Headlines from June 19, 2014

Ukrainian troops and pro-Russian separatists “locked in fierce fighting” in the east of Ukraine.
Before Cheney’s allowed to criticize Obama for blunders in Iraq, a preface is due to explain his contribution. #opinions
See also: Celebrity confessions strung together to create an Übersinner. #tmn
Jamelle Bouie on the insidious racism behind family-cap laws.
President Obama scanned and 3-D printed, in order to be displayed at the National Portrait Gallery.
Sitting with legs spread open or feet on a table is said to make a person a more effective leader.
It’s not the dumb hand of the market patting her head with approval… it’s that other thing. Art. On the loneliness and genius of Britney Spears.
App created as an April Fool’s prank now has over 50,000 active users.
Company that makes period starter kits releases an ad about what happens when a girl fakes her period. #video
Twenty bars in Alaska install pregnancy-test dispensers in bars in an effort to fight fetal alcohol syndrome.
See also: Index of American police blotters.
St. Louis Post drops George Will two weeks after he wrote sexual assault victims enjoy a “privileged status.”
The phrase “born a man/woman,” in relation to trans* people, is hurtful and misleading. #opinions
Tony Gwynn’s former batboy says the world is cheaper without him in it.
Only after ideology is put to the side can a message itself change. False beliefs show that not all errors are created equal.
Japanese photographer recognized by Guinness World Records for taking flights with 156 different airlines.
Lyrical images of scientists working at the North Pole. #photography #tmn