Thursday, May 30, 2019

And another day of “Freedom gas,” tariffs, heartbeats, gender discrimination, GOP plots, mock slave auctions, the death penalty, brass knuckles, and measles making a dramatic comeback comes to a close:

“If we had confidence that the President clearly did not commit a crime, we would have said so. We did not, however, make a determination as to whether the President did commit a crime.” -- Robert Mueller

Mueller reminds the nation that Trump betrayed the USA.

Special counsel Robert Mueller says election interference "deserves the attention of every American."

Mueller: Charging the president ‘was not an option we could consider.’ Because they considered it unconstitutional. Hmmm. If that’s true, then it seems the Constitution should change.

Trump Admits Russia Helped Him “Get Elected”. The rare, if brief, admission undercuts Trump’s persistent denials of Russia’s efforts to help him get elected as Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell continues to block legislation securing US elections from foreign interference.

"Freedom gas": The Trump administration's ridiculous new plan to rebrand fossil fuels. Maybe America needs some Beano.

Trump says U.S. to impose 5 percent tariff on all Mexican goods. He says the tariffs will take effect June 10 and will stay until "illegal migrants" stop coming into the country from Mexico.

Louisiana governor signs 'heartbeat' abortion bill into law.

Disney CEO says it will be "difficult" to film in Georgia if abortion ban takes effect: "I think many people who work for us will not want to work there, and we will have to heed their wishes in that regard."

Media companies — including Disney, WarnerMedia and NBCUniversal — will consider stopping productions in Georgia if the state's new abortion law takes effect.

Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and GOP Sen. Ted Cruz came together on Twitter in a professed effort to ban former lawmakers from taking paid lobbying positions.

Sixteen women who trained to become FBI agents and analysts have come forward in a lawsuit filed Wednesday accusing the bureau of gender discrimination in how it trains and evaluates female candidates.

Court filings show a top GOP consultant known for drawing maps that gerrymandered districts to protect Republican control played a role in getting a citizenship question on the 2020 census. The GOP can do nothing but cheat.

New docs show census citizenship question is GOP election plot, ACLU says.

Donald Trump can't be removed because he is “God’s choice,” claims pastor who says the ‘courts of heaven’ elected him. This is how a country destroys itself.

A New York teacher made black students act as slaves in mock auctions. Fifth graders. WTF? Yes, the teacher was fired.

It's now legal to carry brass knuckles in Texas. Because, 'self-defense'.

Measles cases in the U.S. break 25-year record, and the disease could lose its status as being officially eliminated. Thanks all you anti-vaxxers.

Alex Trebek says he's in 'near remission' with his cancer.

New Hampshire is the latest state to repeal its death penalty, as the state Senate has enough votes to override Gov. Chris Sununu's veto. The repeal takes effect immediately.

Safe Or Scary? The Shifting Reputation Of Glyphosate, AKA Roundup.

'Forbidden Planet' found by astronomers in Neptunian Desert.

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

Until next time, my friends. Good night.

Tuesday, May 28, 2019

And another day of hypocrisy, abortion restrictions, videos, and delusions comes to a close:

“If you must break the law, do it to seize power: in all other cases observe it.” -- Julius Caesar

In reversal from 2016, McConnell says he would fill a potential Supreme Court vacancy in 2020. Mitch is such a horrible person. He’s caused the most damage to the country.

Supreme Court leaves intact block on Indiana abortion restriction, but allows fetal burial to go into effect.

Christian rightwingers warn abortion fight could spark US civil war.

Missouri may lose its last abortion clinic. Could be gone in less than 72 hours.

Netflix to 'rethink' investment in Georgia if abortion law takes effect.

For the second time in less than a week, the House failed to pass the $19B disaster relief bill that would provide funding to parts of the US hit by hurricanes, flooding, earthquakes and wildfires after a Republican lawmaker objected. We all lose when you vote Republican.

Fresno Grizzlies apologize for video that equates Rep. Ocasio-Cortez with Kim, Castro. Really? They claim they didn’t see the video in its entirety. Mmm, hmm.

Biden education plan would boost U.S. teacher pay, ban assault weapons.

Texas elections chief who questioned the citizenship of nearly 100,000 people resigns.

Republicans are far more likely than Democrats to say that everyone has an equal opportunity to succeed in the U.S., and that the rights and freedoms of all people are respected. Republicans appear to be delusional.

Pope denies prior knowledge of now expelled U.S. cardinal McCarrick's sexual misconduct. Mmm hmmm.

For the first time in the Smithsonian Institution's 173-year history, an African American has been tapped to head the world's largest museum and research complex.

