Monday, November 26, 2018

And another unbelievable day comes to a close. Grab some popcorn, my friends. There’s a lot to process tonight:

“The evidence for human-made climate change is overwhelming.” -- James Hansen

Let me be clear: Cindy Hyde-Smith is a racist.

Federal report says climate change will wallop U.S. economy. “Earth’s climate is now changing faster than at any point in the history of modern civilization, primarily as a result of human activities," says the report, which was filed on behalf of 13 different federal agencies.” Don’t let the Trump administration bury this story.

Here are just some takeaways from US climate change report:
■ Crop production will decline
■ Food sources from the sea will decline
■ Food- and waterborne illness will spread
■ Bugs will bug us more
■ It will be hard to breathe
■ More of us will die

To my children: I’m sorry. Many of us tried. Unfortunately, those with more power won out and you will suffer for their arrogance and indifference. Though your mother and I love you dearly, that love will not be enough for you to have the future you deserve.

Almost two-thirds of Americans are worried about climate change. As they should be. Oh yeah, Trump isn’t. He doesn’t “believe” the report. Way to go all you people who voted for and still support Trump. Way to go.

Trump Dismisses His Own Administration’s Devastating Climate Change Report. “I don’t believe it,” he said. “No, no I don’t believe it.” He then appeared to blame China, Japan, and “all of Asia” for being the world’s worst climate change offenders, while claiming that the US is currently the “cleanest we’ve ever been.”

Manafort repeatedly lied after pleading guilty, Mueller's team says. “On a variety of subject matters.” Protecting his family from Putin?

Trump proposes launching state-run media network. These are dangerous times we’re in. Fox News is bad enough. Won’t they be jealous?

U.S. closes major crossing as caravan migrants mass at border in Mexico. Complete with tear gassing, of course. America, 2018.

A former top Border Patrol official just went on Fox News and defended the use of tear gas on migrants: “It’s natural. You can actually put it on your nachos and eat it." Stop watching Fox News. It’s state propaganda.

Trump defends use of tear gas on caravan migrants. We’ve gone from a country that used to condemn other countries for committing such actions to the country that now actively uses such actions as a strategy.

"The use of tear gas on children—including infants and toddlers in diapers—goes against evidence-based recommendations, and threatens their short and long-term health," the American Academy of Pediatrics said in a statement.

Mexico asks U.S. to investigate use of tear gas at border.

Trump Tells Mexico to Send Migrants Home or See Border 'Permanently' Closed.

Mexico to up security at border after migrants try to cross.

Trump refuses to condemn Russian aggression against Ukraine. We’ve gone from a country that used to condemn other countries for committing such actions, to the country that now actively supports other countries [read, Russia] when they do.

Jerome Corsi: rightwing author rejects plea deal offered by Mueller.

Democrats won the House with the largest margin of victory in history for either party ever.

Family Demands Video Release After Alabama Mall Shooting Death. Police killed black man, who had a permit to carry a weapon, after he pulled out his gun following gunfire at a shopping mall in Alabama; publicly misidentified him as the shooter; family demands to see body-camera video.

Alabama police suggest black man killed by officer shouldn't have held his gun.

Alabama mall gunman still at large after police say armed man killed by officer 'likely did not fire' shots.

State senator, in defending Hyde-Smith, says return to public hangings would deter crime. Mississippi exclusively used hanging as a form of legal execution until the mid 20th century, but a review of records shows a vast racial disparity in how the punishment was carried out.

Ex-Trump campaign adviser George Papadopoulos, the first person charged by Robert Mueller's office, arrives at prison to serve a 14-day sentence. He claims he’s going to “camp.”

The California Democratic Party has launched an investigation into allegations of sexual misconduct against Chairman Eric Bauman involving party staff members.

Two North Carolina congressmen say a Mexican immigrant who took refuge in a church for 11 months won't be deported until immigration officials decide his pending request to stay in the US.

Trump's migrant child separation policy isn't the 'exact same' as Obama's.

Chart of the day: Right-wing violence soars during Trump presidency.

Nooses, hate signs found at Mississippi State Capitol. Fuck your racism.

Wisconsin school district won’t punish students in viral Nazi salute photo. No, really. Fuck your racism.

