“We didn’t learn anything about Trump’s views. The only takeaway is that a popular candidate can espouse these views and still be given the red carpet treatment by the MSM.” — Amanda Carpenter
“The fact that Santos is still in Congress tells you everything you need to know about the Republican Party’s priorities. The party doesn’t care about ethics or the law, only power — no matter how low it must stoop to acquire and maintain it.” — Robert Reich
“As women, throughout our lives we’ve dealt with objectification, misogyny, disrespect, & for many of us…assault. The GOP makes a mockery of it. Another 4 years of this man in the WH guarantees that this will only get worse for our daughters and granddaughters. #VoteBlueForWomen.” — Annie C
CNN’s town hall quickly turned chaotic, displaying the tightrope facing journalists covering Trump. Critics said the event, which was staged in front of Republicans and unaffiliated voters who were expected to vote in the GOP primary, instead turned into a Trump campaign rally and allowed him to repeat longstanding falsehoods while dodging difficult questions...The event was indicative of the new era of leadership at CNN and management’s efforts to lure back viewers who turned to Fox News and other conservative outlets over the past decade. -- CNN is turning into another Fox News. Trump should never be allowed such a megaphone.
“No, Anderson Cooper, I didn't need to watch your network's Trump town hall in order to understand who he is. No, I'm not "staying in my silo" by refusing to watch. Kiss my ass, Anderson Cooper. I used to respect you.” -- Palmer Report
“What was the deal last night? Did Trump demand only his supporters be allowed to attend? And did CNN accede to his request? This is a real question.“ -- Stephen King
Expel George Santos? GOP leaders aren’t ready to take that step. Protecting a narrow, four-vote majority, Republican leaders in the House are making clear that they intend to let the legal process play out with New York Rep. George Santos before they take steps to force his resignation or expel him. -- There are no good Republicans. None.
Scientists inch closer to Covid vaccine that provides lifelong protection. “We need a better vaccine, one that provides years of robust protection with fewer booster shots against a variety of SARS-CoV-2 strains. Our data suggest this vaccine candidate might be able to do that,” study co-author Stephen Anderson from the Rutgers University in the US said.
The meaning behind the far-right symbol Texas shooter wore as he killed 8. The shooter who killed eight people at a Dallas-area mall was wearing a patch that read “RWDS” — short for “Right Wing Death Squad” — a phrase that has been embraced in recent years by far-right extremists who glorify violence against their political enemies.
‘Please, man, don’t shoot us’: Witness says man shot 3 people, killing 1, in dispute over $4. A man fatally shot another customer inside a Detroit gas station and wounded two more after the clerk locked the door in a dispute over a small purchase, authorities said Wednesday.
The Right’s Assault on Divorce Will Put More Women at Risk. What if Roe was just an opening salvo in the war against women’s autonomy? We often think of Roe’s fall as the culmination of decades of conservative lobbying, but what if it was just the first step?…The line in Thomas’s opinion that haunts me (and should haunt you too) is: “We have a duty to ‘correct the error’ established in those precedents.” Correcting the error would mean ending the rights to same-sex marriage (Obergefell), private sexual conduct between people of the same sex (Lawrence), and birth control. “Correcting the error” could be the perfect maxim for men’s rights activists, who’ve been galvanized by the end of Roe and seized another target to reverse the gains made by women: no-fault divorce.
Tuberville on white nationalists in the military: ‘I call them Americans’. U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville of Alabama said there should be no efforts to block different ideological groups, including white nationalists, from serving in the military and criticized President Joe Biden for taking steps to remove them even as concerns about extremism in the military dates back to the Trump administration...Asked if he believed white nationalists should be allowed to serve in the military, Tuberville said in referring to the Biden administration, “They call them that. I call them Americans.” -- They are screaming from the rooftops what they used to whisper in small circles. Believe them. This is the Republican Party. They are white nationalists.
