Wednesday, July 12, 2017
You’re Fired: Trump’s VA Terminates 548, Suspends 200 for Misconduct
Another 200 VA workers were suspended and 33 demoted, according to newly published data by the department as part of VA Secretary David Shulkin’s commitment to greater transparency. Those disciplined include 22 senior leaders, more than 70 nurses, 14 police officers, and 25 physicians.
Also disciplined were a program analyst dealing with the Government Accountability Office, which audits the department, a public affairs specialist, a...
What's The Difference Between Venezuela And A Pizza...
... A Pizza Can Feed The Whole Family....
Socialist Venezuela Collapses Into Starvation & Bloodshed – Media Ignores
Slate Explains Why White Males are 'Punchable'
There’s a certain class of public figure whose face routinely gets described as “punchable.” He’s usually male; though arguably society shouldn’t be encouraging the punching of anyone (with possible exception for Nazis), good etiquette would seem to indicate that women are considered the less punchable sex. The guy with the punchable face is usually white; it’s hard out there for white men lately, in case you hadn’t heard. He’s usually young, too: What’s more annoying than the know-it-all grin of impetuous youth? In addition to the privilege that being young, white, and male already affords him, he of high punchability often has a look that somehow scans as extra-privileged, a mouth seemingly born with a silver spoon in it.
I love it that Schwedel brings "good etiquette" into the conversation from the get-go. What article about knee-jerk animosity would be complete without at least a nod to what Miss Manners might think? Who's on Schwedel's hit list? "Martin Shkreli, Scott Disick, Ryan Lochte, Miles Teller, Justin Bieber, Eric Trump, and Donald Trump Jr.." She then goes on to point out that the adorable star of Baby Driver, Ansel Elgort, is the most recent addition. Why? Among other reasons, he's....
‘Defend Europe’ Militia Sets Sail In The Mediterranean To Chase Migrants
The group announced Tuesday that it has raised the 76,000 euros ($87,000) needed to rent a vessel. The anti-immigration initiative includes people from several countries who aim “to expose the true face of so-called humanitarian organizations, their collaboration with smuggling mafias and the deadly consequences of their actions at sea,” according to organizer Clement Galant.
Defend Europe says it has no intention of hurting the migrants and will keep them safe while they wait for the Libyan coastguard to take them back.
“When boats full of illegal migrants cross, our mission is to call the Libyan coastguard so that they can come and rescue them,” Galant said in a videoposted on social media. “We will keep them safe in the meantime.”
More than 101,417 migrants have crossed the Mediterranean sea during 2017, with almost 85 percent arriving in...
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