Deadly Algae Blooms? -- Alexa, Tell My Children to Shut Up -- SCOTUS Leaning So Far Right It's Almost Horizontal

Is this women in danger of algae exposure?

The Finger Lakes in New York and Utah Lake in Utah, both of which are used for recreational purposes, experienced an unusual number of blooms in the past couple of years, Mr. Stumpf said. An algae bloom in 2014 in Lake Erie in Ohio left 500,000 people without drinking water for three days.

NYT

the next time you turn on your tap,

but sure to check for any crap

that's soupy and green,

because that will mean

your faucet's a great booby trap.

This is new territory for families. For the first time, children who are too young to distinguish fantasy from reality are engaging with devices powered by artificial intelligence. Many see smart speakers as magical, imbue them with human traits and boss them around like a Marine drill sergeant, according to several new studies in the past year.

WSJ

for those who are still in a diaper,

Alexa is like the Pied Piper.

a magical sprite

with no wrong or right,

she's making our babies more hyper!

President Trump’s choice of Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh to replace retiring Supreme Court Justice Anthony M. Kennedy is intended to move what is already one of history’s most conservative courts to even more consistent right-of-center outcomes.

Washington Post

Supreme Courts that lean to the right

are common as bats in the night.

the liberal view

has got very few

adherents that put up a fight. 

Look, journalism is an odd profession. In some ways, we’re that thing you love to hate. Our customer-relations mission statement is a tad different than most industries: Newspapers don’t provide happiness, rather we want to inform and make you think.

The Orange County Register.

reporters with too many friends

play middle against both the ends.

it isn't their job

to please the vast mob

of citizens who hate sharp pens.