Politico – by Adam Behsudi

The U.S. International Trade Commission is set to release its long-awaited estimate of the economic effect of the Trans-Pacific Partnership this week, likely with mildly positive findings, but the report won’t quite provide the impetus for congressional action on the deal that the administration had hoped.

The May 18 release of the congressionally mandated report could have kicked off a window between now and the July recess for hearings or even markups of the TPP implementing bill, but the continued criticisms of the trade deal on the presidential campaign trail and in Congress have made the deal is too politically toxic to take up.   Continue reading “ITC report won’t unstick TPP just yet”

Liberty Fight – by Martin Hill

What the hell?! I don’t believe for a minute that this is from “el nino.” Looks more like a Fukushima radiation disaster of biblical proportions.

My wife and I went to Newport on Sunday with some family members and I shot this video. This is the most bizarre and horrible thing I’ve ever seen in Newport, and I’ve been going there since I was a kid. Corporate news reports acknowledge that such crabs are virtually unheard of for Newport in the first place, not having been seen there for decades. Some reports blame the bizarre ‘biblical proportion’ event on the warm water of El Nino, but the Orange County Register admits that experts aren’t really sure of the cause. There is a sea of dead red crabs blanketing the beach for MILES, as far as the eye can see! I think it probably has to do with the Fukushima disaster, as certain data indicates.   Continue reading “WOW: MILLIONS Of Crabs Wash Up On Newport Beach, Calif. Coastline”

New York Times – by MICHAEL J. de la MERCED

Yahoo appears to be making progress in efforts to sell itself, despite some initial skepticism.

The latest piece of evidence: Among those vying for the company is the unusual combination of the investor Warren E. Buffett and Dan Gilbert, the founder of Quicken Loans and owner of the Cleveland Cavaliers.   Continue reading “Warren Buffett and Dan Gilbert Unite in Bid to Acquire Yahoo”

CA.gov

Executive Order Aims to Make Water Conservation a Way of Life in California

SACRAMENTO – Moving to bolster California’s climate and drought resilience, Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today issued an executive order that builds on temporary statewide emergency water restrictions to establish longer-term water conservation measures, including permanent monthly water use reporting, new permanent water use standards in California communities and bans on clearly wasteful practices such as hosing off sidewalks, driveways and other hardscapes.   Continue reading “California Governor Brown Issues Order To Continue Water Savings As Drought Persists”

Haaretz – by Nadan Feldman

An Israeli-born economist, Ilan Goldfajn, is expected to be appointed governor of the central bank of Brazil, according to Brazilian media reports on Friday. The news came a day after Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff was suspended from office by the Brazilian Senate. She will now face an impeachment trial over allegations that she borrowed from government banks to conceal a deficit.   Continue reading “Israeli-born economist eyed as Brazil’s central bank governor”

RT

Scripps College students and faculty are protesting former US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, saying they are outraged that a “war criminal” is headlining a graduation ceremony.

A number of staff members at the small liberal arts college have refused to sit on the same stage as the former diplomat during Saturday’s ceremony as a sign of protest.   Continue reading “Students & faculty protest ‘war criminal’ Madeleine Albright commencement speech”

Top Right News – by Brian Hayes

Barack Obama went way too far with his unconstitutional overreach in attempting to require “transgender-compliant” restrooms, showers and locker rooms in all public places across America.

And the massive backlash is spreading fast. So far 12 states have condemned Obama’s outrageous decree.   Continue reading “12 States Stand Up Against Obama’s Unlawful Trans Bathroom Decree”

Daily Bail

Bubba Steered Foundation Cash To Blonde Bomshell Mistress

(New York Post) — Bill Clinton’s foundation arranged a $2 million pledge to a failed green energy company partly owned by a wealthy blond divorcée — who is the frequent visitor to his home nicknamed ‘Energizer’ by Secret Service agents

The “commitment” to Julie Tauber McMahon’s firm from the Clinton Global Initiative was placed on its 2010 conference agenda at Bill Clinton’s urging, the Wall Street Journal reported .   Continue reading “Clinton Foundation Gave $2 Million To Bill’s ‘Energizer’ Mistress”

Natural News – by JD Heyes

The shameful federal agency that was responsible, in large part, for poisoning scores of mostly African-American children with lead in Flint, Mich., as well as one of the worst river contaminations in Colorado history, has a secret slush fund it uses to fund shadowy operations that are beyond oversight.

As reported by The Daily Caller, the Environmental Protection Agency fund, which amounts to some $6.3 billion, comes from some 1,300 obscure spending accounts that are essentially out of reach of Congress, public watchdogs and the media.   Continue reading “Billions of dollars found in EPA’s ‘slush fund’ bank accounts… same agency that poisoned the children of Flint and is building its own private paramilitary force”

The Star – by Sunny Freeman

As Bitcoin’s mainstream moment began to wane, Anthony Di Iorio had already decided it was not the cryptocurrency but the blockchain technology behind it that had true revolutionary potential.

Di Iorio’s Bitcoin Decentral innovation hub in downtown Toronto generated buzz when it opened the city’s first Bitcoin ATM in early 2014. A few months later, the currency’s value plummeted, large exchanges filed for bankruptcy and its use in the black market dominated headlines.
Continue reading “Blockchain technology will revolutionize the world, enthusiasts say”

Deseret News – by Tom Baxtern Nov. 21 1993

“He can take his’n and beat your’n,” someone once said of Coach Bear Bryant, “and he can take your’n and beat his’n.” After the stunning House passage of the North American Free Trade Agreement on Wednesday, Bill Clinton deserves to have the same thing said of him.

The new president’s second big victory in Congress could not have been more dissimilar to his first, the narrow passage of the budget package back in August. That first win was accomplished without a single Republican vote; Wednesday’s victory was a bipartisan wonder, maneuvered through the House with Rep. Newt Gingrich riding shotgun. His’n and your’n, indeed.For Gingrich, who is seeking to establish his bona fides as minority leader-in-waiting, this was also a big win. But those Republicans who argued in advance of the vote that Gingrich’s prominent role demonstrated Clinton’s weakness were blowing smoke.   Continue reading “Flashback 1993: NAFTA Passage is Major Win for President – and Gingrich”