Monday, March 12, 2018

From the New York Times



The pornographic film actress who says
she had an affair with President Trump
offered on Monday to return $130,000 she
received from Mr. Trump’s personal lawyer
in 2016 for agreeing not to discuss the
alleged relationship.
In exchange, the actress, Stephanie
Clifford, seeks an end to her deal to
keep quiet about what she says was
an affair with Mr. Trump that started
in 2006 and lasted for several months.

Though silence is golden, sometimes
It pays to reveal juicy crimes.
The stormy affair
That Trump will not bare
Could net his old lover some dimes.

Businessmen once considered giants
of the Saudi economy now wear ankle
bracelets that track their movements.
Princes who led military forces and
appeared in glossy magazines are
monitored by guards they do not
command. Families who flew on private
jets cannot gain access to their bank
accounts. Even wives and children have
been forbidden to travel.


There once was a rich man in Saudi
Who lived a lifestyle very gaudy.
The crown prince decided
He ought to be chided --
And put him on bread and hot toddy.


“Shareholders and management get the monetary
rewards, and ‘meaning’ and ‘excitement’ are consolation
prizes that go to workers,” said Caitlin Petre, an assistant
professor of media studies at Rutgers University who
has examined similar practices at media companies.
“This is very much in line with my understanding of how
the gamification trend in workplaces operates.”  
Your job is more exciting now, the management has said.
Instead of filthy lucre you can win a nice bedspread.
Working for us gives your life a meaningful increase;
We think that you can starve to death enjoying love and peace.
So do not ask for raises just because you’ve been evicted;
Money’s just another drug to which you get addicted.

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