And another day of Rome burning while Nero fiddles comes to a close:
“Hatred does not cease by hatred, but only by love; this is the eternal rule.” -- Buddha
Happy International Women’s Day!
International Women's Day 2020 around the world - in pictures
The Strongest Evidence Yet That America Is Botching Coronavirus Testing. “The CDC got this right with H1N1 and Zika, and produced huge quantities of test kits that went around the country,” Thomas Frieden, the director of the CDC from 2009 to 2017, told us. “I don’t know what went wrong this time.”
Coronavirus: Italy Quarantines 10 Million. The whole northern region of Lombardy, home to 10 million people and Italy's financial centre Milan, will be closed off except to emergency access, and 11 provinces including Venice, Parma and Modena will be affected - a total of 16 million people.
Italy's soccer clubs should consider stopping top division matches - sports minister.
Saudi Arabia quarantines region after coronavirus cases.
Official: White House didn’t want to tell seniors not to fly. The White House overruled health officials.
New CDC guidance says older adults should 'stay at home as much as possible' due to coronavirus.
Americans divided on party lines over risk from coronavirus. About four of every 10 Democrats said they thought the new coronavirus poses an imminent threat, compared to about two of every 10 Republicans.—Such different worlds...on literally just about everything. Ugh.
University of Washington Cancels In-Person Classes, Becoming First U.S. Institution to Do So Amid Coronavirus Fears. The University of Washington's flagship Seattle campus announced on Friday that it would cancel all in-person classes and move them online for at least the next few weeks.
Joe Biden’s Senate records could answer questions about his past actions — but they’re being kept secret.
Warren calls out Sanders for "organized nastiness" and "bullying" by his supporters.
U.S. to begin taking DNA samples from immigrants who enter the country illegally. The DNA material will be sent directly to the FBI to store in its Combined DNA Index System, known as CODIS.
71% of Americans say people are poor because they have faced more obstacles in life. Only about a quarter (26%) say they are poor because they have not worked as hard.
The Washington Senate on Saturday unanimously passed a measure that exempts feminine hygiene products from the state's sales and use tax. It’s now headed to the House.
Rats Will Avoid Actions That Hurt Others -- Even If It Earns Them A Treat. Rats treat each other better than humans do.
Lettuce grown on the ISS is as nutritious as Earth harvests, scientists find.
Life’s short. Live, love, create, and help others.
Until next time, my friends. Good night.
Sunday, March 8, 2020
Thursday, March 5, 2020
Thursday, March 5, 2020
And another day of endings, hours, awards, bans, approvals, and stalls comes to a close:
“After all, tomorrow is another day.” -- Margaret Mitchell
Elizabeth Warren, who ran progressive grassroots campaign, ends 2020 run. And now we’re left with two old white men. Three, including 45. How depressing.
The year of 'No woman need apply’. Scarred and scared after 2016, Democratic primary voters said they wanted a white man to take on Trump in 2020 — and that's what they'll get.
Here’s Why Texans Had to Wait Six Hours to Vote. Texas’ troubles weren’t just a case of bureaucratic incompetence or aging election infrastructure: The long lines were also by design. From 2012 to 2018, counties shuttered 750 polling places—more than any other state.
Trump to award Presidential Medal of Freedom to general he watches on Fox News.
Mormon-owned BYU: Same-sex romantic behavior still banned. Such archaic thinking. Oh wait, it’s about control. My bad. Sorry.
High school principal demands that she pre-approve all girls' prom dresses. "Prior to purchasing an outfit, I will need you to send me a picture of you in the outfit with your name and grade," the message said. "Once I approve the outfit, you may purchase it. The approved outfit is the only one you will be allowed to wear to prom." I’m guessing the only thing allowed to be worn will be the red outfits we see in The Handmaid’s Tale.
Idaho Sexual Assault Survivor Bill Stalls After NRA Lobbying. The NRA is a terrorist organization.
For the first time, family films had as many women in lead roles as men.
Clearview AI lured rich investors by letting them rummage around in its creepy face recognition app. Creepy facial recognition firm Clearview AI—which claims to have built an extensive database from billions of photos scraped from the public web—allowed the rich and powerful to use its app as a personal plaything and spy tool.
Life’s short. Live, love, create, and help others.
Until next time, my friends. Good night.