Ex-CNN host says the network gives racists a platform as a "ratings ploy".

Tennessee House elects 1st African-American minority leader. Way to go House Democrats.

Women around the world are fighting back against revenge porn. There's a global movement forming to fight online misogyny.

Gamer arrested 'after rape overheard on gaming stream'.

Victoria's Secret replaces Jan Singer as CEO shortly after ThirdLove wrote an open letter in the New York Times. Stop shopping at Victoria’s Secret.

Laws allowing child placement agencies to deny LGBTQ prospective parents are worsening the current “child welfare crisis,” according to a new report. “Religious exemptions” are just different words meaning “discrimination.”

13-year-old activist with autism wants to close seclusion rooms at schools.

GM is slashing 14,700 factory and white collar jobs in North America; may close five factories. So. Much. Winning.

Trump says consumers "could stand" 10 percent tariff on iPhones.

The genetically engineered twin girls in China may carry dangerous genetic mutations, experts warn.

First seen as a problem mainly confined to hospitals and nursing homes, a class of potentially dangerous bacteria is on the rise, research suggests.

FDA vows to overhaul decades-old system for approving medical devices.

Dead sea lions with gunshot wounds are washing up near Seattle. Humans don’t deserve this planet.

NASA's InSight lander has touched down on Mars. Martians should build a wall.

Oh yeah. Jerry Springer to join illustrious rank of fake TV judges with ‘Judge Jerry.’ I so wish I was making most of this shit up. Sorry.

“Tomorrow hopes we have learned something from yesterday.” -- John Wayne (We haven’t, Mr. Wayne. We haven’t.)

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

Until next time, my friends. Good night.

Saturday, November 24, 2018

And another day of trash, burdens, loneliness, mutilation, and nice Canadians on Twitter comes to a close:

“I was thinking about what a friend had said. I was hoping it was a lie.” -- Neil Young

A newly surfaced video shows a GOP senator from Mississippi talking about making it "just a little more difficult" for "liberal folks" to vote. It comes days after Cindy Hyde-Smith faced criticism for another video where she joked about a public hanging. The GOP is only for rich racists and those that support rich racists. The question, if you still vote for this trash, is: Which one are you?

Federal Ban on Female Genital Mutilation Ruled Unconstitutional by Judge. Because in some religions, the clitoris is a dangerous thing.

Epilepsy, my life-threatening condition, is not your ‘undue burden’. Notre Dame, always practicing that Jesus shit they supposedly stand for. Yes, I’m being sarcastic.

Loneliness is an epidemic with real public health consequences. Friends alone can't solve it.

A New Study Could Explain Why Americans Think Canadians Are So Damn Nice. A group of Canadian linguists published a study that shows Canadians disproportionately use positive language on Twitter, while American tweets are characterized by negative words and profanity.

“Diplomacy is to do and say the nastiest things in the nicest way.” -- Isaac Goldberg

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

Until next time, my friends. Good night.

Friday, November 23, 2018

And another Black Friday comes to a close:

“The corruption of the American souls is consumerism.” -- Ben Nicholson

A massive federal climate change report that was due next month is out today. It warns of devastating health and economic costs to the US. It’s not the planet that needs saving—it will be just fine. It’s we humans that need saving from our mass suicide.

Responding to questions about Saudi Arabia's role in the murder of Jamal Khashoggi, President Trump suggested that the U.S. can't afford to punish foreign nations for killing people.

Lethal force can be used at Mexico border, Trump says.

One of the last survivors of 1921 Tulsa race riot dies at 103. Olivia Hooker was 6 years old when she hid under a table as a torch-carrying mob destroyed her family's Tulsa home during one of the worst race riots in U.S. history. We’re not going back to that shit. RIP Olivia Hooker.

An unprecedented drought in Afghanistan has led to families selling their children just to be able to feed their households.

Women seeking abortions in Ohio could now face the death penalty because of a new bill that was passed last week.

"You're a terrorist," says note sent to 10-year-old Muslim schoolgirl in Massachusetts. Four days later she received a second note: “I will kill you.” America, 2018.

Democrats won House popular vote by largest midterm margin since Watergate.

