I don't even wear scarf or button up until it's under -5 C, and you people stay at home when it's windy -15 C? Pheh
Spoken like a true Russian! My days in the Michigan Upper Peninsula have hardened me to the cold too. I'm pretty sure we have at least one Finnlander in this forum that would agree with you as well!
I don't even wear scarf or button up until it's under -5 C, and you people stay at home when it's windy -15 C? Pheh
Spoken like a true Russian! My days in the Michigan Upper Peninsula have hardened me to the cold too. I'm pretty sure we have at least one Finnlander in this forum that would agree with you as well!
"Just because you can do it, doesn't mean it's a good idea."
Much like living in the northern Midwest.
I prefer living in a place that won't, you know, kill you in 20 minutes if your car breaks down.
There's a reason the center of America's population keeps going further and further south. Well, several reasons, but climate is one.
I don't even wear scarf or button up until it's under -5 C, and you people stay at home when it's windy -15 C? Pheh
Spoken like a true Russian! My days in the Michigan Upper Peninsula have hardened me to the cold too. I'm pretty sure we have at least one Finnlander in this forum that would agree with you as well!
"Just because you can do it, doesn't mean it's a good idea."
Much like living in the northern Midwest.
I prefer living in a place that won't, you know, kill you in 20 minutes if your car breaks down.
There's a reason the center of America's population keeps going further and further south. Well, several reasons, but climate is one.
Well with global warming Michigan might be the next Florida. Just saying... Maybe your next Real-Estate purchase should be in Escanaba!
The federal watchdog for the Department of Labor is conducting a broad investigation into the Trump administration's process for making regulatory changes, following allegations that officials are undoing worker protections without following the proper procedures, according to a letter obtained by NBC News.
The investigation will include the Labor Department’s effort to undo a child labor regulation affecting teenagers who work in hospitals and nursing homes, according to the Jan. 25 letter by the department's inspector general, Scott Dahl.
ICE set up a fake university enrolling hundreds of foreign students as part of a sting operation
An undocumented immigrant who worked at one of President Trump’s golf clubs in New Jersey for years and recently spoke out about her experience will attend his State of the Union address after being invited by her Democratic congresswoman, the woman’s lawyer and the congresswoman’s office said Wednesday.
The undocumented immigrant, Victorina Morales, had worked as a housekeeper at the Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, N.J., since 2013, and spoke to The New York Times as part of an article published last month. The report revealed that the president’s company — the Trump Organization — was, for years, employing people at the golf club who are in the country illegally.
Senate Rebukes Trump Over Troop Withdrawals From Syria and Afghanistan
The Senate, in a bipartisan rebuke to President Trump’s foreign policy, voted overwhelmingly to advance legislation drafted by the majority leader to express strong opposition to the president’s withdrawal of United States military forces from Syria and Afghanistan.
The 68-to-23 vote to cut off debate ensures that the amendment, written by Senator Mitch McConnell of Kentucky and backed by virtually every Senate Republican, will be added to a broader bipartisan Middle East policy bill expected to easily pass the Senate next week.
Wow. Even McConnell backed that bill? That's Amazing, considering how he's been brown-nosing the President lately.
Insult to injury for Trump: Democrats take a rare lead on ‘border security’ after shutdown
A growing number of Republicans are openly scoffing at President Donald Trump's handling of national security issues, with the Senate's number two Republican bashing Trump's criticism on Wednesday of the heads of the US intelligence community ahead of a vote on a measure disapproving Trump's Middle East policy.
The rebuke from Sen. John Thune of South Dakota, the Senate majority whip, came as the GOP-led chamber prepared to vote on an amendment breaking with Trump's plans to pull the US military away from Syria and Afghanistan.
More voters trust Pelosi over Trump, polling shows
A United States Government (USG) Memorandum Released by Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley to NBC News Shows According to Him that the USG: “planned to traumatize children and intentionally create a humanitarian crisis”
Court records allege that Timothy Hauschultz punished the two younger boys by making them carry a log that weighed over 2/3 of their body weight for two hours a day for a week, and Damian, who was 14-years-old, was made to supervise the punishment.
According to Damian, they were being punished for not learning thirteen Bible verses to Timothy Hauschultz’s satisfaction.
The Manitowoc County Sheriff’s Office believes that Damian beat Ethan an estimated 100 times, shoved him to the ground repeatedly, and rolled the log on his chest for an hour and a half before burying him in the snow on April 20, 2018.
Damian later told police that he “didn’t do anything that would have hurt” Ethan. He said that Ethan kept on dropping the log and that he became frustrated with the 7-year-old.
When Ethan became unresponsive, Damian thought that Ethan was “resisting” so he buried him in 80 pounds of packed snow and ice. Ethan weighed 60 pounds.
When paramedics arrived, Ethan had a body temperature of 23 degrees and no heartbeat. The Milwaukee County Medical Examiner’s Office determined that Ethan died due to blunt force trauma to the head and hypothermia.
While I can't say this wouldn't have happened if some kind of toxic religion, it surely made this easier to get away with. Yeah, I'm angry about it.
