Joy Reid and her panel discuss a black FOX host sharing his allegations of a toxic culture of racism at the company, and the possible demise of the right-wing media giant. Duration: 13:21
.. under 2" down in yours, is worth watching for the stories reflecting Fox News' systemic and institutionalized misogynist and rascist culture .. 'how do you change the culture without losing the audience which is attracted by that very same 1950's culture?' .. a good question .. for one, it's probably, as one suggested, a relatively safe bet the next head will be a woman .. moving on, in YouTube it runs into this one ..
5/2/17 Lawrence on Jimmy Kimmel's heart and the GOP's health care... Lawrence O'Donnell puts Jimmy Kimmel's powerful plea for a key provision of Obamacare, based on the story of his newborn son's emergency heart surgery, in context of the current health care fight – and the one that's been happening for nearly half a century. Duration: 9:33 http://www.msnbc.com/the-last-word/watch/jimmy-kimmel-s-heart-and-the-gop-s-health-care-history-935118915659
at long last a GOOD result NEWS story .. it's emotionally moving, too.
Lawrence on what Trump's Civil War comments reveal
The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell 5/1/17
Donald Trump, who has failed to successfully negotiate any bill through Congress, now believes that he could have negotiated away the Civil War. Lawrence O'Donnell speaks with Indira Lakshmanan and Charlie Sykes. Duration: 10:18
---- that one is getting to half way down in yours, this one two under it ----
Michael Moore: Can these words bring down a sitting president?
The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell 5/1/17
Filmmaker and activist Michael Moore talks to Lawrence O'Donnell about Trumpcare and Moore's latest act of resistance "The Terms of My Surrender," taking place in Donald Trump's backyard. Duration: 8:44
The first was picked because it yet again illustrates the profound ignorance of the pathological liar who was elected to the most powerful position in the world .. he should have been born a bull as he spreads the same in name each time he opens his mouth, and his greatest achievement is carrying a brand .. and picked Michael Moore as he nails it yet again .. his Broadway show will be a good one.
Tuesday, May 2nd 2017: A controversial $1 trillion spending package is approved by Congress, with meager wins for Republicans: no cuts to Planned Parenthood, Sanctuary cities or funding for the border wall. Meanwhile, North Korea warns of the "final doom of the US" as Trump sends bombers over the Korean peninsula. Millie Weaver joins the show to discuss Monday's May Day events and protests around the Texas capital, as well as a mass stabbing at the University of Texas at Austin. Journalist Mike Cernovich also breaks down the progress in Trump's first 100 days and what still needs to be accomplished.
Former presidential candidate Hillary Clinton talks to CNN's Christiane Amanpour at a Women for Women International event about her 2016 election loss and fighting to advance women's issues around the globe.
The Trump administration's budget director Mick Mulvaney defended the negotiating prowess of his boss today after both Democrats and Republicans seemed to agree the Trump administration got rolled. Duration: 2:29
Thanks to photos posted on social media by self-proclaimed 'America's Rabbi' Shmuley Boteach, we got a look at what the president's chief strategist has written on his office walls. Duration: 1:31
Trump administration makes mess spinning spending bill
The Rachel Maddow Show 5/2/17
Rachel Maddow shows the Trump administration attempting to spin the new spending bill news into a positive light for themselves but falling short with the means of communicating that spin, including a disastrous conference call with reporters. Duration: 14:34
Yates expected to refute White House story in upcoming testimony
The Rachel Maddow Show 5/2/17
Rachel Maddow reports on upcoming testimony in the Trump Russia case before several Congressional committees, including that of former Acting Attorney General Sally Yates, who is expected to challenge the White House characterization of her warning to them ... more Duration: 10:53
Michael Beschloss, NBC News presidential historian, talks with Rachel Maddow about how an American administration that does not communicate a clear insistence on human rights and democratic values risks sending a wrong signal to leaders who do not share those values. Duration: 6:09
Jimmy Kimmel's heart and the GOP's health care history
The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell 5/2/17
Lawrence O'Donnell puts Jimmy Kimmel's powerful plea for a key provision of Obamacare, based on the story of his newborn son's emergency heart surgery, in context of the current health care fight – and the one that's been happening for nearly half a century. Duration: 9:33
'How Donald Trump Could Get Fired': The 25th Amendment
The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell 5/2/17
The New Yorker's Evan Osnos joins Lawrence O'Donnell to discuss his new article "How Donald Trump Could Get Fired" and the conversation happening in this country about Trump's ability to do the job of President. Duration: 7:15
Trump & Putin share call ahead of Russia testimony on the Hill
The 11th Hour with Brian Williams 5/2/17
MSNBC's Brian Williams and his panel preview upcoming testimony from James Comey & Sally Yates on Russia, plus look at what we know about the phone call Pres. Trump had with Vladimir Putin. Duration: 14:33
Fmr. ambassador blasts Trump for doubting Russia election hacks
The 11th Hour with Brian Williams 5/2/17
Former U.S. Ambassador to Russia Michael McFaul on why it makes him nervous that Trump again cast doubt on whether Russia interfered in the 2016 election. Duration: 0:52
NYTimes details Ivanka Trump's agenda & influence on her father
The 11th Hour with Brian Williams 5/2/17
Now that she's working in the Trump White House, what is Ivanka Trump's role, what does she believe in, and what will be her influence over her father? MSNBC's Brian Williams talks to his panel. Duration: 5:18
Why does Hillary Clinton think she lost the 2016 election?
The 11th Hour with Brian Williams 5/2/17
Speaking out in a rare public appearance, Hillary Clinton discusses the variety of reasons she thinks the 2016 election did not go her way. MSNBC's Brian Williams discusses with his panel. Duration: 5:52
In one of her first interviews since the 2016 election, Hillary Clinton throws shade at President Trump and reminds America what competency sounds like.
Rachel Maddow Recounts Her Phone Call with Donald Trump
Published on May 3, 2017 by Late Night with Seth Meyers
Rachel Maddow talks to Seth about the impact the Trump administration has had on the news cycle and recalls an unrecorded conversation with Donald Trump during Republican primaries.
[originally aired May 2, 2017 (U.S. central time)]
Rachel Maddow on the Helpfulness of President Trump's Ignorance
Published on May 3, 2017 by Late Night with Seth Meyers
Rachel Maddow breaks down the benefits and drawbacks to Donald Trump not knowing how policy and government work and who the Democratic Party needs to follow to future victory.
[originally aired May 2, 2017 (U.S. central time)]
The Kremlin Playbook: Understanding Russian Influence in Central and Eastern Europe
Streamed live on Oct 13, 2016 by Center for Strategic & International Studies [ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCr5jq6MC_VCe1c5ciIZtk_w / https://www.youtube.com/user/csisdc , https://www.youtube.com/user/csisdc/videos ] The CSIS Europe Program, in partnership with Sofia-based Center for the Study of Democracy (CSD), recently concluded a sixteen-month study on Russian economic and political influence in Central and Eastern Europe. The study's leading authors will present the key findings from the report, which illuminate the linkages between Russia's growing economic and investment presence in Central and Eastern Europe and the region's general decline in political stability, diminishment of democratic institutions, and erosion of governance standards in five case study countries. Described as an "unvirtuous circle" of Russian Influence, the report traces the work of Russian cultivated networks of patronage across the region that it actively uses to influence and direct decision-making that is in line with the Kremlin's interests. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dTEhGK-05hE [with comments]
US President Donald Trump will host Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas at the White House on Wednesday to discuss the path forward in the long-running Palestinian-Israeli conflict.