40 million people with diabetes will be left without insulin by 2030, a new study predicts.

The World Health Organization says a worrying number of the newest Ebola cases amid Congo's ongoing outbreak are in patients not usually known to catch the disease: babies.

One in eight children and young people between the ages of 5 and 19 in England has a mental disorder, according to a new report.

A new study found that participants who experienced child abuse had noticeably different DNA markings than those who did not.

Monopoly for Millennials is not about real estate because "you can't afford it anyway," Hasbro says.

“We believe we are the consumers, but we are the consumed.” -- Bryant H. McGill

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

Until next time, my friends. Good night.

Thursday, November 15, 2018

And another day where the President of the United States again shares that he knows nothing about American history comes to a close:

“Truth is like the sun. You can shut it out for a time, but it ain’t goin’ away.” -- Elvis Presley

Trump met with legal team over three days to discuss responses to questions from Mueller’s office.

Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker once said Jews, Muslims and Atheists should not be federal judges. New acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker said in 2014 that judges without a New Testament “biblical view of justice,” should not serve on the federal bench and suggested that he would block the appointment of non-Christian judges if given the chance.

Sarah Huckabee Sanders ‘set to leave White House by end of 2018.’ Way too easy.

Man shouts 'Heil Hitler, Heil Trump' during intermission of Baltimore performance of 'Fiddler on the Roof'. America, 2018.

President Trump has nominated handbag designer Lana Marks to be the next US ambassador to South Africa. You know? Like you do.

The death toll from Northern California's Camp wildfire is now 63, officials said Thursday night; the number of missing ballooned from 130 to more than 600 as officials more thoroughly cataloged reports since the blaze roared through the town of Paradise.

In China, Big Brother meets Big Data where technology is being introduced to monitor everything its 1.4 billion citizens say or do.

FDA to ban flavored e-cigarettes at U.S. convenience stores.

'Love will prevail': Costa Rica's same-sex couples can marry in 2020.

Why Are Young People Having So Little Sex? Despite the easing of taboos and the rise of hookup apps, Americans are in the midst of a sex recession.

Killer Tulips Hiding in Plain Sight. Thanks to the compounds used to protect precious flowers, antifungal resistance is here—and it could be just as dangerous to humans as antibiotic resistance.

Students buy colorblind teacher special glasses so he can see color for the first time. Because there is still good in the world.

“Truth will ultimately prevail where there is pains to bring it to light.” -- George Washington

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

Until next time, my friends. Good night.

Monday, November 12, 2018

And another day where “With great power comes great responsibility” comes to a close:

“Sooner or later, if man is ever to be worthy of his destiny, we must fill our hearts with tolerance.” -- Stan Lee

Democratic Representative Krysten Sinema wins Arizona’s Senate race.

College Is Different for the School-Shooting Generation. At this point in history, college-aged Americans—who, for the most part, were born in the late ‘90s—don’t remember a time when school gun violence wasn’t a widely feared threat. Yes, we have let down the younger generation.

The NRA told doctors advocating for gun control to "stay in their lane." Medical professionals responded by sharing photos and stories of what their life is like dealing with victims of gun violence. The NRA is a terrorist organization.

ICE Detention Center Says It’s Not Responsible for Staff's Sexual Abuse of Detainees.

A black security guard caught a shooting suspect. Police arrived—and shot and killed the guard.

Sex abuse scandals will dominate agenda of U.S. Catholics bishops assembly.

At least 42 people have died in the Camp wildfire in Northern California. It's the deadliest and most destructive wildfire in the state's history.

More research needs to be done to highlight the long-term effects of marijuana use on the brain, body and our behavior, experts say.

The U.S. government has issued the first new guidelines on physical fitness since 2008, with the message that Americans need to move more—especially kids.

Drug with fish oil cuts risk of heart attack, stroke, study finds.

You're totally going to bone in self-driving cars, scientists predict. Um, like there’s a stretch. Of course people will.

RIP Stan Lee. He was 95.

“We live in a diverse society--in fact, a diverse world--and we must learn to live in peace and with respect for each other.” -- Stan Lee

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

Until next time, my friends. Good night.

