Monday, July 30, 2018

When the newest season of a TV show is supposed to be coming to Netflix in August, but then it turns out the date is August 24th, you've got a pretty frustrated little brother.

Wednesday, July 18, 2018

Fake Headline of the Day: Ryan Zinke Improves Economy

Ryan Zinke, Secretary of the Department of the Interior, when asked about his position on wildlife conservation, said: "Sure, we're endangering the environment by opening up half the ocean [needlessly] for drilling for oil, and, among other things, greatly increasing the risk for oil spills in the process, but hey, at least we're improving the [already stable] economy."

NOTE: This is a fake headline (created by me and [partially] untrue), not the news. Zinke was not really quoted as saying this, and "opening up half the ocean for drilling for oil" is an exaggeration (although recently, the Department of the Interior announced that millions of acres, as of August 15th, are being opened for oil drilling).

Tuesday, July 17, 2018

Apparently, now that Trump's saying he believes US intelligence, everything's okay now. #willtherealpresidentpleasestand

Monday, July 16, 2018

Will the real president please stand? The one who won't just go along with everything Putin says, and even believe him over the FBI about meddling? #willtherealpresidentpleasestand #makeamericanotembarrassingagain 

More Embarrassment (Only Worse Than Ever)

When even a Fox News opinion article expresses disappointment with something (or, in this case, many things) that Trump says, you know it's bad (see "Putin eats Trump's lunch in Helsinki -- This is no way to win against Russia"). I won't even go into it - look it up and see for yourself. If you're American, this will probably depress/shock you. If you're not, you'll probably just end up feeling bad for us Americans.

Monday, July 2, 2018

What's Wrong with the "Zero Tolerance" Immigration Policy

Everything. Thousands of children are being detained, separated from their parents because they crossed the US-Mexico border illegally. Does that sit right? Laura Bush even compared it to the Japanese-American internment during World War II. A CNN article describes one story of how one family from Guatemala was constantly threatened by gangs because they had a lot of money (for Guatemala, at least). The mother in the family and her 10-month-old son crossed the border on May 1st, before the "zero tolerance" immigration policy was passed. They were detained for a week, but then released. When her husband and 7-year-old daughter left on May 8th, both were detained. The 7-year-old soon began complaining of tooth pain, but the workers at the detainment center in Michigan only spoke English. Her mother, a nurse, tried to explain that she could help her daughter, but nobody would listen. When they were reunited, days later, her mother said, "The laws here are harsh. And people don't have hearts ... People dream of coming here, to save their lives, but I don't what[sic] them to experience what I've gone through" (CNN). If you're American, vote for those who defend families separated at the border in your elections, and then maybe we can actually get somewhere in changing things.