“After all, tomorrow is another day.” -- Margaret Mitchell
Elizabeth Warren, who ran progressive grassroots campaign, ends 2020 run. And now we’re left with two old white men. Three, including 45. How depressing.
The year of 'No woman need apply’. Scarred and scared after 2016, Democratic primary voters said they wanted a white man to take on Trump in 2020 — and that's what they'll get.
Here’s Why Texans Had to Wait Six Hours to Vote. Texas’ troubles weren’t just a case of bureaucratic incompetence or aging election infrastructure: The long lines were also by design. From 2012 to 2018, counties shuttered 750 polling places—more than any other state.
Trump to award Presidential Medal of Freedom to general he watches on Fox News.
Mormon-owned BYU: Same-sex romantic behavior still banned. Such archaic thinking. Oh wait, it’s about control. My bad. Sorry.
High school principal demands that she pre-approve all girls' prom dresses. "Prior to purchasing an outfit, I will need you to send me a picture of you in the outfit with your name and grade," the message said. "Once I approve the outfit, you may purchase it. The approved outfit is the only one you will be allowed to wear to prom." I’m guessing the only thing allowed to be worn will be the red outfits we see in The Handmaid’s Tale.
Idaho Sexual Assault Survivor Bill Stalls After NRA Lobbying. The NRA is a terrorist organization.
For the first time, family films had as many women in lead roles as men.
Clearview AI lured rich investors by letting them rummage around in its creepy face recognition app. Creepy facial recognition firm Clearview AI—which claims to have built an extensive database from billions of photos scraped from the public web—allowed the rich and powerful to use its app as a personal plaything and spy tool.
Life’s short. Live, love, create, and help others.
Until next time, my friends. Good night.
Wednesday, March 4, 2020
Wednesday, March 4, 2020
And another day of mutations, delays, price gouging, risky bets, investigations, long lines, rebukes, racist rants, abortion precedents, loyalists, FDA bans, and a large asteroid comes to a close:
“You think it's justifiable, I think it's pretty cruel. And you know you lie best when you lie to you.” -- The Dixie Chicks
Health care is a right, not a privilege.
Coronavirus has mutated into more aggressive disease, say scientists. Researchers at Peking University's School of Life Sciences and the Institut Pasteur of Shanghai, discovered the virus has evolved into two major lineages - dubbed ‘L’ and ‘S’ types. The older ‘S-type’ appears to be milder and less infectious, while the ‘L-type’ which emerged later, spreads quickly and currently accounts for around 70 per cent of cases. A patient can be infected with both.
Washington state warns voters they shouldn't lick their mail-in ballots.
Coronavirus is battering the airline industry, turning some airports into ghost towns.
The new James Bond film 'No Time To Die' Release Delayed Until November Due to Coronavirus Outbreak.
Italy Says Sporting Events Closed to Fans Until April 3 Due to Coronavirus Fears.
Senator Demands Amazon Answer for Coronavirus-Linked 'Price Gouging'.
Yes, technically you can make your own sanitizer at home—but it probably won't go very well.
The Democratic Party’s risky bet on Biden. Picking Biden over Sanders might seem like the safe electability choice, but the Ukraine situation makes Biden much riskier than many believe. They’re risking setting themselves up for a fall campaign mired in scandal and innuendo — a 2020 version of “Her Emails” that plays right into Trump’s “drain the swamp” narrative.
Senate Republicans are ramping up their investigations involving Joe Biden as he surges in the Democratic presidential race.
At one point, the Democratic presidential race had almost two dozen candidates. Now, it's essentially a contest between two men representing dueling ideological poles of the party. That would be two old white males. Ugh.
Long lines frustrate Houston voters in black neighborhoods. It’s the Republican way. They go above and beyond to suppress your right to vote.
Supreme Court Oral Arguments Leave Abortion Precedents in Jeopardy.
John Roberts lays groundwork for Supreme Court to limit abortion.
Chief Justice John Roberts rebukes Chuck Schumer for comments about Kavanaugh and Gorsuch.
White House questionnaire adds new litmus tests for prospective hires. While it is not unusual for presidential administrations to vet political appointees for ideological or policy alignment, the questionnaire previously used by the Trump White House did not ask for applicants' views about Trump or his campaign. Trump's name does not appear once on the previous questionnaire. It now appears five times. He demands loyalists...like all Mob bosses.
