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Another comicbook adaptation is coming to Netflix. This time it seems akin to Blade Runner wherein a "Blade Runner" hunts down rogue androids and in Failsafe a man in tasked with hunting down rogue cyborgs. But maybe there will be less rain. Who knows. https://io9.gizmodo.com/michael-b-jordans-next-comic-book-project-is-headed-to-1825656380

I saw a bird carrying a snake once. That's the same, right? #birdsharkfishduckin https://petapixel.com/2018/04/30/photographer-catches-a-bird-catching-a-shark-catching-a-fish/

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Years ago I worked at a company that tried to discourage skateboarders from using their stairs and handrails with various architectural retrofits. The stairs to the building received the same sort of textured bumps one might find on a sidewalk and the rails received small metal disks welded on at regular distances. The official word was these "improvements" were to proved grip and security to the people working in and visiting the building but the property manager was a friend and he told me they were to discourage skateboarders who flocked to the area on the weekends looking for places to practice their sport. Ever since then I've always made it a point to notice these "anti-fun" modifications on various buildings and sidewalks wherever I go. Per the building manager in the anecdote above, it was to protect the property from damage and protect the property owner from law suits should a skateboarder get injured while misappropriating the facilities. That cities ...

So, apparently the only email address I have ever associated with the Book of Faces isn't good enough for Zuckerberg anymore. Is it because I'm trying to log in incognito ? It's never been a problem before and I [ GASP! ] logged in a couple of times yesterday so I'm fairly certain I have the right credentials.

Who hasn't laid in bed staring at their electronic device? #ShortHorror https://youtu.be/NcQRty2F19E

So, you're tired of Microsoft and want to step away from Google but hear Apples are expensive. As a last resort you decide to venture into the hereto unknown: Linux . But, what's a good Microsoft or Chromebook user to do when they're trying to cut off the elephants in the room? Well, here's a start: plenty of Linux-y goodness to replace your Gmail, Hangouts, Skype, Office, GSuite and more. Yes, some of them cost money, but the trade off is, you're not the product - you're buying the product. So, no ads, no invasive scripts, no nothing. Just clean usable features. https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/ditch-google-on-linux/

I'm not entirely sure why YouTube Movies Most Popular is showing Jamie Yep over and over and over again.

Yesterday I took the time to go see the new Avengers movie, Infinity War and I, too, will try not to spoil the film. It was good. I was concerned that having so many characters in the film were going to drown out the storyline, but it didn't. In fact, the movie watches like a massive comicbook crossover reads: multiple storylings all revolving around the same central plot. In this case, as is not surprise, Thanos has come to collect the Infinity Gems/Stones and only Earth's Mightiest Heroes are there to thwart his intentions. What I found amazing was, unlike Steppenwolf in Justice League they actually gave Thanos some real screen time, creating a character to be loved or hated, but a character nonetheless. (Thanos, if you read the comics, is a fairly complicated character) There were, as always, things I would have done differently, but not many and while I know the ending won't be to many's liking, I thoroughly enjoyed it. And before you wonder what the cliff-hanger...

The good news is a few writing jobs just opened up at #RedState. The bad news is anyone able to count past their fingers and toes is over qualified. In #TrumpNation you either support the president or you're not partisan enough. http://money.cnn.com/2018/04/27/media/redstate-blog-salem-media/index.html

John Barron #DonaldTrump decided he needed to clean up his image and speak directly to the Fox News watcher. A meandering, rambling incoherent mess spewed forth and probably put #TrumpNation in a precarious position. I wouldn't be surprised if Mike Pence wasn't in the background whispering, "It's a good idea, Donny. Just talk to the people. Say what's on your mind." Originally shared by MTD It's only Thursday. http://google.com/newsstand/s/CBIw8-uCpzg

Alright, I got a giggle out of this. If #Google were a black man. https://youtu.be/s15aGn68LOQ

George RR Martin is under the impression we'll all rush from reading #GoT to something else he's written, apparently. But why would we? Years between books, a huge distaste for fans and irrelevance to the market means I won't be reading any more #GRRM novels after I finish #ASongofIceandFire. If I ever get to. https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2018/04/26/entertainment/winds-winter-book-release/index.html?__twitter_impression=true

So sad that Beau Tox had the life he did, but now it looks like he's in a loving home. http://www.foxnews.com/us/2018/04/25/neglected-dog-born-with-deformed-face-finds-happy-home.html

