Tuesday, May 15, 2018

Tuesday, May 15, 2018

And another day of horrible people doing and saying horrible things (oh, and a couple really cool things, too) comes to a close:

“If you truly believe in the value of life, you care about all of the weakest and most vulnerable members of society.” -- Joni Eareckson Tada

"Hamas is paying these people. They're pushing civilians, women, children into the line of fire with the view of getting casualties," Israeli PM Netanyahu says in an interview with CBS Evening News'. What good does it do for “civilians, women, and children” to be paid by Hamas just to be killed? His reasoning seems illogical. Could it be he is being disingenuous with his comments?

US Ambassador Nikki Haley tells UN 'no country in this chamber would act with more restraint than Israel has'. Nikki Haley is a horrible person.

Gulf widening between US and key allies over Gaza.

The Trump-Kim summit is in doubt. North Korea says it may pull out if the US insists it gives up nuclear weapons. The art of the deal.

North Korea warns the US about the fate of the upcoming Trump-Kim summit and suspends talks with South Korea over its joint military drills with the US.

Trump sought to evacuate military families from South Korea before the Winter Olympics.

Trump overruled national security officials to help a Chinese phone maker that’s repeatedly violated US sanctions on Iran and North Korea. Days earlier, a Trump-branded project in Indonesia got a $500 million loan from China. Coincidence? Um, no.

A judge just ruled that Mueller had the authority to indict Manafort.

Key Democrat will support Haspel’s nomination for CIA director despite past connections to torture. Torture! It’s the American way!

EPA launches investigation into Pruitt's use of private email accounts. Scott Pruitt is a horrible person.

Former Texas GOP Rep. Blake Farenthold says his lawyers told him not to repay the government for his sexual harassment settlement out of his own pocket.

The White House National Security Council is ending the role of cyber coordinator. Hmmm. Now?


Trump’s Tax Cuts Didn’t Benefit U.S. Workers, Made Rich Companies Richer, Analysis Finds. Suckers.

The Air Force would appreciate some help finding a box of grenades that fell off a truck.

Betsy DeVos just made it a lot easier for for-profit colleges to rip you off. She “is sending a signal that the US Department of Education under her watch is going to turn a blind eye to fraud.” Betsy DeVos is a horrible person.

Nearly all public school teachers report digging into their pockets to pay for school supplies, spending nearly $480 a year, according to a study by the National Center of Education Statistics.

Fox News is settling 18 racial and gender discrimination lawsuits for around $10 million.

Uber says it is taking steps to help reduce the culture of silence around sexual violence on its platform in the wake of a CNN investigation into sexual assaults and abuse by Uber drivers.

This map depicts abortion access across America and it's really bleak. Wow.

Twitter says it will start hiding tweets that ‘negatively impact’ the service.

Society needs the Artificial Intelligence Data Protection Act now. It’s not a matter of “if,” it’s a matter of “when.”

Scientists in England trained a tiny spider to jump on command — so they can create spiderlike robots that one day might be used to kill crop-eating insects. Or take over the world. You know, whatever.

This May Be the Best Evidence Yet of a Water Plume on Jupiter's Moon Europa.

The hungriest black hole ever detected gobbles a sun-sized star every two days. Holy cow!

“Freedom is nothing but a chance to do better.” -- Albert Camus

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

Until next time, my friends. Good night.

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