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Sweden drops Julian Assange rape investigation theguardian.com/19 Nov 2019 '“After conducting a comprehensive assessment of what has emerged during the course of the preliminary investigation I then make the assessment that the evidence is not strong enough to form the basis for filing an indictment,” Persson said. An appeal against the decision could be made to the office of Sweden’s attorney general, she added.' Jimmy Carter has "no complications" after brain surgery axios.com/Nov 12, 2019 "Former President Jimmy Carter had "no complications" from a brain surgery at Atlanta's Emory University Hospital on Tuesday, according to The Carter Center." [Apologies if this news was posted ITT already. If it wasn't, feel free to point it at the forever supremely healthy fecal smear.] After Sandy Hook, we said never again. And then we let 2,297 mass shootings happen. Updated: November 19, 2019 "On December 14, 2012, a gunman walked into Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut, and killed 20 children, six adults, and himself...." [Infographic article. "And then we let 2,297 mass shootings happen."] https://i.imgur.com/cacrdHY.mp4
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House committee approves landmark bill legalizing marijuana at the federal level cnbc.com/Nov 20 2019 "The House Judiciary Committee approved a bill that legalizes marijuana on the federal level, removing it from Schedule 1 of the Controlled Substances Act. Some Republican members expressed concerns that the bill went too far and that it was unlikely to be taken up in the GOP-controlled Senate." Farm Country Feeds America. But Just Try Buying Groceries There. nytimes.com/Nov. 5, 2019 "The stakes of failure were huge. Farm towns like Winchester that produce beef, corn and greens to feed the world are becoming America’s unlikeliest food deserts as traditional grocery stores are forced out of business by fewer shoppers and competition from dollar-store chains. Their exodus has left rural towns worried about how they can hold on to families, businesses and their future if there is nowhere to buy even a banana." [Wherein rural and the urban folks find a place to shake hands with each other and ask, WTF?] The latest Keystone Pipeline oil leak is almost 10 times worse than initially thought cnn.com/November 20, 2019 "The amount of land impacted by an oil spill in North Dakota is almost 10 times larger than initially reported, officials say. The disclosure comes about a month after the Keystone 1 Pipeline leaked about 383,040 gallons of oil." After Disastrous Epstein Interview, Prince Andrew Steps Down From Public Duties nytimes.com/Nov. 20, 2019 "Prince Andrew announced on Wednesday that he would step back from public life, seeking to contain a firestorm over his ties to the disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein that threatened to scorch the entire British royal family." Why Reproductive Justice Must Be Front And Center During Democratic Presidential Debate In Georgia essence.com/November 19, 2019 "By Georgia State Rep. Park Cannon (D-Atlanta)" .... "Unfortunately, fighting to protect and expand reproductive health care is not a goal that all of my colleagues in the Georgia state legislature share. Earlier this year, our state became Ground Zero of a nationwide sweep of extreme abortion bans when Republican legislators in my state passed a law that prohibited abortion care as early as six weeks — before most people even know they’re pregnant. In May, Gov. Brian Kemp signed it into law." Stacey Abrams: Democrats' Georgia debate puts focus on the issue that really counts cnn.com/November 20, 2019 "Opinion by Stacey Abrams" .... "The Supreme Court's gutting of the Voting Rights Act in Shelby v. Holder led to a surge in voter suppression measures in Georgia and other previously covered jurisdictions with a history of discriminatory voter suppression, as well as states facing demographic changes that threaten incumbents' political power. This weakening of federal law has had its desired effect on our nation's electoral process. The obstacles to voting now come in a dizzying array of constraints: voter roll purges in Ohio and Georgia, polling place closures in Arizona and North Carolina, newly erected barriers for college students in Texas and New Hampshire, signature mismatch laws to disqualify ballots in Michigan and Florida and unduly restrictive voter ID laws in Iowa and Wisconsin." Murdered, Hanged And Lynched: 331 Trans People Killed This Year forbes.com/Nov 18, 2019 "The stories from across the world share gruesome details of the homicides, hangings and even lynching of trans and gender diverse people."
