Tuesday, July 9, 2024
Thursday, July 4, 2024
Maybe we could pay attention to what we’re seeing?
About 40% of the nation is under a heat alert.
But "global warming isn't real!"
People am stupid
Tuesday, July 2, 2024
McDonald’s and plant based offerings
McDonald's saw the opportunity to sell a plant based burger, and partnered with beyond meat to create a patty that would meet the criteria they had.
They sold some in Europe with success.
Then they decided to enter the US market with a test in Texas in just a couple of stores. The burgers didn't sell well, we have been told. It didn't sound like they put much into it - limited marketing and if we're being honest, that market may not have been the right one to test.
They had already made a decision (very quietly) to not move forward with the sale of these burgers. But went ahead and ran another short trial in California without any fanfare. And it didn't do well either, we're told.
But the company never said a word about it… for about a year. That left people wondering.
Then a week or so ago they announced that it was not a success (with absolutely nothing to give any insights) and they won't be rolling any plant based offerings out nationwide.
And to add a little insult to all of it, some executive said something like "clearly people don't want any plant based offerings at McDonald's. And if they do then MAYBE we can offer salads again."
Alrighty then.
Gaslighting and guns
The general argument we hear is that guns make us safer. You have to have the right to protect yourself. Someone's out to get you (the boogeyman presumably). And so on.
But what I find interesting is that in most of the rest of the world, where gun nutiness doesn't exist, there is low(ish) crime, and most people aren't clamoring to "protect themselves"… and the boogeyman isn't out to get them.
We've been gaslit for so long, "we" actually fall for this trope.
I mean, even if you look at places in the US where guns are more restricted, you see a lower rate of crime, and people don't live in fear (at least generally) that someone is out to get them.
Why do "we" cling to this and feel this need to have a gun? Because it's in the constitution? The same one that most people have never read? The same one that gets trampled regularly to make some ridiculous point?
Gaslighting is an amazing thing. And the gun manufacturers make TONS of money off of it. And they control the message.
Wake up and pay attention.
Fireworks, guns, and Disney world.
At one point in time, it looked like Walt Disney world might replace out some of the "traditional" fireworks shows for a drone show.
And certainly, such a thing is entirely possible, would ultimately be less expensive and less dangerous. And could provide for a more immersive show.
And though they've toyed with some drone additions, and have a whole show at Disney springs, the reality is that they will NEVER replace the fireworks at the magic kingdom with drones.
And it has nothing to do with nostalgia or the guest desires to have a fireworks show.
This has everything to do with guns. The state of Florida decided to allow for guns *everywhere* (because we're idiots) including theme parks and tourist destinations
But Disney has a special federal exemption based on the use of fireworks. And this can circumvent Florida law.
Surely they don't want people to start bringing firearms into the happiest place on earth. So things will remain the same.
* as I understand it, universal and sea world have different exemptions. And perhaps Disney could explore use one of those. B it for now at least, they don't want to upset the apple cart.
Mickey=good. Actual mice=bad
My own anecdote: back when I worked there, I was picking up the days costume while the person working was standing on a chair and looking suspiciously. She told me she had just seen a mouse!
I responded that she was lucky that Mickey had visited. She did not like that and told me what I could do with that comment. But I stand by it.
There is a belief that Disney has been breeding an army of cats. Yes, and they're not just ordinary cats, they have a special set of skills. They're like Commando cats and they live in a barracks […] They live on the outskirts of the park [Disneyland] and at night, when they close the park, under the cover of darkness, these cats ascend into the park and they eat all the mice.The thing that's so messed up about it all, why I hate them, is that the whole empire of Disney is built on the back of one mouse […] If you're a mouse and you go into Disneyland, you are not leaving alive
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