Notations From The Grid (Friday Edition): On Our World in the aftermath of UK #GE17 & Other Thoughts...

It has been quite a morning in our World as the United Kingdom has entered into a period of uncertainty in the aftermath of the elections.    The return of two-party politics has become the norm in the UK as the Prime Minister has gone to the Queen to request the forming of a new Government with the Democratic Unionist Party of Northern Ireland.    There is some talk that the UK may have to be faced with another General Election within a year==it is slated to quite messy.   Across on the continent, though, is France as President Macron's new Party is set to command a majority in the French National Assembly which will transform France.     President Macron has also decided to end the State of Emergency--but incorporate certain provisions in common law.    We have also been continuing to assess the Gulf Crisis as countries continue to gang up on Qatar--as Qataris have heeded the call of the Emir of Qatar and the Government to stay patient. 

We wanted to enter the weekend with this "snapshot" courtesy of the team at Global Citizen on a high note as we wish all a great weekend: 

June 9, 2017, Newsletter

Global Citizen Stories

Keep Calm and Flirt With Beautiful Men

After last weekend’s attack in London, these five awesome reactions prove the spirit of British people won’t be defeated by terrorism.

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John Oliver Went on a Beautiful Climate Change Rant

Without holding back, John Oliver brutally – and humorously – took down Trump’s decision to leave the Paris agreement.

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Rihanna Went to Malawi for a Really Good Reason

One of our favorite musicians and humanitarians of all time went to Malawi in support of childhood education – and Global Citizen went with her.

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11 Heartwarming Moments From the Manchester Benefit

Hate never wins. Ariana Grande returned to the stage to honor the victims of the Manchester terror attack – and she brought some of our favorite Global Citizens with her.

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Leaked Notes Reveal How Leaders Pressured Trump

New details from a meeting in late May reveal how Macron, Merkel, and Trudeau tried to sway Trump on climate change before his decision to withdraw from the Paris agreement.

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Syrian Boy From Viral Photo Resurfaces

His stunned image covered in dust and blood became an iconic symbol of suffering. Now, new images of the boy show him still allegedly living in Aleppo.

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Listen to the Dalai Lama’s Words on Terrorism

The Dalai Lama has some thoughts about "Muslim terrorists," and his speech is definitely worth revisiting in light of recent attacks.

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Notations On Our World (Special Friday Edition):: On the UK #GE2017 & The Aftermath...

Our team has been on the prowl assessing the UK Elections and we have been blown away by the results:  The United Kingdom has a hung parliament.    This is the third hung parliament as the post-elections analysis is in full force.     As the conservatives have grown to be the second largest parliament in Scotland as it clearly appears that the independence movement in Scotland has lost steam.    There is one very interesting development:  The UK Independence Party is a spent political force.   Our team found it quite startling as the Exit polls have been almost spot on in the UK--which our team found absolutely amazing.

There are some very interesting observations noted in discuorse on Sky News: 

• The state opening of Parliament is on June 18.    Although Mrs. May will continue as Prime Minister, she will need to enter into coailiaton Government
• If the Queen's Speech is voted down (which is the Government manifesto), The Labor Leader Jeremy Corbyn may be invited by the Queen to form the Government.   If he fails, there will another general election.

This is as the Brexit Negotiations loom..     It will be fascinating to be witness to it all as the World awaits an impending statement from the British Prime Minister assessing how best to put together a workable government as there are rumours of leadership challenges including the outgoing Foregin Secretary, Boris Johnson--who was one of the leading Brexit campaigners.

It will a fascinating few weeks......   

An #Outsider Newsflash (Special Edition): UK Goes to the Polls for #GE17//Sky News - Live

(Update:  Here is the "projections as of 5:00  PM PST here in the United States):









The UK General Elections has begun.     Live Coverage will be forthcoming later on Thursday as results will begin coming in that will determine the fate of the United Kingdom for the Next Five Years--this is as live coverage will be available here on this live feed along with our regular Live feed from Al Jazeera on the James Comey Testimony.  The Republican National Committee had prepared "talking Points" which were leaked and reported by the Washington Examiner available by clicking here.

It is bound to be quite a Thursday.

