Monday, December 03, 2018

Yellow Vest Fuelling Tax Revolt: CCTV cameras, Chinese spies and an unusual delegation 



'I will not be bullied': Daley holds firm on stadiums policy

 

Malcolm Turnbull urges Scott Morrison to call a snap federal election
Westpac worker subjected to five hour 'star chamber' wins back job

The 'yellow vests' movement might have been sparked in response to the rising cost of diesel and gas in France but as time has gone on the demands and ambitions of the protest movement have grown to encompass much more than the price of fuel. Here's a look at their demands. The 'yellow vests' have published a list of demands on social media, revealing once and for all that their grievances are far bigger and more complex than the rising cost of fuel.
'We won't cut fuel taxes': Macron responds to 'yellow vest' demands

France fuel protests: Who are the people in the yellow vests?
No fuel taxes or Macron's head: What do the 'yellow vests' actually want?

CCTV cameras, Chinese spies and an unusual delegation 


When Securecorp was sold to a Chinese company in 2016, government officials showed up on the site and headed straight for the data room.

'Secret murderers' handshake': Putin and Saudi leader's G20 greeting goes viral


If Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince was worried about getting the cold shoulder from world leaders at the G20 summit, Russian President Vladimir Putin gave him a warm welcome.



UKRAINE BARS RUSSIAN MEN AGES 16-60 FROM ENTERING THE COUNTRY: It’s war in Europe.
Martial law has been imposed in 10 Ukrainian regions until 26 December.
The move came as Ukraine’s president expressed fears of a Russian invasion after Russian forces seized three Ukrainian boats and 24 sailors.
Ukraine said Sunday’s incident in the Black Sea was a flagrant violation of international law, while Russia says the vessels violated its territorial waters.
The Kerch Strait incident is very serious.
VERY RELATED: This post from yesterday (bumped): Russia’s War with Ukraine Goes to Sea –my latest Creators Syndicate column. For background, see this column from November 21, Russia’s pinprick war against Ukraine. For deep background read this column from 2012, about Barack Obama’s missile message to Vlad Putin. Recall that in September 2012 Putin put in a plug for Obama’s reelection.




Dymocks - (ebook) Kyoto Manifesto for Global Economics by Stephen Hill, Tadashi Yagi, Stomu Yamash'ta


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    HARD TO BELIEVE THAT FACEBOOK MANAGEMENT WOULD SEEK OUT DIRT ON CRITICS: Sheryl Sandberg Is Said to Have Asked Facebook Staff to Research George Soros. “Sheryl Sandberg asked Facebook’s communications staff to research George Soros’s financial interests in the wake of his high-profile attacks on tech companies, according to three people with knowledge of her request, indicating that Facebook’s second in command was directly involved in the social network’s response to the liberal billionaire.”