The Right and the Left both oppose banning child marriage in the US. Yet another reason I admire neither the Left nor the Right.
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We live in the era of the little man with the big gun; the brittle woman with the bloodsport dog. Each lacks compassion and gloats in the anxiety and misery they cause others. They are gnats in an awesome universe, incapable of heroism or grace. These deserve no song or poetry.
The life a poor person isn't worth much. It is not a trendy thing to have empathy for the poor person in the wrong place when a hungry tiger comes by, but the wealthy gain points through their indifference to the poor in their support of a single tiger. vanityfair.com/style/2019/04…
#pitbull #fiction #mauling #dogsbite
Explores the cost of aggressive dog ownership to innocent children.
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This makes me so sad.
Security forces have murdered at least 6,800 people from January 2018 to May 2019, according to UN evidence econ.st/2jEsL9s
Important work.
“It’s a real honour to hear somebody’s story and know that you’re able to pass that on to their family, and – perhaps – help their bereavement process” positive.news/society/record…
Vacationing en masse on the open seas in a cruise ship; I've heard it is a great time.
This is the moment a huge cruise ship crashes into a tourist boat and the dockside in Venice, as dozens of people run away in panic
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"they want to weigh in and have their opinions treated with deep respect and their preferences honored not on the strength of their arguments or on the evidence they present but based on their feelings, emotions, and whatever stray information"
.@RadioFreeTom considers how the decline in trust in experts has affected American democracy:
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Fearlessness in truth-telling is awesomely heroic.
In his death, Jamal Khashoggi, a Saudi journalist and a former government supporter who became a vocal and fearless critic of the current Saudi crown prince, has galvanized global attention far more than he was able to do during his life. nyer.cm/RR7IKJt
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Such a sad situation.
Families so desperate they are forced to eat rotten meat — this is Venezuela
Warning: distressing scenes bbc.in/2CJBhMp
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This is amazing. Fascinated by the fact that future historians will consider the body of tweets created during the Trump presidency as "original sources."
President @realDonaldTrump appealed our legal victory in the #BlockedbyTrump lawsuit. Here's our brief in response (just filed in the Second Circuit): knightcolumbia.org/sites/def…
Six children in Minnesota have been diagnosed with a rare and potentially deadly disease newsweek.com/what-acute-flac…
Thank you for telling the truth and speaking up for the innocent and vulnerable (which we all are).
October 27, 2018 is National Pit Bull Victim Awareness Day in support of thousands of people attacked by pit bulls and in memory of those killed by pit bulls. Ask for breed safety legislation (BSL) to help fix this crisis. #nomorevictimsofpitbulls ow.ly/tIlD30m0j7s