Kill the tech bro, save the world: how CEOs became Hollywood's new supervillains | Technology | The Guardian

Kill the tech bro, save the world: how CEOs became Hollywood's new supervillains | Technology | The Guardian:

Hollywood has a history of drawing on collective fears. 

The dawn of the atomic age saw a boom in world-ending disasters, James Bond battled Russians all throughout the cold war, and the post-9/11 era saw a grimly predictable rise in Arab and Muslim bad-guys. 
And so it follows, that in the past few years – as the likes of Mark Zuckerberg, Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos have accrued more power, wealth and influence than most governments – the face of villainy has changed again.

Since the turn of the decade, blockbusters have increasingly cast Silicon Valley’s tech-bros as supervillains. 
And it’s not hard to see why. 
Whether it’s the image of a pallid Zuckerberg hauled up in front of congress for disrupting democracy, or Jeff Bezos tweeting images of himself piloting giant robots, their public image has been less than gleaming.
 The meek have inherited the earth, and now they seem hellbent on destroying it.

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Until recently of course, blockbuster nerds were benevolent figures. 
...How things have changed..."

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CNN Commentator: National Anthem is ‘Problematic’ | The Daily Caller

CNN Commentator: National Anthem is ‘Problematic’ | The Daily Caller
"CNN commentator Angela Rye said Tuesday that she believes the national anthem is “problematic in and of itself.”
Sye tore into Trump during a discussion about the president disinviting the Philadelphia Eagles from their White House victory celebration after only a handful of players committed to attending.

...“We’re now going to end up in a midterm where we’re talking about the national anthem,” she added. 

“The national anthem is problematic in and of itself. 
There is a second verse that Colin Kaepernick brought attention to that has yet to be discussed on broad platforms.”

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DACA fix will spur new wave of illegal immigration: ICE chief - Washington Times

DACA fix will spur new wave of illegal immigration: ICE chief - Washington Times:

"Passing a “clean” Dream Act to legalize illegal immigrant “Dreamers” will spur a new wave of illegal immigration and create a new population that will need an amnesty 10 or 20 years in the future, the government’s chief deportation official said Tuesday.
Tom Homan, who has been acting as the chief at U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement since the beginning of the Trump administration, said even the talk of a renewed immigration debate on Capitol Hill will entice people to make the perilous journey to try to jump the border, saying during his nearly 35 years in immigration enforcement he’s seen it happen “every time you talk about some sort of benefit” such as legal status for illegal immigrants."

Fake researcher fabricated finding that HPV vaccine causes cervical cancer | ScienceNordic

Fake researcher fabricated finding that HPV vaccine causes cervical cancer | ScienceNordic
"A research article alleging that HPV vaccines can cause cancer has now been withdrawn. "Extremely serious," says Karolinska Institutet.
The Karolinska Institutet says they have no knowledge of a person claiming to be a researcher who is affiliated with them. 
Now a study this individual has authored about cervical cancer vaccines has been withdrawn. (Photo: NTB Scanpix)
...His motive seems to be to spread opposition to vaccinations. 
...A month ago, Andersson wrote that the HPV vaccine could be blamed for a recent increase in the number of cases of cervical cancer in parts of Sweden..."
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Medicare Will Be Insolvent In 2026, Sooner Than Expected; Social Security To Follow In 2034 | Zero Hedge

Medicare Will Be Insolvent In 2026, Sooner Than Expected; Social Security To Follow In 2034 | Zero Hedge:
"Medicare's trust fund has just eight more years of solvency until 2026, and Social Security will be exhausted in 2034, according to Thursday projections by the trustees for the government programs. 

While Social Security's expected depletion is unchanged from last year's projection, the date for Medicare's demise was moved up three years. 

Social Security is made up of several funds; the Old-Age and Survivors Insurance (OASI) and Disability Insurance (DI) are combined for the designation OASDI, while Medicare's Hospital Insurance trust fund is designated HI. 

If allowed to expire, beneficiaries would face an immediate reduction of around 20% in benefits.

