By the time you finish reading this special Halloween edition of HWYM, these punny Halloween costume ideas will no longer be as relevant, but there’s always planning for next year.
- Dress as a Jungle princess and cover yourself in numbers that can’t be divided (Amazon Prime)
- Dress in all red, wear a tide logo on the center of your t-shirt and skate around on roller blades (Roll Tide)
- Dress as a jar of peanut butter and cover yourself in golden flowers. When asked say, “I’m Jif Goldbloom)
- Wear a nice-fitting suit and carry around a bone-in ribeye (Steak-holder)
Given that Halloween will be finished by the time you this hits the digital newsstands, here’s what you missed in the news yesterday.
Xiaomi The Scooters, Jerry
You know those electric scooter sharing companies who left their scooters in every major city in the U.S.? Well, Xiaomi, the manufacturer of those Lil’ scoots sent a cease-and-desist letter to Lyft on Wednesday, saying that Lyft never obtained consent from the brand.
Xiaomi manufactures electric scooters for other shared scooter companies like Bird, Spin, and now Uber Technologies’ new Jump scooter, but if Lyft does not cease to sue purchase and modify the manufacturer’s scooters, Xiaomi says they will pursue legal action against Lyft, according to TechCrunch.
“Lyft’s modification to any scooters originally manufactured by Xiaomi without our knowledge, participation, or approval undoubtedly exposes Xiaomi to serious legal risks and liabilities for consumer safety and product liability”
–Xiaomi Cease-and-Desist Letter to Lyft
Note To Self, The President Hates Caravans
As thousands of Honduran migrants flew their country and head for a better life in America, President Donald Trump is ready to meet them at the border and send everyone right back home. The President has threatened Central American governments with cuts to foreign aid if the caravan refuses to turn back.
On Thursday, President announced that, if needed, he will send 15,000 troops to the U.S.-Mexican border, just to show how serious he is about immigration. Just for frame of reference, 15,000 troops is more than the number of soldiers currently stationed in Afghanistan, according to NPR.
Defense Secretary Jim Mattis spoke at the Pentagon on Thursday and explained to the media that, much to their dismay, this troop deployment plan was not politically charged.
“The support that we provide to the secretary for Homeland Security is practical support based on the request from the commissioner of Customs and Border [Protection], so we don’t do stunts in this department. We do this following storms. We do this in support of the Department of Homeland Security. This is a different aspect of it, but that’s what we are doing.”
–Jim Mattis, U.S. Defense Secretary
Wait, What Journalist Again?
Yes, it is a known fact that despite the massive media stories and social media attention surrounding a news story, everyone eventually moves on. However, those still paying attention to the unraveling of the murder of Jamal Khashoggi, the journalist who traveled to the Saudi Arabian consulate in Istanbul for wedding paperwork, and never returned, should listen to this.
The first official confirmation of the events leading to Khashoggi’s death was confirmed on Thursday. According to a Turkish prosecutor, Khashoggi was strangled to death and then dismembered in a preplanned attack inside the Saudi Consulate. Like many political analysts and Turkish officials hypothesized, the murder was wholly premeditated.
In response to the recent discoveries from the investigation, a bipartisan group of US senators sent a letter to President Trump, asking him to cease plans for partnered nuclear programs with the country over Khashoggi’s death, according to Vox.
“The ongoing revelations about the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, as well as certain Saudi actions related to Yemen and Lebanon, have raised further serious concerns about the transparency, accountability, and judgement of current decision makers in Saudi Arabia.”
–Group of Bipartisan Senators