Need further evidence that #DonaldTrump was nothing more than a Bannon stooge? Wylie told media outlets in March that Bannon had Cambridge Analytica test the phrases “build the wall” and “drain the swamp” in 2014, long before Donald Trump adopted them as rallying cries . #TrumpNation https://www.politico.com/story/2018/04/25/wylie-bannon-putin-messages-553738

I had to disable Fast Startup a long time ago due to my computer not coming out of sleep mode. https://lifehacker.com/shutting-down-windows-10-doesnt-actually-shut-down-wind-1825532376

Did you get your new Gmail layout yet? I haven't logged in to desktop since this morning, but I'm excited to give it a try. If you haven't, there are some instructions on how to opt-in to the change in the link below. https://qz.com/1262076/the-best-features-and-settings-of-the-new-gmail/

It didn't take long for the "macho macho men" to get all heated in the replies calling this man all the derogatory comments they have for men who don't act like their preferred version of men. https://twitter.com/9NEWS/status/988604052291424257

These songs from Schoolhouse Rock were a vital part of my childhood. I still Conjunction Junction and picture I'm Just a Bill when thinking about those things. I'm Just a Bill : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tyeJ55o3El0&list=PLKt00sUUapAKKZrQuxaa2oc9546RWKoOD Interjections : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YkAX7Vk3JEw&index=2&list=PLKt00sUUapAKKZrQuxaa2oc9546RWKoOD Conjunction Junction : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RPoBE-E8VOc&index=3&list=PLKt00sUUapAKKZrQuxaa2oc9546RWKoOD https://www.10news.com/news/national/bob-dorough-whose-catchy-schoolhouse-rock-tunes-taught-kids-grammar-and-math-has-died

When you take as many photos and videos as I do, HDD space becomes incredibly valuable. With #Win10 there's a baked-in tool to help us all save some space. https://lifehacker.com/free-up-space-on-your-hard-drive-automatically-with-win-1825497914

Update: http://deadstate.org/judge-gives-combined-33-years-to-pair-who-threatened-black-family-with-confederate-flags/ Originally shared by Jason ON I remember watching this video when this whole affair went down and thinking, what kind of asses go out in force and disrupt a party like this? Apparently, these kinds of asses. Oh, and why doesn't Georgia (of all places) have a hate crime law? http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/pair-sentenced-terrorizing-birthday-confederate-flags-article-1.2983749

Seriously? At least 15 characters but not more than 16? I can't use the same characters (to include numbers and symbols, apparently) twice; it must contain an array of weird symbols, cannot contain any part of my name, email address or a common word from the dictionary and at least two of the alphanumeric characters must be capitalized? I can't even ...

Sometimes you wonder if the world can get any weirder and then you read something like this. Apparently some people believe the only reason we're in the Middle East is to secure our Stargate from their posession. Because, you know, these things exist and we want it. https://www.vice.com/sv/article/533gxx/there-are-people-who-think-the-west-invaded-iraq-over-a-stargate

I can't stop laughing. You have to click through and watch the video. Well, read the video. https://instagram.com/p/Bh9dFRAh_yb/

I'm totally a Questioner. With a hint of Rebel. https://amp.fastcompany.com/40560193/how-these-4-different-personality-types-find-motivation?__twitter_impression=true

I have to say, this looks ... terrible. I mean, I may be proven wrong, but introducing the Venom-symbiote without first attaching it to Spider-Man and then the final scene there where Venom looks like a glistening puppet? I'm starting to think Spider-Man 3 got it right. At least they followed the comicbook mythos properly. Hell, there are any number of ways this could have gone down, but this ? I'm just not feeling it. https://youtu.be/u9Mv98Gr5pY

More from the batshit crazy brigade Christian Fundamentalists: codifying bigotry under the guise of religious freedom. Again. Here they try to violate the equal protections clause of the Fourteenth Amendment by twisting the First into an unrecognizable shape. Thomas Jefferson told us, “The legitimate powers of government extend to such acts only as are injurious to others. But it does me no injury for my neighbor to say there are twenty gods, or no god. It neither picks my pocket nor breaks my leg.” If religion mandates picking pockets, breaking legs, or discriminating against other citizens, it comes under the purview of our secular law. No belief, no matter how fervent, and no law, no matter how slyly named, should change that. There is no religious right to infringe the rights of others . https://religionnews.com/2018/04/23/redefining-religious-freedom-as-religious-privilege/?mc_cid=5f388be60a&mc_eid=22979bf1c7