Full Show - Hillary Clinton Blames Everyone Else But Herself For Losing - 05/03/2017
Published on May 3, 2017 by The Alex Jones Channel
Wednesday, May 3rd 2017: A historic 30-hour broadcast in defense of free speech starting at 11am! We are under an unprecedented attack by the globalists using lawsuits and other means to shut down the spread of truth and information which threatens their power grab. But their attacks only make us more determined! Guests include Dr. Ron Paul, Ben Garrison, Roger Stone, and more!
Rep. Mike Pence from Indiana was the keynote speaker for the Susan B. Anthony List's fourth annual Campaign for Life Gala this February 16th 2011 at Willard Intercontinental Hotel, in Washington, D.C. Mike Pence is the leader of "Title X Abortion Provider Prohibition Act". He also recently proposed an amendment to the H.R. 1 Continuing Resolution budget bill that denies federal funding to Planned Parenthood and its affiliates through the end of the fiscal year. The amendment passed with House voting 240-185 on Feb. 18th.
One million New Yorkers would stand to lose their health insurance under the current Republican plan, says New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio. Duration: 5:19
New GOP defense tactic targets Trump Russia dossier
The Rachel Maddow Show 5/3/17
Rachel Maddow points out how the Republican Party has switched to full push-back mode on the Trump Russia dossier and the overall investigation into ties between the Donald Trump campaign and Russian interference in the 2016 election. Duration: 18:30
Ivanka Trump's influence in White House difficult to discern
The Rachel Maddow Show 5/3/17
Jodi Kantor, reporter for The New York Times, talks with Rachel Maddow about Ivanka Trump's relationship with her father and the nature of her role in the White House. Duration: 10:56
Trump judgment on second pick for Army secretary questioned
The Rachel Maddow Show 5/3/17
Rachel Maddow reports on mounting criticism of Mark Green, Donald Trump's second try at picking an Army secretary, whose anti-LGBTQ views and peculiar understanding of evolution have come under fire. Duration: 2:13
Lawrence: Comey's false choice on Clinton email probe
The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell 5/3/17
FBI Director James Comey defended his handling of the Clinton email investigation by saying it wasn't politically motivated, but Lawrence O'Donnell argues that every decision Comey made involved politics. Duration: 8:36
Early in Donald Trump's presidency, the stock markets would react to even a single tweet. Already, Wall Street is warning it doesn't take Trump literally anymore and is dismissing what he says and tweets. Lawrence O'Donnell discusses with MSNBC’s Stephanie Ruhle. Duration: 6:45
An urgent message about the latest GOP health bill
The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell 5/3/17
On the eve of the House vote on the latest repeal and replace bill, Robert Greenstein, president of the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, tells Lawrence O’Donnell how the late changes to pick up GOP votes has made "an appalling bill significantly worse." Duration: 6:15
Trump: Middle East peace 'maybe not as difficult' as people think
The 11th Hour with Brian Williams 5/3/17
Meeting with Palestinian leader Abbas, Trump sounded really confident about a peace deal. But it's not the first time we've heard this confidence from Trump as both candidate & president. Duration: 2:39
FBI boss Comey: Russia the 'greatest threat' to U.S. democracy
The 11th Hour with Brian Williams 5/3/17
How did the White House respond after FBI Director Comey called Russia the greatest threat to American democracy? MSNBC's Brian Williams talks to Glenn Thrush, Ashley Parker, & Jonathan Lemire. Duration: 10:57
FBI Director Comey: WikiLeaks is just about 'intelligence porn'
The 11th Hour with Brian Williams 5/3/17
What did we learn from Comey's Capitol Hill testimony when it comes to the intelligence community and the threat from Russia? MSNBC's Brian Williams talks to Jeremy Bash & Michael Crowley. Duration: 7:45
GOP Rep. Burgess says pre-existing conditions won't cost more
The 11th Hour with Brian Williams 5/3/17
MSNBC's Brian Williams talks to Rep. Michael Burgess (R-TX) about the upcoming vote on the Republican health care plan and what exactly is in the bill. Duration: 2:01
Why does Trump use a different microphone than past presidents?
The 11th Hour with Brian Williams 5/3/17
MSNBC's Brian Williams talks to veteran DC advance man Josh King about the aesthetic changes Donald Trump has made since coming to office - and more importantly, why Trump might have made them. Duration: 4:01
How to Make Trump Care About Global Warming: The Daily Show
Published on May 3, 2017 by The Daily Show with Trevor Noah
After demonstrators protest the Trump administration's anti-environmental stance, Trevor explains why it's in the president's best interest to care about global warming.
Comey Testifies and GOP Tries Again on Health Care: A Closer Look
Published on May 3, 2017 by Late Night with Seth Meyers
Seth takes a closer look at FBI Director James Comey's defense of his last-minute election revelations and the latest on the Republicans' disastrous health care bill.
Full Show - Obamacare Repeal Round Two: GOP Victorious In The House And Senate - 05/04/2017
Published on May 4, 2017 by The Alex Jones Channel
Thursday, May 4th 2017: The last day of ourhistoric 30-hour broadcast in defense of free speech! We are under an unprecedented attack by the globalists who are using lawsuits and other means to shut down the spread of truth and information which threatens their power and control. But their attacks only make us more determined!
GOP Rep. Cole: Still a 'very long way to go' on health care
All In with Chris Hayes 5/4/17
Republican Congressman Tom Cole of Oklahoma says repealing and replacing Obamacare is a 'process,' and the House vote today on the AHCA was only the first step. Duration: 13:26
'I don't understand how our lawmakers...can be so lacking in empathy,' says Xeni Jardin, breast cancer survivor and co-editor of Boing Boing, on the House passing the AHCA. [Dan Savage also appears.] Duration: 5:34
A 7-year-old British girl returned to school today with a new medical device paid for by the National Health Service. Meanwhile, in the U.S., Republican Rep. Jason Chaffetz returned to the House after an insured surgery to vote on repealing health coverage. Duration: 2:08
WATCH LIVE: President Donald J. Trump makes remarks from the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum commemorating the 75th Anniversary of the Battle of the Coral Sea.