Johnson & Johnson opioids helped create 'worst man-made public health crisis in history,' Oklahoma says in court.

A four-day school week? Teachers and kids give it an 'A.' Parents are less enthusiastic.

More than 40% of respondents to the survey in Washington and Oregon say it's not too important, or even at all important, for them to make new friends.

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

Until next time, my friends. Good night.

Sunday, May 26, 2019

And another day of dangers, “virtual certainty,” and a mental health disorder comes to a close:

“We, all of us, could do a much better job of evoking what someone has called the universal principle of human altruism: the urge in us all to help others who are in danger.” -- Bart Starr

Trump doesn't seem to understand what 'treason' means. It doesn't mean being disloyal to the president, and it would not apply to any actions against a private citizen — which Donald Trump was as a candidate.

These doctors risked their careers to expose the dangers children face in immigrant family detention. Children's fingers crushed by cell doors. A boy who'd lost nearly a third of his body weight in a matter of days. Incorrect vaccine doses and missed diagnoses. "We are writing to you, members of Congress with oversight responsibility, because we have a duty to raise our concerns about the ongoing and future threat of harm to children posed by the current and proposed expansion of the family detention program," the doctors said in a letter to the leaders of the Senate Whistleblower Protection Caucus.

Pence tells West Point graduates it's "a virtual certainty" they will go to combat. “Some of you may even be called upon to serve in this hemisphere." He pounds the drums of war.

Defying Congress, Trump declares an emergency to expedite arms sales to Saudi Arabia and the UAE.

The Trump administration on Friday unveiled its long-expected proposal to reverse health care protections for transgender people and those who’ve had abortions, issuing a draft rule that seeks to rescind nondiscrimination policies established under the Affordable Care Act. It’s the Trump administration’s third regulatory strike against transgender people this week.

Trump campaigned on being an LGBTQ ally. He hasn’t governed like one.

Federal judge blocks Mississippi abortion law.

States pushing abortion bans have higher infant mortality rates. But that’s okay. They’re already out of the womb.

Why is Trump sending more troops and firepower to the Middle East? That's classified.

You Could Get Prison Time for Protesting a Pipeline in Texas—Even If It’s on Your Land.

In Rural West Texas, Illegal Border Crossings Are Routine For U.S. Citizens.

A porn director worries that young adults think sex is what they've seen on-screen. A student worries porn sets unrealistic expectations. A porn performer worries some may think her videos are instructional. They all wish people talked about it more.

Teenage Cannabis Use Linked to Memory Problems.

Women are happier without children or a spouse, says happiness expert.

Video game addiction is a mental health disorder, World Health Organization says.

RIP Bart Starr. He was 85.

“If you work harder than somebody else, chances are you’ll beat him though he has more talent than you.” -- Bart Starr

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




Until next time, my friends. Good night.

Friday, May 24, 2019

And another day of orders, blocks, holds, and resignations comes to a close:

“Democracy passes into despotism.” -- Plato

President Trump orders intelligence agencies to assist Attorney General William Barr with review of the Russia investigation.

The Trump administration is set to announce $16 billion in federal government aid to farmers hurt by the Trump administration's trade war with China. This, ladies and gentlemen, is “good socialism,” meant to keep those that voted for a man who’s made decisions that have hurt their livelihoods from directing their support elsewhere.

Federal judge blocks Mississippi abortion ban.

Federal judge blocks Trump from using Defense funds for parts of border wall.

Scientists Showed How More Guns Led To More Violent Crime.

The Supreme Court puts on hold gerrymandering rulings in Michigan and Ohio.

Britain's May says she will step down on June 7.

Hundreds of towns have passed nuisance ordinances that evict renters for calling the cops. Renters can find themselves on the streets simply for asking for help. Um. WTF?

Another dead dolphin with a stomach full of plastic was discovered in Florida. During a necropsy, a two-foot plastic shower hose was discovered inside the animal.

Using full-body MRIs, Ezra can now detect 11 cancers in men and 13 in women. This is pretty awesome.

The US Senate passes a bill cracking down on robocalls.

Alabama votes to end marriage licenses.

Nearly 600 pit bulls and roosters rescued in animal-fighting probe in Indiana. “Animal fighting is one of the most heinous forms of animal cruelty, and sadly it is far more common in the United States than many people realize,” she said in a statement. “To betray animals by forcing them to fight for their lives for so-called entertainment is despicable." There are so many horrible people in this world.

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

Until next time, my friends. Good night.

