Random Political Thoughts

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would have thought every country in the world has that problem, esp with corporates
dont need no special foriegn owned land grabber company/govt

Africa's problem with tax avoidance
Every year African countries lose at least $50 million in taxes — more than the amount of foreign development aid. So where is it all going and how can multinational companies be held to account?

NGOs continue to raise the alarm. African countries are being cheated out of billions in tax revenues — mainly by large foreign companies in the energy and resource sectors, but also increasingly by small and medium-sized enterprises, such as safari organizers in countries such as Kenya, Tanzania, South Africa and even Egypt. According to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), the annual loses of up to $50 billion (€44 billion) have actually exceeded the amount of development aid given to Africa in the same amount of time. Meanwhile, the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) puts the estimate much higher at $100 billion.

 

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nwccessary to motivate them pommie politicians
BREXSHIT indecisions
but very quick to say aye when wars are proposed by whoever

NEWS
London climate activists set sights on Heathrow
Climate protesters in London had threatened to shut down Heathrow airport — Europe's busiest air traffic hub. But in the end only a handful of activists took part, holding a sign that read: "Are we the last generation?"

London climate activists set sights on Heathrow | DW | 19.04.2019

 

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ALWAYS makes me LOL
the latest USA FARCE
biggest most idiotic country. already lead by kids
the worlds politicians must continuously snigger at the antics
listen
retroactive huh

How to make music out of the Mueller report redactions
We counted the percentage of each page of the report that was redacted. Then we made a song out of it.
How to make music out of the Mueller report redactions


Mueller Report: Did Trump commit conspiracy? No. But collusion? Maybe.
Mueller’s team focused on evidence of criminal conspiracy, not collusion. The report indicates “numerous links” between the Trump campaign and Russia that may still look like collusion to a layperson.

 

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How stolen weapons keep groups like Boko Haram in business
Boko Haram, al-Shabaab and other extremist groups get their hands on weapons from armies sent to fight them. A new report tries to measure the scope of the problem.

How stolen weapons keep groups like Boko Haram in business

 

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you have no privacy at all


TOP NEWS
Facebook stored millions of Instagram passwords

Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

• While the internet was poring over the Mueller report Thursday, Facebook quietly dropped the news that employees had had access to millions of Instagram passwords in plain text. [Forbes / Davey Winder]
• Most passwords are encrypted when they are stored to ensure that nobody can read them, even if they were to be compromised. Storing them in plain text, however, meant that hypothetically any employee had access to a user’s account. [Wired / Lily Hay Newman]
• Earlier in March, it was revealed that Facebook kept unencrypted passwords accessible to more than 20,000 employees. The company said that it was a system issue that had now been addressed. [Mashable / Matt Binder]
• On Thursday, however, Facebook updated its press release from March, adding a paragraph that notified readers of a significant increase in affected users. Per its investigation, the company said that they found no evidence of the information being abused. [The Verge / Jacob Kastrenakes]
• The company said it will notify all users who have been affected by the security lapse. Experts recommend changing your password and setting up two-factor authentication for your account. [Quartz / Mike Murphy]
• The company didn’t just wait for one of the biggest events in recent political history to alert users — it buried the news in a month-old press release. [Mashable / Karissa Bell]
• It doesn’t help that Facebook is already under investigation by government agencies such as the Department of Justice for its data-collecting practices. For a company already struggling with user trust, this security lapse is yet another blow to the social media giant. [Recode / Kurt Wagner]

 

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The Mueller report, explained in 500 words

Women suffer needless pain because almost everything is designed for men

The Israeli election is over. It never mattered to Palestinians.

carry on with the shitalk re impeaching Trump, in the meantime he carrys on his merry way for another term
too many of you folk dont really want him to dissapear
lsers


Does Mueller’s report create a “constitutional duty” to impeach Trump?

Why celebrities try to trademark their catchphrases and baby names

 

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as if
that will ever happej
be the same ole col,whoever he is espouting the same ole USA speak, for real news

Cut Military Aid, Not Humanitarian Aid, to Reduce Refugee Numbers
Trump’s announcement to cut humanitarian aid to Central America will not have much effect. It’s the military aid that reinforces brutality in Guatemala and Honduras, says Prof. Adrienne Pine

 

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expect intercept to putr it out there as such

WILLIAM BARR MISLED EVERYONE ABOUT THE MUELLER REPORT. NOW DEMOCRATS ARE CALLING FOR HIS RESIGNATION.
James Risen

William Barr Misled Everyone About the Mueller Report
James Risen
Instead of an honest reading of the Mueller report, Trump’s attorney general distorted it. Now, Democrats are calling for his resignation.

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What the Mueller Report Didn’t Say About Felix Sater and the Trump Tower in Moscow
Johnny Dwyer
The special counsel’s report notes Sater’s role in the Moscow project but oddly fails to mention his background as a felon and informant.

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Secret Report Reveals Saudi Incompetence and Widespread Use of U.S. Weapons in Yemen
Alex Emmons
Donald Trump says Saudi Arabia could turn to Russia or China for arms, but the French intelligence report emphasizes its dependence on the West.

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embassys dont appear to offer sanctuary no more

Julian Assange Was Denied Medical Care, Says Doctor Who Examined Him in Embassy
James Risen
“Whatever you think of his politics, he is a human being, and under international law, he deserved to be treated fairly,” said Dr. Sean Love.

