A similar fate will soon follow for the derivatives regulations and other rules written during the Obama years. Even capital requirements, the simplest and last line of defense against bad bank behavior, are under assault following the resignation of Federal Reserve Governor Daniel Tarullo.
Source: While You Weren’t Looking, Trump Basically Killed Dodd-Frank
I wonder if he can leave the embassy now?
The Australian national has previously expressed concern that he could end up being extradited and facing the death penalty in the United States over allegations of revealing government secrets through his site, WikiLeaks.
http://www.cnn.com/2017/05/19/europe/julian-assange-sweden-charges-dropped/
The Berlin government is mulling moving its troops out of Turkey’s Incirlik air base after a second snub by Ankara. A German political delegation was denied approval to visit Bundeswehr soldiers at the military facility.
Source: Germany likely to pull troops out of Incirlik air base | News | DW.COM | 15.05.2017
Okay, it’s just not funny any more.
Torch-wielding white supremacists rallied around a Robert E. Lee statue slated for removal and chanted “Russia is our friend” in Virginia Saturday night.
I realize they’re just trying to get people upset, but this is just downright weird.
I’m not going any further. I support free speech, so go ahead. But, the torches, the message, together could it not represent a “clear and present danger” legal situation?
Source: Torch-wielding protesters rally at Confederate statue in Virginia – NY Daily News
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