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Sunday, April 17, 2016
Saturday, April 16, 2016
Today's news round-up
Good News
- Original ‘Hamilton’ Actors Will Bank On Profits From Broadway’s Blockbuster Musical
- Nellis base welcomes 57th Wing's first woman commander
- Here’s What Happened When A Group Of Scientists Went To Confront Their Congressional Tormentors The problem here is really poor communication. Scientists need to learn how to describe their research in terms that the lay-person can understand. But critics should get explanations from the scientists before publishing.
Bad News
Friday, April 15, 2016
Today's news round-up, Part 2
Good News
Bad News
- Cops: Dad's stranger-danger test scares teens into 911 call Dad is stupid, stupid, stupid.
Thursday, April 14, 2016
Recent news round-up, Part 2
Recent news round-up, Part 1
Good News
- Porn site bans all North Carolina users over anti-LGBT law I hope this isn't a fake article like the NBA one was.
- N.C. Rep. Billy Richardson: I was wrong to vote for HB2
- Deutsche Bank freezes job expansion plans in North Carolina
- GOP attempt to change Nebraska's electoral vote system fails
- Arizona lawmaker drops ban on journalists who refuse checks
- North Dakota to pay abortion clinic $245K
Bad News
- Maine approves Christian ballot initiative [wording] to strip gay rights from Human Rights Act This headline is misleading. All that was approved was the wording. This allows the proponents to start collecting signatures needed to place it on the ballot.
- White officer gets probation in black driver's shooting He belongs in jail. He says he "has no plans" to become a police officer again. I hope he doesn't change his mind, but I kind of doubt it.
- Judge rules against couple in China's 1st same-sex case
Tuesday, April 12, 2016
Monday, April 11, 2016
Sunday, April 10, 2016
Friday, April 08, 2016
Today's news round-up, Part 1
Good News
- Springsteen cancels show because of North Carolina law
- Conventions pulling out of Charlotte, citing House Bill 2
- State backs off plan to single-out doctor who successfully sued to help sick kids
- Facebook provides a home for illegal arms sales in Libya
- Gay slur aimed at hairdresser 'not homophobic' - French ruling I get the feeling the tribunal was homophobic.
- U.S. judge in Boston ordered Apple to help law enforcement examine iPhone
My 18th warning about Walmart
State police shoot, wound man armed with shotgun at Wal-Mart
Walmart is a dangerous place. Stay out.
Walmart is a dangerous place. Stay out.
Thursday, April 07, 2016
Recent news round-up, Part 2
Good News
- SC Gov. Haley: Transgender bathroom bill not needed
- Florida Ends 148-Year Old Ban on Unmarried Cohabitation
- Kenosha Unified School District lets transgender teen run for Prom King after student protest
- Judge rules putting cross on LA County seal unconstitutional
- Big-city mayors take aim at states with anti-gay laws
Bad News
Recent news round-up, Part 1
Good News
- PayPal cancels N. Carolina expansion over discrimination law
- Tribunal orders club to pay transgender man $15Gs I hope he actually gets the money.
- Trump’s Rise Shows Religion Is Losing Its Political Power Yes, but 1) The religious positions against abortion and LGBT rights still have great power in many states; and 2) There is the danger that someone like Trump, but a little more politically astute, could actually be elected president.
- Obama's inversion curbs kill Pfizer's $160 billion Allergan deal
- Women in California can get birth control without prescription
- 'Revenge porn' website operator sentenced to 18 years I think it is highly unusual for someone to serve a sentence like this in a county jail. I wonder why the judge decided that.
- Today in the UK, a woman was sentenced for the crime of an abortion
- Planned Parenthood videos bring raid, abortion activist says
- Planned Parenthood sues Indiana for abortion law
- Polygamous leader Lyle Jeffs to stay jailed in fraud case
- NYC Council passes bill to crack down on Elmos in Times Square
Bad News
Wednesday, April 06, 2016
Monday, April 04, 2016
Today's news round-up
Good News
- Supreme Court rejects conservative challenge in voting rights case
- U.S. top court rejects Wal-Mart, Wells Fargo class action appeals
- Man Pleads Guilty to Beating Transgender Woman Islan Nettles to Death This was a hate crime. Unfortunately he never said anything explicitly, so the prosecutors didn't think they could prove that beyond a reasonable doubt. Thus he wasn't charged with a hate crime.