Americans face health care consequences of new Republican bill
The Rachel Maddow Show 5/4/17
David Emerson, a constituent of Rep. McClintock, and Andrea Mitchell, a constituent of Rep. Faso, talk with Rachel Maddow about what the Republican removal of Obamacare protections means to their lives and their regard for their congressional representation. Duration: 23:40
GOP uses health care as means to tax cuts for the wealthy
The Rachel Maddow Show 5/4/17
Jonathan Gruber, professor of economics at M.I.T. and an architect of the Affordable Care Act, talks with Rachel Maddow about how Republicans are using cuts in Medicaid as a stepping stone to make their upcoming tax plan easier to pass. Duration: 5:17
GOP prioritizing of tax cuts over health care seen in new bill
The Rachel Maddow Show 5/4/17
Congressman Adam Schiff talks with Rachel Maddow about the Republican perspective that values tax cuts for the wealthy over more people having health care and the likely backlash Republicans will face in 2018 for gutting Obamacare. Duration: 4:11
Schiff: House Intel Trump Russia investigation back on track
The Rachel Maddow Show 5/4/17
Congressman Adam Schiff, ranking member of the House Intelligence Committee, talks with Rachel Maddow about progress on the Trump Russia investigation and the schedule ahead of more public hearings, including testimony from Sally Yates. Duration: 4:20
Trump's 'Mission Accomplished' moment on health care
The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell 5/4/17
House Republicans prematurely celebrated passing Trumpcare by one vote in the House, while Senate Republicans said they wouldn't take up the House bill. Lawrence O'Donnell discusses with Dr. Nitin Domlee, John Heilemann, and Charlie Sykes. Duration: 16:50
Conservative Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist George F. Will joins Lawrence O'Donnell to discuss Donald Trump's "dangerous" inability "to think and speak clearly" and what Americans must do about it. Duration: 6:56
GOP & Democrats deeply divided on Trump-Ryan health care bill
The 11th Hour with Brian Williams 5/4/17
The Republican health care plan has cleared the House. While Republicans and the president celebrated at the White House, Democrats blasted the bill calling it 'disastrous' & 'shameful.' Duration: 2:39
GOP celebrates even though health care bill faces many hurdles
The 11th Hour with Brian Williams 5/4/17
MSNBC's Steve Kornacki joins the show to look at the many hurdles still facing the Republican health care plan and discusses with Nicolle Wallace and our political panel. Duration: 6:09
Trump's first overseas trip: Saudi Arabia, Israel, & the Vatican
The 11th Hour with Brian Williams 5/4/17
What does the list of countries on Trump's first overseas trip as president tell us? Sitting in for Brian Williams, MSNBC's Nicolle Wallace talks to our political panel. Duration: 5:54
Trump jokes about fiery phone call with Australian PM
The 11th Hour with Brian Williams 5/4/17
During his first trip back to New York City as president, Trump attended an event with Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and joked about their terse phone call in February. Duration: 1:46
White House reporter: Trump has no inner monologue
The 11th Hour with Brian Williams 5/4/17
The president has been talking a lot lately about his life before president making Associated Press reporter Julie pace suggest that Trump simply has no inner monologue. Duration: 1:17
F**king Unbelievable: The GOP Shoves Health Care Through the House: The Daily Show
Published on May 4, 2017 by The Daily Show with Trevor Noah
Despite opposition from almost every major health organization, the GOP pushes an Affordable Care Act replacement bill through the House of Representatives.
Published on May 4, 2017 by Late Night with Seth Meyers
Seth takes a closer look at the House Republicans rushing a bill, that will strip health insurance from millions of Americans, without knowing what's in it.
The mystery behind a Flynn associate’s quiet work for the Trump campaign Jon Iadonisi, a friend and business associate of former national security adviser Michael Flynn, had two under-the-radar projects underway in the fall of 2016. One of his companies was helping Flynn with an investigative effort [INTO GULEN] for an ally of the Turkish government — details of which Flynn revealed only after he was forced to step down from his White House post. At the same time, Iadonisi was also doing work for the Trump campaign, although his role was not publicly reported, according to people familiar with his involvement. The project Iadonisi was engaged in for Trump’s campaign focused on social media, according to a person with knowledge of the arrangement. What that work consisted of — and why his company was not disclosed as a vendor in campaign finance reports — remains a mystery. The Trump campaign did not report any payments to Iadonisi or his firms. However, Federal Election Commission reports show that the Trump campaign paid $200,000 on Dec. 5 for “data management services” to Colt Ventures, a Dallas-based venture-capital firm that is an investor in VizSense, a social-media company co-founded by Iadonisi. The Washington Post made repeated inquiries to Iadonisi and other VizSense officials, but none responded to requests for comment. [...] https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/the-mystery-behind-a-flynn-associates-quiet-work-for-the-trump-campaign/2017/05/04/fc86980e-3044-11e7-9534-00e4656c22aa_story.html
Clinton, Denouncing Trump, Calls Herself ‘Part of the Resistance’ Hillary Clinton denounced President Trump’s conduct in office during an interview with the CNN correspondent Christiane Amanpour in Midtown Manhattan. - GET THE INTERVIEW https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/02/us/clinton-trump-interview.html
Marine Le Pen declares she is the best candidate to face the 'new world' of Trump and Putin and work with a post-Brexit Britain ahead of French election debate Le Pen says she is better placed than her rival to work with post-Brexit Britain Emmanuel Macron and the National Front leader to go head to head in TV debate Quarter of voters planning to abstain from 'choice between plague and cholera' Liberal young leaders around Europe are rallying behind the 'French Kennedy' http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4467276/Frances-Le-Pen-says-best-placed-face-new-world-Trump-Putin.html
‘Fake news’ is briefly focus of French presidential campaign - AP [...] The provenance of the latest conspiracy theory isn’t clear, but there are hints tying the faked documents to far-right circles in California. One of the documents, for example, purports to have been drawn up under the laws of Nevis but actually draws some of its language from a guide to forming limited liability companies in California. The documents first appeared on Mixtape, a relatively new northern California-based file sharing service. And the Macron campaign identified the first tweet referring to the documents as coming from the Twitter account of Nathan Damigo, a far-right activist and convicted felon also based out of northern California. Damigo recently won a measure of social media notoriety for punching a female anti-fascist militant in the face at a protest in Berkeley and had recently promoted French far-right content online. [...] https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/le-pen-and-macron-clash-in-no-holds-barred-debate-in-france/2017/05/03/1af1d2a4-3063-11e7-a335-fa0ae1940305_story.html original https://www.apnews.com/432611e4b064473eadb5995ed9214db0/'Fake-news'-is-briefly-focus-of-French-presidential-campaign
Patient Groups Reiterate Opposition To GOP Obamacare Repeal Bill [...] The patient groups signing on to the statement were the American Cancer Society, the Cancer Action Network, the American Diabetes Association, the American Heart Association, the American Lung Association, the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, JDRF, March of Dimes, the National Organization for Rare Disorders, the National MS Society and WomenHeart: The National Coalition for Women with Heart Disease. [...] http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/patient-groups-oppose-obamacare-repeal-changes
