Society
President Obama Designates Stonewall a National Monument nbcnews
As the NYPD attempted to enforce a law making it illegal to serve alcohol to "homosexuals," the resistance of the bar patrons turned into an uprising - the Stonewall Uprising - an event now widely credited with sparking the modern LGBTQ rights movement in the U.S.
See also NYPD Commissioner Bill Bratton predicts 2016 Gay Pride Parade to be largest in NYC history
21 Questions With Barronelle Stutzman theamericanconservative v
Barronelle Stutzman is the Washington florist sued by a gay man, a friend and client of almost a decade, who was outraged by her refusal to do the flowers for his same-sex wedding. Whatever you think you know about her case, I bet you don’t know a lot of things in that short three-minute video.
Ban on transgender troops to be lifted July 1 usatoday
Top personnel officials plan to meet as early as Monday to finalize details of the plan, and Deputy Defense Secretary Bob Work could sign off on it by Wednesday, according to a Defense official familiar with the timetable but who spoke on condition of anonymity because officials were not authorized to speak publicly about it. Final approval would come from Defense Secretary Ash Carter, and the announcement will be on the eve of the Fourth of July weekend.
Brexit
Article 50: The untested E.U. process that will control Britain’s future washingtonpost
Britain's vote to leave the European Union has caused panic across much of the world. Yet for all the excitement, it's important to note one thing: Nothing has actually happened yet.
Scared by Brexit, Europe asks what next bbc
"It's now a reality for everyone. It is possible to leave the EU," proclaimed Marine Le Pen of France's National Front (FN), a leading contender in next year's presidential election.
Brexit vote stirs calls in Scotland, Northern Ireland to leave U.K. cbsnews v
"The British government now has no democratic mandate to represent the views of the North in any future negotiations with the European Union, and I do believe that there is a democratic imperative for a 'border poll' to be held," McGuinness told Irish broadcaster RTE, according to the Reuters news agency.
Also New Scotland independence referendum "highly likely" - Sturgeon
After Brexit vote, a tongue-in-cheek call for independence for London bbc
An online petition started by journalist James O'Malley, a backer of the Remain campaign, quickly garnered more than 30,000 signatures on Friday. Posted to Change.org, O'Malley's petition declared: "London is an international city, and we want to remain at the heart of Europe. Let's face it - the rest of the country disagrees. So rather than passive aggressively vote against each other at every election, let's make the divorce official and move in with our friends on the continent."
Canadian dollar loses a penny, TSX sheds 200 points after Britons vote to Brexit Europe cbc.ca
A sea of red washed over financial markets on Friday in reaction to Britons' shocking vote to Brexit the European Union, with the British pound down to its lowest point since 1985 and the Canadian dollar lost more than a cent against the U.S. dollar.
British Pound Crushed After Brexit Vote To Leave EU forbes
It would seem that global markets didn’t think Britain would actually vote to leave the European Union. Despite the betting odds and opinion polls that suggested the “remain” side would likely carry the day, the U.K. voted for a Brexit and started the wheels in motion to leave the 28-nation Bloc. The results hammered global stocks and sent the British pound sliding against the dollar.
Iran
Boeing Offers Details on Iran Deal, Saying All Was Done Legally nytimes
The letter, by Tim Keating, vice president of government operations, also said “we have a vigorous compliance mechanism at Boeing with regard to the screening of all parties with which we do business.” Mr. Keating wrote that Boeing had strictly adhered to dealings with Iranian entities approved by United States sanctions monitors.
Also see Boeing's Historic Deal With Iran Rests on Shaky Foundations
Lawmakers Seek to Re-Open ‘Flawed’ Iran Nuclear Weapons Investigation freebeacon
The calls to reinvestigate Iran’s nuclear work come on the heels of revelations by anonymous U.S. officials who said the Obama administration held onto evidence showing the Islamic Republic performed extensive nuclear weapons research—a finding that contradicts findings by international monitors and longstanding claims by Iranian officials.
Apostasy
Presbyterian Church (USA) divests from the patriarchy religionnews
The protestant denomination, also known as the PCUSA, plans to divest completely from male leadership over the next century. A vast majority of the the U.S. church’s 171 regional bodies, known as presbyteries, voted to begin removing men from all local, regional and national leadership positions immediately.
“We’ve been invested in the religious-patriarchal-industrial complex for way too long,” 'Rev.' Anderson told The Literalist. “We will slowly wean ourselves off men in power and plan to be all-female led by the 272nd General Assembly in 2116.”
False Religion
Mud-Splattered Filipinos Pray to Saint for Blessing and Woes abcnews.go
The "Taong Putik" or "mud people" festival in Bibiclat village in northern Nueva Ecija province dates back to the brutal Japanese occupation of the Philippines, according to villagers.
"They're doing it yearly as a vow," said Bibiclat's parish priest, the Rev. Elmer Villamayor. "They're thanking St. John the Baptist for the many blessings they receive from God."
Also see Taong Putik Festival for more about this Roman Catholic sect.
3D Printing
Qatar uses 3D printers to make World Cup stadiums 'desert-proof' arabianbusiness
Scientists at Qatar University are testing 3D-printed models of football stadiums that Qatar is building for the 2022 World Cup to see if they can endure the Gulf state's punishing desert climate.
Military Tech
DARPA's 'Virtual Eye' lets soldiers see around obstacles engadget v
Intel's virtual FreeD replay tech used in the NBA and other sports is cool, but it requires a lot of cameras and GPU horsepower. DARPA, the US military's science fiction arm, thinks the same technology could give soldiers and rescuers better situational awareness. Since there's no way personnel can lug all those computers and cameras into a battle or disaster, it worked with NVIDIA to create Virtual Eye. The system fuses two images into a live synthetic 3D scene using just a powerful laptop and a pair of cameras.
DARPA is looking to make huge strides in machine learning pcworld
Models are a fundamental part of machine learning. Similar to algorithms, they help teach computers to, say, identify a cat in a photo, forecast weather from historical data or sort spam from legitimate email.
But writing the models takes time and requires many skills. Typically, data scientists, subject matter experts and software engineers all have to come together to develop the model.
The military is testing driverless car tech in Michigan mashable
Specifically, TARDEC is testing dedicated short-range communications, essentially a version of Car-2-X communication, which will aid in the development of autonomous cars. With the tech, the vehicles wirelessly communicate via Wi-Fi with roadside sensors as well as each other. Through the communication, vehicles can send and receive up-to-date information about speed, road and weather conditions.
Isreal
Top Rabbi Joins Growing List of Pro-Temple Politicians breakingisraelnews
In an interview two weeks ago on the Knesset Channel, the Chief Rabbi said that, according to the measurements for the Temple described by the sages, the Third Temple would not take up the entire Temple Mount Compound and there would be plenty of room for “Jews, Christians, Muslims, everyone.”
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