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1. According to a poll conducted by Government Business Council, one in four federal employees would consider leaving their job if Donald Trump is elected president.
Лучшей рекламы Трампу и придумать нельзя. Но на самом деле ведь ещё круче:
Among Democrats, 42 percent said they would consider leaving while 48 percent said they would not. Only 8 percent of Republicans said they would quit if Trump, a billionaire turned politician, wins the presidential election.
На самом деле, конечно, врут безбожно, но помечтать приятно.
2. California Becomes 32nd State to Pass "Right to Try" Law for Terminally Ill
Terminally ill patients in Golden State will now be able to legally use medicines not yet out of the FDA's approval process that might help them.
Nice. Now can non-dying people have freedom too?
3. Shameful Montreal pit bull ban passes with a vote of 37-23
Жители Монреаля, вами правят злобные идиоты.
4. The day after casino magnate Sheldon Adelson gave $20 million to a Super PAC that helps Senate Republican races, three GOP senators have revived legislation to try to ban online gambling.
Shameful.
5. Political operatives within the Obama administration wrongly punished conservative legal group Judicial Watch, stripping it of “media” status and trying to force it to pay higher fees for its open records requests, the General Services Administration inspector general said in a letter released Thursday.
You know what to do: https://www.judicialwatch.org/donate/make-a-contribution-2/
6. California Enacts Asset Forfeiture Reform, Mostly Closing Lucrative Fed Loophole
With Gov. Jerry Brown's signature, California mostly closed a loophole that allowed local police to seize property without a conviction by working with the feds.
Редкий случай, когда я могу сказать - молодцы, так держать!
7. Clinton announces ‘National Service Reserve’ for millennials
Вот скажите мне, без федерального правительства разве могли бы мы создать организации, которые будут помогать нуждающимся, собирать добровольцев, организовывать решение локальных проблем и т.д.? То-то же!
8. Veterans Corpses Found Rotting in Chicago VA’s Morgue. Agency Makes Excuses.
VA is the model the Dems see for all healthcare in US.
9. We are addicted to the war on drugs.
Or, rather, US government is addicted to war on drugs.
Нас бережёт
10. Teen Girl Suspended for Days After Publicizing School’s Dirty Water Problem
'Inappropriate use of electronics' for taking a picture of a safety hazard
Or, rather, “embarrassing school officials”.
11. Government Creates a Fake Expert, Won't Release Files on Him Because Privacy
12. Comey: You can call us wrong, but don’t call us weasels. We are not weasels,”
Also, he’s not a crook.
13. Body Cam Footage of Police Shooting of 6-Year-Old Released
You’d think “shooting of a 6-year-old” is as bad as it can get. Wait till you get to "Both marshals also had previous records, with one of them having been indicted for aggravated rape”. WTF is going on there?
Лучшие люди города
14. Chelsea Clinton Takes Private Jet to ‘Clean Energy Roundtable’
Of course.
15. Revelations that Federal Reserve Gov. Lael Brainard donated to Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign has created a tough situation for the central bank, at a time when Donald Trump has been accusing the Fed of making policy based on political bias.
Прогрессивное человечество возмущено безосновательными обвинениями Трампа - какая политика, всего лишь поддержка Клинтон, так все делают!
Навстречу выборам
16. The Debate I Heard
Decoding the candidates.
17. Hillary Clinton used the same exact method as Donald Trump to pay less tax, according to her own tax returns released by her presidential campaign.
Ну это же совсем другое дело. Клинтон, во-первых, ничего об этом не знала, во-вторых, не помнит даже, что такое “налоги", и в третьих - ей можно, её деньги добыты тяжёлым трудом, читая речи Голдман-Заксу, а не грязными спекуляциями.
Мудрая дипломатия
18. Congress rejects Obama veto of 9/11 bill, in first override of presidency
Congress on Wednesday overwhelmingly rejected President Obama’s veto of a bipartisan bill letting families of Sept. 11 victims sue the Saudi Arabian government, in the first successful veto override of Obama’s presidency.
Оказывается, у конгрессменов всё-таки есть яйца. Просто они хранятся очень далеко и достаются только по исключительным случаям.
Единственный, кто был против - Гарри Рид. Но к его образу давно нечего добавить.
Беспристрастная пресса
19. A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone and online survey finds that just 29% of all Likely U.S. Voters trust media fact-checking of candidates’ comments.
You can’t fool all the people all the time.
Международная панорама
20. BBC internships - whites need not apply.
21. Female chess players forced to wear hijab as governing body awards world championship to Iran.
22. Jews are leaving France in record numbers amid rising anti-Semitism and fears of more Isis-inspired terror attacks.
Nice going, France. How’s Judenfrei in French?
