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good video but a rather important thing he missed is, that many governments DO pay brasil to maintain the rainforest-

"Norway has followed Germany in suspending donations to the Brazilian government’s Amazon Fund after a surge in deforestation in the South American rainforest. The move has triggered a caustic attack from the country’s rightwing president.


Bolsonaro rejects 'Captain Chainsaw' label as data shows deforestation 'exploded'
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Jair Bolsonaro, whose move to meddle in the environmental organisation’s governance led to Norway’s decision, reacted by suggesting that Europe was not in a position to lecture his administration.

“Isn’t Norway that country that kills whales up there in the north pole?”, the Brazilian president said. “Take that money and help Angela Merkel reforest Germany.”

After weeks of tense negotiations with Norway and Germany, the Bolsonaro government unilaterally closed the Amazon Fund’s steering committee on Thursday. The fund has been central to international efforts to curb deforestation although its impact is contested.

Brazil’s environment minister, Ricardo Salles, said the Amazon Fund had been suspended while its rules were under discussion.

In response, Ola Elvestuen, his Norwegian counterpart, said an expected payment of about $33.27m (£27.36m) would not take place as Brazil had, in effect, broken the terms of its deal. Norway has been the fund’s biggest donor, and has given about $1.2bn (£985m) over the past decade.

“He cannot do that without Norway and Germany’s agreement,” Elvestuen said. “What Brazil has shown is that it no longer wants to stop deforestation.”

This week Berlin had said it would withhold an expected payment of about $39m. Norway and Germany questioned an initial proposal from the Brazilian government for the fund’s steering committee to be reduced in size, and had warned against any weakening of the structures of the fund.

Grave concerns about the rate of deforestation since Bolsonaro took power have been repeatedly voiced by the Norwegian government and others.

According to Brazil’s National Institute for Space Research, the government agency that monitors deforestation, the rate increased by 278% in the year to July, resulting in the destruction of about 870 square miles."

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/aug/16/norway-halts-amazon-fund-donation-dispute-brazil-deforestation-jair-bolsonaro


while I do agree that for 3rd world ex colonies it is extremely tiresome to hear lectures about ecology from the US and Europe, who tore up the planet to achieve their status and continue to consume far more than 3rd world people do, Bolsonaro is dead wrong here and sadly it has to be said this is what the democracy and capitalism produce: shortsighted win-now, defer the costs decisions.

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ha ha..thanks man.
i lived closer to the coast.
off oakland and andrews.worked at yesterdays on the intracoastal and marks in los olas,i also dj'd (and bounced) at the crazy horse off A1A.met motley crue there a couple of times.

the concentrated wealth was a tad further north from where i lived, boca and west palm.

you may have been a bit west in places like davie...fairly rural and yes..conservative..but money talks and davie does not have that kind of clout.
i saw the same practices when i lived on miami beach.though the criminalizing is a new thing,before they just shuttled the homeless and undesirables away.

icky homeless people are bad for tourism

i think we pretty much agree across the board.when a hard line conservative talks about "pulling yourself up by your boot straps" we know that is bullshit speak for 'fuck you poor person,i got mine" but i have a problem with a supposed "liberal" who talks the language of compassion and humanity but dont actually practice it in a hands on way.

the hardliner shows disdain for the poor,and while repugnant,at least it is honest.
but when a liberal,who wrings their hands over the plight of the homeless,yet pushes through ordinances that criminalize the very thing they are saying that is heart-wrenching for them..i find hypocritical.

i remember i was an event co-ordinator for the hilton fountain blue and did a bee-gees (yes..you read that right) birthday party on their west palm home.i dorve a beat up toyota tercel( i have always lived simply,like a hippy) and i was asked to park it 4 blocks away at a u-store it facility.

no valet for me!

do you know what its like to walk 4 blocks in august?in florida? in 300% humidity?
i was a wet rag by the time i got to their mansion.
i literally had to sneak a shower while my clothes were drying!

but..i did get 10% of everything,and that party cost a cool 250.000.

soooooooooo

WORTH IT!

i live just north of tampa now.new port richey.the number ONE place for painkiller/xanax deaths in the country!

we are so proud.

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Yeah, Beatles Regrooved didn't get a lot of love either, and some of that was fantastic and some was meh. I'd say this is kinda middle of the road for me, but yay for people commandeering music that I personally think is a bunch of BLEAAAARRHG (the only reason I let it live in my Rock-Ola 470 is the transparent records are cool as hell!) and making it their own.

