Linkage

• The CBGB Theory: Weirdos Not Bros Will Revive Downtown (PubliCola) What, dull stockbrokers don't make cities exciting?
• It Turns Out An Ancient Creature Actually Preyed Upon Dinosaurs (Science Alert) They found a fossile of a predatory mammal attacking a much larger dinosaur.
• People are getting fed up with all the useless tech in their cars (The Verge) The car companies want to record and monetize the habits of their users (don't call them owners), and the tech is a cover for installing spyware on cars.
• Long COVID Is Disabling Kids. Why We Ignore It (The Tyee) Some of the consequences are life long.  Herd immunity, my ass.Jeopardy! champs Cris Pannullo, Hannah Wilson, won't cross WGA writers strike (Philadelphia Inquirer) The technical term for this is, "Mensch."
• The Beltway’s Favorite Bogus Budget Model (The American Prospect) Money quote, "The important thing to understand about the Penn Wharton model is that it’s not really supposed to be a model of the macroeconomy. It’s supposed to be a tool by which you could kill progressive policymaking."
• Some long-covid patients may have cognitive issues for at least two years (Washington Post) These appear to be permanent disabilities.

They lied to you about the existence of barter economies.