A lot of big leaps in today’s news – some good, some bad, all weird

Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson dropped his newest single – that is, his newest campaign ad in the form of a rap song. Aimed at African-American voters, the rap features artist Aspiring Mogul over a basic club beat, and tries to rhyme “Carson” with “awesome”. Many responded with criticism of Carson’s racial stereotyping and fundamental misunderstanding of rap music. (ABC News)

Prithika Yashini was appointed to the position of sub-inspector for the district of Tamilnadu in India, becoming the country’s first transgender police officer. Yashini’s application was initially rejected, but accepted early this morning after several petitions and complaints. (India.com)

A nine-year-old Nigerian dwarf goat (yes, apparently these exist) called Turbo made history yesterday morning by being the first of its species to ride public transport in Ontario. Turbo was accompanied by many local celebrities and politicians who introduced him to the wild world of Canadian public transport. This extremely specific milestone was celebrated thoroughly on social media – Turbo even livetweeted his experience. (Toronto Sun)

Hundreds of students from Berkeley High School walked out of class on Thursday in protest of racist messages that were displayed on one of the school’s public library computers. The march, ending at UC Berkeley, was met with support from both campuses administrations. (NBC)

George Barris, the creator of the Batmobile, died early Thursday morning at the age of 89. His son broke the news by announcing that Barris had “moved to the bigger garage in the sky”. (CNN)