1 – “Sorry”
The world of politics is never dull. Nor is it ever non-hypocritical and ridiculous. In the latest installment of “I know what you are but what am I,” US Representative, Tom Reed, Republican from New York, has stated he will not be running for re-election in 2022.
Why?
In 2017, after serving 7 years in Congress as a married man with children, Reed unhooked a lobbyist's bra while at a bar, groped her thigh, then rubbed her back. All without her consent.
And, of course, this:
Reed, who was first elected to Congress in 2010, had been among the members of Congress calling for the resignation of Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo over sexual harassment allegations. In late February, Reed said he was seriously considering running for governor against Cuomo should the Democrat seek a fourth term next year.
AP
Reed is a member of the House's Problem Solvers Caucus. LOLOL.
Of course, Reed blamed alcohol. I guess that's a problem he'll have to solve on his own.
2 – Texas Chainsaw Massacre Heads to North Carolina
I've never watched the movie referenced above, and I never intend to (and I had no idea so many sequels had been made). But this guy apparently wanted to reenact it Saturday night when he broke into a local Lowe's, stole a chainsaw, and marauded through a Red Roof Inn in Raleigh, NC.
He didn't saw anybody up. That's a good thing! He's being held in jail on bond for a whole host of charges, one of which is “going armed to the terror of the public.”
Put this one in the “TIL” column.
3 – Scientists just found a way to break down polystyrene
A team of scientists at Ames Laboratory used processing by ball-milling to deconstruct commercial polystyrene in a single step, at room temperature, in ambient atmosphere in the absence of harmful solvents. Ball-milling is a technique that places materials in a milling vial with metal ball bearings which is then agitated until a desired chemical reaction occurs. Called mechanochemistry, this experimental approach has numerous applications in new materials synthesis, and attractive features where plastics recycling is concerned.
I don't know what any of this means, except for the end result: Better re-use and re-cycling of polystyrene (whatever that is).
IOW: Great taste, less (land)filling. Now, if only they could solve the non-mystery of the shrinking baby penises…keep reading!
4 – Shrinking Penises
This should make every man cringe…and go back to the cave. This may be the real reason Paleo took the world by storm a few years ago!
In a new book, Countdown, researcher Shanna Swan lays out the dim view that the industrial chemicals used in everyday products leads to a wide range of changes taking place in recent years, including “increasing numbers of babies born with smaller penises.”
Ahem, “smaller” than what? Shouldn't babies have small penises? I'm so confused.
5 – If at first you don't succeed, try, try again
Texas woman arrested again for not wearing a mask, this time at a local Office Depot. Yes, you read that right. Originally reported here, Terry White was arrested on March 11 for resisting arrest after refusing to leave when Bank of America employees asked her to first wear a mask and then asked her to leave when she refused.
Well, this week, she got arrested again…all because she refused to wear a mask.
Some people are just too stupid to be out in public. And they're the ones who insist on it.
6 – Man stabs 8 during fight at Detroit hookah bar
TIL 2: Apparently, hookers have their own bar. No? No, Bill. “Hookah bar, not hooker bar.”
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