The costs of Medicare and Social Security will increase substantially as a percentage of GDP through 2035 due to a sharp rise in beneficiaries as baby-boomers retire, and lower birth rates that have persisted since the baby boom resulting in slower growth of the labor force and GDP..."

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NRA Lawsuit against New York DFS: Department Sets a Dangerous Precedent | National Review

NRA Lawsuit against New York DFS: Department Sets a Dangerous Precedent | National Review:

"Seeing regulators open this Pandora’s box should be deeply concerning to those on both the right and the left. One easily could imagine similar motivated prosecutions of financial-services firms that do business with Planned Parenthood, tobacco companies, tech firms, the solar industry, or even the political campaigns of rival parties. The precedent set by these blatantly political regulatory actions undermines not only the insurance market, but the rule of law."

Will Victims of a Ponzi Scheme Now Pay for a Diversity Scheme? - WSJ

Will Victims of a Ponzi Scheme Now Pay for a Diversity Scheme? - WSJ
"A federal judge in Mississippi uses a fraud case as a vehicle for his social agenda.
On Friday in Mississippi, federal District Judge Carlton Reeves surprised government lawyers by ordering that the appointment of a receiver to recover assets for fraud victims should serve as a vehicle to promote diversity in the legal profession.
“It is indisputable that systematic oppression lies behind much of the judiciary’s lack of diversity,” wrote the Obama appointee in his order establishing a process to select a receiver to go after the money taken from investors.
...And while defrauded investors surely value the search for truth, they are also no doubt eager for a receiver to begin an immediate search for their money.
...The Clarion Ledger previously noted that among the victims was the state’s Republican U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker. The Clarion Ledger reported:
“My wife and I are victims of this apparent fraud,” Wicker said in a statement late Thursday. “Like many others who stand to lose money in this scheme, we are very surprised and disappointed. We are learning of this through news reports like everyone else. We are seeking answers as to how this happened and will continue to monitor this matter closely.”
...Whatever one thinks about government programs intended to increase diversity, is there an argument that the burden of advancing such efforts should fall on the victims of a Ponzi scheme—right at the moment they are trying to recover their stolen nest eggs?

22 Of 498 Michigan Legislators Said 'No' To Corporate Welfare Since 2001 [Michigan Capitol Confidential]

22 Of 498 Michigan Legislators Said 'No' To Corporate Welfare Since 2001 [Michigan Capitol Confidential]:
"Michigan state Rep. Steven Johnson was one of 22 current and former legislators who voted against every business subsidy authorization that came before them since 2001...
Johnson represents the 72nd District, which covers parts of Allegan and Kent counties.
The (2018) business subsidies benefited:

• a Lansing developer, 
• a multi-national electronics manufacturing company headquartered in Taiwan, and 
• Dan Gilbert, who owns the Cleveland Cavaliers and is a major developer in downtown Detroit.

Johnson submitted his stance on corporate welfare in a statement to Michigan Capitol Confidential:
“I would be happy to work with Pfizer, Amazon, Quicken Loans or any other big corporation to lower taxes for all businesses in Michigan, but I am unwilling to subsidize a select few privileged businesses regardless of whether it is in my district or on the other side of the state.
We should have a business climate that is appealing to all businesses, and we should encourage business growth in our districts by lowering taxes across the board in the state of Michigan for everybody.
Studies show that Michigan could drastically cut the state business tax and the state income tax if we didn’t subsidize these large corporations off the backs of everybody else. 
For these and many other reasons, I am opposed to corporate welfare and would like to see a level playing field for all.”"

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NPR Guest: Too Many Young People Have Never Worked | Intellectual Takeout

