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See original article: Madrid Bans Vacation Home Rentals to "Protect Tourists" and "End Unfair Competition"
View article: European Monetary Union Misnamed; I Propose GEU (German Economic Union) or USG (United States of Germany)
Links BBC Openly Sides With Regime – Portrays Protesters as Violent, Anti-Democratic A regime run by a convicted criminal hiding abroad would be unacceptable in any other country in the word and it is unacceptable in Thailand too. What’s unacceptable worldwide, is also unacceptable here.
Tweet A recent article by a sociology professor at Drexel University, Robert Brulle, has uncovered the semi-secret network of funding for the climate change deniers.
Read more here: VA Refuses Christmas Cards from 51 School Kids Intended for Disabled Veterans
View article: Thailand: Regime Escalates Conflict – Deadly Mayhem Ensues
See the original post: Pettis on Debt, Malinvestments, Hidden Losses, and China’s GDP
Thailand: Regime Police Fire Rubber Bullets at Protesters’ Heads Regime violence will only increase number, resolve of protesters  – sham elections being disrupted. December 26, 2013  (Tony Cartalucci) – Several protesters have been sent to the hospital as police began firing tear gas, rubber bullets, and using chemical laden water fired from water canons at the Thai-Japanese Stadium in Din Daeng, Bangkok. Reports and images from the clashes indicate that police have been firing rubber bullets at the heads of protesters, an illegal method that will only escalate tensions and attract more protesters – as was seen early December when protesters began overwhelming police barricades at one government building after another, including police stations, ministry buildings and Government House. Images : (Top) Protesters clashing outside the Thai-Japanese Stadium – Din Daeng, Bangkok
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