Disclaimer I wanted to post this last night but all the reports then were behind a paywall. Today Fox has it open to view so here it is.
Tour de France stopped after pepper spray hits riders during roadside protest.
The Tour de France temporarily came to a standstill Tuesday after protesters stormed a road during Stage 16, leading to a number of riders inadvertently getting hit with what appeared to be pepper spray or tear gas.
Initial reports appeared to suggest a police officer used pepper spray or tear gas to fend off protesters who were trying to throw bales of hay onto the road -- and, in the process, managed to hit several riders.
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Protesters were French Farmers? What exactly are they protesting and does it have anything to do with the race, or is that just a high visibility target.
They do this every couple of years and it goes back to at least the early 1970's. I don't even bother to read about the reason(s) for the protest; it's a reflex with them.
[MIAMIHERALD] Have you seen Abe the Armadillo? He got away from Nebraska police during a chase "Calling all cars! Calling all cars! Be on the lookout for... uh... an armadillo."
The armadillo was running around downtown Lincoln, Nebraska, when police tried to catch the armored-critter. "Roger, Lincoln One! Do you have a description?"
Officer Andrew Vocasek spotted the nine-banded armadillo while investigating the report of a suspicious vehicle early Tuesday morning, the Lincoln Journal-Star reported. "I think I've got a fix on him, chief... No. Sorry. This one's got a mustache!"
Vocasek tried for a "positive police contact," but the armadillo "was having none of it," the Lincoln Police Department posted to twitter at about 3:45 a.m. Tuesday. "This is the police! Drop the grubs and step away with your paws up!"
The department also posted a video of the armadillo running near 13th and O St., which is near several businesses, including Walgreens, Jimmy John’s and some banks. "Hello, police? There's an armadillo staring in my bedroom window!"
"Does he have a mustache?"
"No..."
"There's an APB out on him! Try and occupy his attention till we get there, lady!"
"I'm already naked! What else can I do?"
"Try shakin' yer booty for him!"
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Opossum on the half shell.
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Unlike Armadillos, Opossums don't get rabies very easily due to their low body temperature. Plus they (Possums) have immunity to the venom of rattlesnakes and other pit vipers.
And they're pretty tasty (you DO have to cook them for a bit).
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Armadillos can carry Leprosy as well...
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Was reading earlier that pink fairy armadillos, blessed with sensitive temperaments and delicate constitutions, are consequently challenged by a multitude of stresses and dangers. And then I read that they taste like pork. I almost cried... okay, I laughed.
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Crikey, that's cute. Guinea pig crossed with a shrimp, like. As to pork flavor, I misread (or was misled)... comment apparently applied to generic armadillos. Should've known. Not much meat on a fluffy five inch armadillo. Hmmm. Maybe in those claws forepaws?
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Her voice may falter, she may weaken and sicken and die, but her inner lameness can never die while brave souls continue her staggeringly inconsequential work! Brave, creative spirits like these, say...
[DAWN] The corpse count from Greece's deadliest wildfires in decades climbed to 74 on Tuesday as rescue crews searched on land and sea for those who sought to escape the blazes that engulfed popular summer resort spots near Athens.
The number of victims appeared set to go even higher, with crews checking charred homes and vehicles and the coasties scouring beaches and deeper waters. There was no definitive count of the missing.
Fueled by 80 kph winds that frequently changed direction, the fires one to the west of Athens near the town of Kineta and another to the northeast near the port of Rafina spread at speeds that surprised many, trapping hundreds on beaches and cutting off escape routes.
All the casualties appeared to be from the fire near Rafina, a popular seaside area that is a mix of permanent residences and vacation homes. The blaze broke out on Monday afternoon during a hot, dry spell but the cause was not immediately clear. Aerial photos showed charred swathes of forest and homes.
Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras declared three days of national mourning. Apart from the dead, which included children, hospitals treated 187 people, most for burns, with 10 listed at death's door.
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[PRESSTV] The United Kingdom has allowed a fracking project in North West England, turning a blind eye on widespread controversy surrounding its plans for shale gas exploration.
The government’s last-minute approval for the energy site in fracking in Preston New Road, Lancashire, came Tuesday on the last day of Parliament before the summer recess, according to The Independent.
Hydraulic fracturing will begin at the site by shale gas extraction company Cuadrilla which has obtained the permit after meeting all the necessary requirements, Energy Minister Claire Perry said.
The approval for the project comes despite public concerns about the shale gas exploration which many say could have serious environmental impacts. The same site in Lancashire experienced two minor earthquakes in previous exploratory drilling.