Notations On Our World (Special Mid-Week Edition) : An #Outsider Musical Interlude To Enjoy

Please enjoy  selections from OneLoveManchester:

Notations On Our World (Special Edition Newsflash)): On the Terrorist Attacks In Tehran

Daesh (known as ISIS in the west)  has claimed responsibility for attacks on Iran's Parliament and the Shrine of the Founder of the Islamic Republic, Ayatollah Khomeini.   Condemnations have been forthcoming from the European Union, France, Iraq, Russia and Afghanistan as Iran's Supreme National Security Council has conveyed in the aftermath of this attack.   Khomeini's Grandson was shown to arrive at the Shrine in the aftermath of the attack as his Chief of Staff was shown visitng the wounded in hospital:

 



Our team has decided not to show the scenes of the dead terrorists.    

On Our Virtual WalkAbout For the Week

President Trump begin the morning going after the Mayor of London again.  This is as he rolled out his  Air Traffic Control Initiative that at its' heart calls for a privatization of Air Traffic Control.   The Washington Post had an interesting snapshot of What the President had done as one point was noted: The President finds it easier to destroy than to build.   Our team found it especially poignant that even the Washington Examiner, one of the leading Conservative Voices in Washington, called upon Republicans to begin Governing.

But this weekend was also a great weekend as #OneLoveManchester was held.  It was a beautiful event and it was an honor for us here at the Daily Outsider to release a newsflash on it.    It has raised some 3 Million Dollars for Manchester Victims--as the music luminaries of our time put on quite a show and the scenes were heartwarming:


 

Justin Bieber's admonition was beautiful: Fight evil with good, fight evil with love... don't fight evil with more evil".     The team at Global Citizen (that we value as a partner) captured the scenes beautifully earlier today which is available by clicking here.

It is also time for our latest edition of  Thought For the Week, please enjoy this selection courtesy of the team at Global Citizen Featuring Hillary Clinton:

This is as the UK Elections Loom with polls seeing a virtual collapse for the ruling conservatives and as the World awaits the testimony of James Comey, the former FBI Director.    It is bound to be quite week.   

Notations On Our World (Special Sunday Edition): On the Eve of a New Week.....

Dubai, UAE (Source; The Interecept) 

It has been quite a 24 remarkable 24 hours.   President Trump went after the Mayor 

Of London as the Mayor tried to calm the situation which provoked a backlash on 

social media.    The Spokesman for the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, noted that,

 "...he's got better things to do.." and the Labor Leader, Jeremy Corbyn,

 was no less gracious to the President during remarks on Sunday.  What was 

especially interesting was how the US Embassy in London reacted in direct

contradiction of President as reported by CNN: 

In contrast to a critical tweet from U.S. President Donald Trump, the U.S. Embassy 

in the UK sent out words of praise for London Mayor Sadiq Khan's leadership. 

It was among three tweets offering condolences and heaping praise on police, 

emergency responders and ordinary Londoners. The tweets were signed by 

Lew Lukens, the embassy's chargé d'affaires ad interim.

U.S. Embassy London@USAinUK

I commend the strong leadership of the @MayorofLondon as he leads the city forward after this heinous attack. – LLukens 3/3  https://twitter.com/MayorofLondon/status/871270734835965952 …

Mayor of London on Twitter

We are all shocked and angry today - but this is our city. We will never let these cowards win and we will never be cowed by terrorism. pic.twitter.com/o7ZMwg28mv

Mayor of London@MayorofLondon

June 4, 2017 11:36am PDT

Our team could not help but wonder how long the Acting Ambassador will be at his post
 before he is relieved of his responsibility as the US officially still does not have an 
Ambassador.   The President spoke later on in the evening at an event at the
Ford Theatre in Washington, though, paying tribute ot the victims and vowing that all 
that can be done will be done.  This is as the UK is faced with National Elections on 
Thursday as the Former Director of the FBI is slated to testify.     The subject of the 
inquiry and the testimony was topic 1 on The US  Public Affairs Shows.   It was
 especially interesting to note how Senator Jon Coryn of Texas noted how the 
President created problems with his "twitter habit".   

