Category Archives: Fail!

Minister’s ‘troubling’ citizenship plan slammed – The Local

{The face of racism, bigots, and fear does not have to look evil – evil deeds speak for themselves}

Støjberg’s proposal, if approved by parliament, would retroactively apply new criteria to those who have already qualified under the old rules – a situation that Eva Ersbøll, a citizenship expert at the Institute for Human Rights, called “deeply troubling and extremely worrying”.

Source: Minister’s ‘troubling’ citizenship plan slammed – The Local

Smoking, alcohol and obesity blemish Europe’s progress in reducing premature mortality

The World Health Organization has announced that despite declining smoking and alcohol consumption rates, Europeans were still the heaviest smokers and drinkers in the world. The report also addressed growing obesity.

Source: Smoking, alcohol and obesity blemish Europe’s progress in reducing premature mortality

Special Tribunal for Lebanon finds journalist guilty of contempt – Reporters Without Borders

In its 18 September verdict, the STL acquitted Al Jadeed of corporate responsibility. It also acquitted both the journalist and the station on a separate charge of endangering supposedly confidential witnesses by filming them for a series of reports broadcast from 6 to 10 August 2012. The trial began in April.The STL, which is investigating Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri’s 2005 assassination, convicted Khayat on the contempt charge for failing to comply with orders to remove the reports from the station’s website and YouTube page after they had been broadcast.Al-Jadeed’s deputy news editor and vice-president of its board, Khayat is facing a possible seven years jail sentence or fine of 100,000 euros, or both. The tribunal is scheduled to pass sentence on 28 September. Khayat plans to appeal.According to Khayat, the reports just aimed to highlight the leak of confidential information from the STL and did not expose witnesses, who were readily available to the media.

Source: Special Tribunal for Lebanon finds journalist guilty of contempt – Reporters Without Borders

Republican candidate Carson says Muslims unfit to be U.S. president | Reuters

Speaking to NBC on Sunday, Trump was asked whether he’d accept a Muslim president, and replied: “Some people have said it already happened.”

Source: Republican candidate Carson says Muslims unfit to be U.S. president | Reuters

A Huge Overnight Increase in a Drug’s Price Raises Protests – The New York Times

Worst kind of greed – bleeding sick people –

Daraprim, which is also used to treat malaria, was approved by the F.D.A. in 1953 and has long been made by GlaxoSmithKline. Glaxo sold United States marketing rights in 2010 to CorePharma. Last year, Impax Laboratories agreed to buy Core and affiliated companies for $700 million. In August, Impax sold Daraprim to Turing for $55 million, a deal announced the same day Turing said it had raised $90 million from Mr. Shkreli and other investors in its first round of financing.Daraprim cost only about $1 per tablet several years ago, but went up sharply after CorePharma acquired it. According to IMS Health, which tracks prescriptions, sales of the drug jumped to $6.3 million in 2011 from $667,000 in 2010, even as prescriptions held steady at about 12,700. In 2014, after further price increases, sales were $9.9 million, as the number of prescriptions shrank to 8,821. The figures do not include inpatient use in hospitals.Turing’s price increase could bring sales to tens or even hundreds of millions of dollars a year if use remains constant. Medicaid and certain hospitals will be able to get the drug inexpensively under federal rules for discounts and rebates. But private insurers, Medicare and hospitalized patients would have to pay closer to the list price.

Source: A Huge Overnight Increase in a Drug’s Price Raises Protests – The New York Times

Analysis: Japan takes step toward having a ‘normal’ military

TOKYO (AP) — In the wee hours of Saturday morning, Japan took a step toward having a military in line with most armed forces around the world, one that would be able to take part in combat even when the country is not under direct attack….

Source: Analysis: Japan takes step toward having a ‘normal’ military

German, Austrian political leaders call on EU for billions in refugee aid

German and Austrian political leaders have urged the EU to allocate billions in refugee aid to Syria’s neighbors to stem the exodus to Europe. Chancellor Angela Merkel’s interior minister wants stricter EU asylum rules.

Source: German, Austrian political leaders call on EU for billions in refugee aid

Tourists Thwart Turtles from Nesting in Costa Rica – The New York Times

{IDIOTS} “I almost had a panic attack because it was so crowded,” said Ms. Bézy, a doctoral candidate at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, who has been studying nesting behavior at Ostional Beach for five years. “It was basically a free-for-all.”

Source: Tourists Thwart Turtles from Nesting in Costa Rica – The New York Times

Japan’s parliament approves controversial security bill

Japan’s upper parliament has approved a contentious law that removes post-World War II curbs on troops fighting overseas. The issue has sparked protests from pacifists who question the need to join global conflicts.

Source: Japan’s parliament approves controversial security bill

So, who will die for Japan’s wannabe deja vu “warriors?”