Sunday, January 6, 2019

Sunday, January 6, 2019

And another day of letters, conditions, and dire warnings comes to a close:

“I love you, and because I love you, I would sooner have you hate me for telling you the truth than adore me for telling you lies.” -- Pietro Aretino

Airline Pilots Association International, the world’s largest pilots union, sent a letter to Donald Trump. You should read it.

No Syria withdrawal without Turkish pledge not to attack Kurds, Bolton says. Hmmm, did Trump lie again?

Vulnerable Republicans seek distance from Trump in new Congress. Every Republican should be vulnerable because the GOP is a party for only rich white men and the people who prefer patriarchy over being treated equally.

A new study finds that the main source of water for our fresh produce could dry up within our lifetimes. By the time today’s teens are in their 70s, California’s mountains will have “low-to-no” snowpacks, the report predicts. Bye bye fruits, vegetables, and almonds.

U.S. Nuclear Fleet’s Dry Docks Threatened by Storms and Rising Seas.

Tucker Carlson’s Monologue Insults His Viewers. “Carlson failed the most basic test of respect for his audience: He told them blatant lies, falsehoods, and untruths, assuming that they wouldn’t notice. Some of us did.

A full 63 members of the 116th Congress — almost all Democrats — adhere to a faith other than Christianity or don’t adhere to any faith at all. Simply beautiful. Let’s grow that number in future congresses, particularly the ‘no faith at all’ number.

Escape from Jesus Land: On Recognizing Evangelical Abuse and Finding the Strength to Reject the Faith of Our Fathers.

A Grindr harassment suit could change the legal landscape for tech — and free speech. Months of harassment led Matthew Herrick to file a lawsuit against the dating app — and he's using laws meant to protect consumers from dangerous products to do so.

Andrés Iniesta under fire after posing with people in blackface. Goddamnit, Iniesta.

New Alzheimer's drug seeks to slow or stop memory loss.

Children fell ill, one by one, with cancers that few families in this Indianapolis community had ever heard of. At first, families put the cancers down to misfortune. But as cases mounted, parents started to ask: Could it be something in the air or water?

Pesticides banned in the West are still being used on farms overseas.

Repeated miscarriages might actually be caused by men’s weakened sperm, study says.

Disneyland Resort tickets and parking prices are going up again, as much as 25%.

“Yesterday is not ours to recover, but tomorrow is ours to win or lose.” -- Lyndon B. Johnson

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

Until next time, my friends. Good night.

Saturday, January 5, 2019

Saturday, January 5, 2019

And another day comes to a close:

“Well-behaved women seldom make history.” — Laurel Thatcher Ulrich

Trump asked Pelosi why everyone wants to impeach him, source says. He is so clueless. I don’t want him impeached, though. I want him and Pence to both be impeached and be arrested.

Trump is less popular than House Speaker Nancy Pelosi for the first time during his presidency.

Donald Trump will resign the presidency in 2019 in exchange for immunity for him and his family: Former Bush adviser. No immunity for the waste of flesh.

TSA agents around the country are opting to call in sick rather than work without pay, widening the ripple effects of the partial government shutdown to include travelers. This is all on Trump and the GOP.

Millions could face severe cuts to food stamps due to shutdown.

Trump scolds US military leaders who dare to criticize him. Just like all wannabe authoritarians.

2018 was a banner year in the war on science, as politicians, media figures, and celebrities used their platforms to promote pseudoscience and interfere with evidence-based policies. Here are five of the most egregious examples.

Ambitious effort to clean up Great Pacific Garbage Patch faces major setback.

How antibacterial wipes can cause health problems.

Freed From Copyright, These Classic Works Are Yours To Adapt.

“History never really says goodbye. History says, ‘See you later.’” -- Eduardo Galeano

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

Until next time, my friends. Good night.

Friday, January 4, 2019

Friday, January 4, 2019

And another day of outrage over a politician...dancing?...while another politician is ready to #ImpeachTheMFer as soon as possible comes to a close:

Ah, two new politicians that I already like.

“When angry, count to four; when very angry, swear.” -- Mark Twain

Remember, the GOP hates women--particularly strong women; beautiful women; women who refuse to keep their mouths shut. Tell the GOP to shove it.

Democrats’ First Order of Business: Making It Easier to Vote and Harder to Buy Elections. This is what matters today, not the word “motherfucker.”

While federal workers go without pay, Pence and senior Trump administration officials are poised to get $10,000 raises. Way to go Trump supporters.

Trump says he could declare national emergency to build wall, warns of yearslong shutdown. Way to go Trump supporters.

Trump argues again that Mexico is footing the bill for a border wall thanks to a revised trade agreement, but that’s not true.

US Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is proposing taxing the wealthy as high as 70% to fund a climate change plan she's pushing called the "Green New Deal".