Saturday, November 10, 2018

And another day with a chance of rain comes to a close:

“The best thing one can do when it’s raining is to let it rain.” -- Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Matthew Whitaker, the new acting attorney general, said he supports state's rights to nullify federal law. ‘Cause who needs laws? We don’t need no stinking laws.

Trump loyalist Matthew Whitaker was counseling the White House on investigating Clinton
Whitaker advised the president on launching a new special counsel while working as chief of staff for Attorney General Jeff Sessions.

Whitaker's controversial prosecution of a gay Democrat. Matthew Whitaker is a horrible person.

The Florida secretary of state orders recounts in the U.S. Senate and governor races, an unprecedented review of two major races in the state that took five weeks to decide the 2000 presidential election.

Trump Will Give the Medal of Freedom to One of His Biggest Donors. Because that’s appropriate?

Trump properties received $3.2 million during midterms, FEC records show. Many wanted an untouchable authoritarian. And so here we are.

Trump cancels WW1 memorial at U.S. cemetery in France due to rain.

Ocasio-Cortez needs to wait for lawmaker salary to kick in to afford DC apartment. Oh look, finally a politician I can relate to. We need to stop sending rich people to Washington.

U.S. Rep. Dana Rohrabacher, a 15-term pro-Russia Republican, narrowly loses his Orange County, California, seat to Democratic candidate Harley Rouda. Good. Now go away.

Death toll rises to 23 in California wildfire after 14 bodies found.

PG&E power lines may have sparked deadly Camp Fire, according to radio transmissions.

You've heard of the gender gap in politics. And the education gap. But a new survey of more than 4,000 Washingtonians who voted Tuesday finds the widest of all is the religion gap.

"You have a disability. People like you should not have children." Victims of Japan's forced sterilisation programme are demanding an apology.

Amazon was ordered by a judge to hand over recordings taken by an Echo device in double murder case.

“We do not have a college-completion crisis in this country. We have a freshman- and sophomore-year crisis.” How the Myth of ‘13th Grade’ Derails Students.

“We may encounter many defeats but we must no be defeated.” -- Maya Angelou

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

Until next time, my friends. Good night.

Friday, November 9, 2018

And another day where the President of the United States is unaccountable, unchecked, and unleashed comes to a close:

“Bad officials are the ones elected by good citizens who do not vote.” -- George Jean Nathan

Expert says Acosta video distributed by White House was doctored: "As visual journalists, we know that manipulating images is manipulating truth.”

Trump calls CNN’s April Ryan a 'loser,' threatens to revoke more press credentials. Either we stop him or we watch the free press--the bastion of democracy--fall to only state run media. The choice is yours.

National Association of Black Journalists rips into Trump for treatment of black women reporters.

Rick Scott wins first election lawsuit.

Trump’s Justice Department is fighting US terrorist attack victims in the Supreme Court. It centers on where to send legal papers. Seriously.

NRA tells doctors to “stay in their lane” regarding gun control. The NRA is a terrorist organization.

Jeff Sessions last act at DOJ was to sabotage federal civil rights tools, leaving local police departments free to abuse rights without fear of federal intervention.

Christine Blasey Ford is still being harassed, her lawyers say. She's reportedly had to move four times. She's had to pay for a private security detail. And she hasn't been able to return to her job at Palo Alto University. She gave up everything to let the country know. And a good portion of the country didn’t give a shit.

Trump had central role in hush money payments to women. Of course he did.

China state media unveils world’s first AI news anchor. This is just freaking scary considering the world’s political climate. See for yourself.

Thousands of Washington students isolated and restrained, despite law limiting practice.

Georgia high school band spells out racial slur with instrument covers during half-time show. America, 2018.

California burns.

“Quality is everyone’s responsibility.” -- W. Edwards Deming

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

Until next time, my friends. Good night.

Thursday, November 8, 2018

And another day where so many people don't care it's hard not to give in to the same feeling comes to a close:

Yeah...

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

Until next time, my friends. Good night.

Monday, November 5, 2018

And another day--the eve of the most important election up to this point in your life--comes to a close:

“The ballot is stronger than the bullet.” -- Abraham Lincoln

“Not voting is not a protest. It is a surrender.” -- Keith Ellison

You get a vote. Vote Blue.

