A human-resources worker at the old Revel got her new job back and found not much had changed since she last set foot inside the casino. “I sat down at my same desk, opened the drawer, and there was a ChapStick that I left there four years ago,” she told Wayne Parry of the Associated Press.
Think of the vast sums of money that sloshed around from one party to another so this building, and the people who worked there, could get a couple years older, as if we don’t have actual problems facing our society.
Horseshoe-Crab Madness
I love this story about horseshoe crabs. I can’t get enough of them, frankly. I only found out recently they shed their shells as they grow, so when you see a horseshoe crab shell on the beach it may not necessarily indicate that a horseshoe crab has moved on to the great horseshoe-crab rodeo in the sky, which is a relief. In other news, I am sunburned.
In other other news, I hope you had a good weekend. I spent a lot of mine on the beach wearing my “World’s Greatest Farter Father” teeshirt AGAIN (It’s starting to smell) and thinking how nice it was to sit there while down at the border our government is separating mothers from their very small children.
I don’t know how you feel about this policy but I’m very not ok with. And anyway, (as has been pointed out), the Trump Administration doesn’t know how it feels about it either. It’s currently arguing that separating kids from parents is:
* a deterrent (and therefore good)
* Bible-approved (also good)
* a Democrat thing (bad?)
* Not actually happening (the full Orwell)
When did it become a culture-war thing to point out that obvious bullsh*t is obvious bullsh*t?
After we’ve traumatized these children, we can blame the parents we took them away from for the rising crime rate in 20 years. And the circle will be unbroken…
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Gov. Murphy threatens to veto NJ budget if it relies on ‘gimmicks’–TRENTON — Gov. Phil Murphy says he'll veto any budget sent to him by state legislators if it relies on "unverified" savings and other "gimmicks." www.pressofatlanticcity.com
Art All Night shooting in Trenton: 1 dead, 22 injured after festival turns chaotic–Twenty-two people were wounded early Sunday - 17 from gunshots - when multiple people started shooting at each other inside the Art All Night event in Trenton. www.nj.com
COULD CLIMATE CHANGE ERODE REAL ESTATE MARKETS IN COASTAL NEW JERSEY?–Rising sea levels threaten hundreds of thousands of homes and structures nationwide, with New Jersey ranking second only to Florida as the state most at risk for chronic flooding, according to a new study. www.njspotlight.com
OP-ED: OP-ED: PennEast hacks an unconscionable pipeline-review process–When it comes to deciding if we have enough pipeline infrastructure, it’s clear that the federal agency in charge of reviewing pipeline development is incapable of determining when “enough is enough.” www.njspotlight.com