Random Political Thoughts

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uhhmmmm
would have thought the parents are the best rsource smile

Consent: It's complicated. Sometimes yes means yes, sometimes "I'm not sure." Students worldwide told us how they navigate sex on campus.
Thursday, May 10, 2018 6:13 PM EST
In the time of #MeToo, the debate about how to handle sexual consent has become louder than ever. Many sexual encounters seem to take place in a so-called gray zone of miscommunication, denial, rationalization and, sometimes, regret.

We wanted to explore that complexity when we asked college students for their stories of navigating this gray zone: what they anticipated, how they negotiated consent and processed the aftermath, and what advice they would give their younger selves. These are their stories.

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good for her, congratulations if you do get around to it lady

smile
resignations are far better and more effective than BS fiings for effect
like, that certain more realistic honest persons jump the sinking ship
unlike the possibly uneducated idiots who voted there commahder of idiots in, theyre not likely to change there stance

The homeland security chief told colleagues she was close to resigning after President Trump berated her in a cabinet meeting over border security
Thursday, May 10, 2018 5:32 PM EST
Kirstjen Nielsen, the homeland security secretary, told colleagues she was close to resigning after President Trump berated her on Wednesday in front of the entire cabinet for what he said was her failure to adequately secure the nation’s borders, according to several current and former officials familiar with the incident.

Ms. Nielsen, who is a protégée of John F. Kelly, the White House chief of staff, has drafted a resignation letter but has not submitted it, according to two of the people.

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LISTEN

Yemen's war hasn't yet reached this remote island paradise. But conflict is brewing.

https://www.pri.org/stories/2018-05...emote island paradise But conflict is brewing

 

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DOUBT very much the IRANIANS arre going to be fooled by that American/England/World Fuck up

too many advisor/supporters for one thing
the entire worlds moved on is another
eveyone who has guts, is sick to the teeth of te USAs dictatorship ways
and 3rdly, theres no 9/11 reasoning or excuse for this one

tha smarmy look of DEATH on its dial, ass if, we are the only ones deserving of an existence

US President Donald Trump holds up a proclamation declaring his intention to withdraw from the JCPOA Iran nuclear agreement after signing it in the Diplomatic Room at the White House.

Is Trump repeating the mistakes of the Iraq War in Iran?

"The question is are we facing the same scenario that happened in Iraq with regards to the WMD, and will the region be dragged to war?" said Faysal Abdul Sater, a Lebanese analyst close to the Iranian-backed group Hezbollah.

https://www.pri.org/stories/2018-05...epeating the mistakes of the Iraq War in Iran

 

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Iranians may turn to ‘military president’ as nuclear deal collapses

The collapse of the JCPOA could fan political winds in Iran, leading to the rise of a military president.

Iran may use nuclear deal structure to try to isolate US

Foreign Minister Zarif has said Iran may file a complaint against Trump’s sanctions violations with the JCPOA’s Joint Commission

suck/hold mine etc etc
hate/despise both warmongers
notice FRANCE/UK,staying deathly quiet, suck up as well why dont ya
two faces of PURE EVIL !!!

Trump, Netanyahu coordination goes beyond Iran deal

Having coordinated the US repudiation of the Iranian nuclear deal with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, President Donald Trump has also offered Netanyahu "full and total" US military and diplomatic support in case of a regional war.


so much for this idiot 2 standing like a eal idiot a week ago putting all that shit out thee, no one took any notice

Netanyahu’s ‘Iran doctrine’ sidelines everything else

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu managed to impose the Iranian threat at the center of the security agenda, sidelining other significant issues and even determining the rhetoric of his rivals.

 

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SICK C...nts

bet those same Trumplike deniers believe in the sasquatch mythical beast roaming the USA

F'kn hate those Ameican programmes every night when some of you paranoid people believe in that because youve been fed it, and its obviously ingrained in partial brains
like the 'reds under the beds' BS
BS that never happened, but another several generations are likely believing it, including some of the poms, and likely many others in the world

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THE SMOG
Need-to-know basis

In an all too classic Trump move, the White House administration quietly cut funding for NASA’s Carbon Monitoring System. The $10 million research program used satellites and aircraft instruments to monitor carbon dioxide and methane levels. The data was going to help hold countries accountable for their emission levels. And, to pour salt on the wound, a new bill in the House wants to give NASA $10 million for hunting aliens. Yes. You read that correctly.

