Trump administration moves to open 1.6 million acres to fracking, drilling in California

Ending a five-year moratorium, the Trump administration Wednesday took a first step toward opening 1.6 million acres of California public land to fracking and conventional oil drilling, triggering alarm bells among environmentalists.

The U.S. Bureau of Land Management said it’s considering new oil and natural gas leases on BLM-managed lands in Fresno, San Luis Obispo and six other San Joaquin Valley and Central Coast counties.

California is the nation’s third largest oil-producing state, after Alaska and Texas, with much of the production concentrated in the southern San Joaquin Valley and Southern California.

https://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article216322295.html#storylink=cpy

>>2519135

I don't twat but would love to see that last one go viral - kek every time!

Whoa!

Behind the paywall for me, but perhaps anon has access.

Saudi Arabia Orders Its Fund Managers to Dump Canadian Assets

Escalating diplomatic feud is poised to affect hundreds of millions of Canadian dollars of stocks, bonds and cash.

https://www.wsj.com/articles/saudi-arabia-orders-its-fund-managers-to-dump-canadian-assets-in-diplomatic-feud-1533753039?mod=hp_lead_pos8

>>2519209

moar sauce:

Saudi fund managers ordered to liquidate their Canadian assets as feud escalates

Saudi Arabia’s central bank has instructed its fund managers to sell off their Canadian holdings, three people familiar with the matter said, the latest move in a widening diplomatic row that has also hit trade between the two countries as well as Saudi students studying abroad.

The Saudi decision to liquidate Canadian financial assets is poised to affect hundreds of millions of Canadian dollars worth of equities, bonds and cash.

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/saudi-fund-managers-ordered-to-liquidate-their-canadian-assets-as-feud-escalates-2018-08-08

Saudi Arabia sells Canadian assets as dispute escalates

The Saudi central bank and state pension funds have instructed their overseas asset managers to dispose of their Canadian equities, bonds and cash holdings “no matter the cost”, two people with direct knowledge of the orders said.

Third-party managers are estimated to be mandated to invest more than $100bn of Saudi funds in global markets, executives say. While the proportion of that figure invested in Canadian holdings would be “fairly small in absolute terms”, the asset sale sent a strong message, one of the people said.

The sell-off began on Tuesday and underlines how the Gulf monarchy is flexing its financial and political muscle to warn foreign powers against what it regards as interference in its sovereign affairs. “This is severe stuff,” said one banker.

https://www.ft.com/content/b33505ba-9aff-11e8-9702-5946bae86e6d

>>2519235

ty

>>2519244

Anyone think this sends a message to other comped judges?

Your days are numbered, shop for red scarves now.

>>2519295

Agree, and it's not all about some fukkin female activist.

>>2519357

and if you believe that's ALL it is, suspect you are in for an…Awakening.

Ohio county finds hundreds of uncounted votes in already too-close-to-call special election

Ohio election officials on Wednesday found 588 previously uncounted votes in its hotly contested special election for the state's 12th Congressional District.

Officials found the votes in a Columbus suburb, according to the Cincinnati Enquirer, netting Democratic candidate Danny O'Connor 190 more votes and narrowing his race against Republican Troy Balderson to 1,564 votes.

"The votes from a portion of one voting location had not been processed into the tabulation system," the Franklin County Board of Elections said in a news release obtained by the paper.

Balderson, who was backed by President Trump and Ohio Gov. John Kasich (R) during his campaign, claimed a narrow victory on Tuesday night for the district which Trump won and which has been held by a Republican since 1983.

O'Connor has said he has no plans to concede the race until all votes have been counted. According to the Enquirer, 3,435 provisional ballots and 5,048 absentee ballots still have yet to be counted, but have a deadline of Aug. 24.

https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/401026-ohio-county-finds-hundreds-of-more-uncounted-votes-in

>>2519580

Yep, like clockwork.

>>2519609

Hope the good guys have this under control and simply gave them enough rope to hang themselves.

>>2519650

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>>2519732

careful not to dox yourself anon

>>2519746

>>2519798

Post next bread, need moar sauce and digs