January, 2019

The article's solution is to get the workers to band together (Union). The problem becomes another worker willing to undercut the system to get work. Also, Unions are political power hungry beasts. Take Teachers unions for example. They fight charter schools and any other educational opportunity that they are not in charge of. They fit the power hungry bill very well.

Boeing’s 30-foot-long (9 meter) aircraft — part helicopter, part drone and part fixed-wing plane — lifted a few feet off the ground and made a soft landing after less than a minute of being airborne on Tuesday at an airport in Manassas, Virginia, Boeing said.
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“This is what revolution looks like, and it’s because of autonomy,” John Langford

The purpose of this epic endeavor is to drag up sediment from the ice sheet's base – sediment the scientists hope will help them find out quite how quickly climate change is causing Antarctic ice to melt.

"The Antarctic and Greenland ice sheets play a major role in controlling Earth’s sea level and climate, but our understanding of their history and motion is poor," BAS explain on their website.

The first, is the Xian H-20, a subsonic stealth bomber design that looks similar to the Rockwell B-1 Lancer.

The second, described by Western intelligence agencies as JH-XX, is a stealth fighter-bomber, which would likely perform missions similar in scope to those of the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II and Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor.

Paul Manafort will make his first court appearance in months on Friday as prosecutors and defense lawyers argue over whether the former Trump campaign chairman intentionally lied to investigators, including about sharing polling data with a business associate the U.S. says has ties to Russian intelligence.

Attorneys with special counsel Robert Mueller’s office say Manafort breached his plea deal by repeatedly making false statements after he began cooperating with them in September. Manafort’s lawyers say he simply had an inconsistent recollection of facts and events from several years ago, and that he suffers from depression and anxiety and had little time to prepare for questioning on the days he met with investigators.

The vote was originally scheduled for after midnight Thursday but had to be postponed to Friday because some 230 lawmakers wanted to speak on the issue, the parliament speaker said.

Hundreds opposed to the deal protested outside parliament on Thursday evening, with police using tear gas to disperse them.
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"Tomorrow is a crucial vote... now is the time to break free of the vicious cycle of nationalism and look at... future cooperation," Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras told the chamber.

A spokesperson from Austal released the following:

"Austal USA is working with the US Navy on an open investigation. We are unable to provide additional details due to the nature of the investigation. We are continuing business as usual, executing our existing and recently awarded contracts."

The accident appears to have first reached the public through eagle-eyed SpaceX aficionados on a message board which updates with even the smallest changes in anything related to the company's plans. Their methods include everything from drone flyovers to driving by the site.

It's hard to tell what damage has precisely happened to the hopper in its fall, but it appears to be more complex than simply righting back up again. SpaceX CEO Elon Musk responded to questions on Twitter by saying that it will "take a few weeks to repair." He stressed, however, that only the nosecone has been damaged. "Actual tanks are fine," he offered in an brief update, referring to the hopper's fuel tanks.

Despite year-old promises to fix its “Up Next” content recommendation system, YouTube is still suggesting conspiracy videos, hyperpartisan and misogynist videos, pirated videos, and content from hate groups following common news-related searches.
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How many clicks through YouTube’s “Up Next” recommendations does it take to go from an anodyne PBS clip about the 116th United States Congress to an anti-immigrant video from a designated hate organization? Thanks to the site’s recommendation algorithm, just nine.

The algorithm mostly stays on topic, and sometimes leads to viewpoints you don't agree with. Cry me a river, and log off of the internet permanently.

On Thursday, the Wall Street Journal published a 1,000-word screed by Mark Zuckerberg about the company’s data collecting practices titled “The Facts About Facebook.” In it, Zuckerberg makes noise about the company being about “people,” and insists—as he has been for the majority of his company’s 15-year history—that we should trust it. Zuckerberg appears to think the primary reason users have little faith in the company’s ability to responsibly or ethically handle their data is because of its targeted advertising practices...