NPR Guest: Too Many Young People Have Never Worked | Intellectual Takeout: 
"Headlines in 2018 seem to tell a recurring story: 
Unemployment rates are lower than ever. 
...But many of us have overlooked another set of unemployment numbers – numbers which are soaring and signaling a tale of doom for those caught up in the vicious cycle.
Who are these unknown unemployed? 
Quite simply, they are our children.
Columnist and author Katherine Reynolds Lewis makes this case in a recent interview with NPR.
According to Lewis, the focus on helping children succeed in all kinds of extracurricular activities has prevented parents from involving their children in chores and other household responsibilities. 
As a result, these children are excluded from the valuable lessons and sense of community, value, and belonging that these chores bring.
"They're not asked to do anything to contribute to a neighborhood or family or community," Lewis told NPR. 
"And that really erodes their sense of self-worth — just as it would with an adult being unemployed."
She continued:
“To be straight-A students and athletic superstars, gifted musicians and artists — which are all wonderful goals, but they are long-term and pretty narcissistic. 
They don't have that sense of contribution and belonging in a family the way that a simple household chore does, like helping a parent prepare a meal. 
Anyone who loves to cook knows it's so satisfying to feed someone you love and to see that gratitude and enjoyment on their faces. 
And kids today are robbed of that.
It's part of the work of the family..."
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Fred Fleitz, John Bolton recruit, in SPLC 'smear campaign' - Washington Times

Fred Fleitz, John Bolton recruit, in SPLC 'smear campaign' - Washington Times:

"A senior NSC official told The Washington Times that the “baseless … vengeful smear campaign” is coordinated by the Southern Poverty Law Center. A legal advocacy nonprofit specializing in civil rights, the SPLC has thrived on liberal funding, targeted conservatives such as Mr. Fleitz, assigned derogatory labels and won coverage among Washington media.
“Many of the attacks originated from the left Southern Poverty Law Center, which in recent years has raised money by putting out press releases or statements falsely grouping conservative Americans with neo-Nazis and white supremacists,” the NSC official said.
Mr. Fleitz is a prominent conservative scholar recruited last week by National Security Adviser John R. Bolton as he revamps a staff inherited from retired Army Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster."

VIDEO: Student explodes over anti-socialist event

VIDEO: Student explodes over anti-socialist event:

An enraged passerby tried to forcefully derail an anti-socialism event at Santa Clara University, ripping up signs and attempting to knock the phone out of a conservative student's hand as he filmed the tirade.

According to eyewitnesses, the student also attempted to flip over the TPUSA club's table, swearing at organizers when they asked her to "be respectful or leave," but fled when campus security approached the scene.

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Incensed by the display, an outraged individual approached the TPUSA students as they were tabling nearby, ripping up their anti-socialist posters and calling them “a bunch of f***ing Trump supporters,” club members told Campus Reform.

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History for June 6

History for June 6 - On-This-Day.com
Pierre Corneille 1606 - Dramatist, Nathan Hale 1755 - Soldier for Continental Army during American Revolutionary War, considered to be America's first spy, known for his famous quote "I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country.", John Trumbull 1756 - Artist during the American Revolutionary War period
     

Alexander Pushkin (Aleksandr Sergeyevich Pushkin) 1799 - Russian author and poet, Thomas Mann 1875 - German novelist, short story writer, social critic, Robert Englund (Robert Barton Englund) 1948 - Actor, best known for player the character of Freddy Krueger


1813 - The U.S. invasion of Canada was halted at Stony Creek, Ontario.


1844 - The Young Men's Christian Association was founded in London.


1924 - The German Reichtag accepted the Dawes Plan. It was an American plan to help Germany pay off its war debts.


1925 - Chrysler Corporation was founded by Walter Percy Chrysler.


1932 - In the U.S., the first federal tax on gasoline went into effect. It was a penny per gallon.


1944 - The D-Day invasion of Europe took place on the beaches of Normandy, France. 400,000 Allied American, British and Canadian troops were involved.


1968 - U.S. Senator Robert F. Kennedy died at 1:44am in Los Angeles after being shot by Sirhan Sirhan. Kennedy was was shot the evening before while campaigning for the Democratic presidential nomination.


1971 - "The Ed Sullivan Show" aired for the last time. It was canceled after 23 years on the air. Gladys Knight and the Pips were the musical guests on show.

Facebook Gave 'Device Partners' Deep Information On Users And Associates - Conservative Daily Post

Facebook Gave 'Device Partners' Deep Information On Users And Associates - Conservative Daily Post:

"It’s truly terrifying to see how far the social media company has come toward allowing their ‘preferred’ partners to access personal information, even for people who thought they ‘opted out’ of such information sharing."

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