Friday, May 20, 2016

What You Need To Know This Morning: Saturday May 21

Eagles of Death Metal dropped by two French festivals over Bataclan comments




Channeling Donald Trump doesn't help one's cause




Chinese officials 'create 488m bogus social media posts a year'

Harvard researchers say leaked documents show bureaucrats fabricate positive posts to distract from criticism of government
 
These people put Big Brother and the Ministry of Truth to shame.  Lying at the speed of sound, that's a new concept.


Texas judge quotes 'Bridge of Spies' while ordering 100,000 immigrants to hand over their personal details

My name’s Donovan, Irish, both sides, mother and father. I’m Irish, you’re German, but what makes us both Americans? Just one thing… the rulebook’


Quoting a movie to justify your own prejudices and biases doesn't absolve you of being a complete asshole  



ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Friday submitted a formal application for membership of the Nuclear Supplies Group (NSG), a club of nuclear trading nations.


Why bother with a formal application for something you've been doing since the 1990's Giving away the technological knowhow on the construction of nuclear weapons  North Korea anyone What a bunch of hypocrites


Japan to take in 150 Syrians as exchange students after criticism of harsh refugee policy



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Japan will take them as "exchange students" with the sole purpose of deporting them right back to Syria  Why allow them to stay as the actual refugees that they are when you can continue with your government's overt racism


Panama Canal project opens up 21m-year-old history


Despite delays and additional expenditure, the discovery of fossils opens up "a time of exploration".









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