Boy, 4, Finds Gun And Shoots Pregnant Mom In The Face
I want to scream at people who don't lock up their guns now. I mean, seriously, people?
SEATTLE (AP) — A 4-year-old boy in a Washington state apartment found a loaded gun under a mattress and used it to shoot his pregnant mother in the face, authorities said Sunday.
The 27-year-old woman and her boyfriend were watching television in bed Saturday when their son found the gun between the mattress and box spring, King County Sheriff’s Office spokesman Sgt. Ryan Abbott said.
“He unintentionally shot his mom in the face,” Abbott said.
The woman, who is eight months pregnant, was taken to a hospital with life-threatening injuries. She was transferred to another hospital Sunday in improved condition, Abbott said.
The boy’s father told deputies he borrowed the gun for protection, Abbott said. The gun wasn’t reported stolen and is unregistered, he said.
Under a new state law, gun owners could face criminal charges for not safely storing a gun, but Abbott noted it doesn’t go into effect until July.
Yeah. Christian Sharia Law. But notice how he gives a pass to those who did it before such a law is passed. Otherwise, he'd have to kill President Trump.
Ex-Baylor frat president indicted on 4 counts of sex assault won't go to prison https://www.cnn.com/2018/12/11/us/baylor-ex-frat-president-rape-allegation/index.html
Because, you know, he's white and this would "Ruin his future" and all that crap. He got 3 years of probation and a $400 fine. Seems pretty tame for someone who raped 4 women.
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Mystery Good Samaritan picks up hotel bill for 70 homeless people in Chicago as temperatures drop to record-breaking lows
https://www.standard.co.uk/news/world/mystery-good-samaritan-picks-up-hotel-bill-for-70-homeless-people-in-chicago-as-temperatures-drop-to-a4054091.html?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook&fbclid=IwAR2q5B2JveP0bffJFTeeqWIuMX3K10rknpNMLISmouJOxiNsRZlPEn_Ah5M#Echobox=1548942404I prefer living in a place that won't, you know, kill you in 20 minutes if your car breaks down.
I prefer living in a place that won't, you know, kill you in 20 minutes if your car breaks down.
Well with global warming Michigan might be the next Florida. Just saying... Maybe your next Real-Estate purchase should be in Escanaba!
Trump news. This is gonng be long...
McConnell blasts House bill that makes Election Day a federal holiday
https://thehill.com/blogs/floor-action/427683-mcconnell-blasts-house-bill-that-makes-election-day-a-federal-holiday?fbclid=IwAR0k1nWeqhGruREi0tu0Oh-zD4sqec9gaZIj9MO5rmcb93ZBxKp4kK8jiysIf making Election Day a holiday somehow "helps" Deocrats, wouldn't it also "help" Republicans?
Homelessness Rises Slightly Despite Strong Economy, Federal Report Finds
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/17/us/politics/homelessness-increases-seattle-new-york-.html?fbclid=IwAR0UBbDoum6ptUuWH8pjP80hkUJxQvSEG167KT1Ez2JP6Jmz2psT5F5Wnr8Honestly, there is something wrong here. If the Economy is up, it should help people, not raise homelessness, not even slightly...
Just 4% of companies boosted hiring because of tax cuts
https://www.cnn.com/2019/01/28/business/tax-cuts-jobs-business-spending-nabe/index.html?fbclid=IwAR0lLe8WL3e3Bh3MHJq2_5-U4K7uiLEDTrGgTZZkbn309XAQxiX8tJ9IweoTrump administration's rollback of worker protection rules is under investigation
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/trump-administration-s-rollback-worker-protection-rules-under-investigation-n964836?cid=sm_npd_nn_fb_ma&fbclid=IwAR1mgD9LebCrnDKc6MkaQqC2v4uAHOZQFzojGaiDI4iQJMvWu1QwVzXKtU4Why did the Administrtion make workers less safe? Trump os supposed to be for the "Forgotten Americans", isn't he?
The federal watchdog for the Department of Labor is conducting a broad investigation into the Trump administration's process for making regulatory changes, following allegations that officials are undoing worker protections without following the proper procedures, according to a letter obtained by NBC News.
The investigation will include the Labor Department’s effort to undo a child labor regulation affecting teenagers who work in hospitals and nursing homes, according to the Jan. 25 letter by the department's inspector general, Scott Dahl.
ICE set up a fake university enrolling hundreds of foreign students as part of a sting operation
https://www.businessinsider.com/ice-set-up-fake-university-enrolled-foreign-students-sting-operation-2019-1?utm_source=GuillotineSalesAndRepair_facebook&fbclid=IwAR0Mo6ecW6gbwQoL8QCUkKmBb0hQ6iwvESkTZbe8xFilz05-VyWAFCdjPzI
Now, More in Trump News...
Undocumented Immigrant Who Worked at a Trump Golf Club Will Attend State of the Union
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/30/us/politics/Victorina-Morales-trump-golf-club.htmlAn undocumented immigrant who worked at one of President Trump’s golf clubs in New Jersey for years and recently spoke out about her experience will attend his State of the Union address after being invited by her Democratic congresswoman, the woman’s lawyer and the congresswoman’s office said Wednesday.
