Fifth first responder commits suicide in Florida County…
February 25, 2019
Sheriff Chris Nocco said April Rodriguez worked for the department for four years. She committed suicide over the weekend.
Rodriguez is the fifth first responder in the Tampa Bay area to take their own life in recent months.
Russia might launch their own oil-backed cryptocurrency in another maneuver against Petrodollar…
February 25, 2019
The State Duma (the lower chamber of Russia’s parliament) is about to complete and adopt new cryptocurrency legislation in March, according to Oleg Nikolaev, a representative of the State Duma Committee on Economic Policy, as cited by local news outlet Rambler. That the entire process is currently in the final stage and, if implemented, the new regulation will pave the way for tectonic shifts in the local cryptocurrency industry and promote blockchain development.
Upcoming cryptocurrency documentary: The Geeks Shall Inherit The Earth…
February 25, 2019
Trump delays Chinese tariff increases, citing “substantial progress” in trade talks…
February 25, 2019
In a tweet, Mr. Trump wrote that should progress continue, the U.S. would plan a summit with President Xi Jinping of China to “conclude an agreement” that would settle a yearlong trade fight between the two nations.
Mr. Trump’s tweets didn’t specify how long the extension of a trade truce would last or any date for a potential summit.
U.S. tariffs on $200 billion of Chinese goods had been scheduled to rise to 25% from 10% at 12:01 a.m. Saturday.
Pinterest blocks all vaccine-related searches in effort to combat anti-vax content…
February 25, 2019
"We want Pinterest to be an inspiring place for people, and there's nothing inspiring about misinformation," a Pinterest spokesperson said. "That's why we continue to work on new ways of keeping misleading content off our platform and out of our recommendations engine."
It's a 5 day article, but it's one that needs revisiting as it seems many platforms are starting to push for censorship of this subject.
Chinese internet users turn to the blockchain to fight against government censorship…
February 25, 2019
The Chinese government has been alarmed about blockchain censorship resistance. Starting in February, a new regulation of the Cyberspace Administration of China requires users to provide real names as well as national ID card numbers or mobile phones to use blockchains. Law enforcement must be able to access data posted on the blockchain when necessary. Blockchain service providers are required to keep relevant records about transactions and other relevant information and report illegal use to authorities. They also need to prevent the production, duplication, publication and dissemination of contents that are banned by Chinese laws.
Above quote is brought to you by Glorious Emperor & Co. Even technologies that was developed specifically to be censorship-resistant, must be censored. Logic be damned.
Media acknowledges human sex trafficking: “rampant”…
February 25, 2019
It's not just the Florida spa investigation allegedly tied to Robert Kraft. Sex trafficking is rampant across US... Sex trafficking accounted for 6,081 of the more than 8,500 reported cases of human trafficking in the United States in 2017, according to statistics from the National Human Trafficking Hotline.
There is no official estimate of the total number of human trafficking victims in the U.S. Polaris, a non-profit that operates the hotline on human trafficking, estimates that the total number of victims nationally reaches into the hundreds of thousands when estimates of both adults and minors and sex trafficking and labor trafficking are aggregated.
Chicago Police claim more evidence against Smollett…
February 25, 2019
Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson claimed that there is a slew of evidence that "Empire" star Jussie Smollett staged his own hate crime.
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"There's a lot more evidence that hasn't been presented yet that doesn't support the version that he gave us. There's still a lot of video evidence, physical evidence and testimony that doesn't support what he said happened."Tesla Slams Into Tree In Florida, Bursting Into Flames And Killing Driver Before Reigniting in Tow Yard…
February 25, 2019
"Police say officers tried to save the driver but couldn’t open the door because there was not a handle."
The driver of the vehicle was Omar Awan. According to the daily caller:
Abid — known in the office as Omar — and his brothers, fellow IT workers Imran Awan and Jamal Awan, are suspected of making “unauthorized access” to congressional servers during the 2016 election and of running a theft scheme
Armed Americans arrested in Haiti face no U.S. charges…
February 25, 2019
The five heavily armed Americans arrested in Haiti earlier this week are back on their home soil and won’t be facing any criminal charges in the United States — a decision already causing outrage among some Haitian leaders.
Federal sources told the Miami Herald that the men will not be charged criminally, but are being debriefed. They told U.S. authorities they were on the island providing private security for a “businessman” doing work with the Haitian government.
