Norway forces sovereign wealth fund to go greener

ALBERTA HERITAGE FUND COULD HAVE BEEN LIKE NORWAY'S BUT CONSERVATIVES WERE IN CHARGE SO THEY SPENT IT 

Norway's sovereign wealth fund, the world's largest at more than $1 trillion, is set to become greener by withdrawing further from fossil fuels, the Norwegian parliament decided.

"The world’s largest sovereign wealth fund, which manages $1tn (£786bn) of Norway’s assets, has been given the go ahead for the largest fossil fuel divestment to date by dropping more than $13bn of investments."

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World's biggest sovereign wealth fund to ditch fossil fuels

Umbrella movement.

Hong Kong protesters shelter from police and pepper spray behind a wall of umbrellas during yesterday's rally against a controversial extradition law.

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Cola Ho We have umbrellas only. We are not armed, we are just ordinary people. 😭 Why do the government call us “violent protesters”?

Ecuador's highest court approves same-sex marriage in a landmark ruling in the traditionally Catholic and conservative South American country.

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and will be residing here and posting from here to Facebook
 since me and the bots are at war

The House judiciary committee gave its approval to legislation replenishing the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund on Wednesday.

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House committee gives OK to 9/11 victims fund reauthorization
The House judiciary committee gave its approval to legislation replenishing the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund one day after comedian Jon Stewart passionately implored the panel to support the bill.

Jon Stewart shreds Congress in testimony on 9/11 responders: ‘I’m tired of hearing it’s a New York issue’
Former Daily Show host Jon Stewart on Tuesday lashed out at the U.S. Congress for failing to take care of 9/11 first responders. “I can tell you, I’m pretty sure what’s going to happen five years from now,” Stewart told members of the House Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and...

Jim Jordan complained about Democrats' "priorities" but he can't be bothered to meet with first responders. Classic.


Republican Jim Jordan skips 9/11 responders hearing a day after accusing Democrats of having no priorities
On Monday, Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) wanted to make perfectly clear that he thought the House Judiciary Committee’s hearing with Richard Nixon’s former White House Counsel John Dean was a complete waste of time. “I don’t know if they accomplished anything, but this is their pattern,” said Jor...

Jon Stewart joined a group of Sept. 11 first responders on Capitol Hill on Tuesday to push lawmakers to vote in favor of legislation replenishing the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund.

Angry Jon Stewart pushes lawmakers to extend 9/11 victims fund
Comedian and actor Jon Stewart joined a group of Sept. 11 first responders on Capitol Hill on Tuesday to push lawmakers to vote in favor of legislation replenishing the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund.

Protesters plot to ruin Trump’s big July 4 address with infamous ‘Baby Trump’ blimp
Anti-war activists Code Pink have a plan to ruin President Donald Trump’s planned Lincoln Memorial address this July 4th. The Washington Post reports that Code Pink has requested a protest permit from the National Park Service so they can demonstrate against the president — and they’re plannin...

GOP Senators force Trump nominee to withdraw because he didn’t give Catholics extra rights to discriminate against gays
Prominent Michigan attorney Michael Bogren on Tuesday withdrew his nomination to become a District Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan after being attacked by several Republican Senators who accused him of anti-religious bigotry and suggested he did not hate gay people WTF

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez scorches Kris Kobach at Census hearing: ‘I want to know about the racism’
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) on Wednesday lambasted the Trump administration and former Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach for a plot to include a citizenship question on the census. At a House Oversight hearing, Ocasio-Cortez demanded to get to the bottom of how the Trump administration....

Trump claimed his Poland speech was proclaimed as the 'best' speech a president ever gave.

So, the Internet called BS

‘Clearly delusional’ Trump deluged with ridicule for bizarre claim that his Poland speech was ‘best ever’
President Donald Trump boasted that his speech two years ago in Poland was considered one of the best in American history, and left many wondering what he was talking about. Trump delivered a Stephen Miller-penned 2017 speech ahead of the G20 summit that warned of dire consequences for the West if b...

WATCH: Trump babbles nonsensically when asked why he said he’d stop spying on Kim Jong-un
President Donald Trump on Wednesday delivered a strange and nonsensical response when he was asked why he said earlier this week that the CIA under his watch would no longer recruit Kim Jong-un’s family members to work as spies. During an angry rant in front of reporters on Tuesday, the president ...

REVEALED: Feds have classified info suggesting Chinese espionage operation targeted Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club
A new court filing this week suggests that federal law enforcement officials have classified information about a Chinese espionage operation that nearly succeeded in infiltrating President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club. The Miami Herald reports that “federal prosecutors have disclosed they are ...

It's what they do best

‘Corruption at its core’: Rep. Rashida Tlaib blows up on Republicans at Oversight hearing
Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) lashed out at Republicans and the Trump administration during a House Oversight Committee hearing on Wednesday. Tlaib suggested the administration was attempting to leave out communities of color in the upcoming census and that there was a political motive to include a citi...

Tokyo government ridiculed for mistake suggesting mascot supports child abuse

The mascot is a "child abuse prevention promotion character," but the caption said it was a "child abuse promotion character." 🤦

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‘This is despicable’: Legal experts decry Trump’s ‘open invitation’ for Russia and others to interfere in 2020
On the one hand, it wasn’t at all surprising for President Donald Trump to say on Wednesday that he sees nothing wrong with foreign governments offering opposition research to American political campaigns — it’s completely consistent with his actions in 2016. On the other, we should certainly ...

BREAKING

He has learned nothing. NOTHING

Trump: ‘There’s nothing wrong with listening’ to a foreign government if they give you dirt on your opponent
On Wednesday, President Donald Trump sat for an interview with ABC News’ George Stephanopoulos, during which he doubled down on the very thing that led to him being caught up in the Russia investigation in the first place. “If foreigners, if Russia, if China, if someone else offers information 

Former CIA director: ‘Unfit to be president is an understatement’ for Trump

Former CIA Director John Brennan tweeted that when he hears Joe Biden say President Donald Trump is an existential threat, today’s scandal is EXACTLY WHAT BIDEN MEANS. “THIS IS JUST THE LATEST EXAMPLE OF WHAT VICE PRESIDENT BIDEN MEANT WHEN HE SAID THAT MR. TRUMP IS AN EXISTENTIAL THREAT TO OUR ...

'Teeth' Is the Feminist Horror Classic That Men Tried to Sabotage

"The movie industry is still run by men, I guess, and they don't like the idea of seeing dicks get cut off. Most men don't want to see that."

THE WORST IS WHEN THEY SEW THEM BACK ON 

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Nitrate pollution of US tap water could cause 12,500 cancer cases each year

"Millions of Americans are being involuntarily exposed to nitrate, and they are also the ones paying the heavy costs of treating contaminated tap water. The federal government is not doing enough to protect Americans from tap water contamination."

NITRATES COME FROM FERTILIZER RUN OFF ROUND UP IN YOUR TAP WATER 

DEAR AMERIKA ITS 1930 AGAIN

Why are central banks in emerging countries hoarding gold at faster than they have in decades? The answer has to do with Trump's 'weaponization' of the dollar.

Trump's policies add luster to gold at dollar's expense
Central banks in emerging countries are hoarding the precious metal at the fastest pace in decades. The "weaponization" of the dollar by President Trump is making countries increasingly wary of the greenback.

OH LOOKEE ITS A BUNCH OF BEN FRANKLIN'S