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Otteration posted:After Disastrous Epstein Interview, Prince Andrew Steps Down From Public Duties It's like the old saying: quote:Out of sight, easier to rape kids.
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Why Getting Into Trouble is Necessary to Make Change time.com/January 4, 2018 By John Lewis "Rep. John Lewis is a member of the U.S. Congress from Georgia, and former chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee." 'I’ve seen unbelievable changes during the past 50 or 60 years. When people say, 'Nothing has changed,' I feel like saying, 'Come and walk in my shoes.' I truly believe that if there is faith and hope and determination, we can continue to lay progress and create an American community at peace with ourselves. The next generation will help us get there."' ....
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Lambert posted:Let's hope Bloomberg wastes tons of money on this. Remember in Brewster's Millions Richard Pryor's character had to spend 30 million in 30 days to inherit 300 million? Well Bloomberg is worth 166 times that 300 million. That means it would take 139 years for Montgomery to burn through Bloomberg's wealth. gohmak fucked around with this message at 08:16 on Nov 21, 2019 |
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Deteriorata posted:Deval Patrick's campaign is off to a flying start: https://www.washingtonpost.com/poli...7dd8_story.html It's slightly confusing, but basically Patrick's sister's husband (Bernard Sigh) was convicted of spousal rape in California, but they then reconciled and moved to Massachusetts. An official at the Massachusetts Sex Offenders Registry Board decided that Sigh didn't need to be put on the registry but other people on the board objected to this. Patrick apparently then intervened and fired the head of the board who was one of the people objecting to the decision despite the obvious conflict of interest. After that Sigh did it again with his new wife: quote:As Sigh and his wife prepared to end their marriage in 2017, the Boston Globe reported, they agreed to share their apartment, with each occupying it individually for certain periods of time. On Dec. 10, 2017, Sigh was hiding in a closet when his wife was in the home, and he grabbed her and raped her, according to the prosecution. Sigh’s attorney told the court the sex was consensual.
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Supreme Court precedents do not shield Trump financial records, House, prosecutors argue washingtonpost.com/November 21, 2019 '"There is no precedent for keeping a House committee from examining President Trump’s financial records, lawyers for the House told the Supreme Court on Thursday, and “each day of delay harms Congress by depriving it of important information it needs to carry out its constitutional responsibilities.”' The charges against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, explained washingtonpost.com/November 21, 2019 'Israel’s attorney general formally charged Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with bribery, fraud and breach of trust Thursday, the latest development in Netanyahu’s drawn-out indictment process as the country continues to grapple with an election impasse. Netanyahu, Israel’s longest-serving prime minister, has cultivated a cult of personality around himself as he has centralized power toward the right. He has in turn obsessed over media coverage about him and his family, and has dismissed any corruption claims as a “witch hunt."' Trump administration begins deporting asylum seekers to Guatemala cnn.com/November 21, 2019 ‘Our Patience Is Over’: Why Iraqis Are Protesting nytimes.com/Nov. 20, 2019 '“Let us be frank, we are poor people in Sadr City and we need many things: schools, health clinics, jobs,” said Mr. al-Kaabi, who drives a taxi to support his family.' Algerians march again as protests step up before vote reuters.com/November 21, 2019 "The mass protests that erupted in February, and unseated veteran president Abdelaziz Bouteflika in April, have mostly taken place on Fridays and Tuesdays. Authorities detained several demonstrators, witnesses said. The protesters seek to replace the old guard of rulers who have wielded power since independence from France in 1962. They also demand an end to corruption and the withdrawal of the military from politics." The Common Element Uniting Worldwide Protests theatlantic.com/November 19, 2019 '“A leader is best when people barely know he exists,” Lao Tzu, the ancient Chinese philosopher and founder of Taoism, is thought to have said. “When his work is done, his aim fulfilled, they will say: ‘We did it ourselves.’’’' They have different causes and aims, but mass protests from Iran to Hong Kong accelerate usatoday.com/Nov. 18, 2019 '"These rioters, they are also criminals. They have to face the consequences of their acts," Cheuk Hau-yip, a police commander for Hong Kong's Kowloon West district, told reporters at a daily briefing Monday. "Other than coming out to surrender, I don’t see, at the moment, there’s any viable option for them."' Colombia closes borders as it braces for nationwide strike cnn.com/November 21, 2019 "Colombia has closed its borders in preparation for a national strike supported by a broad coalition of social movements on Thursday." [A broad coalition of social movements.]
