original thoughts—ΜΟΛΩΝ ΛΑΒE

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  • Thursday Meme Drop

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  • The gofundme for the woman set on fire in Chicago

    B over at Middle of the Right has additional comments and information but here’s the link also. https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-bethany-magees-recovery I can’t imagine what she and her family are going through. Please spread the word. Continue reading

  • Administration vs incarceration

    The guys at CWBChicago have a breakdown of how ankle monitoring is supposed to function. I have to say IMO, even if it worked, it wouldn’t work. They asked questions regarding the monitoring of the man who set Bethany MaGee on fire on the CTA train. The answers, when not clearly evasive, were frightening. What Continue reading

  • The FDAs loophole—first fake meat, now frankenmilk

    Not sure why the head of the FDA isn’t all over this like white on rice, but it seems that lab created Franken-milk is due to hit stores in the US in 2026. The creator is using the FDA loophole: The company revealed it has a green light to sell their milk because it is Continue reading

  • The Department of Education will not be missed

    Ninety percent of the Department of Education was furloughed and deemed non-essential during the government shutdown (which didn’t last long enough, IMO). I find it to be amazingly refreshing for the head of department to work so diligently to get that department shut down. They are offloading six grant programs to other departments where they Continue reading

  • Sunday Meme Drop

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  • Saturday Meme Drop

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  • More security theater

    If you didn’t have Real ID then you weren’t supposed to be able to fly, according to the law. Because safety or something. But now the TSA has decided that they’re just going to charge a fee if you don’t have it (or a passport). So for $18 you can break the law and fly Continue reading

  • But no arrests for spying??

    Reporters have been kicked out of the upper areas of the White House because they have been caught listening at doors, recording, and otherwise spying on conversations having to do with national security. Assistant to the President and White House Director of Communications Steven Cheung also addressed the policy change. He confirmed that the restrictions Continue reading

  • UN Climate Change gathering up in smoke

    100,000 trees were cut down for a road to the Belem which is in the middle of the Amazonian rain forest. According to reports, Belem, being in outer BFE has no infrastructure (and open air sewers). But the head of the leader of Brazil thought it would be a piping hot idea (and so it Continue reading