Judge backs off order to release transcripts of Michael Flynn’s conversations with Russian envoy…
June 4, 2019
In a brief court filing Tuesday, U.S. District Judge Emmet Sullivan said, "Upon consideration of the government's submissions in response to those orders, the government is not required to file any additional materials or information on the public docket pursuant to the Court's Orders of May 16, 2019." The Justice Department provided little explanation for defying Sullivan's order last week beyond stating that the materials were not relevant to Flynn's sentencing.
Colorado’s Commerce City approves resolution as Second Amendment sanctuary city…
June 4, 2019
“The City Council hereby declares its support for the Second Amendment to the United States Constitution, the lawful exercise of the right to keep and bear arms by its residents, and safe and responsible legal gun ownership and use”... About a dozen people, mostly Commerce City residents, addressed the council before the vote. A majority asked the council to vote in favor of passing the resolution.
Mexico Says It Is Holding Back 250K Migrants amid Tariff Threat…
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June 4, 2019
On Monday evening, Mexico’s Foreign Relations Secretariat posted a statement claiming the country was effectively providing humanitarian visas to Central American migrants and strengthening immigration enforcement operations in southern Mexico... “Without these important Mexican efforts in immigration matters, the U.S. would receive 250,000 additional migrants, only in 2019,” the prepared statement revealed. The veiled threat was buried at in the middle of a document where Mexican officials claimed to have deported more than 80,000 migrants and arrested 400 suspected smugglers in conjunction with U.S. officials... In recent months, Mexican officials have provided buses and security for thousands of migrants moving to the U.S. border with increasing efficiency. In February, the border state of Coahuila provided 49 buses to move nearly 2,000 migrants to Piedras Negras, where the migrants expected to cross into Texas and request asylum.
Dream And Promise Act Passes House, Could Give Over 2 Million Illegal Aliens Legal Status…
June 4, 2019
approved, 237-187, along largely partisan lines. Nearly all Democrats voted for the legislation, with five not voting. The Democratic majority was joined by seven Republicans... The bill would allow an estimated 2.3 million undocumented immigrants brought to the U.S. as children to apply for legal status and eventual citizenship, according to an analysis by the non-partisan Migration Policy Institute. The population eligible for legalization under the measure would include 673,000 people covered by the Obama-era Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program,
Facebook Investors Voted in Support of Proposals to Fire Mark Zuckerberg as Chairman, but Zuckerberg Still Holds Power…
June 4, 2019
According to the results of votes at Facebook's annual shareholder meeting last week, 68 percent of outside investors want the company to hire an independent chairman. The majority was up from 51 percent last year. Despite the revolt, the proposals did not pass because of Zuckerberg's voting control of the stock, which means he can swat away shareholder demands.
Cuban travel crackdown: US bans cruise ships and group tours from visiting island…
June 4, 2019
The Treasury Department announced that the U.S. will no longer allow cruises to Cuba or the group educational and cultural trips known as “people-to-people” travel to the island. The sanctions will take effect on Wednesday after they are published in the Federal Register. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said the measures are a response to what it calls Cuba’s “destabilizing role” in the Western Hemisphere, including support for the government of President Nicolas Maduro in Venezuela.
Dossier author Christopher Steele will be questioned by US investigators…
June 4, 2019
The Times (UK) cited sources close to Steele on Tuesday in reporting that the 54-year-old is set to be interviewed in London within weeks. The development comes as attention has returned to the dossier authored by Steele -- especially since its more sensational claims were not substantiated by Special Counsel Robert Mueller
Carnival Cruises slapped with a $20 million fine after it was caught dumping trash into the ocean, again…
June 4, 2019
According to a court filing submitted on Monday, Carnival released food waste and plastic into the ocean, failed to accurately record waste disposals, created false training records, and secretly examined ships to fix environmental-compliance issues before third-party inspections without reporting its findings to the inspectors...
Mexico cracks down on migrants following Trump tariff threats, but does not have the resources to harden its 700-mile-long border with Central America…
June 4, 2019
Analysts say Mexico does not have the resources to harden its 700-mile-long border with its Central American neighbours, especially since the nation is already stretched thin dealing with record levels of violence throughout the country. And even if the Mexican government tried to fortify its southern border, analysts contend, it would probably not be enough to stop the unremitting surge...
