1…………> No More Money: Uncle Donald
After a total of 128 UN members voted in favor of an resolution condemning US recognition of Israel, while nine countries voted against it and 35 others abstained, U.S. will reduce its funding of the UN by $285 million for the coming fiscal year, its envoy to the UN announced late Sunday.
“The inefficiency and overspending of the United Nations are well known. We will no longer let the generosity of the American people be taken advantage of or remain unchecked,” Nikki Haley said in a statement.
2…………> Applied Global Warming: Vietnam
After Tropical Storm Tembin left more than 200 people dead and caused millions in property damages in the Philippines, Vietnam disaster prevention committee said 74,000 people had been moved to safety from vulnerable areas, while authorities in 15 provinces and cities were prepared to move more than a million people to higher ground. The government ordered oil rigs and vessels be protected and warned that about 62,000 fishing boats should not venture out to sea.
“Vietnam must ensure the safety of its oil rigs and vessels. If necessary, close the oil rigs and evacuate workers,” Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc said on a government website.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-12-25/typhoon-tembin-heads-to-vietnam/9285232
3…………> Toronto Snow Storm
A man clears snow off his parked car in Toronto, Canada, on Dec. 25, 2017. The city of Toronto got a snowfall warning with a total of 15 to 20 centimeters of snow from Christmas Eve.
4…………> Javanca & Co: Attacked By Bannon
White House former chief strategist Steve Bannon has attacked President Donald Trump’s daughter Ivanka and her husband Jared Kushner, calling them “Javanka”, “railhead of all bad decisions” in the White House, “fount of bad advice during the campaign,” and claimed he once called her to her face “the queen of leaks.”
Bannon said it was Kushner “Pushner” who encouraged Trump to fire FBI director James Comey, labeling it as the “dumbest political decision in modern political history, bar none,” Bannon insisted, calling it a “self-inflicted wound of massive proportions.”
Are we witnessing the collapse of the Trump coalition, and a wholesale betrayal of his base?
https://www.yahoo.com/news/steve-bannon-blasts-apos-javanka-022928120.html
5…………> El Santo Padre:No Conspiracies
El Santo Padre Pope Francis warned the Roman Curia against the dangers of conspiracy mindsets and cliques in his Christmas meeting with the clergy working for administrative apparatus of the Holy See Thursday.
He said it was necessary to rise above “that unbalanced and debased mindset of plots and small cliques that in fact represent – for all their self-justification and good intentions – a cancer leading to a self-centredness that also seeps into ecclesiastical bodies, and in particular those working in them”.
6…………> Man With Soft Smile: Steel Arms
Mr.Xi hound dogs shut down more than 13,000 websites for breaking laws and regulations governing the country’s Internet network since 2015, and summoned over 2000 sites for discussions with the official Cyberspace Administration of China.
“These moves have a powerful deterrent effect,” said Wang said in comments carried by Xinhua.
While China is home to more than 700 million Internet users, dozens of foreign websites and online services, including Facebook and Google, have been banned in the country.
http://www.dw.com/en/china-shuts-down-thousands-of-websites-for-breaking-the-law/a-41920876
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