Mothers Day, Auroras, then funny funny memes!

10:11 aNIMAL cLOSER

10:47 NEWS End

Round 1

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Ellis, R. (2024, May 10). Cows are potential spreaders of bird flu to humans. WebMD. https://www.webmd.com/food-recipes/food-poisoning/news/20240510/cows-are-potential-spreaders-bird-flu-humans

-- Cow udders have the same receptors for flu viruses as humans and birds, raising concerns that cows could become “mixing vessels” that help the bird flu virus spread between people.

Speaking of toxic breeding grounds-

‘Patriarchal, insular, and risk-averse': FDIC inquiry finds pervasive sexual harassment. (2024, May 7). POLITICO. https://www.politico.com/news/2024/05/07/fdic-workplace-misconduct-00156570

1 in 24 New York City residents is a millionaire, more than any other city. (2024, May 8). CBS News. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/city-with-most-millionaires-new-york-number-1/

Sneed, T., & Lybrand, H. (2024, May 10). Steve Bannon: Appeals court upholds contempt-of-Congress conviction for defying Jan. 6 subpoena | CNN politics. CNN. https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/10/politics/steve-bannon-appeal-denied/index.html

Bannon was sentenced to four months in federal prison, and that sentence was also upheld Friday by the appeals court. The ruling could pave the way for Bannon to eventually report to prison, though the timing is unclear.

ALSO MOVING SLOW …

UN General Assembly backs Palestinian bid for membership. (2024, May 10). reuters.com. https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/un-general-assembly-set-back-palestinian-bid-membership-2024-05-10/

The assembly adopted a resolution with 143 votes in favor and nine against - including the U.S. and Israel - while 25 countries abstained. It does not give the Palestinians full U.N. membership, but simply recognizes them as qualified to join.

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Ramsey, D. (2024, May 3). Bloodthirsty Tom cotton is going to get someone killed. Arkansas Times. https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/05/02/bloodthirsty-tom-cotton-is-going-to-get-someone-killed 

Dreisbach, T. (2024, May 1). When judges get free trips to luxury resorts, disclosure is spotty. NPR. https://www.npr.org/2024/05/01/1247512187/federal-judges-disclosures-luxury-trips 

Aileen Cannon responds to claims she did not disclose 'Luxury' trips. (2024, May 4). Newsweek. https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-aileen-cannon-classified-documents-case-miami-florida-montana-trip-npr-1896480 

https://www.politico.com/news/2024/04/30/trump-gag-order-fine-fundraising-hush-money-case-00155173 

Jordan Klepper on TDS said it best - toddler “9, 9.5, 9.75…your kid’s won

‘I apologize for this update’: CNN’s Jake Tapper reports on ‘VonShitzInPants’ tweets during Trump’s gag order hearing. (2024, May 2). Mediaite. https://www.mediaite.com/tv/i-apologize-for-this-update-cnns-jake-tapper-reports-on-vonshitzinpants-tweets-during-trumps-gag-order-hearing/ 

The Darker Side of Stormy Daniels’s Testimony. (2024, May 7). The New York Times - OPINION. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/07/opinion/stormy-daniels-trump-trial.html 

 She kept in contact with him after, she said — even going to another hotel room with him another time — because she wanted to expand her career, and he was dangling an opportunity to appear on “The Apprentice.”

And yet at times, the words Daniels used to describe the encounter with Trump were reminiscent of so many of the other stories of women who have come forward to accuse him of sexual assault: She said she “blacked out,” then lay naked, staring up at the ceiling. She “felt like the room spun in slow motion,” and that the blood left her hands and feet. When it was over, she said, she fumbled with her shoes — gold strappy heels she had trouble fastening because her hands were shaking so hard.

Ultimately she blamed herself: “I just thought, ‘Oh my God, what did I misread to get here?’”

#Capitalism 

Breuninger, K. (2024, May 7). Trump classified documents trial in Florida postponed indefinitely. CNBC. https://www.cnbc.com/2024/05/07/trump-classified-documents-trial-postponed-indefinitely.html 

Whether any of Trump’s other cases will head to trial before Election Day is unclear — and after Cannon’s latest ruling, increasingly unlikely.

#Depressing News - now with even MORE …!

Pro-Palestinian protesters, University of Minnesota reach agreement to end encampment. (2024, May 2). MPR News. https://www.mprnews.org/story/2024/05/02/university-of-minnesota-protests-divestment-agreement 

Students at Brown just secured a vote on divestment. What happens next? (2024, May 1). The Nation. https://www.thenation.com/article/activism/brown-university-divestment-vote-encampment/ 

Lennard, N. (2024, May 2). I’ve covered violent crackdowns on protests for 15 years. This police overreaction was unhinged. The Intercept. https://theintercept.com/2024/05/01/nyc-gaza-college-protests-police-outside-agitators/ 

When police attacked student protesters, a lone trash can was the only damaged property I saw around City College of New York.

Dupré, M. H. (2024, March 9). Microplastics found clogging human arteries. Futurism. https://futurism.com/neoscope/microplastics-found-clogging-human-arteries 

Adarlo, S. (2024, April 13). The UN’s climate chief says we have just two years to save the planet. Futurism. https://futurism.com/the-byte/un-climate-change-two-years 

Dentist Shocked To Find Ancient Human Jawbone Stuck In Home Floor Tile. (2024, April 28). Forbes. https://www.forbes.com/sites/lesliekatz/2024/04/28/dentist-shocked-to-find-ancient-human-jaw-embedded-in-home-floor-tile/?sh=775530f83b57

First - Depressing Headlines! Then- Funny, funny memes!!