A customer at an Olive Garden restaurant in Indiana on Saturday loudly demanded a server who is not black. A manager acquiesced, and is no longer employed by the company. The customer should have been banned forever from Olive Garden. Luckily, there are still good people in this world, as another customer took video of the incident and posted it on Facebook. Fuck racism.
Female high school hockey player taunted with gender reveal sign, chants she's 'a dude'.
Welcome to Walmart. Your doctor will see you now.
FDA bans shock device used on mentally disabled patients. The devices were used to discourage aggressive, self-harming behavior in patients with mental disabilities. Jesus Fucking Christ, it’s 2020.
Large asteroid will fly by the Earth next month, but won't hit us, reassures NASA. I sure hope the scientists weren’t “C” students in math. Sure the chance of a large asteroid hitting Earth is slim...but tell that to the dinosaurs.
Life’s short. Live, love, create, and help others.
Until next time, my friends. Good night.
“You think it's justifiable, I think it's pretty cruel. And you know you lie best when you lie to you.” -- The Dixie Chicks
Health care is a right, not a privilege.
Coronavirus has mutated into more aggressive disease, say scientists. Researchers at Peking University's School of Life Sciences and the Institut Pasteur of Shanghai, discovered the virus has evolved into two major lineages - dubbed ‘L’ and ‘S’ types. The older ‘S-type’ appears to be milder and less infectious, while the ‘L-type’ which emerged later, spreads quickly and currently accounts for around 70 per cent of cases. A patient can be infected with both.
Washington state warns voters they shouldn't lick their mail-in ballots.
Coronavirus is battering the airline industry, turning some airports into ghost towns.
The new James Bond film 'No Time To Die' Release Delayed Until November Due to Coronavirus Outbreak.
Italy Says Sporting Events Closed to Fans Until April 3 Due to Coronavirus Fears.
Senator Demands Amazon Answer for Coronavirus-Linked 'Price Gouging'.
Yes, technically you can make your own sanitizer at home—but it probably won't go very well.
The Democratic Party’s risky bet on Biden. Picking Biden over Sanders might seem like the safe electability choice, but the Ukraine situation makes Biden much riskier than many believe. They’re risking setting themselves up for a fall campaign mired in scandal and innuendo — a 2020 version of “Her Emails” that plays right into Trump’s “drain the swamp” narrative.
Senate Republicans are ramping up their investigations involving Joe Biden as he surges in the Democratic presidential race.
At one point, the Democratic presidential race had almost two dozen candidates. Now, it's essentially a contest between two men representing dueling ideological poles of the party. That would be two old white males. Ugh.
Long lines frustrate Houston voters in black neighborhoods. It’s the Republican way. They go above and beyond to suppress your right to vote.
Supreme Court Oral Arguments Leave Abortion Precedents in Jeopardy.
John Roberts lays groundwork for Supreme Court to limit abortion.
Chief Justice John Roberts rebukes Chuck Schumer for comments about Kavanaugh and Gorsuch.
White House questionnaire adds new litmus tests for prospective hires. While it is not unusual for presidential administrations to vet political appointees for ideological or policy alignment, the questionnaire previously used by the Trump White House did not ask for applicants' views about Trump or his campaign. Trump's name does not appear once on the previous questionnaire. It now appears five times. He demands loyalists...like all Mob bosses.
A customer at an Olive Garden restaurant in Indiana on Saturday loudly demanded a server who is not black. A manager acquiesced, and is no longer employed by the company. The customer should have been banned forever from Olive Garden. Luckily, there are still good people in this world, as another customer took video of the incident and posted it on Facebook. Fuck racism.
Female high school hockey player taunted with gender reveal sign, chants she's 'a dude'.
Welcome to Walmart. Your doctor will see you now.
FDA bans shock device used on mentally disabled patients. The devices were used to discourage aggressive, self-harming behavior in patients with mental disabilities. Jesus Fucking Christ, it’s 2020.
Large asteroid will fly by the Earth next month, but won't hit us, reassures NASA. I sure hope the scientists weren’t “C” students in math. Sure the chance of a large asteroid hitting Earth is slim...but tell that to the dinosaurs.
Life’s short. Live, love, create, and help others.
Until next time, my friends. Good night.