 

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DIRTY DANCING
Pruitt’s birthday was yesterday and so, naturally, I wrote a thoughtful card to the ol’ guy, complete with not one, but two playlists to celebrate his special day and role at the EPA. We asked for your song suggestions too. We were pleased to find that the Grist audience has some pretty excellent taste in music (and wicked senses of humor). Kudos to you, friends. Check out our curated song listbelow and feel free to email us with some more suggestions. I’m sure you’ve caught on to the theme …

 

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duh

time to give up dont you think hills
looking/acting/speaking like a Trump/Gulliani now

AGE does weary them/us
like' Julians take!

Email
Hillary Clinton tells Julia Gillard the 2016 US election was 'a perfect storm'
By Danny Tran
Updated May 11, 2018 12:41:46

Media player: "Space" to play, "M" to mute, "left" and "right" to seek.

VIDEO: 'I drank my fair share of chardonnay': Hillary Clinton describes the days after losing to Donald Trump (ABC News)
RELATED STORY: Julian Assange hits back at 'creepy' Clinton over Russia allegations
RELATED STORY: How losing to Donald Trump changed Hillary Clinton

MAP: Melbourne 3000
In the days after Donald Trump stormed into the oval office, the former Democratic presidential nominee, Hillary Clinton, drank Australian chardonnay, practised alternate nostril-breathing and read mystery novels because "the bad guy usually gets it in the end".

"There were times when I was tempted to just pull the covers back over my head," Mrs Clinton told a packed Melbourne Exhibition Centre on Thursday night.

But when the covers finally came off, and the sharp pain of loss had faded to a dull ache, the former secretary of state faced a poignant but less-than-comforting conclusion.

"Everyone gets knocked down," she said. "What matters is if you get back up."

In an at times revealing conversation with Australia's first female prime minister Julia Gillard, Mrs Clinton spoke about her personal struggles with what she called America's "first reality TV election".

"It was a perfect storm," she said.

How Hillary Clinton has changed

Hillary Clinton says her "horrible" election defeat to Donald Trump has forced her to come to terms with the fact that "millions of people decided they just didn't like me".


Virtually from the moment she declared her intention to run, the former senator from New York found herself in the middle of a war of misinformation.

She was simultaneously accused of suffering from a debilitating illness and founding the Islamic State group. Enemies claimed the Pope had endorsed her rival.

Mrs Clinton spoke of how she was "pummelled" by her political opponents who left her with brutal trench scars.

But despite all this, she still decided to run for the highest office an American could ever hope to hold.

"It was something I had to do," Mrs Clinton said.

That decision was met by a political media obsessed with an email scandal, the unprecedented intervention of an FBI director, and a foreign government running unparalleled interference.

"The forces at work in the 2016 election are still with us," she said.

"The Russians are still playing on anything and everything they can to turn Americans against each other.

"This is bigger than one candidate, one election or even one country.

"This is an urgent problem and one we must confront immediately and together."

Why Clinton still haunts Trump

It's been a year since Donald Trump took office, but he still hasn't stopped talking about "Crooked Hillary", writes Kate Harveston.

A significant chunk of Mrs Clinton's talk in Melbourne on Thursday was spent discussing sexism and misogyny.

She spoke of how an initial decision to keep her maiden name caused criticism to rain down on her young family, and of the double-standards faced by women who decided they wanted to be leaders.

"For men, likeability and professional success go hand in hand," Mrs Clinton said. "But with women, it's the exact opposite."

But despite these bleak realisations, Mrs Clinton left her Australian audience with a message of hope.

"These are challenging times, but I will end by saying I am fundamentally optimistic," she said.

With the election over, she says she will now focus on helping the Democrats take back control of America's House of Representatives.

"Despite the warning systems coming from my own country, we will right our ship of state.

"We are on the right side of history."

Media player: "Space" to play, "M" to mute, "left" and "right" to seek.

