Weekend Reading

Trump's Economy Is An Absolute Disaster For People And The Planet
IMF Head Gives 'Stark Message' Of Looming Inequality-Fueled Global Financial Disaster
Report Ties Green Energy To Economic Growth
The Great Dismantling Of America's National Parks Is Under Way
The Foxconn Debacle Is Key To What The Trump Era Has Meant In Wisconsin
Why Drink Is The Secret To Humanity's Success
The Enduring Awe And Legacy Of 'Mad Men'
President Donald Trump Touts Economic Record At Downtown Milwaukee Campaign Rally
White House Budget Office Violated Federal Law By Withholding Ukraine Security Funds

The Last Straw

Chrisitan Schneider, in-house agitator for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, had another nonsensical rant, regarding the recent movement to ban straws, as an avenue to spout worn-out and unfounded right-wing complaints.

According to Schneider, Straw bans are just another bogus eco-fad. Damn environment! It's been holding us all back for far too long!

As Radhika Viswanathan notes, the straw ban is not the answer to all our problems, but it will help in combating plastic pollution in the oceans. Chemotherapy might not cure your cancer, but it's a good start and it's the best option we have right now. Banning straws aren't the end-all-be-all, but it's a good start.

Schneider feels that since the U.S. isn't responsible for the majority of plastic straw pollution, we shouldn't bother changing our behavior. He labels this another eco-fad. 

Saving the planet we all depend on is an "eco-fad" for Republicans. Stupid planet!

Also, does anyone actually have straws in their home? I can't recall ever using a straw in my life at someone's private home. Why does Schneider feel so entitled that private businesses need to provide him a straw? Suddenly when he's out in public he has to drink through a straw? Talk about a snowflake.

Schneider even implies this straw ban will create a black market for straws. Yeah, he really wrote that.

Here's an idea for the drinking-without-a-straw challenged -- carry your own fucking straw around with you if you need it so badly! It's not as though there are no longer any straws available. It's just that restaurants are moving away from providing them. You can still bring your own if you need it that badly. Where's that independent, can-do attitude the Republicans are always blathering on about?

For Further Reading:

The Oceans Are Drowning In Plastic - And No Ones Paying Attention

7 Ways To Reduce Ocean Plastic Pollution Today

The Problem Of Marine Plastic Pollution

Fast Facts About Plastic Pollution

We Made Plastic. We Depend On It. Now We're Drowning In It.

Ocean Plastic Pollution Is Hazardous Waste The U.S. Should Ban

Sunday Reading

Corporate Profits Are Way Up, Corporate Taxes Are Way Down
Trump's Tax Plan: Having A Laugh On Laffer
Water Bill Violate Constitution
U.S. Appeals Court Upholds 15-Miles Residency Rule For Milwaukee Cops, Emergency Workers
Hacked Records Show Bradley Foundation Taking Its Conservative Wisconsin Model National
Evaluating Trump's First 100 Days - On His Own Terms
New Study Suggests That Men Need To Drink With Friends Twice A Week To Stay Healthy

For Years, We’ve Been Told Fat Clogs Our Arteries. Now, Scientists Say That’s All Wrong.

Wisconsin ranks among U.S. states with the heaviest tax burdens

Milwaukee County Programs Help Employ Hundreds Of Area Residents

Wisconsin

10 Wisconsin Stereotypes That Are Completely Accurate

30 Things People From Wisconsin Have To Explain To Out-Of-Towners

Do You Live Near More Bars, Or More Grocery Stores?

Do You Live Near More Bars, Or More Grocery Stores?

This design highlights how serious Wisconsin is about its drinking. Based on Google Places, the state has 2.7 times as many bars as grocery stores, even though grocery stores outnumber bars by 13 percent nationwide.

Wisconsin Beer Culture

Bottoms Up: Wisconsin's Historic Bars and Breweries

The 10 Most Hungover Cities In America