Good morning! It’s time for more news from LMLOS on this Friday, April 26, 2019. If you enjoy the aggregation of these stories, please recommend and share.
Alas, we are not going to go see Avengers this weekend. Opening weekends for movies like these are always packed and almost always unpleasant. I’m not a fan of crowds on good days, but throw in a child with ADHD who has difficulty sitting still and not leaping up during exciting scenes in movies and people are even worse.
We did watch the Youtube video of the Avengers Cast singing “We Didn’t Start The Fire”, and we are excited for it, but it is one of those times where we just have to wait.
Instead, tonight we are attending a local minor league baseball game. Since it’s a Friday, there are probably going to be fireworks afterwards. And then we head into the weekend. I am really hopeful that we’ll have a calm weekend, news wise. No matter what, remember to take time for yourselves.
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NEWS STORIES
Hours After Entering 2020 Race, Biden to Attend Big-Money Fundraiser Hosted by Comcast, Blue Cross Execs -- (Common Dreams) Let's be honest. This doesn't really surprise anyone. We already did know what to expect from Biden. He can probably give Pete tips on courting lobbyists.
The Satanic Temple Is Now Officially an IRS-Approved Tax-Exempt Church -- (Patheos) This is kind of surprising. Of course, what a lot of people miss out on in comparative religions is that one of the tenets of Satanism basically boils down to: "If you don't want people to be mean to you, don't be a jerk." That sounds a lot like "Do unto others as you would have done to you" doesn't it?
Bernie Sanders is the new No. 1 in our 2020 Democrat rankings -- CNN has broken their first place tie, giving top place to Bernie, second place to Biden, and third to HArris.
Judge Gives Trump Administration Six Months to Identify Children Separated From Families Along Southern Border -- (Daily Beast) It's six months too long. Also, I want to know if this includes the children separated from siblings, grandparents, aunts and uncles at the border. Those were the ones they were adopting out, calling them 'unaccompanied', even though they were with family members
Single-Payer Advocates Worry ‘Medicare For All’ Hearing Could Be A ‘Farce’ -- (HuffPo) Not a surprise. With only one real advocate on the panel, the House hearing is really just for show. It's like the women's health panel that only included white men. Even with the Democrats in charge, money talks where people can't afford to.
Facebook while black: Users call it getting 'Zucked,' say talking about racism is censored as hate speech -- (USA Today) There seems to be two minds when it comes to dealing with racism on Facebook. References to white people, even mild ones, are removed for community violations. However, legitimate hate speech against black people or Muslims do not violate the community content. I've seen it in action. I reported no fewer than 20 disgusting comments aimed at Muslims on a local news story. Of them, one was removed. A friend of mine posted a picture of a crunchy baked good regarding a bigoted white male and was immediately suspended. This is white privilege.
Jack Dorsey Keeps Finding New Reasons to Defend Hate Speech on Twitter -- (Vanity Fair) Jack's defense seems to be: "We can't get rid of Nazis and white supremacists because the GOP uses our platform officially." Maybe we shouldn't have a political party that harbors Nazis and white supremacists? Maybe they SHOULD have their platform taken away for hate speech? Just a thought.
George F. Will: Why should socialists be held to fiscal standards that today’s ‘conservatives’ do not follow? -- (Salt Lake Tribune) We have an Administration that wants to appropriate $5 billion dollars for a useless wall, wants to increase defense spending when we already spend more than the next 7 countries COMBINED, and has poured tax payer money into his own coffers by forcing us to pay for his stays at his own hotels. If we're going to run a deficit-laden budget, shouldn't some of that be used to benefit the people footing the bill. I don't want another misplaced fighter jet. I want healthcare for my family. I don't want asylum seeking children housed in cages run by for-profit prisons. I want an education system that won't force young adults into servitude for the rest of their working lives.
Alexandria Ocasio-cortez on Prisoner Voting: 'Should a Nonviolent Person Stopped With a Dime Bag Lose the Right to Vote?' -- (Newsweek) I feel like most of the presidential candidates are incredibly out of touch with the systemic racism in our justice system. They may say something about it, but it is clear through their actions, that they don't understand it. Lori Laughlin is in trouble for bribing her child into college. The investigation began in 2011 and IS STILL ONGOING. They laundered money through a false charitable organization and took tax deductions for it. For all of that, she is facing *4 MONTHS* in prison. A black women in Ohio used her father's address to send her kids to a better school. Her dad pays taxes and lives in that district. She received 8 years in prison. Laughlin will be able to vote. The poor, black mother will not.
A Coast Guard Lieutenant Accused Of Planning A Terrorist Attack Won't Be Charged With Terrorism -- (Buzzfeed) The government has declined to charge a white man, who made claims of wanting to start a race war and stockpiled guns, with terrorism. "Very fine people," am I right? Only the best in Trump's pocket. Oh, and prosecutors still believe he's a very serious ongoing threat, but he will have to be released on bail.