Happy Saturday, internet.
Have you ever had a feeling so unappealing
that it leaves you keeling, reeling, kneeling,
and throwing your hands up at the ceiling
crying for some global human feeling?
Try dealing with the info that I'm revealing.
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In Santa Cruz, Bolivia, this past Thursday Pope Francis
offered the first official apology
for all indigenous peoples killed
in the name of the Church during the Colonial Era.
This was in a speech about ending the so-called New
Colonialism of modern times, a.k.a.
Our money-centric culture that often abandons the poor.
In front of an audience of farmers and the working class
he said, "some may rightly say when the Pope speaks
of colonialism, he overlooks certain actions of the church.
I say this to you with regret: Many grave sins
were committed against the native people of America
in the name of God."
This is the latest in a string of powerful and revealing
speeches from the leader of the Catholic faith, who
is determined to make the Church palatable following decades
of scandal and a general disconnect with an increasingly
progressive society that places a premium on authenticity.
His behavior is alienating the most conservative Catholics
around the world.
The question is, is Pope Francis engaging more people
than he's alienating?
In Bavaria, Germany, yesterday an 82-year-old woman
and a male cyclist were shot dead in a shocking and tragic
drive-by shooting.
The shooter was driving a silver Mercedes Benz
and reportedly threatened a farmer and another driver
on the road before getting caught
by German police at a nearby gas station later that day.
At this time, it appears that the gunman was working alone
and no motive has been yet reported.
Our hearts go out to the families
of the victims during this horrible time,
and we hope that they receive justice.
Meanwhile, in America this Thursday,
the US Office of Personnel Management revealed
that they had been hacked, leaking 21.5 million people's
social security numbers to parties unknown.
This breach, and a previous breach in April,
are both attributed to the same actor or adversary,
according to the OPM.
And that 1 out of every 15 Americans
has been affected by this attack, which
also included 1.1 million fingerprint
records among the stolen items.
Director of National Intelligence James Clapper
is pointing a finger squarely in China's direction,
but Special Assistant to the President and Cyber Security
Coordinator Michael Daniel told reporters
that the government is still considering multiple options.
Following the breaches, the OPM has
taken its Electronic Questionnaires
for Investigations Processing System, or EQIP, offline
for security upgrades.
In addition, Katherine Archuleta, Chief of the OPM,
stepped down from her post Friday afternoon.
Hopefully it's not too little too
late for the rest of America.
Popular messaging apps Snapchat, WhatsApp, and iMessage may soon
be banned in the United Kingdom care of Prime Minister David
Cameron who is considering new legislation that
would prevent citizens from sending
any form of encrypted messages.
Basically, the British government
isn't able to decode any messages sent
from these services, and they consider unreadable messages
to be a grave security risk.
The bill, known as the Investigatory Powers bill,
would also require internet service providers and companies
like Google and Facebook to keep records
of your online activity.
If the bill passes, all of these changes
would come into effect within the next few weeks.
So send those important Snaps now
before the government starts staring over your Snappin'
shoulder.
Tyson, the largest meat producer in the world,
has just been exposed by animal activist group
Mercy for Animals, who caught Tyson Foods workers in Delaware
on tape kicking, clubbing, throwing, and breaking
the necks of chickens in their care,
as well as leaving thousands of deathly ill and injured animals
to suffer without proper access to food, water,
or medical care.
The chickens are also bred to grow so quickly that they often
collapse under their own weight and suffer heart and organ
failure.
The horrifying nauseating footage
can be found on the web site tysontorturesanimals.com.
MFA is calling on Tyson to put into action meaningful animal
welfare reforms as soon as possible.
Let me say it again, the company that commits these awful acts
is the largest meat producer in the world.
They don't have my business anymore.
Do they still have yours?
And finally, what was popular in media this week?
Meek Mill's "Dreams Worth More Than Money" sits at number one
on the Billboard 200, with Miguel's "Wildheart"
right behind at number two.
In TV, Suits had this week's most downloaded episode
on iTunes, with AMC's Walking Dead
spin off Fear the Walking Dead taking the season download
crown from Mr. Robot, even though no episodes are
available yet for purchase.
And at the box office, Terminator Genisys
debuted at number three behind Inside Out and Jurassic World,
with Magic Mike XXL debuting at number four.
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And that's everything that you need to know about your world
this week.
So this weekend, when you're trying
not to think about how the summer is basically already
half over, distract yourself with knowledge,
because until next Saturday you're in the loop.
I'm Matt Lieberman.
Thanks for watching.
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to incorporate new boy.
That's why, when they get hit like this,
they're like, oh, oh, I been hurt.
I been hurt.
Soccer is so dramatic.
So dramatic.
I wish I was into it.