Senate panel votes to make women register for draft

Senate panel votes to make women register for draft

The Senate Armed Services Committee has approved language in its annual defense policy bill that would require women to register for the draft.

The National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) approved by the committee behind closed doors Wednesday “amends the Military Selective Service Act to require the registration of women for Selective Service,” according to a summary released Thursday.

If your dog bites a Republican and they want to know why it wasn't muzzled just say "his body, his choice" - Billysthought tweet

The World Is A Safer Place Without Republicans

• Study finds COVID-19 95 percent lower in vaccinated Philadelphia school employees
• Mexico to deliver medical supplies, food to Cuba
• Olympics opening ceremony highlights the good and bad of these Tokyo Games
• Algerian athlete withdraws from Olympics over possible judoka matchup with Israeli opponent

Criminals across the United States are demanding that their cases receive the kind of F.B.I. investigation that Brett Kavanaugh just got. - Andy Borowitz

 

Apparently, The QAnon Shaman's Elevator Doesn't Go All The Way To The Top
The participant in the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol riots nicknamed the "QAnon Shaman" is negotiating a possible plea deal with prosecutors, after prison psychologists found he suffers from a variety of mental illnesses, his attorney said. 

Welcome to America, where the Aurora killer was able to easily buy 6000 rounds of ammo online, and Tommy Chong went to jail for selling bongs. - John Fugelsang

Republican Shenanigans

• Tom Barrack strikes a $250 million bail deal to get out of jail 
• Clearly Frustrated Alabama Gov. Says 'It’s Time to Start Blaming the Unvaccinated Folks' as Covid Cases Rise in Her State
• Anti-Vax Doctor on Newsmax Says Vitamins Are Better Than Vaccines: ‘That’s How You Crush a Pandemic, Not Vaccinating’
• DeSantis Promises 'Normal' School Year in Florida, Says Students Won't be 'Muzzled' by Masks
• GOP Congressman Cawthorn Vows 'Consequences' for Fauci if Republicans Retake House: 'We Want to Prosecute This Guy'
• Most Stubborn Anti-Vaxers of Rural Arkansas Featured in Stunning Covid-19 Report by CNN's Elle Reeve
• GOP Congressman Scolds Media for Not Asking Democrats About Their Vaccinations, Reporter Informs Him They Have 100% Vaccine Rate
• Alex Jones launches bizarre and desperate effort to drag Hillary Clinton into Sandy Hook lawsuits
• Bust of KKK leader and Confederate general removed from Tennessee Capitol building

Stephen Colbert explains the rejection of Jim Jordan and Jim Banks: “They’re two potential suspects. Nancy Pelosi can’t just look the other way. She’s not Jim Jordan in the showers at Ohio State.”

Methinks Brett Kavanaugh Is Going To Go Through Some Things

Lawyers for Christine Blasey Ford, who accused Brett Kavanaugh of sexual misconduct before he was confirmed in 2018 as a Supreme Court justice, said Thursday that the FBI’s investigation into her allegations was a “sham and a major institutional failure.”

Reminder: Mitch McConnell and Republicans in Congress had no problem with Trump adding $7 trillion-plus in debt in one term.

Their hypocrisy is staggering. - Robert Reich

 

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A teacher in Guatemala after receiving a US vaccine donation.

Rock The Voter News

• 64 percent say racism against Blacks is widespread in US: Gallup
• 'I’m just pissed off at this point': Frustration mounts as Texas Democrats fail to secure Biden meeting
• Kamala Harris looks to turn the page as she zeroes-in on voting rights

One of the great disappointments of the pandemic is how, rather than unifying the country, it has revealed such widespread selfishness. - Steven Beschloss

 

The First Case Of Havana Syndrome Was in 2016. Why The Long Delay, CIA?

The CIA inspector general is reviewing how the agency has handled cases of elusive “Havana syndrome” and the officers who have become sick from the ailment. 

CNN reports that the CIA inspector general will be reviewing the handling of the cases while CIA Director Willian Burnes said he is tripling the size of the medical team that is investigating Havana syndrome.

