Seaside, New Jersey calls for help from Alabama utilities crews, then refuses it because they’re non-union

Despite receiving a call from the city of Seaside, New Jersey, requesting help with hurricane recovery, utilities crews from Huntsville, Decatur, and Trinity were turned away yesterday because they are non-union. This sounds like a setup for a parody story of questionable taste, but nope, that’s what happened.  The crews will instead head to Long … Read more

Thursday miscellanea #211

Thoughts and prayers to Hurricane Sandy victims and their families.  Doubtless it’s incredibly devastating, but given where it hit, the death toll could have been much worse.  That’s a blessing. Disney has purchased Lucasfilm for just over $4 billion.  I am mystified by all of the concern about Disney wrecking the Star Wars franchise, given … Read more

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