Thursday, June 13, 2019

"Canada is one country; monopoly transportation companies should not be allowed to exploit the most profitable routes between major cities to the neglect of the rest of the country. Revenue from service on the profitable routes should be used to subsidize those routes less travelled. "

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“We Are Facing an Existential Crisis”: Gov. Inslee Slams DNC for Refusing to Hold Climate Debate


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GRAIN
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In Brazil, 121 families of descendants of indigenous people, former fugitive slaves and small peasants who came to the savanna of the cerrado at the end of the 121th century, denounce the grabbing of their territory by a large agricultural farm, estrondo. http://farmlandgrab.org/28991 http://farmlandgrab.org/28991http://farmlandgrab.org/28991

“If we continue business as usual, it’s catastrophic.”



3 Republican former EPA chiefs accuse Trump of 'undermining of science'

EPA officials now routinely undercut scientific knowledge that can save lives while eliminating regulations at the behest of industry lobbyists, four former administrators said Tuesday.


Former EPA administrators say agency has retreated from its mission
Four former EPA administrators on Tuesday told a House subcommittee that the agency needs to re-establish its scientific credibility and return to its mission.
New Jersey became the first of the United States Tuesday to pass a law requiring hotels provide "panic buttons" that employees can activate in case of an emergency.

New Jersey became the first of the United States Tuesday to pass a law requiring hotels provide "panic buttons" that employees can activate in case of an emergency.


#FIGHTFOR15 LIKE THE OTHER TWO; AMAZON PAID NO TAXES LAST YEAR
Amazon passes Apple, Google as world's most valuable brand
Retail giant Amazon surpassed Google Tuesday as the world's most valuable brand -- with a total value of $315.5 billion, an increase of more than $100 million in the past year, a research group said in a new study.

AND FOUGHT THE SEATTLE TAX FOR THE HOMELESS 





REPUBLICANS ARE SCUM OF THE EARTH
National gun control groups help end Colorado lawmaker recall effort
After national gun control organizations flexed their muscles, Colorado Republicans and a gun-rights group abandoned an effort to recall a Democratic freshman lawmaker whose son was killed in the Aurora theater shooting.


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Iran formally delivered a new new surface-to-air missile system, called Khordad 15th, to the Air Defense Force of its army in a ceremony in Tehran.


Iran unveils homegrown surface-to-air missile defense system
Iran formally delivered a new surface-to-air missile defense system, called Khordad 15th, to its Air Defense Force in a ceremony in Tehran.


SEE https://plawiuk.blogspot.com/search?q=IRAN




THERESA MAY TURNS INTO ELIZABETH MAY
Theresa May on Wednesday set a goal for the nation to reach net zero carbon emissions within about 30 years -- the first major economy in the world to set that kind of goal.

Britain commits to goal of net zero carbon emissions by 2050
British Prime Minister Theresa May on Wednesday set a goal for the nation to reach net zero carbon emissions within about 30 years -- the first major economy in the world to set that kind of goal.




Theresa May commits to net zero UK carbon emissions by 2050


Unapproved genetically modified wheat has been discovered growing wild in Washington state, federal authorities say.



President Trump has ordered federal agencies to streamline their "agricultural biotechnology regulatory process" to make it easier for companies to develop and market genetically modified foods.

Trump orders federal agencies to 'streamline' GMO regulations
President Donald Trump has ordered federal agencies to streamline their "agricultural biotechnology regulatory process" to make it easier for companies to develop and market genetically modified food
USDA plans to scale back regulation of genetically modified plants
The U.S. Department of Agriculture plans to deregulate many future genetically modified crops.





Wednesday, June 12, 2019



Beto O'Rourke's plan for LGBTQ equality aims to overturn Trump policies
Democratic presidential candidate Beto O'Rourke released a proposal Wednesday morning to achieve equality for LGBTQ Americans and reinstate protections abandoned by President Donald Trump.


DC's "Event Leviathan" by Brian Michael Bendis features Batman, Lois Lane and Green Arrow trying to uncover the truth behind a far-reaching conspiracy.
"If you write Superman as the hero we wish were flying around and helping us, I write Lois as the woman I wish were telling us the truth," Brian Michael Bendis told UPI in a recent interview. Find out what he had to say about the launch of "Event Leviathan" here

Sanders seeks to modernize FDR's vision as democratic socialist
Sen. Bernie Sanders praised the social programs enacted by former President Franklin D. Roosevelt on Wednesday during a campaign speech outlining the 2020 presidential contender's alignment with democratic socialism.

DEAR BERNIE 
FDR WAS ONLY A SOCIALIST TO THE REPUBLICANS


The people of Central Asia smoke marijuana during rituals 2,500 years ago
New research suggests the people of Central Asia were smoking marijuana as early as the first millennium B.C.

SOMETHING WE KNOW FROM THE UKRAINE WHERE THEIR VERSION OF CANNABIS BEING AN INDICA HAS SEEDS THE SIZE OF YOUR THUMB THAT WERE FOUND IN EARLIER EXCAVATIONS



Study: Deaths from drugs, alcohol, suicide at all-time high in U.S.
Americans dying from drugs, alcohol and suicide have reached a record high, according to research released Wednesday.

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SUDAN
Shops and restaurants began to reopen in Sudan's capital after demonstrators called off a nationwide civil disobedience campaign and agreed to new talks, though many residents remained indoors after last week's deadly crackdown.
Read more: http://u.afp.com/JPdh


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."