The undocumented immigrant, Victorina Morales, had worked as a housekeeper at the Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, N.J., since 2013, and spoke to The New York Times as part of an article published last month. The report revealed that the president’s company — the Trump Organization — was, for years, employing people at the golf club who are in the country illegally.
Senate Rebukes Trump Over Troop Withdrawals From Syria and Afghanistan
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/31/us/politics/senate-vote-syria-afghanistan.html?fbclid=IwAR3UHaBcyWwapOqcniVSCrGO-znv-HJMiWA8TuCJYEdhiKNsOVXRvmY0xngThe Senate, in a bipartisan rebuke to President Trump’s foreign policy, voted overwhelmingly to advance legislation drafted by the majority leader to express strong opposition to the president’s withdrawal of United States military forces from Syria and Afghanistan.
The 68-to-23 vote to cut off debate ensures that the amendment, written by Senator Mitch McConnell of Kentucky and backed by virtually every Senate Republican, will be added to a broader bipartisan Middle East policy bill expected to easily pass the Senate next week.
Wow. Even McConnell backed that bill? That's Amazing, considering how he's been brown-nosing the President lately.
Insult to injury for Trump: Democrats take a rare lead on ‘border security’ after shutdown
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/01/29/insult-injury-trump-democrats-take-rare-lead-border-security-after-shutdown/?fbclid=IwAR3wdF5z2YnwN5Ie3xcMhhS3gKm65FQ06j2bAnb0Pg5ML4xD1uSZwAVk5aI&utm_term=.9ab6ef6d700dFor the last decade, Republicans have led by double digits on border security. Now Democrats lead by nine points.
Federal government discloses it already shipped plutonium to Nevada, without state's knowledge or consent
https://thenevadaindependent.com/article/federal-government-discloses-it-already-shipped-plutonium-to-nevada-without-states-knowledge-or-consent?fbclid=IwAR3cL4UWNusZ01e80SFSZxszSO_9Yp5RrreLeOtaK7-PrcuVM2mzFPXlafII'm sure they were ecstatic...
Top Republicans pushing back on Trump's national security moves
https://www.cnn.com/2019/01/30/politics/republicans-john-thune-trump-senate-intelligence/index.html?fbclid=IwAR2Sm5jeK-hpe0FG0mgxJTq8RFmKiYOmdacto8W5hBJuzrtEQUq0pASw7PYA growing number of Republicans are openly scoffing at President Donald Trump's handling of national security issues, with the Senate's number two Republican bashing Trump's criticism on Wednesday of the heads of the US intelligence community ahead of a vote on a measure disapproving Trump's Middle East policy.
More voters trust Pelosi over Trump, polling shows
THAT'S gotta sting!
Speaking of earlier, when I said I'd override parents' wishes to immunize their kids, I saw this today.
https://medium.com/@DeoTasDevil/the-rhetoric-tricks-traps-and-tactics-of-white-nationalism-b0bca3caeb84?fbclid=IwAR3QQdkOK9BH5BUgamy9yO69AY-JZ7vmwhu8a5JcPW_iXJdCkyPln-JN-6k
BORDER PATROL AGENTS FIND ANOTHER TUNNEL AT U.S.-MEXICO BORDER, TEXAS TUNNEL NEARS 60 FEET IN LENGTH
https://www.newsweek.com/border-patrol-agents-find-another-tunnel-us-mexico-border-texas-tunnel-nears-1314143?amp=1&fbclid=IwAR3RqQwjwUydRYE0sgcvZYp_ucx32XRXF1FG-z_CZxJHYbyNSoZ1GEVScdw
State officials quietly gave away a historic park where Daniel Boone lived. What’s next?
https://amp.kentucky.com/news/local/news-columns-blogs/tom-eblen/article225226960.html?fbclid=IwAR3u2vPzfi10WmuwLGby8OH23h-Gz48PgTVqqlB8D2hAGKmYdlGSyV3uRh4
Iowa Bans Most Abortions As Governor Signs 'Heartbeat' Bill
https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2018/05/05/608738116/iowa-bans-most-abortions-as-governor-signs-heartbeat-bill?utm_campaign=storyshare&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&fbclid=IwAR26sSlsmmR2_z_xVSMTCrxrx1tCNChO9fPcFyybTzOOEli2EmxHiUP43Zk
DONALD TRUMP ADMITS HE DIDN’T READ INTELLIGENCE REPORT, THEN CRITICIZES REPORTING ON IT
https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-intelligence-report-read-threats-1313799?utm_source=Facebook&utm_campaign=NewsweekFacebookSF&utm_medium=Social&fbclid=IwAR25oU-ClhePQQIEMFG1Qi1ou1cS2nRMFNX9Lxl8YrRpMmn-Dc5iP73pXSI
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2019/1/30/1830891/-Trump-s-EPA-refuses-to-regulate-pair-of-chemicals-linked-to-cancer-and-multiple-illnesses?detail=emaildkre
Lindsey Graham wants us to feel upset about Trump adviser's harsh arrest, but no one does
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2019/1/31/1831275/-Lindsey-Graham-wants-us-to-feel-upset-about-Roger-Stone-s-arrest-but-no-one-does?detail=emaildkre
After shutdown, new poll spells trouble for Trump 2020 in key swing state
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2019/1/31/1831238/-After-shut-down-new-poll-spells-trouble-for-Trump-2020-in-key-swing-state?detail=emaildkre
Trump reportedly lashing out at Mulvaney over bad press from shutdown
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2019/1/31/1831297/-Trump-reportedly-blaming-Mick-Mulvaney-for-bad-press-from-shutdown?detail=emaildkre
The GOP has become the Soviet party
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/the-gop-has-become-the-pro-russia-party/2019/01/21/9960f0d4-1dbf-11e9-8e21-59a09ff1e2a1_story.html?utm_term=.7448b58c911b
Way to be "Pro-life", guys!
