RIP, Canada! Two Men Fired After Using The Word “Eskimo” In Private Conversation…
December 17, 2019
...an apology not enough for politically-incorrect speech crime.
UK PM Johnson Boycotts Davos Trip, Bans Ministers From Drinking “Champagne With Billionaires”…
December 17, 2019
"Our focus is on delivering for the people, not champagne with billionaires..."
Pakistan sentences former dictator Musharraf to death in absentia…
December 17, 2019
No school, no trains, no Eiffel Tower: France on strike…
December 17, 2019
Lighting red flares and marching beneath a blanket of multi-colored union flags, thousands of angry workers snaked through French cities from Brittany on the Atlantic to the Pyrenees in the south to oppose President Emmanuel Macron's overhaul of the French pension system.
Today: massive anti-government protests in France.
📽️ || #Marseille #greve17decembre
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— Oh boy what a shot (@ohboywhatashot) December 17, 2019
Lawyer Accused of Defrauding BP Oil Spill Settlement Hosts Biden Fundraiser…
December 17, 2019
The event, attended by a bevy of special interests, was hosted by Mikal Watts, a well connected trial lawyer... Since 1992, Watts has steered more than a million to Democrat candidates and causes... In September 2015, Watts was indicted by federal prosecutors on 66 charges of mail fraud, wire fraud, and identity theft. Along with his brother and several associates, Watts was accused of “fabricating” thousands of clients when filing a damages suit against BP in the wake of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.
US Single-Family Building Permits Reach 12-Year High…
December 17, 2019
After a big rebound in October, analysts expected a more mixed picture for November with starts expected to extend gains while permits are seen falling. However, the data was much more positive:
- Housing Starts +3.2% MoM (vs +2.4% exp)
- Building Permits +1.4% MoM (vs expectations of a 3.5% drop)
The second monthly rise in a row..
Rudy Giuliani says he was key player in Yovanovitch ouster, has proof of Dem impeachment a ‘cover-up’…
December 17, 2019
Superglue plant and ‘miracle berry’ among 2019’s new finds…
December 17, 2019
Others identified by experts at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, include a ylang-ylang tree of which just seven individuals are known to exist, a new candy-striped violet and a fungus with pink fruiting bodies that can fight cancer and viruses.
Maria Bartiromo Discussing Spygate: “People Will Be Prosecuted for Crimes Against a Sitting President”…
December 17, 2019
Pope Francis Removes the Secrecy Requirements for Church Documents on Child Sex Abuse…
December 17, 2019
Victims and their advocates cheered the move as long overdue, but cautioned that the proof of its effectiveness would come when the Catholic hierarchy is forced to respond to national inquiries, grand jury subpoenas and criminal prosecutors who are increasingly demanding all internal documentation about abusers.
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In a new law, Francis decreed that information in abuse cases must be protected by church leaders to ensure its “security, integrity and confidentiality.” But he said the rule of “pontifical secrecy” no longer applied to abuse-related accusations, trials and decisions under the Catholic Church’s canon law...Judicial Appointments by Trump have flipped 3 Circuits to majority Republican…
December 17, 2019
the Senate Republicans confirmed Donald Trump’s 50th circuit judge last week — helping the president continue to shatter the all-time record... To put that number in context, President Barack Obama appointed 55 federal circuit judges during the entirety of his eight-year presidency; Trump has almost matched that in just three years. In doing this, the president has already appointed 25 percent of all active federal circuit judges around the country...
DARPA head resigns, moving on to industry…
December 17, 2019
Walker will move onto a position in industry, though a DARPA spokesman did not reveal where. DARPA Deputy Director Peter Highnam, a former director of research at the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, will assume the role of acting director until a permanent director is appointed. Highnam is also a former director of the Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity.
House Rules Committee debates and votes on two articles of impeachment against President
December 17, 2019
U.S. finalizing rules to limit sensitive tech exports to China, others…
December 17, 2019
The Commerce Department is putting the finishing touches on five rules covering products like quantum computing and 3-D printing technologies that were mandated by a 2018 law to keep sensitive technologies out of the hands of rival powers.
GOP push to reform FISA gains momentum in wake of Horowitz report…
December 17, 2019
The GOP bill would mandate that amicus curiae – an impartial court advisor – be assigned to all cases where a U.S. person is involved. It would also ensure that the DOJ disclose “any usage of unverified information in the application,” and include a provision in which any FISA extensions are heard or denied by the same judge which “ensures that the government is not able to obfuscate details of an expiring order’s newly gathered evidence to support renewal.”
Mormon Church has misled members on $100 billion tax-exempt investment fund, whistleblower alleges…
December 17, 2019
The confidential document, received by the IRS on Nov. 21, accuses church leaders of misleading members — and possibly breaching federal tax rules — by stockpiling their surplus donations instead of using them for charitable works. It also accuses church leaders of using the tax-exempt donations to prop up a pair of businesses...
Is an ABC / Epstein story in development?…
December 17, 2019
BREAKING: The #EpsteinCoverup saga continues. Another @ABC News Insider has just LEAKED @Project_Veritas the propsed date for the Jeffrey Epstein story they have been sitting on for over three years.
Will @ABC be showing @arobach interview with @VRSVirginia that they spiked? pic.twitter.com/DIx8wM92mv
— James O'Keefe (@JamesOKeefeIII) December 17, 2019