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The Dirty Dozen: These 12 Retail Chains Will Open Thanksgiving Day, Putting Profits Over People labor411.org/November 21, 2019 "But a few retail chains want to turn it into another shopping day instead. We at Labor 411 think that enough is enough. We will not support any of these chains. Instead we will vote wit our wallets and refuse to shop on this day. And we hope that many Americans choose to do the same." West Virginia Inmates Will Be Charged by the Minute to Read E-Books on Tablets reason.com/11.22.2019 "The tablets aren't supposed to replace regular books, but similar policies have led to restrictions on book donations and price-gouging in other states." .... "Any inmates looking to read Moby Dick may find that it will cost them far more than it would have if they'd simply gotten a mass market paperback, because the tablets charge readers by the minute." ACLU sues ICE for detaining U.S. citizen, Marine who was born in Grand Rapids mlive.com/Nov 20, 2019 'The ACLU of Michigan said it filed a lawsuit against ICE and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security for records related to Ramos-Gomez’s detention as well as policies on wrongfully detained and deported U.S. citizens, lawful permanent residents and legal immigrants. .... “Jilmar Ramos-Gomez fought and served our country selflessly, yet ICE tried to deport this hometown hero and blatantly disregarded his citizenship, service, and mental health challenges,” Miriam Aukerman, a senior staff attorney for the ACLU of Michigan, said in a statement Wednesday.' Google Has Just Hired A Union-Busting Firm labor411.org/November 20, 2019 '“Google has hired an anti-union consulting firm to advise management as it deals with widespread worker unrest, including accusations that it has retaliated against organizers of a global walkout and cracked down on dissent inside the company.' When a deep red town’s only grocery closed, city hall opened its own store. Just don’t call it ‘socialism.’ washingtonpost.com/November 22, 2019 "When Sean Lynch ran for mayor, he never anticipated that the job would involve hiring a butcher and tracking the sale of collard greens. But in 2018, two years into his first term, the only grocery store in town shut down. People in Baldwin, Fla., a rural outpost in northeast Florida, were left with few options. They could leave town, driving 10 miles through road construction to nearby Macclenny, or battle 20 miles of freeway traffic through Jacksonville’s suburban sprawl. Alternatively, they could cobble together a meal out of canned goods from the local Dollar General or head to a nearby truck stop for greasy, deep-fried fast food. For many of Baldwin’s roughly 1,600 residents, though, traveling for food wasn’t really a choice. The town’s median household income of $44,271 is well below the state average, and it’s not uncommon for families to juggle their schedules around sharing one car. Senior citizens also make up a significant percentage of the population, and many no longer drive." [Welcome to the rural/urban convergence.] "They're Killing Us Like Dogs"—A Massacre in Bolivia and a Plea for Help commondreams.org/November 22, 2019 "I am writing from Bolivia just days after witnessing the November 19 military massacre at the Senkata gas plant in the indigenous city of El Alto, and the tear-gassing of a peaceful funeral procession on November 21 to commemorate the dead. These are examples, unfortunately, of the modus operandi of the de facto government that seized control in a coup that forced Evo Morales out of power." Bolivian military deploys armored vehicles to end blockade of key gas plant reuters.com/November 19, 2019 Riot breaks out during funeral procession in Bolivia metro.co.uk/22 Nov 2019 "Thousands marched the streets of the Bolivian capital La Paz carrying the coffins of eight people killed in violent clashes with the military and police. Security forces responded to the emotional protest by firing tear gas to clear the crowds, as they wept and mourned for the young victims, aged 22 to 37, shot on Tuesday. Images show children crying at the side of the road, while rescue teams work to help them breathe after being shot at with the gas, while adults cover their mouths with their t-shirts as they defiantly carry the coffins of their loved ones. The mass procession, which was held in honour of the victims, soon turned into an anti-government move with civilians loading coffins onto military tanks as troops attempt to wade through the crowds. Since former socialist president Evo Morales resigned on November 10, at least 29 people have been killed in protests in the South American country which is grappling with its worst crisis in decades." The Violence Paradox pbs.org/Aired: 11/20/19 "Violence is all over the news. But some say we’re living in the most peaceful time in history. Journey through time and the human mind to investigate whether—and how—violence has declined. And witness how people are working to stop violence today."
