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from Asia Times Online
Mainstream media is talking about Beijing leading the UN Climate Change pact, since US President Trump had withdrawn from it. But, China is expected to construct massive coal power plants in the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor and Beijing remains unlikely to cancel them even at risk of losing a leadership role in the environmental movement.
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from BBC News (UK)
Peter Sallis has died at the age of 96, his agents have announced. The actor was best known for appearing in Last of the Summer Wine and was also famous as the voice of Wallace in Wallace and Gromit. His agent confirmed he died peacefully with his family by his side. Sallis played Norman "Cleggy" Clegg in Last of the Summer Wine from its first episode in 1973 until the series concluded in 2010. He was the only actor to appear in all 295 episodes of the sitcom.
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from Competitive Enterprise Institute
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from Conservative Intelligence Briefing
77% of GOP Voters Support Part Time Legislature Despite Outspoken Opposition from Lansing Insiders
Michigan seems to be ground zero for "we the people" vs insiders in 2018. A new poll commissioned by MIRS and run by Mitchell Communications showed that voters in Michigan strongly support the pay cut proposal while lobbyists and many legislators oppose it. 41 states current have a part time legislature.
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from EUobserver
EU should put pressure on Belarus nuclear project
EU should tell Belarus "not a euro-cent more" in aid unless it halts the construction of the Otsrovets nuclear plant, a time-bomb in Europe.
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EU should put pressure on Belarus nuclear project
EU should tell Belarus "not a euro-cent more" in aid unless it halts the construction of the Otsrovets nuclear plant, a time-bomb in Europe.
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from FEE (Foundation for Economic Education)
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After Paris: There Is No Existential Crisis
President Trump’s decision to withdraw the United States from the Paris Climate Accord has thrown the world into a blazing furnace full of weeping and gnashing of teeth—or the political world, at least, has been thrown into a fiery tizzy. Too many would rather rely on commanding and controlling others to fix humanity’s wicked problems than freely solve the problem themselves. It’s time to stop looking to central governments and global committees—whether the issue is climate change or poverty or education or whatever—to make our world a better place.
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from The Guardian (UK)
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Cancel Trump state visit, says Sadiq Khan, after London attack tweets
London mayor says US president is wrong about many things and that state visit to Britain should not go ahead.
Cancel Trump state visit, says Sadiq Khan, after London attack tweets
London mayor says US president is wrong about many things and that state visit to Britain should not go ahead.
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from Heat Street
Bernie Sanders Made More Than $858k in Book Royalties Last Year, And He’s Keeping the Money
Bernie Sanders made more than $858,000 in royalties for two new books last year, according to the 2016 financial disclosure the senator quietly filed on Sunday. And he’s keeping the money. The disclosure provides new insight into how Sanders’ presidential campaign affected his own personal finances. It was due on May 15, but Sanders failed to file, instead seeking an extension. The book royalties were the most noteworthy new source of income Sanders reported in the election-year filings.
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from LifeZette (& PoliZette)
Bossie: Media, Dems Working ‘Hand in Hand’ to Waylay Trump
Citizens United President and Chairman David Bossie said, during an interview Monday on “The Laura Ingraham Show,” that there is no longer any doubt the mainstream media walk “hand in hand with the Democratic Party” and are partners in the “permanent obstruction campaign” against President Donald Trump.
Polish PM: ‘Europe, Rise Up From Your Knees’
Szydło rips 'madness' of 'political elites' for meeting terror threat with political correctness
Trump Air-Traffic Reform Plan Has Roots in Reagan Era
President seeks privatization program that has eluded Republicans for 30 years
Coburn: War Hawks Advocating ‘Wasteful Military Spending’
Former senator blasts McCain, Graham as 'career politicians who have no real-world experience'
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from Mises Institute
[Information from this site may not be reliable.]Citing U.S. Department of Energy data, the New York Times recently reported that the solar industry employs far more Americans than wind or coal: 374,000 in solar versus 100,000 in wind and 160,000 in coal mining and coal-fired power generation. Only the natural gas sector employs more people: 398,000 workers in gas production, electricity generation, home heating and petrochemicals. This is supposed to be a good thing, according to the Times. It shows how important solar power has become in taking people out of unemployment lines and giving them productive jobs, the paper suggests. In reality, it’s not a good thing at all, and certainly not a positive trend. In fact, as Climate Depot and the Washington Examiner point out — citing an American Enterprise Institute study — the job numbers actually underscore how wasteful, inefficient and unproductive solar power actually is.