- California governor signs $15-an-hour minimum wage into law Also: New York's Cuomo signs two-tier minimum wage law in push for state-wide $15/hour
- Virginia governor vetoes bill to label books 'sexually explicit' in schools
Sunday, April 03, 2016
Saturday, April 02, 2016
Today's news round-up
Good News
- Electoral Map Is a Reality Check to Trump’s Bid I've kept the presidential election out of these round-ups, because there's been more than enough coverage elsewhere. However, this pretty much sums up my feelings about where things stand now. I do not think Trump stands a chance to win the presidency. However, I do hope he gets the Republican nomination. I think it would give the Democrats a good chance to take back the Senate, and an outside chance of taking back the House also.
- PepsiCo CEO asks North Carolina governor to repeal law, also Stephen Schwartz Writes About Discrimination in North Carolina; Will Deny Local Show Rights
- Judge won’t let widely known conservative lawyer defend Cliven Bundy
- The Associated Press style guide will no longer capitalize 'internet'
Friday, April 01, 2016
Recent news round-up, Part 2
Good News
- Sikh U.S. Army captain allowed to wear beard, turban in uniform
- Film to help families prevent LGBT youth suicides
- Job-seekers return at fastest pace since before recession
- Florida Just Made It Harder For Police To Take People’s Stuff
- Woman Accused Of Murdering Her Abusive Ex Goes Free After Almost 3 Years Behind Bars
Bad News
Recent news round-up, Part 1
Thursday, March 31, 2016
Wednesday, March 30, 2016
Recent news round-up
Good News
- Georgia governor to veto religious protection seen as anti-gay
- Louisiana Drafting Order To Rescind Anti-Gay Measure In Wake Of Georgia Veto
- Tied 4-4 after Scalia's death, high court gives unions a win It's a nice victory, but there is no precedent set, except in the circuit where this came from. This just kicks the issue down the road to a future Supreme Court.
- Judge Awards $2 Million in Fees in Same-Sex Marriage Case
- Virginia Governor Vetoes Bill Targeting Planned Parenthood
- Dominicans see LGBT rights advancing with gay US diplomat
- Paul Ryan's hometown passes anti-discrimination ordinance
Bad News
Tuesday, March 29, 2016
Sunday, March 27, 2016
Yesterday's news round-up
Good News
- Robert De Niro Pulls Anti-Vaccine Documentary From Tribeca Film Festival There's no place for junk science in a reputable film festival.
- Salt Lake City Lyft Driver Fired Over Anti-Muslim Comments
Bad News
- New York's stringent paperless-prescribing law takes effect This is really bad for the patients. It gives them, I should say us, no opportunity to shop around for a better price. Even worse is when the pharmacy you specify is out of stock. I don't know what you'd do. And I have heard that doctors can only prescribe via specific computers--which they will not have access to if they are out of the office.
- Pakistan suicide attack kills 65 celebrating Easter in Lahore
- Suicide bombers kill three soldiers in attack on Iraq base
- Turkish soldier killed in Iraq by IS rockets fired at base
Micro movie review
Eye in the Sky Helen Mirren and the late Alan Rickman in his last film: An international mission to capture a terrorist in Kenya escalates when it uncovers suicide bombers about to go into action. The mission is portrayed in real time, and it is gripping from start to finish.
Saturday, March 26, 2016
Recent news round-up, Part 3
Good News
- Wisconsin Man Sentenced to 3 Years for Threatening Obama
- US indicts seven Iranians over hacking banks, dam
- Woman convicted of working for decade as unlicensed attorney
- Virginia Governor Vetoes Gun Bill Undoing Executive Order
Bad News
- Threats continue following Oregon wildlife refuge takeover I really hope some of these people making threats are caught. They belong in jail.