VIDEO: Julia Gillard and Hillary Clinton on being hailed as 'witches' (ABC News)


Topics: government-and-politics, world-politics, elections, donald-trump, melbourne-3000, vic, australia, united-states

First posted May 11, 2018 00:08:41

Contact Danny Tran

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-05-...tm_content=ABCNewsmail_topstories_articlelink

 

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mebeee you havent given peace a chance
- he said


ok,just a phone
please dont kill me

 

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cant understand
why the supposed/alleged 'peae talks' that will/should take place in SINGAPORE are continually being atrtibuted to Trump, even by some Aussies
when hes done FUCK ALL so far

SK govts agreed as well that its partially Trumps doing apparently, i dont/cant see that
apart from him agreeing to attend when it is/should be NONE OF THE USAs bussiness anyway

just because they continually bombed the NK into siubmission in the KOREAN WAR, and still lost

no doubt about it
'greatest democracy in the world'
- self ......... etc etc

Thursday, May 10, 2018

News Desk
The Michael Cohen Revelations Are a Crash Course in Shady Corporate Entities
Columbus Nova has access to billions of dollars, with no need for new capital. So why did the firm hire Trump’s personal lawyer as a consultant?

News Desk
What A.T. & T. Paid Michael Cohen For
The corporation transferred large sums of money to Cohen through secret channels while seeking government approval of its gigantic merger. It has a great deal of explaining to do.

By Sheelah Kolhatkar

Our Columnists
Suspicious Claims About a Cohen Company
Essential Consultants is starting to sound pretty much like the textbook definition of a slush fund.

Our Columnists
Will Europe Really Stand Up to Donald Trump on Iran?
For the first time in living memory, America’s European allies have broken with Washington on a major security issue. Or so it seems.

By John Cassidy

Books
Is Capitalism a Threat to Democracy?
The idea that authoritarianism attracts workers harmed by the free market, which emerged when the Nazis were in power, has been making a comeback.

By Caleb Crain

 

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no different to others shenanigans,cept less money fo those to spend on military stuff,good

Port politics | A $10 billion sea terminal project on a remote stretch of Myanmar’s coastline is raising questions over who really benefits from China’s grand Belt and Road strategy, Jason Koutsoukis writes. A similar development in Sri Lanka saw the government hand over control to the Chinese after it failed to make interest payments and some officials in Myanmar are concerned they could face the same fate.

expect shuthead to perform a false as usual form reversal
good luck if that happens
still dont think it will be appeased or genuine about a decent/any result


The dealmaker’s big test | So far, Trump hasn’t followed through on boasts he could do better than the deals of his predecessors, Toluse Olorunnipa reports. He’s gambling he can change that at a historic June 12 summit with Kim Jong Un in Singapore, and deliver a diplomatic coup Barack Obama never got close to: a pact to dismantle North Korea’s nuclear weapons program

 

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most unfortunate
tragedy elsewhere

Seven Dead in Rural Australia Shooting
Police in Western Australia say four children are among the victims discovered in the town of Osmington, near the tourist destination of Margaret River. Reports suggest it may have been a murder-suicide. Authorities confirmed they found two firearms at the scene and the victims had gunshot wounds, making this the worst mass shooting Australia has seen since 1996. The victims were described as popular in the community, socially active and interested in sustainable farming, and the state police commissioner said the tragedy would have a “lasting impact” on the area.


no intention of letting it be huh
will have a lot more to bitch about 'poor us,everyone hates us jews'
when they bring it on themselves anyway
thinking public sympathy went out the window years ago
because they can


Israeli tanks are positioned in a field near the Syrian border in the Golan Heights Thursday, shortly after Israel and Iran exchanged barrages. Source: Getty

https://www.ozy.com/presidential-da...018&variable=2a7c7073d11b33ec576dc49ca0852af6

 

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the devils are back to disrupt more it seems
sory/contrite indeed

Facebook Stocks Recover After Data Privacy Scandal

They’re back. Weeks after the company lost some $134 billion in value on news that Cambridge Analytica improperly accessed up to 87 million user profiles, Facebook shares have bounced back: Yesterday they reached their highest level since closing at $185.09 the day before the scandal hit. The social network’s impressive first-quarter earnings report and CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s recent appearance on Capitol Hill seem to have boosted investor confidence in the stock — even though the company still faces potential federal fines and increased regulation.


