TOP STORIES
THINGS ARE LOOKING GRIM FOR TRUMP Donald Trump’s own internal polling shows him losing. Trump has stopped investing in his own campaign. But on the plus side ― his campaign has been paying his hotels for lodging. [S.V. Date, HuffPost]
LEADERS OF OREGON WILDLIFE RESERVE STANDOFF ACQUITTED “Bundy and others, including his brother and co-defendant Ryan Bundy, cast the 41-day occupation of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge as a legitimate and patriotic act of civil disobedience. Prosecutors called it a lawless scheme to seize federal property by force.” [Reuters]
BARACK OBAMA COMMUTED THE SENTENCES OF 98 MORE FEDERAL PRISONERS Bringing his total to 872. [Ryan Reilly, HuffPost]
A FEMALE LAWYER HAS ACCUSED CLARENCE THOMAS OF GROPING HER IN 1999 “Moira Smith, vice president and general counsel at Enstar Natural Gas Co., told the National Law Journal that the justice grabbed her without her consent in 1999, when she met him at a Truman Foundation dinner.” [Paige Lavender, HuffPost]
WE MAY BE SEEING A LOT MORE OF UNCLE JOE Vice President Joe Biden is reportedly at the top of the list for Hillary Clinton’s Secretary of State. Imagine the possibilities... [Politico]
THE DOCTOR WHO SEES THE REFUGEES EUROPE TURNS AWAY “These people have been through hell but they rarely complain.” [Angela Giuffrida, HuffPost]
WHAT’S BREWING
SAY GOODBYE TO VINE Now you can’t even imagine a loop of us just saying nooooooooooooooooooooo. [Variety]
WE LOVE EVERYTHING ABOUT THIS PHOTO OF QUEEN ELIZABETH II LOOKING CONFUSED AT THE GROCERY STORE So very befuddled at all the choices. [Vanity Fair]
ASK AND YOU SHALL RECEIVE Looks like the “Will & Grace” revival might happen after all. [TV Line]
AND SPEAKING OF REVIVALS... “That’s So Raven” is making quite the physic comeback with a spinoff where Raven is a divorced mom of two.Oh SNAP. [HuffPost]
RESEARCH SUGGESTS CHICKENS IN THE U.S. ARE BEING SLAUGHTERED WHILE CONSCIOUS Scientists say “the method favored by U.S. poultry processors to stun the birds ― moving them through a vat of electrified water ― does not consistently render birds insensible before slaughter.” [Nico Pitney, HuffPost]
WHAT IT’S LIKE TO BE RESCUED AT SEA “Bobbing alone out there in the storm, they only now were grasping the magnitude of their situation.” [GQ]
AND MEET THE GUY WITH THE FASTEST HOME INTERNET IN THE U.S. Can we move in? [Motherboard]
BEFORE YOU GO
~ “The Good Wife” spinoff cast just got even more stacked.
~ An obituary for skinny ties.
~ Over 500,000 people’s personal information was leaked online after a Red Cross hack.
~ The celebrity hacker who stole a massive batch of nudes last year has been sentenced to 18 months in prison.
~ The FCC is trying to protect your online privacy, so you should probably help them out and change your password to something other than your birthday.
~ People are boycotting Yuengling after the beer brand endorsed Trump.
~ This graphic fully captures the magnitude of acquisitions among the top five tech companies.
~ Break out that magnifying glass, as it looks like we’re getting a third Sherlock movie with Robert Downey Jr.
~ Someone went after Trump’s Hollywood Star of Fame, leading to this hilarious piece on how he only has six horcruxes left.
~ And forget Halloween, and even Thanksgiving ― Hallmark has started Christmas programming already.
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