Rashida Tlaib refuses to apologize for calling to impeach "motherf***er" Trump: "I will always speak truth to power". Preach it. There is nothing wrong with the word “motherfucker.” It’s a word. The fact you may not like that word does not mean it should not be used. It means that you’re easily offended, and that’s what I believe you GOP supporters refer to as...snowflakes. Grow the fuck up.


“Ted Nugent went on stage and called President Obama a “piece of shit” and Hillary Clinton a “worthless bitch.” Then Trump invited him to the White House. Spare me all your fake outrage about Rashida Tlaib using a bad word to call for Trump’s impeachment.: -- Keith Boykin

“The man who goes on stage and uses the word ‘motherfucker’ has no right to complain about the woman who uses the same word.” -- Keith Boykin

Every GOP member and supporter is a fucking hypocrite.

A platoon of female Marine recruits will make history Saturday when they report for training with a historically all-male battalion for the first time in the Marine Corps.

ERs 'flooded' with mentally ill patients with no place else to turn.

A white man attacked a black McDonald's employee over a straw and she fought back. Good for her!

Busted with pot in Washington? The governor will now pardon you.

Weather Channel app accused of selling users' personal data.

Rare snowfall turned the Grand Canyon and the Sonoran Desert into a winter wonderland this week.

Whale Researchers: Orcas are starving.

PETA renews call for universities to end use of live animal mascots following Sugar Bowl incident.

China says it has successfully landed a robotic spacecraft on the far side of the Moon, the first ever such attempt and landing.

“My definition of cursing is probably different from what other people’s definitions are.” -- Jimmy Kimmel

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

Until next time, my friends. Good night.

Wednesday, January 2, 2019

Wednesday, January 2, 2019

And another day of Mitch being Mitch (and that ain’t ever gonna change), of Trump being Trump (and that just gets worse every day), and the discovery of a space ‘snowman’ comes to a close:

“The Universe is under no obligation to make sense to you.” -- Neil deGrasse Tyson

Incoming House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on status of negotiations to reopen government: "Tomorrow we will bring to the floor legislation that will open up government. It will be based on actions taken by the Republican Senate." However, McConnell said he will not put the measure before the Senate because Trump won’t sign it. The shutdown is all on Trump and Republicans. Don’t forget it.

Trump has a 41.3% approval rating. That says more about all of you that still support this poor excuse of a human being. No, it doesn’t say anything good about you.


“I think I would have been a good general, but who knows.” -- Donald Trump. How does one become a general by getting 5 deferments? You are a waste of flesh.

Please everyone, don’t forget how horrible a person Mitt Romney is. Regardless of the words he said today.

Israel has announced plans to "worsen" conditions for Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails.

This Texas county just swore in 17 black female judges.

Ohio doctor fired for anti-Semitic tweets, including threats to give Jews "the wrong meds". Because people like her exist in the world is why the world oftentimes sucks.

As crowdfunding for medical expenses has become common, researchers have found thousands of campaigns raising millions of dollars for treatments that aren't backed by science. But for some reason a large portion of Americans don’t give a shit about science.

A 6-year-old girl is recovering from a gunshot wound to the head after she was struck by a stranger’s stray bullet as the clock struck midnight on New Year’s Eve, according to authorities. Hmmm, I’m betting the person who shot the gun wasn’t using it to actually defend their life or property. You know, one of those “responsible” gun owners we hear so much about.

Lawmakers Hope New House Day Care Will Keep Staff On Capitol Hill.

US Catholic bishops to pray over clergy sexual abuse scandal.

Nasa's New Horizons: 'Snowman' shape of distant Ultima Thule revealed. That’s pretty cool looking.

RIP Daryl Dragon (The Captain of The Captain and Tennille). He was 76.

“Yeah we all shine on, like the moon, and the stars, and the sun.” -- John Lennon

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

Until next time, my friends. Good night.

Tuesday, January 1, 2019

Tuesday, January 1, 2019

And another day where Trump wants us all to “CALM DOWN AND ENJOY THE RIDE” comes to a close:

“Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man’s character, give him power.” -- Abraham Lincoln

Trump attacks McChrystal after retired general called Trump immoral. If he walks like a duck...

Yes, Ben Carson Is Still in Trump’s Cabinet. And Congressional Probes Could Be Coming His Way. “He’s so far been able to escape serious consequences for the nepotism and incompetence that he’s allowed to run rampant at his agency, but with a Congress that’s intent on conducting oversight, that’s probably going to change.” Ben Carson is a horrible person.

Amid government shutdown, US national park bathrooms overflowing with human waste, as vandals cause damage.

Two months after the most destructive wildfire in California history tore through the town of Paradise, the state attorney general says public utility PG&E could face murder charges if found criminally liable for the inferno.

The US conveniently forgets its disregard for other people's borders is a major cause of migration in the first place.

Starting Tuesday, no one under the age of 21 in Washington state will be allowed to purchase a "semi-automatic assault rifle," under a voter-approved initiative that passed in November.

We should all be liberal.

The new measure, which was approved by voters in November, is being challenged in court by gun-rights advocates. Also known as ammosexuals.

