Saturday, 9 February 2019

You Call That Meat? Not So Fast, Cattle Ranchers Say


By NATHANIEL POPPER from NYT Technology https://nyti.ms/2TAr0GZ

The $238 Million Penthouse Provokes a Fierce Response: Tax It


By JEFFERY C. MAYS from NYT New York https://nyti.ms/2Gjcf8i

Pelosi throws shade on Ocasio-Cortez's 'Green New Deal' framework

Pelosi throws shade on Ocasio-Cortez's 'Green New Deal' frameworkThe House speaker has a word of caution for the freshman superstar.




Donald Trump Jr. shared a meme about women and it backfired spectacularly

Donald Trump Jr. shared a meme about women and it backfired spectacularlyDonald Trump Jr. might want to hold off sharing Twitter memes for a bit while he recovers from the internet dragging him.Following the State of the Union, the president's son decided to tweet a meme about the Democratic women of Congress on Wednesday, who wore suffragette white to the address to make a powerful visual statement.Trump Jr. tweeted the meme -- a photo of the women with the words "NOT ONE AMERICAN FLAG AMONG THEM" across it -- to his 3.3 million followers on Wednesday, adding, "Speaks for itself and no one is at all surprised."> Speaks for itself and no one is at all surprised. pic.twitter.com/kLoJzMmY10> > -- Donald Trump Jr. (@DonaldJTrumpJr) February 6, 2019SEE ALSO: Stephen Colbert breaks down where we're at with Trump's State of the Union addressAfter tweeting the meme, many people challenged Trump Jr. by sharing a photograph he shared of his own family right before the State of the Union address. Here it is.> Getting ready to watch @realDonaldTrump at the big show. Love this group. sotu pic.twitter.com/RXHtdEslGj> > -- Donald Trump Jr. (@DonaldJTrumpJr) February 6, 2019As you may have noticed, not one of these seven individuals -- including Trump Jr. himself -- appears to be wearing a flag pin. Hmm...One might go so far is to say there is "Not one American flag among them," and that perhaps their choice to not wear American flag pins to the State of the Union "speaks for itself." As you may have guessed, it wasn't long before people called Trump Jr. out for his hypocrisy and came to the defense of the women.> Not one American flag pin in sight. pic.twitter.com/rDPhqZzCrj> > -- Cole (@TryUsingGoogle) February 6, 2019> Not one Pin or a shred of integrity in your group either, sonny. pic.twitter.com/ds6felZNTH> > -- Decency must win (@KindNotWeak2019) February 6, 2019> Not one indicted or under investigation for criminal wrongdoing or collusion with Russia either https://t.co/5V0fKnDI38> > -- The last Master Cherokee Conjurers (@lostcitymagi) February 6, 2019> Not one of them are being investigated for taking a meeting with Russians either. MAGA> > -- Maggie Jordan (@MaggieJordanACN) February 7, 2019> Yeah Junior, some people show their patriotism through their actions. Others are Republicans wearing flag pins.> > -- Evan Hurst (@EvanHurst) February 7, 2019> Not one indictment among them!> > -- barbara james (@leapie454) February 6, 2019Photos taken from during the event showed the Trumps without pins. The First Family at the State of the Union, pinless.Image: Getty ImagesIf you're gonna tweet the meme, you really have to wear the pin yourself, dude. I think that's just how it works. WATCH: Steve Carell to reunite with 'The Office' creator for Netflix's 'Space Force'




Florida caregiver charged after mentally disabled woman gives birth

Florida caregiver charged after mentally disabled woman gives birthWillie Shorter, 58, was charged with lewd and lascivious battery on a disabled adult after a test showed his DNA matched that of the child of the woman who was identified only as "DB," Rockledge, Florida, police said in a court affidavit. Shorter was released on bond on Thursday after being arrested a day earlier, according to Brevard County Sheriff's Office records. Shorter could not immediately be reached for comment, and a Rockledge police spokeswoman said she did not know if he had an attorney.




Cindy McCain apology shows challenge for mixed-race families

Cindy McCain apology shows challenge for mixed-race familiesPHOENIX (AP) — Cindy McCain has apologized after she claimed she stopped a case of human trafficking at the Phoenix airport when she reported a toddler with a woman of a different ethnicity and "something didn't click." Police said they investigated but there was no evidence of a crime.




Woman breaks up fight between dogs before realising one is a mountain lion

Woman breaks up fight between dogs before realising one is a mountain lionA woman intervened in an apparent fight between two dogs, only to discover one of the combatants was in fact a mountain lion. “As she pulled the two animals apart, she realised that in one hand she held a juvenile male mountain lion, about 35 pounds, and not another dog as she expected,” said the Idaho department of fish and game in a statement. “Her husband responded and quickly dispatched the mountain lion as she held on to it,” added the IDFG.