Good news, folks! The Vatican is going to solve ... well, nothing, but they're going to pretend to anyway. But some warn that “deliverance ministry” can be a form of spiritual abuse. Critics also say LGBT people and those with mental health issues are targeted for deliverance in the belief that their sexuality or psychiatric problems are the result of demonic possession. https://amp.theguardian.com/world/2018/mar/30/vatican-to-hold-exorcist-training-course-after-rise-in-possessions-exorcism-priests?__twitter_impression=true

They called the cops because the (black) women were playing too slow. Who calls the cops for that reason? Seriously? Originally shared by Chicago Tribune Pennsylvania golf club apologizes after calling cops on black members A golf club in Pennsylvania has apologized for calling police on a group of black women after the co-owner and his father said they were playing too slowly and refused requests to leave the course. http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-pennsylvania-golf-club-calls-police-black-women-20180423-story.html

I'm fairly certain #InfinityWar doesn't open until Friday - maybe Thursday evening. Why is Google telling me it's open now?

You too can let #DonaldTrump know what you think of his attacking the media. #TrumpNation https://action.donaldjtrump.com/msm-media-accountability-survey/?utm_source=dp_youtube_trueview&utm_medium=ad&utm_campaign=20180301_media-accountability_djt_tmagac&utm_content=mda_accountability&gclid=Cj0KCQjw5fDWBRDaARIsAA5uWTg1YKhS2xKnIdLXew-fohl5nqw4GD6gfnZ0jv3ye-lYU-hu3YXRhnYaAv9eEALw_wcB

File this one under: Stupid Things CBP Did Today. http://www.foxnews.com/travel/2018/04/22/woman-fined-500-for-saving-free-delta-air-lines-snack.html

Starbucks is getting s lot of bad press these days. On a side note, this was the plot of a Law&Order: SVU episode. https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/starbucks-customer-finds-hidden-camera-141630191.html

Is this the most Australian photo ever? Originally shared by Dunken K Bliths Here's a better quality version ! Meanwhile in Australia... A Dingo eats a Shark while 2 snakes have sex... #Australia #dingo #snakes #shark

Does that sound like #DonaldTrump to you? I can't quite tell. It's not long enough to get any of his speech patterns down and it's certainly not clear (having probably been recorded on tape - tape that's 30years old). Re: https://youtu.be/bO-s7sss0vg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mklwNtOv99s

Looks like Google is investing resources into the video editing function within Photos. While this is a good move, it makes one wonder if Google would rather people start using Photos as their personal vlogging platform of choice and reducing the stress of the YouTube servers in the process. It's no secret Google wants YT to compete against the likes of Netflix and Hulu for your streaming time and that means turning the content of YT into something more respectable than "Baby eats booger" or "Here, hold my beer ... " https://www.androidpolice.com/2018/04/20/google-photos-friendlier-powerful-movie-editor/

Road trip ideas for this summer. I really wish this slide show presented some maps, or at least linked to some maps, but they didn't. YMMV. If you do decide to cruise on some of these this summer, let us know so we can be envious of your adventures. https://www.msn.com/en-us/travel/tripideas/25-essential-drives-for-a-us-road-trip/ss-AAw4vdI

It's supposed to actually get up to 60f today. I may have a chance to get the bike out of the garage and get the clutch-case bolt on (one fell out ... somewhere) and get the damn thing washed. But, there's still snow on the ground from yesterday and I live on a dirt road, so who knows.

Here's a mental exercise for you: Which came first, the racist or the #MAGA? Usually when we hear stories about people brandishing MAGA-wear they're middle-aged white dudes with crosses and Confederate battle flags, but today we're hearing of a middle-aged black dude who apparently had something to say about the ethnicity (race/religion?) of someone who was probably not black before punching him and pushing him on to the train tracks. Does MAGA make people stupid or are stupid people just attracted to MAGA? https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/man-wearing-maga-hat-allegedly-pushed-man-onto-subway-tracks-nypd/ar-AAwaLVS

Apparently I don't qualify. #Boo! #Harley-Davidson #HD http://fortune.com/2018/04/21/harley-davidson-internship-travel/

If you haven't heard already, #Flickr is being acquired by SmugMug thus severing the photocommunity's relationship with Verizon/Yahoo. Hopefully, under the tutelage of SmugMug Flickr can replace Instagram as the world's go-to mobile sharing. I really do need less Facebook in my life. https://petapixel.com/2018/04/20/flickr-has-been-acquired-by-smugmug/

There is nothing wrong with being a partner in a firm. Hell, there's nothing wrong with promoting that business. The problem is when you're using one business to promote another and not disclosing the relationship between the two. While still not illegal it's a moral and ethical conundrum that raises the question: can you trust the source's impartiality when financial windfalls come from his (in this case) promotion of the business being promoted? Records show that in 2018 the firm’s authorized representative was Christopher E. Reeves, a lawyer who is one of the other co-owners of Hessler Capital. The Sean Hannity Foundation is registered to the same address as SPMK II, 3735 Cherokee Street in Kennesaw, Georgia, which corresponds to Reeves’ law firm. State records list 25 other companies beginning with “SPMK” and registered to the Cherokee Street address. It was not immediately clear whether all of these were indeed under the control of Hannity. Most of the companies we...