Senate confirms Wall Street lawyer Jay Clayton to lead SEC The Senate on Tuesday confirmed the nomination of Jay Clayton, a Wall Street lawyer with decades of experience helping companies to weather regulatory scrutiny, to lead the Securities and Exchange Commission. As chairman of the SEC, Clayton will police many of the same large banks that he has spent decades representing, including Goldman Sachs and Barclays. He also would play a key role in President Trump's efforts to roll back the 2010 financial reform legislation known as the Dodd-Frank Act. He was approved by the Senate along largely partisan lines, 61 to 37. Clayton’s nomination continues Trump's track record of nominating Wall Street insiders for high-level positions, despite Trump's criticism of the industry during the presidential campaign. As a partner at the New York law firm Sullivan & Cromwell, Clayton helped online retailer Alibaba stage the largest initial public offering in history, assisted in the sale of the National Basketball Association's Atlanta Hawks and worked closely with hedge fund tycoons such as Bill Ackman of Pershing Square Capital Management and Paul Tudor Jones. Clayton, who made more than $7 million last year, is also among six people with ties to Goldman Sachs chosen by Trump to serve in his administration. Clayton's 15-year relationship with the bank includes advising Goldman during some of its most troubled moments. (He is also married to a Goldman Sachs wealth manager.) Republicans have praised Clayton's financial industry experience, arguing that it makes him well-suited for the position. "Jay's broad experience and his keen understanding of capital markets and securities regulation will serve all market participants well as the SEC works to ensure that safe, strong securities markets remain a cornerstone of the U.S. economy. I look forward to working with him in his new role, " said Robert Cook, president of Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, the industry's self-regulating organization. [...] https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2017/05/02/senate-confirms-wall-street-lawyer-jay-clayton-to-lead-sec/
Alton Sterling shooting death: Reports suggest no federal charges Reports: No federal charges in Alton Sterling shooting death Sterling was selling CDs outside a Baton Rouge convenience store http://www.cnn.com/2017/05/02/us/alton-sterling-shooting-death/
Ex-officer Michael Slager pleads guilty in shooting death of Walter Scott As part of a plea deal, two other federal charges and state charges will be dropped Slager killed 50-year-old Walter Scott as Scott was running away http://www.cnn.com/2017/05/02/us/michael-slager-federal-plea/
Georgia Wonders: Will Newcomers Dye the Suburbs Blue? JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — At first blush, this bedroom city of 83,000 a half-hour north of Atlanta might be mistaken for the perfect example of a white-flight Sun Belt suburb. It sits squarely in the congressional district once represented by Newt Gingrich, with excellent public schools and master-planned communities so pristine they could have been built by a model train aficionado. In 2015, the all-white City Council rejected the idea of expanding public transit out from majority-black Atlanta on the grounds that it “would increase high-density housing.” But something has been happening in Johns Creek — and, indeed, across much of the vast archipelago of cul-de-sac communities north of Atlanta that served as the launchpad for Mr. Gingrich’s 1994 Republican revolution. The promise of a suburban idyll has been increasingly attracting all kinds of people — many of whom are not white, and not Republican. Today, 24 percent of people in Johns Creek are of Asian heritage. Indian-Americans shop for saris at the Medlock Crossing strip mall and flock to the latest Bollywood hits at the multiplex. Chinese-Americans and food lovers of all stripes head to the Sichuan House, near the Target and Home Depot stores, for sliced pork ears in chili sauce and “tearfully spicy” mung bean noodles. [...] https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/03/us/politics/ossoff-handel-georgia-sixth-district.html
Why the Phrase 'Late Capitalism' Is Suddenly Everywhere An investigation into a term that seems to perfectly capture the indignities and absurdities of the modern economy A job advertisement celebrating sleep deprivation? That’s late capitalism. Free-wheeling Coachella outfits that somehow all look the same and cost thousands of dollars? Also late capitalism. Same goes for this wifi-connected $400 juicer that does no better than human hands, Pepsi’s advertisement featuring Kendall Jenner, United Airlines’ forcible removal of a seated passenger who just wanted to go home, and the glorious debacle that was the Fyre Festival. The phrase—ominous, academic, despairing, sarcastic—has suddenly started showing up everywhere. This publication has used “late capitalism” roughly two dozen times in recent years, describing everything from freakishly oversized turkeys to double-decker armrests for steerage-class plane seats. The New Yorker is likewise enamored of it, invoking it in discussions of Bernie Sanders and fancy lettuces, among other things. There is a wildly popular, year-old Reddit community devoted to it, as well as a Facebook page, a Tumblr, and a lively Twitter hashtag. Google search interest in its has more than doubled in the past year. “Late capitalism,” in its current usage, is a catchall phrase for the indignities and absurdities of our contemporary economy, with its yawning inequality and super-powered corporations and shrinking middle class. But what is “late capitalism,” really? Where did the phrase come from, and why did so many people start using it all of a sudden? For my own part, I vaguely remembered it coming from the writings of Karl Marx—the decadence that precedes the revolution? I polled a few friends, and they all sort of remembered the same thing, something to do with 19th-century Europeans and the inherent instability of the capitalist system. This collective half-remembering turned out to be not quite right. “It’s not Marx’s term,” William Clare Roberts, a political scientist at McGill University, told me. Rather, it was Marxist thinkers that came up with it to describe the industrialized economies they saw around them. A German economist named Werner Sombart seems to have been the first to use it around the turn of the 20th century, with a Marxist theorist and activist named Ernest Mandel popularizing it a half-century later. For Mandel, “late capitalism” denoted the economic period that started with the end of World War II and ended in the early 1970s, a time that saw the rise of multinational corporations, mass communication, and international finance. Roberts said that the term’s current usage departs somewhat from its original meaning. “It’s not this sense that things are getting so bad that the revolution is going to come,” he told me, “but rather that we see the ligaments of the international system that socialists will be able to seize and use.” Mandel did warn about the forces of automation, globalization, and wage stagnation, and feared that they would tear at the social fabric by making workers miserable. Still, during the period that he defined as “late capitalism,” the American middle class was flourishing and Europe was healing. “There is an irony to it being [originally] used to refer to the one time things were going well for a while,” Richard Yeselson, a contributing editor at Dissent and an expert on the labor movement, told me, riffing on the term. “Late capitalism” took on a darker connotation in the works of the 20th-century critical theorists, who borrowed from and critiqued and built on Marx and the Marxists. Members of the Frankfurt School, reeling from the horrors of World War II, saw in it excessive social control on the part of big government and big business. Theodor Adorno argued that “late capitalism” might lead not to socialism, but away from it, by blunting the proletariat’s potential for revolution. “The economic process continues to perpetuate domination over human beings,” he said in a speech on late capitalism in 1968. (If only he could have seen the Jenner-Pepsi ad.) [...] https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2017/05/late-capitalism/524943/