Our view is that the UK Elections is going to be a nail-biter especially in light of the
 attacks as the record of the current Prime Minister and former Home Secretary
(Interior Minister) will be questioned.    Some 20,000 Police Officers have lost their 
jobs--as there are some reports that some 23,000 radicals are under surveillance in 
the United Kingdom right now.  The Labor Leader, Jeremy Corbyn, noted this during 
remarks as he said that, ".,you can't  protect the public on the cheap..." as the 
Prime Minister came out with a 4-Point plan  which has come under criticism as well.

As we went to press gearing up for the new week, we also got reports here in our 
Virtual Newsroom that Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, The UAE & Egypt  have broken diplomatic
relations with Qatar citing National Security Concerns--as such, the bulk of .   This 
is as the Intercept has done a major expose of efforts spearheaded by the 
Ambassador of the United Arab Emirates to undermine Qatar and Kuwait by enticing
one of the leading neo-conservative think tanks in Washington, the Foundation for the 
Defense of Democracy--in addition to the Atlantic Council.    The foundation has 
been at the forefront of opposition to the Iran Nuclear  Deal.   The status of the
Foundations was also the subject of a major New York Times expose last year with
 a focus of  Corporate America--but the influence of Foreign Governments advancing
their own causes was problematic.     

As we went to press, we also were on the prowl assessing Iraq and the battle for Mosul.  
Iranian-backed Shitte militas are making great headway as horrific scenes of victims 
were shown throughout the day on Al Jazeera (one of our partners who we feature 
live here).  There is and Syria which has not been as prevalent due to the attacks in 
the UK--and of course OneLove Manchester that our team released a newsflash 
earlier today.   

It will be quite a week....

As a New Week Dawns...

Our team wanted to share some "V-Thoughts" From our Archives of images our team released to one of our supported causes, @donateaphoto" with a message to "go Forth" after what has understandbly been a challenging fortnight.

Onward to the New Week with all its possibilities!!! 

An #Outsider Newsflash (Special Edition): #OneLoveManchester (Live)

The ONeLove Manchester is now Live!!!
This takes special significance now especially in light of the London Attacks last night.
Please enjoy!!!

Notations On Our World (Special Edition): On the #LondonAttack

Our team has been monitoring the #LondonAttack.     The developments are on-going and the cordon is continuing to expand.   The UK Prime Minister is due to chair a meeting off the UK Government's COBRA committee (responsible for emergencies--as this is) with the horrific terrorist attacks that have gone on. This headline from the Sun on Sunday captured it all that the Sun released on its' Twitter Feed:

Witnesses have shared stories throughout the night as the Mayor of London issued this statement within the past few hours--Please click here for the latest updates as reported by the BBC--as SkyNews continues live coverage as well: 

President Trump and Vice President Pence have sent out Tweets underscoring the Support of the United States--although the President earlier sent out a Tweet pushing for his Travel Ban before the Supreme Court which was condemened:  :

Our thoughts & prayers are w/ the victims, courageous first responders & all the people of London. As President Trump said: WE ARE WITH YOU.

— Vice President Pence (@VP) June 3, 2017

Notations On Our World (W-End Edition): On #MCR; @ArianaGrande & Other Thoughts...

It has been quite a week.     The #UKElection2017 is coming up this coming Thursday and   The debates by the leaders in the UK was quite enticing and engaging.  The Former FBI Director, James Comey , is set to testify--the President is apparently contemplating Executive Privilege which according to analysts will be quite problematic..   

This has also been a week as  President Trump's Decision will continue to reverberate for some time--something we've focused on here and will continue to do so.    Members of our team were also shocked at another attack in Kabul--this time suicide bombers attacking a funeral of a man killed in the march against insecurity in Kabul as Kabul was witness to the horrific attack that saw hundreds killed.  It must be noted that one of the objects of scorn by President Trump was India.    In direct refutation of this, The Indian Prime Minister noted that India will go beyond Paris as he was visited President Macron.  

There is one positive highlight which is the OneLove Manchester Concert which is slated to be broadcast live by all key Social Platforms (Twitter; Facebook & Youtube who we consider partners) and others such as Disney's Freeform.   The tickets sold out in minutes. 

it should be quite a show:   

 

Onward!!!