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Toyota and Selective Election Dispute Outrage

Corporations should not be involved in politics.Should they feel the necessity to get involved, is it too much to ask for consistency? Toyota announced that it will no longer donate to Republicans who disputed the 2020 presidential election. Toyota is … Continue reading

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The Lawyer and Salad-Bar Cheating

Erin Gilmer, an attorney and consultant to hospitals on medical privacy and compassionate health care, died on July 7, 2021 at the young age of 38. The cause of death was suicide. Ms. Gilmer suffered from rheumatoid arthritis, Type I … Continue reading

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When Hate Sidetracks Due Process: Lessons from Planet Fitness and Horse-Racing

The Barometer was awaiting the opening of the doors to the mighty Planet Fitness gym, you know, the alleged “Judgement-free zone.” The English spelling of “Judgment” in the United States will not be corrected because as a Planet Fitness manager … Continue reading

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Hunter Biden: Renaissance Man, Painter, and Ethics Expert

President Biden’s son has discovered his inner self and is now a painter of art the quality of which brings up to $500,000. Not to worry. He has a solution. He is going to keep everything a secret from everyone. … Continue reading

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Six-Feet Nothing and the Point God

Chris Paul is 36 years old and just 6-feet tall. He was once poison in the NBA — one team gave away its draft picks just to be free from Paul’s contract. Today, having scored 41 points in Game 6 … Continue reading

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“Vatican Indicts Cardinal and 9 Others on Charges Over Money-Losing Deals”

Now that’s a headline one does not expect to read. A combination of words that seems beyond the realm, as it were. Nonetheless, the Vatican is a country and can indict, pardon, and fire as it sees fit. New York … Continue reading

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What exactly are we watching when we watch sports?

In baseball we have the umps checking the hats, gloves, belts, and fingers of the players. The umps are looking for sticky stuff! They have made players change their hats and take off their belts. One player dropped his drawers … Continue reading

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The Lordstown Intrigue

Lordstown Motors Companies was supposed to be building electric trucks at a former GM plant in Ohio. However, the company, which went public in October 2020, appears to be yet another electric/alternative truck folly. You may remember that Nikola, the … Continue reading

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Portland’s Full-Page Ad in the New York Times: A Truth-in-Advertising Issue or Just Candor?

Portland, Oregon has had its share of newsworthy events over the past year. There were 56 homicides in Portland in 2020, the highest number in 26 years. Through April 6 of this year, there were 25 homicides, so Portland is … Continue reading

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Pharmacy Benefit Management

There is something about third-party pharmacy benefit managers. Put them together with state attorneys general and you have a 100% chance of uncovering overpayments under medical plans for government and private business employees as well as for recipients of Medicare … Continue reading

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The Definition of Diversity at Google (Alphabet)

Alphabet, Inc. (Google parent) hired Kamau Bobb in 2018 as its “global lead of diversity strategy and research.” Ironically, research revealed that in 2007, Mr. Bobb wrote a post entitled, “If I Were a Jew.” Dr. Bobb wrote in his … Continue reading

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Rationalizing Breaking the Law

Natalie Mayflower Sours Edwards was once a senior advisor in the Department of Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network. During the Trump administration, from October 2017 until her arrest in October 2018, Ms. Mayflower Sours Edwards leaked SARs (suspicious activity reports) … Continue reading

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Mayor Lovely Warren of Rochester: Tough Slog in Her Re-Election Campaign

Lovely Warren in the mayor of Rochester. Her name is musical. Her luck is bad. And her husband has been arrested for being part of a cocaine-trafficking ring. Her Honor herself was indicted one year ago for financial fraud in … Continue reading

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Merrill Lynch Trainees No Longer Get Cold-Call Training

In the 1970s TV series, Taxi, Louie DePalma (Danny DeVito strikes again) had to get a temporary job as a stock broker. He used the obituaries to make cold calls to widows, posing as a cousin. That age-old practice may … Continue reading

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