Just to be clear: No, God does not “bless” the USA.

Republicans used to have a health care plan. Now all they have are lies.

Voters wait hours in North Miami, and there weren’t enough ballots for everyone.

Thousands of already cast Florida ballots could be tossed aside without voters knowing.

He doesn’t want to accept any blame, but here are 17 criminal cases ABC News has identified in which Pres. Trump's name was invoked in connection with violence, threats, or alleged assaults. In 16 of them, “court documents and direct evidence reflect someone echoing presidential rhetoric, not protesting it.”

Facebook pulls Trump ad TV networks took off the air. Facebook's decision to remove the ad only came after CNN, NBC and Fox News all made the decision to pull it from their airwaves. The ad, paid for by Donald J. Trump for President, links an undocumented immigrant convicted of killing two police officers in 2014 to the caravan of migrants fleeing from violence and crime in Central America. NBC played the ad during Sunday Night Football (which y’all shouldn’t be watching anyway) before pulling it.

Brazil's next president declares war on 'fake news' media. Because all unflattering news is “fake news.”

Armed Militia Groups Head To The Border, Sparking Military Concerns. Oh, great.

Tallahassee Yoga Shooter Was A Far-Right Misogynist Who Railed Against Women And Minorities Online.

Skin cancer deaths rates soar, mostly for men.

High school varsity BBQ teams? Yeah, it’s a thing in Texas.

“Voters memories will fade some.” -- Nate Silver

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

Until next time, my friends. Good night.

Friday, November 2, 2018

And another day of speeches, videos, and removals comes to a close:

"For anybody here who has an ancestor who didn't have the right to vote and you are choosing not to vote, wherever you are ... You are dishonoring your family. You are disrespecting and disregarding their legacy, their suffering and their dreams." -- Oprah Winfrey

“Voting is how we prove America is kinder and bigger and better than Trump.” -- Alyssa Milano

“When truth doesn’t matter, when people can just lie with abandon, democracy can’t work.” -- Barack Obama

"Suddenly Republicans are saying they're gonna protect your pre-existing conditions when they've literally been doing the opposite. That's some kind of gall. That's some kind of chutzpah. Let's call it what it is: it's a lie. They're lying to you." -- Barack Obama

Trump Makes His Closing Immigration Pitch Before Midterms: The Caravan Is an “Invasion”. The president thinks his forceful—and inaccurate—condemnation of immigrants is a political winner. He is such a horrible person.

If you are afraid of refugees that are a thousand miles away, then you are a horrible person.

Cop Killer In Trump Video Returned To U.S. During The Bush Administration. If you haven’t seen the video, it blames Democrats for letting this guy in. But the guy was deported under the Clinton administration and then slipped back in under the Bush administration. Then he was released for “unknown reasons” under the one and only Joe Arpaio. There’s more, but the bottom line is Trump and the Republicans are hateful people trying to win elections by lying and drumming up irrational fear of immigrants. Don’t let them fool you.

Twitter removes thousands of accounts that tried to dissuade Democrats from voting.

Despite what they may claim in the final days before the midterms, Trump and the GOP are doing all they can to strip protections for pre-existing conditions.

Since 2007, there's been a 36% drop in the number of babies born to parents lacking legal immigration status.

Hundreds of Google employees and contractors stage brief midday walkouts yesterday amid complaints of sexism, racism and unchecked executive power in their workplace.

Feds indict two Massachusetts cops who allegedly beat Latino teens and said, “Welcome to the white man’s world”. It’s not a “white man’s world” you sick fucks. You just want it to be that way.

“They considered us toys': North Korean women reveal extent of sexual violence.

Most Americans aren't financially healthy despite booming economy, survey finds.

The Supreme Court won't block a lawsuit brought by children to fight climate change.

Just five countries control most of the world's remaining wilderness.

Two Oregon parents were taken to a hospital after unknowingly eating methamphetamine-laced gummy candy their children received while trick-or-treating.

Parker Solar Probe Breaks Record, Becomes Closest Spacecraft to Sun.

“Curiosity is the lust of the mind.” -- Thomas Hobbes

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

Until next time, my friends. Good night.