Migrants rush across US border in final hours before Title 42 expires. Migrants rushed across the Mexico border Thursday, racing to enter the U.S. before pandemic-related asylum restrictions are lifted in a shift that threatens to put a historic strain on the nation’s beleaguered immigration system. The imminent end of the rules known as Title 42 stirred fear among migrants that the change would make it more difficult for them to stay in the U.S.
U.S. House passes border bill shaped by Texas Republicans as Title 42 ends. The Secure the Border Act would resume construction of the border wall, limit asylum eligibility and require asylum-seekers to wait in Mexico. It faces tough going in the Senate.
Man who choked NYC subway rider to death will face manslaughter charge, prosecutors say. Manhattan prosecutors said Thursday that they will bring criminal charges against a man who used a fatal chokehold on an unruly passenger aboard a New York City subway train, a death that stirred outrage and debates about the response to mental illness in the nation’s largest transit system. Daniel Penny, a 24-year-old U.S. Marine Corps veteran, will be arrested and face a charge of second degree manslaughter, which could carry a jail term of up to 15 years.
Texas lesbian bar denied insurance for hosting drag shows, owner says. The owner of Houston’s only lesbian bar says her business is in jeopardy after it was denied insurance coverage, and she’s putting the blame, in part, on an anti-drag bill moving through the Texas Legislature.
The US has approved $42 billion in loan forgiveness for public service workers. Here’s what to know. The U.S. has approved more than $42 billion in federal student loan debt forgiveness for more than 615,000 borrowers in the past 18 months as part of a program aimed at getting more people to work in public service jobs, the U.S. Department of Education said this week. The Public Service Loan Forgiveness program is open to teachers, librarians, nurses, public interest lawyers, military members and other public workers. It cancels a borrower’s remaining student debt after 10 years of public interest work, or 120 monthly payments.
Minnesota advances deepfakes bill to criminalize people sharing altered sexual, political content. In a nearly unanimous vote, Minnesota Senate lawmakers passed a bill Wednesday that would criminalize people who non-consensually share deepfake sexual images of others, and people who share deepfakes to hurt a political candidate or influence an election.
FDA panel backs over-the-counter sales of birth control pill. Federal health advisers said Wednesday that a decades-old birth control pill should be sold without a prescription, paving the way for a likely U.S. approval of the first over-the-counter contraceptive medication.
US FDA ends ban on blood donations from gay men. The US Food and Drug Administration has formally ended its rule barring gay and bisexual men from giving blood. The long-standing ban has been in effect since the early 1980s when fear and misinformation about the spread of HIV/AIDS crisis was widespread.
UO study finds teen girls' text language is linked to mental health. A new University of Oregon study found that the language teen girls use in text messages and social media apps, like TikTok and Snapchat, is linked to day-to-day changes in their moods.
At least 2 cases of drug-resistant ringworm infections found in the U.S., CDC says. The woman's infection turned out to be caused by a relatively new species of ringworm-causing fungus, called Trichophyton indotineae. Over the past decade, infections from this drug-resistant fungus have spread rapidly in South Asia, likely driven by overuse of medications to treat them, including topical antifungals and corticosteroids, the CDC report said.
Elon Musk says he’s found a woman to lead Twitter as new CEO. He did not name her but said she will be starting in about six weeks.
Peloton is recalling more than 2 million exercise bikes in the U.S. Here’s why. Peloton is recalling more than 2 million of its exercise bikes in the U.S. because the bike’s seat post assembly can break during use, posing fall and injury hazards. The recall includes approximately 2.2 million of the Peloton Bikes Model PL01. The bikes were sold in the U.S. from January 2018 through May 2023 for about $1,400. They were sold at Peloton and Dick’s Sporting Goods stores nationwide and online at Amazon, Peloton and Dick’s websites.
Life’s short. Live, love, create, and help others.
Until next time, my friends. Stay safe and stay sane. Good night.
No comments:
Post a Comment