Considering how much #DonaldTrump hates former, and classier, president, Barack Obama, he'll probably have Melania assassinated for this. Check out @bobcesca_go’s Tweet: https://twitter.com/bobcesca_go/status/987735998267318272?s=09 https://twitter.com/bobcesca_go/status/987735998267318272?s=09

Want to read something batshit crazy? #christian #secular http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2018/04/21/how-long-will-be-allowed-to-remain-christian.amp.html?__twitter_impression=true

I'm confused, is it capitalism or socialism when a government controls production? [Yes, I know what the answer is. Yes, I know it's more complicated than that. Yes, I'm making a point about #Republicans touting the market as some sort of lassaiz faire god but they repeatedly pick and choose which industries/companies to "bail out"] https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2018/04/white-house-reportedly-exploring-yet-another-wartime-rule-to-help-coal-nuclear/

This is the problem I see most acutely in conservative voters: they don't understand what it is they're voting for. He knew people like them, he told me—“they work hard and they do the jobs that no one else wants to do.” He also felt strong sympathy for their kids. Smith said, “I felt I understood the legal side of it. But this is the first time I really started looking at the human side. Families are being divided.” https://www.newyorker.com/news/dispatch/in-rural-tennessee-a-big-ice-raid-makes-some-conservative-voters-rethink-trumps-immigration-agenda

We heard about this last year but she and her people have always denied it. I guess the police found enough evidence to support such action as to arrest her. Whoa! Originally shared by Chicago Tribune 'Smallville' actress arrested in sex trafficking in 'guru to stars' case Federal prosecutors say a television actress best known for playing a young Superman's close friend has been charged with sex trafficking for helping recruit women to be slaves of a man who sold himself as a self-improvement guru. http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/ct-ent-allison-mack-smallville-sex-trafficking-case-20180420-story.html

Did Trump simply conflate something he had read in an interview or heard on a newscast with his conversations with Putin? It is distressing if so, and reminiscent of claims that President Reagan confused his war movies with actual service. But Trump has offered conflicting and false accounts of his interactions with Putin before, claiming that they had a great relationship and then later saying they had never spoken. A lot of articles are floating around right now about the "Comey memos" but this one had the above paragraph and I think it sums up nicely how many of us view this president: unhinged from reality. He's stated various things as irrefutable facts then we find out he's basing them on random comments, news articles or what passes for journalism over at Fox News. For example, he once said he and Putin were old friends because they met on a television show but then he admitted that while they were both on the same show they didn't actually meet in person o...

So, you wanted some free sound effects for your YouTube studio work? The BBC News has you covered. This is great for those people looking for sound effects that don't want to, or can't, spend a bunch of money or who want to experiment with editing without an additional cost. The search feature is also fairly good. I didn't spend a lot of time with the page but I performed a couple of searches and they came back quick. Jump to the fun: http://bbcsfx.acropolis.org.uk/ https://www.musicradar.com/news/the-bbc-is-letting-you-download-more-than-16000-free-sound-effect-samples-from-its-archive

No matter where you go or what you do with your life there will always be office politics - or drama, if you will - that affects everything about the cosm your operating in. Seems comic books is no different. http://www.vulture.com/2018/04/jim-starlin-creator-of-infinity-war-thanos-hates-marvel.html

I've been seeing a lot more spam like this on the Ploos, especially as comments on articles posted by national or international news sources. Has anyone else noticed an uptick in spam that's less Sexy Girls Porn XXX 美女色情愛性感 💋 (all I did was type in "+sex" and pick one of the many) and more Cialis meets Nigerian Prince ?

