The Friday Edition - May 8, 2020
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News, Coronavirus, Economy, unemployment

As We Face the Worst Unemployment Since the Depression, It’s Time to Really Consider Universal Basic Income

A woman walks past closed shopfronts in what would be a normally busy fashion district in Los Angeles, California on May 4, 2020. - California governor Gavin Newsom earlier today announced the gradual reopening of the state later this week as dismal US employment figures are expected with the release of figures Friday May 8 for April's US jobs report, as 30 million Americans filed for unemployment in the last six weeks. (Photo by Frederic J. BROWN / AFP) (Photo by FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP via Getty Images)
We've plunged into an economic crisis and found no safety net at the bottom, which is why this may be the time to consider Universal Basic Income.
News, baby names, Elon Musk, Grimes

Oh No, I Just Realized I’m Rooting For Elon Musk’s Bizarre Baby Name to Go Through

Elon Musk and Grimes attend the Met Gala.
If Elon Musk and Grimes can lobby the California government to change its naming guidelines, it could overturn a 30-year-old discriminatory rule.
News, Mike Pence

Mike Pence Burns Himself With Joke About Lifting Empty PPE Boxes

WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 04: U.S. Vice President Mike Pence listens during a briefing on the Trump administration's coronavirus response in the press briefing room of the White House on March 04, 2020 in Washington, DC. Officials took questions on a range of issues related to the spread of the coronavirus in the U.S. (Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images)
Even though Mike Pence decidedly did not do it, it still rubs me the wrong way that he "jokingly" asked if he should lift empty boxes for the camera because I do not personally put it past this administration to not do something like that.
TV, Community

Community Cast Reuniting for a Virtual Table Read for Charity!

Jeff Winger in Community
It's time to go back to Greendale Community College.
News, anti-blackness, Black Lives Matter

What You Should Know About the Murder of Ahmaud Arbery

BRUNSWICK, GA - MAY 07: A cross with flowers and a letter A sits at the entrance to the Satilla Shores neighborhood where Ahmaud Arbery was shot and killed May 7, 2020 in Brunswick, Georgia. Arbery was shot during a confrontation with an armed father and son on Feb 23. (Photo by Sean Rayford/Getty Images)
If only he had been just allowed to jog.
Big on the Internet, gardening, hobbies, plants

10 Easy Herbs to Grow in Your Quarantine Garden

poison ivy smiles
Have you wanted to start and herb garden? Here are 10 easy to grow herbs that are great for beginner gardeners.
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