Environmental activists and opposition politicians criticized the approval for the project, saying the government was in search of new fossil fuel resources amid an unprecedented heatwave that is partly due to rise in carbon emissions.
"This announcement has been snuck out on the last day of parliament. In the middle of a global heatwave the government is kickstarting a new fossil fuel industry. It should hang its head in shame," said Jonathan Bartley, co-leader of the Green Party, in a Twitter post on Wednesday.
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[NYPOST] Inflation in Venezuela could top 1 million percent by the end of 2018 as its five-year-long economic crisis deepens, the region’s observer at the International Monetary Fund said.
Years of hyperinflation and destitute conditions in the oil-concentrated nation compare to Germany after World War I and Zim-bob-we at the beginning of the last decade, said Alejandro Werner, head of the Western Hemisphere for the IMF, in a blog post.
"We expect the [Venezuelan] government to continue to run wide fiscal deficits financed entirely by an expansion in base money, which will continue to fuel an acceleration of inflation as money demand continues to collapse," Werner wrote.
What’s more, the crisis will lead to intensifying spillover effects for neighboring countries in part as panicked Venezuelans, suffering from food shortages and lacking in health care, electricity, water, transportation and security, cross into Colombia and Brazil and strain their resources, Werner predicted.
Overall, the Latin American region is expected to grow by 1.6 percent in 2018 and 2.6 percent in 2019, up from 1.3 percent in 2017, but lower than the IMF’s projections issued in April. The downgrade comes in part as a drought and currency pressure will hold back Argentina ...a country located on the other side of the Deep South. It is covered with Pampers and inhabited by Grouchos, who dance the Tangle. They used to have some islands called the Malvinas located where the Falklands are now. They're not supposed to cry for Evita... ’s economic growth.
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They'll all be millionaires by the end of 2018.
The trial of Maria Butina promises to provide salacious drama to an already sexy political narrative ... if in fact the players are allowed to discuss it. Attorneys for both sides fought over access to evidence today, with the government arguing for a gag order to keep details of the investigation under wraps until the trial. Butina’s attorney wants to see all of the evidence now, however, claiming that the government doesn’t actually have a case ‐ especially on their sex-for-access claims:
Sales of both new and existing houses and condominiums dropped 11.8 percent year over year, as prices shot up to a record high, according to CoreLogic.
The median price paid for all Southern California homes sold in June was a record $536,250, according to CoreLogic, a 7.3 percent increase compared to June of 2017.
In the past, California, one of the largest housing markets in the nation, has been a predictor for the rest of the country.
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Here in SW Ohio the Chinese aren't buying so much housing.
Might be more problems for west coast banks than problems for the rest of us.
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Federal tax deduction of housing interest rates should be pegged to the average income of the American taxpayer. That will cool down speculative housing markets in the high end.
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I prefer land title taxes (and cut income taxes) which act as selectively higher interest rates on land title speculation and thus prevent capital being used for anti-productive rent seeking.
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It has more to do with the soaring property taxes. In some counties the taxes are higher than mortgage payments.
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Many techies have moved from California to Austin. They have driven up housing prices in Austin. Many people who have lived in Austin for awhile don't much care for the invasion. Supply and demand laws still seems to apply in Austin.
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My guess is sellers finally found the price level at which buyers either will not or cannot buy. 49 Pan is also correct about the property taxes. Try paying $2000 or $3000 a month in property taxes on top of your mortgage. You might think you own your home but all you're really doing is paying rent to the government. The rent is extremely high and the landlord will evict you if you don't pay. I don't know what the numbers are but a lot of folks have had enough and they are leaving.
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Lack of inventory for sale. Daughter's a real estate agent
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Who's buying, Frank? People moving into the State? From back east or down south?
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Sales are down because people aren't selling. Prop 13 plus high cost of moving up
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The EU President said he came here seeking to make a deal "today" (i.e. yesterday), so it appears the EU was more anxious for a deal than Trump was.
The soybean deal releases pressure on American farmers.
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In the end it seems that cooler heads prevail.
Yeah, and the coolest head of all is Trump's.
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What better consumer of soy than europeons?
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Well, much ado about not really much. First of all "the EU" doesn't buy anything. This is the decision of importing companies. Since China will buy more soy beans from Brazil, the U.S. will sell more soy beans to European importers (mainly used for animals).
LNG imports may rise, but no numbers or guarantees were given.
But basically Junker made no "concessions" (he has no power to do so), just some vague promises.
The most important thing: No 25% tariffs on cars which would have triggered a REAL trade war. If Trump doesn't change his mind tomorrow, we can all deescalate a bit.