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think depends on who lves on them and how theyre utilized
prople shouldent have there lifestyles compromised
large corporates dominating the scene with land grabbing/ taking all the water resources of many countries NEATLE for eg

Lifestyle blocks a threat to fertile land in New Zealand - report
9:31 pm on 20 April 2019

Lifestyle blocks a threat to fertile land in New Zealand - report

Lifestyle blocks threaten to gobble up productive land

Lifestyle blocks threaten to gobble up productive land

 

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LISTEN FROM 8:00AM EST

People watch Friday evening's presidential debate outside Kiev's National Stadium. Source: Getty

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Warren Urges Impeachment in Wake of Mueller Report
He welcomed attack by a “hostile foreign government.” That’s the finding on President Donald Trump from special counsel Robert Mueller’s redacted report — released Thursday — that Democratic presidential contender Sen. Elizabeth Warren says justifies Congress to begin impeachment proceedings. Meanwhile, House Democrats plan to subpoena the unredacted report and the Mueller probe’s evidence against the president.

How’s Trump taking this? After declaring a “really great day” upon the report’s release, the president tweeted that the “Crazy Mueller Report” contained “fabricated and totally untrue” statements, “some of which are total bull***.”

Read OZY’s Special Briefing on the report.

SOURCES: Yahoo / NYT / Fox News

 

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MY TURN @ corruption

Ukraine election: Can a comedian unite a divided country?
Many Ukrainians are tired of corruption and yearning for a fresh face. That's why they're pinning their hopes on comedian and political neophyte Volodymyr Zelenskiy. Incumbent Petro Poroshenko looks unlikely to win.

Ukrainians head to the polls on Sunday to pick a new president. Five years after the protests that transformed the country, the country remains divided. Ahead of the runoff election, a bitter debate is raging over whether to reelect incumbent President Petro Poroshenko or opt for his challenger, television comedian Volodymyr Zelenskiy.

Ukraine election: Can a comedian unite a divided country? | DW | 20.04.2019

 

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politicians crap talk
talk shit to try and get in
then change everything they want
maybe more to military, citing security FFS

yes
i am a negative bastard at heart,any worse than most politicians huh


Here’s where all the official Democratic presidential candidates stand on climate

talk cra

Here’s where all the official Democratic presidential candidates stand on climate

Here’s where all the official Democratic presidential candidates stand on climate

 

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WELCOME to the greates democracy in the world
- self professed

William Barr’s been accused of a presidential cover-up before

The attorney general has spent much of his career protecting presidents. We looked back at three controversial incidents that Barr was involved in.



Watch us read the entire Mueller report live

We read it, live on the air, so you don’t have to.

 

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OP STORIES
It’s not just the 737 Max. At a Boeing Dreamliner factory in South Carolina, workers say shoddy production at times risked safety.
Saturday, April 20, 2019 11:55 AM EST
When Boeing broke ground on its new factory near Charleston in 2009, the plant was trumpeted as a state-of-the-art manufacturing hub, building one of the most advanced aircraft in the world. But in the decade since, the factory, which makes the 787 Dreamliner, has been plagued by shoddy production and weak oversight that have threatened to compromise safety.

A New York Times review of hundreds of pages of internal emails, corporate documents and federal records, as well as interviews with more than a dozen current and former employees, reveals a culture that often valued production speed over quality.

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damn love it
each time i see it ha


The Shot: Mueller Report Redactions
The redacted version

Here's a look at the report's redactions, broken down by section.

i wanna reduction to go with my Sunday roast

Alyson Hurt and Thomas Wilburn/NPR via Instagram
The Shot: Mueller Report Redactions
The redacted version of special counsel Robert Mueller's report contained redactions of four types of information: grand jury materials, intelligence materials, information related to ongoing investigations and derogatory information about "peripheral" individuals. Here's a look at the report's redactions, broken down by section.

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yake your pick
everyone and there dog wabts to have a go at the greatest joke on earth huh
spend a whole week laying shit on NK, likely ihoping it will ignite dodo into some bs action
doubt it, they have a cute relationship

April 20, 2019
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Will Conservatives Abandon the Free Market? by Joshua Tait

Conservatives would either “combat” or “convert” business or base their politics “squarely on it.” But, he warned, conservatism “founded on money,” is “fickle, selfish, and irresponsible.” Read it here.

America’s Misuse of Its Financial Infrastructure by Henry Farrell and Abraham Newman

Delirium tilted over into imperial folly, as high officials began to think that they could use America’s economic power to re-order the world better to their liking. Read it here.

Donald Trump Did Not Set Out to Obstruct Justice by Daniel McCarthy

Trump was unwise to fire Comey when he did. But that action, and his subsequent champing at the bit to be rid of the investigation, were expressions of agony and impatience, not Machiavellian plotting. Read it here.

Make America Strategic Again by David V. Gioe

Washington's foreign policy, which shifts from one contested region to another, does not address the underlying misalignment at the heart of U.S. foreign policy: a lack of public will and support for excessive deployments abroad, and an outdated view of evolving, contemporary challenges. Read it here.

America Retains Long-Term National Advantages Over China by Ali Wyne

Washington increasingly appears to be preparing for an indefinite struggle against Beijing. Read it here.

 

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lest we forget

cry COLOMBO sri lanka, for white Austraslian help
as you usualy do when suffering a frequent local disaster
re Christans killed on your soil

we dont forget your lack of compassion re the 2 totally improved AUSTRALIAN GUYS. BALI 9 EXECUTIONS you committed

and/or/now

NZ 50 muslims kllled a few weeks ago
Sri Lanka unspecified christian killings,likely 50 or more,a few hours ago

 

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