9.08.2017
I didn’t know we had these
So then, no big deal
U.S. Vote, by the way, is just a non-profit that (ahem) helps people vote in a non-partisan way.
(http://bit.ly/2vLjayg)
So pumpkin spice haircuts are not the only thing?
We've reached peak pumpkin spice with PSL cough drops - NY Daily News
According to Candy Hunting, there are also pumpkin spice: Milano cookies, Frosted Mini Wheats, Toaster's strudel, Nestle Tollhouse cookies, Rice Krispies Treats, Ben and Jerry's ice cream, Oreos, Werther's Original and Thomas' English muffins. Don't worry, that last one is made with real pumpkin.
At least they won’t be txting
U.S. House unanimously approves sweeping self-driving car measure
The House measure, the first significant federal legislation aimed at speeding self-driving cars to market, would allow automakers to obtain exemptions to deploy up to 25,000 vehicles without meeting existing auto safety standards in the first year. The cap would rise over three years to 100,000 vehicles annually.
Somebody once said…
…that, based on the most popular genres at his local bookstore, a book entitled "Abraham Lincoln's Doctor's Dog" would be the best seller of all time.
"Trump Organization's Ethics Lawyer's Wife" might be a pretty close second.
http://nyp.st/2vKlXb5
"Trump Organization's Ethics Lawyer's Wife" might be a pretty close second.
http://nyp.st/2vKlXb5
Stand down, Stephen King
VA watchdog: Tomah staff failed to report rogue dentist | Local | lacrossetribune.com
"Rogue dentist" is the scariest thing I've heard so far.
9.07.2017
Dude, this is really reassuring
Sarah Sanders: '95 percent of what the president says is not a lie'
ABC News
The president's press secretary was a guest on "The View." Read the full story
Shared from Apple News
This former CIA director who couldn’t keep his super sexy emails private is now a security guru
Former CIA director Petraeus joins KKR backed security firm
Reuters
Former United States CIA Director David Petraeus said Thursday he has joined the board of a large cybersecurity company controlled by investment firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts (KKR & Co. LP), taking his most prominent role in the private sector.You're on your own.
Shared from Apple News
Don't…um…with the duck
Fowl play: Dutch man imprisoned for stealing plastic duck
9.06.2017
I’m walking right past the drugstore…
… Walking past it right now and I'm thinking, why not stop in and buy something unhealthy? They have a two-for-one sale of potato chips.
Finally, somebody pins it down
The apocalypse 'will begin on September 23' – and it's written in the pyramids | Metro News
Dems go with more money
Democrats launch super PAC to win back statehouses
POLITICO
Democrats have lost roughly 1,000 legislative seats and 27 chambers since 2008.
Protest but don’t make waves
Democrats' Russia strategy: Organize protests and avoid impeachment talk
USA TODAY
One core piece of advice from activists trying to coordinate the Democratic party's messaging on Trump's Russia ties: Don't invoke impeachment.
The federal probe into possible collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia poses more risk to Trump's presidency than any other – but it could also backfire if Democrats are too eager to capitalize on it in the coming weeks.
9.05.2017
All right! Another Trumpicane!
Irma is now one of the strongest hurricanes ever recorded in the Atlantic
The Verge
There's an 'increasing chance' that Florida will be impacted later this week and in the weekend Read the full story
Although, really, when they say "one of" it sounds like they're not 100% sure, doesn't it? Sort of takes the edge off.
Don’t do that!
Significant Digits For Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2017 | FiveThirtyEight
The New York Daily News has been purchased by Tronc Inc., the company with the third-dumbest name in the industry.
Now I'll be up all night trying to figure out what the first and the second are.
But no discount on your ticket, I’m betting
Delta Will Promote Pilots to Captain—if They Can Fly This Old Plane - Bloomberg
The promotion requires flying an unloved, aging plane nicknamed the "Mad Dog."
9.04.2017
Hooliganism!
Russia says U.S. actions towards its consulates are 'state hooliganism'
Reuters
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said on Monday that Washington's actions towards Russian diplomatic facilities in the United States could be described as "state hooliganism".
I haven't heard much about hooligans in recent years but maybe I've just been looking in the wrong place.
9.03.2017
We never for a minute thought so
Big tech's muscle reaches far and wide in D.C.
On Wednesday, the New America Foundation — a think tank funded by Google as well as one of its co-founders, Eric Schmidt — ousted members of its Open Markets program, its anti-monopoly research arm, that had openly criticized the Web giant's growing power. Google and New America have said the move was not motivated by the group's remarks.
They're closing in
DANVERS, Mass. (AP) — A Massachusetts library is reminding residents that Chuck E. Cheese tokens are not an acceptable form of payment for overdue book fines.
A wobblier sentence would be difficult to imagine.
A look at NYC's contentious statues as uproar over removal mounts - NY Daily News
Most heroes often have a little villainy in their past.
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