Women's March in California canceled over concerns it would be "overwhelmingly white."

The dissolution of North Carolina's elections board Friday injected further uncertainty into a still-undecided congressional race as a U.S. House Democratic leader rejected the idea of filling the seat until an investigation of ballot fraud allegations is complete.

US teachers quitting jobs at record rate.

Legal marijuana made big promises on racial equity — and fell short.

How your third cousin’s ancestry DNA test could jeopardize your privacy. All over the world, some 10 million people have had their DNA analyzed by a direct-to-consumer genetics company like 23andMe, Ancestry.com, or MyHeritage. And these DNA databases can be used to find you — even if you never shared your own DNA.

Ancient Baobab trees in Southern Africa are dying. Scientists blame climate change. As the oldest seed producing trees in the world, their resilience -- some are more than 2,000 years old -- have earned them many names in myths, legends and folklore.

97% of teen boys in the U.S. play video games on some kind of device.

The NASA spacecraft that yielded the first close-up views of Pluto opened the new year at an even more distant world, a billion miles beyond. The mysterious, ancient target nicknamed Ultima Thule is 4 billion miles from Earth.

“Write it on your heart that every day is the best day in the year.” -- Ralph Waldo Emerson

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

Until next time, my friends. Good night.

Saturday, December 29, 2018

Saturday, December 29, 2018

And another day of the President of the United States not taking responsibility for his own actions comes to a close:

“Power does not corrupt. Fear corrupts... perhaps the fear of a loss of power.” -- John Steinbeck

The halfway point: what have two years of Trump's wrecking ball done to America? So much time left to do so much more damage.

President Trump issues an executive order freezing federal workers' pay in 2019.

Trump blames Democrats for deaths of migrant children on the border. You know, because Democrats are in charge of so much at the moment. <sarcasm>

Trump threatens to shut border 'entirely' unless Democrats fund wall. If that’s possible, then why do we need a wall?

Americans agree with Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, not Trump: Spend money on education, healthcare, not border wall.


Trump EPA Says Mercury Limits On Coal Plants Are Not ‘Necessary’.

Government files sealed response to Supreme Court in mystery grand jury case.

A pro-gun group is challenging the Trump administration's move to ban bump stocks.

Portland, Oregon, hotel calls cops on black guest in lobby.

Oregon hotel says it fired two of its employees for mistreatment of a black guest who was talking on his phone in the lobby when he was asked to leave a week ago.

Washington could soon become the first state to legalize human composting.

These are the animals that went extinct in 2018.

Skipping breakfast even once a week might increase risk of type 2 diabetes, according to a new review of several studies.

A growing number of children and adolescents in the United States are dying from opioid poisonings, a new study shows.

Abused Wolves And Troubled Teens Find Solace In Each Other.

California bans sale of dogs, cats, rabbits not from shelters, agencies.

Stargazers around the world, get ready. 2019 will bring five eclipses, a rare planet transit, one of the best meteor showers and a super blood wolf moon ... and that's not all.

Meet the man in Japan who married a hologram.

Original Woodstock site to host 50th anniversary concert.

“I don’t make jokes. I just watch the government and report the facts.” -- Will Rogers

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

Until next time, my friends. Good night.

Thursday, December 27, 2018

Thursday, December 27, 2018

And another day comes to a close:

“Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.” -- Confucius

Trump now claims most furloughed workers 'are Democrats'. Anything to sow hatred and foster division.

Trump bragged to troops in Iraq about the 10 percent pay raise he said he gave them. "I got you a big one," he said. In reality, the pay raise he authorized this year was only 2.6 percent. He can’t NOT make shit up.

U.S. acting AG falsely claimed scholar-athlete honor. In other words: he lied.

President Trump visits Iraq in his first war zone visit as president.

Defying pundits, GOP share of Latino vote steady under Trump. Apparently some people like to be abused.

DHS Sec. Kirstjen Nielsen orders mandatory medical checks on all children under 10 in U.S. custody, and says she would send U.S. Coast Guard medical personnel to the border to help.

Palm oil: you may never have walked into a supermarket with it written on your shopping list but you’ve certainly walked out with bags full of it. And our satiable demand is wreaking havoc on the planet.

157 new species have been discovered in Southeast Asia, according to a new report from the World Wildlife Fund. Three mammal, 23 fish, 14 amphibian, 26 reptile and 91 plant species were found in Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam.

After H.S. Wrestler Told To Cut His Dreadlocks Or Forfeit, Adults Come Under Scrutiny. Fight against the injustices you see.

By a two-to-one margin, American Catholics now give Francis negative marks for his handling of the sex abuse scandal.

A lesbian couple had the pride flag outside their new home stolen and replaced with an American flag. What their neighbors did in response, however, shocked them. There is good in the world. Hate will not win.

“Technology, like art, is a soaring exercise of the human imagination.” -- Daniel Bell

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

Until next time, my friends. Good night.