SOURCES: CBS, BUSINESS INSIDER, BLOOMBERG

these people are REAL LEADERS OF THE WORLD
pobably take the majority of his peoples/the worlds concensus, not its own Trumplike selfish beliefs

New Costa Rica President Vows to End Burning of Fossil Fuels

Costa Rica's new president has vowed to turn his country into a global example of how to end the burning of fossil fuels. "We have before us the titanic and beautiful task of abolishing the use of fossil fuels in our economy, to open the way for the use of clean and renewable energy," Carlos Alvarado said as he took the oath of office this week.


https://au.news.yahoo.com/costa-rica-president-takes-office-152951758--spt.html

see where the F'wit Trump deniers of logic brainsets at
just too much money to play around with

Proposed NASA Budget Includes $10 Million to Find Aliens

The truth is out there. While full federal funding of organizations searching for aliens ended 25 years ago, new House legislation would give NASA annual funding for “the search for technosignatures, such as radio transmissions.” Astronomer Jill Tarter, former director of the Center for SETI research, said a reliable cash stream would allow scientists to build better instrumentation and look at the sky longer. Tarter has also proposed rebranding SETI, changing its mission from the “search for extraterrestrial intelligence” to the “search for extraterrestrial technology.”


SOURCES: THE ATLANTIC, TECH TIMES

 

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wouldent be surprised if IAN was favoured by RUSSIA over warmongerig ISRAE aka USA

Russia / Mideast
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As tensions flare with Iran, Israel embraces Russia

Russian President Vladimir Putin’s role as mediator between Israel and Tehran is gaining importance as turmoil threatens to boil over in Syria.


CRAP
SHIT TALK
they dont want/wont get nothing back from there beloveds
Congress wants return on $1.5 billion investment in Israel missile shield

US taxpayers fork over millions of dollars every year for Israel’s Iron Dome missile defense system. As worldwide threats grow, Congress wants deployed US troops to reap the benefits.


youve got/made your bed patners,live with them USA

Now Congress thinks it’s high time the technology benefits the United States.

The House Armed Services Committee voted 60-1 Wednesday to advance an annual defense bill that authorizes $30 million for the US Army to acquire Iron Dome hardware and test its interoperability with existing US missile defense systems for the first time. Congress has allocated $92 million in funding for Israel’s Iron Dome system this year, up from $62 million in 2017.

“US tax dollars have funded and really helped build these systems that are very effective in Israel

After success with Trump, Bibi has trouble swaying EU on Iran

Despite his success swaying the US president, Europeans know that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is skewing the truth about the West Bank occupation just as he falsely accused the Iranians of violating the nuclear agreement.

 

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ly Comment
Why Netanyahu Really Wanted Trump to Scuttle the Iran Deal
The Israeli government is both anticipating a crisis and helping to precipitate one.

By Bernard Avishai

MEKS
the only one in EUROPE with any sense

Germany seeks Russian support after Donald Trump's Iran decision
The unilateral US withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal is bringing Berlin and Moscow closer together. But can any cooperation counteract the threat of Washington's sanctions for companies doing business in Tehran?


http://www.dw.com/en/germany-seeks-...n-newsletter_en_bulletin-2097-html-newsletter


suggest
you keep the frogs/poms OUT OF IT
esp that dodo BORIS UK FM

German, French, UK foreign ministers to meet over Iran deal: EU
The foreign ministers of Germany, France and the UK will meet in Brussels next Tuesday to discuss the Iran nuclear deal. The Iranian foreign minister is due to join the group later


http://www.dw.com/en/german-french-...n-newsletter_en_bulletin-2097-html-newsletter

 

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mews report

the UN has accused ISRAEL of using excessive force
- sky news reporter, FFS !!!

Ebola outbreak: WHO puts 10 countries on 'high alert'


WHO officials have described the affected area as "one of the most difficult terrains on earth," making it difficult to access. The UN health agency is hoping to avert an epidemic like the West Africa outbreak in 2014.

http://www.dw.com/en/ebola-outbreak...n-newsletter_en_bulletin-2097-html-newsletter


FFS
EVERYONES related/associated with everyone else
your all killing each other etc
F'kn crazy bastads

The U.S. is taking a risk in Iraq: training and sharing intelligence with ex-members of Iranian-backed militias that once killed Americans
Friday, May 11, 2018 5:57 PM EST

The United States has expanded secretive military ventures and counterterrorism missions in remote corners of the world, but in Iraq it is taking a different tack.

