What goes through my my mind when I read the news with my morning coffee. …Or for the Simon's Rockers in the group, this is my response journal.
President Obama visited the city in Michigan Wednesday to discuss its water crisis with residents….
Back in Washington, Congress hasn’t passed an aid package yet.
…Asked if the speaker plans to bring any Flint-related legislation to the House floor soon, an aide to Ryan referred CBS to the House Energy and Commerce Committee for information about any action already taken or being considered.
Why Congress still isn’t helping Flint – CBS News
sigh….
Being a woman hasn’t given Hillary Clinton an edge, as Donald Trump suggests. In fact, Clinton has had to struggle to get where she is, Patti Solis Doyle says.
If Hillary Clinton were a man – CNN.com
hmmm
They lost family, friends and cultural touchstones in the disaster of April 2015. Now they’re doing “photo therapy.”
Sigh… The habit of human spirit to seek paths to resilience is such a wonder to behold sometimes.
The #NeverTrump movement suffers another setback.
The Kasich-Cruz Alliance Is Already Falling Apart | Vanity Fair
Did anyone think they would stick to it? Talk about desperate…
“This is, of course, exactly what the wife of the Zodiac killer would say.”
Heidi Cruz: My Husband Is Not the Zodiac Killer | Vanity Fair
Ted Cruz is not having a good day.
Old news but still makes me laugh.
Archaeologists say they have finally located the remains of Captain Cook’s famous HMS Endeavour.
Remains Of Captain Cook’s HMS Endeavour Found In Newport Harbor Rhode Island
Wild.
The former House speaker faced up to five years for his effort to cover up his sexual abuse of high school wrestlers he coached.
Dennis Hastert Sentenced to 15 Months, and Apologizes for Sex Abuse – The New York Times
It should be 15 life sentences but whatever… A small win is better than no win at all.
Mayor Marty Walsh announced the launch of a new program ensuring that Boston Public School students who graduate from high school with a 2.2 GPA will receive two years of free community college.
BPS Students To Receive Two Years Of Free Community College | WGBH News
Right on, Boston!
Here’s another reason to start saving for that beach house: new research suggests that residents with a view of the water are less stressed.
Ocean views linked to better mental health — ScienceDaily
No shit.
Multiple young women claim they received backlash, instead of support, after reporting sexual violence to the Mormon-run school.
Punished after rape report at Brigham Young University – CNN.com
hmmm
On its first morning of operation Saturday, Sanctuary ATC (alternative treatment center), the state’s first therapeutic cannabis dispensary, had about two dozen people with various ailments waiting on its patio.
NH’s first medical marijuana dispensary opens; buyers hope for relief | New Hampshire
hmmm
Hillary has survived the most intrusive, aggressive and unending vetting process in political history. Time and again she has emerged with integrity intact.
Guess we know where Blue Nation Review stands.
I’ll just put this right here. OK? Super.
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You can’t ever be over-prepared.
Johnny Weir and Tara Lipinski are bringing 7 suitcases to the Kentucky Derby | For The Win
Love me some J&T
In our final year at school, we studied world religions. This led to the inevitable question of how did we know (how does anyone know?) that our religion was the true one? How could everyone be right? The nun who was teaching us came up with this image:
“Think about a diamond with all its different facets. Those facets are the various religions. If you put that diamond up to the light – God – it shines through every facet differently, creating a variety of beautiful colors.”
Why I have quit Catholicism to become an Episcopalian | Emma Gilbey Keller | Opinion | The Guardian
Never mind the article, I just really liked that one quote about the multi-faceted diamond. I would have said crystal (because there is nothing holy about the freaking inhumane ugliness of the diamond business!!!) but still…. Great way to think of it!
The senator’s son, who is married to a black woman, has no patience for critics of the clothing company’s ad.
Nicely put, John!
The Supreme Court said it might intercede if a federal appeals court in New Orleans did not act promptly on a challenge to the law.
Justices Leave Texas Voter ID Law Intact, With a Warning – The New York Times
hmmmm
…Why did ordinary people commit atrocities in the Holocaust?
Ordinary people… Who were they? Why did they do it?
‘Just following orders’
Could it happen again?
Where next?
BBC iWonder – Why did ordinary people commit atrocities in the Holocaust?
Sigh….
A former Auschwitz Nazi death camp guard apologises at his trial in Germany to victims, saying he feels “ashamed” of his work at a “criminal organisation”.
“…he should say more for the sake of the young generation today because the historical truth is important”
Auschwitz trial: Ex-guard Reinhold Hanning ‘ashamed’ – BBC News
sigh…
The military found that human error, compounded by equipment failures, led to the attack on a Doctors Without Borders facility in Afghanistan that killed 42 people.
Punishing 16, Pentagon Says Mistakes Led to Hospital Attack in Afghanistan – The New York Times
Ignorance changes nothing in the effects of one’s actions. Ignorance will never change the fact that people died and those people are lost forever. Especially when speaking of the military, ignorance is absolutely no excuse!!!
Actor Ryan Reynolds has written an emotional tribute after the 13-year-old boy who may have been the world’s biggest Deadpool fan lost his battle against cancer. Reynolds met Connor McGrath through…
Source: Ryan Reynolds writes emotional tribute after world’s biggest Deadpool fan succumbs to cancer
Awwww. Good on ya, Ryan.
Gov. Peter Shumlin signed a bill into law Thursday that backers say will add thousands of Vermonters to the voting rolls. Under the law, people will automatically be registered to vote when they get or renew a driver’s license.
Vermonters With A Driver’s License Will Now Automatically Be Registered To Vote
Very cool!
