#"A category of emergency known as an Intentional Mass Casualty Event is now considered a public-health crisis." "In trauma care, the primary cause of preventable death is hemorrhage. External bleeding can always be controlled in an extremely [serious] wound, if it is addressed quickly enough: no one should bleed to death from an larm or a leg injury, even with the loss of a limb." (Source: Paige Williams, "Under the Gun," The New Yorker, April 8, 2019).
#A 2017 report by the International Union for Conservation of Nature estimated that thirty-five percent of microplastics entering the oceans comes from synthetic textiles. Scientists around the world are becoming gravely concerned about these microplastics, which take decades to break down and are becoming increasingly present in our food cycle.
#"In the Iraq war, in which US forces killed many Iraqi civilians, intentionally or by mistake, compensation was rarely awarded to the families -- and when it has been, it has averaged about $4,000. By contrast, the total benefits paid to families of US troops killed in the war can exceed $800,000." (Source: Bruce Robbins, "The Politics of Life," The Nation, May 13, 2019).
#Michael Eric Dyson wants the concentration on black-on-black crime to be extended to include an examination of white cops killing black folks; and comparisons of white folks killed by whites to the number of Americans killed by terrorist acts. He points out there is a tremendous focus on political acts of terror committed on U.S. soil since 9/11, yet less than 100 people have been killed by such acts, while 11,208 people were killed by firearms in 2013 alone, and 21,175 died by suicide with a firearm. (Source: Michael Eric Dyson, "Tears We Cannot Stop," St. Martin's Press, p. 150, 2017).
"White folk are six times as likely to be murdered by a white person as they are to be taken out by a black 'thug.' " Dyson's most important comparison is that while 93 percent of blacks are killed by blacks, 84 percent of whites are killed by whites. (Source: Dyson, p. 148).
#GOP lawmakers are trying to explain away Trump's vow to not deal with the Democratic House until they stop all investigations of him, by saying that this will pass, his anger will subside, and he will withdraw his threat. If all fails, he "stable genius" will pull them through.
#The $16 billion being paid to farmers reflects Trump's penchant for claiming credit for making the government cut checks to save farmers after pursuing policies that have pushed them toward insolvency. Trump has suggested that the trade war could go on for a long time.
#Besides farmers, among those adversely affected by the imposition of tariffs is America's beer industry which has blamed tariffs for the loss of 40,000 jobs. Metal tariffs have boosted the cost of aluminum cans, leading to declines in investment, according to Bloomberg News. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross has been given immense power to grant waivers to exempt companies, leading to the threats of investment discrimination.
#Gen. Craig Fuller, U.S. military commander for South America, Central America, and the Caribbean, says the crisis in Venezuela is boiling over and aggravating security concerns throughout the Western Hemisphere.
#The U.S.economy added just 75,000 jobs in May. The Labor Department also revised down March gains from 189,00 to 153,000, and April's gains from 264,000 to 224,000. The ADP National Employment report found that private payrolls increased by just 27,00 jobs in May.
#The Everytown for Gun Safety group analyzed nine years' worth of data on mass shootings, and discovered that in 54 percent of the cases the incident started with a angry person going after an intimate partner or relative.
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