Category Archives: Viva!

Agenzia Fides – AMERICA/MEXICO – The Church on the situation of migrants: “legal, political and social solutions are no longer an option, they are imperative issues”

“Due to the executive orders of President Donald Trump, a hostile environment, insecurity, uncertainty and terror has been created concerning thousands of people who are accused of being criminals just because they are in a condition of irregular immigration. The implementation of these measures produces disastrous results; the first: the separation of families, when parents are repatriated, leaving children totally defenseless. The final destiny is the path of adoption, when in reality they have a father and mother, but with the only ‘crime’ of not having the US citizenship of America”: this is what the latest issue of the magazine of the archdiocese of Mexico “Desde la Fe” reports.The invitation launched is the unity of the Mexican people before the many difficulties experienced by compatriots in the North American lands: “We cannot be indifferent to the current situation. It is necessary to act with courage”, stresses the text sent to Fides.”Before the terror of Trump’s administration, the Catholic Church, on both sides of the border, appeals to union.

Source: Agenzia Fides – AMERICA/MEXICO – The Church on the situation of migrants: “legal, political and social solutions are no longer an option, they are imperative issues”

Magic Johnson Takes Over As President Of Basketball Operations For The Lakers: LAist

“Today I took a series of actions I believe will return the Lakers to the heights Dr. Jerry Buss demanded and our fans rightly expect,” Jeanie Buss, part-owner and president of the Lakers, said in the statement. “Effective immediately, Earvin Johnson will be in charge of all basketball operations and will report directly to me.”

Source: Magic Johnson Takes Over As President Of Basketball Operations For The Lakers: LAist

French ‘goanna girl’ scared of spiders evicts huge reptile from winery restaurant – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

Before stunned diners, Samia Lila, a young waitress on a working holiday from France, grabbed the large reptile by the tail and dragged it out.The vineyard is surrounded by forests and features a popular restaurant where Ms Lila occasionally helps out.A few days after celebrating her 25th birthday she found herself ‘first responder’ when a large — and curious — goanna came out of the forest and onto the restaurant’s deck.Ms Lila was serving tables when a customer grabbed her hand and pointed outside.

Source: French ‘goanna girl’ scared of spiders evicts huge reptile from winery restaurant – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

Leaked Audio: Trump Invites Rich Friends To Recommend Government Appointees: Gothamist

Trump also invited club members to “come around” for his interviews with potential nominees for Secretary of State, Treasury Secretary and other positions. Beyond that, the next most shocking thing from the tape is that he doesn’t talk about his huge (not at all actually huge) Electoral College victory, a meme/tic he’d pick up later into his presidency.The audio leak comes at a somewhat inopportune time for Trump, as his latest jaunt down to Mar-a-Lago, which as we all know is another private club he owns, coincides with that whole thing where members of the club watched his idiotic staff point unsecured phones at classified documents he looked at while trying to figure out how to respond to a North Korean missile

Source: Leaked Audio: Trump Invites Rich Friends To Recommend Government Appointees: Gothamist

Trump Calls Press ‘Dishonest,’ Then Utters Falsehoods of His Own – The New York Times

‘It was the biggest Electoral College win since Ronald Reagan.’Mr. Trump won 306 Electoral College votes, well above the threshold needed to secure the presidency but well behind several of his most recent predecessors. President Barack Obama won 332 Electoral College votes in 2012 and 365 four years earlier. President Bill Clinton received 370 Electoral College votes in 1992 and 379 in 1996. And President George Bush won 426 Electoral College votes in 1988.When a reporter pressed Mr. Trump on the claim, he laid the blame elsewhere. “I was given that information,” he said.