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from ACLU Nationwide
Don’t Be Fooled by North Carolina, There Is No Repeal of The Anti-Trans HB2, Only More Discrimination.
Let us be clear – this is no compromise. This is no repeal. This is HB2.0 and is perhaps more insidious in its targeting of LGBTQ – and particularly of trans and gender non-conforming – people.
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from Asia Times Online
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull’s move to withdraw the deal serves as a reminder of the absence of common values in a heavily trade-based relationship
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from Business Insider
The Pentagon still uses computer software from 1958 to manage its contracts
In 1958, the DoD’s first contracting software was launched, using an early computer language called COBOL. As of 2017, that software still manages Pentagon contracts.
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from CNSNews.com (& MRC & NewsBusters)
[Information from this site may not be reliable.]
Even the 'Los Angeles Times’ Thinks CA Charging Pro-Lifers Is Misguided
It's not just conservatives questioning why pro-life activists from the Center for Medical Progress are being charged. In this crazy world we live in, even a broken clock can be right from time to time. For this installment, behold a Thursday Los Angeles Times editorial entitled “Felony charges are a disturbing overreach for the duo behind the Planned Parenthood sting videos” that came to the defense of the Center for Medical Progress (CMP) after California pressed 15 felony charges against two of the pro-life group's members.
Seattle Forced Union Dues Scheme Faces Legal Challenge
Union membership is at its lowest point in United States history. See how unions have become creative in targeting ridesharing drivers to force into paying dues. Uber and Lyft drivers aren't clamoring for a union, but union-friendly elected officials passed suspect laws to ease organizing and forced union dues payments.
End the Madness by Letting States Legalize Sports Betting
Gambling regulation has historically been a state matter. As a form of commerce conducted entirely within state borders, Congress generally leaves it up to the states to decide how it ought to be regulated. However, in the 1990s more than a dozen states contemplated legalizing sports wagering, which provoked concern, largely among the major national sports leagues, that more gambling would lead to corruption and an erosion of public trust in sports.
Even the 'Los Angeles Times’ Thinks CA Charging Pro-Lifers Is Misguided
It's not just conservatives questioning why pro-life activists from the Center for Medical Progress are being charged. In this crazy world we live in, even a broken clock can be right from time to time. For this installment, behold a Thursday Los Angeles Times editorial entitled “Felony charges are a disturbing overreach for the duo behind the Planned Parenthood sting videos” that came to the defense of the Center for Medical Progress (CMP) after California pressed 15 felony charges against two of the pro-life group's members.
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from Competitive Enterprise Institute
Union membership is at its lowest point in United States history. See how unions have become creative in targeting ridesharing drivers to force into paying dues. Uber and Lyft drivers aren't clamoring for a union, but union-friendly elected officials passed suspect laws to ease organizing and forced union dues payments.
End the Madness by Letting States Legalize Sports Betting
Gambling regulation has historically been a state matter. As a form of commerce conducted entirely within state borders, Congress generally leaves it up to the states to decide how it ought to be regulated. However, in the 1990s more than a dozen states contemplated legalizing sports wagering, which provoked concern, largely among the major national sports leagues, that more gambling would lead to corruption and an erosion of public trust in sports.
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from EUobserver
European right shows divisions on EU values after Brexit
A day after the UK notified the EU of its intention to leave, leaders of the European centre-right have called for EU unity, but with a sometimes very different view on which values the EU should defend. At their congress in Malta on Thursday (30 March), leaders of the European People's Party (EPP) insisted that the EU was facing an internal challenge from anti-EU forces, in addition to external challenges such as migration, terrorism and protectionism.
Hungary attempts to stifle Soros-founded university in Budapest
The Budapest university founded by George Soros to help central and eastern Europe in its transition to democracy has come under attack by the Orban government. It vows to fight back and stay in Hungary.
Transparency is key EU tactic in Brexit talks
EU chief negotiator Michel Barnier said his mandate and all EU commission working documents will be made public during the negotiations. Tactic or policy shift? This time, the EU is interested in transparency.
