Monday, May 13, 2019

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.


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