Twenty-eighteen is the year I decided to get back into reading things I didn’t have to read, which meant delving into a lot of fun, thoughtful books I may have never otherwise picked up. Luckily for me, a lot of them were really great — I rarely found a book …
Read More »Primaries bring good news for Trump and Republicans, bad news for divided Democrats
Primaries Tuesday showed the power of President Trump’s endorsements continued to help Republican candidates triumph, while House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., lost a key lieutenant – Rep. Joe Crowley – in a New York City race that suggests internal divisions among Democrats are more serious than people might think. …
Read More »Starbucks is now covering medical procedures for trans employees — and the internet is celebrating
Oli Scarff/Getty Images This week, Starbucks announced they will expand their medical coverage for transgender employees. Although the company already covered gender reassignment surgery, they are now covering surgeries that were once considered cosmetic, like breast augmentation and voice therapy. People have taken to Twitter to react to the news. …
Read More »“The Effect of Stress & Anxiety in the Workplace” (Creator’s Block, Ep. 76)
This is a big week for Creator’s Block. In fact, it’s quite a milestone for myself and the podcast. In a couple of weeks, Creator’s Block will return (on July 17, to be precise), just in time to celebrate its second anniversary. But I will not be returning with it, …
Read More »I am emotionally attached to Ariana Grande and Pete Davidson doing Evanescence karaoke
Wake me up inside, Ariana and Pete. The couple responsible for our recent “big dick energy” news cycle celebrated Grande’s 25th birthday earlier this week with some karaoke. Although I was not present, I am 100 percent sure that the best part of the evening was when Pete and Ariana …
Read More »Daughter tells dad she’s cancer-free in surprise announcement: ‘Best birthday gift ever’
Dave Register shared the happy news on the Facebook. Read more: foxnews.com
Read More »Woman cites Trump in ‘rapist,’ ‘illegal’ rant
A Latino man and his mother who were doing yard work in California were verbally attacked by a woman who called them “illegals” and “rapists,” and a video of the encounter has gone viral. Read more: cnn.com
Read More »Florida man who pretended to be an Australian jihadist has been jailed for 10 years
Chris Hopkins/ Getty Images A Florida man was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison after posing as a jihadist online and planning to blow up a building. Joshua Ryne Goldberg had a number of unusual online personas, and reportedly became fixated on stoking fears of a terror attack in Australia. Law enforcement …
Read More »Jeff Bezos plans to sell Blue Origin tickets to space tourists in 2019
Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos is upping the stakes in the space (tourism) race with the announcement that his space flight company Blue Origin will start to sell rocket tickets to private citizens in 2019. The company also won’t begin taking reservations until it’s actually ready to start carrying …
Read More »Elon Musk says Tesla bears like Goldman Sachs are in for a ‘rude awakening’ (TSLA)
Joe Skipper/Reuters Goldman Sachs raised its Model 3 production estimates on Monday, but the bank is still incredibly bearish on Tesla. CEO Elon Musk sent a news article about the analyst note to the entire company. “They are in for a rude awakening :),” he said in an email reported …
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