Author Archives: Jeff Porten

Alright, science friends, please tell me if this is—as I suspect—a load of crap. I would expect *slight* heat dissipation from spreading it over more metal with more surface area, but nowhere near anything that would be noticeable. I fucking love science

“Jesus, how they yelled and clapped in approval when Trump said, “We’re going to rebuild our inner cities, which are absolutely a shame and so sad. We’re going to take care of our African-American people that have been mistreated for so long.” Forget the phrase “our African America people,” as if he’s sharing them with us. Who the fuck says these things in a country club with a $200,000 membership fee? And how is that not mentioned in every fucking report about the event?”

http://ift.tt/1tipAUe The Rude Pundit: I Went to Trump Golf Club to Watch Trump Last Night and Today I Don’t Feel Good…

Interesting. Philly proposes a soda tax, which I support because sugared sodas are a crime against humanity. But what passed today includes *diet* sodas, which are not a public health issue and which will impact my wallet.

So I guess the lesson is, next time I should believe the corporate lobbyists and their faux grassroots campaign?

Philly Soda Tax Gets Thumbs-Up From Council

Interesting story on how we’re using gendered perspectives to evaluate Hillary Clinton. I consider myself a feminist, and this gave me food for thought.

It’s time to admit Hillary Clinton is an extraordinarily talented politician

Whoa.

“In pre-Corn Flakes America, breakfast wasn’t cold or sweet. It was hot, hearty and lardy, and it had about 4,000 calories.”

http://ift.tt/1RW3mv0 Virtually everything America has told us about breakfast is a corporate myth

Of course, the difference in Philly is that parents frequently throw their children at animals, if they happen to be the nearest small, heavy object. Phillie Phanatic Tragically Killed After Child Falls Into Its Enclosure

Attention neo-Nazis: while *I’m* Jewish, somewhere around 90% of people with the surname “Porten” are Scandinavian and damn near your Aryan ideal. I look forward to the sound of your head exploding.

And if that doesn’t do it, just consider how easy it would be for *us* to use this as an organizing tool and more effectively subvert your lives from within. Thanks for pointing out other members of my tribe, it’s a big help. Southern Poverty Law Center

Not that we really need more evidence that Trump would be a raging trash fire of a president, but every day brings more gifts.

http://ift.tt/1ZeaIA7

http://ift.tt/1TJuLCN With 3,500 U.S. legal actions, Trump is most litigious presidential nominee ever

This story misses the lede. The biggest problem I have with the TSA is that you have people who aren’t trained or deputized as police, but acting with police authority in many cases, and rigged to make people think they *are* cops. And now they’re being assigned to political rallies, where even experienced cops can screw up the boundaries between free speech and public protection.

Over 1,500 TSA Agents Have Been Reassigned to Political Rallies Since April

Just so I know, if I run into Adam B. Sherr tomorrow, should I address him as Your Honor, Your Grace, or Your Eminence?

This could be the best news photo I’ve ever seen. Astronaut becomes first person to wear Star Trek uniform in space