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MBTA crowding survey
Boston-area transit riders: If you've used the MBTA's services in the last month, the T would like to hear your opinions.https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e -
Nurse Appreciation Week!
From https://www.thrillist.com/news/nation/national-nurses-week-deals-2020-free-food:
Throughout Nurse Appreciation Week, which starts with National Nurses Day on Wednesday, May 6, restaurants throughout the United States are offering free ( Read more... ) -
[A] boat, some guns, and 62 men of dubious military skill.
Raised from comments elsewhere:
I have never been a Green Beret, and I have never attempted a coup, though who knows where the future will take me. Nevertheless, I did assume - naïvely! erroneously! - that the first rule of organizing a coup is that you do not tweet about it. And doesn’t it require a lot of planning? Based on my many years spent ( Read more... ) -
“I’m not a person, I’m ‘we the people’.”
This woman is evidently confused about the nature of the society in which she is currently living ( Read more... ) -
MA Health Connector Special Enrollment Period extended until May 25th.
If you are a Massachusetts resident currently without health insurance, this is a reminder that the special open enrollment period has been extended again, this time until May 25th.
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The Big Blue Bug in Providence is wearing a mask now! I only learned this week that it has an official name: Nibbles Woodaway.
The industry press did not disappoint! Article with details here: https://www.mypmp.net/2020/05/01/nibbles-woodaway-dons-a-face -
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People who get in my face when I disagree with them get less feedback from me. They also get less honest feedback.
They may not care. They evidently don't want my feedback. But I think enough of my opinions that I feel that it's their loss.
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And now, Jet Airways.
I was never a huge fan of the airline but as is usual with airlines I'm on the side of more competition.
From https://www.bbc.com/news/business-47905089:Passengers are stranded in India and around the world after Jet Airways suspended all international flights ( Read more... ) -
RIP, Wow Air.
Icelandic low-fare carrier Wow Air just stopped flying, stranding passengers on both sides of the Atlantic. The Washington Post has a story on what to do if you're stuck: ( Read more... ) -
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From https://www.ft.com/content/b2e56c96-1f32-11e9-a46f-08f9738d6b2b:Every year, Chapman University in California publishes a fun list called the Survey of American Fears. In 2018, the biggest fear, for all Americans, was corrupt government officials. ( Read more... )