“It’s a sad, sad story when a mother will teach her daughter that she ought to hate a perfect stranger.” -- Dixie Chicks
Trump meets families of Americans killed by illegal immigrants, says they're coping with 'permanent separation,' not 'for a day or two.' Calls studies showing crime rate among native-born Americans far higher than among illegal immigrants 'not true.' The continuation of demonizing a group of people by appealing to your most basic instinct: fear.
President Trump's roundup of immigrants is beginning to resemble a sort of ethnic cleansing campaign. He's already proven that he won’t be constrained by our democratic norms, our respect for human rights or even basic human decency.
Trump urges Republican lawmakers to drop immigration bill effort.
The House floor broke into chaos after congressman tries to play audio of detained children. “Why are we hiding this from the American people?” -- Rep Ted Lieu
America is at on #8 on this list:
While you’re being distracted by everything else: All your consumer protections are dying.
Americans born into poverty are more likely than ever before to stay that way under the Trump administration, according to a United Nations report on poverty and inequality in the US.
Americans think Russia investigation is serious and should continue. Most Americans continue to believe that the Russian effort to influence the 2016 presidential election is a serious matter that should be investigated, but the constant criticism by President Donald Trump of special counsel Robert Mueller is taking its toll. He’s following the lead of many authoritarians before him...and apparently he’s winning.
42 percent of Americans support impeaching Trump. Shockingly it’s along party lines: 77% of Democrats; 9% of Republicans.
Five teens who mocked, laughed and videoed a drowning disabled man will not face charges. “I know that everyone was sickened by the callous disregard for human life exhibited by these young people. We can only hope that this was an isolated and rare circumstance that will never happen again," said Florida State Attorney Phil Archer in a prepared statement. "Unfortunately, Florida law does not address this behavior and we are ethically restrained from pursuing criminal charges without a reasonable belief of proving a crime beyond and to the exclusion of every reasonable doubt.”
Release of 'Wolf Pack' behind Spanish sex assault sparks protests. Five men convicted of sexually assaulting a young woman at the Pamplona bull running festival in 2016 were released on bail on Friday, re-igniting outrage over the case which has led to mass protests calling for tougher punishment of sex crimes.
Twenty-seven out of 195 countries have passed laws allowing gay marriage, according to the Pew Research Center.
The man who was fired by a machine. "It's another example of a failure of human thinking where they allow it to be humans versus machines rather than humans plus machines," he said. Holy cow!
The FDA has approved an implantable glucose monitor for diabetics that lasts for months.
“We are beaten, we will make no bones about it; but we are not too badly beaten still to fight.” -- James Larkin
Life’s short. Live, love, create, and help others.
Until next time, my friends. Good night.
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