3 Stories You Should Read 6/25/2019: Biohacking, Stephanie Grisham, Iran

June 25, 2019 Confluence

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In the category of: A whole other kind of buckle up…

Trump says attack by Iran on anything American will be met with ‘obliteration’

President Donald Trump threatened Iran with “obliteration” on Tuesday, saying that an attack on “anything American will be met with great and overwhelming force.”

“In some areas, overwhelming will mean obliteration. No more John Kerry & Obama!” the President tweeted.

Earlier Tuesday, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said the White House is “suffering from mental disability” and behaving as “no sane person” in the wake of new sanctions imposed by the US this week — partly in retaliation over the downing of an American drone.

Iranian president says White House is ‘suffering mental disability’ over sanctions

Those comments prompted a response from Trump who said “Iran’s very ignorant and insulting statement, put out today, only shows that they do not understand reality.”

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In the category of: New daughter of the patriarchy

Melania Trump Spokeswoman Stephanie Grisham To Be White House Press Secretary

Grisham, who has headed the first lady’s press office since March 2017, will replace Sarah Huckabee Sanders

Stephanie Grisham, a spokeswoman for first lady Melania Trump, will replace Sarah Huckabee Sanders as White House press secretary, the first lady announced Tuesday.

Grisham has served in the first lady’s office since March 2017, when she was brought on as communications director. Last year, she was promoted to deputy chief of staff for communications.

Before moving to the East Wing, Grisham worked as deputy press secretary for then-White House press secretary Sean Spicer. She previously served on President Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign and on his transition team following the election.

Trump announced Sanders’ departure from the White House in a tweet earlier this month, lauding her as “a very special person with extraordinary talents.”

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In the category of: Building a better human

How biohackers are trying to upgrade their brains, their bodies — and human nature

9 questions about biohacking you were too embarrassed to ask.

Even if you haven’t heard the term “biohacking” before, you’ve probably encountered some version of it. Maybe you’ve seen Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey extolling the benefits of fasting intermittently and drinking “salt juice” each morning. Maybe you’ve read about former NASA employee Josiah Zayner injecting himself with DNA using the gene-editing technology CRISPR.

Maybe you, like me, have a colleague who’s had a chip implanted in their hand.

These are all types of biohacking, a broad term for a lifestyle that’s growing increasingly popular, and not just in Silicon Valley, where it really took off.

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