Tuesday, March 3, 2020
Tuesday, March 3, 2020
And another day of washing hands and wondering how in the hell Trump is the youngest male candidate still in the 2020 Presidential race comes to a close:
“We should be deeply afraid for the future of the nation. When presidential ego and self-preservation are more important than national security, there is nothing left to stop the triumph of evil.” — Admiral Wm. McRaven, who oversaw the raid that killed Osama Bin Laden
It seems weird the country is fine to move hard right but not to move hard left. A centrist democrat is essentially what a conservative republican used to be.
Actual Joe Biden quotes:
"Don't worry [to donors] nothing will change when I'm president."
"I have no empathy for millennials."
"Republicans will wake up when Trump is gone. It's true."
"Women shouldn't have the sole right to say what should happen to her body.”
It’s Super Tuesday, everyone! But it sure doesn’t feel very super.
Yes, the Presidency matters...but the Senate matters more. Turn the Senate blue.
Tensions rise as U.S. death toll from coronavirus reaches 9.
Stopping the coronavirus requires health care access and paid sick leave. America's in trouble.
Coronavirus testing to be covered by Medicare and Medicaid.
After shift to the right under Trump, Supreme Court to hear major abortion case. Remember, Republicans are pro-birth, not pro-life. Pro-life is a bullshit label they designed to evoke emotion.
‘Promises kept’ mantra doesn’t always match Trump’s reality.
Justice Sotomayor warns the Supreme Court is doing special favors for the Trump administration.
Climate change is drying up the Colorado River, putting millions at risk of 'severe water shortages'.
A serious health problem is running rampant in the homeless population, but it's not a contagious virus or an issue with drugs. It’s traumatic brain injury.
One-third of parents are delaying giving vaccines to their children, according to a study. One-third of parents endanger their children.
I Spent Five Years Talking to Women Across the U.S. About Pleasure and Desire. Here’s What I Learned About Inequality in the Bedroom.
Life’s short. Live, love, create, and help others.
Until next time, my friends. Good night.
“We should be deeply afraid for the future of the nation. When presidential ego and self-preservation are more important than national security, there is nothing left to stop the triumph of evil.” — Admiral Wm. McRaven, who oversaw the raid that killed Osama Bin Laden
It seems weird the country is fine to move hard right but not to move hard left. A centrist democrat is essentially what a conservative republican used to be.
Actual Joe Biden quotes:
"Don't worry [to donors] nothing will change when I'm president."
"I have no empathy for millennials."
"Republicans will wake up when Trump is gone. It's true."
"Women shouldn't have the sole right to say what should happen to her body.”
It’s Super Tuesday, everyone! But it sure doesn’t feel very super.
Yes, the Presidency matters...but the Senate matters more. Turn the Senate blue.
Tensions rise as U.S. death toll from coronavirus reaches 9.
Stopping the coronavirus requires health care access and paid sick leave. America's in trouble.
Coronavirus testing to be covered by Medicare and Medicaid.
After shift to the right under Trump, Supreme Court to hear major abortion case. Remember, Republicans are pro-birth, not pro-life. Pro-life is a bullshit label they designed to evoke emotion.
‘Promises kept’ mantra doesn’t always match Trump’s reality.
Justice Sotomayor warns the Supreme Court is doing special favors for the Trump administration.
Climate change is drying up the Colorado River, putting millions at risk of 'severe water shortages'.
A serious health problem is running rampant in the homeless population, but it's not a contagious virus or an issue with drugs. It’s traumatic brain injury.
One-third of parents are delaying giving vaccines to their children, according to a study. One-third of parents endanger their children.
I Spent Five Years Talking to Women Across the U.S. About Pleasure and Desire. Here’s What I Learned About Inequality in the Bedroom.
Life’s short. Live, love, create, and help others.
Until next time, my friends. Good night.
Saturday, January 18, 2020
Saturday, January 18, 2020
And another day of denials, documents, texts, apologies, doctored videos, Russian radio, global warming, dead birds, a scary app, sex education, and dildo and nude fundraisers comes to a close:
“Our character is what we do when we think no one is looking.” -- H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
Trump repeatedly denies knowing key impeachment figure [Parnas] despite being photographed with him. He denied knowing him 13 times in two minutes despite extensive photographic and video evidence of the two together. The sign of a guilty man.
