This Week in Bullshit, Jan 5th, 2018

A curated list of fresh bullshit from bullshitIST

Trumpenreich In Review: God Hates Us All

Back before Godzilla took the old Tokyo-on-the-Potomac by election, the political order of early-21st-century Washington was a gilded, inbred carnival — a permanent feudal village of bipartisan politicians, former officeholders, shitbird staffers, lobbyists, journalists, hangers-on, and usual-suspects of all types. So-called change elections came and went — Obama in 2008, Tea Partyers in 2010 — but nothing seemed to change, except that the crooks involved seemed to grow richer with each passing election cycle. Out-of-touch journalists and bought-and-sold politicians would exchange their roles as perpetual antagonists for a chance to hobnob and twirl the ice in their cocktails at each passing Correspondents Dinner, an annual circle-jerk that involves a not-so-implied job well done for their respective performances in this mechanized political theater.

Archaeologists Discover World's Oldest Bitcoin

by Scott Stavrou

They say 'money makes the world go round' — but who knew what a long and pedigreed history the world's favorite cryptocurrency possessed.

Thought to be little more than a modern reinvention, new archaeological findings trace Bitcoin all the way back to its ancient origins.

Ganges River Dolphin Added to Critically Annoying Species List

by ryan kushner

After years of social decline, scientists have added the Ganges River Dolphin to the growing list of critically annoying species.

The Land Of Silly.

by Robert Cormack

"Buffalo wings? I don't eat buffalo." Jessica Simpson

"Yay! I just submitted my manuscript to an agent," someone wrote last week, which drew many notes of encouragement and congratulations. I noticed she said "an" instead of "my." Someone asking for a manuscript is a far cry from someone accepting a manuscript.

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