Friday, May 8 Reads

Trump has something to brag about this morning:

A record 20.5 million jobs were lost in April as unemployment rate jumps to 14.7% pic.twitter.com/AwVksbvmcM

— Morning Joe (@Morning_Joe) May 8, 2020

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Antiabortion snowflakes file a lawsuit against Chemeketa Community College in Oregon, whining about their free speech of saying women are just things for men to use and have babies is being suppressed.

They want the "right" to harass young women.  Not "free speech."
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The "seven mountains" horseshit promulgated by the likes of Lance Wallnau is making its way to the Southern Baptists.

It's a roundabout way of pushing for "dominionism" in the religious and secular worlds.

These people will never understand the U.S. has always been a secular country.
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There is nothing like good ol' favoritism when it comes to criminal law.
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No surprise that Koch's filthy tentacles are all over those protest astroturf groups, including the recent lockdown protests.

Along those lines, many of these people are proud to be willfully stupid and selfish.  They have no concept of what "freedom" is really about.
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Obituary: Famous magician Roy Horn, known for his act with partner Siegfried Fischbacher and the white tigers, one of which mauled Roy back in 2003, has sadly died at the age of 75 after battling COVID-19.  Their act was big on the Vegas Strip.

The showmen met one another while working on a cruise ship in 1957.

The two - born in Germany as Siegfried Fischbacher and Uwe Ludwig Horn - made their first appearance in Las Vegas in 1967 and played at several different casinos, ultimately becoming the headlining act at the Mirage Resort and Casino in 1990.

Horn was credited with the idea of introducing an exotic animal - his pet cheetah - to the magic act.

The two became an institution in Las Vegas, where their magic and artistry consistently attracted sellout crowds. The pair performed six shows a week, 44 weeks per year.

When they signed a lifetime contract with the Mirage in 2001, it was estimated they had performed 5,000 shows at the casino for 10 million fans since 1990 and had grossed more than $1 billion. That comes on top of thousands of shows at other venues in earlier years.

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