https://vietnamnews.vn/politics-laws/738043/viet-nam-opposes-chinas-illegal-activities-in-east-sea.html

Việt Nam has condemned China’s reported laying of submarine cables in the Hoàng Sa (Paracel) archipelago as illegal and invalid.

Foreign ministry spokesperson Lê Thị Thu Hằng made the statement on Thursday during a briefing in Hà Nội in response to reports from vessel tracking software and satellite imagery indicating a Chinese ship might be conducting installing undersea cables in the area.

“Việt Nam has sufficient historical evidence and legal basis to assert its sovereignty over the Hoàng Sa (Paracel) and Trường Sa (Spratly) archipelagoes in line with international laws,” Hằng said.

https://cruxnow.com/church-in-the-usa/2020/06/wyoming-bishop-accused-of-abuse-wont-be-charged-prosecutors-say/

Following a decision by Wyoming prosecutors not to charge retired Bishop Joseph Hart for sexual abuse against minors, his alleged victims are looking to the Church’s canonical process as a last chance for the 88-year-old prelate to be brought to justice.

As first reported by the Kansas City Star on Tuesday, and confirmed by Crux on Wednesday, a Wyoming witness coordinator informed one of Hart’s accusers that the prosecutor would not advance the case, citing insufficient evidence. This comes nearly two years after the Diocese of Cheyenne deemed the allegations from the same individual to be credible in 2018.

In a statement on Thursday, Bishop Steven Biegler, the current bishop of Cheyenne, said he stands by the diocese’s determination and noted that Hart’s case is still under review in Rome.

The victim told Crux that he found the news “mind-boggling,” citing a conversation with detectives two years ago who assured him that criminal charges would be brought against Hart and even being told that they have “more files on Hart than they possess for double homicide cases.”

https://www.news.com.au/finance/economy/australian-economy/china-is-infiltrating-australia-on-multiple-fronts-from-politics-to-business-via-its-powerful-and-covert-united-front-agency/news-story/9318c7799e540164dd0b985b9e8969c2#.3knv9

Operatives from a secretive arm of the Chinese Communist Party are on a mission to infiltrate and influence almost every aspect of Australian life, from politics and business to the media.

That’s the conclusion of a shocking new report about the work of agents and their recruits, whose goals range from the commercial to the downright sinister.

Analysis from the Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI) examined the operation of the United Front, which Chinese President Xi Jinping once described as his “magic weapon”, whose tentacles already spread through our universities, corporations and parliaments.

One group, the China Association for International Friendly Contact, is a United Front-style unit run by the Liaison Bureau, which is the political warfare arm of the People’s Liberation Army, he said.

It “seeks to build ties with foreign groups and individuals” abroad.

“Those it has interacted with include an Australian mining magnate, a former Australian ambassador to China, a new-age religious movement in Japan, and retired generals and bureaucrats from the US,” Mr Joske wrote.

Again, what espionage goals United Front seeks to assist with is unclear.

However, Australia’s intelligence agencies have warned of growing cyber attacks on Australian business, industry and government.

A significant breach of Australian National University in Canberra was linked to China, as too was a digital attack on Parliament House.

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decent breakdown of chinas tendrils in australia with assorted examples in business, bribery & universities. might be good outline for anons digging on china influence in usa

https://oregoncatalyst.com/48030-portland-police-association-responds-defunding.html

Last week, School Resource Officers (SROs), members of the Portland Police Bureau who were assigned to the Youth Services Division and worked within local schools, have been removed from schools and reassigned. When SROs are integrated into a school system, the benefits go well beyond reducing violence in schools. Over the last decade, SROs have built relationships with teachers, communities, and students as a resource to help solve problems. These officers are specially trained in counseling and working with youth and have created a bond of trust, friendship, and safety within schools

Police are called to protect and serve, but we are handed inconsistent policies and unclear mandates. Our funding is constantly threatened and our staffing inadequate, but we are required to perform at peak performance with the highest levels of training. Our regional counties have woefully deficient mental health and housing resources, but we are the ones called when there is a mental health crisis. So, we respond but then we are chastised for responding.

beer for toots lil fighter

>>9583820

https://twitter.com/JasonSullivan_/status/1257055069217755136

interesting he used an emerald city in this tweet . would be nice if seattle really was the end game.

>>9583909

never agreed with using the police as a revenue stream for the city or state either.

>>9584043

>https://twitter.com/DGreaux/status/1271343149856800769

how do you remove pyramids?

https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/3946814

The government of Hong Kong is facing accusations of mounting brainwashing campaigns targeting the city’s educators, with mandatory training programs containing “national development agenda.”

The Education Bureau recently issued a notice to new teachers requiring them to receive 90 hours of training conducted by the bureau. Thirty hours of training will be dedicated to the acquisition of roles, values and morals as a teacher, as well as national and international education development, reported CNA.

Ip Kin-yuen (葉建源), a member of the Hong Kong Legislative Council who belongs to the pan-democracy camp, lashed out at the move as a “thought control” approach to propagating the government’s ideologies. The Education Bureau pushed back against the criticisms by claiming the measure has been “demonized.”

>>9584138

> Is it plausible that because they literally had NOT A SOUL left that wasn't already tied down by corruption?

i don't understand the phrasing.

>>9584144

be the magic anon