Former Trump lawyer and fixer Michael Cohen is going to testify before Congress on an array of topics next Wednesday.
Daily Archives: February 21, 2019
If You Sue Gwyneth Paltrow Over Skiing She Will Sue You Back
Gwyneth Paltrow is suing the retired Utah doctor who sued her last month over a skiing accident that took place in February 2016. The doctor, Terry Sanderson, claimed that Paltrow lost control while skiing, ran into him, and then shuffled (on skis) quickly away. Paltrow now says quite the opposite happened.
Woman Jailed Without Bond For Exposing Her Breast During Equal Rights Amendment Protest
wtf
A judge in Richmond, Virginia denied an activist bail because she exposed her left breast during a protest for the Equal Rights Amendment. This feels like a sad joke, but it is not.
Pinterest Is Trying to Curb Anti-Vaxxer Misinformation
Pinterest—the social media site of choice for DIY crafters, home decor enthusiasts, and my Aunt Melanie—has banned search terms related to “vaccines” in order to curb anti-vaccination propaganda from spreading on the platform. According to the Guardian, anti-vaxxer rhetoric has been an ongoing issue on Pinterest: In…
China Uses DNA to Track Its People, With the Help of American Expertise – The New York Times “If you believe they did not know how they were helping Chinese inhumane rights – I have a bridge, I can sell you cheap!”
To bolster their DNA capabilities, scientists affiliated with China’s police used equipment made by Thermo Fisher, a Massachusetts company. For comparison with Uighur DNA, they also relied on genetic material from people around the world that was provided by Kenneth Kidd, a prominent Yale University geneticist.