On Kathy Griffin — And We As a Body Politic

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Let me point out a few things for those of you who haven’t bothered to read the Constitution of late.
Kathy Griffin has every right to speak freely. She can do so in as pleasant or disgusting a manner as she chooses. The line is only crossed when a colorable and actionable threat is made. I highly doubt her little photo shoot met that definition, although it certainly bears investigation to make sure it did not. I would likely change my mind on that, by the way, if she owned a machete and had a plane ticket to DC….. but I digress.
However, neither Griffin or anyone else has the right to demand that others not form their own opinion of their willingness to associate with her or those who she works for and with as a consequence of her own actions — including but not limited to her free speech.
Kathy seems to think she’s a “victim” of “big bad bullies” who decided that she’s a 5-alarm ******* as a consequence of what she did. Well, the choice to do what she did rested with her and others have every right to draw whatever conclusion they wish as to their willingness to associate with her or anyone she is affiliated with.

This post was published at Market-Ticker on 2017-06-04.

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Tesla Furious After AAA Hits Carmaker With Higher Premiums Due To “Abnormally High Claims”

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AAA is raising premiums on Tesla vehicles by 30% after data showed that owners of Model S and Model X cars filed claims at abnormally high rates, and that those claims cost more compared with other cars in the same class, Automotive News reported.
Tesla, of course, is disputing the insurer’s analysis.
“This analysis is severely flawed and is not reflective of reality,” the electric-vehicle maker said in a statement emailed to Automotive News. “Among other things, it compares Model S and X to cars that are not remotely peers, including even a Volvo station wagon.”

This post was published at Zero Hedge on Jun 4, 2017.

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Putin Tells Stone: “Snowden Is Not A Traitor”

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Just hours after Megyn Kelly announced on NBC’s Today show that she would be interviewing Vladimir Putin in St Petersburg tomorrow at the International Economic Forum, Showtime released the first trailer and extended clip for The Putin Interviews, a sit-down with the Russian president conducted by the film-maker Oliver Stone for a four-part special that premieres on 12 June.
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In the extended clip released on Thursday, The Guardian reports Stone and Putin can be seen driving in a car with an English translator in the backseat, discussing topics such as Edward Snowden’s whistleblowing and Russian intelligence.

This post was published at Zero Hedge on Jun 3, 2017.

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“This Is For Allah” – Seven Killed In London Terrorist Rampage; Three Assailants Shot

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The latest:
Seven people have been killed and at least 48 unjured in a van and stabbing terrorist attacks took place in London on Saturday night The first attack took place on London Bridge followed shortly by an attack in Borough Market ***
Three attackers were shot dead. One was seen with canisters strapped to his body. The Met Police say they believe all bridge attackers have been killed The attacks started when a white van drove into Pedestrians on London Bridge around 10:30pm on Saturday. A BBC eyewitness said ‘They shouted ‘this is is for Allah’, as they stabbed indiscriminately’ ‘I saw a man with a large blade’: witnesses describe the attack after the van attack. Theresa May and the Met Police have declared the attacks are being treated as acts of terror Donald Trump told London “we are with you” after the terror attacks. This is the third terror attack in the UK since March: On 22 May, 22 people were killed and 116 injured in a suicide bombing at Manchester Arena. On 22 March, six people died, including the attacker, and at least 50 people were injured in an attack near the Houses of Parliament.

This post was published at Zero Hedge on Jun 3, 2017.

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Liberals Outraged, Demand Termination After Bill Maher Says “I’m A House Ni**er”

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French President Macron invited American citizens – especially those with a higher education – who are disappointed with Trump’s decision to pull out of the Paris accord, to help ‘make our planet great again’ by moving to that bastion of liberal global values, France , where they will find “a second homeland.”
In a short address to Americans following Trump’s announcement to withdraw from the Paris climate accord, the French leader said that while he respects President Donald Trump’s decision, he believes it was a “mistake” and invited all Americans (ideally those with a college education) to come join him in France “to work together on concrete solutions, for our climate, our environment.”
And, to show just how progressive he truly is, the French president called on all US “scientists, engineers responsible citizens who were disappointed by the decision by the President of the United States, I want to say that they will find in France a second homeland. I call on them: Come and work here with us. To work together on concrete solutions, for our climate, our environment.”
If the world doesn’t tackle climate change, Macron says, our children will face a dystopian future punctuated by famine, wars and grinding poverty or in other words, he described reality in much of the developing world, especially those nations which the US and French military forces have decided represent geopolitical “national interests.”
‘It is not the future we want for our children…it is not the future we want for our world,’ Macron said.

This post was published at Zero Hedge on Jun 3, 2017.

