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from Asia Times Online
The deepening drumbeat for Washington to militarily confront Beijing in the controversial maritime territories should be considered with a healthy dose of skepticism. It has become commonplace for media around the world to draw upon think tank research detailing China’s developing military capable facilities in the region.
On the off chance the administration's economic plan manages to pass through Congress, it would have unfortunate implications for Asia and Australia.
Turkey must understand that the United States relies on the Kurdish YPG to fight against IS in Syria
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from Daily Wire
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Insane Videos Of Venezuela Protests Show People Being Run Over By Gov't Vehicles While Their President Dances On TV
Anti-government protesters covered the streets of Caracas, Venezuela's capital city, with rocks and Molotov cocktails as police in riot gear opened fire with tear gas and crowd-suppressing rounds.
Insane Videos Of Venezuela Protests Show People Being Run Over By Gov't Vehicles While Their President Dances On TV
Anti-government protesters covered the streets of Caracas, Venezuela's capital city, with rocks and Molotov cocktails as police in riot gear opened fire with tear gas and crowd-suppressing rounds.
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from EUobserver
Macron wins French presidency
Emmanuel Macron became France's president on Sunday (7 May) after easily beating far-right candidate Marine Le Pen, with 65.5 percent of the vote against 34.5 percent, in the second round of the presidential election. The score obtained by the 39-year old centrist and pro-EU politician reflected the so-called republican front, in which people from the left and right voted to prevent Le Pen's National Front (FN) party. According to a poll by Ipsos, 43 percent of people who voted for Macron on Sunday did so to beat Le Pen. The 25-percent abstention rate, the highest since 1969, indicated that many voters were reluctant to endorse Macron.
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Macron wins French presidency
Emmanuel Macron became France's president on Sunday (7 May) after easily beating far-right candidate Marine Le Pen, with 65.5 percent of the vote against 34.5 percent, in the second round of the presidential election. The score obtained by the 39-year old centrist and pro-EU politician reflected the so-called republican front, in which people from the left and right voted to prevent Le Pen's National Front (FN) party. According to a poll by Ipsos, 43 percent of people who voted for Macron on Sunday did so to beat Le Pen. The 25-percent abstention rate, the highest since 1969, indicated that many voters were reluctant to endorse Macron.
If elected French president, Macron could be crippled by lack of a clear majority in parliament. If Le Pen won, her EU plans would be blocked by EU countries.
from FEE (Foundation for Economic Education)
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How Should President Trump Handle Immigration? Make It Easier.
Claims are often made about the number of American jobs that are being lost to immigrants, but those claims fail to acknowledge the positive secondary effects that immigration can have. Trump and Congress should be working towards making immigration easier, not more difficult.
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from Free Market Central
[Information from this site may not be reliable.]Believe it or not, the California Politicians & Regulators just spend all their time trying to figure out how to tax something new for they will never reform, it’s always give me more. California wants to collect taxes from space transportation companies based upon, get this, a formula of how frequent a company launches spacecrafts out of the state, and most absurdly, how far a commercial spacecraft travels from California soil.
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from The Guardian (UK)
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The great British Brexit robbery: how our democracy was hijacked
A shadowy global operation involving big data, billionaire friends of Trump and the disparate forces of the Leave campaign influenced the result of the EU referendum. As Britain heads to the polls again, is our electoral process still fit for purpose?
Italian village offers €2,000 gifts to boost dwindling population
The mayor of a remote mountain village in Italy is offering to pay €2,000 (£1,700) to anyone who moves there, in an attempt to save it from becoming a ghost town. Those who take up residence in Bormida, which sits 420 metres above sea level in the north-west Liguria region and is home to 394 people, will pay as little as €50 a month in rent.
The great British Brexit robbery: how our democracy was hijacked
A shadowy global operation involving big data, billionaire friends of Trump and the disparate forces of the Leave campaign influenced the result of the EU referendum. As Britain heads to the polls again, is our electoral process still fit for purpose?
Italian village offers €2,000 gifts to boost dwindling population
The mayor of a remote mountain village in Italy is offering to pay €2,000 (£1,700) to anyone who moves there, in an attempt to save it from becoming a ghost town. Those who take up residence in Bormida, which sits 420 metres above sea level in the north-west Liguria region and is home to 394 people, will pay as little as €50 a month in rent.
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from New Statesman
"The leading voice of the British left, since 1913."
The centrist from nowhere has seen off his far-right challenger, Marine Le Pen. British Liberal Democrat leader Tim Farron said: “I would like to congratulate Emmanuel Macron on his election as France’s new President. This is not just a victory for France, but a victory for Britain and the liberal values we hold dear."
Former Liberal party leader David Steel on the chances of the Liberal Democrats today.
from The Spokesman-Review
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from Zero Hedge
Federal Judge Declares Constitution Void, Threatens Civil Defendant With Death
Most Americans believe that we have a reasonably fair justice system with scholarly judges at the helm. Well, how about a federal judge who suspends the Constitution, confiscates all of a litigant’s assets, orders him not to hire defense counsel, and pronounces his orders enforceable by death? That’s exactly what federal Judge Royal Furgeson did to Internet pioneer Jeff Baron, in a case that, New York lawyer David Relkin says is “the most outrageous denial of a person’s basic constitutional and human rights in this Country since the abolition of slavery.” In the Texas case, Judge Furgeson “sentenced” Baron to an unprecedented “human receivership” to enable the judge’s lawyers to loot Baron’s Juvenile Diabetes Research Trust. His offense? Baron was accused of not paying his lawyers enough money — “charges” that were later proven to be completely fabricated.
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