February 20, 2018

And another day of wondering “who would do this in a public space with live security” comes to a close:

Mikel Jollett: “Right now in America there are Republicans who received millions of dollars from the NRA accusing CHILDREN who survived a massacre of being PAID to speak out on guns.” America, 2018.

The problem is not mental illness. Stop trying to deflect the conversation.

Mueller charges lawyer with lying about interaction with Rick Gates.

Trump’s gravest responsibility is to defend the United States from foreign attack—and he’s done nothing to fulfill it.

Laughing? Not so much. Most Russians just wish the election-tampering story would go away.

Florida House votes down motion to take up assault weapons ban as Douglas High School students watch on. They don’t even want to talk about it. Change is slow. That and because lawmakers don’t respect high school students. They have no money and can’t vote.

Despite some of the toughest gun laws in the country, a former gun smuggler tells NBC Bay Area that illegal firearms will continue to flow into the state as long as guns can be purchased with relative ease in other parts of the country. This makes a very lucrative business.

U.S. gun owners and non-owners are divided on the impact increased legal hurdles would have on mass shootings. But gun violence is about so much more than mass shootings.

NC lawmakers will consider arming teachers following school shootings. Teachers aren’t soldiers.

Trump has asked for a ban on devices that “turn legal weapons into machine guns”, responding to a growing outcry over mass shootings in the US.

Dallas mayor urges NRA to find a new home for their convention.

Trump asked Mar-a-Lago members if he should take action on gun control. Of course he did.

Two Republicans push to ban death penalty in conservative Utah.

Trump denies woman’s allegations of unwanted kissing in Trump Tower.

The guy in that Trump dating site ad has a child sex conviction. You can't make this shit up.

‘These are Americans, New Yorkers living in third-world conditions,’ rapper Ja Rule said of public-housing residents.

The HPV vaccine can prevent cancer, but many teenagers still don’t get it. Get vaccinated, people.

Juuling is a trend popular with kids. What does it mean to juul? Yeah, parents need to know about this.

The popular herb kratom is linked to an outbreak of salmonella that has made 28 people sick in 20 states, federal health officials said.

Laser scanning reveals ‘lost’ ancient Mexican city ‘had as many buildings as Manhattan.’ Science. It’s freaking cool.

Japanese millionaire dubbed the ‘baby factory’ dad just won custody of 13 surrogate children. He would like to have more than 1,000 children, with as many as 20 babies born annually. No, really.

“We cannot teach people anything; we can only help the discover it within themselves.” -- Galileo Galilei

Life’s short. Live, love, create, and help others.

Until next time, my friends. Good night.