Lionel Mandrake

Lionel Mandrake's Journal

March 1, 2018

Trump is a man of faith. Who knew?

I always thought Donald was the earthly representative of Satan. But a new biography has set me straight. Should I ask Donald to forgive me?

http://www.latimes.com/opinion/op-ed/la-oe-downes-the-faith-of-donald-j-trump-20180301-story.html

March 1, 2018

Three-quarters of employees surveyed at Disneyland say they can't afford basic living expenses

Source: Los Angeles Times

Only weeks after Walt Disney Co. reported better-than-expected profit, a survey at the company's Anaheim theme parks found that 73% of employees questioned don't earn enough to pay for such expenses as rent, food and gas.

The online survey, funded by labor groups pushing for higher wages for workers at Disneyland and California Adventure Park, also said that 11% of resort employees have been homeless or have not had a place of their own in the last two years.

"Disneyland employees report high instances of homelessness, food insecurity, ever-shifting work schedules, extra-long commutes, and low wages," the study said.

The online study was conducted by the Economic Roundtable, a nonprofit research organization in Los Angeles, and the Urban & Environmental Policy Institute at Occidental College.

Read more: http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-disneyland-study-20180228-story.html

"The happiest place on earth" has a dirty little secret. Its employees are anything but happy, for a good reason. Don't go there. Don't buy the overpriced tickets. Don't subsidize a company that treats its employees so poorly.

February 9, 2018

Darwin Day is approaching.

Next Monday is Darwin Day. Charles Darwin was born on February 12, 1809. (So was Abraham Lincoln, but that's a whole 'nother story.) Various schools and organizations celebrate Darwin Day in various ways. It's all good.

Profile Information

Gender: Male
Hometown: The Left Coast
Home country: USA
Current location: electrical wires
Member since: Sun Jul 1, 2007, 06:47 PM
Number of posts: 4,076

About Lionel Mandrake

I study, play the piano, play chess and go, and enjoy the company of my wife, children, grandchildren, other relatives, and friends. I am a perennial student at a school where they let me attend classes and use the library for free (because I'm old). My serious reading includes math, science, history, and biography. I enjoy science fiction and mysteries, which my wife and I refer to as "mind rot". And now on to politics. I hated Nixon and Reagan. I think W is a war criminal and was easily the worst president in US history until Trump came along. Trump and Sessions should be tried for having separated small children from their parents, which was a crime against humanity. I will support any candidate who is a "dove". I support "plan B" without prescription for girls of all ages. I support free abortion on demand, without delay, and without the requirement to notify anyone, for all women and girls who want it. I think it's time to repeal the Bush/Trump tax cuts for corporations and the very rich.