The Daily Populous

Saturday August 19th, 2017 day edition

image for Nate Diaz on boxers poking fun at McGregor: "We’re talking real fighters now you one-dimensional boxing fucks" – TheMacLife

Just eight days away from the biggest boxing fight in history, some attention has been drawn to various high profile boxers poking fun at McGregor’s patented warm-ups.

Particularly when it comes to the suggestion McGregor could be embarrassed on August 26.

“And now all the boxers are criticising Conor like ‘Conor will get embarrassed’, but that’s a real arrogant thing to say,” Diaz said in an interview with Ariel Helwani earlier this year.

[Floyd] would get mounted and laughed at, and slapped around [and Conor] would smile at the crowd and wave.”.

“I’m never taking the MMA fighters over the boxer’s side when it comes to punching and shit, but I’m like don’t be talking shit.

[They say MMA fighter’s] ‘would get embarrassed, it’s ridiculous’ yeah, but we’re talking real fighting now you one-dimensional boxing fucks.

Correction: An earlier version of this article mistakenly stated this was a recently conducted interview, and attributed it incorrectly. »

NASA's Eyes: Eyes Eclipse 2017 Web Application

Authored by eyes.jpl.nasa.gov

In this interactive, web-based 3D simulation, you can click anywhere on the Earth to preview your view of the August 21st, 2017 total eclipse.

Click and drag on the Earth to move it around, or zoom in with your mouse to get close to the surface.

You can simply click on any location to see an inset of the sun, and it will show how much the moon will block it during the eclipse. »

Hezbollah Denounces Horrible Crime in Barcelona

Authored by english.almanar.com.lb

Hezbollah denounced on Friday the horrible crime carried out by Takfiri ISIL group in Spain’s Barcelona.

In a statement released by the party’s Media Relations office, Hezbollah said: “This new crime is another proof of the criminal trend which this terrorist organization have been propagating among its members.”.

Meanwhile, Hezbollah stressed that targeting peaceful civilians is a part of satanic scheme carried out by these criminals, and aimed at defaming principles of Jihad and Islam. »

Steve Bannon out as White House chief strategist

Authored by abcactionnews.com

President Donald Trump has decided Steve Bannon will be out as White House chief strategist, multiple outlets reported.

The now former White House chief strategist recently conducted a controversial interview with Robert Kuttner that was published in the American Prospect magazine.

"White House Chief of Staff John Kelly and Steve Bannon have mutually agreed today would be Steve's last day. »

Silicon Valley billionaire Stewart Butterfield voices support for universal basic income

Authored by independent.co.uk

Billionaire Silicon Valley bosses are fast becoming a key source of support for the idea of a universal basic income.

Now Slack chief executive Stewart Butterfield has thrown his weight behind the basic income movement, joining such illustrious company as Bill Gates, Tesla boss Elon Musk, and Y Combinator president Sam Altman.

“We should explore ideas like universal basic income to give everyone a cushion to try new things. »