Here, it is reducing its troop presence and gambling that common interests with former adversaries will help prevent a resurgence of the Islamic State.

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Cohen and Trump knew of allegations against Eric Schneiderman

Spencer Platt/Getty Images

• This being 2018, maybe

try to avoid the sexual side of lives but
this is too interesting to leave out
the uman side of life is all i will say duh

• This being 2018, maybe we should stop being surprised about anything — but the allegations of sexual violence against former New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman somehow came up in the federal investigation into Donald Trump's personal lawyer Michael Cohen. [NBC / Tracy Connor]
• Peter Gleason, an attorney, said he was contacted by two women in 2012 and 2013 who described being “sexually victimized” by Schneiderman. He filed a request in federal court Friday to have the judge protect records Cohen might have about those allegations that might have been seized in an April FBI raid. [NYT / Alan Feuer]
• Why would Cohen have records about such allegations? It turns out Gleason told Cohen about the accusations in 2013. Gleason said he first disclosed the allegations to former New York Post columnist Stephen Dunleavy, who suggested discussing the matter with Cohen and Trump. Gleason apparently agreed, and Cohen contacted him for more information. [Vox / Andrew Prokop]

 

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Australia's deadliest mass shooting

• Seven people were killed Friday, including a mom and her four children, in Australia’s worst mass shooting since 1996. [Sydney Morning Herald / Emma Young and Hamish Hastie]
• The seven victims were discovered with gunshot wounds in a rural area in the town of Margaret River in Western Australia. Two firearms were also found at the scene. [Guardian / Michael McGowan]
• The shooting appears to have been a murder-suicide, but police have not yet confirmed. Authorities are not currently pursuing a suspect. [NYT / Giovanni Torre]
• This was Australia’s deadliest mass shooting in 22 years. In 1996, a gunman opened fire at a cafe in Port Arthur, murdering 35 people. Australia responded by passing restrictions on legal gun ownership and initiating a mandatory gun buyback, collecting more than 650,000 firearms. The murder and suicide rates dropped in the years that followed. US advocates have touted Australia’s success as a sign that gun control works. [Vox / Zack Beachamp]

abd
READ the final paragraph

 

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Israel’s Violence on Gazans’ Non-Violence
Norman Finkelstein says that Israeli forces have conducted “a murderous assault on non-violent protesters” in Gaza’s Great March of Return because non-violent protest threatens not Israel, but its occupation

https://therealnews.com/series/breaking-gaza-coverage

 

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getting all money orientated this Sunday am NZT
why not,all your woderful corporates USA are like so,forever and a day

Apple, Market Manipulation and the Cult of Personal Finance – RAI with Rana Foroohar (2/6)

On Reality Asserts Itself, Ms. Foroohar says the legalization of stock buybacks in 1982 allowed companies like Apple to now spend only 15% of their investments on R&D, while the majority is spent on market manipulation; the Financial Times columnist and author of “Makers and Takers” says the move from traditional pensions to 401k’s makes everyone feel they benefit from finance, when the vast majority of profits go to the elites and most people’s living standards deteriorate – with host Paul Jay

Daily Comment
The Battle Inside the Trump Administration Over T.P.S.

Disagreements over the fate of Temporary Protected Status, which allows many refugees to live and work legally in the U.S., have erupted between and within federal agencies.

By Jonathan Blitzer

 

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would suggest that particular piece of US style PARANOIA has been drummed/drilled into the last couple of generations of Americans

certainly since the end of the 2nd WW
the 'reds under the bed' catchcry is or should be dead and gone
considerring ya'always maintained you have the BEST OF EVERYTHING over there
not to mention youve suppressed many thru wars and sanctions, to achieve it

How to Contain the Threat of Russia,
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A prominent senator thinks that, while we’re preparing for one battle with the Russians, they’re defeating us in another.

The New Yorker Radio Hour
How to Contain the Threat of Russia, and Jack Handey on the Mysteries of Humor

A prominent senator thinks that, while we’re preparing for one battle with the Russians, they’re defeating us in another. Plus, more deep thoughts from a former “Saturday Night Live” writer.