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European right shows divisions on EU values after Brexit
A day after the UK notified the EU of its intention to leave, leaders of the European centre-right have called for EU unity, but with a sometimes very different view on which values the EU should defend. At their congress in Malta on Thursday (30 March), leaders of the European People's Party (EPP) insisted that the EU was facing an internal challenge from anti-EU forces, in addition to external challenges such as migration, terrorism and protectionism.
Hungary attempts to stifle Soros-founded university in Budapest
The Budapest university founded by George Soros to help central and eastern Europe in its transition to democracy has come under attack by the Orban government. It vows to fight back and stay in Hungary.
Transparency is key EU tactic in Brexit talks
EU chief negotiator Michel Barnier said his mandate and all EU commission working documents will be made public during the negotiations. Tactic or policy shift? This time, the EU is interested in transparency.
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from FEE (Foundation for Economic Education)
[Information from this site may not be reliable.]
Remembering David Rockefeller, the Economist
Recently, David Rockefeller, grandson of John D. Rockefeller, died at the age of 101. He was known for many things. In addition to being a billionaire philanthropist, Rockefeller had a mind for economics. Perhaps the least known of his accomplishments was his dissertation for which he was awarded a Ph.D. in economics from the University of Chicago in 1940. This dissertation was published by the University of Chicago Press as a book in 1941, titled Unused Resources and Economic Waste.
Why Is Trump Waging War on the Freedom Caucus?
There is the obvious fact that the Freedom Caucus was the reason the GOP’s so-called replacement for Obamacare went down to defeat. They fought it for a solid reason: it would not have reduced premiums or deductibles, and it would not have increased access to a greater degree of choice in the health-insurance market. These people knew this. How? Because there was not one word of that bill that enabled the health care industry to become more competitive. Competition is the standard by which reform must be judged. The core problem of Obamacare (among many) was that it froze the market in an artificial form and insulated it from competitive forces. At minimum, any reform must unfreeze the market.
Have You Been Using the Term Liberal Incorrectly?
Liberalism, from the Latin liber, meaning free, referred originally to the philosophy of freedom. “Liberal” was once an honorable word used to describe those who put liberty first. So, liberalism means a return in spirit to the dawn of 1776, to " the obvious and simple system of natural liberty ." True liberalism holds the oldest and best traditions of American freedom.
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Might the United States be headed for significant constitutional change without formal amendment of the document we know as the Constitution? There is a larger, unwritten, American constitution whose principles are not easily captured in a single document but are based on a general respect for the rule of law. Will our changing interpretation of it lead to a weaker Presidency and a stronger Congress?
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from The Heritage Foundation
[Information from this site may be unreliable.]
Putin Using Thug Tactics to Silence Anti-Corruption Protesters and Political Enemies
Over 1,000 protesters in Russia were arrested for peacefully protesting against government corruption. Unlike in the United States, where the right to protest is constitutionally enshrined and whistleblowers are legislatively protected, in Russia, those who have the courage to stand up to corrupt leaders place their freedom as well as their lives on the line.
In Ukraine, Russia Weaponizes Fake News to Fight a Real War
Moscow started its campaigns in Crimea and eastern Ukraine particularly with the subtle manipulation of information. Tanks, artillery, and hundreds of innocent victims followed later. “Fake news is a major tool in Kremlin's propaganda to deceive its enemies,” a Ukrainian journalist and army combat veteran says.
7 Facts Democrats Should Consider Before They Oppose Neil Gorsuch
If Democrats oppose Neil Gorsuch, they’ll oppose anyone. In rejecting an exceptionally qualified Supreme Court nominee, the Democrats will tarnish their credibility. As Democrats prepare to attempt a historically unprecedented filibuster of Supreme Court nominee Judge Neil Gorsuch, it’s important to be able to separate fact from fiction as debunked talking points are repeated by people opposing the nominee.
Why Congress Is Right to Reject FCC’s Double Standard for Broadband Providers
The FCC's rules set up a double-standard for Internet service providers, tilting the playing field toward other Internet firms like Google and Amazon. The congressional action has led many to conclude that the sky is falling in the online privacy world, naturally causing many consumers to worry about protecting their online information. But in reality, little will have changed if the disapproval is signed by the president and these flawed rules are rescinded.