>> ^BoneRemake:

>> ^shuac:
Community- John and Shirley Foosball game
Ooohh, no I'm so sorry. The correct answer is Jeff and Shirley. Jeff and Shirley. That's too bad...Johnny Ola, tell our contestant about Videosift: the home game while Keyboard Cat plays him out.

That is correct, at the time I was masturbating to gay little people porn and the "actor" was named John smally, must of just stuck in my head. Thanks for the heads up.


Ok hands up...who immediately Googled "John Smally"???

>> ^shuac:

Community- John and Shirley Foosball game
Ooohh, no I'm so sorry. The correct answer is Jeff and Shirley. Jeff and Shirley. That's too bad...Johnny Ola, tell our contestant about Videosift: the home game while Keyboard Cat plays him out.


That is correct, at the time I was masturbating to gay little people porn and the "actor" was named John smally, must of just stuck in my head. Thanks for the heads up.

Community- John and Shirley Foosball game

Ooohh, no I'm so sorry. The correct answer is Jeff and Shirley. Jeff and Shirley. That's too bad...Johnny Ola, tell our contestant about Videosift: the home game while Keyboard Cat plays him out.

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ola!

Yes I know you Jake, glad you enjoyed TayTV... I'm up to my regular tomfoolery post AOL on my new blog, internetresearchleague.com

Anyway, thanks for hitting me up on this guy, I don't know much about the story or what they are singing in this song. I don't think the guy is actually a pedophile, but again I dont know anything about him other then what I read on his wiki.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_de_Leeuw

I'm fresh out of *Promotes on the sift so there isn't much I can do in regards to promoting the clip. I don't have enough info to blog about it, or start a Mahalo page.

...The Dutch Man, they are pretty crazy guys, here his official site, but again, I can't understand a word of it.

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Hey Jeff,

I don't know if you recognize me or not, but I've been following your "Throw Away Your TV" blog for a year or two now. Much respect.

Anyway, a friend on VideoSift has brought to my attention a vile and despicable video. It is not funny and borders (if not runs over) the line of pedophilia. My younger sister was a victim of similar abuse so this really pushes a button with me.

I know you usually post political stuff, and I wouldn't normally think of asking you this, but I feel that it needs more attention. This pervert needs to be exposed. The problem is, the video only has 3 upvotes, probably because it was posted by a lesser-known member. Is there any way you could promote it or re-post it to give it some exposure? I've seen Sifters find out more information about things like this - the show, who the guy is, who we can contact - so I think it would help.

Much appreciation if you can do anything.

http://www.videosift.com/video/Creepy-Dutch-TV-Host-Paedophile-or-no

Mahalo

-jake-

*blog I say self prmotion.. while the username on youtube doesn't match if you look at the url on the video: www.pinkprankproject.com and do a whois you get the following.

Organisation Contact
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ID...........: ORG-235175
Name.........: Ola Löfgren
PostAddress..: Beckbrännarbacken 5
PostCode.....: 116 35
PostArea.....: Stockholm
Country......: SE
Phone........: +46.708788810
Fax..........:
Email........: ola@olatechnology.se

Not only the name matches but he use of first person in the comment.

Andrés Torres Segovia, (February 21, 1893 – June 3, 1987) was a Spanish classical guitarist, and later nobleman, born in Linares, Spain who is considered to be the father of the modern classical guitar movement by most modern music scholars.

Segovia claimed that he "rescued the guitar from the hands of flamenco gypsies," and built up a classical repertoire to give it a place in concert halls. In recognition of his contributions to music and the arts, Segovia was ennobled June 24th, 1981 by the King of Spain (S.M. el rey Juan Carlos) who elevated Segovia into the first hereditary marquess of Salobreña.

Leyenda (Asturias) is a work of classical music written by the Spanish composer Isaac Albéniz. Originally written for piano in G minor, it was Francisco Tárrega who transcribed it for guitar and put it in its most recognizable key, E minor. It is the most famous section in a suite entitled "Suite Española" (Op. 47), noted for its delicate, intricate melody and abrupt dynamic changes.

Honestly if this doesn't get at least 100 votes, am leaving VS. Because next to the dynamite appeal of Jake Shimabukuro, Andrés Segovia is a thermonuclear weapon.