affect = effect

This is an old post, but it deals with Musk and his mismanagement style:

Silicon Valley’s Horrible Bosses https://newsletters.theatlantic.com/galaxy-brain/62a7fbc951acba00209259f5/elon-musk-brian-armstrong-coinbase-crypto/

I'm not sleeping well lately, and when I do sleep I often have bad dreams. It's unsurprising that I miss things and sometimes misunderstand--the whole world is a blur to me right now. The amazing thing is that I can function at all.

Divorce is having that affect on me.

Coming on the heels of news that Elon Musk has forbidden his workers to talk to each other, and is monitoring them to ensure compliance ...

50 years ago, Billboard #12 for the week of Oct. 29, 1972: Helen Reddy - I Am Woman https://youtu.be/rptW7zOPX2E

Then there's Tulsi, bless her heart. The horseshoe theory stipulates that those on the outer political fringes are just looking for the newest nutty thing to latch onto. The labels don't matter: The nuttiness quotient is all that's important.

Just prior to the 2016 GOP NH debate, a reporter was talking to some college students about who they supported. To them, it came down between Trump or Sanders. That's the horseshoe theory at work.

The Pelosi Attacker and the Horseshoe Theory of Politics https://www.thebulwark.com/the-pelosi-attacker-and-the-horseshoe-theory-of-politics/

Miami Trump supporter convicted of shooting at men after argument over Biden flag on Jet Ski https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/crime/article268249617.html

General Mills, Audi, Mondelez and Pfizer join a growing list of companies pausing Twitter advertising https://www.wsj.com/articles/general-mills-audi-and-pfizer-join-growing-list-of-companies-pausing-twitter-ads-11667507765

Joe Rogan Admits He Lied About Schools Using Litter Boxes https://www.thedailybeast.com/joe-rogan-admits-he-lied-about-schools-using-litter-boxes-for-furries-student

The nice me thinks that this is just an example of how rising tensions are making the situation in the US increasingly violent.

The cynical me thinks that since no one was injured, it is just as likely that Harrington himself was the triggerman.

Which is true? Flip a coin. We lose regardless of the outcome.

Shooting at NC-14 GOP candidate Pat Harrigan family home, none injured https://www.carolinajournal.com/shooting-at-nc-14-gop-candidate-pat-harrigans-home-family-uninjured/

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This seems exactly right:

Republicans Are Just A Normal Polling Error Away From A Landslide — Or Wiping Out https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/2022-polling-error/

No money was ever recovered from them--employees were never paid their final paychecks. The owners' wealth was no doubt hidden in some offshore bank account.

Knowing their payroll costs, I estimate that they had about 1/2 million dollars in cash on the table when they decided to close.