23. Syrian activist barred from travel after UK seizes passport at Assad’s request
Наука
24. Получение суммы денег - например, выигрыш в лотерее - крайне незначительно меняет процент поступивших в колледж.
Т.е. дело не в деньгах.
Старомыслы не нутрят ангсоц
25. VIDEO: Rowdy protesters crash UMich conservatives’ debate-watching party, tussle ensues
Что интересно, обратных случаев что-то не видать.
26. California Censors IMDB Because of Hollywood’s Alleged Ageism
Lawmakers attempt to tell online database what information it’s allowed to publish.
Idiots.
27. Clemson University Bans Students from Making Harambe Jokes, Because Racism and Rape Culture
Harambe is now like the Prophet Muhammad: students can say his name, but they aren't allowed to draw him.
На месте чернокожих студентов я бы уже начал обижаться, что власти их всё время идентифицируют с гориллой.
28. A student at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse filed a formal complaint with the campus's "Hate Response Team" alleging that a popular mural in one of the dormitories inappropriately depicts "white power, man power, cis power, able power, and class power."
The triggering work of art depicts "before" and "after" versions of Harry Potter character Neville Longbottom,
29. So Brave: This University of Michigan Kid Selected ‘His Majesty’ as Personal Pronoun
I tip my hat to His Majesty.
30. I was reported for gender misconduct for calling myself handsome in class
Columbia put me through ‘re-education’ for telling a joke
More insane every day.
31. Brendan Eich on HN. If you read his comments closely, the picture of what happened becomes pretty clear, and confirms what was quite clear before.
История
32. Life expectancy of US presidents
TLDR: presidency used to negatively influence life expectancy but now it’s a huge positive. Or healthy people are more electable :)
Россия - щедрая душа
33. Russia’s Supreme Court rules that the USSR did not invade Poland in 1939
Вивсёврети!
34. MH17 shot down by Buk missile brought from Russia, say investigators
Also, water is still wet and sun is still raises in the east and sets in the west.
35. Детская кроватка «Ракетная установка Бук М1»
Чтобы ваш ребёнок тоже мог почувствовать себя ихтамнетом, сбившим малазийский Боинг.
1. According to a poll conducted by Government Business Council, one in four federal employees would consider leaving their job if Donald Trump is elected president.
Лучшей рекламы Трампу и придумать нельзя. Но на самом деле ведь ещё круче:
Among Democrats, 42 percent said they would consider leaving while 48 percent said they would not. Only 8 percent of Republicans said they would quit if Trump, a billionaire turned politician, wins the presidential election.
На самом деле, конечно, врут безбожно, но помечтать приятно.
2. California Becomes 32nd State to Pass "Right to Try" Law for Terminally Ill
Terminally ill patients in Golden State will now be able to legally use medicines not yet out of the FDA's approval process that might help them.
Nice. Now can non-dying people have freedom too?
3. Shameful Montreal pit bull ban passes with a vote of 37-23
Жители Монреаля, вами правят злобные идиоты.
4. The day after casino magnate Sheldon Adelson gave $20 million to a Super PAC that helps Senate Republican races, three GOP senators have revived legislation to try to ban online gambling.
Shameful.
5. Political operatives within the Obama administration wrongly punished conservative legal group Judicial Watch, stripping it of “media” status and trying to force it to pay higher fees for its open records requests, the General Services Administration inspector general said in a letter released Thursday.
You know what to do: https://www.judicialwatch.org/donate/make-a-contribution-2/
6. California Enacts Asset Forfeiture Reform, Mostly Closing Lucrative Fed Loophole
With Gov. Jerry Brown's signature, California mostly closed a loophole that allowed local police to seize property without a conviction by working with the feds.
Редкий случай, когда я могу сказать - молодцы, так держать!
7. Clinton announces ‘National Service Reserve’ for millennials
Вот скажите мне, без федерального правительства разве могли бы мы создать организации, которые будут помогать нуждающимся, собирать добровольцев, организовывать решение локальных проблем и т.д.? То-то же!
8. Veterans Corpses Found Rotting in Chicago VA’s Morgue. Agency Makes Excuses.
VA is the model the Dems see for all healthcare in US.
9. We are addicted to the war on drugs.
Or, rather, US government is addicted to war on drugs.
Нас бережёт
10. Teen Girl Suspended for Days After Publicizing School’s Dirty Water Problem
'Inappropriate use of electronics' for taking a picture of a safety hazard
Or, rather, “embarrassing school officials”.
