I get some of my news from
https://top.st/, which is a nifty/thrifty news aggregator that gets updated often and doesn't overload me with a lot of text (nor images). I can scan it quickly. Unfortunately, the day's "news" often turns out to be a quagmire of clickbait bullshit stories from
HuffPost and other shameless crockery purveyors who know nothing about real journalism. Here's a sample of today's
bullshit news (10:00am Eastern US time, 11 April 2015) and how I tend to rate it.
KEY:
WTFGAS
= Who the f*ck gives a shit?
PGC
= Polite golf clap
YGTBFKM
= You’ve got to be freakin’ kidding me
GFYWWT
= go f*ck yourself, whoever wrote this
+
= possibly interesting
++
= interesting
White House Complex Creates Gender-Neutral Bathroom
| huffingtonpost.com | WTFGAS |
| Pilots
Donate Time, Fuel To Fly Dogs Facing Euthanasia To Rescue Shelters |
huffingtonpost.com |
PGC |
| What
Your Favorite Music Festival Says About You |
vice.com |
WTFGAS |
| Family
of Walter Scott wants Rev. Al Sharpton to keep away |
nydailynews.com |
+ |
| The
Queen makes the most of the sunshine during trot through Windsor
Great Park |
dailymail.co.uk |
WTFGAS |
| Call
of Duty: Black Ops 3 teaser trailer pairs Snapchat and The Matrix |
theverge.com |
WTFGAS |
| No
one on the internet can figure out if this cat is going up or down
these stairs |
businessinsider.com |
YGTBFKM |
| Toronto
Cop Luke Watson Dyes His Hair Pink To Combat Homophobia And
Anti-LGBT Bullying |
huffingtonpost.com |
PGC |
| It's
Time to Consider Veganism if You Care About California's Drought |
vice.com |
PGC |
| Mom
Wakes Up From Coma to Find She's Had Her Baby |
abcnews.go.com |
+ |
| Lowe's
To Stop Selling Neonicotinoid Pesticides That May Be Harmful To
Bees |
huffingtonpost.com |
PGC |
| Abby
Swinfield 'has heart attacks and dies after taking M-Cat' |
dailymail.co.uk |
??? |
| Boston
bombers’ mom: US ‘will pay for my sons’ |
nypost.com |
++ |
| This
Photo Of Two Women Embracing Shows Something Truly Dangerous |
huffingtonpost.com |
GFYWWT |
| Witness
Who Recorded Police Shooting Meets With Walter Scott's Family
During Emotional Reunion |
huffingtonpost.com |
++ |
| Exclusive:
Hillary Clinton to launch 2016 campaign on Sunday en route to Iowa |
theguardian.com |
PGC |
| State
Department, Pentagon sued by 41 Americans demanding rescue from
war-torn Yemen - Pakistan lawmakers vote to stay out of Yemen
conflict - Iran leaders blast US claims on nuke deal, make heavy
demands |
foxnews.com |
++ |
| Being
fat in middle age reduces risk of developing dementia, researchers
say |
washingtonpost.com |
+ |
| This
boy's goldfish funeral will break your heart |
telegraph.co.uk |
GFYWWT |
| Hillary
Clinton will launch presidential campaign this weekend, sources
say - VIDEO: Will Clinton face trouble in Iowa? |
foxnews.com |
PGC |
| The
22 most dependable airlines in the world |
cbsnews.com |
PGC |
| Jon
Stewart: Kansas Is America's 'Welfare Queen' |
huffingtonpost.com |
+ |
| Hillary
Clinton to announce 2016 bid Sunday with video |
cnn.com |
PGC |
| College
basketball player Lauren Hill dies of brain cancer |
foxnews.com |
+ |
| Forget
the dress: Is this cat going up or down the stairs? |
usatoday.com |
GFYWWT |
| Reports:
Clinton to jump into presidential race Sunday |
usatoday.com |
Enough already |
| Hillary
Clinton To Announce 2016 Campaign On Sunday |
huffingtonpost.com |
Enough already |
| Lauren
Hill Dead At 19 After Battle With Brain Cancer |
huffingtonpost.com |
+ |
| Federal
Eye: Puerto Ricans who can’t speak English qualify as disabled
for Social Security |
washingtonpost.com |
GFYWWT |
| Hillary
Clinton To Announce Presidential Bid On Sunday |
npr.org |
PGC |
| Lauren
Hill, inspirational college basketball player, dies after battle
with brain cancer |
today.com |
+ |
| Defeating
Polio, The Disease That Paralyzed America |
npr.org |
+ |
| Pregnant
woman wakes from coma, is told she had baby |
usatoday.com |
+ |
| Hillary
Clinton to Announce 2016 Run for President on Sunday |
nytimes.com |
PGC |
| Rainbow
ruler: President Obama delivers a colorful farewell as he leaves
Jamaica |
today.com |
WTFGAS |
| It's
official: Michael Kors isn't cool anymore |
businessinsider.com |
WTFGAS |
| Woman
in coma has baby |
foxnews.com |
+ |
| 32
Amazing Things About Having A Sister |
huffingtonpost.com |
WTFGAS |
| LeBron
James -- Farewell Letter to Lauren Hill ... 'You'll Never Be
Forgotten' |
tmz.com |
+ |
| Your
Song Of The Week: Kendrick Lamar's 'King Kunta' |
npr.org |
WTFGAS |
| Aww!
Blake Lively picks 'Traveling Pants' co-stars as baby James'
godmothers |
today.com |
WTFGAS |
| Kansas
man accused of plotting to detonate bomb at Fort Riley military
base - Fort Hood shooting victims receive long-delayed Purple
Hearts, may still have to fight for benefits - OPINION: Why did it
take so long to honor Ft. Hood heroes? |
foxnews.com |
++ |
| 'HUMILIATING'
EXPERIENCE Are US workers training foreign replacements? |
foxnews.com |
+ |
| How
2 Teen Girls Saved a Stranger Who Wasn't Breathing |
abcnews.go.com |
+ |
| President
Obama -- Strikes Lightning Pose ... With Usain Bolt |
tmz.com |
WTFGAS |
| Elizabeth
Warren Shares How She Learned To 'Stand Up' And 'Speak Out' |
huffingtonpost.com |
PGC |
| Funniest
Parenting Tweets: What Moms And Dads Said On Twitter This Week |
huffingtonpost.com |
GFYWWT |
| Say
cheese! Meet these adorable baby otters named 'Monterey' and
'Jack' |
today.com |
GFYWWT |
| Gwyneth
Paltrow Will Live On A $29 Food Stamp Budget For A Week |
huffingtonpost.com |
GFYWWT |