Allo never really caught on with my friends. In fact, nothing but Facebook Messenger and iMessages ever caught on with my friends. As far as Google services go, I'm one of the few people I know who use them in lieu of Facebook or Apple's offerings, so it's no surprise to me that Google couldn't find an audience for it's fifteenth or nineteenth "messaging" service. I mean, who's really keeping count anymore? I do use Messenger though, but only with my non-Android friends. With my Android friends I use Hangouts and they always bitch and moan that I'm the only one using that service with them. https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2018/04/google-gives-up-on-google-allo-hopes-carriers-will-sort-out-rcs-messaging/

More anti-science management in control of scientific organizations coming from #TrumpNation. The former Navy Reserve pilot previously served as executive director of the Air and Space Museum & Planetarium in Tulsa, Oklahoma. During his tenure, the nonprofit suffered financial losses, and an investigation by the Project On Government Oversight found that Bridenstine used the nonprofit’s resources to benefit a company he co-owned, according to a report from The Daily Beast this week . https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/jim-bridenstine-nasa-confirmation_us_5ad8aab7e4b03c426dac081c

Google wants to help you learn to code in JavaScript and they're doing this by getting you to play games. Good, Grasshopper. Now, on to your next lesson . https://www.engadget.com/2018/04/19/google-grasshopper-app-learn-code-javascript/

First Amazon, an online retailer, decided to invest in brick-and-motar stores and now Netflix is looking to convert from a mostly digital company to a full-blown series of physical locations. https://gizmodo.com/netflix-apparently-wants-to-buy-its-own-theaters-and-h-1825389898

I don't want to live in that world. Originally shared by Andreas Holzer In an alternative universe.... https://www.facebook.com/DWATT.A.R.D.I.S/photos/a.414413855279978.99986.276710412383657/1737154119672605/?type=3

Most of us use Chrome but are we really using Chrome? Here are some tricks and tips to using the world's most popular browser. https://www.fastcompany.com/40557798/27-incredibly-useful-things-you-didnt-know-chrome-could-do

That's cool. Don't forget to cancel after 6 months. Originally shared by Di Cleverly Amazon Prime members can get a subscription to Washington Post for 6 months for free. Sign up through Amazon, then click Manage your Subscription to read. Just set a calendar reminder to cancel in 6 months. :)

If you don't feel your Chrome browsing is secure enough there might be hope for your paranoia yet. https://lifehacker.com/beef-up-your-chrome-security-with-these-extensions-1825360485

If domain fronting is in high enough demand I'm sure someone will find a new way or create a new way for citizens to bypass state restrictions on the Internet. https://www.theverge.com/2018/4/18/17253784/google-domain-fronting-discontinued-signal-tor-vpn

I honestly had no idea dogs and cats were being slaughtered in the USA for their meat, even if such butchering is extremely rare. This is a good amendment. Now, if only we could close puppymills. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-04-18/ban-on-killing-dogs-and-cats-for-meals-considered-by-house-panel

I haven't used OneNote in a while, preferring Google Keep for simple note taking, but when I was using Microsoft's offering I really did prefer the desktop program to the #Win10 app so this move by Redmond disappoints me. https://www.theverge.com/2018/4/18/17252312/microsoft-office-2019-onenote-windows-10-app

Meghan McCain has never been what one might call bright, but here she just embarrasses herself and her father's legacy. Are all #Republicans disassociated from the truth? https://splinternews.com/meghan-mccains-face-off-with-james-comey-made-me-want-t-1825360275

Pittsburgh police are getting ready for riots if #DonaldTrump makes a rash decision and fires special counsel, Robert Mueller. And, the next headline down is everyone's favorite partisan hack, Mitch McConnell, stating he doesn't believe Trump will fire the lead investigator. There is a level of cognitive dissonance in this country right now so troublesome it borders on the insane. But, I guess that's #TrumpNation for you.

With this kind of logic she might as well have used the wet wood from a dogwood tree to tap into the child's humors and then ducked them into balance with leeches. A bite from an animal, with or without rabies vaccination, has the potential to imprint an altered state in the person who was bitten, in some ways similar to a rabies infection. This can include over-excitability, difficulties sleeping, aggression, and various fears, especially of dogs or wolves. This child presented a perfect picture of this type of rabies state. Most homeopaths would have easily recognized the remedy required in this case. https://arstechnica.com/science/2018/04/homeopath-treated-4-yr-old-boys-behavior-problems-with-saliva-from-rabid-dog/

Do yourself a favor and watch the embedded video in this VICE article. It's about 7 and a half minutes long, but totally worth the eye-time. https://news.vice.com/en_us/article/bjpp3a/everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-hidden-ways-facebook-ads-target-you

Atrocious. Originally shared by Chris Kim A KC firefighter called grandfather the n-word, too, the man says, and threatened to shoot him. But it was the child's family who was asked to leave Hooters. http://www.kansascity.com/opinion/opn-columns-blogs/melinda-henneberger/article209114334.html

