Monday, August 13, 2018

And another day of firings and uncles and dying prematurely comes to a close:

“I believe the root of all evil is the abuse of power.” -- Patricia Cornwell

Peter Strzok fired from the FBI. The FBI has fired Peter Strzok, an agent who was removed from the Russia probe last year for sending text messages disparaging President Donald Trump.

Peter Strzok’s firing sets a dangerous precedent for the abuse of power.

Virginia detention center strapped migrant children to chairs and placed mesh bags over their heads. But investigators concluded the harsh treatment described by detainees at the Shenandoah Valley juvenile center did not meet the state’s legal threshold of abuse or neglect. Dehumanization in action.

Stephen Miller Is an Immigration Hypocrite. I Know Because I’m His Uncle.

President Trump on Sunday leveraged the office of the president of the United States against a private American company for seeking to insulate itself from his trade war.

The Florida man who invoked the "stand your ground" self-defense after shooting a black man in a dispute over a parking space was charged Monday with manslaughter.

DHS to Train High School Kids for ‘Mass Casualty Events’. The DHS has issued a $1.8 million grant in order to create a program providing “lifesaving trauma training to high school age students for mass casualty events.” The training program, called “School-Age Trauma Training,” seeks to provide “the knowledge necessary to stabilize the injured and control severe bleeding until first responders arrive on the scene,” the documents state. While legislation to arm teachers appears to have mostly stalled at the state level, the new DHS program could add bleeding-control training to active-shooter drills as part of the new normal in American schools. And we’re all okay with this? We are very quickly moving away from being a first world country.

Trump says he hired Omarosa against adviser's wishes because she 'only said GREAT things about me'. What a narcissistic fuck.

There are 660 million Indians at risk of dying prematurely due to the abnormal air pollution in their cities, researchers said on Monday. Delhi citizens were dying six years earlier due to high pollution.

Walmart gains patent to eavesdrop on shoppers and employees in stores.

“Every birthday is a gift. Every day is a gift.” -- Aretha Franklin

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

Until next time, my friends. Good night.