Wednesday, May 22, 2019

And another day of bills, meetings, temper tantrums, hatred of LGBTQ people, the hiding of a child migrant’s death, stealing, sea levels, $20 bills, air pollution, and horrible people doing horrible things to people with disabilities and autism comes to a close:

“There’s blood in my mouth ‘cause I’ve been biting my tongue all week.” -- Rilo Kiley

New York state passes a bill allowing Congress to request Trump's state tax returns.

Tillerson quietly meets with House lawmakers to discuss Trump. A seven hour meeting.

Trump abruptly walked out of a meeting at the White House with key lawmakers, escalating tensions between him and the congressional Democrats investigating him.

Amash digs in on Trump criticism amid Republican backlash. Amash is the only Republican worth respecting at the moment.

Senate committee rejects requiring Congress sign off before Iran strike.

Trump proposal would gut protections for transgender people at homeless shelters, advocates say. Trump, Republicans, and those that support them are horrible people.

GOP Vermont governor to allow abortion rights bill to become law.

Cory Booker announces plan to protect abortion rights.

Claim that 75% of abortions were done for 'no reason' is misleading. The viral post was designed to rile up emotional people who refuse to think.

A Sixth Migrant Child Died While In US Custody, Authorities Have Confirmed. The girl had a history of congenital heart defects and fell into a coma after surgery, officials said. The Trump administration hid the fact she died. 

"Michael Avenatti charged with stealing $300,000 from former client Stormy Daniels".

We noticed something odd in Donald Trump's personal financial disclosure: He has recently shifted some of his banking business from Deutsche Bank to a small and relatively new bank in South Florida.

Rising sea levels could swamp major cities and displace almost 200 million people, scientists say.

Undercover filming by the BBC shows staff taunting and swearing at patients with learning disabilities and autism at Whorlton Hall. When a group of people are thought of as “lesser,” this is the kind of shit that happens. These fuckers are just plain cruel. Fucking atrocious.

A lawmaker asked Carson about foreclosure properties. He thought she was talking about Oreos. Ben Carson is useless.

Harriet Tubman $20 bill delayed until 2028, Mnuchin says. If the U.S. is still around and uses money come 2028.

Researchers Now Have Even More Proof That Air Pollution Can Cause Dementia.

Thousands of cancer diagnoses tied to a poor diet, study finds.

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

Until next time, my friends. Good night.

Saturday, May 18, 2019

And another day where a Republican finally uses the “I” word, disabled people wait on death row, and decades of legalized rape comes to a close:

“We will never see a day when women of means are not able to get a safe abortion in this country.” -- Ruth Bader Ginsburg

GOP Rep. Justin Amash is the first congressional Republican to say impeaching President Trump is the proper response to the Mueller report. A Republican that’s actually read the report! Amazing!

North Carolina: Where no doesn't mean no when it comes to rape and sexual assault. “And so, in North Carolina, as it has ever been since at least the Disco Era, it is perfectly legal for someone to drug your drink, rape you, and then simply call it consensual sex. What in the what has this world come to?” Holy cow. This is so completely whacked.

States pushing abortion legislation rank poorly when it comes to child well-being. Because these people are only pro-birth. They are not pro-life.

Democratic governor ready to sign Louisiana abortion ban bill. He's ready to sign legislation that would ban the procedure as early as six weeks of pregnancy, before many women know they are pregnant.

While some states are restricting abortion, others move to bolster access.

Trump admin is denying citizenship to some children of same-sex couples.

Sen. Bernie Sanders is calling for a temporary halt to public funding directed toward nonprofit charter school expansion and an outright ban on for-profit charter institutions.

Almost everyone on death row is disabled. They also tend to be multiply marginalized by race, class, and other factors. They are NOT the "worst of the worst."

Why is the Trump Administration’s overtime proposal so insulting? It expects people to work for free if they make over $35,308, asserting that your employer might not need to pay you overtime if you make more than that. This seems, I don’t know, ripe for abuse.

California's finest restaurants pay workers of color $6 per hour less than white workers.

The universe may be a billion years younger than we thought. Scientists are scrambling to figure out why.

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

Until next time, my friends. Good night.

Friday, May 17, 2019

And another day of abuse, abuse, and more abuse comes to a close:

“There is not a single thing in this world that a male can experience that would come close to the indignity of being legally forced to carry your rapist’s baby. If you can force an 11-year-old girl to carry her father’s baby to term — one that could very well harm her not just physically but mentally — that is not pro-life. You can’t say you’re pro-life when you are prepared to have a child risk her life to give birth to a rapist’s baby. That’s not pro-life.” -- Rep. Robert Sauls

Flynn told Mueller that people tied to Trump and Congress tried to obstruct probe. The communications could have affected the ex-national security adviser's "willingness to cooperate," Robert Mueller wrote in court filings. Republican Kool-Aid drinkers won’t care.

