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A judge sentenced an 84-year-old nun, Sister Megan Rice, on Tuesday to 35 months in prison for breaking into a facility where enriched uranium for nuclear bombs is stored. Two others who took part, Michael Walli and Greg Boertje-Obed, were sentenced to 62 months. The three were convicted of cutting fences and entering the Y-12 National Security Complex in Oak Ridge in July 2012, embarrassing officials and prompting security changes. Judge Amul Thapar of Federal District Court said Sister Rice did not share the others’ criminal backgrounds. “Her crimes are minimal in comparison to the others,” the judge said. The three admitted to spray painting peace slogans and hammering on exterior walls of the facility. When a guard confronted them, they offered him food and began singing. The complex is the primary American site for processing and storage of enriched uranium -NYT
http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/lifestyle/57568596-80/facility-federal-breaking-nuclear.html.csp
http://www.usnews.com/news/newsgram/articles/2014/02/19/nun-sentenced-to-3-years-in-prison-for-nuclear-facility-break-in
Walker Staffer's Deeply Racist "Dogs on Welfare" Emails Revealed
So I'm going through the Scott Walker documents and come across this:
The text of the caption is as follows:
page 4962 (Holy Cow) pdf:
http://files.wispolitics.com/uploads/rindfleischdocs/140219kmrindfleischGmail.pdf
more, plus how to find this gem:
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2014/02/19/1278907/-Walker-Staffer-s-Deeply-Racist-Dogs-on-Welfare-Emails-Revealed
Updated To add more disgust:
http://www.buzzfeed.com/evanmcsan/highly-racist-email-forward-found-in-scott-walker-investigat
VW threatens to block any future expansion plans in the South, citing conservative interference
Reuters reports this morning that Volkswagen’s “top labor representative” has threatened to block any future expansion plans in the South, citing conservative interference in the United Auto Workers vote in Chattanooga.
Quoting an interview with a German newspaper, the news service reports Bernd Osterloh, head of VW’s works council, as saying he can imagine further expansion in the United States, but it probably won’t be in the South unless some sort of labor representation is established in the Chattanooga plant. Workers in Germany have representation on corporate boards, giving them a say in citing decisions.
Osterloh’s remarks seem to contradict statements by U.S. Sen. Bob Corker and others that Chattanooga would get another vehicle if workers rejected UAW representation. Osterloh describes such talk as conservative “interference.”
On the other hand, the debate may not be over. The Associated Press quotes Osterloh as saying he hasn’t given up on bringing labor representation to Chattanooga, citing the same interview.
http://blogs.tennessean.com/politics/2014/report-vw-labor-chief-says-uaw-vote-could-cost-south-future-cars/
Judge strikes down Nebraska law that allowed Keystone XL pipeline to proceed through the state
Source: Infotel
Judge strikes down Nebraska law that allowed Keystone XL pipeline to proceed through the state
February 19, 2014 - 1:03 PM
LINCOLN, Neb. - A judge has struck down a Nebraska law that allowed the Keystone XL oil pipeline to proceed through the state.
Lancaster County Judge Stephanie Stacy issued a ruling Wednesday that invalidated Nebraska Gov. Dave Heineman's approval of the route. Stacy says the decision should have been made by the Nebraska Public Service Commission, which regulates pipelines and other utilities.
The ruling could cause more delays in finishing the pipeline, which would carry oil from Canada to Texas refineries.
But it's a win for Nebraska-based pipeline opponents. They've argued that Heineman exceeded his authority when he approved the route in January 2013.
Read more: http://infotel.ca/newsitem/US-Oil-Pipeline-Nebraska/CP27287378
The ruling includes a permanent injunction preventing Gov. Dave Heineman and the DEQ from taking any further action to authorize or advance the pipeline under the law.
FIGHTING: Cattle buyer Randy Thompson of Nebraska is one of three landowners who challenged the constitutionality of a law governing the siting of the Keystone XL oil pipeline through Nebraska.