No Heat for Days at a Jail in Brooklyn Where Hundreds of Inmates Are Sick and ‘Frantic’
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/01/nyregion/mdc-brooklyn-jail-heat.html?fbclid=IwAR11qN9IelLG1-NzvfalG9StGoQG8ldjFtnkXITqT8TY5jzlfSUU6kW_0o0#click=https://t.co/xrItizHrV8
Cruel and Unusual punishment.
Chicago Man Loses His "Winky" To Frostbite After Peeing Outside
https://www.huzlers.com/chicago-man-loses-his-penis-to-frostbite-after-peeing-outside/?fbclid=IwAR0kpYzTe-0H-i7F_GbgdHha71pUbVgz3qPfok4Gb5K8JOW6jXrRFpbOaHY
Portland Police Sergeant to Cops: ‘If You Come Across a Black Person, Just Shoot Them’
How about 'NO'?!
NEW LAWS PROTECTING DOGS LEFT OUTSIDE IN THE COLD
https://outwardhound.com/buzzwoof/barking-news/laws-protecting-dogs-left-outside-in-the-cold?fbclid=IwAR34YBACbT_x36DJgL3BxrOATsC76-shDo-fkHC1BTCPlj5fWGIw8Y4mTjw
Good. No dgs deserve to die.
President Trump's Threats to Former Staffers Reveal a Problem at the White House
http://time.com/5518135/donald-trump-non-disclosure-agreements/?fbclid=IwAR0_pKdRoyrPvZhh5G5mN00o4Z0zsG-G6cIz1_6UZ5fPcnIhG1c_AC_ePME
He wants abslute loyalty, but he doesn't give it. So he resorts to NDA's.
The Strange Places Trump Gets His Intelligence From
https://www.forbes.com/sites/stevedenning/2019/01/31/the-strange-places-trump-gets-his-intelligence-from/amp/?__twitter_impression=true&fbclid=IwAR0wYtWjW9M8enhwwCSsPorKtq6uBpHpKvlffgBCUKz1J-V1PPSAFGKP72s
His digestive system, aka "His gut" and now, from a movie called "Sicario:Day of the Soldado".
Government contractors are still scraping money together to feed their kids after shutdown
https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/government-contractors-still-struggling-with-no-promise-of-back-pay/?fbclid=IwAR0tcexWL5nvkPQ3UkJEv-wZOyyLiRLoh_ZcyK_okxFfJ3pUdN2509AEC6U
They need to get back pay.
Erin Brockovich Goes After Trump Administration For Chemical Deregulation Plan
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/erin-brockovich-trump-toxic-water_us_5c539d7fe4b0bdf0e7d9a2fb?utm_source=main_fb&utm_medium=facebook&utm_campaign=hp_fb_pages§ion=politics&ncid=fcbklnkushpmg00000063&fbclid=IwAR2LU9l_7bvdLn5AQzvm8QE-qEz1R328X-qZSMYHyPSf2fPMzdd20eufMlM
Look out, Trump, Erin Brockovitch is on your case now....
Students at Washington Middle School walked out of class to protest budget cuts
https://www.kiro7.com/news/local/students-at-washington-middle-school-walked-out-of-class-to-protest-budget-cuts/912724476?fbclid=IwAR0DqvOvrOX42Pk08wxiTuHDBZHTBTxWXFXV2g0u6qu_vR7GoCg6feQySS8
This is in Seattle. And hey, I applaud those kids!
