Monday, March 30, 2020

Reality Checks

Is It Legal For My Company To Absorb All Its Workers' $1,200 Stimulus Checks?, My Family Owns A Grocery Store — The Supply Chain Is A Real Problem, Did An Illuminati Conspiracy Theory Help Elect Thomas Jefferson?, and more.
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HELP ISN'T ON THE WAY
GOOD QUESTION
Is It Legal For My Company To Absorb All Its Workers' $1,200 Stimulus Checks, And Other Advice Column Questions
digg.com
A roundup of the most interesting, thought-provoking and surprising questions that our favorite columnists addressed in recent days.
CLEANED OUT ON AISLE 9
My Family Owns A Grocery Store. The Supply Chain Is A Real Problem
slate.com
"Our stores haven't gotten a frozen load in two stores in two and a half weeks. And I haven't seen toilet paper in a while."
MONOPOLIES TO BLAME
The United States Tried To Build A New Fleet Of Ventilators. The Mission Failed
nytimes.com
As the coronavirus spreads, the collapse of the project helps explain America's acute shortage.
SOME WEIRD VIEWS OF EVOLUTION IN HERE
The Contrarian Coronavirus Theory That Informed The Trump Administration
newyorker.com
A damning interview with Richard Epstein, the NYU School of Law professor whose articles "Coronavirus Perspective" and "Coronavirus Overreaction" helped guide the White House's initial response.
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PayPal Has 300 Million Members – Yet Few Have This Upgrade
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If you ever shop online, you need to read this.
AN OUTSIDE CHANCE
END OF THE TRAIL
The Frontier Couple Who Chose Death Over Life Apart
outsideonline.com
"We have gone to some effort to hide our bodies, as we do not want them found. Please do not waste time and money looking. It would serve no purpose. We are gone, leave us to our peace."
GET NIC CAGE IN HERE, STAT
Did An Illuminati Conspiracy Theory Help Elect Thomas Jefferson?
politico.com
The 1800 election shows there is nothing new about conspiracy theories, and that they really take hold when we don't trust each other.
WAFFLING OVER THE DETAILS
30 Years Later, We Still Don't Know What Really Happened During The Belgian UFO Wave
theweek.com
At first, the witnesses claimed, all you noticed were the lights.
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VIDEO OF THE DAY
A PRACTICALLY PERFECT PARODY
Man Updates 'Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious' From 'Mary Poppins' With Coronavirus-Inspired Lyrics
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Daniel Matarazzo adds some levity to our quarantined world with a song about a "super bad transmittable contagious awful virus."
IN THE NEWS
Trump Extends Social Distancing Guidelines Through April, Acknowledges Virus Could Kill 100,000 In US
Justice Department Reviews Stock Trades By Lawmakers After Coronavirus Briefings
Maine Sheriff Investigating Claim That Armed Men Cut Down Tree To Force Neighbor's Quarantine
Instacart Makes More Changes Ahead Of Planned Worker Strike
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The 8 Best Board Games To Keep Us Distracted
digg.com
Board games make everything better — doubly so since we're stuck indoors with our families with little to do now. So pick up a few of these top choices, and get plenty of game time in while we wait for the outside world to improve.
FROM THE ARCHIVES
GRAPPLING WITH THE CONSEQUENCES
The Dukes Of Oxy: How A Band Of Teen Wrestlers Built A Smuggling Ring (2015)
rollingstone.com
How a crew of hard-partying Florida teens cashed in on an epidemic and built a multimillion-dollar OxyContin smuggling ring.
SPIRITED AWAY
The Great Whiskey Heist (2016)
mensjournal.com
How one distillery worker enlisted friends, family, and a few fellow steroid enthusiasts to liberate hundreds of thousands of dollars' worth of premium bourbon, one barrel at a time.
RING THE ALARM
What Happens If You Commit A Murder While Sleepwalking? (2014)
priceonomics.com
Does a murder still count when the assailant unconsciously and involuntarily kills?
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