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Deteriorata posted:Amazon’s formal challenge to massive Pentagon award uses videos that mark potential influence exerted by Trump now THAT'S a fun case of whoever wins we lose
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Deteriorata posted:Amazon’s formal challenge to massive Pentagon award uses videos that mark potential influence exerted by Trump An important detail here is that experts are wholeheartedly against a contract this big being awarded to a single company, as it's a massive security weakness.
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Trump says he might veto legislation that aims to protect human rights in Hong Kong because bill could affect China trade talks washingtonpost.com/November 22, 2019 "President Trump suggested Friday that he might veto legislation designed to support pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong — despite its near-unanimous support in the House and Senate — to pave the way for a trade deal with China." U.N. Condemns U.S. for World’s Highest Rate of Children in Detention democracynow.org/Nov 19, 2019 'Manfred Nowak: “Of course, separating children, as was done by the Trump administration, from their parents — and even small children — at the Mexican-U.S. border is absolutely prohibited by the Convention on the Rights of the Child. I would call it inhuman treatment for both the parents and the children. And there are still quite a number of children that are separated from their parents and where neither the children know where their parents are nor the parents know where their children are.”' While you weren't looking, the trade war with China went off the rails businessinsider.com/Nov 17, 2019 "America's trade war with China has lost its way." [Imagine that. A trade war lost it's way.] What does female authority sound like? Marie Yovanovitch and Fiona Hill just showed us. washingtonpost.com/November 22, 2019 "The next day, Marie Yovanovitch took her turn at the witness table. Impressively credentialed and equally poised, the former Ukraine ambassador’s testimony prompted a standing ovation in the hearing room, but it didn’t prompt adoring comparisons to any deceased icons. Her voice did not, after all, sound like Walter Cronkite’s. Hers was the precise, measured tone of a polite 61-year-old woman. And we simply don’t have as many reference points for 61-year-old women who’ve been elevated to the status of most trusted voice in anything." 70% of millennials say they'd vote for a socialist axios.com/Oct 28, 2019 [Yep, a month old. Do you imagine it's swung back by now?] https://la.eater.com/2019/11/22/20978280/dennys-trump-supporters-video-fight-culver-city-twitter-news la.eater.com/Nov 22, 2019 Sunday Afternoon at Denny’s vimeo.com/2 days ago [Video referenced in the article above.] Hong Kong ablaze as protests intensify: 'We might as well go down fighting' christianpost.com/November 21, 2019 "The protests in Hong Kong continue to intensify, as hope wanes among natives, some of whom say they are afraid but might as well go down fighting. Recent reports indicate that children as young as 11 are now fueling the protests and violence between protesters and police is growing. According to The Wall Street Journal Friday, the protests of late have been some of the most bloody to date and schools have been driving Hong Kong's uprising against China's ruling party." The 11-Year-Old Dissident: Hong Kong’s Schoolchildren Fuel Protests wsj.com/Nov. 15, 2019 [Referenced from the above article.] Bolivia interim president announces peace talks amid renewed fury over deaths cnn.com/November 22, 2019 "Interim Bolivian President Jeanine Añez has agreed to meet with opposition groups Saturday to "bring peace to the country" after weeks of deadly political clashes."
