We went to Target yesterday. I had not been there since severe measures were taken to combat the coronavirus. I read how Target made changes to make shopping safer. For the shopper and for the employees. I was not impressed. Target needs to do better Over half the people walking around Target were not properly…
Rocky Ridge Collectibles announces it will reopen today [Updated]
Rocky Ridge Collectibles is a flea market located on the Maryland side of the Masson-Dixon Line. They announced on Facebook yesterday that they are reopening today. The act is in defiance of the stay-at-home shutdown order directed by Maryland Governor Larry Hogan on March 23. This was because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The state of…
Maryland’s broken unemployment insurance system
On March 27, 2020, President Donald Trump signed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. One of the things the CARES Act does is provide unemployment insurance benefits to gig workers unable to work due to the COVID-19 pandemic. People like me. Each individual state handles unemployment insurance benefits. There are 50 individual…
Preston Poulter obtains provisional trademark for the word ‘Comicsgate’
Independent comics publisher and prominent anti-Comicsgate YouTuber Preston Poulter registered the word “Comicgate” with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Furthermore, Poulter is seeking a certification trademark. This will allow him to certify who gets to call their comic book “Comicsgate.” Those he deems worthy will get a special logo to put on their book….
Donald Trump suggests injecting COVID-19 patients with disinfectant
Donald Trump suggested in a rambling press conference yesterday that household disinfectants could be injected into the body to eliminate the COVID-19 virus. Seriously, that’s what he said. From the Washington Post: “I see the disinfectant that knocks it out in a minute, one minute,” Trump said during Thursday’s coronavirus press briefing. “And is there a…
Hagerstown Police sergeant caught selling police property on eBay
A police officer in the Hagerstown Police Department was caught selling police property on eBay. Things like body armor, spike strips, and police scanners, just to name a few. Evidently it had been going on for five years without anyone realizing items were going missing. From the official Facebook page for the Hagerstown Police Department:…