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FBI joins criminal probe into Boeing 737 Max certification
Boeing and the FAA, which certified the plane two years ago, are under increasing scrutiny after the crash of Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 on March 10.
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US judge halts hundreds of drilling projects in groundbreaking climate change ruling
Via: Bob Nelson • Environment/Climate • 8 Comments • 4 minutes ago“In a rebuke of the Trump administration’s ‘energy-first’ agenda, a judge rules greenhouse gas emissions must be considered”
In the first significant check on the Trump administration’s “energy-first” agenda, a US judge has temporarily halted hundreds of drilling projects for failing to take climate change into account.Drilling had been stalled on more than 300,000 acres of public land in Wyoming after it was ruled...
George W. Bush really did lie about WMDs, and his aides are still lying for him
Via: Bob Nelson • Op/Ed • 1 Comments • 2 minutes ago“Ari Fleischer’s latest excuses are pathetic.”
Ari Fleischer is a liar. He lies about stuff big and small. And as President George W. Bush’s press secretary during the run-up to the Iraq War, he participated in a large effort to exaggerate and misrepresent what the intelligence community believed about weapons of mass destruction and...
Holy Voodoo, Batman!
Via: Bob Nelson • Stock Market & Investments • 1 Comments • 27 minutes ago“Superheroes, arsenic, and Trump economics.”
The 2019 Economic Report of the President is out, and everyone is having fun with the bit at the end that acknowledges the help of student interns – a list that includes Peter Parker, Aunt May, Bruce Wayne, and Jabba the Hutt: Super interns Economic Report of the President The White House...
Trump complains he 'didn't get a thank you' for agreeing to John McCain's state funeral, in latest attack on recently deceased war hero
Via: Tessylo • News & Politics • 76 Comments • 4 Likes • 51 minutes agoTrump complains he 'didn't get a thank you' for agreeing to John McCain's state funeral, in latest attack on recently deceased war hero Tom Embury-Dennis,The Independent 1 hour 22 minutes ago Donald Trump has again attacked John McCain during a speech in which he...
Unbelievable
Via: Bob Nelson • Religion & Ethics • 68 Comments • 4 Likes • an hour ago““Christian radio” host Rick Wiles says that liberals are intent on putting white Christians into concentration camps.”
“Christian radio” host Rick Wiles says that liberals are intent on putting white Christians into concentration camps. “Pastor” and “Christian radio” host E.W. Jackson says that the Green New Deal will mean mass-executions for climate-change deniers. Republican Texas state Rep. Bill Zedler says...
As Russia collusion fades, Ukrainian plot to help Clinton emerges
Via: Badfish Hαηd ⊕Ƒ †Hε Ωuεεη • News & Politics • 71 Comments • 3 Likes • 4 minutes agoAfter nearly three years and millions of tax dollars, the Trump-Russia collusion probe is about to be resolved. Emerging in its place is newly unearthed evidence suggesting another foreign effort to influence the 2016 election — this time, in favor of the Democrats. Ukraine’s top prosecutor...
Experts call for halt to gene editing that results in 'designer babies'
Via: FLYNAVY1 • News & Politics • 14 Comments • 3 Likes • 26 minutes ago“"Just because you could.....dosen't mean you should!"”
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Top scientists and ethicists from seven countries on Wednesday called for a global moratorium on gene editing of human eggs, sperm or embryos that would result in genetically-altered babies after a rogue Chinese researcher last year announced the birth of the world’s first...
Mueller submits long-awaited Russia probe report to Justice Department
Via: Vic Eldred • Op/Ed • 60 Comments • 2 Likes • a minute ago““I welcome the announcement that the Special Counsel has finally completed his investigation into Russia’s efforts to interfere in the 2016...”
Special Counsel Robert Mueller has submitted to Attorney General Bill Barr his long-awaited report on the investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential raceand possible collusion with Trump associates -- marking the end of the politically explosive probe and the beginning of a new...
Marine Corps commandant says deploying troops to the border poses ‘unacceptable risk’
Via: Bob Nelson • News & Politics • 84 Comments • 1 Like • 16 minutes ago“The commandant of the Marines has warned the Pentagon that deployments to the southwest border and funding transfers under the president's...”
In two internal memos, Marine Corps Gen. Robert Neller said the “unplanned/unbudgeted” deployment along the border that President Trump ordered last fall, and shifts of other funds to support border security, had forced him to cancel or reduce planned military training in at least five...