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Trump reportedly stands down in fight for Navy SEAL Eddie Gallagher: https://www.axios.com/eddie-gallagher-trump-navy-seal-spencer-green-5bf2b6a7-dba2-418a-ae8a-78c89a79f441.html
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Oxford Names ‘Climate Emergency’ Its 2019 Word of the Year nytimes.com/Nov. 20, 2019 'Oxford Dictionaries has named “climate emergency” as its 2019 Word of the Year, choosing it from an all-environmental shortlist that also included “climate action,” “climate denial,” “eco-anxiety,” “extinction” and “flight shame.”' Tesla’s Cybertruck Is a Vehicle for the Adult Baby Class War vice.com/Nov 22 2019 "Who needs a bulletproof truck to go buy groceries? I'll tell you who." Students Storm Field At Halftime Of Harvard-Yale Football Game To Protest Climate Change wbur.org/November 23, 2019 "Protesters wearing the colors of both Harvard and Yale staged a sit-in at midfield of Yale Bowl during halftime of the 136th edition of the annual football rivalry known as The Game. Most left after about an hour when they were escorted off by police; a handful who remained were told by police they were under arrest." ‘This is a human tragedy and an ecological tragedy hcn.org/Nov. 22, 2019 'She wasn’t alone: Over 300 environmentalists, Indigenous activists, Samaritan groups and human rights defenders had gathered, for the first time, to protest the panels of steel bollards going up just a few miles down the road. Organizers hadn’t expected so many concerned people, alerted by social media, to make the journey from elsewhere in Arizona and the surrounding region. “I guess I shouldn't be surprised that this many people traipsed all the way out here,” said Randy Serraglio, with the Center for Biological Diversity, one of the event’s organizers. “Border issues really get people fired up, they really do.”' Paris Protesters March Against Deadly Domestic Violence Towards Women time.com/November 23, 2019 '(PARIS) — Several thousand protesters marched through Paris on Saturday to demand a national wake-up call and more government investment to prevent deadly domestic violence against women, a problem that President Emmanuel Macron calls “France’s shame.”' Protests are everywhere. The world is rising up. So can humanity theglobeandmail.com/2 days ago "Activists learned a tremendous amount from successes and failures of the previous cycle of protest movements. As did governments." .... "It’s happening again: Revolutionary fever is infecting the social body. The people of Hong Kong, Lebanon, Chile, Iran, Iraq and beyond are mobbing the streets in massive numbers. These movements are achieving a level of militancy not seen in a decade."
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Nestlé admits slavery and coercion used in catching its seafood cbc.ca/Nov 23, 2015 "Impoverished migrant workers in Thailand are sold or lured by false promises and forced to catch and process fish that ends up in global food giant Nestlé SA's supply chains." Lee County Health Department confirms Whooping Cough case in Dixon, Ill. area kwqc.com/Nov 21, 2019 I grew up in rural, small-town America — and I can tell you the real reason why people love Donald Trump independent.co.uk/1 day ago "I grew up in a small town in California, with a population of just over 2,000. When I was in the third grade, my classroom had exactly one black student. It was an election year: George H W Bush versus Michael Dukakis. When the traditional student poll was held, she was the only student who said she preferred Dukakis. Other students pressured her until she changed her vote to Bush."
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Otteration posted:Nestlé admits slavery and coercion used in catching its seafood Nestle is such an atrocious monstrosity of crimes against humanity that slavery doesn't even move the needle. Try this one on for size; giving African newborn mothers enough free formula to stop the production of breast milk then cutting them off, so the mothers get to watch their newborn die of slow starvation while they're diluting what little formula they can afford with unsanitary water that makes it worse by sickening them.
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Grouchio posted:Why the hell hasn't anyone brought Nestle before the Hague or it's business equivalent? And make a rich person suffer the first consequences suffered by a rich person ever? No way man.
