Author: Playa Manhattan

  • Monday Afternoon Links

    According to the CDC website, the most recent published estimate of lifetime HIV treatment costs was $367,134. That’s just one of many things to keep in mind as Jerry Brown signs a bill downgrading the punishment for knowingly exposing someone to HIV in California to a misdemeanor. WTF? I’m all for decriminalizing behavior that doesn’t have a victim. This is NOT one of those cases.

     

    As people struggle to assign a motive to the Las Vegas shooter, this seems to be a very promising lead. He does, in fact, seem to be evil and crazy. FTA:

    The woman, who spoke anonymously, said she would spend hours drinking and gambling in Sin City with Paddock, who she described as ‘paranoid’ and ‘obsessive’.

    If he hit a winning streak, he would take her back to his room for ‘really aggressive and violent sex’ including living out rape fantasies, she said.

     

    Spot the bullshit: Las Vegas Killer Had Better Rifles Than the U.S. Military. How many falsehoods can you find? I only got halfway through, and I’m already in double digits. I’ll get the ball rolling: “Paddock also outfitted his weapons with some of the best optics available to the public.” Hey, there, goalposts!!! Get back here!!! Available to the public???? Lemme run that through my lying liar translator: The military has much better optics.  Let’s see how many more of these we can find. I’m betting at least 20.

     

    All of the news emerging about Harvey Weinstein is horrifying and disgusting, except for this little gem…  Judi Dench has a Harvey Weinstein tattoo on her ass.

     

     

     

  • Rest in Peace, Almanian

    It is with great sadness that I inform the Glibertarians.com readership of the passing of Almanian, a longtime Reason commenter.

    After a lengthy battle with cancer, he succumbed to his illness this weekend, surrounded by family and friends.

    I am withholding his real name out of respect for his family’s privacy, and I would ask that you do the same in the comments.

    If you have any memories that you would like to share, please do so below.

     

    ON TOPIC ONLY.

     

    Goodbye, friend.   You will be missed.

     

  • Open Thread.

    Brett died.

    [VHYRUS SAVES THE DAY– BUT BRETT CAN’T LINK ON HIS PHONE]

    But let’s talk about this instead:

    BUT SERIOUSLY VHYRUS SAVES THE DAY BECAUSE NO ONE AROUND HERE ACTUALLY WORKS:

    I just noticed that there are no PM links queued up at all. Let’s fix that.

    Dems tell Mattis not to go along with his own idea. Uh…. okay.

    Insufferable Asshole keeps getting more insufferable. Please just go away… please?

    Looks like California is going to pot. Jeff Sessions hardest hit?

    The horror. THE HORROR! Pants shitting at it’s finest.

    Okay that’s all I got. Go… do… something.