Erin Holman must be lonely. She's shared this exact same post on just about every unmoderated Community on Google+. Originally shared by Erin Holman Anyone want to hook up today? Lonely housewife 5 foot three 135 pounds husband away all day and most of the evening I can host would prefer to meet somewhere else but let me know. My phone number 4055864121

If you're in Denver - and some of you are - and are wondering what's for lunch: I suggest Chipotle. While DDFL is not my favorite shelter by far, they do a lot for animals and that's where #Rufus came from, so in honor of him I ask you to eat there today. Oh, and mention DDFL while you're paying, 50% goes to them. http://www.ddfl.org/chipotle/

I ran across this in Twitter (where I spent most of yesterday). It's the tale out of Macon, GA where a couple and their elderly mother were trying to park in a handicapped spot and to service members decided to drive around them and park in their own spot. Now, this happens every single day in, probably, every single parking lot in this country. Someone's taking too long to park and someone else goes around so as not to wait. I've been on both sides of this - on the one hand, I've taken my time parking (I always back in) and in some cases I've maneuvered around another vehicle who is taking too long, usually because the vehicle is larger than the driver can adequately drive and so they're using a 23-point turn to get in or out of a space. But, it didn't stop in the parking lot. No. The family backing in followed the service members inside and confronted them. When one pulled out a phone to record the exchange the elderly white woman went bonkers. Before r...

Well, that's a damn shame. Looks like #WarnerBrothers is dead set on ruining every franchise they have access to. #MadMax http://www.syfy.com/syfywire/mad-max-movies-legal-battle?amp&__twitter_impression=true

Learning or continuing education and want to learn more about how technology can help you succeed? Google has you covered. https://applieddigitalskills.withgoogle.com/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=paidsocial&utm_campaign=Q218TW&utm_content=general2&dclid=CIui5PyWwNoCFRaqaQodwzcJKw

The article doesn't say how prevalent this particular snake tracking program is, but it sure does seem to be getting some high profile results. https://www.orlandoweekly.com/Blogs/archives/2018/04/16/a-burmese-python-with-a-tracking-device-led-florida-officials-to-a-record-breaking-sex-party

In #TrumpNation the swamp is drained and refilled with toxic sludge - which is now permissible under Scott Pruitt's administration. "This is just one more example of how Scott Pruitt is blatantly breaking laws and ethics rules that protect taxpayers from government waste, fraud and abuse in order to help himself to perks and special favors - and taking deliberate steps to hide everything from Congress and taxpayers." http://thehill.com/business-a-lobbying/383351-watchdog-epa-violated-law-with-administrators-soundproof-booth?amp

It's always nice seeing life-long Republicans jumping ship due to the policies and infantilism of #DonaldTrump. During their 2016 election cycle I predicted #TrumpNation would destroy the Republican party. Looks like I was right. https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/seth-klarman-democratic-donor_us_5ad4322fe4b077c89cea0063

Well, that seems like a perfectly good waste. http://www.post-gazette.com/business/money/2018/04/09/Dicks-Sporting-Goods-Pittsburgh-destroy-dispose-assault-rifles-guns-pulled-off-shelves/stories/201804060151

Tell me if you've heard this one before: voodoo economics do not work. Never have and never will no matter how loud the #GOP gets. Originally shared by iquanyin surprise! http://www.newsweek.com/republican-tax-cuts-trump-wage-increases-879800

C Originally shared by Brian Harrod WHAT WOULD YOU DO...... You find explicit messages on your daughter's Instagram but the cops won't help, do you A) Block him B) Close the account C) Setup a #ChrisHanson style sting using your daughter as bait then zip tie and beat the guy while recording it on your phone? https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/b-c-couple-ties-up-man-they-claim-visited-home-for-sex-with-13-year-old-1.3885294 https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/b-c-couple-ties-up-man-they-claim-visited-home-for-sex-with-13-year-old-1.3885294

I had wondered if anyone was hacking Google Maps for their own benefit in the past when Google kept asking me if I was there owner of specific locations. Short answer is yes, apparently they are. Now, can Google find a way to beat this fraud and return trust to Maps listing? https://www.ctvnews.ca/business/google-maps-sabotage-is-a-scary-problem-for-all-users-warns-internet-police-1.3884588

The Atlantic Ocean is slowing down due to #globalwarming. Some scientists are concerned the influx of freshwater could cause the current to shut down altogether. This was the premise of the 2004 film, The Day After Tomorrow ... https://www.npr.org/2018/04/13/602240020/atlantic-ocean-current-slows-down-to-1-000-year-low-studies-show

