Saturday, May 12, 2018

Saturday, May 12, 2018

And another day of proudly shouting to the world that I’m a “never Trumper” comes to a close:

“The poetry of the earth is never dead.” -- John Keats

Crowd at Indiana rally cheers when Trump suggests he deserves an 'extension' on his presidency beyond two terms. These people are sick.

Former Trump campaign aide is helping Russian firm shed sanctions. WTF?

Rudy Giuliani says President Trump did not intervene to nix AT&T-Time Warner merger. One day he says one thing, the next day he says the opposite.

A new report shows the alarming tactics the Trump administration is using to arrest undocumented immigrants in sanctuary cities.

When John Kelly says these immigrants can't fit in, historians hear "an echo from the past". John Kelly is a horrible person. Read the historical quotes listed in the article.

Advisers bad-mouth Nielsen as a closeted ‘never Trumper’ who doesn’t fully back his agenda. Well to be fair, it is mostly a shitty, hate-filled agenda that fucks over just about everyone who is not rich, white, and male.

A majority of Americans, 55%, now say the Supreme Court should base its rulings on what the Constitution “means in current times.” 67% of Republicans say the Supreme Court should base its rulings on what the Constitution meant as originally written. 78% of Democrats say the court should base its rulings on what the Constitution means today. 


Oklahoma governor vetoes gun bill, signs adoption bill angering gun and gay rights groups. Yay and nay.

At FDA, TVs now turned to Fox News and can't be switched. The email goes on to inform employees that the decision came from the Trump administration. An FDA spokesperson got back to CBS News after our deadline, telling us, "There was no directive or memorandum from the Administration that went out to employees about broadcast news channels…” Interesting. You can find the email at the link, as well.

EPA chief Scott Pruitt wined and dined a Catholic cardinal accused of sexual abuse to talk climate change denial. Scott Pruitt is a horrible person.

Canada launches new organisation to track hate groups amid rise in far-right sentiment across the country.

The death of net neutrality becomes official in one month.

Brazil’s classrooms need more capitalism. 10% of Brazilian public high schools lack running water, 12% have no libraries and nearly 55% have no science labs.

U.S. rolls back protections for transgender prison inmates.

Kansas governor signs bill banning police officers from having sex during traffic stops. The new law bans sexual relations "during the course of a traffic stop, a custodial interrogation, an interview in connection with an investigation, or while the law enforcement officer has such person detained." Um, a majority of states--33 in fact (I guess 32 now)--have consensual sex between police and people in their custody as something that is not a crime.

Ebola Is Back and Trump Just Made It Harder to Fight.

World Health Organization to send vaccines to fight new Ebola outbreak.

Researchers have found that presenting statements using nouns rather than verbs can reduce feelings of anger.

4 women-owned companies making the sex tech industry more approachable.

“The greatest healing therapy is friendship and love.” -- Hubert H. Humphrey

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

Until next time, my friends. Good night.

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