Before the pandemic era, travelers would often return from a trip complaining about the terrible service provided by airlines. Things have changed. These days, the complaints are about the passengers. The mask rules may be the trigger, but the assholery can't be explained away by a single issue. Now the FAA is asking for help, including this request made in a letter to a thousand commercial airport operators. "We have received reports that some airport concessionaires have offered alcohol ‘to-go,' and passengers believe they can carry that alcohol onto their flights or they become inebriated during the boarding process. The FAA requests that airports work with their concessionaires to help avoid this." Look, we're in a metal tube hurtling through the air at 500 miles per hour, can we at least hold the outbursts until we're safely on the tarmac?
+ "I signed it at the time because our cases were at a very low point. Everything has changed now." Arkansas's Governor Says He Now Regrets Banning Masks In Schools. Look, these pandemic swings are new to all of us and we've all been surprised at different moments. But what the hell is the point of responding to a health crisis by outlawing caution? It's politics at its worst.
The New Yorker's Megan K. Stack on how the war that Americans forgot is ending in chaos and secrecy: "In a sense, the obfuscation was predictable. Leaving a country that many expect will now collapse into civil war, the United States has no victory to declare; it can only acknowledge the reality of relinquishment and retreat. 'A military that's withdrawing from battle, whether it's an organized withdrawal or a retreat, doesn't want any media nearby," said the Getty combat photographer John Moore. 'The military wants to show itself in a victorious way. When you're leaving a field of battle, it never looks victorious.'" A Near Press Blackout in Afghanistan.
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PLUGGING ELECTRIC CARS
"A decade from now, electric vehicles could make up half of new vehicle sales in the U.S., according a voluntary pledge from automakers that will be unveiled on Thursday at the White House. President Biden, surrounded by union officials and carmakers, will sign an executive order setting a target that half of all new vehicles sold in 2030 be zero-emission cars, which would include plug-in hybrids." There's A Big Push For Electric Cars, With The White House Teaming Up With Automakers.
Kids today have missed activities and school for fires, floods, and a pandemic. Several camps shutter due to poor air quality. This roller coaster is rough on us. But it's gonna have a lasting impact on the next generation.
+ It's not just California or even America. Our common bond is the impact of climate change. When I first saw the photo on the left, I thought it was Sausalito. Instead, it's a place halfway around the world - the island of Evia, 100 miles north of Greece. But it's not just the landscape that's familiar...
"The Mexican government argues that the companies know that their practices contribute to the trafficking of guns to Mexico and facilitate it. Mexico wants compensation for the havoc the guns have wrought in its country." Mexico sues US gun manufacturers over arms trafficking toll. If the Mexican government wins the suit, the Mexican people should sue it for the full settlement amount.
"Outer Banks, a perfect show on Netflix about treasure-hunting miscreant teenagers, is a lot like a can of Pringles: it is sleek, it is shiny, and once you pop, you will have no option but to watch the entire season in one sitting. Whether you're a teenager, a 30-year-old, or a 30-year-old playing a teenager on Netflix's Outer Banks, if you have watched Season 2 of this show, then it is most likely that you watched all 10 episodes over the course of a single weekend." Which leads us to this question from Jodi Walker in The Ringer: Exactly How Long Has Each ‘Outer Banks' Character Gone Without Showering? (Expect like 30 shower scenes next season...)
+ Sadly, Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts will miss band's upcoming tour. It might be his recent medical procedure. It also might be that he's 80. At that age, the only place anyone is rambling at midnight is to the bathroom.
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