Thursday, December 20, 2018

Thursday, December 20, 2018

And another day of pandemonium comes to a close:

"Because you have the right to have a Secretary of Defense whose views are better aligned with yours ... I believe it is right for me to step down from my position," James Mattis wrote to President Trump. We are so screwed.

U.S. to plan withdrawal of 7,000 troops from Afghanistan, official says.

Russia's Putin accuses U.S. of raising risk of nuclear war.

North Korea says it will not denuclearize until the US eliminates its own "nuclear threat.”

Judge Who Invalidated Obamacare Has Been A 'Go-To Judge' For Republicans, Critics Say.

GoFundMe campaign set up by U.S. veteran aiming to raise $1 billion to help pay for Trump's border wall has already earned more than $7 million. Wasn’t Mexico supposed to pay for this stupid wall? Oh that’s right, MAGA supporters don’t care that they are lied to. That sure is some strong kool-aid.

Founder of viral fundraiser for Trump's border wall has questionable news past.

St. Louis County prosecutors vote to join police union. WTF?

The United States led the world in 2016 in the rate of firearm deaths in youth among countries with available data The rate in the US was 36.5 times higher than in a dozen comparable high-income countries around the world.

An Ohio man (yes, a black man) trying to cash his paycheck from a new job was handcuffed after a bank teller called 911 on the false belief the check was fraudulent. Fucking racist.

Trump plans to make more people work for food stamps. As with most shit Republicans believe, it’s just not that black and white.


Trump Quietly Starts Firing Servicemembers Living with HIV Just Before the Holidays.

Former Argentina president Cristina Kirchner, who has been accused of receiving tens of millions of dollars in bribes during her term in office, will go on trial for corruption.

A German policeman has been found guilty of sexual assault for removing a condom during sexual intercourse without the consent of his partner, an act known as "stealthing".

The Justice Department is charging 2 Chinese citizens with carrying out an extensive hacking campaign to steal data from U.S. companies.

Amazon sent private Alexa audio recordings to a random person. Amazon says it was a "human error."

Veterinarians are far more likely to die by suicide than other Americans, research shows.

Fortnite keeps stealing dances — and no one knows if it’s illegal.

The average U.S. adult is overweight and just a few pounds from obese, thanks to average weight increases in all groups, new report says.

It’s been a year of weird news. Here are some of 2018’s most bizarre stories. Some of these are pretty wild.

“I admire all people who are trying to be a good power in this chaotic world.” -- Yoko Ono

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

Until next time, my friends. Good night.

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