States passing abortion bans have among the lowest rates of women in power.

Missouri bans abortions after 8 weeks.

Elizabeth Warren rolls out federal policy to protect abortion rights.

Alabama says it wants to protect life. How does that claim stack up outside the womb? Let’s just say: not very good. Remember, these people are pro-birthers, not pro-life.

Alabama legislators refuse to fund mother and child healthcare as they ban nearly all abortions. Remember, they are pro-birth, not pro-life.

A poll conducted last year but never before released showed that just 31% of voters in Alabama support banning abortion in all cases, while 65% of voters oppose banning abortion in cases of rape and incest.

A court-ordered review has found 1,712 possible family separation cases so far.

Coaches and athletic administrators at Ohio State University knew for two decades that Dr. Richard Strauss was molesting male athletes but failed to sound the alarm or stop him.

Leaked Records Reveal Tony Robbins Berated Abuse Victims, And Former Followers Accuse Him Of Sexual Advances. Tony Robbins is a con man.

Trump declares Elizabeth Warren 'a very angry person' before firing profanity at the media.

Suicide rates are rising among young girls. Particularly the 10-14 year old range.

World's first electric-powered air taxi to launch 'by 2025'.

China’s rover finds mysterious minerals on the far side of the moon.

Grumpy Cat, the face of thousands of internet memes, has died. She was 7.

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

Until next time, my friends. Good night.

Wednesday, May 15, 2019

And another day of trouble, tent cities, pardons, and virtual kidnappings comes to a close:

"If only these activist teenagers and migrant babies and black children and assault survivors and gay couples had stayed there in the womb: they'd be safe from the pro-life Christians. There, they'd still be worth them defending." — John Pavlovitz

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey signs the nation's most restrictive anti-abortion bill into law. Rape, incest, mentally and/or physically disabled people who suffer either, it doesn’t matter, come on down. We’ll protect a bunch of cells in that womb, but as soon as you pop out of that uterus that we actually own, well, you better pull yourself up by your bootstraps you lazy sod. At least until we can ship you off to kill people in foreign lands. Then, if you happen to return after that, it’s back to bootstrap pulling you ungrateful snowflake.

Yes, Roe really is in trouble. Roe v. Wade has survived for decades because of luck. That’s about to change.

White House rejects Democrats' request for documents in obstruction probe.

U.S. military to build 6 tent cities near border for migrants. The tents will likely not be on military bases, and ICE — not the military — will be responsible for migrant detention and custodial support.

Trump granted a full pardon to former media mogul Conrad Black.

Virtual kidnappings are rattling families across the US. Stories like the Bakers' are increasingly common due to the influx of spoofing, a form of robo-calling that lets a perpetrator alter what number it appears they are calling from. They can then use that number, combined with personal information they find online, to fake a situation like a kidnapping.

Starting Wednesday, users who break Facebook's "most serious policies" will be immediately banned from using Facebook Live for a period of time.

The current Ebola outbreak has a fatality rate of 66% and public health experts are concerned.

Plastic Pollution In The Ocean Affects The Oxygen We Breathe.

“I have ways of making money that you know nothing of.” -- John D. Rockefeller

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

Until next time, my friends. Good night.

Tuesday, May 14, 2019

And another day where men think they own women’s bodies and the pro-birthers once again show they are anything but pro life comes to a close:

“When you’re small, you either are funny, or you get beat up a lot.” -- Tim Conway

Alabama Senate passes near-total abortion ban bill. Doctors who perform abortions could face up to 99 years in prison. No exceptions for rape or incest. The GOP once again represent the worst of humanity.

‘The president, aided and abetted by the attorney general, tears at the very fabric of our Constitution.’ — Rep. Raskin listed all of Trump’s misdeeds, and it is jaw-dropping.

Elizabeth Warren turns down Fox News town hall, calls network a 'hate-for-profit racket'. She is not wrong.

Their murderers are followers of a vile and hateful ideology that meets the FBI definition of terrorism. But some top current and former law enforcement officials say that they are not treated as terrorists, because they are American, and they are white. But amid the rising number of deadly white supremacist attacks, the officials say that must change. White supremacy must be called terrorism and tackled with the same vigor as ISIS and al Qaeda.

Photos reveal children sleeping on the ground at Border Patrol station.

Jr. to testify behind closed doors. He's so scared.

