The Friday Edition - Aug 16, 2019
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News, donald trump, gun violence, mass shooting, mental health

Donald Trump’s Proposed Solution to Gun Violence Is to Institutionalize Mentally Ill People

Donald Trump smirking like a goon.
In speaking to reporters yesterday, Trump doubled down on the false idea that mental illness is a major factor in gun violence and mass shootings. He also took that idea even further and said that "mentally ill" people should be institutionalized.
Movies, Bucky Barnes, Steve Rogers, the russo brothers

Endgame Directors Are Kind of Right That Bucky and Steve Have a “Star Wars Relationship”

Steve Rogers and Bucky Barnes ship stucky in Captain America
"That creates the richest, most profound kind of storytelling when you have that kind of close relationship between hero and villain."
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Woman working on laptop in coffee shop with a latte on the table.
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AMP Featured, News, donald trump

Donald Trump Fat-Shamed One of His Own Supporters Just Because He Thought They Were Protesting

Donald Trump holds up the "OK" hand signal.
It's about common human decency at this point and how the president does not have any. He doesn't understand that you don't do these things, and he doesn't know how to interact with human beings who have different views than he does without mocking them. 
AMP Featured, Books, books, Hannah Shaw, kittens

Warm Your Heart With “Kitten Lady” Hannah Shaw’s Breakdown of How She Rescues the Most Fragile Kittens

A kitten sits in his enclosure at a Buddhist temple in the suburbs of Shanghai on December 3, 2015. A monk named Zhi Xiang has given shelter to some 100 stray cats and dogs at the Bao'en temple, because 'I can't see them die. I know I cannot offer them a good life here, but at least I can keep them alive', Xiang explains. AFP PHOTO / JOHANNES EISELE / AFP / JOHANNES EISELE (Photo credit should read JOHANNES EISELE/AFP/Getty Images)
"They fit in the palm of your hand. Their eyes are closed. They need around-the-clock feeding and care," explains Hannah Shaw "Kitten Lady" as she breaks down caring for neonatal kittens.
TV, Ewan McGregor, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Star Wars (franchise)

Long-Rumored Obi-Wan Kenobi Show for Disney+ Reportedly Finally in the Works

Get ready for some news that might make you perk up and say "hello there," because Star Wars is finally giving fans an Obi-Wan Kenobi series on Disney+.
News, contributors, Planned Parenthood, week in reproductive justice

The Week in Reproductive Justice: Planned Parenthood Prepares to Decline Title X Funding to Stand Up for Abortion Access

Pro-choice activists, politicians and others associated with Planned Parenthood gather for a news conference and demonstration.
Welcome to The Week in Reproductive Justice, a weekly recap of all news related to the hot-button issue of what lawmakers are allowing women to do with their bodies!
TV, Alexis Bledel, Amy Sherman-Palladino, Gilmore Girls

The Case for Logan Huntzberger as Rory Gilmore’s Best Boyfriend

Alexis Bledel and Matt Czuchry in Gilmore Girls (2000)
One of my favorite sports is discussing Gilmore Girls, and I consider it a sport because you need quick reflexes, strong breath control, and the ability to take a lot of pain.
Big on the Internet, Amazon, bots

Things We Saw Today: What the Heck Is Going on With These “Amazon FC Ambassadors” on Twitter?

Amazon packages on a conveyor belt in a factory room.
It's not totally clear if these are all real people or if some (or all) of them are bots, although they insist they're real. (Which is exactly what a bot would say ...)
Movies, To All The Boys I've Loved Before

To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before Is Getting Its Conclusion!

To All the Boys I Loved Before cast members Lana Condor and Noah Centineo and as Lara Jean and Peter Kavinsky
It's going to be interesting to see if the new Netflix movies follow the same story of Lara Jean's life that the novels do. 
Books, Sponsored, andy weir, audiobooks, cheshire crossing

Listen to the Audiobook for Andy Weir’s Cheshire Crossing, About the Continued Adventures of Alice, Dorothy, and Wendy

Cheshire Crossing by Andy Weir audiobook
'Cheshire Crossing' takes us into an alternate universe where Dorothy Gale from The Wizard of Oz, Alice out of Wonderland, and Peter Pan's Wendy are schoolgirls together, battling the supervillainous power couple of the Wicked Witch of the West and Captain Hook.
News, wage discrimination, women in sports, women's soccer

Negotiations for Equal Pay in Women’s Soccer Broke Down Pretty Much Immediately

The US Women's soccer team celebrates during their victory tour.
When asked if there was a particular "sticking point" that got in the way of negotiating, Christen Press said it was just "the concept of paying us equally" and that US Soccer "never even got past that.
Big on the Internet, Twitter

Don’t Ever Ask Someone to Turn on Read Receipts—Especially After a First Date

Peter Parker looking confused, trying to figure things out in Marvel and Sony's Spider-Man: Far From Home
Anyway, never openly tell someone that you want to track when they ghost you. You've got to be sneakier than that.
TV, amazon prime video, Carnival Row, Orlando Bloom

Review: Carnival Row Is a Victorian Fantasy That Hits Too Close to Home

Orlando Bloom and Cara Delevingne in 'Carnival Row'
I haven't stopped thinking about 'Carnival Row' since I binged the first season over the weekend. For good and ill, the show sticks with you, because it's so damned close to the social chaos that's gripping our world. It just happens to feature a whole lot of fairies.
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