Who's laughing now, Macron? France is paralyzed by worst nationwide strike for decades | Daily Mail Online

Who's laughing now, Macron? France is paralyzed by worst nationwide strike for decades | Daily Mail Online
Who's laughing now, Macron? 
France is paralyzed by worst nationwide strike for decades, with schools shutting and public transport grinding to a halt, as furious public sector workers protest pension reforms

• Half a million protesters marched in several cities on Thursday in the largest nationwide strikes in decades
• Disruption comes days after President Macron appeared to be caught mocking Trump at NATO conference
• Some 65 people arrested in Paris as hooded youths lit fires, looted stores and hurled fireworks at officers
• Around 90 per cent of high-speed TGV trains were cancelled and 30 per cent of flights were grounded
• Police in Paris barricaded the presidential palace and deployed 6,000 officers to deal with demonstrators

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Imagine if a white teammate did this-----Move over Colin Kaepernick–Seahawks' Quinton Jefferson wears Che Guevara cleats–calls the racist mass-murderer "a FREEDOM-FIGHTER!" | Babal Blog

Move over Colin Kaepernick–Seahawks' Quinton Jefferson wears Che Guevara cleats–calls the racist mass-murderer "a FREEDOM-FIGHTER!" | Babal Blog

#1 This day 1989-----Billy Joel - We Didn't Start the Fire (Official Video)

No, it's not The Bee. Incredibly it's a "real" news item.-----Photos show Trump's ridiculously large salt and pepper shakers - Business Insider

Photos show Trump's ridiculously large salt and pepper shakers - Business Insider
"Trump's salt and pepper shakers tower over everyone else's. Obama, Bush, and Clinton used the same size shakers as their guests.

"President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Rex Tillerson at a working lunch. 
Note the discrepancy in salt and pepper shakers. Carolyn Kaster / AP
When he's having working lunches or dinners at the White House, President Donald Trump often wields salt and pepper shakers almost twice the size of everyone else's.
This could be another one of his power moves, alongside his fierce handshakes and bulky suits..."
Must read on to see how ridiculous this bu!!sh!t really is.
And they call this news?

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GOP Senators Seek Interview With Ex-DNC Contractor Who Worked With Ukrainians In 2016 | The Daily Caller

GOP Senators Seek Interview With Ex-DNC Contractor Who Worked With Ukrainians In 2016 | The Daily Caller:

The Republican chairmen of three Senate committees are seeking records from and interviews with a former DNC contractor and a former Ukrainian diplomatic official to determine whether there was any coordination between the Ukrainian government and Democrats in the 2016 election, an allegation Democrats have dismissed as a conspiracy theory.
Sens. Chuck Grassley, Ron Johnson and Lindsey Graham said Friday that they are requesting the records from Alexandra Chalupa, the former DNC contractor, and Andrii Telizkhenko, a former political officer who worked in the Ukrainian embassy.

Michigan’s roads rank as worst despite 5th-highest vehicle fees

Michigan’s roads rank as worst despite 5th-highest vehicle fees

Michigan vehicle fees are among the nation’s highest and its roads rank as the nation’s worst. Will making gas taxes the nation’s highest really fix anything?

"...Whitmer during the summer floated a plan to nearly quadruple the state’s gas tax from 18.7 cents to more than 71 cents per gallon for road repairs. She did not get the increase, but she hasn’t given up.

Michiganders already have among the highest vehicle registration fees in the country, raising questions about the need for a big gas tax hike...
Currently, Michigan’s gas tax is eighth highest in the nation, but a 45-cent gas tax would make Michigan the highest. 

Michigan, by nearly 25%, would top the current No. 1, Pennsylvania, and its gasoline tax of 57.6 cents.

...A recent study found Michigan’s roads are the nation’s worst. 

It also found no correlation between higher gas taxes or higher construction spending and the quality of a state’s roads..."

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History for December 8

History for December 8 - On-This-Day.com
Horace 65 B.C., James Thurber 1894, Sammy Davis, Jr. 1925
 

Flip Wilson 1933, David Carradine 1936, Jim Morrison (Doors) 1943


1952 - On the show "I Love Lucy," a pregnancy was acknowledged in a TV show for the first time.


1993 - U.S. President Clinton signed into law the North American Free Trade Agreement.

‘Worked Exactly As Designed’: Border Patrol Responds To Viral Video Of Alien Climbing Trump’s Wall | The Daily Caller

‘Worked Exactly As Designed’: Border Patrol Responds To Viral Video Of Alien Climbing Trump’s Wall | The Daily Caller:

Viral footage of an illegal alien successfully scaling newly-built border wall appeared to reflect poorly on the effectiveness of the barrier, but a Border Patrol spokesman said the video only captured a fraction of the incident.

The way we were----The Only Live News Report from the Attack on Pearl Harbor

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Watch to the end. GREAT message!-----Two American Pilots and Pearl Harbor

Fighting back!-----Trump Campaign Releases New MUST SEE Impeachment Ad

Report: FBI Failed To Tell FISA Court About Some Concerns With Steele Dossier’s Reliability | The Daily Caller

Report: FBI Failed To Tell FISA Court About Some Concerns With Steele Dossier’s Reliability | The Daily Caller:

The FBI failed to tell surveillance court judges that investigators developed concerns about the reliability of the Steele dossier after interviewing a source for the document, according to a new report.
According to The Washington Post, sources familiar with the forthcoming Justice Department inspector general’s (IG) report say that FBI agents determined that information from Christopher Steele was not “entirely reliable” after they interviewed a subsource for the former British spy.

Uranium-contaminated site collapses into Detroit RIver

Uranium-contaminated site collapses into Detroit RIver:
"...The site has faced scrutiny regarding safety hazards and who would be held responsible for its cleanup.
According to a 2011 evaluation study by the U.S. National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health of the property, at that time there was a “potential ... for significant residual radiation.”
The news is especially concerning because the Detroit drinking water intake lines are nearby downriver.
Due to the timing of the collapse, the spill went unnoticed to many responsible state and federal environmental regulatory agencies. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency officials were not aware of the collapse until contacted by the Windsor Star on Wednesday..."
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Los Angeles Is Spending Over $1 Billion To House the Homeless. It’s Failing. – Reason.com

Los Angeles Is Spending Over $1 Billion To House the Homeless. It’s Failing. – Reason.com
"More than 2,500 homeless individuals sleep on the streets of the 53-square-block Skid Row area in downtown Los Angeles.
"Skid row is the worst manmade disaster in the United States. 
There's human waste on the sidewalks. 
There's all kinds of disease," says Rev. Andy Bales, CEO of Skid Row's Union Rescue Mission, the nation's largest private homeless shelter.
He lost his leg to staph infection he contracted while serving the homeless on Skid Row.
...In 2016, Los Angeles voters approved a referendum to spend more than $1.2 billion dollars building new housing for the homeless. 
It's part of a plan championed by Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, who declined our interview request..."
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Lunch video-----World War II - Attack on Pearl Harbor. Watch Full Documentary in Color

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