Monday, June 3, 2019

And another day of “stone cold losers,” kids left in vans, contempt of Congress, equity, child marriages in the US, and, of course, child pornography, finally comes to a close:

“Our prime purpose in this life is to help others. And if you cannot help them, at least do not hurt them” -- Dalai Lama

Trump normalizes foreign election intervention ahead of 2020. By jumping into the domestic politics of other countries, Trump appears to give a 'green light' to foreigners who want to influence his re-election effort.

Former key Mueller witness George Nader arrested on child pornography charges. (He previously plead guilty to the same charges in 1991.) The boys on his phone were ages 2-14. You read that correctly. Two years old. George Nader is a horrible human being.

Here are the 59 members of the House who favor starting an impeachment inquiry against President Trump.

Botched family reunifications left migrant children waiting in vans overnight. Not until 39 hours later — after two nights in a van — did the last child step out of a van to be reunited. Most spent at least 23 hours in the vehicles. All the children were between 5 and 12. The things we allow our government to do to children. Unfuckingacceptable.

Trump escalates feud with London mayor by calling him a “stone cold loser”. God, he’s such a national embarrassment.

Inside Pete Buttigieg's plan to overhaul the Supreme Court. No other candidate has made it central to his or her rationale for running and proposed presidential agenda.

The House passes a multi-billion dollar disaster relief bill, sending it to the White House for President Trump's signature.

With no Fox News in the U.K., Trump calls for boycott of CNN parent AT&T. He’s such a horrible human being.

Trump just wants to watch Fox News, but it was yanked from UK airwaves in 2017 when it didn’t prove a commercial success. Apparently the Brits are a bit smarter than a good number of Americans.

Kirsten Gillibrand Says Fox News "Has To Be Responsible For Truth And Fact" After Her Viral Moment.

House panel set to hold Barr, Ross in contempt of Congress.

Transgender asylum-seeker dies after six weeks in ICE custody.

Equity will be the theme of this year's Women's World Cup.

Not one single country set to achieve gender equality by 2030.

Big tech faces antitrust crackdown from House Judiciary. While no companies are named, any investigation will inevitably touch on Amazon, Facebook, Google and Apple.

Trump's FAA nominee OK'd retaliation against pilot whistleblower, lawsuit says.

State Department says it is now requiring social media info from 'most' visa applicants.

The body of another transgender woman has been found in Dallas.

Louisiana lawmakers reject bill to set a minimum marriage age. Louisiana is one of more than a dozen states that have no minimum age to wed. That is fucked up.

Americans rank Barack Obama as best president of their lifetimes.

Researchers have shown that plankton communities are rapidly transforming under the weight of warming seas, potentially spelling trouble for the health of the planet.

'Spectacular' opal-laced fossils reveal previously unknown Australian dinosaur.

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

Until next time, my friends. Good night.