Fire at 'pizzagate' shop reignites conspiracy theorists who find a home on Facebook
https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/social-media/fire-pizzagate-shop-reignites-conspiracy-theorists-who-find-home-facebook-n965956?fbclid=IwAR36jelf-3bRVopDXbIhm4GYEdgEeDnmoawSZBCOoyO7dXIHdlGk2r7WLtI
3-year-old boy lost in NC woods tells his family he ‘hung out with a bear for 2 days’
https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/article225090590.html?fbclid=IwAR04L0AvsHkK8dZ_9QjKrMuqOyKJ4AoUbnU14vgZ7zFS0gAPGGlxpATFj3Q
ABC: Emails and photos appear to contradict NRA claims distancing group from 2015 Russia trip
https://www.cnn.com/2019/01/31/politics/nra-russia-trip/index.html?fbclid=IwAR0ld8UqJR78uw1rSxtIKT2OJ1nUrnR8dAivtytuQkgpYWnbM-ABOanFWbQ
Hateful People Are Exhausting
https://johnpavlovitz.com/2017/04/24/hateful-people-are-exhausting/?fbclid=IwAR0QytEO1OuswENPHuz40pIDIdEo8t9L0Rorh0f-v9ySm8nNshWI1KGDQsU
Boy, are they!
https://www.latimes.com/nation/immigration/la-me-immigration-attorneys-detained-20190202-story.html?fbclid=IwAR1y_19eS9Nmqn7ygmQj5d7lO5TDr2BntIajdueennISKC0RRWvng9H5qbU
Sweethearts Candy Hearts Are Not Available This Valentine's Day for the First Time in 153 Years
https://people.com/food/valentines-day-sweethearts-conversation-candy-hearts-not-available/?fbclid=IwAR2VLqKgF0DU4jr9C8aJKj892HgkTJ687j1tbCHJGFE6EiLMwZqJsfcKmjU
Last July, Necco closed its doors and the SweetHearts brand was sold to Spangler Candy Company, according to CandyStore.com. Since it typically took Necco 11 months to produce 8 billion candy hearts, there was not enough lead time for the new company to create the hearts and sell for this season.
Well, we finally have our crisis.
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2019/2/1/1831352/-Well-we-finally-have-our-crisis
ICE Failed to Hold Detention Center Contractors Accountable, Report Finds
https://www.npr.org/2019/02/01/690690056/ice-failed-to-hold-detention-center-contractors-accountable-report-finds?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=npr&utm_term=nprnews&utm_content=20190201&fbclid=IwAR2ENnSBjlc5xp_hrmkRRioy6x7Jh7-JaHpKKMZHZZhm3eEUAYa5Xna52eA
Gay men are increasingly voting for anti-LGBTQ right-wingers, says new study
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2019/02/gay-men-increasingly-voting-anti-lgbtq-right-wingers-says-new-study/?utm_source=notification&utm_medium=push&utm_campaign=onesignal
Virginia governor says he will stay in job; denies appearing in racist photo
https://news.yahoo.com/virginia-governor-says-stay-job-denies-appearing-racist-200716965.html?.tsrc=notification-brknews
Riiiiiight, that's why you apologized yesterday.
https://m.dailykos.com/stories/2019/2/2/1831588/-Speaker-Pelosi-owns-GOP-again-Seldom-used-law-will-force-Mitch-to-take-disaster-vote?fbclid=IwAR3SUopfAFiVKabu8Wd8tf7IoNklR4uZeE8fDcv3njNtfpGiFw29Lm08nGE
https://hillreporter.com/team-trump-selling-ad-space-state-of-the-union-speech-23361
A United States Government (USG) Memorandum Released by Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley to NBC News Shows According to Him that the USG: “planned to traumatize children and intentionally create a humanitarian crisis”
A 7-year-old was tortured to death for not learning Bible verses
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2019/02/7-year-old-tortured-death-not-learning-bible-verses/?utm_source=notification&utm_medium=push&utm_campaign=onesignalThis is completely gross and disgusting.
Court records allege that Timothy Hauschultz punished the two younger boys by making them carry a log that weighed over 2/3 of their body weight for two hours a day for a week, and Damian, who was 14-years-old, was made to supervise the punishment.
According to Damian, they were being punished for not learning thirteen Bible verses to Timothy Hauschultz’s satisfaction.
The Manitowoc County Sheriff’s Office believes that Damian beat Ethan an estimated 100 times, shoved him to the ground repeatedly, and rolled the log on his chest for an hour and a half before burying him in the snow on April 20, 2018.
Damian later told police that he “didn’t do anything that would have hurt” Ethan. He said that Ethan kept on dropping the log and that he became frustrated with the 7-year-old.
When Ethan became unresponsive, Damian thought that Ethan was “resisting” so he buried him in 80 pounds of packed snow and ice. Ethan weighed 60 pounds.
When paramedics arrived, Ethan had a body temperature of 23 degrees and no heartbeat. The Milwaukee County Medical Examiner’s Office determined that Ethan died due to blunt force trauma to the head and hypothermia.
Boy, 4, Finds Gun And Shoots Pregnant Mom In The Face
I want to scream at people who don't lock up their guns now. I mean, seriously, people?
SEATTLE (AP) — A 4-year-old boy in a Washington state apartment found a loaded gun under a mattress and used it to shoot his pregnant mother in the face, authorities said Sunday.
The 27-year-old woman and her boyfriend were watching television in bed Saturday when their son found the gun between the mattress and box spring, King County Sheriff’s Office spokesman Sgt. Ryan Abbott said.
“He unintentionally shot his mom in the face,” Abbott said.
