Hong Kong votes for democracy, defies Beijing By Nikki Sun and Alice Woodhouse HONG KONG – Nearly 600,000 votes have been cast in three days of an unofficial referendum on democratic reforms in Hong Kong, part of a civil campaign that has been branded illegal by the former British colony and[...]
Archive for June 22nd, 2014
June 22nd, 2014 - 12:22 pm § in Misc.
SUNDAY REVELATIONS: … Using God In the Immigrant Crisis
So now the Tea Party want to prevent the US Government from providing access to religion for internees at the border? Their argument is demonic: First they insist on militarizing the border so no one can sneak in. Then they block any form of reform so that sneaking in is the only route for many.[...]
CHINA: Threatens Freedoms of Hong Kong
China issues white paper on policy in Hong Kong 06-10 11:17 The Chinese central government Tuesday published a white paper detailing the “one country, two systems” practice in HKSAR, stressing the policy as a basic state policy despite new circumstances.| Full text No “residual pow[...]
June 22nd, 2014 - 9:34 am § in Misc.
June 22 Today in History
Hitler Invades Germany, Mark Schmelling looses to Joe Louis.[...]
June 22nd, 2014 - 5:43 am § in Misc.
SUNDAY REVELATIONS: Pope Opposes Legal Pot
Speaking at a drug enforcement conference in Rome, Pope Francis condemned the legalization of recreational drugs as a flawed and failed experiment.[...]
June 22nd, 2014 - 4:52 am § in Misc.
APPLESAUCE
Staying at the Burj Al Arab? Enjoy a 24-karat gold iPad It’s the most golden hotel perk since gold-bar vending machines: gold iPads. As if the Rolls Royce and helicopter services weren’t enough, guests at Dubai’s opulent Burj Al Arab now have access to gold-plated iPads. The 24-k[...]
June 22nd, 2014 - 4:19 am § in America
Why Do People Choose to Live In South Carolina?
There are 160 known, active Ku Klux Klan chapters in the United States, according to research from the Southern Poverty Law Center. South Carolina comes out rather well, with only 3 in the state borders. A bit surprising given that SC was the source of most of the ideas that undelay the KKK’[...]
A New Muslim Face Looks to Israel
Will “Kurdistan” Emerge as A New Force for Peace Between Israel and Palestine? Remember Saladin? The great conqueror of the Crusaders was a Kurd. Maimonides, the greatest Jewish Rabbi, was an adviser and physician to Saladin. While Sadam Hussein’s rule was limited by A[...]