Thursday, March 9, 2017

news early March 2017

Despite tornadoes effecting towns, farmland, even airports along the Kansas - Missouri border on Monday, with cleanup activities continuing since, it turns out these were not the worst of local diasters this week. A wildfire that has razed much in Kansas and Oklahoma has as well stretched in Oklahoma and Texas.
This morning's news was that Marines were on their way to establish a base in Syria.
This comes the day after a major strike and walk out by women and their allies across the US. A power outage the night before seemed strongly symbolic.

But they weren't the only ones upset. Another problem that doesn't seem to go away.
Newly appointed and Senate approved Attorney General, a long-time Senator from Alabama, has already got himself accused of lying to the Senate to get the job. A new poll this morning says a majority in the US want him to resign.
Another Russian businessman has died unexpectedly.

Somehow this is also happening and remains barely reported.

Earlier this week, the current fledgling administration offered up a second try for its temporary stay on admitting travellers from certain countries in the Mid East. Legal experts say it's still faulty and won't be allowed. Don't forget, this happened.
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In the meantime, there are a number of stories around the world that deserve lots of attention. The BBC worldservice reported on the desire in Kosovo to have an army, China's role in brokering a deescalation in tensions between North and South Korea, is also covered with a different focus on npr, the tense diplomacy between North Korea and Malaysia over the death of a sibling to N Korea's "Great Leader", and the chaos that has been unleashed in South Sudan. Also, Saudi Arabia is considering deporting five million refugees.

Riots over food have erupted in Venezuela. The national guard has been called in.
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Amazingly, yesterday, US House Speaker Paul Ryan announced they had produced a healthcare omnibus bill that would replace the Affordable Care Act known as Obamacare with a sixty-six page redo. Already, no one but the speaker, the president and a small handful of others think it can pass. They've been working on a replacement for six years.

Rep John Conyers has a different idea entirely.
So do these people.
Still an evergreen moment.

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