A short NY Post article had me chuckling. A federal judge has tossed a defamation suit brought by Stormy Daniels against the President - and ordered her to pay Trump's legal fees. The case stemmed from Daniels' claim of being threatened on behalf of Trump, and the composite sketch of the man who allegedly confronted her. In a Tweet, Trump dubbed it "a total con job." The judge deemed that normal discourse. This morning radio talk show host Mark Simone weighed in on the issue, noting the irony that those who contributed to Daniels' GoFundMe account are now, in effect, giving that money to Trump. Karma. Hilarious. I doubt this is the end of the sage, though.
From Yahoo's Odd News, edited by yours truly: A 47-year-old Massachusetts man who went by the nicknames Willy Wonka and The Chocolate Man has pleaded guilty to 60 charges stemming from a string of thefts of ATMs. He faces eight to twelve years in prison. More than $300,000 in goods and cash were stolen in four states. Authorities dubbed the investigation Operation Golden Ticket in reference to the pass needed to gain entry into Willy Wonka's Chocolate Factory.
There's an interesting op-ed piece by Joe Nocera in today's Post. It's about the demise of Sears and the creative destruction of capitalism. To illustrate his point, he cites the original Fortune 500 list. 90% of the once powerful companies on it no longer exist. As Sears has been supplanted by Walmart and other companies, someday the latter may also be on the losing end.
For the third straight session the floating book shop had only one customer. My thanks to Ira, who bought a history of the I Love Lucy show and an instructional on casino gambling; and to my constant benefactress, who donated about 20 works of marketable non-fiction and one novel. Tomorrow's customer will have a lot of great stuff to choose from.
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