General News Thread

[Mcjon01]

If the face Merkel made at Trump's "At least we have something in common" line doesn't get turned into a gif

[Five_X]

As a follow-up to Seika's post about Theresa May, Google has some conclusive evidence about another political leader:

[Ace]

so not only is obama spying on trump through his microwave but now bernie's hacking traffic signs incredible

[Neir]

So when does Obama sue for libel and slander?

E: which is better, microbama or obamawave oven

[Rafflesiac]

Obamawave Oven, it tells the truth of the Obamawaves he's using to brainwash the innocent American populace.

[Mcjon01]

Trump is the one being slandered by the facts, if you think about it he's the real victim here.

[mewarmo990]

I saw some sites reporting leaked comments from Paul Ryan dissing Trump

I thought this was old-ass news, he hates that angry cheeto

[Mcjon01]

Even the quote itself is old and was reported on back when it happened, the only new part is the audio of it.

[2Bad]

FROM THE WILDS OF DEEPEST ARKANSAS: A BAN ON GENDER RECOGNITION OF ANY KIND

http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/assemb...lls/HB1894.pdf

But you see, it's the DEMOCRATS who are wrong

[asterism42]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-39315393

Man arrested for deliberately triggering epileptic seizure

[Laserman]

He deserves everything he gets.

[SeiKeo]

Kurt lol

[2Bad]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-39315393

Man arrested for deliberately triggering epileptic seizure

Someone should tell the judge that it's just memeing

[Five_X]

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-39318602

I'll be honest, I didn't even know he was still alive. Sad to hear nonetheless, his music is absolutely timeless.

[2Bad]

sorry but I think this needs repeating

http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/assemb...lls/HB1894.pdf

Arkansas is attempting to, effectively, legislate that Trans people don't exist. The law proposed would make birth sex set in stone by making the birth certificate immutable. What's more, there's ~wacky judicial precedence~ that undercuts the option of getting it altered out of state!

"In the 2002 Kansas Supreme Court case in re Estate of Gardiner, the Court ruled that the Full Faith and Credit Clause did not require Kansas to accept the substance of an out-of-state birth certificate, only that the certificate had been issued. The fraud charges filed against a trans woman for having a legally amended Wisconsin birth certificate were therefore invalid, however Kansas was legally entitled to declare her to be legally male, retroactively void her marriage, and strip her of inheritance from her late husband.

This deeply malicious decision hinged on the following technicality: although Full Faith and Credit is defined as applying to "the public Acts, Records, and judicial Proceedings of every other State.", there are standing precedents that it only applies absolutely to judicial proceedings; it does not require any state to fully enforce the laws of any other state, and there are as yet no detailed precedents on the extent of application to public records. Therefore, Kansas held that it was entitled to treat public records like public acts and not grant absolute deference to them as it is required to for judicial proceedings.

Note that this is a case of the judges willfully bending the law into pretzels to reach an outcome predetermined by their own bigotry. A legal change of gender is in fact a judicial proceeding that has to go to court, not an administrative update to public records. It would actually be better for trans people if this were not the case, since the judicial proceedings in question cost between $150 and $300 depending on state. In any case, the Kansas ruling uses a legal sleight-of-hand to ignore this judicial proceeding, since they're "officially" only looking at the end result, the amended birth certificate which is a public record."

[Skull]

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-39318602

T_T

Damn man, why are all my childhood heroes leaving in such a short timespan.

[Polly]

sorry but I think this needs repeating

http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/assemb...lls/HB1894.pdf

Arkansas is attempting to, effectively, legislate that Trans people don't exist. The law proposed would make birth sex set in stone by making the birth certificate immutable. What's more, there's ~wacky judicial precedence~ that undercuts the option of getting it altered out of state!

"In the 2002 Kansas Supreme Court case in re Estate of Gardiner, the Court ruled that the Full Faith and Credit Clause did not require Kansas to accept the substance of an out-of-state birth certificate, only that the certificate had been issued. The fraud charges filed against a trans woman for having a legally amended Wisconsin birth certificate were therefore invalid, however Kansas was legally entitled to declare her to be legally male, retroactively void her marriage, and strip her of inheritance from her late husband.

This deeply malicious decision hinged on the following technicality: although Full Faith and Credit is defined as applying to "the public Acts, Records, and judicial Proceedings of every other State.", there are standing precedents that it only applies absolutely to judicial proceedings; it does not require any state to fully enforce the laws of any other state, and there are as yet no detailed precedents on the extent of application to public records. Therefore, Kansas held that it was entitled to treat public records like public acts and not grant absolute deference to them as it is required to for judicial proceedings.

Note that this is a case of the judges willfully bending the law into pretzels to reach an outcome predetermined by their own bigotry. A legal change of gender is in fact a judicial proceeding that has to go to court, not an administrative update to public records. It would actually be better for trans people if this were not the case, since the judicial proceedings in question cost between $150 and $300 depending on state. In any case, the Kansas ruling uses a legal sleight-of-hand to ignore this judicial proceeding, since they're "officially" only looking at the end result, the amended birth certificate which is a public record."

Something something burn the country to the ground and plow it with salt

[Skull]

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has told China's President Xi Jinping that President Donald Trump looks forward to visiting his country, and to enhancing understanding between the states.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-39318872

The gunman who attacked soldiers at Orly airport in Paris on Saturday told his father he had "screwed up" earlier and wanted forgiveness.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-39320530

[asterism42]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-39325206

Norway is the happiest country in the world

[Marmadillo]

yeah, mfw russia happier than any baltics
maybe we should get back...