Daily News Thread 6/30

‘Gross interference with domestic affairs’: China furious at Trump’s $1.4bn Taiwan arms deal

The Chinese people “have every right to be outraged” by the new $1.4 billion US arms deal with Taiwan, Beijing has said, arguing that the sale means the Trump administration is contradicting earlier statements on maintaining peace in the region.
rt.com/news/394784-china-protests-taiwan-arms/

China condemns US sanctions over 'North Korea funding'

China has reacted angrily to a US decision to impose sanctions on a Chinese bank accused of laundering North Korean money.
bbc.com/news/world-asia-40456843

France's Marine Le Pen charged over funding scandal

French far-right leader Marine Le Pen has been placed under formal investigation over an alleged European parliament funding scandal.
bbc.com/news/world-europe-40461551

NYT retracts claim that ‘17 US intelligence agencies’ verified Russian DNC email hack

The New York Times has retracted its claim that all 17 US intelligence agencies agreed that Russia was behind the hack of Democratic emails in an effort to influence the 2016 election in favor of Republican candidate Donald Trump.
rt.com/viral/394821-nyt-intelligence-agencies-claim-debunk/

Deposed Saudi crown prince allegedly kept under house arrest

Saudi Arabia has allegedly banned its newly deposed crown prince from leaving the kingdom and confined him to his palace in what is believed to be a step from the royals to restrain him from creating any potential opposition for the new crown prince.
ibtimes.co.uk/saudi-arabias-deposed-crown-prince-barred-leaving-kingdom-1628378

‘Forcing us to give up Russian gas to sell own is unacceptable’ – German FM blasts US sanctions bill

A US bill threatening to sanction European companies taking part in construction of a Russian pipeline is seen as unacceptable in Berlin, Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel said, especially if it actually aims to push America’s own gas exports.
rt.com/news/394783-germany-russia-sanctions-nordstream/

Germany votes for 50m euro social media fines

Social media companies in Germany face fines of up to 50m euros ($57.1; £43.9m) if they fail to remove "obviously illegal" content in time.
bbc.com/news/technology-40444354

Israeli Air Force targets Syrian military positions in response to ‘errant projectile’

Israel's air force has targeted a Syrian military position with an airstrike, after a projectile launched towards Israel landed in the Golan Heights, the Israel Defense Forces announced.
rt.com/news/394794-israeli-target-syrian-positions-projectile/

'Far-right' group charters huge ship to disrupt Mediterranean rescue operations

A European "far-right", anti-immigration group has chartered a huge ship to disrupt search-and-rescue missions in the Mediterranean, in what critics warn is a "dangerous new development on our high seas".
ibtimes.co.uk/far-right-group-charters-huge-ship-disrupt-mediterranean-rescue-operations-1628350

Man jailed for slapping Muslim teenager with bacon

A man has been jailed for six months after slapping a Muslim teenager across the face with an open packet of bacon.
rt.com/uk/394816-muslim-attack-islamophobia-bacon/

Telegram registers with Russian regulator

The founder of encrypted messaging app Telegram has agreed to register the company in Russia, following pressure from local authorities.
bbc.com/news/technology-40443599

Sex offender treatment in prison led to more offending

The main sex offender treatment programme for England and Wales has been scrapped after a report found it led to more reoffending.
bbc.com/news/uk-40460637

Other urls found in this thread:

nakedcapitalism.com/2017/06/slogan-globalization-equals-growth-wrong.html
nakedcapitalism.com/2017/06/so-much-of-the-story-is-still-hidden-from-view.html
counterpunch.org/2017/06/30/so-much-freedom-to-spread-icantbelieveitsnotwarcrimes/
dhs.gov/news/2016/10/07/joint-statement-department-homeland-security-and-office-director-national
truthdig.com/report/item/the_new_york_times_retracts_a_russiagate_canard_20170629
zdnet.com/article/one-federal-wiretap-order-recorded-millions-phone-calls/
techdirt.com/articles/20170626/05205137665/doj-asks-supreme-court-to-give-it-permission-to-search-data-centers-anywhere-world.shtml
twitter.com/NSFWRedditImage

OP/ED

The Slogan ‘Globalization Equals Growth’ Is Wrong

Looking at different types of globalization helps explain why it isn't necessarily beneficial.
nakedcapitalism.com/2017/06/slogan-globalization-equals-growth-wrong.html

An Investigation in Search of a Crime - Gaius Publius

How one element of the investigation into Trump is a nothingburger even if it pans out.
nakedcapitalism.com/2017/06/so-much-of-the-story-is-still-hidden-from-view.html

So Much Freedom to Spread: ICan’tBelieveIt’sNotWarCrimes!

Looks like Mordor-on-the-Potomac is psyching itself up to attack Russia and Iran.
counterpunch.org/2017/06/30/so-much-freedom-to-spread-icantbelieveitsnotwarcrimes/

They can retract their claims all they want. It's still 100% true.

dhs.gov/news/2016/10/07/joint-statement-department-homeland-security-and-office-director-national

Go away liberal scum.

I didn't say whether it was good or bad. I'm just telling what the truth is. Does telling the truth make you a liberal?

choose one.
also

Lol, "the truth" is that they have no possible way of knowing who did the hacking or if anything was even "hacked" in the first place, and linking the department of Homeland security of all places for the truth is beyond farcical.

I'll take the entire USIC's word (17 agencies), but thanks for your opinion.

You don't understand how intelligence language works.

And the hack revealed that the DNC is as "democratic" as the DPRK. But what's important is that muh Russia