White House aims for Thursday signing of religious liberty executive order President Donald Trump has invited conservative leaders to the White House on Thursday for what they expect will be the ceremonial signing of a long-awaited—and highly controversial—executive order on religious liberty, according to multiple people familiar with the situation. Two senior administration officials confirmed the plan, though one cautioned that it hasn’t yet been finalized, and noted that lawyers are currently reviewing and fine-tuning the draft language. Thursday is the National Day of Prayer, and the White House was already planning to celebrate the occasion with faith leaders. The signing would represent a major triumph for Vice President Mike Pence—whose push for religious-freedom legislation backfired mightily when he served as governor of Indiana—and his allies in the conservative movement. The original draft order, which would have established broad exemptions for people and groups to claim religious objections under virtually any circumstance, was leaked to The Nation [ https://www.thenation.com/article/leaked-draft-of-trumps-religious-freedom-order-reveals-sweeping-plans-to-legalize-discrimination/ ] on Feb. 1—the handiwork, many conservatives believed, of Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner, who have sought to project themselves as friendly to the LGBT community. Liberals blasted the draft order as government-licensed discrimination, and the White House distanced itself from the leaked document in a public statement. Pence and a small team of conservative allies quickly began working behind the scenes to revise the language, and in recent weeks have ratcheted up the pressure on Trump to sign it. The new draft is being tightly held, but one influential conservative who saw the text said it hasn’t been dialed back much—if at all—since the February leak. “The language is very, very strong,” the source said. [...] http://www.politico.com/story/2017/05/02/donald-trump-religious-liberty-executive-order-237888
Why avoiding the Girl Scouts is a ‘sane, balanced’ move - Cstholic site Crux Archbishop Joseph Naumann of Kansas City has reached a sane, balanced conclusion in deciding to transition his diocese away from the Girl Scouts. Available evidence shows women are much better off if they take sex seriously, understand its natural links with marriage and kids, delay sex at best until marriage, practice a faith, and avoid nonmarital parenting, abortion, and divorce. https://cruxnow.com/commentary/2017/05/03/avoiding-girl-scouts-sane-balanced-move/
Breitbart’s frustration with President Trump just boiled over Breitbart News cheered Donald Trump to victory in November but has been frustrated by some of Trump’s moves in office. Most notably, the hard-right site has been disappointed by the president’s failure to secure funding for the Southern border wall he promised during the campaign in a budget deal Republicans and Democrats recently struck. At Wednesday’s White House press briefing, Breitbart reporter Charlie Spiering got into a tense exchange with White House press secretary Sean Spicer. We have annotated the back-and-forth, using Genius. To see an annotation, click the yellow, highlighted text. To add your own, sign up for an account. [...] https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2017/05/03/breitbarts-frustration-with-president-trump-just-boiled-over/
Alex Jones Will Never Stop Being Alex Jones After two decades toiling at the fringes of politics, Alex Jones and his Infowars media empire have architected the current moment and helped usher a president into office. Now, the only person standing in Jones' way is Jones. AUSTIN - It was the winter of 1997 and Alex Jones couldn’t stop getting punched in the face. [...] https://www.buzzfeed.com/charliewarzel/alex-jones-will-never-stop-being-alex-jones
In Minnesota's worst measles outbreak, a battle of beliefs over vaccines An evolving community in the big city of Minneapolis is fighting a dangerous virus -- and a battle of beliefs. The largest measles outbreak in the Minnesota city in 25 years, this April, affected 34 people primarily between the ages of 0 to 5, according to the Minnesota Department of Health. Eleven have been hospitalized. The majority, 29, of the measles cases were among Somali Minnesotans, according to the state health department, which has been working to improve vaccination rates in their community. State and local officials have been searching for any other people exposed to the virus –- potentially 3,000 more -- who may be unvaccinated and vulnerable, to try and stop the spread of the disease. [...] http://abcnews.go.com/Health/minnesotas-worst-measles-outbreak-battle-beliefs-vaccines/story?id=47155531
This WHITE Teen Admitted She Made Up Claims She Was Abducted And Raped By "Three Black Males" - Denison, Texas Local police called the hoax “offensive to the African-American community.” The false accusations were also used by white nationalists to push their agenda online. https://www.buzzfeed.com/tanyachen/teen-claims-she-was-raped-by-three-black-males-hoax
White nationalist claims Trump directed rally violence Trump supporter asks a federal court to hold the president liable for any damages stemming from a lawsuit filed by protesters who attended a Kentucky campaign stop. http://www.politico.com/story/2017/04/donald-trump-rally-violence-237302
Trump lawyer: ‘No right’ to protest at rallies The president’s lawyers file a motion to derail a lawsuit brought by protesters President Donald Trump’s lawyers argued in a Thursday court filing that protesters “have no right” to “express dissenting views” at his campaign rallies because such protests infringed on his First Amendment rights. The filing comes in a case brought by three protesters who allege they were roughed up and ejected from a March 2016 Trump campaign rally in Louisville, Kentucky, by Trump supporters who were incited by the then-candidate’s calls from the stage to “get 'em out of here!” Lawyers for Trump’s campaign have argued that his calls to remove the protesters were protected by the First Amendment. But the federal district court judge hearing the case issued a ruling late last month questioning that argument, as well as the claim that Trump didn’t intend for his supporters to use force. The ruling cleared the case to proceed into discovery and towards a trial. Thursday’s filing by Trump’s campaign lawyers asks the judge to pause the proceedings and allow Trump’s legal team to appeal the ruling to a higher court “before subjecting the President to ‘unique’ and extraordinary burdens of litigation.” Specifically, Trump’s lawyers want the appeals court to reconsider whether Trump’s calls to remove the protesters were protected speech under the First Amendment and whether it’s reasonable to construe the calls as an incitement to violence. [...] http://www.politico.com/story/2017/04/20/donald-trump-protest-rallies-speech-237431
Trump lawyers seek a quick end to rally violence lawsuits - and they might get it Do protesters really “have no right” to dissent at Trump rallies? President Donald Trump’s lawyers want judges to dismiss a lawsuit over violence at his campaign rallies because protesters don’t actually have the right to dissent inside his speaking halls. People can “express dissenting views” but “have no right to do so as part of the campaign rally of the political candidates they oppose,” Trump’s team argued in a Thursday court filing. The case involves the avowed white nationalist Matthew Heimbach, who physically assailed a black woman named Kashiya Nwanguma as she protested inside a Trump rally in Kentucky in 2016. Heimbach, Trump, and the Trump campaign are co-defendants. Heimbach recently argued to the court that Trump and his campaign are the only people who should be liable for what rally attendees did or didn’t do to Nwanguma that day. Fellow Trump supporter Alvin Bamberger helped Heimbach and is also named in the suit. His lawyers argue, as Heimbach does, that their client would never have done anything to Nwanguma if Trump hadn’t told him to. “To the extent that Bamberger acted, he did so in response to - and inspired by - Trump and/or the Trump Campaign’s urging to remove the protesters,” they wrote in a recent filing. The supporters’ arguments and Trump’s own thus appear to be at odds. But Trump’s lawyers aren’t denying that supporters acted in response to what he said - they’re saying he was within his rights to try to remove protesters, with physical force, and is not culpable if the force they actually used went beyond what was necessary to get protesters out of the building. [...] https://thinkprogress.org/trump-rally-violence-lawsuit-25f8f1f79b81
Serena Williams’ Response To Racist Comments: ‘Does My Sassiness Upset You?’ The tennis star quoted Maya Angelou after Ilie Nastase’s alleged comments about Williams’ unborn child. Serena Williams responded Monday to Ilie Nastase’s alleged racist comments about her unborn child. Nastase was allegedly heard saying, “Let’s see what color it has. Chocolate with milk?” in Romanian when one of his players was discussing Williams’ pregnancy during a press conference. The former singles champion has a reputation for bad behavior and is nicknamed “Nasty.” His comments were made in reference to Williams’ fiancé, Alexis Ohanian, who is white. Williams - who announced her 20-week pregnancy last week - addressed Nastase’s remark in a text post on Instagram. [...] http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/serena-williams-responds-to-ilie-nastases-racist-comments_us_58fe5b6ae4b018a9ce5dc6df
