Whether you were searching for the underground city of the mole people or trying to decide whether you “itch a scratch,” or “scratch an itch,” here’s what you missed from yesterday’s news
Wait, So You Don’t Curse At Someone During A Swearing-In Ceremony?
Last Saturday, the Senate voted 50 – 48, in favor of confirming Judge Brett Kavanaugh as America’s newest member of Chief Justice Roberts and the Supremes. This confirmation was anything but smooth, in fact, as my preferred type of peanut butter, it was pretty crunchy. Prior to his confirmation, Kavanaugh was accused by several women, all of which say Kavanaugh is guilty of sexual misconduct on multiple accounts.
After a few FBI investigations, seven to be exact, no information was discovered to corroborate the alleged actions of sexual assault. Democrats, feminists, and people of all creeds and colors went to bat for the sexual assault survivors, most notably Dr. Christine Blasey Ford, who says that Kavanaugh attempted to rape her nearly 40 years ago when they attended high school together. Throughout the many hearings, the Senate Judiciary Committee held to discuss and shed light on Kavanaugh’s allegations, the capitol building was surrounded by protesters.
On Monday, President Trump began the ceremonial swearing-in ceremony for Justice Kavanaugh with an apology to the judge for the way his confirmation hearing went. Trump went on to say:
“I want to apologize to Brett and the entire Kavanaugh family for the terrible pain and suffering you have been forced to endure”
-President Donald Trump
This type of language could prove problematic, given the only response Trump gave to Dr. Ford was making fun of her testimony at a recent rally.
Hurricane Committee Runs Out Of Scary Names
Residents of Florida are on high-alert as Hurricane Michael rapidly intensifies. According to leading meteorologists, the hurricane is threatening to smash Florida’s Panhandle with dangerous storm surge, flooding, and winds. Gov. Rick Scott (R-FL) said in response to the recent activity of Hurricane Michael, “making decisions tomorrow (Tuesday) might be too late.” Governor Scott went on to use words like “monstrous” and “massive” when describing the hurricane.
Recent reports say Hurricane Michael could make landfall as a Category 3 hurricane with sustained winds of at least 111 mph, according to current projections.
Albuquerque and Chill
The streaming company responsible for millions of “The Office” fans aged 7 – 78 announced Monday that it is in the final stages of negotiations to buy ABQ studios, a production studio in Albuquerque, New Mexico. If this purchase goes through, it will be Netflix’s first studio complex.
Over the last several years, you might have noticed, more and more, that Netflix has been releasing more of their own content, with original series’ like “Orange is the New Black” and “Stranger Things.” Amidst this ramping up of content creation, two new Netflix shows, “Chambers” and “Messiah,” are currently being shot in New Mexico, and will be the first shows produced in the new facility.
According to CNN, Netflix said the purchase of ABQ Studios will bring in $1 billion in production to New Mexico over the next ten years while creating upwards of 1,000 more jobs per year. CNN reports that New Mexico’s state and local officials have committed to giving as much as $14.5 million towards the project.
US: “Isn’t That Tariff-ic?” China: “Ummm, No, Not Really…”
This past year, President Trump and his administration have gotten tariff-happy with the People’s Republic, taxing almost half of the products that China exports to the States every year. President Trump has publicly threatened to expand these tariffs to cover all US imports from China.
Well, in the typical trade war, “I-know-you-are-but-what-am-I”, politics, Beijing reacted by placing tariffs on any American goods worth more than $110 billion. According to the IMF, “China’s growth is now expected to drop to 6.2%, from 6.6% this year.