Kavanaugh: Nothing to see here 

Capitol Riot: Nothing to see here 

Benghazi: 28 months of hearings 

- Andy Borowitz

 

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Business/Tech News

• GM issues second recall of Chevy Bolt EVs after vehicles catch fire
• Israel says Pfizer Covid vaccine is just 39% effective as delta spreads, but still prevents severe illness
• Cleveland's baseball team goes from Indians to Guardians
• California sues Activision Blizzard over 'frat boy' culture

Bezos Hopes To Discover Life On Other Planets And Keep It From Unionizing. - Andy Borowitz

 

Hey, Just In Case We Don't Have Enough To Worry About...

Health officials are warning of a fungus “superbug” outbreak in Dallas and Washington, D.C., that seem to be resistant to treatment.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said Thursday there were outbreaks of the Candida auris fungus in a nursing home in D.C. and two hospitals in Dallas

Nothing disturbs me more than the glorification of stupidity. — Carl Sagan

 

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Odd News

• About 100 US Olympic athletes are unvaccinated
• Gunman hijacks ambulance in Houston with patient inside
• World's longest cornhole game underway in Nebraska
• Bear visits Tennessee mall, checks movie showtimes
• Crafty cockatoos master dumpster diving and teach each other

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The beautiful female red-shanked duoc ( Pygathrix nemaeus ) is considered the Queen of Primates due to her colors.. 

Have a lovely and peaceful weekend, everyone!

White House warns those unvaccinated as delta spreads: 'We're at a another pivotal point'

White House warns those unvaccinated as delta spreads: 'We're at a another pivotal point'

Members of the White House COVID-19 response team on Thursday issued more warnings to Americans who have not sought out a vaccination as the threat from the delta variant continues to rise.

If people can force us to give birth we should be able to force them to get vaccinated. - OhNoSheTwitnt

 

The World Is A Safer Place Without Republicans

• Tokyo hits six-month high in COVID-19 cases one day before Olympics begin
• Hospitals in Kansas City turning away patients as COVID cases surge
• As Florida's Covid-19 cases surge, Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis remains steadfast in his more laissez-faire response
• Fox & Friends Spar Over Return of School Mask Mandates in the Fall: 'Unbelievable. Kid Abuse Again'
• White House announces new funds for COVID-19 testing and vaccination amid delta surge

Raise your hand if you'd like to see Jared Kushner testify under oath in front of Congress on live television for 11 straight hours to explain his secret ties to Bone Saw Arabia and Qatar and the Emirates and just how much he and his sleazeball father-in-law profited from it all. - Jeff Tiedrich

3 Red States Are Driving The Pandemic

Just three states are now driving the pandemic in the United States, as the divide between vaccinated and unvaccinated regions of the country becomes ever more stark, as the more transmissible Delta variant of the coronavirus spreads.

Forty percent of all new cases this week have been recorded in Florida, Texas and Missouri, 

Republicans Protest Lack of Rioters on January 6th Commission. - Andy Borowitz

 

Republican Shenanigans

• Man attacked by angry mob at GOP event after calling Michael Flynn ‘the biggest scumbag traitor in the history of this country’: lawsuit
• Corey Lewandowski Reveals that Melania Trump ALSO Said John McCain 'Isn't a War Hero'
• Meghan McCain Attempts to Lecture Chuck Schumer About Antisemitism
• Anderson Cooper Plays Audio of Trump Ranting About Election in Book Interview: ‘Like Listening to Nixon Drunk Rambling’
• MSNBC host visibly stunned after GOP senator claims people aren’t allowed to pray for someone’s health because of HIPAA privacy laws
• Kim Guadagno, who served as Christie’s lieutenant governor, leaves GOP

Bat-Wielding Jim Jordan Bursts Through Capitol Window Demanding To Be Allowed Onto January 6 Committee. - The Onion

 

The Liz Cheney Fan Club Is Increasing

Congresswoman Mikie Sherrill (D- NJ), a former Navy helicopter pilot and federal prosecutor, joins Andrea Mitchell to discuss the battle on Capitol Hill over appointments to the January 6 select committee after Speaker Pelosi rejected Jim Jordan and Jim Banks. With Kevin McCarthy vowing to withdraw his picks for the committee in response, leaving Liz Cheney as the lone Republican on the panel, Rep. Sherill says, "I would put Liz Cheney against Jim Jordan any day of the week...

