laws & government

Authorities in Mexico have slapped a “closure” order on a 10-foot-tall (3-meter) aquatic statue of the Greek god of the sea Poseidon that was erected in May in the Gulf of Mexico just off the town of Progreso, Yucatan. Mexico’s environmental protection agency said late Thursday that the...

I can't see any way that this can go wrong... https://www.politico.eu/article/meet-the-first-ai-presidential-advisor-romanian-pm-says-nicolae-ciuca-nicu-sebe-kris-shrishak/amp/

Striking footage from the City Commission Meeting in Fort Lauderdale, Florida:

Mods: This might fit in an existing Thread, if so, please move it. Palace of Westminster: Possible remains of medieval Thames river wall found Published 6 hours ago Possible remains of the medieval Thames shoreline have been uncovered by experts restoring the Palace of Westminster. The...

Canadian lawmakers were set to vote Thursday on amending the nation's Criminal Code to allow for the prosecution of crimes committed on the Moon. The proposed change to the law -- which was expected to be passed -- was described in a 443-page budget implementation bill presented to Parliament...

Not only a silly story showing the depths to which the hard earned privilege of democracy has been dragged in the USA, but with the added bonus of the antagonists being named Cockburn and Riggleman, https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-45009077

From BBC news tonight: "The Pentagon has been running a secret multi-million dollar programme to investigate Unidentified Flying Objects (UFOs), US media report. Only a small number of officials were aware of the programme, which began in 2007 and was reportedly closed in 2012. The brainchild...

We are told in the war that certain things were kept quiet so as to not damage morale. Do you ever feel like today everything is done to keep people's morale at rock bottom? They want us depressed and oppressed. They want us scared of our own shadow and thinking everyone else is a rapist, murder...

This story has surprised me as I'd have to confess I never even realised this was possible, whereas it now seems a number of banks have been at it. I'd certainly welcome input here from those who know more about how this works than I do. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-32903415 Sounds...

I continually seem to be figuratively bumping into the views, posts and websites of people who seem to fervently believe in this movement and the legal argument that underpins it. The latest was here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=pl ... LxWnstCJOU (Warning - not terribly literate -...

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Just a genral thread for when the religious types get their panties in a bunch over something like this example of alleged abuse of the Wigwam: link

I believe the recent terrorist attacks on my country makes the strongest case for the SEPARATION of church and state! When people start commiting acts in the name of their God, atrocities happen. No God had thing one to do with this, this is a sruggle between man for power for man's own use! No...

BBC propaganda? The recent Sunday evening Channel4 series 'The History of Surveillance' mentioned how the BBC was used during the cold war to promote establishment approved values. Judging by the type of thing they show nowadays, (home improvement, garden improvement, pet improvement, etc.)...