This week on #GoodNewsNextWeek: The man isn't even trying to prosecute cannabis possession anymore; A small Massachusetts town loses its police force and say, "Meh"; And a federal court puts the kibosh on another agra-chemical killer.
(ANTIMEDIA) — Police in Chatsworth, Georgia, tasered an 87-year-old woman after an employee at the local Boys and Girls Club called them to complain that she was carrying a knife and looking to cut vegetation on their property. The caller said Martha al-Bishara did not appear to be a threat. “She’s old so she can’t get around too well,” […]
There was some excellent news for progressives Tuesday night. If you think Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is wonderful, you're going to love Rashida Tlaib from Detroit.
There is always a flip side to anything. Same sex marriage in the United States, much derided by the religious right, has also become a new marketing niche, thus becoming acceptable by default amongst the same religious right by also satisfying free market principles.
In a post examining the recent NATO summit in Brussels, Zerohedge contributor,
British Home Secretary Sajid Javid announced on Thursday that British doctors will soon be able to prescribe marijuana derived medicines for patients ‘with an exceptional clinical need’. The decision comes after a review by a panel which pointed to specific cases. The matter will be presided over by the health and regulatory agencies who will determine what cannabis derived products constitute medicines, which would be prescribed by a competent physician.
Yesterday, the Georgian Constitutional Court revoked administrative punishment for consumption of marijuana, taking note of the high degree of disproportionality between the consumption of the drug and its legal penalty. The decision to abolish administrative punishment for the use of marijuana essentially means that doing so is now legal in Georgia.
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No Puppet by Chip ProserWe have elections coming up in less than three months and change-- and then another presidential cycle in 2020. It's not so much that we need to know about how the Russians stole the election for Trump-- like in a gossip kind of way-- but that we have the information so we can prevent it from happening again. The House Republicans have already turned down financing underwriting any fixes to make sure it doesn't happen.
Crisis protesters, Disney overdoses and Showbox shutdowns + this day in history w/the Chicago race riots and our song of the day by ShadowParty on your Morning Monarchy for July 27, 2018.
Russian President Vladimir Putin passion for judo is well-known. Putin started practicing judo at the age of 11 and currently holds the title of Master of Sports in the Japanese martial art.
In 2006, Vladimir Putin became the honorary president of the European Judo Union, while in 2010 he was awarded an honorary doctorate in judo from South Korean Yong In University.
