by sumac | Jan 7, 2020 | Political Apologies
Australia’s burning. It’s been incredibly dry, and now it’s incredibly hot. Huge bushfires are burning up big parts of the country. Thousands of people fled to beaches to get away from flames. The military is responding. The US and Canada are sending...
by sumac | Sep 25, 2015 | Corporate Apologies, True Crime Apologies
It’s possible to be harmed by peanuts even if you don’t have a peanut allergy. In 2009 a widespread salmonella outbreak was traced back to the Peanut Corporation of America (PCA). Hundreds of people got sick when they ate tainted peanut butter or products...
by sumac | Oct 25, 2013 | Corporate Apologies
Two men went into the fancy British department store Selfridge’s to look at jeans. One was Tommy Robinson (aka Stephen Yaxley-Lennon), then leader of the English Defence League. The non-Robinson asked to see some jeans. The clerk asked if he was with Robinson,...
by sumac | Jul 15, 2013 | Political Apologies
In March, the Director of the Office of National Intelligence, James R. Clapper, testified at a hearing of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence. He was asked a direct question, and he answered incorrectly. Very incorrectly. Asked by Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR)...