Concern has been growing for the past several years about the future of democracy and how democracy is working. But public support for democratic ideals remains strong, and by one measure, global democracy is at or near a modern-day high. So stop voting for authoritarians.

In the latest bit of bad news for a planet beset by climate change, the concentration of carbon dioxide in Earth’s atmosphere has climbed to a level last seen more than 3 million years ago — before humans even appeared on the rocky ball we call home. But science and all.

NRA legal bills raise ‘all sorts of red flags,' legal ethics expert says. The NRA is a terrorist organization.

Poll says that 56% of Americans don’t want kids taught Arabic numerals. Fucking morons.

San Francisco becomes first city to bar police from using facial recognition.

An extinct bird species has evolved back into existence. The Aldabra rail first went extinct around 136,000 years ago. Now, it's reclaimed its home island.

Disney takes full control of Hulu in deal with Comcast in bid to challenge Netflix, Amazon.

RIP Tim Conway. He was 85.

“I’ve never really taken anything very seriously. I enjoy life because I enjoy making other people enjoy it.” -- Tim Conway

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

Until next time, my friends. Good night.

Monday, May 13, 2019

And another day of overturning precedent, inching closer to confrontation (read: war), inadmissible videos, and the planet being on “fucking fire,” comes to a close:

“I’ve never met an animal I didn’t like, and I can’t say the same thing about people.” -- Doris Day

Supreme Court's Breyer, mentioning abortion case, warns about overturning precedent. Among the cases that deserve respect as precedent is the court's 1992 ruling in Planned Parenthood v. Casey, which upheld the fundamental right to an abortion, he wrote.

Trump Is Getting Dangerously Close to War With Iran. The administration has drawn a dubious red line that could be easily crossed.

Trump says it would be big mistake for Iran to try anything against U.S.

China has announced it is raising tariffs on $60 billion in U.S. goods in retaliation for the latest penalties on its exports announced by the Trump administration.

Trump said Monday that he would agree not to use any information hacked or stolen by foreign adversaries in his 2020 re-election campaign. Of course he doesn’t consider Russia a “foreign adversary.”

The Case for Jay Inslee. Washington Gov. Jay Inslee "is the only candidate in the [2020] race who is treating climate change the way the science says climate change should be treated: not as one issue among many, but as the overriding emergency of our age."

Bill Nye says it's time to grow up and realize the planet is on fucking fire.

CO2 levels are the highest since humanity began. The last time Earth hit 415 ppm, sea levels were 82 feet higher. But, you know, science and all.

Jay Inslee has signed a bill putting the state on track to create the first 'public option' health insurance in the US, using a hybrid system that will see private insurers offer state-defined plans.

Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren pledges to nominate a public school teacher to head the Department of Education if elected president.

San Francisco journalist says police raided his home after he refused to identify source. “They took every electronic device that I own, every computer, every hard drive, every digital photograph that I have taken in the last 25 years," he said.

Judge grants Robert Kraft's request to suppress spa surveillance video. Because rich people should get away with whatever they want?

CDC: 1.1 million more Americans lost health insurance coverage in 2018. All part of the GOP plan.

California jury orders Monsanto to pay $2 billion to couple who claim Roundup weed killer caused their cancers. That’s with a “B.”

Dog disease that can be passed to humans confirmed in Iowa. Several cases of canine brucellosis have been confirmed at a commercial breeding facility for small dogs in Marion County.

As Democrats champion plans for free college, one GOP state already has a model program. Hmmm. They might be stretching that statement a bit.

RIP Doris Day. She was 97.

“The really frightening thing about middle age is the knowledge that you’ll grow out of it.” -- Doris Day

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

Until next time, my friends. Good night.

Sunday, May 12, 2019

And another day of bills, sex strikes, and death threats comes to a close:

“There’s nothing permanent except change.” -- Heraclitus

Team Trump wants another foreign government's help for 2020. In 2016, the Trump campaign gladly accepted Russia’s help to defeat Hillary Clinton. And heading into the 2020 race, Rudy Giuliani is headed to Ukraine to push the country’s president to pursue an investigation into Joe Biden’s son. How isn’t this the biggest political story in America right now — Team Trump wants the help from another foreign government to dig up dirt on an opponent?

Joe Biden once said a fence was needed to stop “tons” of drugs from Mexico.

Presidential hopeful Biden looking for ‘middle ground’ climate policy. There is no “middle ground,” Joe. You’re blowing it.

Michael Cohen Fixed Jerry Falwell Jr.’s Problem. Then the Evangelical Leader Went to Bat for Trump. Like Trump, Jerry Falwell Jr. is a horrible person.

