Michael Safyan

Humanitarian, American Jewish World Citizen, Software Engineer, Googler, Technology Enthusiast • http://www.michaelsafyan.com/

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Washington State
Teen shown in video pushing friend off bridge pleads guilty
New York Post - By Natalie Musumeci
A teen who shoved her pal off a 60-foot Washington state bridge last year — leaving the victim with five broken ribs and a punctured lung — has …
Nazi Concentration Camps
Holocaust denier David Irving set to lead tour of Nazi camps
timesofisrael.com - By Deborah Cicurel
British Holocaust denier David Irving is to lead a Nazi-history tour of some of the most infamous death camps, such as Treblinka, Sobibór, Belzec and …
News
‘You will never hear me mention his name’: New Zealand’s Ardern vows to deny accused shooter notoriety
The Washington Post - By Shibani Mahtani, Anna Fifield
DUNEDIN, New Zealand — New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said she would deny the accused gunman the fame he sought by refusing to even speak his name in an emotive parliamentary meeting on Tuesday,
News
2020 Ballots In These States Might Not Include Trump Unless He Releases His Tax Returns
Bustle - Morgan Brinlee
A handful of states are considering bills that, if fully passed into law, could force President Donald Trump into releasing his tax returns or face …
Social Media
Nunes sues Twitter, users for more than $250M
thehill.com - Juliegrace Brufke
Rep. Devin Nunes (R-Calif.), the ranking member of the House Intelligence Committee and its former chairman, is suing Twitter and a number of its …
World News
Iranians are mourning Rabbi Ettinger, Israeli victim of terror, online
jpost.com - Seth J. Frantzman
The outpouring appears to show a solidarity among some Iranian members of Twitter for Israeli victims of terrorism. An Iranian woman mourns during the …
Felice
What Are Reparations and Why Are They a Hot Ticket Item in 2020? | Unpack That
The Root - Felice León
Protest
7 reporters held, ‘brutally beaten’ by Hamas for covering Gaza protests
timesofisrael.com - By Adam Rasgon and AFP
Seven Palestinian journalists in Gaza were being held in custody by Hamas security forces on Sunday, a West Bank-based journalists group said, as a …
Mass Shootings
Man arrested for allegedly threatening worshipers at Phoenix mosque
thehill.com - Owen Daugherty
A man was arrested for allegedly intimidating and threatening worshippers at a mosque in Phoenix, Ariz. The Phoenix Police Department on Saturday …
Education
Elite Colleges Make Low-Income Students Feel Unwelcome
The Atlantic - Clint Smith
Unwritten rules underlie all of elite-university life—and students who don’t come from a wealthy background have a hard time navigating them. Last Tuesday, the Justice Department charged 50 people with
Politics
House Judiciary Committee plans hearing on white nationalism
thehill.com - Zack Budryk
The House Judiciary Committee is planning to hold a hearing on the rise of white nationalism in the U.S. in the wake of last week’s mosque shootings …
U.S. Politics
New Zealand Suspect’s Actions Are Logical Conclusion of Calling Immigrants “Invaders”
The Intercept - Murtaza Hussain
Brenton Tarrant, who stands accused of killing 50 adults and children at two mosques in New Zealand last week, wants us to know what inspired his …
Venture Capital
Venture Capitalists Are Using the Wrong Tools to Improve Gender Diversity
behavioralscientist.org - Kate Clayton
The female startup CEO was emailing again. It was the final stage of a potential funding deal with a venture capital firm, and she was negotiating …
Utrecht
Utrecht shooting: Police issue photo and name suspect as Gokman Tanis after deadly tram attack
independent.co.uk - Tom Batchelor
Dutch police have released a photo of a man wanted in connection with a deadly shooting on a tram in Utrecht that left at least one person dead. The …
Right To Vote
Kansas hopes to resurrect proof-of-citizenship voting law
triblive.com - Associated Press
SALT LAKE CITY — A federal appeals court will hear arguments Monday over the constitutionality of a struck-down Kansas statute that had required …
U.S. Politics
Trump Crackdown Unnerves Immigrants, and the Farmers Who Rely on Them
The New York Times - By CHRISTINA GOLDBAUM
[What you need to know to start the day: Get New York Today in your inbox.] HOMER, N.Y. — The fears weigh on Mike McMahon: If one of his undocumented workers gets a traffic ticket, it could prompt an audit