The Mexican president suggested over the weekend that he was willing to “reinforce” the government’s migration-control strategies — as long as human rights were not violated. But on Monday, Mexico’s ambassador to the United States, Martha Bárcena, said there was a limit to the Mexicans’ flexibility in the negotiations. “And the limit is Mexican dignity,” she said...
China issues citizens US travel alert, warns of harassment…
June 4, 2019
China has issued a travel warning for the U.S., saying Chinese visitors have been interrogated, interviewed and subjected to other forms of what it called harassment by U.S. law enforcement agencies... Also Tuesday, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism issued its own travel alert for the U.S., noting the high frequency of shootings, robberies and theft in the country. Chinese students abroad were also urged Monday to assess the risks involved given tightened visa restrictions. The alerts are valid until Dec. 31.
Laid-off reporters launch project to ‘Save Journalism’…
June 4, 2019
Two reporters fired amid widespread industry-wide layoffs this year are launching a nonprofit organization to protect other journalists from a similar fate... Laura Bassett, a former culture and political reporter at HuffPost, and John Stanton, a former BuzzFeed News Washington bureau chief, founded the Save Journalism Project. It aims to save the industry from the "monopolistic power of big tech companies," according to a news release.
Why not just learn to code.
Ex-Trump aide Hicks agrees to hand over campaign documents to Congress…
June 4, 2019
[Hicks’ attorney Robert Trout] said Hicks was handing over a computer disc containing documents from Trump’s campaign period that were not previously given to the committee... The White House instructed Hicks and Donaldson not to turn over records related to the administration, saying the material involves executive branch confidentiality interests and executive privilege.
Texas district fires teacher who tried to report undocumented students to Trump on Twitter not realizing the tweets were public…
June 4, 2019
The Fort Worth Independent School District unanimously voted 8-0 to terminate the employment of Georgia Clark at a special meeting Tuesday. Clark,an English teacher at Carter-Riverside High School, tweeted that the school she worked at had been “taken over” by “illegal students from Mexico,” that Trump was elected “on the promise that a wall would be built to protect our borders” and tweeted multiple statements referencing "illegals."
Former Broward County Sheriff’s deputy Scot Peterson has been arrested on multiple felony and misdemeanor charges stemming from his inaction during the Parkland shooting…
June 4, 2019
Statement: https://t.co/brI2R27IFm
— Ryan Saavedra (@RealSaavedra) June 4, 2019
Trump: Mexico tariffs ‘will take effect next week‘….
June 4, 2019
Ebola outbreak in eastern DRC reaches 2,000 cases…
June 4, 2019
The spread of the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) appears to be accelerating with more than 2,000 cases recorded, two-thirds of them fatal, according to government figures, and the World Health Organization (WHO)... Eastern DRC is now in the midst of the second-worst outbreak of the disease in history. Attacks by rebel groups have complicated health workers' efforts to contain it... Militia attacks have hindered treatment and complicated the United Nations's response to the crisis.
WHO and the UN always have their hands in these types of operations. Is it a coincidence that there is an increase of African migrants from these regions that somehow got the funds to fly to Central America and then try to illegally enter our country?
Twitter invests in new AI tech – “geometric deep learning” – to help root out fake news and disinformation…
June 4, 2019
This research group will focus on “a few key strategic areas such as natural language processing, reinforcement learning, ML ethics, recommendation systems, and graph deep learning”...
Poll: Majority of Americans Want Roe v. Wade Changed or Overturned…
June 4, 2019
The poll, conducted online within the United States from May 29-30, 2019 among 1,295 registered voters, found that 41% of voters believe abortion should only be allowed in cases of incest and rape. 29% believe that abortion should be legal up until the first trimester. The survey also found that just 6% of Americans believe abortion should be the allowed until the moment of birth, 8% of Americans believe it should be allowed in the third trimester, and 17% believe that it should be allowed in the second...
The Democratic Party has lurched into outright radicalism, widely embracing a shockingly extreme stance shared by only a tiny fraction of the American people.
President Trump Participates in a Press Conference with the Prime Minister of UK & Northern Ireland
June 4, 2019
Stacey Abrams’ Campaign Withholds Subpoenaed Records in State Ethics Investigation…
June 4, 2019
The commission wants to review thousands of emails and bank statements from the Abrams campaign to determine whether it accepted donations from organizations exceeding the maximum contribution for a statewide election, according to a report. The state officials are said to have requested communications between Abrams aides and groups advocating for better political participation among minorities, along with financial records beginning in May 2018...
That girl can whistle dixie with out even pucker'n up.