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Trump threatens to ‘reciprocate’ travel warnings to US over gun violence – live

Bully double down Donny and his 10-year old comebacks is ruining US reputation and value.

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Uruguay, Venezuela, and Japan issued advisories following multiple mass shootings in the US last weekend that killed 31 people

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Eight Democratic U.S. Senators signed letters to chief executives of major tech firms on Friday demanding they halt sales of gun accessories on their sites.

The Congress members, led by New Jersey’s Robert Menendez, implored Google, Amazon, and eBay to close loopholes that allow the sale of firearm accessories like magazines online, according to the Washington Post.

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From the Associated Press:

North Korea on Saturday fired two more projectiles into the sea, according to South Korea’s military. It is likely another protest at the United States and South Korea continuing joint military exercises that the North says are aimed at a northward invasion.

South Korea’s Yonhap news agency said Saturday that Seoul’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said the projectiles were launched from an area near the North’s east coast. It didn’t immediately Identify the projectiles or how far they flew, but North Korea has unleashed a series of test firings of short-range ballistic missiles in recent weeks.

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SoulCycle Tries To Spin Trump Fundraiser Fallout By Offering Free ‘Social Justice’ Rides

#TimesUp #LoserTrump SoulCycle Tries To Spin Trump Fundraiser Fallout By Offering Free 'Social Justice' Rides

The management teams of Equinox and SoulCycle are still scrambling to mitigate the fallout from the news that billionaire owner and Hudson Yards developer Stephen Ross would be hosting a $100K+/plate Donald Trump fundraiser at his Hamptons home today. Although both companies tried to distance themselves from Ross, a #BoycottEquinox protest quickly gained traction on social media this week. Today, SoulCycle’s chief executive officer tried to get customers back on their side by offering free “social justice” rides to customers for causes hand-picked by instructors. [ more › ]

US threatens to withdraw troops from Germany

Trump believes everything can go his way with bullying and threats – he is wrong and we will all pay for his failed, loser thinking!

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The US says it might pull out some troops from Germany amid rifts over a naval mission in the Persian Gulf and defense spending. The remarks from the US ambassador come ahead of two presidential trips to Europe.

‘Blood on their hands’: the intelligence officer whose warning over white supremacy was ignored

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Daryl Johnson’s team faced an official backlash 10 years ago when it issued a briefing on rightwing extremism

Ten years ago, the Department of Homeland Security sent American law enforcement agencies an intelligence briefing warning of a rising threat of domestic rightwing extremism, including white supremacist terrorism.

The economic recession and the election of America’s first black president would create fertile ground for rightwing radicalization, the 2009 report concluded. Military veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan, in particular, would be attractive targets for recruitment.

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Revealed: FBI and police monitoring Oregon anti-pipeline activists

White nationalism – ok but environmentalists threaten money!

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Emails show the latest example of environmental groups facing increased surveillance by law enforcement

Law enforcement groups, including the FBI, have been monitoring opponents of a natural gas infrastructure project in Oregon and circulated intelligence to an email list that included a Republican-aligned anti-environmental PR operative, emails obtained by the Guardian show.

The South Western Oregon Joint Task Force (SWOJTF) and its members were monitoring opponents of the Jordan Cove energy project, a proposal by the Canadian energy company Pembina to build the first-ever liquefied natural gas terminal on the US west coast, as well as a new 232-mile pipeline that would carry fracked natural gas to the port of Coos Bay.

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