We don't trust Facebook because we DO understand it.

"All of a sudden we see these flames. A fire has been started -- a very big fire," said witness Nicole Lafragola.
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Nicole Lafragola says she saw a man acting strangely in the moments before the curtains burst into flames, and that the way he acted when the fire broke out was strange.

According to options being considered, the administration could pull: $681 million from Treasury forfeiture funds, $3.6 billion in military construction, $3 billion in Pentagon civil works funds, and $200 million in Department of Homeland Security funds, the official said.
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"I have other alternatives if I have to and I'll use those alternatives if I have to," he told reporters.

Why declare a "National Emergency" when Trump has 3 other options? National Emergencies don't last forever and it surely isolates the President from half the country. Remember, there are 3 options Trump has under his belt which he hinted at numerous times when he said "I have other alternatives".

From AmericanThinker.com:

One way or another, President Trump will be rewarding his supporters with billions of dollars worth of border wall construction.
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"Mitch, use the Nuclear Option and get it done! Our country is counting on your!" - Donald Trump
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If McConnell demurs, this leaves a second Trump card: use of the budget reconciliation process that allows a simple Senate majority to enact legislation... If Congress fails to do this, he has a third Trump card... unauthorized spending...

Trump can also justify the construction of the wall on National Security grounds. Also for those wondering about the reconciliation process: [Created by the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, reconciliation allows for expedited consideration of certain tax, spending, and debt limit legislation. In the Senate, reconciliation bills aren't subject to filibuster and the scope of amendments is limited, giving this process real advantages for enacting controversial budget and tax measures.].

The move comes as the talks with the United States on a potential deal to bring an end to Afghanistan's 17-year conflict gain momentum.

The Taliban announced Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar's appointment in a statement on January 24, saying the move was taken to "strengthen and properly handle the ongoing negotiations process with the United States."

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officials report the increase in the number of large group border crossings led to the apprehension of nearly 9,000 in fiscal year 2019 to date.

CBP officials reported on Thursday that 8,797 migrants, mostly families and minors from Guatemala, crossed the border in 53 large groups since October 1, 2o18. CBP defines a large group as more than 100 migrants. Of that number, 7,757 are Family Unit Aliens (FMUA) and Unaccompanied Alien Children (UAC) from Guatemala.

The U.S. State Department announced late Wednesday that it would maintain a diplomatic presence in Venezuela despite dictator Nicolás Maduro’s demand that they leave, stating that, as Venezuela swore in a new president who does not wish to break diplomatic ties, Maduro has no power to expel the Americans.

Venezuela experienced massive protests on Wednesday, the anniversary of the 1958 establishment of a democratic representative government, attracting thousands denouncing socialist tyranny in most of the nation’s biggest cities. At the heart of the protests in Caracas, Juan Guaidó, then the head of the nation’s federal legislature, took an oath of office to become the country’s interim president.

The Venezuelan constitution allows for such a move in the event of a rupture of the diplomatic order, as in the case of Maduro holding fraudulent elections on multiple occasions to remain in power.

Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) blocked a request to pay the Coast Guard on Thursday after Republicans refused to also open the rest of the federal government.
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"President Trump is responsible not only for thousands of Coast Guard personnel not getting paid but hundreds of thousands of other federal employees also not getting paid," Schumer said.

The media industry's current round of cuts and consolidation is accelerating. Sizable layoffs at Buzzfeed, Gannett and Verizon Media (home of AOL, Yahoo, HuffPost and others) were announced Wednesday, totaling over 1,000 jobs cut.
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• Verizon Media will cut roughly 800 jobs, or 7% of its global workforce across the organization, as well as certain brands and products...
• Buzzfeed will cut roughly 250 jobs, or roughly 15% of its workforce, including jobs within its news division.
• Gannett cut over 20 jobs Wednesday, per Poynter, with more expected as the company tries to shed costs amid buyout talks.