"Secret" laws have no place in a Democracy, but #DonaldTrump isn't interested in democracy and #TrumpNation is apathetic to the rule of law. Originally shared by iquanyin Donald Trump Ordered Syria Strike Based on a Secret Legal Justification Even Congress Can't See http://theintercept.com/2018/04/14/donald-trump-ordered-syria-strike-based-on-a-secret-legal-justification-even-congress-cant-see/

The Gunny is gone. https://americanmilitarynews.com/2018/04/breaking-r-lee-ermey-aka-the-gunny-has-passed-away/amp/

Very comforting to read this tweet thread. At least as far as I read it, deciding not to read each of the 600+ replies. https://twitter.com/jojake111/status/984674245543276544?s=19

Was #DonaldTrump's assault on the Syrian forces under Bashar al-Assad a violation of the Constitution? One might argue that the AUMF (Authorize Use of Military Force) Congress passed shortly after 9/11 might be enough since ISIS is a direct descendant of al-Qaeda, but Trump didn't attack ISIS, he attacked the nation-state of Syria. The War Powers Act (Resolution) is also very clear about when an Executive has the power to act without pre-approval by Congress: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_Powers_Resolution Specifically, the USA, our allies or our interests, must be attacked first . In Syria our troops had not been attacked by the state. It's fairly clear to me that Trump violated the Constitution, but it's also crystal clear to me that the #GOP doesn't care and they control Congress at the moment. https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2018/04/the-unconstitutional-strike-on-syria/558044/

Google is leveraging it's natural language AI to help us search books based on ideas and topics as opposed to keywords. Check it out: https://books.google.com/talktobooks/ #TalktoBooks https://research.googleblog.com/2018/04/introducing-semantic-experiences-with.html

This is not to say Trump does not thrive on disaster. He began his career profiting off the financial ruin of New York City (“When bad times come, then I’ll get whatever I want,” he told Barbara Walters in the 1980s) and continued to spout this philosophy before his presidential run (“You know what solves it? When the economy crashes, when the country goes to total hell and everything is a disaster. Then you’ll have, you know, you’ll have riots to go back to where we used to be when we were great,” he told FOX News in February 2014.) Trump loves a catastrophe if he is its beneficiary. Remember, boys and girls, #DonaldTrump is only interested in Donald Trump and #TrumpNation is a reflection of that singlemindedness. https://www.fastcompany.com/40558314/donald-trump-will-do-anything-to-avoid-prosecution-and-john-bolton-will-help

Want to read something scary? Once in power, that supermajority allowed Trump to amend the constitution in 2019 , reducing the number of seats in the Congress from 538 to 199, gerrymandering them brutally to shore up his party’s standing in future elections, barring gay marriage in perpetuity, and mandating that in election campaigns, state media would take precedence over independent sources. He also forced a wave of early retirements in the judiciary in order to pack the courts with loyalists . That could very well be a paragraph from an article to be written in 2020, but it's not. Instead it's a section of an article written today about the demise of democracy in Hungary when a "I don't play by the rules outsider " with a penchant for ignoring established norms or the rule of law gets his way. Real paragraph: Once in power, that supermajority allowed Orbán to amend the constitution in 2011 , reducing the number of seats in the parliament from 386 to 199, ...

Apparently I'm doing something wrong on Instagram. Oh wait, that's it: I'm not a hot 20 year old girl. http://www.thisisinsider.com/bella-thorne-instagram-money-mansion-2018-4

...the Trump Organization says the president’s holdings are worth far less than he has proclaimed. Across the country, the Trump Organization is suing local governments, claiming it owes much less in property taxes than government assessors say because its properties are worth much less than they’ve been valued at. In just one example, the company has asserted that its gleaming waterfront skyscraper in Chicago is worth less than than its assessed value, in part because its retail space is failing and worth less than nothing . #DonaldTrump - the greaterest, bestest, most specialist businessman in history (according to him) - is suing local governments across the country to prove his properties are worth nothing and he shouldn't have to pay taxes on them. Yeah, you read that right. The Trump Company, of which our president has not divested, is suing cities from ocean to ocean so he doesn't have to pay property taxes, thus taking important money from municipalities that are runnin...

