Germany Orders 100 Tanks To “Ensure Troops Are Ready To Respond To Russian Assertiveness” | Zero Hedge

With Jean-Claude Juncker demanding a Unified European Army, it appears Germany is wasting no time in simultaneously boosting its own economy with warfare spending and comforting a ‘fearful populace’ with more military might. As Reuters reports, Germany plans to procure more than 100 additional Leopard 2 tanks, increasing its total Leopard 2 tank inventory by…

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The Bold Italic, Gannett’s San Francisco attempt to find a new way to do local, is shutting down » Nieman Journalism Lab

The Bold Italic, a local San Francisco site, surprised its audience yesterday by announcing that it was shutting down. “Together we have built a strong community of followers, contributors, and partners. However, we have made the difficult decision to cease operations,” the site said in a post announcing its closure. “It’s been a great run…

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Greece Seeks $305 Billion in WWII Reparations From Germany | TIME

TIME World Greece Greece Seeks $305 Billion in WWII Reparations From Germany Louisa Gouliamaki—AFP/Getty Images Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis arrives to present his ministry’s new secretaries at a press conference in Athens on March 4, 2015. Amid a continuing negotiation over debt relief from the European Union bailout Greece released its first quantifiable demand…

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Prison Ship Martyrs Monument Vandalized With Edward Snowden Bust – Fort Greene Focus

Apparently a crew of three “artists,” plus assistants, dragged a four-foot-tall plaster-like bust of NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden up Fort Greene Park and on top of the Prison Ship Martyrs Monument last night (Sunday night), and adhered it to one of the top columns. They also adhered letters spelling his name to the bottom of…

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Churros Vendors Brave Arrest to Make a Living in the Subway System – Midtown East – DNAinfo.com New York

Churros Union Square Subway Station View Full Caption MIDTOWN EAST — Ana Alvarado has been arrested seven times for selling churros in subway stations over the past two-and-a-half years, but she continues to do it to feed herself and her two kids, she said. Once police arrest Alvarado, they confiscate the churros and take her…

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Montreal’s Huge Anti-Austerity Protest Lived up to the Hype | VICE | Canada

It started out well enough. Tens of thousands of people gathered in Montreal’s Victoria Square, the heart of what’s left of its financial heft, waving banners, shouting slogans, hugging, smiling, high-fiving, smoking weed, all with the intent of sticking it to Quebec’s Liberal premier, Philippe Couillard, and his austerity budget. Thursday’s march was the apex…

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