GOP Sen. Johnny Isakson Slams Trump's 'Deplorable' Attacks On McCain
Via: Tessylo • News & Politics • 135 Comments • 5 Likes • an hour agoGOP Sen. Johnny Isakson Slams Trump's 'Deplorable' Attacks On McCain Hayley Miller,HuffPost 16 hours ago Sen. Johnny Isakson of Georgia, breaking with a silence adopted by virtually all of his GOP colleagues, tore into President Donald Trump for his recent...
SHOW YOUR CREATIVITY - IT'S THURSDAY/FRIDAY ON CREATIVE ARTS GROUP
By: Buzz of the Orient • CREATIVE ARTS ON THE NEWSTALKERS • 65 Comments • 4 Likes • 8 minutes agoSHOW YOUR CREATIVITY - IT'S THURSDAY/FRIDAY ON CREATIVE ARTS GROUP Let's see your stuff. All I did there was take a photo of someone else's creativity. The article-ad photo was taken by me at the Peking Opera. Interesting to watch, as long as you have ear-plugs.
Doomed Boeing Jets Lacked 2 Safety Features That Company Sold Only as Extras
Via: Split Personality • SiNNERs and ButtHeads • 21 Comments • 4 Likes • 2 hours ago“As the pilots of the doomed Boeing jets in Ethiopia and Indonesia fought to control their planes, they lacked two notable safety features in their...”
As the pilots of the doomed Boeing jets in Ethiopia and Indonesia fought to control their planes, they lacked two notable safety features in their cockpits. One reason: Boeing charged extra for them. For Boeing and other aircraft manufacturers, the practice of charging to upgrade a standard...
Religious Right Radio Show Host Sympathizes With New Zealand Shooter
Via: Don Overton • Religion & Ethics • 48 Comments • 2 Likes • an hour ago“After last week’s horrific murder of 50 people at two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand, I knew that it would only be a matter of time before...”
After last week’s horrific murder of 50 people at two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand, I knew that it would only be a matter of time before someone in the Religious Right said something offensive about the mass shooting. Sure enough, Bryan Fischer, a radio host for the American Family...
Why does the Bible endorse slavery?
Via: CB • Religion & Ethics • 46 Comments • 2 Likes • 30 minutes ago“There was a Talmudic command that masters attempt to convert Gentile slaves to Judaism and circumcise the males. Those who converted received the...”
Hebrew society condoned slavery until about 160BCE. The Exodus and Deuteronomy verses had the goal of making it more humane. Slavery between Hebrews was more like indentured servitude. If a Hebrew man became too poor to take care of himself and provide for his family, he could sell himself into...
Democrats accuse Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner of violating law with private emails
Via: Tessylo • News & Politics • 37 Comments • 2 Likes • an hour agoDemocrats accuse Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner of violating law with private emails David Knowles 14 hours ago Scroll back up to restore default view. President Trump’s daughter Ivanka Trump and son-in-law, Jared Kushner, have been using...
Don’t Make Health Care a Purity Test
Via: Bob Nelson • Op/Ed • 57 Comments • 1 Like • 4 hours ago“There are multiple ways to achieve universal coverage.”
We’re now in the silly season of the Democratic primary — a season that, I worry, may last all the way to the nomination. There are many honorable exceptions, but an awful lot of reporting seems to be third order — not about the candidates, let alone their policy proposals, but about pundits’...
Bus full of children in Italy set alight by angry driver 'in retaliation' for migrant drownings in Mediterranean
Via: Badfish Hαηd ⊕Ƒ †Hε Ωuεεη • News & Politics • 8 Comments • 1 Like • an hour ago“One of the children told reporters that the driver had threatened to pour petrol on them and set them alight.”
An Italian bus driver of Senegalese descent was arrested on Wednesday after hijacking his own vehicle and setting it on fire, allegedly threatening to kill more than 50 children on board whose hands he had bound. The 47-year-old man said he was acting in revenge for the thousands of...
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Galen Marvin Ross • a minute ago • Mueller submits long-awaited Russia probe report to Justice Department
"..." That's my point Vic, if the full report is not released, at least to Congress, then there will always be doubts, Barr is already under suspicion as to whether he can be trusted with this report or, will he try...
