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An illegal march in Hong Kong held on Tuesday to coincide with the 70th anniversary of Communist Party rule in China had mostly petered out by the late afternoon, as the bulk of protesters left the starting point near Sogo, the SCMP reports.
Still, as has become a pattern in recent weeks, a small but dedicated group of protesters clashed with police, hurling Molotov cocktails and coming to physical blows. Continue reading “Hong Kong Protester Shot In Chest During National Day Demonstrations”
New York Post – by Rob Bailey-Millado
Katrina Holte is not a modern woman.
After three years of happy marriage, and getting stressed out by her job in a busy payroll department, she decided in 2018 to turn back time — and live like a 1950s housewife. Continue reading “Woman quits job to ‘spoil husband’ like a 1950s housewife”
Back in 2016, the Israeli embassy in the United States tweeted with regard to Netflix’s global expansion: “For the 5+/- days a year the weather’s not good… @Netflix, now in Israel!”
What fortune, indeed, that Israel managed to erect itself on stolen land with such favourable meteorology. And speaking of luck, Netflix has proven itself a veritable godsend for Israel, for a lot more than five days out of the year. As with various entertainment platforms, Netflix has been willingly subsumed into the Israeli hasbara industry. Continue reading “Netflix and Israel: A special relationship”
A Korean immigrant is suing chip-maker Intel Corp. for allegedly allowing its imported Indian managers to illegally favor the hiring and promotion of Indian job seekers.
Hoseong Ryu is a Korean who became a U.S. citizen in 2009, and “throughout the course of his employment, Ryu has worked in an environment with management that favors employees who are from India or are of Indian or South-Asian descent and disfavors employees who do not fall into that category,” says the California lawsuit, filed by the Alexander Krakow firm. Continue reading “Lawsuit: Intel’s Indian Managers Discriminated Against Korea-Born American”
A gauge of U.S. manufacturing showed the lowest reading in more than 10 years in September as exports dived amid the escalated trade war.
The U.S. manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index from the Institute for Supply Management came in at 47.8% in September, the lowest since June 2009, marking the second consecutive month of contraction. Any figure below 50% signals a contraction. Continue reading “US manufacturing survey shows worst reading in a decade”
Business groups are continuing to push Congress to pass President Trump’s trade deal to replace the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), despite Democrats’ attention turning toward impeachment.
“The American people expect their elected officials to walk and chew gum at the same time,” Neil Bradley, executive vice president and chief policy officer at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, told The Hill in a statement. Continue reading “Business groups press Congress on new NAFTA”
An early-season winter storm that dumped more than four feet of snow in some parts of the Pacific Northwest prompted Montana Gov. Steve Bullock to declare a state of emergency, suspending hours of service regulations for truck drivers assisting in recovery efforts.
Portions of Montana Highway 213, Montana Highway 49 and U.S. Highway 89 near Glacier National Park and the Canadian border remain closed Monday afternoon. All interstates through Montana are open but many are covered in snow. Continue reading “Early-season winter storm prompts emergency declaration in Montana”
Today, I give you a frightening story about free speech censorship and watchlists just in time for the countdown to Halloween.
A recent article in The Tennessean reveals how the Williamson County School District (WCS) is monitoring students free speech and social media posts. Continue reading “School Districts Use “Gaggle” To Monitor Students Free Speech And Social Media Posts”
The Great Recession never ended. I say that because the deep economic flaws that caused it were never corrected. All recovery efforts since merely clouded our eyes to the problems growing larger around us, even making them worse, and now we are going back into the belly of the Great Recession. Continue reading “The Beginning of the End: Great Recession 2.0 is Obscured but Here!”
An umbrella group for D.C. police unions rented space at President Trump’s hotel for its annual holiday party — and now faces sharp criticism from some of its own members, who object to the high cost and the forced association with the Trump brand.
The Fraternal Order of Police lodge for the District, which advocates and organizes social events for 11,000 local law enforcement officers, reserved Trump International Hotel for a night in early December. “A night of celebration surrounded by elegance,” the lodge said. Tickets cost $175 per couple, plus $200 more if you wanted a room for overnight. Continue reading “A police union group in D.C. is holding its holiday party at President Trump’s hotel. Some members are furious.”
Meanwhile, the American worker they parasite off of, get one day off for Thanksgiving and one day off for Christmas, then it is back to the sweatshops to pay those unlawful taxes so the corporate elite can enjoy their lives. Continue reading “2019 Congressional Calendar”
A leading Evangelical leader has called upon Christians in America to stand in solidarity with their Jewish brothers and sisters over the High-Holidays after the most fatal year for American Jewry since the founding of the republic. Laurie Cardoza-Moore, president of Proclaiming Justice to the Nations and show host of the popular weekly Christian television show “Focus on Israel” which reaches a global audience of over two billion viewers has called upon American Christians stand vigil outside synagogues during the High Holidays, due to the increase in anti-Semitic attacks, which resulted in 12 deaths in Synagogue shootings this year. Continue reading “‘Christians should protect synagogues over High Holidays’”
Free Thought Project – by Matt Agorist
Washington, D.C. — Agents with the Federal Bureau of Investigation raided a government agnecy last week to execute a search warrant looking for evidence of a fentanyl drug ring. During the raid on the Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs, FBI agents found the fentanyl they were looking for and discovered a massive heroin and fentanyl ring being run out of the government building just a few feet from an elementary school. Continue reading “FBI Busts Massive Fentanyl Ring Running Out of Dept of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs in D.C.”