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HAB911's JournalHow can keeping thousands of people in cages
NOT be a fire code violation? I'm sure it would be in FL, but Texas having no zoning or fire codes would not surprise me.
Banking Problems Hit Japan
Recently the Origami Bank has folded, and Bonsai Bank announced plans to cut some of its branches.
Yesterday, it was announced that Karaoke Bank is up for sale and will likely go for a song, while today shares in Kamikaze Bank were suspended after they nose-dived.
Samurai Bank is soldiering on, following sharp cutbacks, Ninja Bank is reported to have taken a hit, but they remain in the black.
Furthermore, over 500 employees at Karate Bank got the chop and analysts report that there is something fishy going on at Sushi Bank.
A lobbying group funded almost entirely by Publix just gave $100K
to 'proud NRA sellout' Adam Putnam
A lobbying group that receives almost all of its funding from Publix is actively supporting self-described "proud NRA sellout" and Florida governor candidate Adam Putnam.
Just six days after Publix announced they would suspend political donations, the right-wing trade group Florida Retail Federation (FRF), which is heavily funded by the Lakeland-based grocery chain, donated $100,000 to Adam Putnam's Florida Grown political action committee.
Last month, nationwide protests led by Parkland school shooting survivor and outspoken NRA critic David Hogg broke out after a report from the Tampa Bay Times showed that Publix gave an unprecedented $670,000 to Putnam over the course of three years.
Publix responded by saying they would suspend all political donations on May 25.
https://www.orlandoweekly.com/Blogs/archives/2018/06/08/a-lobbying-group-funded-almost-entirely-by-publix-just-gave-100k-to-proud-nra-sellout-adam-putnam?media=AMP%20HTML
Business says its reputation tanked after shunning LGBTQ group, sues for $2.3M
A Portland business that claims its reputation nosedived after it turned away an LGBTQ customer based on orders from Holy Rosary Church filed a $2.3 million lawsuit this week against the church.
Ambridge Event Center rented out a large space at 1333 N.E. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. to the public for conventions, weddings and other parties, according to the lawsuit. The business leased the space from the building’s owner, Holy Rosary Church, and was under “strict orders” laid out in a “morals clause” to turn away business from the gay and lesbian community, the suit states.
In February 2015, the Ambridge Event Center followed the church’s orders by telling an African American LGBTQ support group, the PFLAG Portland Black Chapter, that it couldn't rent out the space for the group’s annual party, according to the suit and media coverage at the time.
After a spate of bad press, Ambridge Event Center claims that government agencies and businesses not associated with the LGBTQ community wanted nothing to do with the event center, the suit says.
http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2018/05/business_says_its_reputation_t.html
White soldiers used black child for target practice
during grim chapter in Tampa’s history
TAMPA — The African-American military troops known as the Buffalo Soldiers stopped in Tampa 120 years ago while on their way to help free Cuba from the rule of an oppressive Spain.
But their time spent in Tampa served as a reminder of their own oppression. White-owned businesses would not serve them. White residents would not respect them. And 120 years ago, on June 6, 1898, when white soldiers used a black child for target practice, a riot erupted.
The Buffalo Soldiers are memorialized locally through a krewe that bears their name and takes part in parades like Gasparilla.
SNIP
"It’s one of these ugly moments we cannot forget is part of our story" said Fred Hearns, a historian of Tampa’s African-American history. "Shooting at a black kid for target practice. Think about it. People supported that once."
http://www.tampabay.com/news/White-soldiers-used-black-child-for-target-practice-during-grim-chapter-in-Tampa-s-history_168734873
Manafort Learns Encrypting Messages Doesn't Matter
If the Feds Have a Warrant to Search Your iCloud Account
Federal prosecutors have accused Paul Manafort of witness tampering, alleging that he used WhatsApp and Telegram in an attempt to coordinate his testimony with old business associates. Manafort, Donald Trump’s former campaign manager, may have thought that he was being sneaky by using encrypted chat apps, but Manafort just learned the hard way that strong encryption doesn’t really matter if you’re backing up your messages to the cloud—especially when the federal government gets a warrant to access your iCloud account.
https://gizmodo.com/paul-manafort-learns-that-encrypting-messages-doesnt-ma-1826561511?utm_medium=sharefromsite&utm_source=Gizmodo_facebook
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