Bob Nelson • 2 minutes ago • George W. Bush really did lie about WMDs, and his aides are still lying for him"..." The Bush Administation too America into war on false premises. The credibility of the Presidency was gravely damaged. Obama continued Bush's wars. His credibility was... uncertain... Trump has entirely...
Tacos! • 4 minutes ago • US judge halts hundreds of drilling projects in groundbreaking climate change ruling"..." My knowledge of the case is limited by what I see here, but on its surface, this sounds like a problem of separation of powers. Unless there is some clear violation in the the facts in evidence, it's not...
Buzz of the Orient • 11 minutes ago • SHOW YOUR CREATIVITY - IT'S THURSDAY/FRIDAY ON CREATIVE ARTS GROUPSeems to me the words "Art and Architecture" go together. It takes artistic skill to produce a good rendition, and in fact I designed the home my parents built for themselves, the last one they owned - at one time I...
livefreeordie • 13 minutes ago • Mueller submits long-awaited Russia probe report to Justice DepartmentAnyone who votes for any of these Anti-American Democrats running against the president supports the destruction of our Constitutional Republic. President Trump is the only thing standing between us remaining a...
JohnRussell • 14 minutes ago • Mueller submits long-awaited Russia probe report to Justice DepartmentYou are in essence saying that you support someone who is a habitual liar, a known ignoramus, and a bigot. Trump is OBVIOUSLY the worst president in American history. As the election draws nearer, attention will...
livefreeordie • 16 minutes ago • Marine Corps commandant says deploying troops to the border poses ‘unacceptable risk’No, the General is clearly in the wrong and the President is acting correctly in his capacity as Commander-in-Chief to defend the sovereignty of our country against a foreign invasion to will cripple our nation
Galen Marvin Ross • 18 minutes ago • Mueller submits long-awaited Russia probe report to Justice Department"..." One, Trumps lawyers would be the ones responding to it, normally but, there is nothing normal about Trump, I'm sure his twitter site will explode the way it did last weekend. Two, that is DOJ policy, not the...
livefreeordie • 19 minutes ago • Marine Corps commandant says deploying troops to the border poses ‘unacceptable risk’What an idiotic and ignorant accusation. I have never been a weapons trafficker. My client was the United States of America and I'm proud of the work I did to provide weapons and systems that ensure America's...
Dulay • 20 minutes ago • Marine Corps commandant says deploying troops to the border poses ‘unacceptable risk’"..." Well since the troops on the border have NO, NONE, NADA contact with civilians, your entire comment is irrelevant. "..." Then you should have cited the RAF NOT the British ARMY right? The Marine Corps...
JohnRussell • 23 minutes ago • Mueller submits long-awaited Russia probe report to Justice DepartmentTrump has been a criminal all his life, lol. I'm going to say this straight up. Anyone who votes to re-elect Donald Trump after seeing how he has behaved for the past three years is not a patriotic American. To...
Vic Eldred • 23 minutes ago • Mueller submits long-awaited Russia probe report to Justice Department"..." A senior DOJ official has verified it!I won't believe Mueller thinks Trump is innocent though until he says so in his own words under questioning from a Congressional committee, which will happen.Lol, Do you...
livefreeordie • 23 minutes ago • US judge halts hundreds of drilling projects in groundbreaking climate change rulingAnother anti-Constitution judge creating his own laws instead of adherence to the Constitution. Judges like this should be tarred and feathered and run out of town to never be seen again
Ronin2 • 24 minutes ago • US judge halts hundreds of drilling projects in groundbreaking climate change rulingLet them freeze or roast depending on what area if the US they live in, no heating or air conditioning for them. In fact take away their cars, and all other modes of transportation, and force them to walk naked and...
Freefaller • 26 minutes ago • Experts call for halt to gene editing that results in 'designer babies'"..." While I will not argue that point with you, it is arguable that our species has done a lot of it's learning and advancement by committing mistakes and pushing the envelope. Sure sometimes this has led to...
Raven Wing • 26 minutes ago • Mueller submits long-awaited Russia probe report to Justice Department"..." I agree. People on ALL sides will soon find something to either cheer or complain about. Either way, I for one am glad that it is finally over, at least to this point. Where it goes from here will depend on...
livefreeordie • 29 minutes ago • Mueller submits long-awaited Russia probe report to Justice Departmentjust watched MSNBC Ari Berman and former Federal Prosecutors said it is highly unlikely that any further indictments will be forthcoming You desperate to see President Trump destroyed from the biggest political hoax...
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