Why New York’s ‘Buy American’ Bill Will Only Hurt New Yorkers
Following New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s lead, the Legislature is proposing stricter domestic content policies by attaching the New York State “Buy American” Act to the state budget.
Freedom Caucus Is an Ally, Not an Enemy in Draining the Swamp
The recent fight over health care proves the House Freedom Caucus knows what it will take to drain the swamp. President Donald Trump’s tweet that it’s the House Freedom Caucus that “we must fight” shows there may be a little confusion about what “draining the swamp” means or, at the very least, what it looks like.
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Putin Using Thug Tactics to Silence Anti-Corruption Protesters and Political Enemies
Over 1,000 protesters in Russia were arrested for peacefully protesting against government corruption. Unlike in the United States, where the right to protest is constitutionally enshrined and whistleblowers are legislatively protected, in Russia, those who have the courage to stand up to corrupt leaders place their freedom as well as their lives on the line.
In Ukraine, Russia Weaponizes Fake News to Fight a Real War
Moscow started its campaigns in Crimea and eastern Ukraine particularly with the subtle manipulation of information. Tanks, artillery, and hundreds of innocent victims followed later. “Fake news is a major tool in Kremlin's propaganda to deceive its enemies,” a Ukrainian journalist and army combat veteran says.
7 Facts Democrats Should Consider Before They Oppose Neil Gorsuch
If Democrats oppose Neil Gorsuch, they’ll oppose anyone. In rejecting an exceptionally qualified Supreme Court nominee, the Democrats will tarnish their credibility. As Democrats prepare to attempt a historically unprecedented filibuster of Supreme Court nominee Judge Neil Gorsuch, it’s important to be able to separate fact from fiction as debunked talking points are repeated by people opposing the nominee.
Why Congress Is Right to Reject FCC’s Double Standard for Broadband Providers
The FCC's rules set up a double-standard for Internet service providers, tilting the playing field toward other Internet firms like Google and Amazon. The congressional action has led many to conclude that the sky is falling in the online privacy world, naturally causing many consumers to worry about protecting their online information. But in reality, little will have changed if the disapproval is signed by the president and these flawed rules are rescinded.
Why New York’s ‘Buy American’ Bill Will Only Hurt New Yorkers
Following New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s lead, the Legislature is proposing stricter domestic content policies by attaching the New York State “Buy American” Act to the state budget.
Freedom Caucus Is an Ally, Not an Enemy in Draining the Swamp
The recent fight over health care proves the House Freedom Caucus knows what it will take to drain the swamp. President Donald Trump’s tweet that it’s the House Freedom Caucus that “we must fight” shows there may be a little confusion about what “draining the swamp” means or, at the very least, what it looks like.
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from HumanProgress.org
Education Website
Globalization is slashing inequality – here’s how
The United Nations has just released a new report on international development, titled “Development for Everyone”. It focuses on equality, distinguishing between absolute inequality and relative inequality. It points out that in terms of the Gini coefficient, a statistical measure used to gauge a country’s income inequality, one kind of inequality is rising while the other is falling.
Globalization is slashing inequality – here’s how
The United Nations has just released a new report on international development, titled “Development for Everyone”. It focuses on equality, distinguishing between absolute inequality and relative inequality. It points out that in terms of the Gini coefficient, a statistical measure used to gauge a country’s income inequality, one kind of inequality is rising while the other is falling.
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from Indian Country Today Media Network
[Information from this site may not be reliable.]
Water Protectors Fight Atlantic Coast Pipeline
Is the Atlantic Coast Pipeline another DAPL in the making? Given the way the project’s route was moved from a wealthier, whiter area to a poor part of the state that has high percentages of indigenous and African American residents, it seems to be. That was on the minds of people who walked along the 200 miles of the proposed route across North Carolina. It brought together climate activists from the western part of the state with low-income white, African-American and Native farmers and other residents of the eastern flatlands.
The Realities of Lateral Violence Within Indian Country
Lateral violence created dissension, competition and jealousy, and is a remnant of cultural genocide tactics.
