#fridaycats

GOOD MORNING!

Today’s theme is Star Wars because I decided so.

HERE ARE CATS:

AT-AT

AT-AT

X-Wing

Sort of a Death Star, I suppose

HERE IS NEWS:

[This is huge—especially because the last time Suu Kyi’s party won, the military overrode the election and everything continued to be terrible.] Aung San Suu Kyi’s Party Wins Majority In Myanmar’s Historic Election. The results of Myanmar’s first free election in 25 years are finally official, five days after voters went to the polls. The National League for Democracy, led by Nobel Peace Prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi, won a majority of seats in the 664-member parliament, giving the NLD a clear path to select the next president, who will then appoint a new Cabinet and other top posts.

[Sinjar is here] Kurds Declare Victory In Taking Iraqi Town Of Sinjar From ISIS. A force of some 7,000 Kurds says it has wrested control of Sinjar from ISIS, ending in a few days an occupation that had lasted 15 months. The northern Iraqi town is a key junction in the ISIS supply line.

[NRA talking points are always yelling about how “the number of gun homicides in Chicago, which has strong gun safety laws, means that these laws don’t work.” Nonsense. This is why Chicago has so many gun deaths.] How Gun Traffickers Get Around State Gun Laws. The effect of state gun control laws is diluted by a thriving underground market for firearms brought from states with few restrictions.

[I remember the first time I saw the wings “shake” like this: I was terrified and had no idea what was happening. Although I do now, this is a great article for future window-seaters. A+ to this reporter for not only explaining it, but also doing calculations on his own] The Physics of Why Airplane Wings Oscillate in Turbulence. In a recent flight, I had a nice view of the wing. It’s pretty cool to realize how much the wing oscillates—especially when the aircraft enters some turbulence. Check it out.

[Incredible story about the war in Iraq. Didn’t see it until now—a few days late for Veteran’s Day.] One Good Day in a Clouded War “You know Jake, it’s not out there, what you’re looking for. You’ll never walk away from a firefight and think, now I’m sated, now I can go home. You’ll never prove yourself a man in war.”

HERE ARE BONUSES:

A+ vine

A+ vine

A+ but not a vine

HERE ARE POSTSCRIPTS:

Source: fotosik.pl

GOOD MORNING!

It’s Friday and Friday is pizza day.

HERE ARE CATS:

Hello

Sweater party = best party

I will fight you

Surprise!

HERE IS NEWS:

[As terrible of a Speaker as Boehner is, the reason he’s getting pushed out is that he’s not conservative enough. The devil you know…] Speaker of the House John Boehner Will Resign From Congress. Speaker John A. Boehner, under intense pressure from conservatives in his party, will resign one of the most powerful positions in government and give up his House seat at the end of October, throwing Congress into chaos as it tries to avert a government shutdown.

[Orbital mechanics are crazy and this moon is going to be crazy. Might have to drive out of the city to find a good spot to look at it!] A rare supermoon total lunar eclipse will rise Sunday. Get ready. A very special, very rare moon is rising this weekend. On Sunday, the full moon will be at its closest point to Earth in its monthly orbit while it also goes through a total lunar eclipse. This kind of “supermoon” total eclipse hasn’t happened since 1982, and it won’t occur again until 2033.

[I kinda hate advice animals so I might be OK with this. Nonetheless, copyright is funny business: is creating a meme out of a previous photo not a new IP (like how Buzzfeed uses?)] How copyright is killing your favorite memes. Socially Awkward Penguin is arguably one of the most recognizable memes on the Internet. The blue-backgrounded image of the off-balance penguin — superimposed with funny text — has been plastered across every message board, forum and social network on the Web. It’s an inside joke. An icon. A mascot, even.

[This is a huge deal. So glad America China is leading the charge to fight climate change.] China to Announce Cap-and-Trade Program to Limit Emissions. President Xi Jinping of China will make a landmark commitment on Friday to start a national program in 2017 that will limit and put a price on greenhouse gas emissions, Obama administration officials said Thursday.

[Reminder: New Hampshire & Iowa primaries = more important than national polls…] WMUR/CNN poll: Sanders holds big lead over Clinton; Biden key factor. Democratic primary voters split on whether vice president should run

HERE ARE BONUSES:

Happiness

Happiness

Happiness maybe

HERE ARE POSTSCRIPTS: Source: This video!