The Post It Note 05/11/2021

News from the note…

A round up of the day’s news that might be of interest to you.

This is an OPEN THREAD, folks. Chat about any of the stories listed, share links to stories that caught your eye today, and generally have a good time discussing whatever you want.

Jonathan Bauer, the good Samaritan who saved a 2-year-old girl by jumping 25 feet off a bridge into a Maryland bay last Sunday, is speaking out for the first time about the incident. https://t.co/Xa1Hok33P2
— NBC News (@NBCNews) May 11, 2021

Two men accused of spraying police with chemical spray, including on Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick, during the Capitol riot will stay in jail as they await trial, a federal judge rules. https://t.co/kijyc8vzA5
— CNN (@CNN) May 11, 2021

In advance of Congressional hearing with former acting Defense Secretary Chris Miller (finally!), @K8brannen and I prepared a Timeline.

👉Shows gross omissions in DoD's public timeline.

👉Points to a COVER UP (see especially critical 2:22pm phone call)https://t.co/ErbmX6mKBa
— Ryan Goodman (@rgoodlaw) May 11, 2021

A Dallas judge threw out the National Rifle Association's bankruptcy case, dealing a setback to the group’s planned relocation to Texas as it faces allegations of spending abuses and mismanagement in its home state of New York https://t.co/bLksn3sGLG
— The Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) May 11, 2021

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s whistleblower program is in turmoil over a potential payout exceeding $100 million to an ex-Deutsche Bank executive https://t.co/OFXjgZOZwL
— The Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) May 11, 2021

The U.S. Navy announced that it had seized an arms shipment hidden aboard a vessel, described as a stateless dhow, in the Arabian Sea. The Navy did not identify where the shipment originated. https://t.co/jHc5kdbeiR pic.twitter.com/YiYBsCbVJ0
— ABC News (@ABC) May 10, 2021

A US Coast Guard cutter fired about 30 warning shots after a large group of Iranian Revolutionary Guard speedboats came close to US Navy ships in the Strait of Hormuz, the Pentagon says. https://t.co/GasWK1mrlS
— NBC News (@NBCNews) May 11, 2021

Job openings jumped to a record high in March as employers struggled to find workers to fill those positions, the Labor Dept. reports. https://t.co/llLgvcMXb6
— NBC News (@NBCNews) May 11, 2021

Reta Mays has never explained why she killed the seven veterans and assaulted an eighth with the intent to kill.

She offered no hint of motive when she tearfully addressed the court Tuesday before the judge imposed seven consecutive life sentences. https://t.co/XJSbZ58MfR pic.twitter.com/VcwYcNQ4ZO
— ABC News (@ABC) May 11, 2021

The founder of "Students for Trump" claimed to be a graduate of NYU Law School with a finance degree from University of Pennsylvania and 15 years of experience.

That was all a lie, and he just got sentenced to prison.https://t.co/lPoEl6o9Zg
— Citizens for Ethics (@CREWcrew) May 11, 2021

The volunteers using 'honeypot' groups to fight anti-vax propaganda https://t.co/vBFUE2l8gD
— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) May 11, 2021

Venezuela’s main academy of medicine has asked the US to add the South American nation to its international donor list for millions of doses of Covid-19 vaccines, despite a political freeze between the countries. https://t.co/kuIywdLvE0
— NBC News (@NBCNews) May 11, 2021

@NBCNews followed a team bringing Covid-19 vaccine doses to remote regions of Uganda where there are enough vaccines to protect just 1% of its population.

“If any country thinks after vaccinating its population they are safe, it is a lie." https://t.co/zPBi02Kq0k
— NBC News (@NBCNews) May 11, 2021

Skoolies! 😁

"This gives me freedom." Inside mobile living on public land in the age of the pandemic https://t.co/yndeMiQdX1
— TIME (@TIME) May 11, 2021

One of the Earth's longest-flying spacecraft has detected a "persistent hum" beyond our solar system, according to a new study. https://t.co/1ggbGM4sqI
— CNN (@CNN) May 11, 2021

NASA’s Voyager 1 launched on September 5 1977, from Cape Canaveral, Florida, aboard a Titan-Centaur rocket, just weeks after its sister craft, Voyager 2. Although they were initially designed to last five years, more than 43 years after they launched, the crafts are still sending back data as they explore interstellar space.

Russell Westbrook of the Washington Wizards has notched his 182nd career NBA triple-double, breaking Hall of Famer Oscar Robertson's record for the most in league history https://t.co/TxmYBOkZq2
— CNN (@CNN) May 11, 2021

News from the note…

A round up of the day’s news that might be of interest to you.

This is an OPEN THREAD, folks. Chat about any of the stories listed, share links to stories that caught your eye today, and generally have a good time discussing whatever you want.

This is an OPEN THREAD

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