Author Archives: Michael Froomkin

Oy Vey

Posted on January 10, 2017 by Michael Froomkin

Intel chiefs presented Trump with claims of Russian efforts to compromise him – CNNPolitics.com

Speculative. But surely only a matter of time?

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Annals of Donalds in US History

Posted on January 5, 2017 by Michael Froomkin


via Twitter

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Happy New Year?

Posted on January 2, 2017 by Michael Froomkin

I cannot think of any year I have looked forward to with more anxiety and gloom than 2017. But maybe low expectations is the secret to getting through it.

Meanwhile, here’s the Miami New Times’s list of The Weirdest 2016 WTF Florida Stories, including “Malachi Love-Robinson, Cuba Gooding Jr., Florida Alligators Galore!”

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Odd Bedfellows

Posted on December 16, 2016 by Michael Froomkin

In my effort to avoid starting grading, I followed a link from Lifehacker to Amazon’s sale of a white-noise machine. I was somewhat surprised to see what Amazon paired it with:

I suppose sleeping better makes you a better worker/investor/whatever thus perhaps increasing your odds of becoming a billionaire from almost zero to …. still almost zero?

Didn’t buy the machine as I don’t think it makes a good gift, although the $35 price seemed very reasonable.

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500+ UM Faculty Stand Against ‘Hate and Intimidation’

Posted on December 5, 2016 by Michael Froomkin

I’m one of the more than 500 signatories to this letter in which UM faculty take a stand against hatred, intimidation, and a “post-truth” world. The letter was written by members of the English Department.

Media coverage in Miami Hurricane and Miami Herald.

Text of the letter is below.

Continue reading →

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This is What an Informer Society Looks Like

Posted on December 5, 2016 by Michael Froomkin

Miamians Are Going on Twitter to Ask Donald Trump to Deport Their Exes.

According to the New Times, “dozens of folks,” many in the Miami area, are tweeting addresses and photos, some cc’ing the police, in the hopes of getting their revenge. They have screenshots of examples.

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