What would this world be like with the monkeys off our backs? I can read reviews and trust my own senses, I don’t appreciate daddy government acting on my behalf to keep me safe, I would rather have the option to chose for myself.

Tucson.com – by Murphy Woodhouse

A Pima County judge has ordered the well-known doughnut shop Le Cave’s Bakery to shut down until it obtains a permit from the health department.

Superior Court Judge Jeffrey Bergin also approved a fine of $2,000. If the bakery continues to operate without a permit, it could be subject to daily fines of up to $1,000, according to Arizona statute.

Continue reading “In rare move, judge orders popular Le Cave’s Bakery closed”

NPR – by Maggie Penman

Thousands of people marched in the capital Kiev Sunday in support of LGBT rights and equality in Ukraine. The marchers were joined by several foreign diplomats and politicians in what organizers say is the largest Pride event the country has seen yet.

The annual Gay Pride parade is in just its fourth year in Kiev, and has twice been marred by violence. In 2015, clashes broke out between the pride supporters and protesters from far-right groups, who threw flares and injured two police officers. This year, the parade was flanked by a heavy police presence in riot gear. Despite a small group of protesters at the start, the parade was able to continue safely.   Continue reading “Organizer Says Pride Parade In Kiev More Of A ‘Celebration’ This Year”

Tucson.com – by Tony Davis

Permit-fee breaks for better insulation in new homes.

One hundred percent solar-powered drinking water.

A new “eco-project” in the fashion of the pioneering southeast-side Civano development.
Long-term loans to help city and county governments and the University of Arizona go green.
Continue reading “It’s time to act on climate change, Tucson officials say”

Fox 10

ATLANTA – Dozens of people protested peacefully outside CNN on Saturday in what was called a “Fake News” protest. It was organized following a shooting on Wednesday aimed at GOP lawmakers at the Congressional baseball game.

The protest took place between 11:00 am and 12:30 pm, and the organizing group is expected to hold a rally in support of Karen Handel on Sunday in Marietta.   Continue reading “Fake news protest held at CNN”

NPR

The land border crossing between Tijuana, Mexico and San Ysidro, Calif. is one of the busiest in the world. Every day 25,000 people cross the border on foot. Among the crowd are students whose families live in Tijuana. Each morning their families commute many hours to bring the children to school in the U.S.

Juan and his mom, Maria, wake up at 5:30 a.m. each day to make the trek from their home in Tijuana to Juan’s high school in San Ysidro. Some mornings, crossing the border can take up to an hour and half.   Continue reading “For Some Students, Getting An Education Means Crossing The Border”

“The arrests came Thursday when agents, looking for four Mexican men whose footprints they had tracked for 18 miles”  With today’s surveillance and communication technology they must think we are stupid to buy stories like this.

Tucson.com – by Curt Prendergast

The Border Patrol says the arrests at a humanitarian aid camp of four men suspected of crossing the border illegally do not signal a change in policy, although activists disagree.

The humanitarian aid group No More Deaths said about 30 Border Patrol agents, along with 15 trucks and a helicopter, executed a search warrant Thursday on the group’s camp in Arivaca.

Continue reading “Arrests at Arivaca migrant aid camp don’t signal a policy shift, Border Patrol says”

Free Thought Project – by Jack Burns

Tempe, AZ — Jazmine Faye and her boyfriend Bryan Acosta were trying to have a night out on Tempe, Arizona’s famed Mill Avenue June 7th. They’d partied at the Zuma Grill before, and had a great time, so they thought they’d go back. Little did they know the night would end with Bryan getting a beatdown by the Tempe Police Department for mistaking his legitimate New York Driver’s License for a fake one.

It all started when Acosta’s driver’s license was confiscated by the bar’s security guard because the Arizona bouncer said the New York drivers license looked fake to him. Instead of returning the questionable identification, he simply put it in his pocket and ignored his requests to get back his license.
Continue reading “Cops Mistake Innocent Man’s License for a Fake, So They Beat and Arrest Him”

NPR – by Yuki Noguchi

When I started my career at The Washington Post in the late 1990s, the newsroom wore a dusty, outdated look as if it were paying homage to its legendary past. The Post of today occupies an updated building on D.C.’s renowned K Street, in modern, glass-walled offices with a Silicon Valley aesthetic.

This is the Post after Jeff Bezos, the Amazon CEO and e-commerce visionary, bought it in 2013. Since then, the paper’s business and technology has almost outshone its award-winning journalism.   Continue reading “At ‘Washington Post,’ Tech Is Increasingly Boosting Financial Performance”