I'm a businessman and I can tell you, that this "art of the deal" is not very successful. I deal with reliable partners who fulfill their contracts. If they don't, I look elsewhere.
My guess is that the EU will just sit Trump out. I don't like Junker at all but he has decades of experience in these things.
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Back in the day the media (and Democrats) thought Reagan was nuts. I believe they convinced the Soviets he was nuts. They could no longer play the crazy Ivan game and intimidate a mad man. It helped end the cold war.
I believe the same sort of thing is playing out with Trump.
[Dhaka Tribune] Pak women who had pledged to defy men in their village by voting for the first time ultimately did not exercise their democratic right in Wednesday’s election, citing intimidation by their husbands.
Male elders banned females from voting in Mohri Pur, some 60km from the central Pakistain city of Multan Home of the Multan Sultans... , around 1947 and the women have obeyed ever since.
This year many had vowed to cast a ballot following changes to Pakistain’s election laws and amid shifting attitudes towards women in parts of the deeply patriarchal South Asian country.
Some 3,200 women were listed on the electoral register in Mohri Pur - but not one voted, according to election officials and an AFP journalist at the village’s sole polling station.
"We have threats from our husbands that they will divorce us if we cast our vote," 25-year-old Tanya Bibi told AFP as she walked past the polling station, without going in.
Around 8,000 men were registered to vote in the village. Large queues of them - each clutching identity cards - formed at the polling station, located in a school.
"We are here to cast our ballots, but our women didn’t cast their votes because it is our old tradition which we have been preserving," Muhammad Shamsher told AFP.
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Actually most of these traditions including no marriage for priests date back to Charlemagne not being able to understand the concept of a corporation or organization (church) that is not divisible as an inheritance. This meant the only way the Church could keep it's assets intact was to have no children of the mother superior, abbot, priest or bishop.
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A long time pre-Charlemagne, I have read accounts by some Church Fathers about the status of nuns who had been raped by barbarians during the time of the collapse of the Roman Empire, through no fault of their own. They were held to be a 2nd class, beneath that of intact virgins from that point onward.
h/t Hot Air
If you’re an employer who is in the habit of looking the other way when a job applicant can’t prove they are in the country legally, there’s a good chance that you received an unexpected visit from ICE over the past few months. In a recent press release from the agency, we learned that the second phase of a nationwide operation cracking down on employers of illegal aliens just concluded. ICE examined the records of more than 5,000 employers and wound up making a number of arrests. (ICE.gov) If there no jobs, they won't come
Oh, they will. Just like the warning 'Don't Feed the Bears', as long as state and local government provide services and material support. The term attractive nuance applies to these local governments that subsidize their presence. You will always get more of what you subsidize.
h/t Instapundit
The city of Santa Barbara has passed an ordinance that will allow restaurant employees to be punished with up to six months of jail time or a $1,000 fine for giving plastic straws to their customers.
The bill was passed unanimously last Tuesday, and covers bars, restaurants, and other food-service businesses. Establishments will still be allowed to hand out plastic stirrers, but only if customers request them.
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Enjoy that root beer float or a asian Boba drink with a paper straw. I doubt it works. The Boba drink stands could make a charge of racism stand against those greens.
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The Nanny State strikes again. There goal is to be as annoying as possible. I looked at a website talking about this issue. Some of the photos of wildlife look staged although I couldn't prove it. Here.
There's plenty of garbage tossed along roadways that doesn't get addressed. Why don't these lefties clean up the roadways instead of complaining about straws?
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If they can charge for them, why can't they bundle that charge into the price of the drink. Then lessen the price of the drink by the same amount... and thrown out of court with a possible counter-suit for harrassment.
A multi-volume chronology and reference guide set detailing three years of the Mexican Drug War between 2010 and 2012.
Rantburg.com and borderlandbeat.com correspondent and author Chris Covert presents his first non-fiction work detailing
the drug and gang related violence in Mexico.
Chris gives us Mexican press dispatches of drug and gang war violence
over three years, presented in a multi volume set intended to chronicle the death, violence and mayhem which has
dominated Mexico for six years.
Rantburg was assembled from recycled algorithms in the United States of America. No
trees were destroyed in the production of this weblog. We did hurt some, though. Sorry.
The Tour de France temporarily came to a standstill Tuesday after protesters stormed a road during Stage 16, leading to a number of riders inadvertently getting hit with what appeared to be pepper spray or tear gas.
[MIAMIHERALD] Have you seen Abe the Armadillo? He got away from Nebraska police during a chase
