"I have seen numerous reports on Facebook, KBoards, and elsewhere that Amazon has adopted a new policy where some romance titles, most notably those titles that Amazon has identified as erotica, have been removed from the Kindle Store best-seller list." Amazon may be about to learn the hard lesson of never fucking with romance readers (although this supposedly only effect "erotica"). (Grokked from Kelly Link)
"Across several experiments which involved showing volunteers photos of people farting in public, the researchers determined that feelings of embarrassment could be noticeably reduced when participants put themselves in the shoes of an outside observer, rather than imagining themselves a victim of an embarrassing situation. According to the researcher, this may be easier said than done." (Grokked from Matt Staggs)
"The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says fentanyl, which is up to 50 times more powerful than heroin, was found in more than half of overdose deaths last year in 10 states including Massachusetts. Now, there's concern as it creeps into cocaine." Because the drug of choice always changes. So if drug culture is switching to cocaine, people will be relieved that the heroin epidemic is over, not realizing that we still have the same problem. It doesn't go away. The lacing of cocaine has been slipping under the radar because most users (so far) have been black.
"Now female senators are demanding to know what’s behind the delay. All 22 women of the Senate have signed a letter addressed to Mitch McConnell and Chuck Schumer, expressing 'deep disappointment' that no action has been taken on this (sexual-harassment) bill." (Grokked from Joshua Parker)
"In the wake of a string of deadly bombings that shook Austin, Texas and surrounding areas in recent weeks, the city's police chief called the suspect a 'domestic terrorist,' even though the incidents have not been formally labeled as such by the feds." Well that took long enough.
"Outlandish former Texas congressman Steve Stockman resurfaced last spring when he was arrested by federal agents while trying to board an international flight and subsequently slapped with a 28-count felony fraud indictment, which he said was the work of the 'deep state.'" That's a story. (Grokked from Kathryn Cramer)
"Addressing a crowd in Ohio on Thursday, Trump said construction had begun on his promised border wall, but he was referring to pictures of construction that began in 2009." Our Fake News Anchor-in-Chief.
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