New documents from Lev Parnas reveal more on possible former US Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch surveillance and communication with an aide to Rep. Devin Nunes of California.
Giuliani associate Parnas texted with Trump campaign donors, including about Ukraine efforts.
And in another step closer to a lost democracy, a National Archives exhibit blurs images critical of President Trump. We didn’t just wake up here. We slowly crept to it. To obscure truth to avoid controversy is cowardly and will lead to the country’s demise.
National Archives apologizes and removes altered photo of 2017 Women’s March: We made a mistake. I still stand by my previous comment. It’s dangerous that it happened in the first place.
Biden accuses Sanders campaign of releasing doctored video, calls it a lie.
U.S. Supreme Court takes up presidential Electoral College dispute.
Despite shake-up, Putin rejects idea of Soviet-style leaders for life. But his actions speak so much louder than his words. Just like his minion, Donald Trump.
Kansas City radio station agrees to broadcast Russian-owned propaganda program Radio Sputnik. KCXL’s website says.
More Americans are alarmed by global warming than ever before, survey reveals. As we all should be.
Australia's fires have pushed as many as 100 threatened species closer to extinction.
Australia's indigenous people have a 50,000-year-old solution for the country's devastating bushfires. But it's difficult to execute correctly.
Dildo and nude fundraisers for Australia's bushfire survivors are about a lot more than sex appeal. Sex is more than for just making babies. (And the planet doesn’t need anymore babies.)
Dead Birds Washing Up by the Thousands Send a Warning About Climate Change. That warning? We’re fucked.
'Like going back 40 years': dismay as Bolsonaro backs abstinence-only sex ed. Brazilian president’s plan to cut teenage pregnancies inspired by a Christian pressure group and Trump’s approach in the US. Humans are supposed to have sex. Calling for abstinence isn’t going to change that fact. Instead, it’ll lead to ignorance and poor choices.
LGBTQ+ issues should be included in sex education curriculum. Here’s why.
The Trump administration moved on Friday to roll back school nutrition standards championed by Michelle Obama on the former first lady's birthday. Let them eat shit!
US health officials to begin airport screenings for passengers coming from Wuhan, China, the center of a growing outbreak of a never-before-seen respiratory virus.
Clearview app lets strangers find your name, info with snap of a photo, report says. What if a stranger could snap your picture on the sidewalk then use an app to quickly discover your name, address and other details? A startup called Clearview AI has made that possible, and its app is currently being used by hundreds of law enforcement agencies in the US, including the FBI, says a Saturday report in The New York Times. The app works by comparing a photo to a database of more than 3 billion pictures that Clearview says it's scraped off Facebook, Venmo, YouTube and other sites. Well shit. So much for going anywhere and thinking you’re anonymous. Think of the abuses this will bring.
Google says new AI models allow for ‘nearly instantaneous’ weather forecasts.
Two-thirds of Americans support marijuana legalization.
Studies are finding that parents of younger children are increasingly concerned about the long-term impacts of playing football.
This 9-year-old is bringing awareness to Dyslexia calling it his "superpower" in a viral video.
Life’s short. Live, love, create, and help others.
Until next time, my friends. Good night.
“Our character is what we do when we think no one is looking.” -- H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
Trump repeatedly denies knowing key impeachment figure [Parnas] despite being photographed with him. He denied knowing him 13 times in two minutes despite extensive photographic and video evidence of the two together. The sign of a guilty man.
New documents from Lev Parnas reveal more on possible former US Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch surveillance and communication with an aide to Rep. Devin Nunes of California.
Giuliani associate Parnas texted with Trump campaign donors, including about Ukraine efforts.
And in another step closer to a lost democracy, a National Archives exhibit blurs images critical of President Trump. We didn’t just wake up here. We slowly crept to it. To obscure truth to avoid controversy is cowardly and will lead to the country’s demise.
National Archives apologizes and removes altered photo of 2017 Women’s March: We made a mistake. I still stand by my previous comment. It’s dangerous that it happened in the first place.
Biden accuses Sanders campaign of releasing doctored video, calls it a lie.
U.S. Supreme Court takes up presidential Electoral College dispute.
Despite shake-up, Putin rejects idea of Soviet-style leaders for life. But his actions speak so much louder than his words. Just like his minion, Donald Trump.
