- Dorian likely whipped up a 100-foot rogue wave near Newfoundland (Washington Post) Surf’s up.
- Russia Has ‘Oligarchs,’ the US Has ‘Businessmen’ (FAIR) Why does FAIR hate america.
- The Truth About Faster Internet: It’s Not Worth It (Wall Street Journal) It’s nearly impossible for home users to max out their current high speed data, the promised increases look to be an excuise for government subsidies.
- We Asked Prosecutors if Health Insurance Companies Care About Fraud. They Laughed at Us.
- (ProPublica) “I tracked down a dozen or so investigators who once worked for insurers, and they all said the same thing: Insurers don’t police fraud as much as they could because it hurts the bottom line.”
- Kabul Relieves Traffic Congestion By Creating Car Bomb Lane (Duffelblog) Parody, but only just barely.
- Marie Kondo urges nation to thank veterans for their service before discarding them (Duffelblog) ALSO parody, but only just barely.
- This Tel Aviv sex shop is keeping it kosher – Israel News (Haaretz) Rabbi Shmuley’s daughter Chana Boteach runs the store. Weird.
- The Worst Environmentalists in the World (Jacobin) “The New York chapter of the League of Conservation Voters is a cesspool of fossil fuel greenwashing.”
I loves me some vintage airshow newsreels:
#OnThisDay 1950: Newsreel was at the Farnborough Air Show to take a gander at all the latest planes. pic.twitter.com/n82J0zxFqe— BBC Archive (@BBCArchive) September 8, 2019