Canadian News
‘We have a system in crisis,’ says Brant children’s aid society after cuts lead to 26 workers being laid off
thestar.com - Sandro Contenta
The Ontario government is placing vulnerable children in danger by forcing cuts resulting in 26 child protection workers being laid off at the Brant …
News
Utrecht tram shooting: Suspect arrested after at least 3 killed
CNN - By Bianca Britton, Rosanne Roobeek and Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN
(CNN) — Dutch authorities have caught the man suspected of opening fire on a tram in the Dutch city of Utrecht, killing three people and injuring five others. Gokmen Tanis, 37, who has had previous run-ins
Business
Ethiopia minister: 'Clear similarities' in Boeing crashes
Associated Press - By ELIAS MESERET, Associated Press
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — Preliminary information from the flight data recorder of an Ethiopian Airlines plane that crashed a week ago and killed 157 people shows "clear similarities" with an earlier
New Zealand
The Latest: Spy agency says no threats ahead of massacre
Associated Press
CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand (AP) — The Latest on the mosque shootings in New Zealand (all times local): 11:45 a.m. New Zealand's international spy agency has confirmed it had not received any relevant information
White Supremacism
White supremacists and radical Islamists sound exactly alike
The Washington Post - Khaled Diab is a journalist and writer. He is the author of "Islam for the Politically Incorrect" and "Intimate Enemies."
If a terrorist were to claim that their attack was intended to “add momentum to the pendulum swings of history, further destabilizing and polarizing Western society,” you might be excused in thinking perpetrator
World News
Flash Flooding in Indonesia Kills at Least 50
The New York Times - By MUKTITA SUHARTONO and RICHARD C. PADDOCK
JAKARTA, Indonesia — Flash flooding in the Indonesian province of Papua killed at least 50 people and injured 59 near the provincial capital, Jayapura, disaster officials said Sunday. The number of victims
LGBTQI
Phoenix gay man ‘attacked by mob of 10 people’
pinknews.co.uk - Sofia Lotto Persio
A gay man says he was attacked by a mob in Phoenix, Arizona, after a woman flicked a cigarette in his car and used a homophobic slur against …
Venezuela
‘It Is Unspeakable’: How Maduro Used Cuban Doctors to Coerce Venezuela Voters
The New York Times - By NICHOLAS CASEY
Yansnier Arias knew it was wrong. It violated the Constitution, not to mention the oath he took as a doctor in Cuba. He had been sent to Venezuela by the Cuban government, one of thousands of doctors to
U.S. Marines
7 U.S. Military Members Identified As Part Of White Nationalist Group
huffpost.com - HuffPost
Leaked chat logs have connected seven current members of the U.S. armed forces to a white nationalist group, according to a HuffPost …
Islamophobia
Islamophobia Is A Global Crisis -- And It’s Time We View It That Way
huffpost.com - HuffPost
On Friday, a mass shooter stormed two mosques and killed at least 50 people in an unprecedented terrorist attack in New Zealand. The alleged shooter, …
U.S. Politics
RNC links ‘noted Irishman’ Beto O’Rourke’s heritage to 1998 DWI arrest
The Washington Post - By Felicia Sonmez
The Republican National Committee on Sunday sent out a tweet linking Democratic 2020 presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke’s Irish heritage to his 1998 drunken-driving arrest, in an attack that Democrats
Data Visualization
One year in, Facebook’s big algorithm change has spurred an angry, Fox News-dominated — and very engaged! — News Feed
Nieman Lab - Laura Hazard Owen
This is not “time well spent.” It’s been a little over a year since Facebook announced major algorithm changes that would decrease the amount of news in News Feed, instead prioritizing non-publisher content
Politics
GOP legislators clamping down on voter initiatives
thehill.com - Reid Wilson
In November, 64 percent of Florida voters approved a constitutional amendment allowing former felons to regain their right to vote. Three weeks …
Pakistan to award courage of citizen killed in Christchurch mosque attacks
alaraby.co.uk - The New Arab & agencies
A Pakistani victim of the Christchurch attack who apparently tried to tackle the gunman before being shot dead will be awarded posthumously in his …