The woman, who is eight months pregnant, was taken to a hospital with life-threatening injuries. She was transferred to another hospital Sunday in improved condition, Abbott said.
The boy’s father told deputies he borrowed the gun for protection, Abbott said. The gun wasn’t reported stolen and is unregistered, he said.
Under a new state law, gun owners could face criminal charges for not safely storing a gun, but Abbott noted it doesn’t go into effect until July.
The case is under investigation.
Conservative Christian Preacher Wants Government To Execute Adulterers
http://churchandstate.org.uk/2016/06/conservative-christian-preacher-wants-government-to-execute-adulterers/?fbclid=IwAR1HPXpZP9Hax32qXGCehQu5mjiVFpTpSQO35G367kz5RJ3N4xWWpgzS47gAP Investigation: Deported parents may lose kids to adoption
This story made me cry.
I like how the article makes the comparison that this would make America analogous to sharia law.
EMS DIRECTOR POSTS PICTURE OF DECAPITATED DARK-SKINNED MEN, TOUTS TRUMP BORDER WALL
https://www.newsweek.com/racist-decapitated-ems-west-virginia-trump-border-wall-facebook-black-1318816?fbclid=IwAR08jecmvef4nnXzHnlJSXnuunm9VxH0AmV6OxtbstX06ZuTDidzpj99gQYI won't post the picture here, because it's truly disturbing.
Thankfully, this guy is now under investigation.
Pope Francis Admits Clergy Is Sexually Abusing Nuns, Keeping Nuns As Sex Slaves
https://www.patheos.com/blogs/progressivesecularhumanist/2019/02/pope-francis-admits-clergy-is-sexually-abusing-nuns-keeping-nuns-as-sex-slaves/?fbclid=IwAR1cC9kB1koGcf9HdSxYWbeFgvKm7t9TzWNs8ovSA4esjFCzo7Zu_62VllAArchbishop’s computer contained over 100,000 child porn files
https://www.patheos.com/blogs/progressivesecularhumanist/2014/10/archbishops-computer-contained-over-100000-child-porn-files/?fbclid=IwAR2LyGlJsWIHi-IRugMvGTwCjwbPZJ0GcTSjtMUXaGNvrUSg4z1f2pQZfoEAnd a picture question...
https://news.yahoo.com/trump-wanted-20-million-2006-182004919.html?.tsrc=notification-brknews
REPORT: Nogales, Arizona City Council Passes Resolution Threatening to Sue Federal Government If Razor Concertina Wire Installed on the Border Wall Is Not Removed
https://secondnexus.com/news/nogales-arizona-remove-barbed-wire/?fbclid=IwAR3YrLC7aV-5rLhoh9Ct643ZzCJJNn-qtr_azZOlSuA1ah1Z7zTRzyAAn2k
Government workers still waiting for paychecks after end of shutdown
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/government-workers-still-waiting-for-paychecks-after-end-of-shutdown/?fbclid=IwAR2_zA9OC-wdnFVAUkXT6DS8XJps7qGt8cGKXbAonnP842EXQDVmSbMuRjQ&ftag=CNM-00-10aab6j&linkId=63330421
Now, this is really sad.
https://www.patheos.com/blogs/freethoughtnow/newspaper-prints-death-threat-against-me-what-the-effingham/?fbclid=IwAR3nH1ImIyyaa4ktz8ei6KPHuG6KH6uP8Qe4v98ZVdYEM7s34yo3pTq-HjM&utm_campaign=Blog&utm_medium=Facebook&utm_source=SocialMedia
Someone made a death threat against a lawyer from the Freedom From Religion Foundation. It was printed in the paper because it was a quote from the Bible.
Baptist Pastor Jonathan Shelley: God Says ‘Rebellious’ Teens And ‘Lazy Gamers’ Should Be Put To Death
https://www.patheos.com/blogs/progressivesecularhumanist/2019/01/baptist-pastor-god-says-rebellious-teens-and-lazy-gamers-should-be-put-to-death/?fbclid=IwAR1yIk1vska53hG0KhXO2q9nr0qLmK9KkYKa2CI39vQM4NS0VFdSer9O0yE
Always nice to be categorized simply for being a gamer. :P
Also, this is good news...
Nevada Dog Torturer Sentenced to 28 Years in Prison
https://puppytoob.com/nevada-dog-torturer-sentenced-28-years-prison/?fbclid=IwAR0yHijU4VNV68ZswPD8shkTE-Af7f--OTLHwXljRR3bpU8CX5bRy6_a524
And the best news of all?
