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from Asia Times Online
News & Media Website
Reports of government directives that media paint a positive picture come after market takes a beating. One of the advantages Beijing has in a trade war with the US, some observers have noted, is control of the public narrative. China’s government controls the media, so they can help shore up support for standing firm and not giving in to demands seen as unreasonable. The US, on the other hand, has to cope with a bitterly divided electorate. Not to mention, on tariffs, the US president’s own party largely opposes him. The Democrats, though traditionally sympathetic to more protectionist trade measures, will take any opportunity to challenge Trump.
The agreement to placate the grand coalition’s conservative side leaves the chancellor even more vulnerable to attacks from the left.
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from FEE (Foundation for Economic Education)
RIGHT-CENTER BIAS, HIGH, non-profit organization
Words from the President Who Achieved Economic Excellence without Sacrificing Freedom
On July 4th, Americans celebrate our freedoms. Unfortunately, we all but ignore the only President born on Independence Day—Calvin Coolidge, who, though denigrated by historians, produced remarkable results without sacrificing them.
Can Americans Remember the Virtue of Independence (and the Corrosiveness of Dependence)?
If this 4th of July you reflect on the future of liberty, you will not be alone. Many Americans believe freedom is in decline. The Heritage Foundation’s Index of Economic Freedom confirms the decline. Their latest 2018 data places the United States as only the 18th freest country in the world.
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from LifeZette (& PoliZette)
Media/News Company in Washington, D. C.If America Is So Bad, Why Do They Keeping Coming Here?
To listen to open-borders advocates, left-wing journalists and Democrats in Congress, the U.S. is a hellhole of misery and bigotry.
Anti-Catholic Bias Called Left’s ‘Last Acceptable Prejudice’ in SCOTUS Hysteria
The faith of potential nominee Amy Coney Barrett is center stage in liberals' outrage over chief executive's second Supreme Court pick.
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from The Spokesman-Review
Newspaper in Spokane, Washington
Growing wildfires in U.S. West keep thousands from homes
Large wildfires grew across the American West on Wednesday, keeping thousands of people out of their homes for the July 4 holiday and forcing some strict bans on fireworks to prevent new fires from igniting in the hot, dry region. The National Interagency Fire Center on Wednesday reported more than 60 large, active blazes across the country, most in the drought-stricken West where holiday festivities could lead to increased fire danger.
Shawn Vestal: On this July 4, let’s remember that civility isn’t always the right path
Two hundred and forty-two years ago, the men who founded the country did something supremely uncivil. It was insurrectionary. It was impolite. It was revolutionary. They reached a point where they could no longer take it, a point where the dictates of agreement and acquiescence were so clearly exceeded by more urgent priorities, that they told the king to go pound sand.
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'Obrador Channeled Deep Discontent of Public' With Mexican President - Analyst
Mexicans have elected leftist Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador as the country's new president. Lopez Obrador secured 53% of the vote, according to the latest count - the most in the history of Mexico’s democracy.
Ankara Issues Special Decree Transferring New Powers to President - Reports
According to Reuters, Turkey has issued a special decree transferring some new powers to the incumbent president, in line with the country's changes of the political system that were introduced earlier during last month's presidential and parliamentary elections. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan will now have the powers to appoint vice presidents and parliamentary officials and influence the country's judicial system.
Riyadh Unlikely to Unilaterally Boost Oil Output on Trump’s Request - Analysts
Declining oil production in Venezuela and Libya may require the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) to increase output by more than the recently agreed 1 million barrels per day (mb/d) to offset supply shortages.
Merkel-Seehofer Dispute Signals EU ‘Political Crisis’, Not Migration Problem
The tumultuous European Union summit on June 28 over the issue of how to address the question of migrants to Europe has sent ripples across the continent, with some saying Merkel had “broken the EU.” However, the crisis isn’t migration it’s political blocs forming in European politics, peace activist Reiner Braun told Radio Sputnik Tuesday. "The point is the new order of the party system in Germany, which is developing three new blocs like in other countries."
Google's Email Surveillance ‘Far Creepier Than Brave New World'
Though the Wall Street Journal's report on Google's practice of scanning emails is huge, it's just the tip of the iceberg, Dr. Robert Epstein, senior research psychologist at the American Institute for Behavioral Research and Technology, told Sputnik Tuesday.
US Police Union Protests School Reading List Depicting Police Brutality
A South Carolina police union has lodged a protest about a high school’s summer reading list over the school’s inclusion of two novels that discuss the topic of police brutality. The Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) union said the award-winning “The Hate U Give” was an “almost indoctrination of distrust of police.”
Growing wildfires in U.S. West keep thousands from homes
Large wildfires grew across the American West on Wednesday, keeping thousands of people out of their homes for the July 4 holiday and forcing some strict bans on fireworks to prevent new fires from igniting in the hot, dry region. The National Interagency Fire Center on Wednesday reported more than 60 large, active blazes across the country, most in the drought-stricken West where holiday festivities could lead to increased fire danger.
Shawn Vestal: On this July 4, let’s remember that civility isn’t always the right path
Two hundred and forty-two years ago, the men who founded the country did something supremely uncivil. It was insurrectionary. It was impolite. It was revolutionary. They reached a point where they could no longer take it, a point where the dictates of agreement and acquiescence were so clearly exceeded by more urgent priorities, that they told the king to go pound sand.
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from Sputnik
RIGHT-CENTER BIAS, MIXED, Broadcasting & Media Production Company out of Moscow, Russia
Mexicans have elected leftist Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador as the country's new president. Lopez Obrador secured 53% of the vote, according to the latest count - the most in the history of Mexico’s democracy.
According to Reuters, Turkey has issued a special decree transferring some new powers to the incumbent president, in line with the country's changes of the political system that were introduced earlier during last month's presidential and parliamentary elections. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan will now have the powers to appoint vice presidents and parliamentary officials and influence the country's judicial system.
Declining oil production in Venezuela and Libya may require the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) to increase output by more than the recently agreed 1 million barrels per day (mb/d) to offset supply shortages.
The tumultuous European Union summit on June 28 over the issue of how to address the question of migrants to Europe has sent ripples across the continent, with some saying Merkel had “broken the EU.” However, the crisis isn’t migration it’s political blocs forming in European politics, peace activist Reiner Braun told Radio Sputnik Tuesday. "The point is the new order of the party system in Germany, which is developing three new blocs like in other countries."
Though the Wall Street Journal's report on Google's practice of scanning emails is huge, it's just the tip of the iceberg, Dr. Robert Epstein, senior research psychologist at the American Institute for Behavioral Research and Technology, told Sputnik Tuesday.
A South Carolina police union has lodged a protest about a high school’s summer reading list over the school’s inclusion of two novels that discuss the topic of police brutality. The Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) union said the award-winning “The Hate U Give” was an “almost indoctrination of distrust of police.”
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