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shadowproof.com/2016/07/18/hsbc-report-shows-eric-holder-pushed-big-jail-policy/ HSBC Report Shows Eric Holder Pushed For ‘Too Big To Jail’ Policy A new report [PDF ] from the House Financial Services Committee, which explores the Justice Department’s conduct in relation to the megabank HSBC, proves once-and-for-all what many had long suspected: former Attorney General and perpetual Wall Street lawyer Eric Holder was always committed to a “Too Big …

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B.A. lit, 10 years at a global ad agency, 15 more at startup and radio production house, and…

Will Rogers

Happy bday Okie cowboy/commentator Will Rogers, b. 1879. “We will never have true civilization until we have learned to recognize the rights of others.“Never let yesterday use up too much of today.“Even if you’re on the right track, you’ll get run over if you just sit there. — Matthew Dowd (@matthewjdowd) November 4, 2019

I Love those Liberty Mutual spots.

Almost every Liberty Mutual spot I’ve seen (created by Goodby Silverstein & Associates) is a winner in my book, so I watch them with way more attention than most people. Here’s a detail that some latent OCD caught. In the spot with the struggling actor, note how the river behind him is in the same loop with each take. Look …

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“Campaign 2020” The optics here are GOLDEN! Socialists Bernie Sanders @BernieSanders & Rashida Tlaib @RashidaTlaib being interviewed in front of EMPTY grocery shelves… Genius,,,,,,,,,,,#Cody45🐯 pic.twitter.com/EtOBgudntB — Cody (@buzzman888) October 29, 2019

Travels by Narrowboat

This show, Travels by Narrowboat on Amazon Prime, is so quirky and hypnotic I can’t stop watching. The chugging of the narrowboat diesel is soporific, the host’s ramblings are interesting enough to convince you to continue watching, and the scenery is nice. By all rights it should be the most boring thing in the world. Where are the narrowboat chases? …

Alexa mistakes a joke for a book

My wife and I joke about having a heroin-tinged bristle brush mounted to the wall at the height of our lower backs so we wold back into it when we have lower back pain. Joking, I told Alexa, “Alexa, order me a heroin brush.” She responded. “I’ve put “Black Wave” in your shopping cart. I then tried to tell Alexa …