Here's what "six weeks pregnant" actually means.

Bills in Georgia, Ohio, and Alabama show we’re in a watershed moment for the abortion debate.

Alabama lawmakers decided to table the vote on a proposed abortion ban after a dispute erupted in the state Senate when some Republicans removed exceptions for rape and incest from the bill. Republicans are horrible people.

Alyssa Milano calls for women to go on a sex strike to protest restrictive abortion laws.

History shows that sex strikes are a surprisingly effective strategy for political change.

Federal judge strikes down Kentucky abortion law.

Is Christian Homeschooling Breeding a New Kind of Domestic Terrorist? A look at the connection no one seems to be making between recent shootings.

A photo of 4 elementary school educators in Southern California smiling as they pose with a rope fashioned into a noose has led to their and the school principal's suspension. Fucking disgusting human beings.

Founder of Moms Demand responds to death threats from NRA: 'I'll never stop exposing your deadly agenda'. Give ‘em hell, Shannon Watts. They're afraid of you.

More than 180 countries -- not including the US -- agree to restrict global plastic waste trade.

A safe space. The nation’s first transitional housing shelter for transgender youths opens in SF, filling an urgent need.

Sick teachers in California have to pay for substitutes out of their own paychecks — even if they have cancer.

“Learning never exhausts the mind.” -- Leonardo da Vinci

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

Until next time, my friends. Good night.

Wednesday, May 8, 2019

And another day of subpoenas, moves, rapes, mushrooms and the state of Georgia going off the deep end comes to a close:

“If men could get pregnant, abortion would be a sacrament.” -- Florynce Kennedy

Senate Intelligence Committee subpoenas Donald Trump Jr. in Russia probe.

Trump claims executive privilege over entire Mueller report and underlying documents. The actions of a guilty man.

N.Y. state Senate passes bill allowing Congress to get Trump tax returns.

A move by House Democratic leaders to protect incumbents is reigniting anger and suspicion among the party’s progressives ahead of the 2020 election. Even Democratic leaders are afraid of progress.

Abortions after six weeks will now be illegal in Georgia as Gov. Kemp signs the "heartbeat bill". As AOC pointed out: “6 weeks pregnant = 2 weeks late on your period. This is a backdoor ban.” The pro-birthers strike again.

Ohio man raped 11-year-old who is now pregnant. State ‘heartbeat’ law requires the girl to give birth. No law provides for the child's welfare throughout his/her life. Fucking pro-birthers.

Iran’s president said for the first time that his government will stop complying with parts of the landmark 2015 nuclear deal after the White House sent a Navy carrier task force to the region.

In a poll conducted May 5-6, 44% of Americans say they approve of how Donald Trump is handling his job as president. 54% disapprove.

Denver votes to become first city to decriminalize 'magic mushrooms'.

7 Johns Hopkins protesters arrested after monthlong sit-in at Garland Hall over private police, ICE contracts.

The Trump regime's big idea to reduce drug costs: Advertisers will be required to list drug prices in their TV ads by this summer.

A new rule would allow debt collectors to DM and text you with reckless abandon.

A generic HIV prevention drug should arrive in 2021.

Couples are having less sex, study shows. The 'sheer pace of modern life' may be to blame. Declines in sex frequency were largest among those living together or married and those over 25. Get to having sex people. It’s good for you.

“Republicans are definitely pro-birth - they'll do everything they can to make sure that that baby comes out, regardless of how it got in, but are they pro-life? Can you be pro-life and vote to cut funding that supports the life of a child?” -- Jennifer Granholm

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

Until next time, my friends. Good night.

Tuesday, May 7, 2019

And another day of the biggest loser, racy pictures (not that anyone would ever want to see them, of course), another school shooting, and the terrifying future for humanity comes to a close:

“I’m really a good businessman.” -- Donald Trump (Please continue reading after you have stopped laughing.)

The New York Times obtains Trump tax information from 1985-1994. “In fact, year after year, Mr. Trump appears to have lost more money than nearly any other individual American taxpayer... He lost so much money that he was able to avoid paying income taxes for eight of the 10 years.” He lost more than $1 billion in a decade. Yes, that’s with a B. His entire life he has been nothing but a failure and a conman. And many of you voted for him.

Mueller fought release of Comey memos to prevent Trump and others from changing stories.

White House orders McGahn not to comply with congressional subpoena.