David Domina, who represented the landowners, said in a press release, “The court’s action effectively rescinds Governor Heineman’s notification to President Barack Obama that Nebraska legal procedures had been satisfied.”
“Now, it is back to the drawing board for Governor Heineman and the Legislature,” said Domina, who is running for the U.S. Senate. “Under the court’s ruling, TransCanada has no approved route in Nebraska. TransCanada is not authorized to condemn the property against Nebraska landowners. The pipeline project is at standstill in this state.”
Pipeline fighters in Nebraska have long claimed TransCanada, the Canadian company trying to get the Keystone XL pipeline approved, basically wrote the bill. The lawsuit also contended lawmakers didn’t have the authority to grant a foreign company condemnation powers.
http://watchdog.org/129369/nebraska-pipeline-law-thrown/
NESTLE Hot Pockets recalled, may contain “diseased and unsound animals”
WEDNESDAY, FEB 19, 2014 09:27 AM PST
A massive California meat recall is affecting the popular microwave snack
Nestlé is recalling certain varieties of Hot Pockets after learning they’ve potentially been stuffed with “diseased and unsound animals.”
The company is voluntarily pulling the product from the shelves as part of a massive USDA recall of 8.7 million pounds of meat processed by Rancho Feeding Corp. The meat in question, per the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service, is “unsound, unwholesome or otherwise are unfit for human food and must be removed from commerce.” According to Nestlé, a “small quantity” of that meat may have made its way into the Hot Pockets produced at its California facility.
The affected products are Hot Pockets brand Philly Steak and Cheese in three different pack sizes, and Hot Pockets brand Croissant Crust Philly Steak and Cheese in the two-pack box (more details on the specific batch numbers here). Other flavors — Ham & Cheese, Meatballs & Mozzarella, Bacon Cheddar Cheese Melt, etc. — are safe.
http://www.salon.com/2014/02/19/hot_pockets_recalled_may_contain_diseased_and_unsound_animals/
The Trans Pacific Partnership & "Free Trade"
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THE AMAZING REST:
http://economixcomix.com/home/tpp/
Nebraska landowners fighting TransCanada's Keystone XL pipeline won a victory in state court Wednesday, with a Lincoln judge's finding that the state's pipeline siting law is unconstitutional...
http://journalstar.com/news/local/keystone-xl-pipeline-opponents-score-victory-in-court/article_fd9f1395-814b-5f91-bb11-12d4e05d3872.html
Confederate symbol makes a Georgia comeback
Ten dollars from each plate ordered will go to the Georgia chapter of the SCV, “to promote Southern Heritage through educational activities and preservation efforts around the state.”
the sad story here:
http://politics.blog.ajc.com/2014/02/18/a-confederate-symbol-makes-a-georgia-comeback/
Dear Abby offers some advice to anti-gay couple in today's column
You might remember the classic response to a homophobic writer from Pauline Phillips, the original "Abby," more than thirty years ago:
Well, today, Pauline's daughter Jeanne, who has been writing the column since 2002, deals with a very similar letter. Get a load of this steaming pile of hate from "Unhappy in Tampa":
Abby, we moved here from a conservative community where people were pretty much the same. If people were "different," they apparently kept it to themselves. I don't feel we should have to compromise our values just to win the approval of our neighbors. But really, who is the true bigot here? Would you like to weigh in? -- Unhappy in Tampa
From where I sit, you may have chosen the wrong place to live because it appears you would be happier in a less integrated neighborhood surrounded by people who think the way you do. But if you interact only with people like yourselves, you will have missed a chance for growth, which is what you have been offered here. Please don't blow it.
The rest from 2014:
http://www.sunherald.com/2014/02/18/5349411/abby-couple-new-to-florida-arent.html
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2014/02/19/1278802/-Dear-Abby-offers-some-advice-to-anti-gay-couple-in-today-s-column
and Republicans say they don't believe in evolution
The Mary River turtle (Elusor macrurus) a punk rocker with a green mohawk of algae. It's thought to provide camouflage.
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