Wednesday, December 28, 2016

In the news, Tuesday, December 6, 2016


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Information from some sites may not be reliable, or may not be vetted.
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from The Boston Globe

When Robert Greenleaf closes his eyes, he still sees the red circles painted on the wings of Japanese warplanes headed toward nearby Pearl Harbor. He was 19 then, a gunner’s mate third class in the Navy. Suddenly, he was at war, frantically loading Browning .50-caliber machine guns.

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from Breitbart

New French Abortion Protection Law Blasted as ‘Total Censorship’
French politician Marion Maréchal-Le Pen has sharply criticized a new law censoring information on pro-life websites, calling it an “aberration” and a frontal attack on “freedom of expression.”

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from The Catholic Register

For the first time, the works of Dutch artist Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn will be displayed at the Vatican. Organized by the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity and the Swedish Embassy, the art show falls about a month after Pope Francis’ visit to Sweden marking the 500th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation.

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from CNSNews.com (& MRC & NewsBusters)

Trump Tweets: 'Cancel Order' for New Air Force One
Shortly before 9 a.m. Tuesday, President-elect Donald Trump tweeted, "Boeing is building a brand new 747 Air Force One for future presidents, but costs are out of control, more than $4 billion. Cancel order!"

Not News: Black Lives Matter Praises Castro's Harboring of Cop-Killers
It's no coincidence that Black Lives Matter is run by Fidel Castro's biggest fans.

Who's More 'Authoritarian'? Trump or the Media Elite That Wants Him to Shut Up?
Which is more authoritarian? A president that criticizes the press? Or a press that insists that the president must shut up and never criticize the press?

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from EUobserver

Russia pipeline is security 'threat', US diplomat says
Russia’s Nord Stream II gas pipeline is a threat to European security, a US diplomat has said, amid calls for the European Commission to intervene. Adam Shub, the deputy US ambassador to the EU, in Brussels on Tuesday (6 December), mentioned the Russian-German project amid other instruments he said Russia was using to “create division” in Europe and to erode “shared transatlantic values”.

Commission tries to revive GMO opt-out proposal
The European Commission has made one more attempt to convince member states that they should accept its proposal to give national governments the power to ban the use of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in food. But when agriculture ministers discussed the plan in July 2015, they heavily criticised the proposal, calling it “not useful” and “unworkable”. In October 2015, the European Parliament flat-out rejected the proposal.

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from FEE (Foundation for Economic Education)
[Information from this site may not be reliable.]

The Painful Reality behind the Tennessee Fires
The economy is made up of real people, in the real world, with real needs. The true measure of an economy’s success is the well-being of the people that compose it, something which can never be translated into a numerical value. How could anyone look the victims of this fire in the eye and tell them that their lives burning down in front of them meant that the economy was now better off? After seemingly every event of large-scale destruction, the fairy tales of economic growth emerge as visions of boosted GDP figures dance in the heads of Paul Krugman and his disciples. This happens so frequently that a good economist can quickly become numb to this broken window fallacy. Refuting it almost turns into a reflex rather than a feat of purposeful thought.

Cheers to the Market's End of Prohibition
Where there is a demand, a supply will most likely arise. When such a supply is suppressed by government action, but the demand persists, those who demand will find a way to access supply. And thus, black markets are born – the enterprise of men like Al Capone.

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from KXLY 4 News (ABC Spokane)

Shea, McCaslin want to make eastern Washington its own state
Ready for a 51st state? That's what would happen if Representatives Matt Shea and Bob McCaslin had their way, according to a pre-filed bill for the next Washington legislative session.

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from The Living Church

4 Paths on Liturgical Change
The Standing Commission on Liturgy and Music (SCLM) will be sending to General Convention 2018 four different paths forward for its consideration in regards to the Book of Common Prayer and liturgical renewal.

NEUTERING JESUS
Let us not create a Church so “inclusive” that Jesus himself is not welcome in it.

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from POLITICO
[Information from this site may not be reliable.]

'Worse than irrelevant': How Donald Trump's potential press secretary views the press
On Tuesday, President-elect Donald Trump met with conservative commentator Laura Ingraham at Trump Tower. Ingraham — a talk radio host, Fox News contributor and the founder of conservative lifestyle site Lifezette — is believed to be the leading candidate to be Trump’s press secretary. “New media has spent enormous time and resources covering Benghazi, the FBI investigation, Wikileaks, Planned Parenthood and the corrupt Justice Department,” she said. “None of these things and others would have come to light without the New Media. ABC, NBC, the Washington Post are worse than irrelevant. We now must make fun of them.”

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from The Spokesman-Review

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from Sputnik
(Russian government-supported propaganda channel)

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from The Wall Street Journal

What the Dakota Access Pipeline Is Really About
The standoff isn’t about tribal rights or water, but about political expediency in a White House that does not see itself as being bound by the rule of law. The Obama administration has decided to build a political legacy rather than lead the country. It is facilitating an illegal occupation that has grown wildly out of control. That the economy depends on a consistent and predictable permitting regime seems never to have crossed the president’s mind. There is no doubt that Native American communities have historically suffered at the hands of the federal government. But to litigate that history on the back of a legally permitted river crossing is absurd. The Obama administration should enforce the law, release the easement and conclude this dangerous standoff.

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from Washington Examiner

Trump touts Mattis, vows to grow military in North Carolina
President-elect Trump on Tuesday lauded his selection of retired Gen. James Mattis as his secretary of defense, and introduced Mattis to a veteran-filled crowd as "one of the extraordinary leaders of our time."

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