Kansas City radio station agrees to broadcast Russian-owned propaganda program Radio Sputnik. KCXL’s website says.
More Americans are alarmed by global warming than ever before, survey reveals. As we all should be.
Australia's fires have pushed as many as 100 threatened species closer to extinction.
Australia's indigenous people have a 50,000-year-old solution for the country's devastating bushfires. But it's difficult to execute correctly.
Dildo and nude fundraisers for Australia's bushfire survivors are about a lot more than sex appeal. Sex is more than for just making babies. (And the planet doesn’t need anymore babies.)
Dead Birds Washing Up by the Thousands Send a Warning About Climate Change. That warning? We’re fucked.
'Like going back 40 years': dismay as Bolsonaro backs abstinence-only sex ed. Brazilian president’s plan to cut teenage pregnancies inspired by a Christian pressure group and Trump’s approach in the US. Humans are supposed to have sex. Calling for abstinence isn’t going to change that fact. Instead, it’ll lead to ignorance and poor choices.
LGBTQ+ issues should be included in sex education curriculum. Here’s why.
The Trump administration moved on Friday to roll back school nutrition standards championed by Michelle Obama on the former first lady's birthday. Let them eat shit!
US health officials to begin airport screenings for passengers coming from Wuhan, China, the center of a growing outbreak of a never-before-seen respiratory virus.
Clearview app lets strangers find your name, info with snap of a photo, report says. What if a stranger could snap your picture on the sidewalk then use an app to quickly discover your name, address and other details? A startup called Clearview AI has made that possible, and its app is currently being used by hundreds of law enforcement agencies in the US, including the FBI, says a Saturday report in The New York Times. The app works by comparing a photo to a database of more than 3 billion pictures that Clearview says it's scraped off Facebook, Venmo, YouTube and other sites. Well shit. So much for going anywhere and thinking you’re anonymous. Think of the abuses this will bring.
Google says new AI models allow for ‘nearly instantaneous’ weather forecasts.
Two-thirds of Americans support marijuana legalization.
Studies are finding that parents of younger children are increasingly concerned about the long-term impacts of playing football.
This 9-year-old is bringing awareness to Dyslexia calling it his "superpower" in a viral video.
Life’s short. Live, love, create, and help others.
Until next time, my friends. Good night.
Wednesday, December 4, 2019
Wednesday, December 4, 2019
And another day of the world laughing at the United States comes to a close:
“In an insane world a sane man must appear insane.” —C Willaim King
“If what we’re talking about is not impeachable, nothing is impeachable. This is precisely the misconduct that the framers created a Constitution including impeachment to protect against.” -- Constitutional law expert Michael Gerhardt
Founding Fathers would be 'horrified': Legal experts testify Trump should be impeached.
Representative Val Demings: “Has a president ever refused to cooperate in an impeachment investigation?”
Professor Michael Gerhardt: “Not until now.”
Trump calls Trudeau 'two-faced' after hot mic catches NATO leaders speaking candidly. The entire world was not “laughing and taking advantage of us” before Trump. They are now.
I lived in the post-truth Soviet world and I hear its echoes in Trump's America.
Republicans to confirm lifetime federal judge opposed to fertility treatments. Senate Republicans will vote this week to confirm a lifetime federal judge who claimed that fertility treatments and surrogacy have “grave effects on society, including diminished respect for motherhood and the unique mother-child bond; exploitation of women; commodification of gestation and of children themselves; and weakening of appropriate social mores against eugenic abortion.”
Global carbon emissions are headed for a new high in 2019.
More Democrats than Republicans trust the objectivity of scientists and the scientific method. Because being a Republican is a mental disorder?
AG Barr: Those who don’t show more respect to cops may not get police protection. "If communities don't give that support and respect, they might find themselves without the police protection they need." You know, just like The Mob.
Nearly 700,000 will lose food stamps with USDA work requirement change. Trump is literally taking food away from children and the poor.
U.S. has world's highest rate of children in detention. Not a third-world country. Not a theologically run one. No. It’s the U.S. That should bother you. Demand change.
In U.S., Decline of Christianity Continues at Rapid Pace. I’ve been waiting for the rest of you to catch up to me. Being religious is not a prerequisite for being a good person. In fact, it often leads to accepting authoritarianism. You know? Kind of like what the U.S. has going on at the moment.
