2022/11/21

Monday, November 21, 2022 (#325)

Sunday Monday Tuesday 2022-11-21 Count every penny before you go to the airport (via): guy slightly underdeclared how much cash he was carrying, US/gov/CBP took it all -- but didn't charge him with anything. So... what's the justification for taking it? 2022-11-21 European team captains at the World Cup won't wear armbands promoting diversity (h/t) «Seven European national soccer teams - including England, Belgium, Germany, the Netherlands and Wales - announced their team captains would not wear armbands promoting diversity because they feared on-field punishments by tournament organizers during the 2022 World Cup.» Why was Qatar awarded the event, if they were going to pull a stunt like that? Shouldn't there be rules prohibiting a country from imposing bigoted rules? nytimes.com/2022/11/14/health/puberty-blockers-transgender: ugh 2022-11-21 Twitter France Head Quits in Exodus, Says ‘It’s Over’ (h/t)