Recent new round-up, Part 2
Good News
- Tennessee anti-trans “bathroom bill” will not move forward
- Ohio museum apologizes after woman is told not to breastfeed
- A Top ISIS Leader Is Killed in an Airstrike, the Pentagon Says
Bad News
- Officer Harasses Woman For Wearing Hijab At Shaw Library, Eyewitnesses Say
- Controversial new handgun design looks exactly like a smartphone
- IS claims suicide bombing on stadium in Iraq that killed 29
- Boko Haram kidnaps 16 women in NE Nigeria: police
- Suicide bombers kill three soldiers in attack on Iraq base
Friday, March 25, 2016
At the book store
Posted by Tim Hankel on Wednesday, March 23, 2016
He's really got a lot of funny stuff on his Facebook timeline.
Tuesday, March 22, 2016
Recent news round-up, Part 1
Good News
- For Transgender New Yorkers, a Center of Their Own in the Bronx
- XKCD’s Randall Munroe is providing illustrations for science textbooks I love XKCD (as seen below)--though I don't always understand it.
Bad News
- Employers fight rule that could broaden transgender rights
- NC lawmakers heading for special session Wednesday to discuss LGBT ordinance
- The End of Research in Wisconsin I'm sad for my alma mater, despite the victory of the men's basketball game on Sunday. I don't think I'd recommend it to anyone to attend or to work for.
- Tennis tourney director: Women 'ride on coattails of men' However: WTA Tour CEO assails 'alarming' criticism of female players Moore did apologize. I am guessing it was after he sobered up. UPDATE: Tennis tourney director quits after criticizing women pros
Sunday, March 20, 2016
Recent news round-up, Part 2
Saturday, March 19, 2016
Recent news round-up, Part 1
Good News
- First GOP senator calls for vote on Garland court nomination
- U.S. general Lori Robinson to become first woman to lead combatant command
- Oregon refuge protester arrested after threats against U.S. officers
- Norway set to allow gender change without medical intervention
- Iraq forces in major push against IS in Anbar
I Suppose This Is Good News
Bad News
Friday, March 18, 2016
Wednesday, March 16, 2016
Today's news round-up, Part 2
Good News
- Five North Carolina Sheriff's deputies disciplined over Trump rally
- Botswana's top court rejects gov't bid to ban gay rights group
- Justice Department probing town's denial to build mosque
- Man charged with supporting Islamic State pleads guilty
- ‘Gotham’ Renewed For Season 3 By Fox This is one of the two non-PBS series I've been watching the last couple years. I started watching only because I know someone who had a tiny recurring part in it during the first season.
Bad News
Today's news round-up, Part 1
Good News
- Guilty plea in nude photo hack reveals 'phishing' scam
- Ohio prosecutor in Tamir Rice shooting case loses re-election bid
- French historians unveil WWII secret services' archives
- New York details major ferry expansion for 2017
- For New York hospital's patients, miniature horses are a strong Rx
- Instagram to ditch chronological user feed for 'interest' based one I've never gotten an Instagram account, but this is just one more reason not to.
- Cyber criminals snap up expired domains to serve malicious ads
- Agency told to 'stand down' in assault inquiry
Yesterday's news round-up
Good News
- Americans increasingly approve of gay and lesbian adults adopting kids
- 'Indiana Jones' to return with Ford and Spielberg Even if it isn't close to the early ones, it still should be fun.
Monday, March 14, 2016
Today's news round-up
Good News
- California man sentenced for lying about Islamic State
- Judge won't reduce jail term for woman's role in gay attack
- DOJ to state judges: time to end 'pay or stay' imprisonment
- Marines Alter Women's Uniform Policy to Cover More Tattoos
- White ex-trooper guilty in shooting of unarmed black man
- GOP prepares to fight Obama nominee, no matter whom he picks The people did have a say in the next Supreme Court justice. We voted for the president that will nominate him/her, as well as the senators who will vote on whether to confirm him/her--assuming the Senate actually does its job.
