Remember how we were talking a few days ago about Trump and his sharpie, and how, instead of just owning up to his misstatement about the path of Hurricane Dorian, he’d doubled down, restating the lie that he’d been told that the hurricane was headed for Alabama, and holding up a crudely doctored weather map […]
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Sharpiegate takes yet another turn, illustrating the threat to both science and reality under the Trump administration
Posted in Environment, Politics, Uncategorized Also tagged Alabama, Bahamas, Climate Change, counterfeit weather forecast, Dan Sobien, Donald Trump, Global Warming, Hurricane Dorian, hurricanes, Jane Lubchenco, Julie Kay Roberts, Michael Halpern, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Weather Service, NOAA, NWS, politicizing science, post-fact, post-truth, Red Cross, sharpie, Sharpiegate, Trump Inaugural Committee, Union of Concerned Scientists, weather, weather forecast 16 Comments
Wet Seal closes stores without notice, screws employees, gives CFO a $95,000 raise
With the holiday shopping season now behind us, the struggling clothing retailer Wet Seal made a move this weekend to quietly close several of their stores. They did so with practically no notice, leaving many of their long-time employees without jobs, and no way to pay their bills. These employees, understandably, are none too pleased. […]
Posted in Corporate Crime, Economics, Mark's Life, Uncategorized Also tagged 1%, 99%, anti-worker, bankruptcy, Briarwood Mall, Dayton, Dublin, Hudson Bay Master Fund, liquidation, Los Angeles, Ohio, Retail, Seattle, Thomas Hillebrandt, unions, Wet Seal, worker rights 44 Comments