Minoo Khaleghi easily won a seat in February’s election but was disqualified over claims she did not wear a head scarf on visits to Europe and China.
She Won a Seat in Iran’s Parliament, but Hard-Liners Had Other Plans – The New York Times
hmmm
Anti-Abortion Laws Don’t Reduce The Abortion Rate
Whatever your stance is on abortion, it turns out you should probably be against anti-abortion laws: New research shows that laws against abortion don’t decrease the abortion rate. That same research has identified a few things that do decrease the abortion rate; they’re just probably not the sorts of solutions you hear discussed at a pro-life meeting.
Anti-Abortion Laws Don’t Reduce The Abortion Rate, New Study Finds, And That’s Not All | Bustle
hmmm
This is how Donald Trump destroys Bernie Sanders: It’s as simple as a nickname – Salon.com
Stephen Colbert breaks it down: “I just hope that Bernie Sanders does not take this nickname lightly”
This is how Donald Trump destroys Bernie Sanders: It’s as simple as a nickname – Salon.com
<snicker>
It’s legal to make women wear heels to work—but then you should require the same of men — Quartz
Nicola Thorp, a temp reporting for her first day of work at PricewaterhouseCoopers in London, set off an online debate over high heels this week, after she said she was sent home for showing up to work in flat shoes instead of high heels.
“The supervisor told me that I would be sent home without pay unless I went to the shop and bought a pair of two to four-inch heels. …When I pointed out that my male colleague was allowed to work in flat shoes, and that I felt that I was being discriminated against, I was laughed at.”
It’s legal to make women wear heels to work—but then you should require the same of men — Quartz
hmmm
16 West Point Cadets in Raised-Fist Photo Won’t Be Punished – ABC News
“Will there ever be a time when black women can unapologetically show that they are strong proud and supportive of one another without their action being interpreted as an act of militant defiance?” Essence magazine editor-in-chief Vanessa De Luca asked in a Wall Street Journal op-ed this week.
Indeed, Caslen noted that other cadets have used clenched fists to show support for a team or pride at serving their country. So did he, along with hundreds of West Point staffers and graduates on the night before last year’s Army-Navy football game, he added.
16 West Point Cadets in Raised-Fist Photo Won’t Be Punished – ABC News
This is a non-story slipped into the national consciousness by trolls intent on fomenting racial misunderstandings and tensions.
Teen uses Google Maps to discover ancient Mayan site – SFGate
Next time you think there’s nothing left to explore-that GPS and satellites have already discovered everything on Earth-just think about the 15-year-old kid from Canada who discovered an ancient Mayan city, The Fire Mouth.
Teen uses Google Maps to discover ancient Mayan site – SFGate
wild!
Emergency physicians say patients don’t understand health coverage and insurance companies aren’t helping
Ninety percent of emergency room physicians in a survey say ER patients don’t understand what their policies cover, and insurance companies are offering “affordable” policies that cover very little.
Mmmmhmmm
YouTube video shows Russian medieval actor takes down drone with a spear
The quadcopter had been capturing the scenes at the International Festival of Historical Reconstruction of the Early Middle Ages in Russia’s Lipetsk Oblast region.
YouTube video shows Russian medieval actor takes down drone with a spear | Daily Mail Online
Awesome.
A Ghost Ship Mysteriously Appeared on the Coast of Liberia
Where did Tamaya 1 come from?
A Ghost Ship Mysteriously Appeared on the Coast of Liberia | Motherboard
hmmmm
When you take acetaminophen, you don’t feel others’ pain as much
The popular painkiller reduces empathy, study finds –
When you take acetaminophen, you don’t feel others’ pain as much | Neuroscientist News
Huh.
Paris mayor: Trump is ‘so stupid’
The mayor of London has also been criticizing Trump.
Paris mayor: Trump is ‘so stupid’ | TheHill
hmmm
UPDATE: Force used when arresting police chase suspect in Nashua to be investigated
Massachusetts State Police say they will review whether or not the level of force was appropriate during the arrest of a man who led them on a long chase. 50 year-old Richard Simone of Worcester refused to stop for police, and the vehicle crashed at least once in Hudson NH but continued on even with popped tires, pieces of them littering the neighborhood.
UPDATE: Force used when arresting police chase suspect in Nashua to be investigated | NH1
hmmm
F.B.I. Director Says ‘Viral Video Effect’ Blunts Police Work – The New York Times
James Comey said he believed that “lots and lots of officers” were not engaging in confrontations with suspects out of fear of being videotaped.