- Bahrain jails female opposition figure with child
- IS returns to Iraqi town, 24 hours after vacating it
Recent news round-up, Part 1
Good News
- California Gives Terminally Ill Residents The Right To Die On Their Own Terms
- Online harassment must be met head-on: tech summit panel
- IS jihadists pull out of several Iraq towns: officers
- U.S., allies launch 18 air strikes against Islamic State in Syria, Iraq: statement
- CBS News Reporter Tossed To Ground At Trump Melee, Charged With Resisting Arrest The Chicago police have been out of control since probably forever.
- Egypt court sentences blogger to 3 years for insulting women
- At least 16 dead as gunmen storm Ivory Coast beach resort
Sunday, March 13, 2016
Friday, March 11, 2016
Recent news round-up, Part 1
Good News
- Oregon protesters face new charges over occupation of refuge
- Senate panel confirms 1st openly gay military service leader
- Man charged with assaulting protester at Trump rally in North Carolina: report I hope the officers who failed to arrest the man who hit the protester are disciplined. UPDATE: Five North Carolina Sheriff's deputies disciplined over Trump rally
- Islamic State defector brings 'goldmine' of details on 22,000 supporters
- Judge: 17-year-olds can vote in Ohio presidential primary
- How a hacker's typo helped stop a billion dollar bank heist
- Ivy League adds basketball tournaments for 2017
- U.S. spy agencies to celebrate LGBT employees
- US gives tentative OK to testing genetically modified mosquitoes
- Thousands evacuated as Iraqi forces advance against IS
Wednesday, March 09, 2016
Today's news round-up
Good News
- Kansas: Planned Parenthood still gets Medicaid funds despite threats
- 2 Baltimore officers charged in recorded assault on teen
- Iraqi officials: US captured top IS chemical arms engineer
- 2 Muslims settle lawsuits over church services in Ohio jail
- After Trump endorsement, NASCAR leader faces the fallout
Bad News
Tuesday, March 08, 2016
Sunday, March 06, 2016
Living with bobcats LXI
New York: Sighting Of Bobcats In Northern Westchester Gets Attention On Social MediaI haven't done a bobcat report in a long time, because they just got so repetitive. But this is getting close to me--only about 40 miles away. And if coyotes can make it into Manhattan, I don't see why bobcats can't.
Saturday, March 05, 2016
Friday, March 04, 2016
Recent news round-up, Part 2
Good News
- Supreme Court temporarily blocks Louisiana abortion law
- Judge denies pretrial release for last Oregon refuge holdout
- Arizona police officer charged in fatal shooting of unarmed man
- Nigeria frees 63 after dislodging Boko Haram Islamists: army
- U.S. top court denies bid to block mercury air pollution rule
Bad News
- Mount Saint Charles Academy in Rhode Island to Reject Transgender Applicants
- Indianapolis man won't go to prison for molesting daughter with cancer I rather doubt he will be able to contribute very much. He belongs in jail.
- Citigroup executives avoid U.S. charges over mortgage bonds - document This type of thing won't stop until some of the people doing it go to jail.
Recent news round-up, Part 1
Good News
No, wait. This is Great News.
No, wait. This is Great News.
- South Dakota Governor Vetoes Law on Transgender Bathrooms I didn't expect this. UPDATE: Lawmakers fail to override transgender bill veto
Good News
- Alabama high court rejects challenge to gay marriage
- San Antonio officer who shot unarmed [man] to be fired
- Hate crime charge filed in assault of Sikh bus driver I'm glad they filed the charges.
Bad News
Tuesday, March 01, 2016
Sunday, February 28, 2016
Saturday, February 27, 2016
Recent news round-up
Good News
- Washington to launch its first streetcar line since 1962
- Nigeria army foils Boko Haram attack: military
- CNN: Cables “Tampered With” At Donald Trump’s Chris Christie Endorsement Event
- Court orders abortion waiting period to be enforced in Florida
- Group: Ruling may leave Louisiana with 1 abortion clinic Also: Louisiana abortion clinics ask high court help to stay open
- Muslim-majority Indonesia's gay community under attack, Mayor Blames Instant Noodles for Rise in LGBT Indonesians
Friday, February 26, 2016
Wednesday, February 24, 2016
Recent news round-up, part 2
Bad News
- Oklahoma Supreme Court upholds state law on limiting abortion drugs
- Federal judge: Citizens can't always record the police I don't think this decision will be upheld.
