The Netflix CEO’s claim that he will continue fight For a neutral internet loses its bite When the next headline reads that Netflix will pay For prioritized access at the end of the day. A mudslide in Washington has left a death toll of 24, And with over 100 missing, it could still be more. Sadly this catastrophe was not unforeseen; The mound of ignored reports is simply obscene. A Rikers corrections officer finally faced arrest Over denying a mentally ill inmate’s repeated request. Pendergrass refused the man’s medical pleas all night And allowed him to die alone in his plight. After long accusing a Chinese firm of trying to hack the US, The NSA was revealed to have made quite a mess. Their Shotgiant operation hacked Huawei’s email, Prompting even more concern over how we surveil. New Mexico police face increasing critique For the murder of a mentally ill homeless man this week. After a three-hour standoff over his illegal campsite, The man was shot in the back as he turned away from the fight. This weekend a collision in Texas’s Galveston Bay Spilled 170,000 gallons of oil and shut down the waterway. And into Lake Michigan a BP plant spilled An undisclosed amount of the tar sands it milled. It seems that every week I write Of police brutality and oil spills. We have to do more than just look for the light; We need to create a day without these ills.
If you ever get your own nightly news, I’ll be tuning in 😉
What a compliment, thank you!
I like your last paragraph the best and I agree, Kay. Nice new blog name, too!
Thanks, Lisa! Keeping up this habit has made some of the trends so clear – and scary.