> Taxpayer-Funded Sports Stadiums Are a Massive Scam
https://www.currentaffairs.org/news/taxpayer-funded-sports-stadiums-are-a-massive-scam
As attributed to P.T. Barnum, there is a sucker born every minute, and a lot of them keep handing subsidies to billionaires for stadiums featuring games they will never afford.
So the #CosmicJoker laughs.
Blessed be the #DivineHumor.
> Taxpayer-Funded Sports Stadiums Are a Massive Scam
https://www.currentaffairs.org/news/taxpayer-funded-sports-stadiums-are-a-massive-scam
As attributed to P.T. Barnum, there is a sucker born every minute, and a lot of them keep handing subsidies to billionaires for stadiums featuring games they will never afford.
So the #CosmicJoker laughs.
Blessed be the #DivineHumor.
#Watching (a bit here and there).
> The New Face of America: Inside the Second Great Depression
https://youtu.be/0pcDKYLIHXY?si=HoxdVoP0dK8UNGOO
As I often paraphrase, there but for the amusement of the #CosmicJoker go you and me.
#BadEconomy #poverty #ThisIsAmerica #homeless #hunger #FoodInsecurity #DivineHumor
#Watching (a bit here and there).
> The New Face of America: Inside the Second Great Depression
https://youtu.be/0pcDKYLIHXY?si=HoxdVoP0dK8UNGOO
As I often paraphrase, there but for the amusement of the #CosmicJoker go you and me.
#BadEconomy #poverty #ThisIsAmerica #homeless #hunger #FoodInsecurity #DivineHumor
> Suspected murderer drops dead of heart attack while dumping body of woman he strangled: cops https://nypost.com/2026/06/29/us-news/suspected-murderer-drops-dead-of-heart-attack-while-dumping-body-of-woman-he-strangled-cops/
Again, the #CosmicJoker drew a card for the guy, and it was not good.
Blessed be the #DivineHumor.
> Suspected murderer drops dead of heart attack while dumping body of woman he strangled: cops https://nypost.com/2026/06/29/us-news/suspected-murderer-drops-dead-of-heart-attack-while-dumping-body-of-woman-he-strangled-cops/
Again, the #CosmicJoker drew a card for the guy, and it was not good.
Blessed be the #DivineHumor.
Asesinado por un nogal pecano: esa es una forma muy texana de morir. Por otro lado, tu pista para no sentarte debajo: "El 'árbol peligroso' — conocido como 'Fabricante de viudas'." Y sí, los dueños debieron haber cortado ese árbol
> Father of 4 obliterated by falling pecan tree while eating on restaurant patio, businesses knew it was 'dangerous' but did nothing about it: Lawsuit https://lawandcrime.com/lawsuit/dad-eating-at-bbq-joint-crushed-by-diseased-pecan-tree-that-hung-over-restaurants-patio-businesses-let-it-rot-without-taking-care-of-it-or-warning-patrons-lawsuit/.
Still, when the #CosmicJoker draws you card, it is your time.
Blessed be the #DivineHumor
Killed by a pecan tree: that is a very Texan way to die. Then again, your clue not to sit under it: "The ;hazardous' tree — referred to as a 'Widow Maker'." And yes, the owners should have cut that tree
> Father of 4 obliterated by falling pecan tree while eating on restaurant patio, businesses knew it was 'dangerous' but did nothing about it: Lawsuit https://lawandcrime.com/lawsuit/dad-eating-at-bbq-joint-crushed-by-diseased-pecan-tree-that-hung-over-restaurants-patio-businesses-let-it-rot-without-taking-care-of-it-or-warning-patrons-lawsuit/.
Still, when the #CosmicJoker draws you card, it is your time.
Blessed be the #DivineHumor
El rechazo en el mundo academico es estructural, no personal.
> Rejection in academia is structural not personal https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsocialsciences/2026/06/17/rejection-in-academia-is-structural-not-personal/
It's the way #academia chose long ago to build itself, a house where there are way more applicants than they can take in. I know as an academic librarian I am employed but by the amusement of the #CosmicJoker.
#HigherEd #BadEconomy #fuckery #corruption #exploitation #DivineHumor
> Rejection in academia is structural not personal https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsocialsciences/2026/06/17/rejection-in-academia-is-structural-not-personal/
It's the way #academia chose long ago to build itself, a house where there are way more applicants than they can take in. I know as an academic librarian I am employed but by the amusement of the #CosmicJoker.
#HigherEd #BadEconomy #fuckery #corruption #exploitation #DivineHumor
A. Rivera
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