Daily News Thread 5/19

U.S. to withdraw assistance from northwest Syria: U.S. officials

The Trump administration will withdraw assistance from northwest Syria dominated by Islamist factions and focus recovery efforts on areas where U.S.-led forces have retaken territory from Islamic State in the northeast, U.S. officials with knowledge of the decision said on Friday.
reuters.com/article/us-mideast-crisis-syria-usa/us-to-withdraw-assistance-from-northwest-syria-us-officials-idUSKCN1IK024

There have been 101 mass shootings in the US so far in 2018 — here's the full list

On Friday, a 17-year-old gunman opened fire on students and staff at a high school in Santa Fe, Texas, killing 10 people. The suspected gunman was arrested and detained.
businessinsider.com/how-many-mass-shootings-in-america-this-year-2018-2

Cuban Crash: Government Offers Aid, Announces Day of Mourning

The arduous task of identifying the victims of the Cuban plane crash has begun with a member of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Party and first secretary of the organization in Havana, Mercedes López Acea, present to offer comfort to the bereaved.
telesurtv.net/english/news/Cuban-Crash-Government-Offers-Aid-Announces-Day-of-Mourning-20180519-0002.html

South China Sea dispute: China lands bombers on island

China has for the first time landed bombers on disputed territory in the South China Sea, its air force said, prompting fresh US warnings that it is destabilising the region.
bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-44180773

Shia cleric Moqtada Sadr's bloc wins Iraq elections

An alliance headed by a former Shia militia chief who led two uprisings against the US-led invasion of Iraq has won the parliamentary elections.
bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-44178771

Saudi Arabia detains seven activists ahead of lifting of driving ban

Saudi authorities have arrested seven women's rights advocates, weeks before the kingdom is due to lift its ban on women driving, rights groups say.
bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-44178078

U.K. Labour Party Vows ‘Crackdown’ in Audits After Carillion

The opposition U.K. Labour Party proposed a complete overhaul of regulation for corporate auditors and accountants after the collapse of government contractor Carillion Plc exposed shortcomings.
outline.com/uu8DG4

FCC investigating website flaw that exposed mobile phone locations

The U.S. Federal Communications Commission said on Friday it was referring reports that a website flaw could have allowed the location of mobile phone customers to be tracked to its enforcement bureau to investigate.
reuters.com/article/us-usa-mobile-privacy/fcc-investigating-website-flaw-that-exposed-mobile-phone-locations-idUSKCN1IJ2F0

Texas lieutenant governor slammed for suggesting reducing school entrances to prevent shootings

Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick on Friday suggested schools should have fewer entrances in order to prevent mass shootings.
businessinsider.com/texas-lieutenant-governor-suggests-reducing-school-entrances-to-prevent-shootings-2018-5

Farm Bill's Future Hinges on Fight Over Limits on Immigration

A fight over U.S. immigration policy – not agriculture – led to the demise of farm legislation on Friday.
outline.com/Dt84yx

One-Third of Protected Wildlife Areas Under Serious Threat: Study

Industrial farming, road-building, and other human-made development projects have put almost a third of the world's protected wildlife areas at risk.
telesurtv.net/english/news/One-Third-ofProtected-Wildlife-Areas-Under-Serious-Threat-Study-20180518-0008.html

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Child Welfare and the Intended Consequences of the War on Drugs

The devastating impact on communities of color
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Seattle City Council and Kshama Sawant capitulate to Amazon, pass watered-down head tax

The city council unanimously gave in to Amazon’s demands after the company threatened to cut 7,000 jobs if a higher head tax were enacted.
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Why do incels kill people in public and put themselves in jail only to get raped by Tyrone for 30 years instead of raping some bitch in an alleyway like sexually frustrated sociopaths usually do? At least then if they are caught they will have least lost their virginity.

If I was in the situation where I would kill 10 school kids, then I would be fine with raping one of them at least, I just don't get it. Is it just stupidity?

Social isolation and depression have deleterious effects on the brain, particularly the regions that handle impulse control, planning, and complex reasoning. For someone already experiencing mental or emotional problems this can have a progressively damaging effects that snowball into outbursts of external or self directed violence.

I think at the point these sorts of… individuals are at, it's no longer about sex, but getting revenge in the attempt to reclaim the appearance of personal agency and the sort of masculine puissance they feel has been stolen from them by the feminists or liberals or whoever. It could even be a vicious act of spite, "if I can't pass on my genes, then no one else can either." Maybe in some twisted way they think they're putting these "normies" out of their Jew-induced, bovine misery since they're "too far gone to take the red pill."

Or maybe they're just cunts lashing out at the easiest targets because they're the beta males they always feared themselves to be.

The Freedom Caucus's little stunt there likely ensured a forced DACA vote in the House, much to Ryan's chagrin.

The moderate GOP are going to crack the Republican base in two.

It's more likely that nobody will be able to agree on a DACA replacement and Trump will instead take increasingly aggressive steps to round up illegals and build a wall. His office already has the power to do virtually anything he can think of in regards to immigration. Congress can fuck around for as long as they want, ultimately Trump will just setup military checkpoints around cities while using the Army Corps of Engineers to build the wall using powers granted to him as Commander-In-Chief.

The only thing Congress can do, and what they've been debating, is how they're going to stop him from abusing his power. But therein lies another problem: most Americans don't care about the President abusing his power as are a large amount of legislators in both parties. The result will be a logjam that benefits Republicans since Trump will wave his cock around using the military.

I hope Sadr doesn't betray the communists, the world needs islamic socialism

No reason to think he will. He's shia and would have to nationalize certain industries to ensure investment happens at all, much like the other shia country in the region (Iran) does. It's an expedient solution to Iraq's problems. For example making copies of all the equipment Americans sold them is no problem, although it'll run afoul of American copyright law and get the US government assmad at them. But they have no power in Iraq anymore, if they dethrone Sadr a peaceful Iranian annexation of eastern Iraq is inevitable which would instigate the Kurds to break off leaving the remaining shite region landlocked, impoverished and vulnerable to internal ISIS elements.

No matter what happens America will loose here. The real question is who else will loose and how much collateral damage will Israel create.

But you know what will happen then? Congress won't give him military funding through a shutdown, then thingsmwill go tits up.

Tbh I imagine some in the US are happy right now that Iraq has an anti Iranian government atm.