{"id":23803,"date":"2019-08-03T22:42:48","date_gmt":"2019-08-04T06:42:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.richgibson.com\/blog\/?p=23803"},"modified":"2019-08-03T22:45:39","modified_gmt":"2019-08-04T06:45:39","slug":"rouge-forum-dispatch-the-us-ruling-class-is-worse-than-jeffrey-epstein","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.richgibson.com\/blog\/rouge-forum-dispatch-the-us-ruling-class-is-worse-than-jeffrey-epstein\/","title":{"rendered":"Rouge Forum Dispatch: The US Ruling Class is Worse than Jeffrey Epstein."},"content":{"rendered":"

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Orange County Fl teachers reject district’s new contract Four to One<\/h1>\n

Orange County teachers<\/span><\/span> have voted to reject the new contracts offered by the district.<\/p>\n

The proposed contract was rejected\u00a0by a nearly four-to-one margin, a\u00a0landslide victory for those teachers opposed to the contract. Now, it is back to the bargaining table for Orange County teachers and the school board.<\/p>\n

Next year<\/span><\/span>, the Department of Education predicts there will be 10,000 vacant teacher positions across the state.<\/p>\n

“We might not have that many vacancies. But one is one too many,” said Wendy Doromal, president of the teacher<\/span><\/span> union.<\/p>\n

With 79 percent of the vote, teachers voted ‘no’<\/strong> <\/em>on the latest proposed contract that would have given teachers set raises.<\/p>\n

But some teachers say the contract included hikes in health insurance costs and that would have canceled out the raise and even left some employees<\/span><\/span> with less money than they made last year.<\/p>\n

“Teachers are nickled and dimed,” said Doromal. “It’s not just that they have low wages. They’re expected to work for free. That’s not OK.”<\/p>\n

This rejection marks the first time Orange County teachers have voted ‘no’ on a contract.<\/p>\n

Now the Orange County Classroom Teachers Association will have to fight for a better deal with the school district.\u00a0\u00a0 www.fox35orlando.com\/news\/mobile-app-news-feed\/orange-county-teachers-reject-district-s-new-contract?fbclid=IwAR1lmeNP9tQvEDeQ-koGkZf9iwaIKdJtHzLHaDNN4tcOtTqtX3YQxAbkCG4<\/a><\/p>\n

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Toby Walsh, A.I. Expert, Is Racing to Stop the Killer Robots<\/span><\/h1>\n

Autonomous weapons, capable of acting without human oversight, are closer than we think, Dr. Walsh believes, and must be banned.<\/p>\n

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No pay, we stay’; Protesting miners in Harlan County are not going anywhere<\/h1>\n

HARLAN COUNTY, Ky. (WYMT) – <\/strong><\/span> 3:15 p.m. Tuesday<\/b>
\nPeople and organizations continued to stop by a railroad track in Cumberland Tuesday, bringing food and water to protesting miners. The miners have prevented a train hauling coal from the Cloverlick #3 mine for more than 24 hours.<\/p>\n

One group among the endless stream of supporters came from JonEvan Jack’s in Corbin. They rolled their mobile kitchen to Harlan to feed the miners free of charge.<\/p>\n

“I just seen these people and they need help. I know what it’s like to go without a paycheck,” said owner Nathan Brown. “I think they already know their community supports them. I seen a lot of people dropping off water and stuff and I think that’s really cool.”<\/p>\n

Community members indicated that they will continue to help each other out as long as the miners are left in the dark.<\/p>\n

“My family has mined these mines as long as I can remember, so the pride we have in each other when we’re in need in Eastern Kentucky. We step up and help each other,” said Brown.<\/p>\n

A CSX spokesperson sent WYMT a statement on behalf of the rail company:\u00a0\u00a0 www.wymt.com\/content\/news\/Unpaid-miners-want-answers-as-train-carries-coal-away-from–513348141.html<\/a><\/p>\n

Video shows Hong Kong protesters using lasers to disrupt government facial-recognition cameras<\/h1>\n

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  • A video shows Hong Kong protesters shining lasers into facial-recognition cameras in an apparent attempt to blind them.<\/li>\n
  • The video, broadcast by Hong Kong’s Now TV, shows people shining laser pens at cameras, Hong Kong police officers, and government buildings.<\/li>\n
  • Protesters have sought to remain anonymous by spray-painting and shining lasers at cameras inside the Chinese government office in Hong Kong, The New York Times reported.<\/li>\n
  • The concentrated light emitted by lasers can heat up and damage sensitive surfaces like camera sensors, the International Laser Display Association says.<\/li>\n
  • The protests, which started in early June over the territory’s relationship with mainland China, have raged for weeks and show no sign of easing<\/a>.\u00a0 www.businessinsider.com\/video-hong-kong-protesters-point-lasers-blind-facial-recognition-cameras-2019-8?r=US&IR=T&utm_content=buffer2d696&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer-ti&fbclid=IwAR3sGnqdjfcIiLxZLcxl2y80b3G_L8uZQzLnA4jPjhshXirdXpx3cMlcLp8<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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    Images de \u00abScience fiction\u00bb \u00e0 Hong Kong: les manifestants pointent des lasers sur la police pour emp\u00eacher la reconnaissance faciale du gouvernement chinois t.co\/qkLdGbxl7n<\/a> @aletweetsnews<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/zovVac5Y95<\/a><\/p>\n

    — L'important (@Limportant_fr) July 30, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n