“But how did it get to the point where they were able to simply throw away safety test results and cover up injuries?”

The boy who was killed is Caleb Schwab; his father, Scott Schwab, was a Republican Legislator in Kansas, who was strongly anti-regulation, and opposed bills about “government interference” by inspections and regulations. He changed his viewpoint after the accident.

Yeah, you can kind of see an “Atlas Shrugged” philosophy at work here, i.e., ‘See? When the government Takers aren’t telling the Makers what they can and can’t do, the Makers create things, marvels of innovation and scale!’

That’s exactly what I was thinking. Fiercely red Republican anti-regulation Kansas going, “What’s The Matter With Kids Beheaded On Unsafe Rides”? This is your free-market libertarian bullshit nihilism at work. But I suppose if this poor child’s horrible violent death because of frauds and criminally negligent…

Precisely!

If there is one in the state its more than likely underfunded and ridiculously understaffed. When I lived in Indiana there was a department that would go around to the carnival and amusement parks in the state and inspect them. The department had exactly 4 people and one of those four worked the office to answer…

In What’s the Matter with Koch Brothers Kansas? The free market can determine waters slide safety better than government.

Most of them are gun nuts. It’s one thing to tell them to go to hell if they never liked you but seeing their Ice Queen reject them would turn her into a target. Maybe she’s not ready for that.

Beyond what we think, it’s a practice that’s often extremely ridiculous and grotesque

Cannes suddenly (maybe always?) seems like a bunch of self important douche nozzles.

In my day, we walked ten miles through a blizzard uphill both ways to hand the camera to someone else and let them take the goddamn photo.

This seems like a bit of a drag to me i.e. “I support & respect any former colleague’s right to make their own career choices.” Unlike SJP.

I think “doesn’t give a shit anymore” may very well be the correct interpretation.

Are you suggesting she delete her email too? Because that’s where he directed his followers to go to harass her.

Considering he told people to go to her email address that would be pointless, wouldn’t it?

“If someone writes an online article or Tweets at you criticizing your work aren’t they doing the same thing-informing your boss and the world of their low opinion and hoping the internet will pile on and bother you?” 

You know who I’ve fallen in love with? Jillian Bell.

Madonna found him somewhat un-harmless.

I realize that Cuomo is an unprincipled asshole, but are we really supposed to be happy about Cynthia Nixon?