F.B.I. Director Says ‘Viral Video Effect’ Blunts Police Work – The New York Times
If that is his position he is not qualified to lead let alone be emplyed in law enforcement. If cops are afraid to be caught doing something wrong in the course of going abut their job then they should stop doing things wrong, not stop doing their job. Anything else should be grounds for dismissal.
Ralph Nader Rips Into Hillary Clinton’s ‘Premature Boast of Victory,’ Says She Is Winning Because Of Support From Her ‘Cronies’
Ralph Nader ripped into Hillary Clinton’s campaign, saying that the Democratic front-runner is only leading Bernie Sanders because of America’s ‘anti-democratic systems’.
This coming from the fuckard, arrogant, peice of shit who handed the country over the Bush family. Shut the fuck Nader. You’ve done more than enough harm to this country. Fuck off and die quietly, you heartless prick.
AKB48 member’s ‘penance’ shows flaws in idol culture | The Japan Times
Idol fan culture, as well as the closely related anime and manga fan culture, is institutionally incapable of dealing with independence in young women. It seeks out and fetishizes weaknesses and vulnerabilities and calls it moé, it demands submissiveness, endless tearful displays of gratitude, a lack of confidence, and complete control over their sexual independence. AKB48 takes this a step further by allowing its (largely male) fans to sit in annual judgment, voting members up or down in the group’s hierarchy.
Minegishi …will submit to her training and re-education; she will prostrate herself before the fans and beg for their acceptance, which they will gracefully bestow once she is deemed to have done penance.
AKB48 member’s ‘penance’ shows flaws in idol culture | The Japan Times
yuck.
Investigation: People shot and killed by police this year – Washington Post
At least 62 people have been shot and killed by police across the United States within the past 30 days, according to Washington Post data.
Investigation: People shot and killed by police this year – Washington Post
sigh….
Woody Allen, and why no one gives a shit that he molested his own children
Despite Dylan Farrow’s damning allegations of sexual abuse, the director of Cannes’ opening film today remains beloved by stars, paid by Amazon and rarely interrogated by media as his son, Ronan Farrow, writes about the culture of acquiescence surrounding his father.
My Father, Woody Allen, and the Danger of Questions Unasked (Guest Column) – Hollywood Reporter
Sigh….
Former North Charleston officer who shot Walter Scott indicted on federal civil rights violation
The charges came more than a year after Michael Slager, a North Charleston police officer, shot and killed Walter Scott.
Former North Charleston officer who shot Walter Scott indicted on federal civil rights violation
hmmm
The Citadel will not allow an exception to the uniform to let a Muslim student wear her hijab
The uniform is traditional, and central to the ideals of the nearly 175-year-old public military college in South Carolina, so the fact that it was considering an exception to it for an accepted student set off shock waves among alumni. The idea pleased some in the close-knit corps, who felt it could be an important symbol of religious freedom and inclusiveness. But it upset others who felt it would clash with the mission and ideals of the Citadel, where loyalty, teamwork and uniformity are paramount.
hmmm
Flight delayed after passenger becomes suspicious of equation – BBC News
He told Associated Press that the crew should have run additional checks before delaying take-off.
He said: “Not seeking additional information after reports of ‘suspicious activity’ is going to create a lot of problems, especially as xenophobic attitudes may be emerging.”
Flight delayed after passenger becomes suspicious of equation – BBC News
Exactly.
Differential equation prompts economist’s removal from flight (+video)
A University of Pennsylvania professor’s American Airlines flight was returned to its gate, and he was questioned by security agents, after another passenger reported his working on differential equations as a suspicious activity.
Differential equation prompts economist’s removal from flight (+video) – CSMonitor.com
…Because Americans hate education. …And fear people who do not.
Aghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
Suspicious of ex-Stanford Hoover fellow’s differential equation, woman causes flight delay
An Ivy League professor who was formerly a national fellow at Stanford University’s Hoover Institution said his flight was delayed because a fellow passenger thought the math equations he was writing might be a sign he was a terrorist.
the headlines for this story just get better and better
oh and I’m categorizing this as an education article because it highlights the piss poor quality of education infesting this country.
Coney Island Hospital is House of Horrors
A pediatrician who spent three years as a resident at Coney Island Hospital spoke to The Post’s Melkorka Licea about the frightening patient care the doctor witnessed and heard about in the 371-bed Brooklyn facility. Fearing more children will be put in harm’s way, the physician wanted to shed light on the chronic negligence, unqualified care and poor supervision that plagues the city-run institution.
Doctor reveals horrors that make this hospital dangerous for kids | New York Post
Sweet jeezus… The humanity!
….Or is that lack of it?
