David Lidsky's Blog, page 2954
June 26, 2015
The Supreme Court's Ruling On Gay Marriage Is The Most Wonderful Thing Of The Week!
The Supreme Court just made a historic ruling, so it's time to celebrate good times. Come on.
The most wonderful thing of the week? The Supreme Court ruled that the Constitution guarantees a right to same-sex marriage. This historic decision will go down in history, so we thought some celebrating was in order. The decision was made by a 5-to-4 vote. Join us in releasing the confetti, and commemorating this historic day.
Same-Sex Marriage May Be Legal, But You Can Still Be Fired For Being Gay
Millions of same-sex couples have a lot to celebrate with the passing of marriage equality, but there is still a lot of work to be done.
Rainbow flags are flying everywhere today, as the U.S. Supreme Court ruled (by the narrowest margin of 5-4) that same-sex couples across the country have an equal right to marry.
Infographic: How SCOTUS Drifted Left
Gay marriage is the latest in a string of liberal decisions for the once fiercely conservative Court.
The court of Chief Justice John G. Roberts has made some spectacularly conservative decisions over the years, from upholding a ban on partial-birth abortion to striking down key campaign finance regulations. But as several decisions, including upholding tax subsidies for the Affordable Care Act and today's legalization of gay marriage, show, the Roberts court is increasingly drifting left. A graphic from the Times' Upshot shows exactly how.
Ford Launches Car-Sharing Services
Ford is officially entering the peer-to-peer, sharing-economy game.
In a surprising move, Ford is entering the car-sharing game. The auto giant is partnering with Getaround, a company that lets car owners lease out their vehicle for a few hours a day. Ford Motor Credit, the automaker's finance subsidiary, is formally entering into a relationship with Getaround in several regional American markets and in the United Kingdom through a British firm, EasyCar Club.
Disney Bans Selfie Sticks
The company is banning the smartphone accessories from its theme parks around the world, citing safety concerns.
Walt Disney World is the latest organization to ban selfie sticks, citing safety concerns for both guests and workers at its theme parks, a spokeswoman said this morning.
#LoveWins And The World Rejoices: 20 Fantastic Reactions To The Marriage-Equality Ruling
It is so ordered: rainbows for all!
When the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 5-4 today that marriage was a right for all people, the decision marked the end of a five-decades-long legal and social struggle for equal rights in the United States (New York City's Stonewall riots will mark its 47th anniversary this Sunday).
Facebook Gives You The Option To Celebrate Marriage Equality With A Rainbow Filter On Your Avatar
Facebook wants to help you shout #LoveWins from your profile page.
Getting nothing done at work today because you're too busy cheering the Supreme Court ruling in favor of same-sex marriage? Here's an idea: Raise a glass (and waste some more time) by casting a rainbow hue on your Facebook profile.
Self-Driving Cars Successfully Avoid Collision
It's important that self-driving vehicles don't play bumper cars with each other.
Autonomous cars just hit a new milestone: successfully avoiding an accident involving two self-driving cars from two different companies. John Absmeier, an executive at automotive tech firm Delphi, told Reuters on Thursday that he was a passenger in one of his company's autonomous vehicles in Palo Alto, which nearly crashed into a Google Car.
#LoveWins, The Soundtrack: Here's Your SCOTUS Same-Sex Marriage Ruling Party Playlist
"Today is a big step in our march toward equality" . . . but why march when you can dance?
In a landmark ruling, the Supreme Court voted five to four that same-sex couples have the right to marry in all 50 states.
Did Starbucks Rip Off This Brooklyn Mural Artist To Sell Frappuccinos?
Muralist Maya Hayuk says she turned down Starbucks's offer to work with her. Then she saw this.
They say that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. But as you might imagine, this cliché rings less true when you're a Brooklyn-based street artist and the imitator is a globe-spanning corporation that raked in $16 billion in revenue last year.
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