When Sean Hannity and Mitch McConnell and Steve Scalise are begging people to get vaccinated, you know the situation is dire. - ToniCB tweet

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Just In: Nancy Pelosi has appointed Adam Kinzinger to bring sexy back to the Jan. 6 select committee. - Kate tweet

Rock The Voter News

• Pelosi says GOP antics won't stop Jan. 6 panel's work
• Fauci Tees Off on Rand Paul for ‘Inflammatory’ and ‘Slanderous’ Comments: ‘He Was Completely Out of Line’
• Majority support key parts of sweeping new infrastructure bill: poll
• Impeachment pol dings Cuomo

Raise your hand if you love Speaker Pelosi for being a total badass and telling McCarthy’s picks of Jim Jordan and Jim Banks to f*ck off. - Andrea Junker

 

I Thought The FBI Was The Federal Bureau of  INVESTIGATION!
The FBI has revealed that it received 4,500 tips during its investigation into allegations of sexual misconduct by then-Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh but it only passed along some of them to White House lawyers, ignoring countless others.

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I’m sorry but we just don’t know what’s in this vaccine now if you’ll excuse me, the vitamins I bought from a podcast have arrived. - Daniel Kibblesmith

Business/Tech News

• Website outages hit Olympics, Amazon and major banks
• Jeff Bezos Launch Coverage Rockets CNN Morning Show to Network's Top-Rated Hour Tuesday
• LG creates air-purifying mask with speakers and mic
• Lincoln Project blasts Comcast for not running ad criticizing Fox News
• Ben & Jerry's to stop sales in West Bank, east Jerusalem

Tensions Escalate As Israel Closes Embassy Inside Ben & Jerry’s Factory - The Onion

 

Oh For Crying Out Loud, Wouldn't It Be Easier To Mandate Vaccines?

The NFL has added an additional COVID-19 vaccination incentive for players, threatening forfeits and the loss of game checks if an outbreak among unvaccinated players causes an unresolvable disruption in the regular-season schedule.

Commissioner Roger Goodell informed clubs of the new policy Thursday in a memo. The league has encouraged vaccination for players but has not required it, per an agreement with the NFL Players Association.

Between the NFL's new no mercy covid policy and Tom Brady dissing Trump, this is a rough week for MAGA football fans. - Schooley tweet

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Odd News

• In historic first, NASA spacecraft maps the interior of Mars
•  Pre-Columbian stone sphere discovered in private estate in Palmar Sur
• RNA breakthrough creates crops that can grow 50% more potatoes, rice
• Chimpanzees' lethal attacks on gorillas in the wild have been observed for the first time
• Plane's landing gear breaks off, hits Maine golf course

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A glass octopus found at around 3000 feet. The octopus must be popular at the Disco bar.

Peace.

McCarthy pulls his 5 GOP members from 1/6 committee after Pelosi rejects 2 of his picks

McCarthy pulls his 5 GOP members from 1/6 committee after Pelosi rejects 2 of his picks

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy is pulling his five Republican members selected to join the House committee that's investigating the January 6 insurrection, following House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's decision to reject two of McCarthy's picks.

Boo Hoo. McCarthy took his boy toys and went home.

The World Is A Safer Place Without Republicans

• New video shows ex-Special Forces officer chucking flag pole at Capitol police officer 'like a spear'
• Fired DEA Agent Who Appeared on Tucker Carlson in March Arrested for Alleged Role in Capitol Riot
• Madison Cawthorn Calls For 'Punk' Fauci to Be 'Charged' on Newsmax: 'Pawn for the Chinese Government'
• Fox's Cavuto Defends 'Good Man' Fauci After Clash With Rand Paul: 'Vilified to the Point You'd Think He Was Lex Luthor'
• 'This Is Not Complicated!' Mitch McConnell Urges Vaccines, Says People Should Ignore 'Voices That Are Giving Demonstrably Bad Advice'
• Republican Steve Scalise Explains Why He Just Got Vaccinated After Holding Out
• Senator Marco Rubio: "Everyone should be vaccinated. There's no reason not to be vaccinated"
• Capitol Physician Warns About 'Dire Health Risk' of Delta Variant, Says There Have Been 'Several' Breakthrough Cases on the Hill

That Republican leadership thinks Jim Jordan is their star who belongs on all high profile televised hearings tells you pretty much everything you need to know about the current stare of the party. - Schooley tweet

 

Right Wingers Embrace A bin Laden. Why Does This Not Surprise Me?
Noor bin Ladin, the niece of terrorist leader Osama bin Laden, scored an appearance on One America News Network in which she downplayed the storming of the U.S. Capitol while railing against the prosecution for the rioters involved.

