The crowd gathered outside the National Assembly building in Paris held placards reading “Democracy, where are you?” and earlier quotes from President Francois Hollande condemning the very article of the constitution used by his government on Tuesday. ‘France must move forward’: Govt imposes controversial labor reform by decree, despite opposition Earlier that afternoon, inside the […]
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‘Democracy, where are you?’ Nuit Debout protest after govt forces through labor law
Homemade Bomb Explodes At California High School
San Diego County Sheriff’s as well as Cal Fire Officials responded to San Pasqual Academy in Escondido around 9:15am, after receiving word that there was a threat to the school. After an initial investigation, the homemade bomb appeared to be made out of bathroom products, including toilet bowl cleaner and some sort of […]
Pepe Escobar: The US Empire puts fear and loathing in the Saudi hearts
US President Barack Obama landed in Saudi Arabia for a GCC petrodollar summit and to proverbially “reassure Gulf allies” amidst the oiliest of storms. The Doha summit this past weekend that was supposed to enshrine a cut in oil production by OPEC, in tandem with Russia – it was practically a done deal – […]
Finishing texts with full stop makes you sound insincere – study
Researchers at Binghamton University, New York, say text messages that end with a period are perceived to be “less sincere” than messages that forgo the punctuation mark. The syntax study tested the social impact of the full stop on 126 students. Following a series of experimental exchanges, participants were asked to give their opinion on messages […]