Sam Nunberg reveals that John Kelly is ‘prodding’ the president to arrest Omarosa over tapes
"White House chief of staff John Kelly is seeking to get former White House aide Omarosa Manigault arrested."( Dominique Jackson ) has the full story.
JP Says : “Back in a minute - just off to get the popcorn."
Senate Dems Threaten Suit to Get Kavanaugh Records as Poll Shows Trump Nominee Least Popular in Decades
a new poll from CNN revealed Kavanaugh is the least popular nominee in more than three decades.( Jessica Corbett ) for the full story.
JP Says : “Why they don’t stop threatening and just get on with it is beyond me. Not just on this. On anything!"
Fox News “mistakes” Patti LaBelle for Aretha Franklin
"Although, I guess it shouldn't come as a surprise that they think all black women look alike."( Gina Loukareas ) has the full story.
"Miles Mogulescu' Impeachment is not a constitutional crisis. Impeachment is the cure for a constitutional crisis."
( Common Dreams ) for the full story.
Disney (yes, Disney) declares war on “overzealous copyright holders”
"Disney is being sued by the Michael Jackson estate for using fair-use clips in a biopic called 'The Last Days of Michael Jackson' -- in its brief, the company decries 'overzealous copyright holders' whose unwillingness to consider fair use harms 'the right of free speech under the First Amendment.'"
Pots and Kettles spring to mind.
( Cory Doctorow ) has the full story.
Hands on: Scrivener 3.03 is the best tool for writing books
"Scrivener isn't necessarily the best for making books or e-books, but now it doesn't have to be since it's added Vellum support."
Now that is surely great news for Scrivener and Vellum users
( Apple Insider ) has the full story.
Democratic turnout surges to 20-year high as voters look to check Trump
"It looks like Trump's ugly agenda could be sending a record number of Democrats to the voting booth. Democrats across the country are voting in huge numbers this year during the primary season."
( Eric Boehlert ) has the full story.
RSS: The Persistent Protocol
"The tension between walled gardens (or lock-in, or whatever you want to call it) and a decentralized web will likely never end. But, it feels like we are in for another significant turn of the crank on how all of this works, and that means lots of innovation is coming."( Brad Feld ) has the full story.
Teen Accused of Pushing Friend Off Bridge Speaks Out
The teen tells NBC News she "feels really bad about what happened"( Arden Dier ) has the full story.
JP Says : Well, that’s good to know, I mean she just pushed her friend off a 60-foot bridge … who could possibly have guessed she would be hurt!
How would English sound if it were phonetically consistent?
The end result sounds a little like Werner Herzog doing an impression of someone from Wales doing an impression of an Italian who doesn’t speak English that well.( Kottke) for the full story.