The unimportant news thread

[Todd]

No one can call Trudeau a lightweight after this.  A bruising middleweight, maybe, but certainly no lightweight.

[Todd]

Finally!

[Ken B]

http://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/2016/05/26/henry-heimlich-finally-uses-famed-maneuver/85003350/

[Spineur]

Djokovic won the french open over Murray.  His tennis was not spectacular, just a little more effective than Murray's.  At the end he drew a big heart with his tennis racket on the clay.  Nice touch.

[Todd]

Looks like the folks who run 350.org will be needing a new URL. 

[Todd]

Another giant leap for deliciousness.

[Ken B]

Florida. http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-crime-socialmedia-idUSKCN0Z92NC

[ritter]

Spain is holding a new general election today. The previous election, in December 2015, resulted in a parliamentary stalement that prevented the fromation of a government. The election was won by the incumbent centre-right Partido Popular, but without sufficient seats to reach a majority and with all other parties having rejected any sort of agreement with them. The second party, the Socialists, tried to form a government with a newcomer, rightist Ciudadanos, but again a majority wasn't achieved. And the rising radical-left, anti-system party Podemos achieved a strong result.

If anything, the result of today's election is expected to be more polarized, and the radical Podemos (which now runs in alliance with the communists of Izquierda Unida) might overtake the Socialists as the second force in parliament.

The timeline for 2016 now looks something like this  :

- June 24: Brexit wins referendum 
- June 26: Government in Spain with Podemos (in one way or another) 
- November 8: Donald Trump elected president of the US 
- Year end: Zombie Apocalypse   

[Spineur]

Spain is holding a new general election....

The timeline for 2016 now looks something like this  :

- June 24: Brexit wins referendum 
- June 26: Government in Spain with Podemos (in one way or another) 

Doomsday didnt propagate to Spain !! Maybe the sad state of the british affairs, opened spaniard eyes.  There is still a threat of Catalonya secession, but with PP strength Spain integrity may stabilize as well.

[Karl Henning]

Here is a lesson for Republicans who are trying to appease the far right: It's a fool's errand.

[Ken B]

Greenpeace, a fraud and a danger. http://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2016/06/29/greenpeace-gmo-science-nobel-laureates-medicine-science-health-column/86521020/

[Todd]

Someone had to be first.

[Todd]

Ripley's Believe It or Not!

[Karl Henning]

Severely creepy.  And they're worried about who uses which bathroom.

Body in yard-sale freezer freaks out N.C. woman. But then she recognized the foot.

[Dancing Divertimentian]

Severely creepy.  And they're worried about who uses which bathroom.

Body in yard-sale freezer freaks out N.C. woman. But then she recognized the foot.

LOL

[Karl Henning]

Rare Thomas Jefferson letter discovered in attic

[Karl Henning]

Your Starbucks habit could soon cost you more.

[kishnevi]

Your Starbucks habit could soon cost you more.

Since I never buy from Starbucks (not really convenient for a lunchtime coffee, and don't need them elsewhere.  And I don't like how their coffee tastes, anyway.),  won't cost me more!

[Karl Henning]

Since I never buy from Starbucks (not really convenient for a lunchtime coffee, and don't need them elsewhere.  And I don't like how their coffee tastes, anyway.),  won't cost me more!

I learnt early on that I like the way their wares smell, better than the taste.  (Twice the reason to get my coffee elsewhere  )

[Brian]

Faroe Islands Unveil Google Sheep View