Category: Outrage

Can someone get a dictionary for Mr. Trump?

It appears that Donald Trump literally doesn’t known the meaning of “sacrifice.”

“I think I’ve made a lot of sacrifices. I work very, very hard. I’ve created thousands and thousands of jobs, tens of thousands of jobs, built great structures. I’ve had tremendous success. I think I’ve done a lot.”

Really? Importing foreign workers to depress wages was a sacrifice for him? The only plausible justification for this statement is that Trump believes he sacrificed his integrity when he affirmed to the U.S. government that he was simply unable to find Americans to work for him. But that’s unlikely, since it supposes that Trump had integrity.

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Higher prices for you, lower costs for him

I get it — if the movement of manufacturing abroad has cost you a job that paid you a fair wage in return for an honest day’s work, you should be upset. And when politicians (both Republicans and, more recently, Democrats) say that the “service economy” or the “information economy” is better for America, that doesn’t bring new opportunities to Elkhart, IN. It certainly doesn’t make use of your skill set and replace your reliable income.

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Chickens something something Roost

I am disappointed to read that a police officer was denied service by an employee of a local business.

I suspect Mike Pence is disappointed that it didn’t happen in Indiana, and that the cook didn’t assert a religious basis for this act of stupidity.
Just a friendly reminder of how appalling it is when discrimination in any form is turned against people you like.

Police officer in Virginia denied service at Noodles & Company, department says

Abuse of the class action litigation process? By Low Carb Cory? I refuse to believe it!

Ugh. This guy.

This dude has identified and exploited the fundamental challenge to class action litigation — there is no one directly involved with the litigation that has a fiduciary relationship with the class members. It’s not crazy to expect the court to look out for them, but that’s very different than the role a judge normally plays, and it’s therefore unsurprising that courts aren’t very good at it.

Within a recent 18-month stretch, Groshek applied to 562 jobs, including one at Time Warner Cable. But it doesn’t appear he had any intention of keeping a job long-term. Instead, his aim seems to be to catch companies violating the law during the hiring process, so he can threaten a class-action lawsuit and demand a settlement.

Based on newly filed court records, his plan is working.

Documents show Groshek has used the tactic to extract at least $230,000 in legal settlements from businesses across the country.

Something I hadn’t thought of before, but this guy appears to be proceeding under the FDCPA provision that provides statutory damages (so he doesn’t have to show damages to recover). This seems like an excellent lesson in the Law of Unintended Consequences. Since statutory damages are usually intended to make litigation less onerous for would-be plaintiffs with potentially limited recovery (the same purpose as class action litigation), perhaps plaintiffs should be forced to choose between class action status or statutory damages.

Aren’t we out of words to express how this feels?

Leaving aside any analysis or judgment about the shooting for a moment, Philando Castile’s 4 year old daughter watched as her father was shot to death. Then she tried to comfort her distraught mother as they sat in the back of a police car.

I’ve been thinking about that little girl all morning. I can’t manage to feel anything but despair.

Woman streams aftermath of fatal officer-involved shooting