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Daily Archives: August 21, 2018
‘I did not intend to do a tribute to her!’: Madonna blasted for ‘self-indulgent’ monologue at the VMAs
Um, she did what she was asked to do and there are lots of folks who like to chip away at her leadership, feminist ways and talent.
Madonna is being blasted for honouring the late Aretha Franklin at this year’s MTV Video Music Awards with a speech almost entirely about herself.
Representative Duncan Hunter Is Indicted, Accused of Misusing Campaign Funds
Another one now claiming the FBI has it out for GOP – LOL Mr. Hunter, accused of spending tens of thousands of dollars on personal expenses like family trips and tuition, became the second Republican congressman indicted this month.
Facebook Identifies New Influence Operations Spanning Globe
Thousands and thousands of troll posts everyday come from a much larger network that I fear Facebook will downplay because clicks=profits. The social network removed hundreds of fake accounts and pages targeting people in different countries and regions that originated in Iran and Russia.
If Google goes to China, will it tell the truth about Tiananmen Square?
Nope, no profit in truth for what Google has become.
The company’s controversial plan to relaunch search is a chance to stand up for truth in the age of disinformation
Google’s plan to relaunch search in China, the world’s largest market, is facing pushback from employees, human rights defenders and politicians. With good reason. The Chinese government will insist that the search engine suppress results related to the Tiananmen democracy protests of 1989, in which several hundred peaceful protesters were shot by the army.
But international norms oblige companies to treat human rights atrocities such as the Tiananmen Square massacre differently. Suppressing information about these atrocities undermines the individual and collective right to truth that is increasingly recognized in human rights law.
Michael Cohen Says He Arranged Payments to Women at Trump’s Direction – The New York Times
He told a judge in United States District Court in Manhattan that the payments to the women were made “in coordination with and at the direction of a candidate for federal office.” “I participated in this conduct, which on my part took place in Manhattan, for the principal purpose of influencing the election” for president in 2016, Mr. Cohen said.
A Dwindling Catch Has Alaskans Uneasy
Red salmon, a summertime pleasure that feeds residents through the winter, has failed to show up this season in most rivers.
Groups rally against bill that will hand over California electricity grid to Trump administration
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A coalition of environmental and consumer groups held a press conference against AB 813 at the State Capitol in Sacramento yesterday. Photo by Dan Bacher.
Groups rally against bill that will hand over California electricity grid to Trump administration
By Dan Bacher
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SACRAMENTO — A press conference and rally on the south steps of the State Capitol in Sacramento
Zinke targets California water, threatening salmon and rivers
Photo Salmon River, Calif.
Secretary Zinke issues memo to maximize federal water deliveries at expense of fisheries
By Dan Bacher
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On Friday, August 17, U.S. Secretary of Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke issued a controversial memo calling for actions to be taken to “maximize Central Valley Project deliveries” to agribusiness and other water contractors.
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Sanctioned Putin ally Vladimir Yakunin granted German visa
WTF Tuesday!?!
The former head of Russian Railways, Vladimir Yakunin, has been granted a visa that paves the way for him live and work in Germany. The news comes despite the fact he’s under US sanctions for his ties to Vladimir Putin.