Firefighters rescue 46 dogs & 2 cats at NYC kennel after fire breaks out
https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/ny-metro-upper-east-side-puppies-rescued-after-fire-breaks-out-20190205-story.html?fbclid=IwAR2X_tgEkfvxqDSqi3IdMkl5JNzFafIK4A7o3CtFy8gK8sTfGUBbynVfPK0
https://www.cnn.com/2019/02/07/politics/adam-schiff-trump-white-house-staffers/index.html?fbclid=IwAR0-G0jczu1GFfpZYjqcRtPdkY7w5WdUAu9utBse_f5aM01VjbPpcH7xOrc
Woman who helped find shelter for homeless during polar vortex gets $50K on ‘Ellen’ show
https://wgntv.com/2019/02/07/woman-who-helped-find-shelter-for-homeless-during-polar-vortex-gets-50k-on-ellen-show/?fbclid=IwAR3tFzkrtBuLzKJis92PQqTEf6wCGg2JdJm33k_0wXe-UZtdL85PEjiFbRA
With the help of social media, Candace Payne, a real estate developer from Auburn Gresham, was able to book 72 rooms for five nights. She helped more than 120 people.
Ellen DeGeneres surprised her with two checks from Walmart, totaling $50,000.
Payne says she will use the money for her new non-profit, to provide homeless people with temporary and permanent housing.
New study finds 45,000 deaths annually linked to lack of health coverage
https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2009/09/new-study-finds-45000-deaths-annually-linked-to-lack-of-health-coverage/?fbclid=IwAR11Tst4xqDq7_0YfdhFsQ27PJmOv2670M4p8VOHXC3lzFT2x8HN5DfRKBw
Uninsured, working-age Americans have 40 percent higher death risk than privately insured counterparts
Last Night, The Supreme Court Endorsed Unequal Treatment Of Religion
https://www.au.org/blogs/wall-of-separation/last-night-the-supreme-court-endorsed-unequal-treatment-of-religion?fbclid=IwAR2Zrb2bnH-rWI1MKmEK1viNc-OcJmzb5pRznhYF4mpQFi_Myln0SVbft70
Christian Death Row inmates can have their chaplains follow them into the room where they will be killed. a Muslim inmate was denied the chance to have his imam in with him because it would be "a security risk".
https://www.cnn.com/2018/12/11/us/baylor-ex-frat-president-rape-allegation/index.html
Because, you know, he's white and this would "Ruin his future" and all that crap. He got 3 years of probation and a $400 fine. Seems pretty tame for someone who raped 4 women.
Jeff Bezos Has Maybe Outdone The Great Carol Burnett
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2019/2/8/1833242/-Jeff-Bezos-Has-Maybe-Outdone-The-Great-Carol-Burnett?detail=emaildkcs
He sued the enquirer. So did she, and she won. 1.6 Million dollars! (at the time she won, that was 1/3 of the Enquirer's total assets!
TRUE BLUE REPORT: The criminalization of being black has always had a profit motive
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2019/02/01/1831333/-TRUE-BLUE-REPORT:-The-criminalization-of-being-black-has-always-had-a-profit-motive?detail=emaildkcs
Because after slavery was abolished, how else were plantation owners to get workers than employing black felons? And in some places in the US, slav... prisoners, still make $0.00 from what they are REQUIRED to do.
Defying Trump, Calif. National Guard Won't Discharge Trans Troops
https://www.advocate.com/politics/2019/2/07/defying-trump-calif-national-guard-wont-discharge-trans-troops?fbclid=IwAR1MjcL6nzMVZW3SR6AbCH9Ich4a4dtkdMYNpf7QcZMD4ah8DO8lNbAongA
I applaud California!
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2019/2/8/1833271/-Despite-talk-of-national-emergencies-or-a-second-shutdown-Trump-is-likely-to-fold?detail=emaildkre
Sportscaster Warner Wolf arrested for taking the word 'Plantation' off sign at his gated community
https://www.nydailynews.com/sports/ny-sports-warner-wolf-arrested-20190208-story.html?fbclid=IwAR0de_fSHFucA_7tLycKNBNIzTDhdlvsmZXBfv-72bvBK1n5AqLuTfnkclA
While I know this is a personal thing, I applaud him his principles. But he should have done it legally.
FOX News Primetime Shows are Bleeding Audience, Advertisers, and Revenue Due to Excessive A**holery
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2019/2/7/1833111/-FOX-News-Primetime-Shows-are-Bleeding-Audience-Advertisers-and-Revenue-Due-to-Excessive-Assholery?detail=emaildkcs
Sitting here smiling at this...
How Donald Trump Shifted Kids-Cancer Charity Money Into His Business
https://www.forbes.com/sites/danalexander/2017/06/06/how-donald-trump-shifted-kids-cancer-charity-money-into-his-business/?fbclid=IwAR1TaoeffDpDih4qU_9pXXMCGVF4zMjyrli9lP03MiyjEfE6LGLZyHJA3ps#2d2902f96b4a
The fact that it's a charity for kids makes this even more repugnant.