World’s most successful political party facing extinction. Britain’s Conservative Party faces a fight for its very survival. (2024, April 28). The Daily Beast. https://www.thedailybeast.com/britains-conservative-party-facing-up-to-the-threat-of-total-extinction

…actually - not depressing at ALL

Have more Palestinians or Israelis died in war? Half of Americans don’t know, poll says. (2024, March 22). https://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/national/article286996080.html 26:1 current *official score* - ongoing

Cuthbertson, A. (2024, April 24). Tesla Cybertruck turns into ‘paperweight’ after going through car wash. The Independent. https://www.independent.co.uk/tech/tesla-cybertruck-car-wash-mode-breakdown-b2533701.html

Shocker: Johnny Depp’s comeback movie doesn’t totally suck. (2024, April 29). The Daily Beast. https://www.thedailybeast.com/obsessed/jeanne-du-barry-review-johnny-depp-is-best-part-of-comeback-movie

Supplemental bill becomes law, provides billions in aid for Ukraine, Israel, Taiwan. (2024, April 24). U.S. Department of Defense. https://www.defense.gov/News/News-Stories/Article/Article/3754718/supplemental-bill-becomes-law-provides-billions-in-aid-for-ukraine-israel-taiwan/

ANIMALS

NewsGuard. (2024, April 26). Build-A-Bear gets a satanic AI makeover. NewsGuard's Reality Check | Substack. https://www.newsguardrealitycheck.com/p/build-a-bear-gets-a-satanic-ai-makeover

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Bogus furry panic overtakes Utah school district. (2024, April 25). The Daily Beast. https://www.thedailybeast.com/bogus-furry-panic-overtakes-utah-school-district

REAL

Stop making excuses, Kristi Noem. That dog won’t hunt. The South Dakota governor is trying to justify her killing of a 14-month-old dog. No one’s buying it. (2024, April 29). The Daily Beast. https://www.thedailybeast.com/kristi-noem-stop-making-excuses-about-killing-cricket

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem wants it known: It wasn’t easy for her to kill her 14-month-old wirehaired pointer, Cricket, for aggressive behavior.“But often the easy way isn't the right way,” the Republican wrote*

The RIGHT should use this testimonial

What’s clear to anyone who has ever loved a dog is that Noem failed to do the actual hard thing—training Cricket instead of dragging her to a gravel pit and shooting her dead. And if you can’t do the truly hard thing, you shouldn’t be in the governor’s office

Puppy-killer Kristi Noem: Shooting cricket was totally legal. (2024, April 28). The Daily Beast. https://www.thedailybeast.com/puppy-killer-kristi-noem-shooting-my-dog-cricket-was-totally-legal

ANIMAL

Wild true story of 171 cats and dogs airlifted from Warzone. (2024, April 29). The Daily Beast. https://www.thedailybeast.com/pen-farthing-tells-true-story-of-171-cats-and-dogs-airlifted-from-kabul https://www.youtube.com/c/FacebookfortheBlindFB4tB

Fb4tB Depressing NEWs...THEN - Funny Memes!

Business Tripping: The Professionals Trying Drugs to Get Better at Work : A small but vocal share of workers swear ketamine and psychedelics can boost creativity and focus on the job. (2024, April 21). wsj.com. https://www.wsj.com/lifestyle/careers/business-tripping-the-professionals-trying-drugs-to-get-better-at-work-c0ff5ad4 

More colleges grapple with wave of Gaza protest encampments. (2024, April 22). The Daily Beast. https://www.thedailybeast.com/nyu-michigan-launch-gaza-protests-as-students-at-yale-are-arrested 

DFL Senator arrested in Detroit lakes for suspected burglary • Minnesota reformer. (2024, April 22). Minnesota Reformer. https://minnesotareformer.com/briefs/dfl-senator-arrested-in-detroit-lakes-for-suspected-burglary/ 

MPR News Staff. (2024, April 22). State Senator arrested on suspicion of burglary at Detroit lakes home. MPR News. https://www.mprnews.org/story/2024/04/22/state-senator-arrested-on-suspicion-of-burglary 

Please be a Republican, please be a Republican please eba…aw, darn it

Tesla has agreed to recall nearly 4,000 of its Cybertruck pickups to fix an accelerator pedal that can get stuck

*now wait a second….4000 libertarian douchebags might accelerate, crash and die? …let’s not be too hasty…Shouldn’t we let The Market Decide?

WE TRY NOT TO MENTION THE DISGRACED FORMER PRESIDENT, BUT On Monday, the prosecutors introduced the case to 12 all-important jurors, embarking on the first prosecution of an American president. The trial, which could brand Mr. Trump a felon as he mounts another White House run, will test the durability of the justice system that Mr. Trump is attacking in a way that no other defendant would be allowed to do.

The joy of making Trump listen to mean tweets about himself. (2024, April 17). The Daily Beast. https://www.thedailybeast.com/the-joy-of-making-trump-listen-to-mean-tweets-about-himself 

“I don’t think this is what they meant by Orange is the New Black,”

Disgraced former rep Madison Cawthorn accused of tailgating woman, rear-ending Florida highway patrol officer. (2024, April 16). New York Post. https://nypost.com/2024/04/16/us-news/rep-madison-cawthorn-accused-of-rear-ending-florida-highway-patrol-officer/ 

TN Sen. Marsha Blackburn says SCOTUS birth control decision (Griswold, 1964?) is “unsound” 

ANIMAL(s)

Bill banning serval, kangaroo ownership in Illinois passes house. (2024, April 19). WCIA.com. https://www.wcia.com/news/capitol-news/bill-banning-serval-kangaroo-ownership-in-illinois-passes-house/ 

Depressing News! The Eclipse! Then, funny, funny memes!

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