Links

Republicans confirming Trump's court nominees at record pace
http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/385728-republicans-confirming-trumps-court-nominees-at-record-pace


Senate GOP used “blue slips” to block Obama judicial nominees, but now wants to trash the practice
https://www.brookings.edu/blog/fixgov/2017/05/25/blue-slips-and-judicial-nominees-in-senate/


McConnell to End Senate’s ‘Blue Slip’ Tradition
https://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2017-10-11/mcconnell-to-end-senates-blue-slip-tradition


Grassley rips up 'blue slip' for a pair of Trump court picks
https://www.politico.com/story/2017/11/16/chuck-grassley-trump-court-picks-245367


Senate confirms Trump's 13th Circuit Court judge, disregards 'blue slip' protest
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/jan/30/senate-confirms-donald-trumps-13th-circuit-court-j/


10 Famous Song Titles That Never Appear Lyrically in the Song
https://flypaper.soundfly.com/write/10-famous-song-titles-that-never-appear-lyrically-in-the-song/


As of May 16, YouTube will take additional measures to provide song credit information for more than half a billion of the music videos that are currently available on YouTube’s website.
Entitled “music in this video,” the new feature will be located below the “show more” area underneath a given music video, and will identify all of the contributing artists, from the songwriters to the labels and publishers who represent said songwriters. The information will appear under music that is uploaded to official artist channels, as well as under the YouTube user content that uses recorded music.
https://dancingastronaut.com/2018/05/youtubes-new-feature-provides-additional-credit-information-one-million-songs/



5 Things That Can’t Be Copyrighted
https://www.plagiarismtoday.com/2010/01/08/5-things-that-cant-be-copyrighted/


'No words to describe the devastation' after Ellicott City flooding in Maryland
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2018/05/28/ellicott-city-maryland-flooding/649331002/


In Britain, Austerity Is Changing Everything
After eight years of budget cutting, Britain is looking less like the rest of Europe and more like the United States, with a shrinking welfare state and spreading poverty.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/28/world/europe/uk-austerity-poverty.html


Only a Handful of Birds Survived the Dinosaur Killing Asteroid—Now Scientists Have Worked Out Why
http://www.newsweek.com/only-handful-birds-survived-dinosaur-killing-asteroid-now-scientists-have-944381