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‘Literal Colonialism’: Blackwater Founder Calls For “American Viceroy” To Rule Afghanistan

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Via TheAntiMedia.org,
Displaying what one commentator called ‘sheer 19th century bloodlust and thirst for empire,’ Erik Prince, founder of the private mercenary firm Blackwater, argued in The Wall Street Journal this week that the United States should deploy an ‘East India Company approach’ in Afghanistan.
The country, he wrote, should be run by ‘an American viceroy who would lead all U. S. government and coalition efforts – including command, budget, policy, promotion, and contracting – and report directly to the president.’
Prince continued:
In Afghanistan, the viceroy approach would reduce rampant fraud by focusing spending on initiatives that further the central strategy, rather than handing cash to every outstretched hand from a U. S. system bereft of institutional memory. Prince insists that these are ‘cheaper private solutions,’ but such privatization would also be a boon for military contractors.

This post was published at Zero Hedge on Jun 3, 2017.

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LONDON’S TRIPLE ATTACK: Who Knew, Who Benefits The Most?

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London once again becomes a target of a purported terror event. This time, were told three attacks have occurred simultaneously, happening less than two weeks after Manchester’s known wolf arena bombing. Only time will tell if this latest attack on London Bridge, the Borough Market area and Vauxhall, will also turn out to be the work of known wolf terrorists watched by British security.
RT News reports:
‘London police confirm they are dealing with three ‘incidents’ in the city center on Saturday evening: a vehicle collision with pedestrians on London Bridge, reported stabbings in the Borough Market area and a third incident in Vauxhall.’
Though many are still shocked in the wake of the London attacks – key questions will undoubtedly emerge following this latest act of terror in the West.

This post was published at 21st Century Wire on JUNE 3, 2017.

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Trump Didn’t Kill The Paris Agreement – It Was Already Dead

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Authored by Arthur Wardle via InsideSources.com,
President Trump recently removed the United States from the Paris Climate Agreement, heralded by many as a major win for global climate action. The Paris Climate Agreement, signed during the Obama administration, attempted to include the entire world and managed to amass 195 signatories.
Given that international climate negotiations are notoriously difficult, that can only be evidence of two things: either the Paris agreement was a truly monumental agreement in which the entire world came together to respond effectively to a global problem or it was so toothless that nobody bothered to object. All things considered, it was probably the latter.
The agreement itself contains very few direct requirements, instead relying on nations to interpret independently and work toward various ill-defined goals. This problem led James Henson, the ‘father of global awareness of climate change’ and an ex-NASA scientist, to condemn the agreement as a fraud. It lacks any enforcement mechanism, instead relying on nations voluntarily to reduce emissions.
Assuming that countries will voluntarily subject themselves to emissions reductions brings into question the need for an international agreement in the first place. Why else would Exxon, Shell, Peabody and other fossil fuel companies traditionally hated by the environmental movement defend the accord? The excitement of many Paris agreement supporters following these statements exposes their naivete.

This post was published at Zero Hedge on Jun 3, 2017.

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“This Is For Allah” – London Terror Attacks: At Least Two Dead Amid Van Ramming, Stabbing, Gunfire: Live Feed

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The latest:
“Multiple” casualties after two terrorist attacks took place in London on Saturday night; police have responded to attacks on London Bridge and Borough Market At least two people have been killed amid confirmed knife attacks, gunfire, at least 20 injured. The attacks started when a white van drove into Pedestrians on London Bridge around 10:30pm on Saturday. A BBC eyewitness saw three men stabbing people indiscriminately, shouting “this is for Allah”. ‘I saw a man with a large blade’: witnesses describe the attack after the van attack. There have been multiple reports of rapid gunfire in what one witness described as ‘Westminster all over again’. BBC reports that two attackers were gunned down, and believed killed, by armed police. One was seen with canisters strapped to his body. Another 3 attackers thought to still be on the run, the BBC adds. Theresa May and the Met Police have declared the attacks are being treated as acts of terror * * *
Update 8:54pm. The Telegraph has shown the following picture distributed on social media showing a man lying on the ground who appears to have canisters strapped to him. It was taken in the Borough Market area.


This post was published at Zero Hedge on Jun 3, 2017.

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NSA Whistleblower Accuses Agency Of “Mass Electronic Surveillance”

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While former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney was burnishing his credentials as a master of the corporate turnaround during the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, US intelligence agencies were testing out their capabilities for mass electronic surveillance according to a recent Associated Press report. Ex-NSA spy Thomas Drake has alleged as much in a statement filed in support of a lawsuit brought by former Salt Lake City Mayor Rocky Anderson. Anderson has said that the lawsuit is designed to get more information about what he calls covert, illegal operations.
Drake wrote in the declaration, released Friday, that the NSA collected and stored virtually all electronic communications going into or out of Salt Lake, including contents of texts and emails, something which another famous NSA whistleblower and former senior NSA crypto-mathematician, William Binney, alleged back in 201, long before Edward Snowden emerged on the scene, when he explained how the NSA’s Utah Data Center soaks up and retains every form of electronic communication, also known as the NSa’s Project Stellar Wind.

This post was published at Zero Hedge on Jun 3, 2017.

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