The Daily Populous

Tuesday November 28th, 2017 morning edition

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President Trump on Monday referred to Sen. Elizabeth Warren Elizabeth Ann WarrenTop CFPB lawyer sides with Trump over Mulvaney appointment Warren goes off on Trump over CFPB defense Trump defends decision to appoint consumer bureau chief MORE (D-Mass.)

as “Pocahontas” at an event honoring Native American Code Talkers who served in World War II.

"You were here long before any of us were here,” Trump said, standing beneath a portrait of former President Andrew Jackson.

Turning to the veterans, Trump said "but do you know what?

Trump has repeatedly used the derisive nickname to refer to Warren, poking fun at her claim of Native American heritage.

“This was supposed to be an event to honor heroes, people who put it all on the line for our country,” Warren said later on MSNBC.

Trump during the event also referred to White House chief of staff John Kelly John Francis KellyMORE as “chief.”. »

Comcast hints at plan for paid fast lanes after net neutrality repeal

Authored by arstechnica.com

That meant that Comcast wouldn't block or throttle lawful Internet traffic and that it wouldn't create fast lanes in order to collect tolls from Web companies that want priority access over the Comcast network.

With no FCC rules against paid fast lanes, it would be up to Comcast to decide whether any specific prioritization deal is "anti-competitive.".

Six months later, Comcast made the promise again, saying, "We don't prioritize Internet traffic or have paid fast lanes, and have no plans to do so." »

Vietnamese Blogger Gets 7 Years in Jail for Reporting on Toxic Spill

Authored by nytimes.com
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After a brief, closed trial in Ha Tinh Province, the blogger, Nguyen Van Hoa, was found guilty of spreading anti-state propaganda for producing videos and writing about protests over the toxic spill, news agencies reported.

The discharge, which occurred when a new Taiwan-owned steel factory flushed cyanide and other chemicals through its waste pipeline, killed marine life and sickened people along a 120-mile stretch of coastline.

In June, a court sentenced another blogger, Nguyen Ngoc Nhu Quynh, better known as Mother Mushroom, to 10 years in prison, also for blogging about the fish kill. »

Animated Justice League Cast Wants a Reunion Movie, Need Fans’ Help

Authored by cbr.com
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Justice League, and later Justice League Unlimited, was the show that brought together the Caped Crusader and the Man of Steel, along with Wonder Woman, Martian Manhunter, Green Lantern, The Flash and Hawkgirl.

Now, the show’s voice cast has come together to see if Justice League fans want a reunion.

I have spoken with @susaneisenberg1 and She told me, if we want a Justice League animated movie with the original cast, we need to let WB know. »

Dark side of Oz: The exploitation of Judy Garland

Authored by express.co.uk

The insecure teenager was by that time addicted to barbiturates and amphetamines and was on the road to alcoholism.

In addition, she was routinely molested by older men including studio chiefs who considered her little more than their “property”.

“My father’s death was the most terrible thing that happened to me in my life,” she repeated over the years. »