Archive - June 16th, 2016

Jo Cox MP dead after shooting attack – BBC News

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The facts so far. MP Jo Cox dies after suffering serious injuries in a shooting and stabbing attack in her constituency. via Facebook http://ift.tt/23epk4P through IFTTT

#Enough: Senate filibuster ends as Democrat claims gun control victory

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“Chris Murphy, a Connecticut Democrat, led the filibuster which lasted for more than 14 hours along with several colleagues. In the early hours of Thursday morning in Washington, Murphy said a deal had been struck with Republican leaders to hold votes on key measures. “Murphy yielded the floor at 2.11am, saying he had won commitments […]

These People Signed Their Personal Brands Over to BuzzFeed and It Was Real AF

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“Unlike the Hollywood system that BuzzFeed is trying to both leverage and usurp, BuzzFeed’s talent doesn’t have union protection. “And it’s young. For many employees, BuzzFeed is a chance to get a lot of recognition quickly and easily — but in exchange, they’re signing away pretty much everything. Not just the creative work they do […]

Senate Votes to Require Women to Register for the Draft After January 1, 2018

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“The conservative Republican Congressman who introduced the “draft women” provision doesn’t actually support it; Rep. Duncan Hunter of California intended it as “gotcha amendment,” because he didn’t think liberals would vote to draft women. He was trying to make some sort of curious point about how Democrats don’t really support integrating women into the military, […]