https://www.kvia.com/news/el-paso/house-democrats-visit-el-paso-and-sunland-park-tour-border-wall/1008587101?fbclid=IwAR3jPEuyX_n68aV5PBQEE0b6xuZxWJ6gPhcbwPVYLWj1GYbay-VWDs9yxuk
How an El Paso Detention Center Is Treating Some Asylum-Seekers Could Violate the UN Convention Against Torture
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2019/02/el-paso-asylum-seekers-hunger-strike-force-fed/?fbclid=IwAR2DiIAVKXARsEpaDbXuHVr6a4vacLgg1QNH-BYVkKgnIH8rZQN6S1TQdR4
How Racism Has Manifested Itself In Schools, As Recalled By Listeners
https://www.npr.org/2019/02/09/692955877/listeners-share-stories-of-racism-at-school?fbclid=IwAR08BfcUoVEmNKFt78IHE_os143VXG_vwKXRJdzhuLIMrB8MjNf-X2UwbVY
Defying Parents, A Teen Decides To Get Vaccinated
https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2019/02/09/692819105/defying-parents-a-teen-decides-to-get-vaccinated
https://www.rawstory.com/2019/02/fox-friends-host-says-hasnt-washed-hands-10-years-germs-not-real-thing-cant-see/?fbclid=IwAR3OG00YcD1cIv2gHyE9RRDc1ETMcWlPLdZlOA3U94sAVmY3gBIWikvXY1w
Even if this wasn't hyperbole, do you not use your hands to wash yourself in the shower or bath? Never done your own dishes? Gone swimming? Really? But still... Ew.
West Virginia GOP legislator compares LGBTQ community to terrorists & the KKK
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2019/02/west-virginia-gop-legislator-compares-lgbtq-community-terrorists-kkk/?fbclid=IwAR3qcZA6-z5_zFKPcU0lyhnME1Z3SdFA6oVox_3hTqhU4FaJhbwmfM72Z00
This guy looks like Mr. Clean's older, fatter, creepier uncle. Just sayin'.
Here’s What I Want Donald Trump And Everyone Else To Know About My ‘Late-Term Abortion’
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/donald-trump-late-term-abortion_us_5c5b02c5e4b09293b20a8263?ncid=fcbklnkushpmg00000063&utm_source=main_fb&utm_campaign=hp_fb_pages&utm_medium=facebook&fbclid=IwAR3LfbbxqFJWuoK7s2C7GsZB_UmmMukimgFxjeLnPvHgWO1KStl68LgwWHQ
The wife of a Texas hate group leader left him for another woman
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2019/02/wife-texas-hate-group-leader-left-another-woman/?fbclid=IwAR17fgA3li-6SlREuP-hHEYNEzoBEz4x3ZJePXo76XnvlDTES3tUbz18t0Q
Honestly, this one made me chuckle a bit.
https://www.newsweek.com/world-freedom-report-rebukes-trump-1318198?fbclid=IwAR2Hnv1_apr7YkHLAt99xgX7P6fI-fYwUpPzUSX_jEYcLTtzVhMJ0AbBSBE
Anyone in the US could have told you that!
Hundreds of sex offenders at Southern Baptist Church molested 700 or more children over decades: report
https://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/ny-news-southern-baptist-church-sex-abuse-predators-children-20190210-story.html?fbclid=IwAR0hnuzm9vABCYJyHMaaOwUi5bYJM7_365iCGCFV2ORjbU3_YKEZ8sntUqc
And I'm sad to say, this happens in EVERY religion.
California governor to order National Guard troops back from border with Mexico
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/california-governor-order-national-guard-troops-back-border-mexico-n969906?fbclid=IwAR2K_5hcTPMRbFQDUu8gbFgIt5GQmbBydLQJ79nHyJN-g94UrXPFRVlKvXs
Following the lead of New Mexico
The 'Alt-Right' Has Created Alt-Christianity
http://time.com/4915161/charlottesville-alt-right-alt-christianity/?fbclid=IwAR2Plmi5ElttY4SQ_-KyTQZFu3Y1V_GaR3fwd-G679qqTWFqrbZUJ2a44BE
https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2019/02/223335/trump-family-separation-policy-larger-than-reported?fbclid=IwAR3og-c23Zw0m375jKoeK8PyEEj4lE_kIPjnYz3LwNhwBKhsJUYAaPoG4aE
Computer scientists say they have strong evidence election was rigged against Clinton in three key states
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/wisconsin-michigan-pennsylvania-election-hillary-clinton-hacked-manipulated-donald-trump-swing-a7433091.html?fbclid=IwAR1LloGpB09XLOzJk1FSUT6R8DQ7AhBYqX5HvROvMnOKHa-YnVjlkOrSPB0
Wisconsin, Michigan and Pennsylvania were potentially manipulated, according to prominent computer scientists and lawyers who have spoken with the Clinton campaign
Roger Stone Attacks ‘Leftist Retards,’ Calls CNN’s Ana Navarro a ‘Little Piglet’
https://www.thedailybeast.com/roger-stone-attacks-leftist-retards-calls-cnns-ana-navarro-a-little-piglet
I'll laugh when he finally goes to jail
SAUDI ARABIA WILL NOW PUNISH ONLINE SATIRE WITH FIVE-YEAR JAIL TERM
https://www.newsweek.com/saudi-arabia-will-now-punish-online-satire-five-year-jail-term-1105950?fbclid=IwAR3jS33oPHrmnp3wgkhHjWluuxsYFghUjlr4fxhCsmzZAWY4Hi1beyqU8sU