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Anti-GOP Berner James Hodgkinson of Belleville, Ill shot Majority whip Steve Scalise at a ballpark.

Flint, MI Health Chief Nick Lyon charged by MI AG with involuntary manslaughter for remaining mum about Legionnaires disease outbreak from Flint river resulting in 12 deaths.

Mario Coello arrested and tortured by Venezuelan security for protesting, escaped to U.S. and was immediately arrested and is candidate for deportation.

6/15/17 #1350

Lynch v. California Coastal Commission on expiration of seawall permits after 20 years.

AB1129 in CA Assembly would prevent seawall construction to protect any structure built after 1977.

SB 1263 in CA Senate would ban developments that rely on use of hauled water.

Banning Ranch v. Newport Beach, the CA Coastal Commission is further delaying a permitting process for residential development that has already been delayed for eight years.

Goldman Sachs buys Venezuelan bonds in the secondary market.

6/1/17 #1349

Worries about robotization of work destroying jobs; return of the Luddites?

As biotech and artificial intelligence merge are we transforming humans into immortal God-like beings? Luval Harari, author of "A Brief History of Tomorrow" wonders.

In 1961 during the John F Kennedy administration, per capita federal taxes were $4,121 in 2016 dollars. And JFK, a Democrat, wanted to cut taxes. In 2016 federal per capita taxes were $10,114 a 145% increase. Are we getting 145% more for our money?

5/25/17 #1348

What activities is the Sacramento County and California Libertarian Party engaging in currently?

The Center for Biological Diversity has filed a suit to void use of the Congressional Review Act (which provides a means for Congress to overturn rules imposed by regulatory agencies) on Constitutional grounds.

5/18/17 #1347

Now the Democrats are finding Russians under the Trump bed. Former FBI head Robert Mueller has been appointed special prosecutor to find them. Ladbrokes of London is now laying 11-10 odds of Trump being impeached during his first term.

China's One Belt-One Road infrastructure buildout. In cooperation with Pakistan, Russia and other countries they are reincarnating the Silk Road from Beijing to Brussels. Making overland trade throughout Asia and Europe much easier. Sign of the American Empire being supplanted by a Eurasian Empire?