Like President Trump, Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump stand to save hundreds of thousands, if not millions of dollars from cuts to the Fed rate
— Read on www.citizensforethics.org/jared-kushner-ivanka-trump-fed-rate-cuts/
Day: December 17, 2019
A People’s Guide to Revolution: Why Popular Protest Movements Fail
Reflections on how mass media and leaderless movements have affected the success of popular protests from Quebec in 2012 to Lebanon today.
— Read on www.mintpressnews.com/peoples-guide-revolution-why-popular-protests-fail/263503/
Head of UK Israel Lobby Group Announces Gov’t Plan To Ban Boycotting Israel
The coming ban, as described by Pickles, is set to prohibit government bodies and organizations from supporting BDS in any fashion, which would also prevent them from employing or working with anyone who supports boycotting the Israeli state. Pickles went on to say the reason for the ban is that BDS itself is anti-Semitic (despite BDS having numerous Jewish supporters), stating:
BDS is anti-Semitic, and should be treated as such. Anti-Semitism is an attack on the British way of life and British identity. Without our Jewish citizens, we would be a lesser nation.”
— Read on www.mintpressnews.com/uk-conservative-ban-boycott-israel-bds/263510/
Time to update Oxford English Dictionary with 2019 hysteria (Satire)
In the Tradition of Oxford English Dictionary, I recommend the following terms to be defined and included into a modern version of English Language.
— Read on theduran.com/time-to-update-oxford-english-dictionary-with-2019-hysteria-satire/
Proposed law to ban insulting police stirs debate
Some Hong Kong lawmakers say a law prohibiting insults against police may fuel more social unrest
— Read on www.asiatimes.com/2019/12/article/proposed-law-to-ban-insulting-police-stirs-debate/
Mormon Church Hoarding $100 Billion in Donations for ‘Second Coming of Christ’ – Whistleblower
The ex-employee of Ensign Peak Advisors, the church’s investment division, noted in the complaint that the church rakes in approximately $7 billion a year, and though $6 billion of that is used to cover annual operation costs, the remaining amount is handed off to Ensign. Internal accounting documents referenced in Nielsen’s complaint noted that the Ensign portfolio has grown from $12 billion in 1997 to around $100 billion today, and the complaint alleges that none of those funds have been used to assist in educational, religious or charitable activities within those 22 years.
— Read on sputniknews.com/us/201912171077600955-mormon-church-hoarding-100-billion-in-donations-for-second-coming-of-christ-whistleblower/
Ex-USSR President Blasts US for ‘Striving for Military Supremacy’ Amid INF Treaty Debacle
“What’s behind the United States’ decision to withdraw from the INF is their striving to free themselves of any obligations with respect to weapons and obtain absolute military supremacy”, he explained at length.
— Read on sputniknews.com/world/201912171077597827-ex-ussr-president-blasts-us-for-striving-for-military-supremacy-amid-inf-debacle/
