"The Parliament had hoped to include these services, but music industries successfully argued this could lead to price increases in countries where such services are cheaper. "

I'm against the EU, I'm against this law, but I'm _also_ full of hate towards the music and entertainment industries

`1. Dow Hits 25,000 For The First Time Ever

The Dow Jones Industrial Average hit 25,000 points for the first time ever on Thursday, closing at 25,075.13, which represents the fastest 1,000-point jump in history. In 2017, the Dow increased by 5,000 points for the first time in history.

2. Job Creation In December Smashed Expectations

Companies hired 250,000 new workers in December which smashed Wall Street projections that forecasted only 190,000 new jobs.

3. Job-Cut Announcements In 2017 See Lowest Level Since 1990

On Thursday, CNBC reported: “U.S. employers announced plans to cut 32,423 jobs in December, bringing the year's total to a low not seen since 1990”

4. Manufacturing In The U.S. Had Its Best Year In 2017 Since 2004

On Wednesday, Bloomberg reported: “U.S. manufacturing expanded in December at the fastest pace in three months, as gains in orders and production capped the strongest year for factories since 2004.”

5. Approximately 100 Companies Have Announced Or Are Planning To Announce Bonuses, Wage Hikes, And Charitable Donations Due To GOP Tax Reform`

If Dankula has really been sentenced to prison, England is lost
This is a horrifying precedent

I think a better measuring stick is if/how it is reported

If it's quietly swept under the rug and gets no news coverage, that *that* is pretty fucked up

Remember how badly eviscerated the Oz government was by the media for trumping up those charges against Murray Ball

Then again, probably helped when Ball was the contracted cartoonist for The Australian newspaper

Also, footrot flats is a classic comic, which probably mattered more

shit, it wasn't Murray Ball

although yes

yay footrot flats

who the bloody hell was the cartoonist for The Australian

Bill, not Ball

Bill Leak

fuuuuucking hell

You fake news'd me >:(

Well, they're both dead, if that's any.. er.. consolation

Those are some damn good cartoons

Got hauled in front of a tribunal for the first and third cartoon

Oh but the 2nd was fine
They're not pushing the agenda hard enough

https://twitter.com/CountDankulaTV/status/949324779810709504

"Other guests set for Letterman's series are George Clooney, Malala Yousafzai, Jay-Z, Tina Fey and Howard Stern."

cuck, ???, cuck, cuck, fun weirdo?

"Other evidence is equally discouraging. One researcher tested Arizona State University students’ ability to “apply statistical and methodological concepts to reasoning about everyday-life events.” In the researcher’s words:

Of the several hundred students tested, many of whom had taken more than six years of laboratory science … and advanced mathematics through calculus, almost none demonstrated even a semblance of acceptable methodological reasoning."

"Fifty years ago, college was a full-time job. The typical student spent 40 hours a week in class or studying. Effort has since collapsed across the board. “Full time” college students now average 27 hours of academic work a week—including just 14 hours spent studying."

Malala "the more speak on Muslims, the more terrorists are created" Yousafzai is a useful idiot Islamophile.

MEME JIHAD

`By late Friday, The Gorilla Channel was trending on Twitter.

The bad news: there is no Gorilla Channel.

The worse news: people will believe anything that’s convenient for them to believe, particularly about President Trump.

The worst news: now that people know the Gorilla Channel was a fraud, there can never be a real Gorilla Channel.`

Harambe strikes back!

Samantha Maiden is trash, that's the main takeaway I got from this article

lol

that's an underwhelming takeaway

meh

considering she's the Aus journo who got caught up in this

https://twitter.com/kierandill/status/949385704597016576

So desperate for news they try to make fake news real