11. Government Creates a Fake Expert, Won't Release Files on Him Because Privacy
12. Comey: You can call us wrong, but don’t call us weasels. We are not weasels,”
Also, he’s not a crook.
13. Body Cam Footage of Police Shooting of 6-Year-Old Released
You’d think “shooting of a 6-year-old” is as bad as it can get. Wait till you get to "Both marshals also had previous records, with one of them having been indicted for aggravated rape”. WTF is going on there?
Лучшие люди города
14. Chelsea Clinton Takes Private Jet to ‘Clean Energy Roundtable’
Of course.
15. Revelations that Federal Reserve Gov. Lael Brainard donated to Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign has created a tough situation for the central bank, at a time when Donald Trump has been accusing the Fed of making policy based on political bias.
Прогрессивное человечество возмущено безосновательными обвинениями Трампа - какая политика, всего лишь поддержка Клинтон, так все делают!
Навстречу выборам
16. The Debate I Heard
Decoding the candidates.
17. Hillary Clinton used the same exact method as Donald Trump to pay less tax, according to her own tax returns released by her presidential campaign.
Ну это же совсем другое дело. Клинтон, во-первых, ничего об этом не знала, во-вторых, не помнит даже, что такое “налоги", и в третьих - ей можно, её деньги добыты тяжёлым трудом, читая речи Голдман-Заксу, а не грязными спекуляциями.
Мудрая дипломатия
18. Congress rejects Obama veto of 9/11 bill, in first override of presidency
Congress on Wednesday overwhelmingly rejected President Obama’s veto of a bipartisan bill letting families of Sept. 11 victims sue the Saudi Arabian government, in the first successful veto override of Obama’s presidency.
Оказывается, у конгрессменов всё-таки есть яйца. Просто они хранятся очень далеко и достаются только по исключительным случаям.
Единственный, кто был против - Гарри Рид. Но к его образу давно нечего добавить.
Беспристрастная пресса
19. A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone and online survey finds that just 29% of all Likely U.S. Voters trust media fact-checking of candidates’ comments.
You can’t fool all the people all the time.
Международная панорама
20. BBC internships - whites need not apply.
21. Female chess players forced to wear hijab as governing body awards world championship to Iran.
22. Jews are leaving France in record numbers amid rising anti-Semitism and fears of more Isis-inspired terror attacks.
Nice going, France. How’s Judenfrei in French?
23. Syrian activist barred from travel after UK seizes passport at Assad’s request
Наука
24. Получение суммы денег - например, выигрыш в лотерее - крайне незначительно меняет процент поступивших в колледж.
Т.е. дело не в деньгах.
Старомыслы не нутрят ангсоц
25. VIDEO: Rowdy protesters crash UMich conservatives’ debate-watching party, tussle ensues
Что интересно, обратных случаев что-то не видать.
26. California Censors IMDB Because of Hollywood’s Alleged Ageism
Lawmakers attempt to tell online database what information it’s allowed to publish.
Idiots.
27. Clemson University Bans Students from Making Harambe Jokes, Because Racism and Rape Culture
Harambe is now like the Prophet Muhammad: students can say his name, but they aren't allowed to draw him.
На месте чернокожих студентов я бы уже начал обижаться, что власти их всё время идентифицируют с гориллой.
28. A student at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse filed a formal complaint with the campus's "Hate Response Team" alleging that a popular mural in one of the dormitories inappropriately depicts "white power, man power, cis power, able power, and class power."
The triggering work of art depicts "before" and "after" versions of Harry Potter character Neville Longbottom,
29. So Brave: This University of Michigan Kid Selected ‘His Majesty’ as Personal Pronoun
I tip my hat to His Majesty.
30. I was reported for gender misconduct for calling myself handsome in class
Columbia put me through ‘re-education’ for telling a joke
More insane every day.
31. Brendan Eich on HN. If you read his comments closely, the picture of what happened becomes pretty clear, and confirms what was quite clear before.
История
32. Life expectancy of US presidents
TLDR: presidency used to negatively influence life expectancy but now it’s a huge positive. Or healthy people are more electable :)
Россия - щедрая душа
33. Russia’s Supreme Court rules that the USSR did not invade Poland in 1939
Вивсёврети!
34. MH17 shot down by Buk missile brought from Russia, say investigators
Also, water is still wet and sun is still raises in the east and sets in the west.
35. Детская кроватка «Ракетная установка Бук М1»
Чтобы ваш ребёнок тоже мог почувствовать себя ихтамнетом, сбившим малазийский Боинг.
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