Daily News Thread 2/14

NSA shooting: Several injured as vehicle crashes at gate

Several people have been injured and a suspect was taken into custody after a car crashed outside the US National Security Agency's headquarters.
bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-43061818

Netanyahu Clings to Power After Police Recommend Indictment

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared he has no plan to go to early elections, as his coalition closed ranks around a leader who police say should stand trial for bribery.
bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-02-14/netanyahu-coalition-closes-ranks-after-indictment-recommendation

Mercenaries Hurt in U.S. Syria Strikes Are Treated at Russian Defense Hospitals

Even as the Kremlin denies any official link to them, scores of Russian mercenaries wounded in U.S. strikes in Syria are being treated at Defense Ministry hospitals.
bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-02-14/kremlin-stays-aloof-as-army-treats-wounded-in-u-s-syria-strike

Home Prices Hit Records in Almost Two-Thirds of U.S. Cities

Home prices jumped to all-time highs in almost two-thirds of U.S. cities in the fourth quarter as buyers battled for a record-low supply of listings.
bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-02-13/home-prices-in-two-thirds-of-u-s-cities-have-hit-record-highs

U.S. CPI Tops Estimates as Apparel Costs Jump Most in 30 Years

U.S. consumer prices rose by more than projected in January as apparel costs jumped the most in nearly three decades. The report sent Treasuries and stocks tumbling, as it added to concerns about an inflation pickup that have roiled financial markets this month.
bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-02-14/u-s-consumer-prices-rise-more-than-forecast-on-apparel-costs

Macron Kicks French Press Corps Out of Elysee Palace

Emmanuel Macron is evicting the presidential press corps from the Elysee Palace.
bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-02-14/macron-kicks-french-press-out-of-the-elysee-presidential-palace

Morales Demands Investigation After Third Fatal Carnival Blast

The two victims of Tuesday's explosions bring Bolivia's 2018 Carnival death toll to 42, with more than 120 people injured, said Federal Minister Carlos Romero.
telesurtv.net/english/news/Morales-Demands-Investigation-After-Third-Fatal-Carnival-Blast-20180213-0038.html

Amazon’s Jeff Bezos Can’t Beat Washington, So He’s Joining It: The Influence Game

In the past five years, Amazon increased lobbying spending by more than 400 percent, a rate of change that far exceeds rivals’.
bloomberg.com/graphics/2018-amazon-lobbying/

Homeless man found dead 'on doorstep' of Parliament

A man has been found dead in a Tube station underpass that leads to the Houses of Parliament.
bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-43063019

Stormy Daniels: Trump lawyer admits paying porn star

The long-term personal lawyer of US President Donald Trump has admitted privately paying an adult film star $130,000 (£95,000) in 2016, in a statement to US media.
bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-43055995

US teacher 'dragged boy who sat during Pledge of Allegiance

A US gym teacher is facing child abuse and assault charges after allegedly forcing a student to stand for the US Pledge of Allegiance.
bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-43061808

Crypto-currency craze 'hinders search for alien life'

Scientists listening out for broadcasts by extra-terrestrials are struggling to get the computer hardware they need, thanks to the crypto-currency mining craze, a radio-astronomer has said.
bbc.com/news/technology-43056744

Other urls found in this thread:

theintercept.com/2018/02/14/alt-right-campus-free-speech-adl-splc/
socialistworker.org/2018/02/14/fascism-not-migrants-is-the-real-danger-in-italy
socialistworker.org/2018/02/14/the-uncounted-victims-from-iraq-to-afghanistan
redpepper.org.uk/cultural-democracy-now/
rt.com/op-ed/418798-palestine-us-israel-abbas/
bilbo.economicoutlook.net/blog/?p=38054
thehill.com/homenews/administration/373773-white-house-wont-say-what-melanias-parents-immigration-status-is
reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-aide-resignation/senior-white-house-official-resigns-over-security-clearance-politico-idUSKCN1FY2RL?il=0
usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2018/02/14/va-secretary-david-shulkin-misused-government-resources-agency-watchdog-report-says/335296002/
bbc.co.uk/news/amp/world-africa-43066175
theguardian.com/society/2018/feb/14/homeless-man-dies-on-doorstep-of-houses-of-parliament
theguardian.com/society/2018/feb/11/windsor-council-to-impose-fines-on-rough-sleepers
reuters.com/article/us-florida-shooting/florida-school-shooter-in-custody-senator-says-multiple-dead-idUSKCN1FY2WI
twitter.com/Darren_actually/status/963885137653043200
twitter.com/NSFWRedditGif

OP/ED

While the Media Panicked About Campus Leftists, the Far Right Surged

theintercept.com/2018/02/14/alt-right-campus-free-speech-adl-splc/

Fascism, not migrants, is the real danger in Italy

socialistworker.org/2018/02/14/fascism-not-migrants-is-the-real-danger-in-italy

The uncounted victims from Iraq to Afghanistan

socialistworker.org/2018/02/14/the-uncounted-victims-from-iraq-to-afghanistan

Cultural Democracy Now

A deeper engagement with culture can strengthen our democracy, taking political projects beyond electoral impact and festival memes into a whole new world of radical, lasting change.
redpepper.org.uk/cultural-democracy-now/

Washington no more: Palestine turns to Moscow for future Israel talks

It is no secret that Palestinian trust in Washington as an impartial broker and mediator in future peace talks with Israel has been shredded.
rt.com/op-ed/418798-palestine-us-israel-abbas/

Here is a new argument for the Remainers – should be a winner

bilbo.economicoutlook.net/blog/?p=38054

Finally

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wow don't you just hate it when you pledge solidarity with Venezuela and then your citizens just start exploding out of nowhere?

You realise how entrenched the Israeli establishment is in Russia and how many ligraphcs are Israelis right?

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posadists btfo by buttcoin

holy fuck, she looks like a Junji Ito character.