A black teen died following an encounter with police near Dallas. His death has just been ruled a homicide. - shot in head by police rifle - outrageous case Police have retracted earlier accounts that a vehicle was reversing toward officers in an “aggressive manner” when one of the officers opened fire, striking and killing 15-year-old Jordan Edwards in a Dallas-area suburb Saturday night. In a news conference Monday, Balch Springs Police Chief Jonathan Haber said that he initially “misspoke” and that the vehicle had begun to drive away at the time the officer opened fire. He questioned whether the shooting was necessary. “I unintentionally (was) incorrect when I said the vehicle was backing down the road … in fact I can tell you that I do have questions in relation to my observation (of) the video,” Haber said. “After reviewing the video, I don’t believe that (the shooting) met our core values.” Haber, who declined to release the video footage of the shooting as well as the name of the officer involved, said that evidence will be presented to a grand jury. Jordan is the youngest of the more than 330 people who have been shot and killed by police in 2017, according to a Washington Post database tracking such shootings. About 25 percent of those fatally shot by police this year have been black, and about 7 percent of those killed have been unarmed at the time they were shot. At least 10 people shot and killed by police this year were under 18. [...] Lee Merritt, an attorney for Edwards’s family, said at a news conference Monday that the family is calling on the police department to release the name of the officer as well as audio and video footage of the incident. “We are declaring war on bad policing. This has happened far too often,” he said. “We are tired of making the same rhetorical demands, of having the same hashtags; our community is fed up with the same tired excuses, once again offered by Balch Springs Police Department yesterday, that this was somehow the fault of the victims — teenage kids with no criminal records, with no motive to attempt to hurt anyone, with no evidence that they ever attempted to hurt anyone.” “Another family ripped apart by police brutality,” he wrote Sunday on Twitter. “There was absolutely no justification for this murder. We demand justice!” In a phone interview with The Post on Sunday night, Merritt said that Jordan, his 16-year-old brother and three other teenage boys were at a party on Baron Drive when they learned that police were on the way. They went to the car parked outside, saw flashlights and heard gunshots, Merritt said. As they climbed into the car, the teens apparently heard somebody yell profanities. Then they were being fired upon. They fled for about a block, Merritt said, before they noticed that there was smoke coming from Jordan’s head. The driver of the car, the boy’s older brother, stopped the car, and they flagged down an approaching police cruiser for help. Several of the teens played on the football team together. Jordan was going through spring training for next year’s season. “They’re never going to be the same,” Merritt said. “These kids are never going to be the same.” Merritt said that three bullets were fired into the car. They came through the driver’s side window, he said. Jordan and the four teens with him had not been drinking, according to Merritt. They were not cited for underage drinking and have not been charged with any crimes, he said. [...] https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2017/05/01/officer-fatally-shoots-15-year-old-boy-in-dallas-suburb/
Alton Sterling shooting death: Reports suggest no federal charges Reports: No federal charges in Alton Sterling shooting death Sterling was selling CDs outside a Baton Rouge convenience store http://www.cnn.com/2017/05/02/us/alton-sterling-shooting-death/
Ex-officer Michael Slager pleads guilty in shooting death of Walter Scott As part of a plea deal, two other federal charges and state charges will be dropped Slager killed 50-year-old Walter Scott as Scott was running away http://www.cnn.com/2017/05/02/us/michael-slager-federal-plea/
Georgia Wonders: Will Newcomers Dye the Suburbs Blue? JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — At first blush, this bedroom city of 83,000 a half-hour north of Atlanta might be mistaken for the perfect example of a white-flight Sun Belt suburb. It sits squarely in the congressional district once represented by Newt Gingrich, with excellent public schools and master-planned communities so pristine they could have been built by a model train aficionado. In 2015, the all-white City Council rejected the idea of expanding public transit out from majority-black Atlanta on the grounds that it “would increase high-density housing.” But something has been happening in Johns Creek — and, indeed, across much of the vast archipelago of cul-de-sac communities north of Atlanta that served as the launchpad for Mr. Gingrich’s 1994 Republican revolution. The promise of a suburban idyll has been increasingly attracting all kinds of people — many of whom are not white, and not Republican. Today, 24 percent of people in Johns Creek are of Asian heritage. Indian-Americans shop for saris at the Medlock Crossing strip mall and flock to the latest Bollywood hits at the multiplex. Chinese-Americans and food lovers of all stripes head to the Sichuan House, near the Target and Home Depot stores, for sliced pork ears in chili sauce and “tearfully spicy” mung bean noodles. [...] https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/03/us/politics/ossoff-handel-georgia-sixth-district.html
In Travis County custody case, jury will search for real Alex Jones - this and next two at http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=130629223 Alex Jones and his ex-wife, Kelly, will be locked in a child custody trial the next two weeks in Austin. Alex Jones’ lawyers will make the case that their client should not be judged by his on-air persona. Lawyers for Kelly Jones will maintain that Jones’ public outbursts suggest he is not a fit parent. April 16, 2017 At a recent pretrial hearing, attorney Randall Wilhite told state District Judge Orlinda Naranjo that using his client Alex Jones’ on-air Infowars persona to evaluate Alex Jones as a father would be like judging Jack Nicholson in a custody dispute based on his performance as the Joker in “Batman.” “He’s playing a character,” Wilhite said of Jones. “He is a performance artist.” But in emotional testimony at the hearing, Kelly Jones, who is seeking to gain sole or joint custody of her three children with Alex Jones, portrayed the volcanic public figure as the real Alex Jones. “He’s not a stable person,” she said of the man with whom her 14-year-old son and 9- and 12-year-old daughters have lived since her 2015 divorce. “He says he wants to break Alec Baldwin’s neck. He wants J-Lo to get raped. “I’m concerned that he is engaged in felonious behavior, threatening a member of Congress,” she said, referring to his recent comments about California Democrat Adam Schiff. “He broadcasts from home. The children are there, watching him broadcast.” [...] http://www.mystatesman.com/news/state--regional-govt--politics/travis-county-custody-case-jury-will-search-for-real-alex-jones/rnbWzMHnFCd5SOPgP3A34J/
Alex Jones Will Never Stop Being Alex Jones After two decades toiling at the fringes of politics, Alex Jones and his Infowars media empire have architected the current moment and helped usher a president into office. Now, the only person standing in Jones' way is Jones. AUSTIN - It was the winter of 1997 and Alex Jones couldn’t stop getting punched in the face. [...] https://www.buzzfeed.com/charliewarzel/alex-jones-will-never-stop-being-alex-jones
Breitbart’s frustration with President Trump just boiled over Breitbart News cheered Donald Trump to victory in November but has been frustrated by some of Trump’s moves in office. Most notably, the hard-right site has been disappointed by the president’s failure to secure funding for the Southern border wall he promised during the campaign in a budget deal Republicans and Democrats recently struck. At Wednesday’s White House press briefing, Breitbart reporter Charlie Spiering got into a tense exchange with White House press secretary Sean Spicer. We have annotated the back-and-forth, using Genius. To see an annotation, click the yellow, highlighted text. To add your own, sign up for an account. [...] https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2017/05/03/breitbarts-frustration-with-president-trump-just-boiled-over/