Derrick Watson, Only Native Hawaiian Federal Judge, Issues Travel Ban Injunction
Derrick Watson, one of only two Indigenous U.S. judges, stops ‘Muslim ban’ in its tracks
U.S. District Judge Derrick Watson, the only Native Hawaiian federal justice currently serving, became the latest member of the judiciary to stand up to President Donald Trump’s attempts at a so-called Muslim ban. On March 15 Watson issued an injunction barring enforcement of Trump’s second executive order banning travel from seven predominantly Muslim nations.
[Information from this site may not be reliable.]
Water Protectors Fight Atlantic Coast Pipeline
Is the Atlantic Coast Pipeline another DAPL in the making? Given the way the project’s route was moved from a wealthier, whiter area to a poor part of the state that has high percentages of indigenous and African American residents, it seems to be. That was on the minds of people who walked along the 200 miles of the proposed route across North Carolina. It brought together climate activists from the western part of the state with low-income white, African-American and Native farmers and other residents of the eastern flatlands.
The Realities of Lateral Violence Within Indian Country
Lateral violence created dissension, competition and jealousy, and is a remnant of cultural genocide tactics.
Derrick Watson, Only Native Hawaiian Federal Judge, Issues Travel Ban Injunction
Derrick Watson, one of only two Indigenous U.S. judges, stops ‘Muslim ban’ in its tracks
U.S. District Judge Derrick Watson, the only Native Hawaiian federal justice currently serving, became the latest member of the judiciary to stand up to President Donald Trump’s attempts at a so-called Muslim ban. On March 15 Watson issued an injunction barring enforcement of Trump’s second executive order banning travel from seven predominantly Muslim nations.
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from LifeZette (& PoliZette)
How the GOP Can Confirm Gorsuch Without Going Nuclear
Little-used parliamentary tactic could allow Republicans to shut down filibustering Democrats
Frustrated Trump Threatens War on Freedom Caucus
President hints at primaries against House conservatives in wake of health care breakdown
Where Our Presidents Have Prayed
Just where does the president of the United States go to pray when he arrives in Washington for his term of office? Local churches have had the honor of creating a sanctuary for America’s presidents.
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from Mises Institute
[Information from this site may not be reliable.]The UK's Express today reports that EU Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker has threatened to begin supporting secession movements in the United States in retaliation for Trump's ongoing support of Brexit.
In his recent Guardian article, David Cameron, the former UK prime minister and newly appointed Chair of the Commission on State Fragility, Growth and Development, argued that it is right for the United Kingdom to continue to give aid to developing and unstable countries. Mr. Cameron argued that it is the responsibility of the UK government to give aid supporting developing countries as not only is it the moral thing to do, but it is also in the interests of the UK. Following on from Mr. Cameron's article, I would like to argue for a better way in which the UK can help less developed countries and also advance its own interests: free trade.
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from The Spokesman-Review
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from Sputnik
(Russian government-supported propaganda channel)
Devin Nunes, chairman of the US House of Representatives Intelligence Committee, learned about surveillance of President Donald Trump's team from two White House officials who had access to intelligence reports on the matter, media reported on Thursday.
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from USA Today
With Vice President Pence breaking tie, Senate passes anti-Planned Parenthood bill
Vice President Pence cast a tie-breaking Senate vote Thursday to pass legislation that will allow states to withhold federal funds from Planned Parenthood and other health care providers that perform abortions. The measure, which now goes to President Trump for his signature, dismisses an Obama-era rule banning states from denying federal funds to such organizations.
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from The Washington Free Beacon
Federal Debt Held By Public Now At Highest Level Since World War II
Federal debt held by the public is set to hit 77 percent of gross domestic product by the end of this year. Growing budget deficits will push debt to reach 150 percent of GDP by 2047.
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from Your News Wire
[Information from this site is not reliable.]
Leading French presidential candidate Marine Le Pen has vowed to “destroy the New World Order” when she is elected President of France, sending a warning to European elites that she will “dismantle their corrupt, self-serving institutions with my own two hands if I have to.“
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