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While you were sleeping last night, Rule 41 became law. That was the deadline for Congress to block it from taking effect, but since we now have a FAKE GOVERNMENT®, they did nothing to stop it.
A last minute effort on Wednesday by the Senate failed to block the so-called Rule 41 change, which allows magistrate judges to issue search warrants for a slew of US agencies to remotely access and search computers in any jurisdiction, including abroad.
Here's a minute of inspiration for you.
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Michelle Rempel (Calgary) voted against transgender protections last time they were before the House of Commons. That Bill was introduced by NDP MP Randall Garrison.
She spoke in favor of Bill C-16 last Friday.
I'm writing this after surgery yesterday so I may still be fogged a bit. If so, I like the fog for it helps see things more clearly.
So, tomorrow I will have the privilege of watching my wonderful daughter perform in a student dance concert at the Baryshnikov Theatre in NYC, then, I will get on a plane and fly to Standing Rock ND, most likely to be beaten, tear-gassed, shot at with rubber bullets, and sprayed with water-cannons in sub-freezing temperatures, all to support a group of Native Americans trying to keep their water from being poisoned by corporate greed and governmental complicity.
There is an old saying on Wall Street: "No one rings a bell at the top."
Guess what? The bell, like in 2006, isn't ringing.
The 2016 election saw Donald Trump win against Hillary Clinton with an unexpected victory, with Trump scoring 306 Electoral College votes compared to Clinton's 232. With that victory however, comes the dissenting cries as Clinton won the popular vote by roughly 2 million votes. This has sparked a wide number of debates, ranging from the issues of democracy, the need to scrap the Electoral College, overturning the Electoral College, illegitimate wins, and more.
Obama's press secretary said yesterday that the president will not do anything to help the water protectors. He wants the pipeline project completed. I'm not surprised, but I am disgusted. Video is less than a minute.
[video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xzRqd3Xic9I]
