Monday, September 26, 2016

In the news, Friday, September 9, 2016


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from Breitbart

Photos: Embarrassing Turnout For Hillary Clinton Keynote Speech At Baptist Convention
Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton delivered a keynote speech at the National Baptist Convention Thursday night, but photos show that many people failed to show up.

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from Coeur d'Alene Press

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

Despite Obama's Veto Threat, US House Votes to Allow 9/11 Victims to Sue Saudi Arabia
With the bill's strong bipartisan backing, Obama could face his first veto override

US Government Steps In After Judge Rules Against Standing Rock Sioux
Federal judge denies tribe's request for injunction, but federal agencies issue statement pausing pipeline construction


Facebook Under Fire for Censoring One of the Most Iconic War Photos
'Facebook's censorship is an attack on the freedom of expression—and therefore on democracy'

'Whose Side Are You On?' Dakota Access Emerges as Pivotal Battleground
With so much at stake and with so much attention thrust on the stretch of land at the convergence of the Missouri and Cannonball Rivers, the silence on the part of the country's leaders has been deafening


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from Conservative Intelligence Briefing

Huge: Top Dems BLAST Obama For Siding With Saudis Over 9/11 Families

Trump DESTROYS Liberal Media For Anti-Christian Bias

Facebook Co-Founder Pledges $20 Million To Help Hillary Stop Trump
Billionaire Facebook co-founder Dustin Moskovitz on Friday said he’s giving $20 million to help defeat Trump. He called the Republican presidential candidate divisive and dangerous and his appeals to Americans who feel left behind “quite possibly a deliberate con.”

Breaking: Obama Will Veto Lawsuit Legislation As He Sides With The Saudis Over 9/11 Families

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from FEE (Foundation for Economic Education)

What Has Unlimited Democracy Done to Us?
The next time you wish to quote Mencken to call Trump or Clinton a moron, feel free, but I hope you understand it is the American people’s common love of mass democracy that has brought us to this “great and glorious day.”

FEE.org: Built to Run in the Cloud
The nuts and bolts of a digital revamp.

A Four-Day Work Week Might Be Bad for Your Health
For workers who are already prone to overwork, the additional burden of compressing five days into four could break the camel’s – or worker’s – back. Despite wishes to the contrary, there are still only 24 hours in a day.

Is College Even Worth It? There's Every Reason for Doubt
While degrees are necessary in some fields, many students are going to college for cultural reasons and getting ripped off. Compared with the plethora of alternative educational methods today, college educations are woefully inefficient.

The Rickshaw Market Is Being Uberized
Using the billion mobile phones in India, initially hail companies would track real-time driver availability by text message. As the number of smartphones has increased, however, the use of live GPS tracking has allowed the potential for riders and drivers to connect in a timely and systematic way.

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from Grand Forks Herald (North Dakota)

Former presidential candidate Bernie Sanders joins pipeline fight with bill amendment

Feds order delay on pipeline river crossing, say tribe raised important issues
A federal judge’s ruling in the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe’s lawsuit was quickly overshadowed Friday when the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said it will not authorize Dakota Access Pipeline construction on Corps land.

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from The Heritage Foundation

On 9/11 Anniversary, Remembering a Red, White, and Blue Nation Is Possible

The Astonishing Amount of Taxpayer-Financed Loans That Have Gone to Failed Businesses
Small Business Administration has written off $17.5 billion dollars of taxpayer-financed loans and loan guarantees to 160,000 failed businesses since 2000.

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from The Hill

House unanimously passes bill to allow 9/11 lawsuits against Saudi Arabia

Top Senate Dems to Obama: Sign 9/11 bill

Trump rips media for mocking Christians
Donald Trump accused the media of mocking Christians and vowed to be a champion for religious liberty at a gathering of social conservatives in Washington on Friday.



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from HumanProgress.org  Education Website

Forget the Hunger Games, Greet the Driverless Tractor
Feeding humanity does not require a permanent underclass of modern-day helots. Adoption of American farming techniques could increase agricultural productivity so much that a landmass the size of India could be returned to nature, without compromising the food supply to our apparently peaking global population.

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from KHQ Local News (NBC Spokane)
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from The Living Church

RELIGION ON VACATION: TOULOUSE AND ALBI
The bulls that killed St. Sernin seem to have won out, at least in publicity.

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from Miami Herald

Leonard Pitts Jr.: ‘Textbook’ on Mexican Americans raises uproar
‘Mexican American Heritage’ riddled with insults, inaccuracies and just plain lies. And it may receive the state’s official seal of approval.

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from Military Times
and Air Force Times, Army Times, Marine Corps Times, and Navy Times

Legendary SEAL leader: National anthem protests disrespect the military
Retired Adm. Bill McRaven, the former head of U.S. Special Operations Command who commanded the raid that killed Osama bin Laden, in his role as chancellor of the University of Texas system called on U-T athletics managers to urge athletes to stand up straight, hand over heart, during the national anthem.


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from Redoubt News
[Information from this site may not be reliable.]

BOMBSHELL: FBI Screws Up & Puts Porn into Bundy Trial

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from The Spokesman-Review

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