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Grouchio posted:Why the hell hasn't anyone brought Nestle before the Hague or it's business equivalent? yeah gee i wonder
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Tucker Carlson Claims There's 'No Evidence' Assad Was Behind Deadly Chemical Attack in Syria or That It Even Happened newsweek.com/11/27/19 "Like Carlson, Russia and the country's allies have used this email to question the OPCW's conclusions that chlorine was likely dropped from an aircraft in Douma. Some have also promoted a misinformation campaign that reportedly hopes to discredit the OPCW's findings in an effort to absolve Assad." Florida to deputize prison guards as ICE agents to find undocumented immigrants orlandoweekly.com/November 25, 2019 'Florida is poised to deputize state correctional officers as federal immigration agents at a state-run prison as part of a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement program. The move by Florida has been “reviewed and approved” by a federal advisory board, and the state is now “awaiting official notification of the Memorandum of Agreement from ICE,” the Florida Department of Corrections confirmed to The News Service of Florida on Friday. ' Florida to Deputize Corrections Officers as ICE Agents officer.com/November 26, 2019 "Florida is poised to deputize state correctional officers as federal immigration agents at a state-run prison as part of a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement program." Here’s how much America’s billionaires give to charity, in one chart vox.com/Nov 25, 2019 "One of the more compelling arguments against a wealth tax is that the rich already donate plenty to charity, money that would otherwise go to the government; this was part of Mark Zuckerberg’s defense of his class when he went on Fox News last month. But according to a table compiled and tweeted by UC Berkeley economist and wealth tax advocate Gabriel Zucman using data from Forbes magazine, the rich are barely giving any of their fortune away in any given year. Zucman pulled data from Forbes’ venerable billionaire rankings and a recent list it released compiling the 50 Americans who distributed the most money to charitable causes in 2018." Google Fires 4 Workers Active in Labor Organizing nytimes.com/Nov. 25, 2019 "Google on Monday fired four employees who had been active in labor organizing at the company, according to a memo that was seen by The New York Times." Be a Decent Human Being and Don’t Go Shopping on Thanksgiving slate.com/Nov 26, 2014 "Please, please do not be one of those people—both for your own sake, and out of respect for the retail staff who get dragooned into coming to work on a day they should have off with family." Why Isn't a Rape Allegation Worth an Impeachment Inquiry? theatlantic.com/November 21, 2019 "On the selective accountabilities of the Trump hearings" .... 'Here is another matter left largely unaccounted for in the proceedings: Donald Trump, currently accused of bribery, has also been accused of rape. He has been accused of other forms of sexual misconduct as well, by more than 20 women, their allegations ranging from kissing to groping and grabbing, all against their will. If you include allegations of nonphysical forms of sexual harassment, the number of accusers grows even larger. The president has, in reply to these claims, issued a blanket denial: The people making accusations against him, he has said, are lying. (That list includes, ostensibly, Donald Trump himself, who has made his own claims about assaulting women: “It’s like a magnet. Just kiss. I don’t even wait … Grab ’em by the pussy. You can do anything..”) It is easy, in the impeachment hearings’ tumult—the testimonies, the twists, the history made in real time—to ignore those accusations. They are not, after all, a direct element of the inquiry. They are not among the alleged crimes that the House of Representatives has determined to be impeachable. A constellation of reasons, constitutional and political and cultural, explains why the impeachment inquiry is unfolding as it is—at this moment, rooted in this one particular incident of alleged abuse of power. It is nonetheless a sobering thing, to watch the hearings for the one alleged crime play out while the other alleged crimes are, effectively, ignored.
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Grouchio posted:Why the hell hasn't anyone brought Nestle before the Hague or it's business equivalent? Who shall be that one person?
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Otteration posted:Who shall be that one person? Also, what is the business equivalent of the Hague?
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Deteriorata posted:Also, what is the business equivalent of the Hague? All of the rest of us, peons and angry though we might be.
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Deteriorata posted:Also, what is the business equivalent of the Hague? The invisible hand of the free market.
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Deteriorata posted:Also, what is the business equivalent of the Hague?
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Otteration posted:Who shall be that one person?
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Walmart shoppers are threatening to boycott the store after discovering that employees aren't paid extra to work on Thanksgiving businessinsider.com/9 hours ago City Of Evanston To Use Cannabis Revenue For Reparations Fund For African-American Residents chicago.cbslocal.com/November 27, 2019 Germany ends arm sales to Saudi Arabia over Khashoggi killing axios.com/Nov 19, 2018 Forget Black Friday – celebrate Buy Nothing Day instead telegraph.co.uk/25 November 2016 "Now in its 24th year, Buy Nothing Day was the brainchild of Vancouver-based artist Ted Dave, who conceived it as a "day for society to examine the issue of over-consumption". Since 1997 it has been held on the same day as Black Friday, in a pointed response to advertisers' efforts encouraging consumers to spend more – and there are now associated campaigns in dozens of countries across the world." The Thanksgiving Tale We Tell Is a Harmful Lie. As a Native American, I’ve Found a Better Way to Celebrate the Holiday time.com/November 11, 2019 'Every November, I get asked an unfortunate, loaded question: “You’re a Native American—what do you eat on Thanksgiving?” My answer spans my lifetime.' For many Native Americans, Thanksgiving is a day of mourning cnn.com/November 24, 2019 '"The Pilgrims had hardly explored the shores of Cape Cod for four days before they had robbed the graves of my ancestors and stolen their corn and beans," reads a line from the remarks that Aquinnah Wampanoag tribal leader Wamsutta Frank James had planned to give. But event organizers wouldn't allow it -- even 350 years after the cross-cultural feast that most Americans learn is at the root of Thanksgiving.'