Bill Gates Actually Made a Good Point About the Socialism Debate in America. Most left-leaning people (which is to say, most Americans) support politicians who, at the end of the day, are promising to deliver capitalism with a strong social safety net. Yep. It’s not the classic definition of “socialism.” Very few people are advocating for that. We just want fairness and basic rights.

Jerry Falwell Jr. sought Michael Cohen's help in preventing racy 'personal' photos from becoming public. Trump's former personal lawyer and fixer was recorded talking about Falwell's predicament in phone call. Jerry Falwell Jr. uses religion to manipulate and control those who support him. But never lose sight of the fact that he’s a horrible person.

One student dead in school shooting in suburban Denver, 8 others injured.

Journalists jailed in Myanmar freed after more than 500 days behind bars. The pair had been working on an investigation into the killing of 10 Rohingya Muslim men and boys by security forces and Buddhist civilians.

The terrifying future for humanity. According to a new report compiled by more than 450 experts over the course of three years, nature is declining at an “unprecedented” rate, with approximately one million species at risk of extinction—more than ever before in human history. And many species, according to the report, face extinction “within decades.” Humans don’t deserve this planet.

See how the Amazon has gone from dense forest to bare earth in just four decades.

Arctic permafrost is melting so fast it's damaging the equipment scientists use to measure it.

Trump administration opens the door to pushing more poor people off benefits

Trump has pardoned a former U.S. soldier convicted in 2009 of killing an Iraqi prisoner.

Students at an Arizona school walk out after a classmate was turned over to border agents. The student has lived here since he was a toddler, is now two weeks away from graduation, and is now being deported to Mexico--a country he’s never known.

For cancer patients, fear of measles has upended daily routines. Get vaccinated people. There’s more involved here than just your irrational fear.

“We accept the love we think we deserve.” -- Stephen Chbosky

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

Until next time, my friends. Good night.

Sunday, May 5, 2019

And another day of reversals, sexism, tariffs, diseases, and horse racing comes to a close:

"The only reason left to support this President is that he reflects your hateful heart, shares your contempt of people of color, your hostility toward outsiders, your toxic misogyny, your ignorant bigotry, your feeling of supremacy." — John Pavlovitz

In a reversal, Trump says Special Counsel Mueller should not testify on Russia probe.

Trump announces that he is increasing tariffs on hundreds of billions of dollars in Chinese goods and says trade talks between the two countries are not progressing as fast as he'd like. Him being removed from the presidency is not happening as fast as I’d like.

Trump sends markets tumbling with renewed call for additional China tariffs.

Jerry Falwell is a horrible person.

Republican Senator Mike Enzi will not seek re-election in 2020. Even rats leave a sinking a ship.

Allegations remain in forefront for Kavanaugh, 7 months after his confirmation.

90 Percent of Republicans Still Think Trump Is Doing a Great Job. 90 percent of Republicans still show they are horrible people.

North Carolina steps toward changing sexual assault laws. Things apparently move slow in North Carolina. Those “loopholes” were bullshit.

Boeing knew about problems with the 737 Max the year before Lion Air crash and did nothing about them.

Trump blames 'political correctness' for Kentucky Derby overturn. Of course he does.

A woman who wanted to break the Guinness World Record for running a marathon dressed as a nurse has been told her successful attempt does not count — because she was wearing scrubs and pants, rather than a skirt.

Rice University scientists find way to 3-D print living tissue.

FDA says it won't ban textured breast implants linked to rare form of cancer.

A disease you may have never heard of is the most common form of dementia for Americans under the age of 60: Frontotemporal Dementia. This shit is nasty.

“Many Americans, we know, are horrified by the posture of their government but seem to be helpless.” -- Harold Pinter

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

Until next time, my friends. Good night.

Friday, May 3, 2019

And another day of discussions, threats, bans, and extinctions comes to a close:

“You must not lose faith in humanity. Humanity is an ocean; if a few drops of the ocean are dirty, the ocean does not become dirty.” -- Mahatma Gandhi

Trump, Putin discussed Mueller report and agreed no collusion, White House says. Well, glad that’s all cleared up. Whew.

Nadler threatens Barr with contempt over Mueller report.

After the 2018 Blue Wave, Republicans Are Making It Harder to Vote. “We are creating a two-tiered system and saying how much money you have can determine whether you can vote.” This is complete bullhshit.

A federal court said Friday that Ohio's congressional district map — drawn by the Republican-controlled state legislature — unconstitutionally discriminates against Democrats, and ordered the state to come up with a new plan for the 2020 election.

John Kelly joins board of company operating largest shelter for unaccompanied migrant children. You’ll recall Kelly was behind the take-away-the-children policy.