"Your son almost became a hashtag." A fourteen year-old kid, who apparently can't find his school without his cellphone for some reason, knocks on a door to get directions and almost becomes yet another statistic. What the F ? If you read the article, and I know many of you won't, the man who shot at him and his wife are apparently racists who just assume everyone of color is out to get them. Good for this kid for not being shot by some a-hole, but what sort of society do we live in where a kid can't ask a stranger for help without being considered an enemy? I hope his guy is found guilty and sentenced to the fullest extent of the law. http://www.fox2detroit.com/news/local-news/black-teen-misses-bus-gets-shot-at-after-asking-for-directions-in-rochester-hills#/

Are you a guy? Do you agree every guy should know these sites? Did you already know them? DO you have others to add that we, as guys, should know about? http://coolmaterial.com/cool-list/9-cool-websites-every-guy-should-know/

Unlike many other software companies Google likes to play. They like to lock some developers away, give them a task and set them free. Okay, sure, it doesn't quite happen like that, but Google does like to take what they've learned over the course of working on various projects and re-imagine them from the ground-floor up. Not many companies do this. Microsoft has said they will, but then scrapped that project. Oracle, Apple and others have promised to do so then fallen short. But, for all it's problems, Google does . And Fuchsia is their latest attempt to take what they knew and apply it from scratch. And now, there's a place to get an idea what Fuchsia is and how it may look and feel: https://www.androidhits.com/you-can-now-try-googles-fuchsia-os-in-browser/ Play with it here (although it's nothing special at the moment): https://mgoulao.github.io/fuchsia-web-demo/ https://9to5google.com/2018/01/23/what-is-google-fuchsia-os/

#DonaldTrump doesn't really understand anything about how the government works, that the people who work in the various agencies don't work for the man in the executive's chair, but rather they work for the people of this nation. We've seen this time and again over the past year and a half and his constant ignorance of his role in our Republic is slowly destroying us all. Well, unless you're a 1%er. Then you're golden. “I stared at the soft white pouches under his expressionless blue eyes. I remember thinking in that moment that the president doesn’t understand the FBI’s role in American life.” https://www.vox.com/2018/4/12/17231702/james-comey-book-detail-trump-pee-tape

I've been posting a lot about Google lately so here's one for #Win10. https://lifehacker.com/five-apps-for-keeping-windows-clean-1825209052

That's our president, boys and girls. The village idiot who knew nothing about anything but railed it against it all because of white rage. Now he's retracting his previous statements and going forward with Obama's plan. In #TrumpNation if Obama did it it's bad, but if the Great White Dope does it, it's good. Originally shared by Chris Kim A Just kidding. Ha ha. Pull my finger. BREAKING: Donald Trump called the Trans Pacific Partnership "the rape of our country." He said on his first day in office that the U.S. would quit the deal. Now, new day, new Trump. He's instructed his economic team to rejoin TPP. https://www.newsandguts.com/trump-reverses-course-seeks-u-s-join-trans-pacific-partnership/

Trying to figure out to drum up more sales? Google has you covered. You know, that's if you want to leverage Google's powerful search for your business. https://search.app.goo.gl/1jjZp

While none of us were looking #DonaldTrump stigmatized #TrumpNation again. Or he just doesn’t give AF. And I quote: “Mr. Trump, several aides said, is unconcerned—or perhaps even unaware—of the distinction between cash assistance and other safety-net programs ... he calls them all welfare.” https://www.theroot.com/president-signs-executive-order-mandating-poor-people-w-1825184646

So the new Gmail design looks just like Google+. Got it. https://gizmodo.com/leaked-images-suggest-gmails-redesign-is-going-to-be-ve-1825206236

“They [the terrorists] didn’t get that idea from my opera, don’t worry,” Atwood said. “They got the idea from ‘Star Wars.’” Margaret Atwood apparently believes the 9/11 terrorists were inspired by #StarWars #ANewHope when they flew jet liners into the World Trade Center. I don't know if she's batshit crazy or just untethered from reality. http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2018/04/12/handmaids-tale-writer-margaret-atwood-star-wars-inspired-911-terrorists.html

Yes, yes, I know there are all sorts of comic book themed movies coming out this summer, but I"m always a sucker for a good shark flick ... even when it's on SYFY monster movie night. #TheMeg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bsLk0NPRFAc

Hot girl with a gun, what's not to like? Oh yeah, the "Women for Trump" shirt and the batshit crazy conservative politics. http://insider.foxnews.com/2018/04/11/college-student-brenna-spencer-defends-her-graduation-photo-gun-women-trump-shirt

Everything in this article is true. #Rufus https://tonic.vice.com/en_us/article/8xkvpx/mourning-a-dog-can-be-harder-than-mourning-a-person