In Minnesota's worst measles outbreak, a battle of beliefs over vaccines An evolving community in the big city of Minneapolis is fighting a dangerous virus -- and a battle of beliefs. The largest measles outbreak in the Minnesota city in 25 years, this April, affected 34 people primarily between the ages of 0 to 5, according to the Minnesota Department of Health. Eleven have been hospitalized. The majority, 29, of the measles cases were among Somali Minnesotans, according to the state health department, which has been working to improve vaccination rates in their community. State and local officials have been searching for any other people exposed to the virus –- potentially 3,000 more -- who may be unvaccinated and vulnerable, to try and stop the spread of the disease. [...] http://abcnews.go.com/Health/minnesotas-worst-measles-outbreak-battle-beliefs-vaccines/story?id=47155531
The Secret To Happiness Revealed - included in 12-28-16 Alex Jones Show Paul Joseph Watson talks about the death of Carrie Fisher and how now many people are completely unhappy no matter what the accomplish. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Y-f8VLzMdM
DarkMatter2525 https://www.youtube.com/user/DarkMatter2525/videos Featured Channels https://www.youtube.com/user/DarkMatter2525/channels recent not posted yet, chrono as uploaded: If Muhammad Replaced Trump (. . .) Jul 24, 2016 If the ideals of Islamism came out of Trump's mouth, how would the Left & Right react? If any Muslims do respond to this cartoon, I have a couple predictions: 1. Some will respond by saying that the verses are out of context (standard response), but notice that none of these verses are actually justified by their context, and 2. Some other verse will be presented that contradicts one of the verses I used, which proves nothing other than the fact that the Islamic texts in question are contradictory. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3D1sW7tu6-s You Can't Escape - Episode 8 of "Power Corrupts" ( https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLv--V1yc2QDJi6hFNhur3iAsyFpXRtB8w - further to http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=123593680 ) Aug 28, 2016 You might be able to escape religion, but you can't escape what caused it in the first place. All you can do is try to be cognizant of it, and try your best to keep it in check. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dspHj0Cj2-g Always Cry Wolf Sep 28, 2016 Human beings often unite during tragedies, foregoing our petty differences. Imagine if we didn't require the tragedy. While "crying wolf" is considered bad, the title of this video refers to what happened at Yellowstone, and in that light, the title's meaning is "always strive for balance". During my 40 years of life, I have learned that attaining balance is the greatest solver of problems. Be neither excessive nor neglectful. I believe that is a good rule for the macro as well, for society, and for our planet. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dVsVgAqV9WI Don't Expect A Terrible Hereafter Oct 25, 2016 I was challenged to make a meaningful animation without speech. Thanks to my friend, known as C0ct0pusPrime here on YouTube, for challenging me to do this a while back. I had a lot of ideas, but this one stuck with me the most. Life is filled with dark irony. The very thing you want the most, might actually end up being the thing you'd least want. If you're not mindful, you might find out too late. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w_jijoIUi2A King Solomon Nov 28, 2016 Marriage should be between 1 man and 1000 women. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Zjjg7mmDN4 If Hitler Never Existed (. . .) Dec 21, 2016 This is basically a MUCH better version of "It's a Wonderful Life". https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5TtDZlHqao The Horror of Your Desires Dec 29, 2016 If you somehow obtained ultimate power, the things you’d choose to do would show us far more clearly who you really are than you could possibly show us with your current limitations. You could choose to bend people to your will, even if only through threats and intimidation, or maybe you could enjoy life with us, help us, and teach us. The bible authors created a character in Yahweh who abuses his limitless power with wanton abandon, reeking of a crude tool of manipulation - not a loving, caring teacher. He is the ultimate bad guy, sold to us as the ultimate good guy - a monumental travesty of history. It certainly is a good thing that Yahweh is a fictional invention of ancient writers. My next animations will be about the life and times of King David, as found in 1st and 2nd Samuel (and a bit of 1st Kings). This animation was Episode 9 of my Power Corrupts series. Here’s a link to the full playlist of the Power Corrupts series: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pA5PlJiqOnk&list=PLv--V1yc2QDJi6hFNhur3iAsyFpXRtB8w - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLv--V1yc2QDJi6hFNhur3iAsyFpXRtB8w https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqJBD5SosZI King David Jan 22, 2017 This is the beginning of King David’s story from the Bible, the books of Samuel. I’d like to animate the rest of the books of Samuel, but that would take an enormous amount of work, and not only would your support via Patreon be greatly appreciated, but would also attach your name to the project (DarkMatter Army or above). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hdtV9kbs_fo David, Goliath, and the 200 Cyclops Sleeves Feb 20, 2017 The Sunday School version of David and Goliath usually ends after David slings his rock, and for good reason; the rest isn’t quite wholesome family entertainment. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZPhXoDI3F0 If Muhammad Became the President (. . .) Mar 17, 2017 If you dislike Trump, then you should probably dislike Muhammad 100x more. Oddly, it seems some people are confused on this issue. That confusion comes from the best of intentions, I'm sure, but it is ultimately self-defeating, and allows for tolerance of the intolerable. Please check the paragraph at the end of this video for elaboration. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2yJqWCBq6GI God Judges The Amazing Atheist Apr 4, 2017 Finally, The Amazing Atheist meets his maker. Who do you think God should judge next? The Amazing Atheist's channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/TheAmazingAtheist The Drunken Peasants Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/user/DrunkenPeasants https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e19DYf2lRIw If Your Body Were a Religion Apr 11, 2017 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pho9FMuBJgA
White House aims for Thursday signing of religious liberty executive order President Donald Trump has invited conservative leaders to the White House on Thursday for what they expect will be the ceremonial signing of a long-awaited—and highly controversial—executive order on religious liberty, according to multiple people familiar with the situation. Two senior administration officials confirmed the plan, though one cautioned that it hasn’t yet been finalized, and noted that lawyers are currently reviewing and fine-tuning the draft language. Thursday is the National Day of Prayer, and the White House was already planning to celebrate the occasion with faith leaders. The signing would represent a major triumph for Vice President Mike Pence—whose push for religious-freedom legislation backfired mightily when he served as governor of Indiana—and his allies in the conservative movement. The original draft order, which would have established broad exemptions for people and groups to claim religious objections under virtually any circumstance, was leaked to The Nation [ https://www.thenation.com/article/leaked-draft-of-trumps-religious-freedom-order-reveals-sweeping-plans-to-legalize-discrimination/ ] on Feb. 1—the handiwork, many conservatives believed, of Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner, who have sought to project themselves as friendly to the LGBT community. Liberals blasted the draft order as government-licensed discrimination, and the White House distanced itself from the leaked document in a public statement. Pence and a small team of conservative allies quickly began working behind the scenes to revise the language, and in recent weeks have ratcheted up the pressure on Trump to sign it. The new draft is being tightly held, but one influential conservative who saw the text said it hasn’t been dialed back much—if at all—since the February leak. “The language is very, very strong,” the source said. [...] http://www.politico.com/story/2017/05/02/donald-trump-religious-liberty-executive-order-237888