George Zimmerman sues Trayvon Martin's family for $100M. The world we live in.
A Facebook rumor about white vans is spreading fear across America. Terrifying rumors initially propelled by Facebook's algorithms have sparked fears that men driving white vans are kidnapping women all across the United States for sex trafficking and to sell their body parts. There is no evidence this is happening. But, of course, we live in a time when evidence doesn’t really matter.
What are the symptoms of anal cancer? Disease is on the rise in the U.S. The vast majority of cases are associated with the human papillomavirus, but about three-quarters of American adults don't know HPV causes the disease.
FDA bowed to industry for decades as alarms were sounded over talc.
“The future belongs to those who prepare for it today.” -- Malcolm X
Life’s short. Live, love, create, and help others.
Until next time, my friends. Good night.
“In an insane world a sane man must appear insane.” —C Willaim King
“If what we’re talking about is not impeachable, nothing is impeachable. This is precisely the misconduct that the framers created a Constitution including impeachment to protect against.” -- Constitutional law expert Michael Gerhardt
Founding Fathers would be 'horrified': Legal experts testify Trump should be impeached.
Representative Val Demings: “Has a president ever refused to cooperate in an impeachment investigation?”
Professor Michael Gerhardt: “Not until now.”
Trump calls Trudeau 'two-faced' after hot mic catches NATO leaders speaking candidly. The entire world was not “laughing and taking advantage of us” before Trump. They are now.
I lived in the post-truth Soviet world and I hear its echoes in Trump's America.
Republicans to confirm lifetime federal judge opposed to fertility treatments. Senate Republicans will vote this week to confirm a lifetime federal judge who claimed that fertility treatments and surrogacy have “grave effects on society, including diminished respect for motherhood and the unique mother-child bond; exploitation of women; commodification of gestation and of children themselves; and weakening of appropriate social mores against eugenic abortion.”
Global carbon emissions are headed for a new high in 2019.
More Democrats than Republicans trust the objectivity of scientists and the scientific method. Because being a Republican is a mental disorder?
AG Barr: Those who don’t show more respect to cops may not get police protection. "If communities don't give that support and respect, they might find themselves without the police protection they need." You know, just like The Mob.
Nearly 700,000 will lose food stamps with USDA work requirement change. Trump is literally taking food away from children and the poor.
U.S. has world's highest rate of children in detention. Not a third-world country. Not a theologically run one. No. It’s the U.S. That should bother you. Demand change.
In U.S., Decline of Christianity Continues at Rapid Pace. I’ve been waiting for the rest of you to catch up to me. Being religious is not a prerequisite for being a good person. In fact, it often leads to accepting authoritarianism. You know? Kind of like what the U.S. has going on at the moment.
George Zimmerman sues Trayvon Martin's family for $100M. The world we live in.
A Facebook rumor about white vans is spreading fear across America. Terrifying rumors initially propelled by Facebook's algorithms have sparked fears that men driving white vans are kidnapping women all across the United States for sex trafficking and to sell their body parts. There is no evidence this is happening. But, of course, we live in a time when evidence doesn’t really matter.
What are the symptoms of anal cancer? Disease is on the rise in the U.S. The vast majority of cases are associated with the human papillomavirus, but about three-quarters of American adults don't know HPV causes the disease.
FDA bowed to industry for decades as alarms were sounded over talc.
“The future belongs to those who prepare for it today.” -- Malcolm X
Life’s short. Live, love, create, and help others.
Until next time, my friends. Good night.
Wednesday, October 2, 2019
Wednesday, October 2, 2019
And another day of “BULLSHIT” comes to a close:
“No amount of evidence will ever persuade an idiot” — Mark Twain
Trump's day of rage: Profanity, false accusations and a press spat.
When President Donald Trump erupted in rage during two appearances Wednesday, it foreshadowed a dark and unsettled impeachment season ahead. I remember when they said a woman was too emotional to be president. Mmm hmm.
To be clear: Trump asked the leader of a foreign government to investigate his political rival.
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo Confirms He Was On Phone For Trump's Call To Zelenskiy.
US Vice President Mike Pence's last-minute September meeting with the Ukrainian President has pulled him into a mess he has worked hard to avoid: a crisis involving his boss, President Trump.