Cardinal Admits Church destroyed files to hide sex abuse…
February 25, 2019
"Files that could have documented the terrible deeds and named those responsible were destroyed, or not even created," said Marx, beginning a list of a number of practices that survivors have documented for years but church officials have long kept under secret.
"Instead of the perpetrators, the victims were regulated and silence imposed on them," the cardinal continued. "The stipulated procedures and processes for the prosecution of offences were deliberately not complied with, but instead cancelled or overridden."
Colorado governor will sign bill aimed at bypassing electoral college…
February 25, 2019
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis (D) will sign a measure to award his state’s electoral votes to the winner of the national popular vote, moving a country-wide coalition one step closer to circumventing the electoral college.
In an interview Sunday, Polis called the electoral college an “undemocratic relic” of the nation’s past, one he wants to see relegated to the dustbin of history.
Future of Logistics: Blockchain-Powered Supply Chain Management?…
February 25, 2019
Sounds like blockchain tech would be the right answer.
Wyoming Lawmakers Advance Bill for Medicaid Work Requirements…
February 25, 2019
The bill, which passed its first reading in the state House by a slim margin despite it being destined for failure moments before the vote, would require all “able-bodied” Medicaid recipients who are not disabled or are caretakers for children under six years old to work at least 20 hours a week to receive benefits, the Casper Star Tribune reported.
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The legislation already passed the state Senate and has to pass two more votes in the state House before it goes to Gov. Mark Gordon’s desk for approval. Gordon, a Republican, has opposed proposals expanding Medicaid, Wyoming News reported.McCabe: Mueller Left Phone Inside After Trump Oval Office Meeting…
February 25, 2019
Andrew McCabe, the disgraced former acting FBI director, reveals in his new book that Robert Mueller temporarily left his cell phone behind after a meeting with President Trump in the Oval Office and that the phone “later had to be retrieved.”
McCabe did not explain why he included the detail in his book.
Bank of America to Drop Merrill Lynch …
February 25, 2019
Bank of America Corp. plans to tell employees Monday that it will phase out the name Merrill Lynch from some of the bank’s businesses. Charlotte, N.C.-based Bank of America bought the storied Wall Street firm more than a decade ago.
Bank of America plans to remove the Merrill Lynch name from its trading and investment banking operations, executives said. It will also rebrand the bulk of its wealth management business as simply Merrill. Those are the key businesses that Bank of America acquired in the deal, when Merrill Lynch sold itself in a fire sale in the heat of the 2008 financial crisis.
This fast food drive-thru is now using AI to take orders…
February 25, 2019
Earlier this month, Colorado-based startup Valyant AI announced the launch of a voice-based AI customer service platform, which is now taking customer orders at the drive-thru at Denver’s Good Times Burgers and Frozen Custard.
“We’re excited to deliver a customer service experience unlike anything you’ve ever experienced before,” Valyant AI CEO Rob Carpenter said in a press release.
Oil Plummets After Trump Warns OPEC Prices Are “Getting Too High”…
February 25, 2019
KEK. Trump's signaling that the price of oil is to high is an indicator that the #1 commodity in the world is fixed! It shows it's got nothing to do with supply and demand.
2012 Video Found of Black Senator explaining why he changed from Democrat to Republican…
February 25, 2019
WOW @POTUS @realDonaldTrump! I just discovered @ElbertGuillory's 2012 video, when he announced he was leaving the Democrats to become a Republican when I did in 2012!
Elbert's message is powerful, articulate & full of facts!
Please Retweet this amazing video! #MAGA @WhiteHouse pic.twitter.com/8fiDJzs664
— Oliver McGee PhD MBA (@OliverMcGee) February 24, 2019
Cuomo calls out AOC, negative impact on NY economy…
February 25, 2019
"In my 23 years in the State Capitol, three as Budget Director, Amazon was the single greatest economic development opportunity we have had. Amazon chose New York and Virginia after a year-long national competition with 234 cities and states vying for the 25,000-40,000 jobs. For a sense of scale, the next largest economic development project the state has completed was for approximately 1,000 jobs. People have been asking me for the past week what killed the Amazon deal. There were several factors.
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...The local politicians that catered to the hyper-political opposition hurt their own government colleagues and the economic interest of every constituent in their district. The true local residents who actually supported the project and its benefits for their community are badly hurt. Nothing was gained and much was lost. This should never happen again."