- Mississippi lawmakers not erasing Confederate emblem on flag
- Nissan Leaf’s app could let hackers run down batteries and see trip logs
Recent news round-up, Part 1
Good News
- Attorneys: Transgender inmate's surgery order will stand
- Feds want proof for ACA exchange special enrollment windows If people cheat then the ACA won't work.
- Oregon refuge protesters to be arraigned over armed occupation
- Polygamous sect leaders facing food stamp fraud charges
- Google's Project Shield helps any news site beat DDoS attacks
- 'Wow': Facebook launches 'Reactions' worldwide
Bad News
Monday, February 22, 2016
Sunday, February 21, 2016
Yesterday's news round-up
Good News
- Big tech companies are joining Apple in its encryption fight
- Family members sentenced to life in prison in U.S. cyberstalking case
- Iraqi tribesmen battle IS inside Fallujah for second day
- How Southern states are now challenging gay marriage, Kentucky Bill Would Give Same-Sex Couples Different Marriage Licenses Many, if not all, of these laws will be held unconstitutional.
Saturday, February 20, 2016
Saturday, February 13, 2016
Wednesday, February 03, 2016
Monday, February 01, 2016
Blogging break
As I did in November, this week I am minimizing my time on the computer, so I can continue cleaning up my office. I won't be posting much, if anything.
But I'll be back next week.
But I'll be back next week.
Sunday, January 31, 2016
Recent news round-up
Good News
- Turkey police recover stolen Picasso in Istanbul: report
- Hollande waives prison for abused woman who shot husband
- Wisconsin activists push student free-press protections
- Officer resigns after uproar over words to black motorist
- 4 remaining occupiers of wildlife refuge remain watchful There is no acceptable reason for giving them immunity. Starve them out.
- Tax Scams Are Targeting Uninsured, I.R.S. Warns
- Thai junta pressures Facebook, Line to censor online posts
- Officials: Ohio man made several tries to find child for sex
- Italy protest against same-sex unions gathers thousands
- Islamic State bombings near Syria Shiite shrine kill 71
- 86 Dead as Boko Haram Burns Children Alive in Nigeria
Saturday, January 30, 2016
Friday, January 29, 2016
Recent news round-up
Good News
- Authorities working to clear remaining protesters in Oregon occupation
- Prosecutors use refuge occupiers' own words against them
- Labor Department moves forward on retirement advice proposal
- 'Affluenza' teen back in Texas, 'docile' in juvenile detention
- Six found guilty of gang rape, murder in India
- Trump Tower to Remove Disputed Kiosks From Public Atrium
- Dutch to join US-led airstrikes against IS in Syria
Bad News
Thursday, January 28, 2016
Recent news round-up, Part 1
Good News
- Anti-abortion activists indicted in Texas for Planned Parenthood video
- Justices won't let North Dakota enforce tough abortion law
- Judge: Louisiana cannot enforce abortion law
- Arrested Oregon protest leader tells holdouts to go home Meanwhile one of the holdouts gets on the internet and says there's no laws in the United States. As I've said before, they're lawless thugs.
- OECD countries agree to share info to combat corporate tax avoidance
- FCC Chief Moves To Break Cable And Satellite Control Of Set-Top Boxes I hope he's successful.
Bad News
Monday, January 25, 2016
Yesterday's news round-up
Good News
- Berlin to Open LGBT Refugee Center
- Italians protest to urge govt to grant gay civil unions
- 263-year sentence in Oklahoma City rape case: A wakeup call for police
- US forces setting up airbase in northeast Syria: sources
- Malaysia says arrests 7 Islamic State-linked militants suspected of planning attacks
Sunday, January 24, 2016
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