Trump asked in a private meeting with aides if the U.S. could shoot migrants crossing the border below the waist to slow them down. Really? How sick can one person be? Yes, it’s a rhetorical question.
Trump administration plans to dramatically expand DNA collection of migrants.
President Donald Trump yesterday morning tweeted his congratulations to China on 70 years of Communist Party rule. WTF? He so wishes he could run America the same way.
Trump blurs lines between personal lawyer, attorney general.
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg recently admitted to employees that the prospect of an Elizabeth Warren presidency could "suck" for the company, according to leaked audio published by The Verge.
Former Dallas police officer Amber Guyger was facing up to 99 years in prison for murdering her unarmed neighbor Botham Jean, in his own home. She was sentenced today to 10 years in prison. White privilege is a thing.
The NYPD Will Be Stationed At All NY City Theaters Screening 'Joker' This Weekend. Well that makes me want to go to the movies.
The FDA tried to ban flavors years before the vaping outbreak. Top Obama officials nixed the plan. Bastards.
Beyoncé's dad, Mathew Knowles, reveals breast cancer diagnosis.
Google just upped its privacy game, will allow users to delete YouTube history, search privately in Maps.
NBC News found at least 808 reports of injuries to fans from baseballs at major league parks from 2012 to 2019, including concussions and permanent vision loss. Oh, and death.
The King County Sheriff's Office issued a public warning Tuesday after two Skyline High School students have died in the past two months of fentanyl overdoses, according to the Sheriff's Office.
UPS is one step closer to making drone deliveries nationwide.
New Organic Compounds Found in Enceladus Ice Grains. On Earth, similar compounds are part of chemical reactions that produce amino acids, the building blocks of life.
Our solar system's mysterious 'Planet 9' may actually be a tiny, ancient black hole.
Life’s short. Live, love, create, and help others.
Until next time, my friends. Good night.
“No amount of evidence will ever persuade an idiot” — Mark Twain
Trump's day of rage: Profanity, false accusations and a press spat.
When President Donald Trump erupted in rage during two appearances Wednesday, it foreshadowed a dark and unsettled impeachment season ahead. I remember when they said a woman was too emotional to be president. Mmm hmm.
To be clear: Trump asked the leader of a foreign government to investigate his political rival.
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo Confirms He Was On Phone For Trump's Call To Zelenskiy.
US Vice President Mike Pence's last-minute September meeting with the Ukrainian President has pulled him into a mess he has worked hard to avoid: a crisis involving his boss, President Trump.
Trump asked in a private meeting with aides if the U.S. could shoot migrants crossing the border below the waist to slow them down. Really? How sick can one person be? Yes, it’s a rhetorical question.
Trump administration plans to dramatically expand DNA collection of migrants.
President Donald Trump yesterday morning tweeted his congratulations to China on 70 years of Communist Party rule. WTF? He so wishes he could run America the same way.
Trump blurs lines between personal lawyer, attorney general.
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg recently admitted to employees that the prospect of an Elizabeth Warren presidency could "suck" for the company, according to leaked audio published by The Verge.
Former Dallas police officer Amber Guyger was facing up to 99 years in prison for murdering her unarmed neighbor Botham Jean, in his own home. She was sentenced today to 10 years in prison. White privilege is a thing.
The NYPD Will Be Stationed At All NY City Theaters Screening 'Joker' This Weekend. Well that makes me want to go to the movies.
The FDA tried to ban flavors years before the vaping outbreak. Top Obama officials nixed the plan. Bastards.
Beyoncé's dad, Mathew Knowles, reveals breast cancer diagnosis.
Google just upped its privacy game, will allow users to delete YouTube history, search privately in Maps.
NBC News found at least 808 reports of injuries to fans from baseballs at major league parks from 2012 to 2019, including concussions and permanent vision loss. Oh, and death.
The King County Sheriff's Office issued a public warning Tuesday after two Skyline High School students have died in the past two months of fentanyl overdoses, according to the Sheriff's Office.
UPS is one step closer to making drone deliveries nationwide.
New Organic Compounds Found in Enceladus Ice Grains. On Earth, similar compounds are part of chemical reactions that produce amino acids, the building blocks of life.
Our solar system's mysterious 'Planet 9' may actually be a tiny, ancient black hole.
Life’s short. Live, love, create, and help others.
Until next time, my friends. Good night.
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