Why avoiding the Girl Scouts is a ‘sane, balanced’ move - Cstholic site Crux Archbishop Joseph Naumann of Kansas City has reached a sane, balanced conclusion in deciding to transition his diocese away from the Girl Scouts. Available evidence shows women are much better off if they take sex seriously, understand its natural links with marriage and kids, delay sex at best until marriage, practice a faith, and avoid nonmarital parenting, abortion, and divorce. https://cruxnow.com/commentary/2017/05/03/avoiding-girl-scouts-sane-balanced-move/
The PLasma for Alzheimer SymptoM Amelioration (PLASMA) Study (PLASMA) This study is ongoing, but not recruiting participants. Purpose The PLasma for Alzheimer SymptoM Amelioration (PLASMA) Study: Intravenously-Administered Plasma From Young Donors for Treatment of Mild-To-Moderate Alzheimer's Disease https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT02256306
Two existing drugs halt neurodegeneration in mice Researchers have made a major leap forward in the treatment of Alzheimer's and Parkinson's, after identifying two existing drugs that prevented brain cell death in mouse models of neurodegenerative disease. http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/317028.php
Science in America - Neil deGrasse Tyson - next two items are about this video (originally on Facebook) Apr 19, 2017 We offer this 4min video on “Science in America”, containing what may be the most important words Neil deGrasse Tyson has ever spoken. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8MqTOEospfo
Sowing Climate Doubt Among Schoolteachers PAUL SMITHS, N.Y. — The Heartland Institute, a conservative think tank known for attacking climate science, has been mailing a slim, glossy book to public school teachers throughout the United States. The institute says it plans to send out as many as 200,000 copies [ http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/article/climate-change-skeptic-group-seeks-to-influence-200000-teachers/ ], until virtually every science educator in America has one. The book, “Why Scientists Disagree About Global Warming [ https://www.heartland.org/publications-resources/publications/why-scientists-disagree-about-global-warming ],” presents the false premise that the evidence for human-driven climate change [ http://topics.nytimes.com/top/news/science/topics/globalwarming/index.html?inline=nyt-classifier ] is deeply flawed. To understand where the Heartland Institute is coming from, consider a recent comment by its president, Joseph Bast, who called global warming “another fake crisis” for Democrats “to hype to scare voters and raise campaign dollars.” The book was first published in 2015, to coincide with the Paris climate conference and influence policy makers. The second edition was released this year with an instructional DVD. Public school teachers are not the only ones on the institute’s mailing list. College educators are getting copies of the book, too. One academic in Albany told me that hers arrived in an envelope bearing the headline of a New York Times article about an investigation into Exxon Mobil for possibly lying about climate change. “I was in a rush, and all I noticed was the word ‘climate’ in a New York Times headline,” she said. “That made me open it rather than throw it out.” The cover letter inside, however, made the book’s premise clear. “Claims of a ‘scientific consensus’ ” on climate change, it read, “rest on two college student papers, the writings of a wacky Australian blogger, and a non-peer-reviewed essay by a socialist historian.” In fact, multiple surveys of the scientific literature show that well over 90 percent of published climate scientists have concluded that recent global warming is both real and mostly the result of human activity. [...] https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/27/opinion/sowing-climate-doubt-among-schoolteachers.html
"We are not creating a Terminator": Russia denies risk as Putin's 'robot army' is trained to shoot guns Posting a clip showing armed robot FEDOR in action, Deputy PM insists teaching the androids to shoot will help improve their motor skills and decision-making abilities http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/we-not-creating-terminator-russia-10237755
"We are not creating a Terminator": Russia denies risk as Putin's 'robot army' is trained to shoot guns Posting a clip showing armed robot FEDOR in action, Deputy PM insists teaching the androids to shoot will help improve their motor skills and decision-making abilities http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/we-not-creating-terminator-russia-10237755
New human rights to protect against 'mind hacking' and brain data theft proposed A response to advances in neurotechnology that can read or alter brain activity, new human rights would protect people from theft, abuse and hacking New human rights that would protect people from having their thoughts and other brain information stolen, abused or hacked have been proposed by researchers. The move is a response to the rapid advances being made with technologies that read or alter brain activity and which many expect to bring enormous benefits to people’s lives in the coming years. Much of the technology has been developed for hospitals to diagnose or treat medical conditions, but some of the tools – such as brainwave monitoring devices that allow people to play video games with their minds, or brain stimulators that claim to boost mental performance – are finding their way into shops. But these and other advances in neurotechnology raise fresh threats to privacy and personal freedom, according to Marcello Ienca, a neuroethicist at the University of Basel, and Roberto Andorno, a human rights lawyer at the University of Zurich. Writing in the journal Life Sciences, Society and Policy, the pair put forward four new human rights that are intended to preserve the brain as the last refuge for human privacy. “The question we asked was whether our current human rights framework was well equipped to face this new trend in neurotechnology,” Ienca told the Guardian. Having reviewed the rights in place today, the pair concluded that more must be done to protect people. “The information in our brains should be entitled to special protections in this era of ever-evolving technology,” Ienca said. “When that goes, everything goes.” The suggested new rights assert what the researchers call cognitive liberty, mental privacy, mental integrity and psychological continuity. ... [...] https://www.theguardian.com/science/2017/apr/26/new-human-rights-to-protect-against-mind-hacking-and-brain-data-theft-proposed
Texas officer charged with murder in shooting of teen released on bond A combination photo shows Roy Oliver in Parker County Sheriff's Office booking photos in Weatherford, Texas, U.S. on May 5, 2017. May 6, 2017 A former Texas policeman who has been charged with murder in the shooting of a black teenager with a rifle has left jail after posting bond, authorities said on Saturday. The bond for former Balch Springs officer Roy Oliver, 37, was $300,000, Dallas County Sheriff's Department spokeswoman Melinda Urbina said in a text message. Oliver surrendered to authorities on Friday, after a warrant was issued for his arrest on a charge of murder, to the Parker County Sheriff's Office west of Dallas and a jail official for the county confirmed Oliver was released on bond the same day. Oliver, who is white, was fired by the force of the suburban Dallas police department earlier this week for policy violations. The shooting, which took place on April 29 in a primarily black and Hispanic neighborhood in Balch Springs, about 15 miles (24 km) southeast of Dallas, stoked simmering tensions over perceived racial bias in U.S. policing. A lawyer representing Oliver did not return calls seeking comment. Balch Springs police have said Oliver and another officer were responding to a disturbance on the Saturday night and heard multiple gunshots. They came across the vehicle with the teens and ordered it to stop, but it pulled away. Jordan Edwards, a black high school student described by family and friends as a stand-out student and athlete, was struck by a bullet to the head and died. [...] The Balch Springs Police Department on Tuesday announced it had dismissed Oliver for violating department policies, but it declined to give details on which policies were violated. Police body-camera footage from the scene was reviewed before the department made its decision to fire Oliver. Balch Springs Police Chief Jonathan Haber told a news conference on Tuesday that the video contradicted an earlier version he gave of the incident in which he said the car was in reverse and heading toward the officer. http://www.reuters.com/article/us-police-texas-idUSKBN1820N8