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Otteration posted:Walmart shoppers are threatening to boycott the store after discovering that employees aren't paid extra to work on Thanksgiving Oh for sure, man.
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House GOP members are 'absolutely disgusted and exhausted' by Trump's behavior, former GOP congressman says cnn.com/November 29, 2019 '"Former Republican congressman Charlie Dent said Thursday some of his former colleagues in the House of Representatives have privately told him they are "absolutely disgusted and exhausted by the President's behavior." Dent told CNN's Ana Cabrera on "Newsroom" that House Republicans are standing with the President at the moment because of base pressure, but said "they resent being put in this position all the time."' Detroit Denby coach says Almont fans hurled racial slurs at players during confrontation freep.com (Detroit Free Press)/Nov. 25, 2019 "The postgame fracas between members of the Detroit Denby High School football team and Almont High escalated as Denby players were spit on, cursed at and endured racial slurs, according to witnesses, the Free Press has learned." .... "According to Denby coach Deon Godfrey, the racist remarks included the N-word and began as early as when Denby players took a knee during the national anthem before the game." US taxpayers spent almost $1 billion incarcerating innocent black people finance.yahoo.com/November 20, 2019 Amazon hit by Black Friday srikes and protests across Europe metro.co.uk/29 Nov 2019 "Amazon was targeted by a UK-wide protest organised to coincide with Black Friday and Cyber Monday demanding an end to ‘appalling’ working conditions. In another blow, hundreds of employees at distribution centres across Germany walked out amid a long-simmering battle for better pay." Trump has turned the suburbs into a GOP disaster zone. Does that doom his reelection? latimes.com/Nov. 29, 2019 "The orderly subdivisions and kid-friendly communities that ring the nation’s cities have become a deathtrap for Republicans, as college-educated and upper-income women flee the party in droves, costing the GOP its House majority and sapping the party’s strength in state capitals and local governments nationwide." In a Private Facebook Group, California Police Brag About Breaking State Law to Help ICE theappeal.org/Nov 22, 2019 "Some officers have recently boasted about breaking state law and collaborating with ICE, according to messages posted in the group and obtained by The Appeal." Corbyn reveals secret documents that ‘confirm Tory plot to sell off NHS in US trade talks with Trump’ independent.co.uk/2 days ago 'Jeremy Corbyn has released uncensored official documents which he says provides confirmation that the NHS [National Health Service] is on the table in trade talks with the USA. In a press conference in Westminster, Mr Corbyn brandished what appeared to be leaked government papers detailing six rounds of trade talks in Washington and London running from July 2017 to a few months ago. He said that the content of the 451-page paper left “in tatters” prime minister Boris Johnson’s denial that the NHS is on the table in trade talks. And he declared: “This election is now a fight for the survival of our National Health Service as a public service free for all at the point of need.'
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quote:Corbyn reveals secret documents that ‘confirm Tory plot to sell off NHS in US trade talks with Trump’
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No, Trump thinks the British aren't paying enough for medicine. EDIT: That's not hyperbole, that's really why. Megillah Gorilla fucked around with this message at 02:27 on Nov 30, 2019 |
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Nov 30, 2019 02:24
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Imagine building your country's future on the Trump administration, of all things. But I guess it fits in with past British foreign policy.
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Megillah Gorilla posted:No, Trump thinks the British aren't paying enough for medicine. Jesus Christ. Is there a single thing that that loving idiot even has a rudimentary understanding of?
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