In Brazil, a call for students to film 'biased' teachers brings Brazil's culture wars to classroom. President Bolsonaro has accused schoolteachers of indoctrination but educators say his aim is to stifle critical thinking. The goal of every authoritarian.

Salt-Water Fish Extinction Seen By 2048.

The last of the Arctic's oldest sea ice is on the verge of vanishing.

A Boy Had To Undergo Surgery To Extract A Tick Hooked To His Eardrum.

A cruise ship reportedly owned by the Church of Scientology has been ordered under quarantine after a confirmed case of measles onboard, according to health authorities in St. Lucia. Should have been quarantined just for being owned by the Church of Scientology.

Breast cancer ad campaign banned from Facebook for violating nudity guidelines. Nudity is not the problem. Spouting hatred towards others is.

A California high school newspaper will be able to run a story on a student who works in porn after all. "I'm 18, what I'm doing is legal, and I don't see why everyone is making such a big deal out of it." She couldn’t have said it more perfectly. Read the article here. It was good.

Every day, this elderly woman says "hello" to school kids as they pass by her house. When they found out their beloved neighbor was moving, hundreds of kids left school to give her one last "goodbye." Because there is still lots of good in this world.

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

Until next time, my friends. Good night.

Thursday, May 2, 2019

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“After awhile, the character sort of took over.” -- Peter Mayhew

Facebook bans Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan, InfoWars' Alex Jones, Milo Yiannopoulos and other high-profile people from its platforms. It’s simple: don’t be a dick.

Six people who prove capitalism is broken in America. In 2018, the world’s richest 2,200 billionaires saw a 12% increase in wealth, according to a report by the development charity Oxfam, while the world’s poorest half saw an 11% drop in wealth. And in the United States today, the richest three Americans hold more wealth than the bottom 50% of the country. Read that paragraph again.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on Thursday released a final rule allowing doctors, nurses and other health workers to opt out of procedures such as abortions and sterilizations which violate their personal or religious beliefs.

Tons of trash removed from Everest as cleanup unearths bodies.

RIP Peter Mayhew. He was 74.

“They asked if I was interested in a role as a large alien in a movie.” -- Peter Mayhew

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

Until next time, my friends. Good night.

Wednesday, May 1, 2019

And another day of grappling with the word ‘suggest,’ admitting to not reading the most important political document in modern history, and all kinds of wow comes to a close:

“There is absolutely nothing in this world that will provide more comfort and happiness than a testimony of the truth.” -- Thomas S. Monson

Senator Harris is all kinds of wow in her questioning of Barr. All. Kinds. Of wow.

Bill Barr's testimony was deeply misleading. Here are his most brazen statements. It just gets better. Another wow.

Barr, Mueller trade barbs as Russia probe rift goes public.

For Republicans at the Barr hearing, it's all about Hillary Clinton. It’s all they’ve got. Their policies suck, and they support and promote hatred toward others. It seems they need Russia.

Emails show Trump admin had 'no way to link' separated migrant children to parents.

Alabama House passes a bill that would make abortion a felony. The pro-birthers are anything but pro-life. This law was designed to challenge Roe v. Wade in the Supreme Court.

We Asked All Of The 2020 Presidential Candidates Their Thoughts On Vaccines. Here's What They Said. How depressing.

Washington State Republican lawmaker Matt Shea and ally urged crowd to prepare for civil unrest. Robertson – who aired fantasies of extreme violence against liberal activists in the leaked chats – told the audience at the 2018 event that they should be prepared for civil war.

Knock Down the House, which starts streaming on Netflix today, is about more than Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. It’s about hope in American politics.

Trump fired off dozens of retweets early on Wednesday over the firefighters union supporting Biden. Fifty-eight retweets? He is terrified of Joe Biden.

A 16-year-old unaccompanied migrant boy died at hospital in Texas while in US government custody, officials say.

Tension grows between US and Russia over Venezuela standoff.

Florida teachers can arm themselves under new gun bill.

A school administrator in Pearland, Texas was placed on leave after forcing a Black student to color in his new haircut with a permanent marker.

Women in prison are forced to use cotton balls & rags as substitutes for tampons & pads. Most states do not provide them with free tampons, & the pads they provide are such poor quality, officials say no one would use them willingly if they had a choice.

A Proposed Texas bill would ban food stamp recipients from buying junk food, soda, energy drinks.

The number of perfect ACT scores nationwide has more than doubled since 2015.

After getting "vampire facials," two people were infected with HIV from the same New Mexico spa. Can’t make this shit up.

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

Until next time, my friends. Good night.