The Conch Shell Times

The Conch Shell Times is back after a 7 year walkabout which did little to restore our faith in humanity. C’est la vie.

@lexfridman Maybe try producing something more substantial than a podcast. A podcast is nothing - it is hot air. Make a film or write a book if you actually want to build something substantial/creative/fulfilling. Pods casts are, in fact, the providence of losers.

The FBI questioned NFL hall-of-fame quarterback Brett Favre in connection with a $70 million Mississippi welfare scandal. The nation's poorest state used child welfare money to pay Favre for speeches he never made. nbcnews.to/3Bc0r1T

🚨EXCLUSIVE: Yvon Chouinard, who founded the outdoor apparel maker Patagonia and became a reluctant billionaire with his unconventional spin on capitalism, has given away the company. All Patagonia’s profits will now be used to fight climate change.🧵 nytimes.com/2022/09/14/cli…

The state of California will fund $25 million in local reporting fellowships at UC Berkeley’s Graduate School of Journalism niemanlab.org/2022/09/the-st…

@GOPChairwoman Good.

@benshapiro Pretty sure he’s referring to the majority of GOP candidates and voters ignoring who actually wins elections.

Joe Biden called his opponents "semi-fascist" last night. Fascism generally begins with massive and illegal expansion of executive authority.

@benshapiro STFU, Ben. Perhaps you didn’t know that taking out money you can’t pay back is the exact modus operandi of every big bank and major corp in America, but maybe you’ve missed the last 20 years.

I have a controversial idea about paying off student loan debt: don't take out debt you will likely be unable to pay off, and don't ask others to pay off your debts.

Caught up with Happy Days star Anson Williams who announced a bid to run for mayor of Ojai. We talked platform, what he learned after calling five Cali mayors for advice and his claims of how disinformation has caused deep divide in the beloved enclave. hollywoodreporter.com/news/politics-…

@GadSaad You’re an idiot.