Republican Shenanigans

• Feds Demand Detention For Barrack, Label Him A ‘Serious Flight Risk’
• Man sentenced to 18 months after threatening to assassinate federal judge overseeing Michael Flynn case
• Marjorie Taylor Greene Laughs at Question About People Dying of Covid, Gets HIPAA Wrong Again
• Marjorie Taylor Greene and 2 Other Republicans Must Pay Mask Fines After Their Appeals Fail
• White City Council Member in Alabama Shocks Meeting With Racial Slur: ‘Do We Have A House N*gger In Here?’
• Lindsey Graham Berates Agriculture Secretary in Heated Clash: Talk to Border Patrol and 'You'll Find Out How Wrong You Are'
• Texas Republicans propose audit of Democrat-heavy counties
• Cheers Erupt as Security RIPS 'Trump Won' Flag Down at Major League Baseball Game

Nation Shocked by Existence of Trump Adviser Not Already Arrested. - Andy Borowitz

Oh, For Crying Out Loud, Rand Paul Runs To Justice Department After Getting Spanked By Fauci.

Senator Rand Paul followed up his fiery clash with Dr. Anthony Fauci by telling Fox News’ Sean Hannity he’s writing to the Justice Department “asking for a criminal referral.”

Paul accused Fauci of lying on NIH funding of gain-of-function research and told him, “As you are aware, it is a crime to lie to Congress.”

Rand Paul Accuses Fauci of Silencing People Who Don’t Know What They’re Talking About. - Andy Borowitz

 

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The premise to virtually all the coverage today is, of course Trump will run again. By contrast, the first woman White House nominee was treated quite differently after her defeat as journalists angrily, and irrationally, demanded she “go away” - Eric Boehlert

Rock The Voter News

• Sisters of Charity disavow allowing Biden event, say event is 'between Mount St. Joseph and CNN'
• The Democrat blocking progressive change is beholden to big oil. Surprised?
• Cops bust British man for 2020 Twitter hack of Biden, Obama, Musk accounts

One Small Win For Women In Arkansas

A federal judge on Tuesday blocked an Arkansas law banning nearly all abortions in the state while she hears a challenge to its constitutionality.

U.S. District Judge Kristine Baker issued a preliminary injunction preventing enforcement of the law, which was set to take effect on July 28. The measure was passed this year by the majority-Republican Legislature and signed by GOP Gov. Asa Hutchinson.

Donald Trump demanding endless praise for the vaccine he now demands you don't take is all the proof you need that the family of raccoons living inside his head have finally chewed through the wiring. - Jeff Tiedrich

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Business/Tech News

• Treasury distributes $1.5 billion in rental assistance in June as eviction moratorium end looms
• Billionaire Leon Cooperman Advises Americans to Buy Everything: 'There's Nothing Overvalued' With 'Today's Interest Rates'
• Fox News Takes Top Spot in Monday Primetime Ratings With More Viewers Than CNN and MSNBC Combined
• Muffins sold at 7-Eleven, Walmart, Sam's Club recalled over listeria concerns
• Pfizer recalls Chantix products over potential increased risk of cancer

Don't call it Fox News. 

It's Klansplaining. - Chad McDonald

Smoky NYC Is Getting Worse From The Wildfires

New York City air quality was among the worst in the world as cities across the eastern US were shrouded in smoke from wildfires raging several thousand miles away on the country’s west coast.

State officials in New York advised vulnerable people, such as those with asthma and heart disease, to avoid strenuous outdoor activity as air pollution soared to eclipse Lima in Peru and Kolkata in India to be ranked as the worst in the world on Tuesday.

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Odd News

• Ancient 15,000-Year-Old Viruses Identified in Melting Tibetan Glaciers
•  Telescope to be launched on giant stadium-sized balloon
• NASA astronauts are spicing up the International Space Station — by growing chile peppers on board for the first time
• 'Pillars' of mosquitoes fill the sky in Russian driver's video
• Tennessee man frees trapped bear from inside his car
• New 3D images of shark intestines show they function like Nikola Tesla's valve

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Photographer Angus James was fortunate enough to capture this shot. He said: "As I was pulling my lure from the fish to release back into the water I noticed two little eyes looking back at me from inside the fish's mouth. After capturing this picture, the little green tree frog leaped straight past my head onto the nearest tree. It was one of the coolest things I have seen in my life! This is one lucky frog!"

Peace.