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RE: World News - Melcadrien - 03-31-2017

Just have to wonder how long before their operations fully crumble or receive a complete and total restructuring.


RE: World News - Psychospacecow - 04-02-2017

http://fortune.com/2017/04/01/trump-net-neutrality/

If a notable chunk of the userbase of everything in English just finds it not worth visiting a lot of sites, this'd probably be the cause.


RE: World News - ZpaceJ0ck0 - 04-02-2017

American badger caught on camera burying an entire cow, a previously unknown behavior


RE: World News - Melcadrien - 04-03-2017

So much for my hopes on the President on vetoing the privacy bill Psychospacecow reported on.

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2017/04/trump-signs-bill-roll-back-privacy-rules-law

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-internet-trump-idUSKBN1752PR?il=0

I've done all I can on protecting my browsing but a VPN is just not feasible, monetary-wise, for me.


RE: World News - Psychospacecow - 04-04-2017

You were under any impression he'd veto it? Its one of those things that's been universally hated but supported because of business connections.


RE: World News - ZpaceJ0ck0 - 04-04-2017

Japan recognizes bitcoin as a legal currency


RE: World News - Melcadrien - 04-04-2017

(04-04-2017, 01:32 AM)Psychospacecow Wrote: You were under any impression he'd veto it? Its one of those things that's been universally hated but supported because of business connections.

Unfortunately, yes. I had impressions, however little, he would want to keep his businesses private.


RE: World News - ZpaceJ0ck0 - 04-07-2017

Venezuela opposition leader Capriles 'banned from politics'


RE: World News - ZpaceJ0ck0 - 04-10-2017

Oldest tooth filling was made by an Ice Age dentist in Italy


RE: World News - SERIOUSLY THOUGH - 04-11-2017

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-39563570

Wow... they're actually defending themselves.


RE: World News - ZpaceJ0ck0 - 04-12-2017

Scientists find 50 exciting new spider species, and arachnophobes will be thrilled


RE: World News - SERIOUSLY THOUGH - 04-12-2017

(04-12-2017, 05:25 PM)ZpaceJ0ck0 Wrote: Scientists find 50 exciting new spider species, and arachnophobes will be thrilled

And of course, it's in Australia !



This is what I like about scientists, they study everything and anything, and come up with answers to questions we didn't necessarily have. V. interesting read.

http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-39573642


RE: World News - ZpaceJ0ck0 - 04-12-2017

Comedian Charlie Murphy dies at age 57


RE: World News - CLXcool - 04-13-2017

https://secure.avaaz.org/campaign/en/close_the_gay_torture_camps_loc/

Why does this sound familiar? Oh yea. 1940 camps for the jews. History is starting to repeat itself people.


RE: World News - CosmykTheDolfyn - 04-13-2017

(04-13-2017, 04:59 PM)CLXcool Wrote: https://secure.avaaz.org/campaign/en/close_the_gay_torture_camps_loc/

Why does this sound familiar? Oh yea. 1940 camps for the jews. History is starting to repeat itself people.

Bizarrely enough,there is a court case going on RIGHT now in Russia involving Jehovah's Witnesses, another group that was imprisoned in the same camps in Germany.  They were also banned in 1940s Russia and sentenced to Siberia, where they were not released until the 90s and many given full pardons by the Russian government.
Oddly enough, despite having been banned and pardoned once now, it looks like Russia wants to do it again.
Basically freedom of sexuality and freedom of religion are both under assault in Russia as we speak.
http://www.uscirf.gov/news-room/press-releases/russia-russia-suspends-jehovah-s-witnesses

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/04/world/europe/russia-moves-to-ban-jehovahs-witnesses-as-extremist.html?_r=0