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from National Review
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The Youths At Midway Versus the Mob at Evergreen State
Yesterday marked the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Midway, one of the greatest military victories in the annals of warfare. An American navy that had been battered since Pearl Harbor, with its only three serviceable aircraft carriers and no battleships, faced and defeated a Japanese navy force of four carriers and two battleships that controlled almost all of the western Pacific Ocean. The story has been well told about the luck of the Americans who were in the right place at the right time because of Admiral Chester Nimitz’s decision to gamble on partially decrypted Japanese communications, and who, despite having lost entire squadrons of torpedo bombers in the early phase of the battle, wound up with unplanned coordinated attacks on the Japanese fleet, which in some cases was in the midst of changing ordnance on its planes, eventually sinking all four carriers, a blow from which the Japanese navy never fully recovered.
The Youths At Midway Versus the Mob at Evergreen State
Yesterday marked the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Midway, one of the greatest military victories in the annals of warfare. An American navy that had been battered since Pearl Harbor, with its only three serviceable aircraft carriers and no battleships, faced and defeated a Japanese navy force of four carriers and two battleships that controlled almost all of the western Pacific Ocean. The story has been well told about the luck of the Americans who were in the right place at the right time because of Admiral Chester Nimitz’s decision to gamble on partially decrypted Japanese communications, and who, despite having lost entire squadrons of torpedo bombers in the early phase of the battle, wound up with unplanned coordinated attacks on the Japanese fleet, which in some cases was in the midst of changing ordnance on its planes, eventually sinking all four carriers, a blow from which the Japanese navy never fully recovered.
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from New York Times
A Very British Response to Terror
Saturday’s attack showed that some people crave chaos and carnage when terror strikes but, in that regard, Brits tend to disappoint. What we are good at is cups of tea, sarcastic tweets and holding on to our pint of beer in troubling times.
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from Reason Magazine
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Seven people were killed and 48 were wounded in London on Saturday when three assailants ran over some pedestrians on the London Bridge then rushed to nearby Borough Market to stab several more. It was the third Islamist terror attack in the United Kingdom this year, and at least the eighth in Europe since the January 2015 assault on the offices of Charlie Hebdo in France. Back in 2013, the head of Interpol suggested that widespread gun ownership could serve as a deterrent to terrorism. Responsible gun ownership would be a far more effective counter-terrorism strategy for Europe than erecting a police state, and it would have the benefit of not undermining their liberal democratic system in the process.
And believe it or not, his proposal isn't half bad.
The sales tax’ big brother tends to cripple growth, lower wagers, and promote inequality, economists warn. Will that stop California from doing it?
Using fear of terrorists to try to control what you can see online
This is how the GOP treats their top legislative priorities.
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from The Spokesman-Review
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from Townhall.com
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Bernie Sanders Got a $795,000 Advance For a Book Ranting About Terrible Rich People
According to a new report from POLITICO, the former Democrat presidential candidate and self-described socialist (who often borders on communism) raked in a whopping $795,000 in advance payments for a book about his 2016 campaign and "the revolution." In other words, it's a book about the need to redistribute wealth from the terrible, evil, awful rich class he believes is destroying America (despite him being part of that rich class, of course).
Bernie Sanders Got a $795,000 Advance For a Book Ranting About Terrible Rich People
According to a new report from POLITICO, the former Democrat presidential candidate and self-described socialist (who often borders on communism) raked in a whopping $795,000 in advance payments for a book about his 2016 campaign and "the revolution." In other words, it's a book about the need to redistribute wealth from the terrible, evil, awful rich class he believes is destroying America (despite him being part of that rich class, of course).
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from The Wenatchee World
Photo Gallery: Powwow at Smokiam Park
The Soap Lake Powwow last weekend. The The Soap Lake Powwow Association held its annual powwow on June 2 through June 4th at Smokiam Park. The annual event offer a glimpse at Native American traditions and culture through dance, drumming, song, music, food and games.
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from Zero Hedge
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"Create Your Re-Education Camp On Your Own Dime" - Lawmakers Propose Defunding Evergreen College
Republicans in the Washington State legislature have proposed a bill to revoke $24 million in annual state funding for Evergreen State College after social justice warriors effectively shut down the school's campus for two weeks after a faculty member objected to a planned demonstration that asked all white students and staff to leave campus for a day, as Campus Reform reported. Protests erupted late last month after biology professor Bret Weinstein sent an email to his colleagues arguing that the planned “day of absence” protest was itself a “form of oppression.” And now, in response to the farce, Washington state lawmakers have proposed legislation to revoke Evergreen's public funding, calling the students an "embarrassment." The bill is being spearheaded by Republican State Representative Matt Manweller, who introduced it alongside a letter to Washington State's Human Rights Commission requesting an investigation into the administration’s conduct.
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