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Conservative hoaxers face charges over false voter robocalls

Ryan J. Foley
AP
Thu, 01 Oct 2020 01:00 UTC
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Two notorious conservative operatives were charged Thursday with felonies in connection with false robocalls that aimed to dissuade residents in Detroit and other U.S. cities from voting by mail, Michigan's attorney general announced.

Jacob Wohl, 22, and Jack Burkman, 54, each face four felony counts in Detroit, including conspiring to intimidate voters in violation of election law and using a computer to commit crimes, Attorney General Dana Nessel said.

The calls falsely warned residents in majority-Black Detroit and urban areas in at least four other states that voting by mail in the Nov. 3 election could subject people to arrest, debt collection and forced vaccination, Nessel said.

The men, who have a history of staging hoaxes and spreading false smears against prominent Democrats and government officials, are not in custody and no date for their arraignments has been set. Nessel said her office would work with local law enforcement to secure their appearances if necessary, saying the men could face arrest and extradition or could voluntarily come to Michigan to face the charges.
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California Governor Gavin Newsom launches task force to study slavery, reparations, a 'model' for America

Eric Quintanar
Daily Wire
Thu, 01 Oct 2020 20:00 UTC
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© Justin Sullivan, Getty imagesCalifornia Governor Gavin Newsom
California Governor Gavin Newsom (D) signed legislation on Wednesday that will establish a nine-member state task force to study slavery and explore the potential avenues for reparations for African Americans. Newsom in a statement Wednesday afternoon, said:
"As a nation, we can only truly thrive when every one of us has the opportunity to thrive. Our painful history of slavery has evolved into structural racism and bias built into and permeating throughout our democratic and economic institutions.

"California's rich diversity is our greatest asset, and we won't turn away from this moment to make right the discrimination and disadvantages that Black Californians and people of color still face. While there is still so much work to do to unravel this legacy, these pieces of legislation are important steps in the right direction to building a more inclusive and equitable future for all."
Assemblymember Shirley Weber (D), the author of the legislation, argued in a statement Wednesday that California hasn't "come to terms" with its historical role as it pertains to slavery.

Comment: While Newsom is 'making a dent' in the rest of the country, he is also making a financial dent in California's budget that will eat up revenue as fast as the fires are consuming its terrain and citizens are driven to seek residency elsewhere.
Newsom signed AB 3121 into law on Wednesday. While the governor lamented that the legislation hadn't been passed "decades ago," he hailed the bill for establishing a "paradigm that we hope will be resonant all across the United States."

"This is not just about California, this is about making an impact, and a dent, across the rest of the country," Newsom said moments after signing the bill. The task force is required to hold its first meeting by next June, and will submit its recommendations to the government one year later, which will not be binding.

The law also does not specify what form the reparations must take, proposing various alternatives to direct cash payments, such as forgiving student debt, financing job training or other public works projects.


Newsom's decision to sign the proposal into law was hailed by a number of locals, including rapper and LA native Ice Cube, who thanked the governor for giving it the green light.


"Respectfully, how will this change the past or help the future? Will the indigenous people of this state receive reparations? They seem first in line in my books!" one netizen wrote.

Other critics noted that despite the fact California is already "broke" - while also dealing with widespread homelessness, power outages and rampant wildfires, among other issues - the governor still "can't spend taxpayers' cash fast enough."

See also:

The Glass Fire in California burned 1 acre every five seconds as it tripled in size; reports on multiple fires across the state

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Surprise! Number of Americans with zero confidence in media hits new high

John Nolte
Breitbart
Thu, 01 Oct 2020 17:38 UTC
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© Joyce N. BoghosianThe vultures gather
Gallup's annual poll measuring the public trust in mass media found a record high number of those who have no trust at all.

Six in ten of those polled have have "not very much" trust (27 percent) in the media, while those who have "none at all" hit a record 33 percent.

Only four in ten say they have "a great deal" (nine percent) or "fair amount" (31 percent) of trust in mass media.

The 40 percent number who do — for some dumb reason — trust the media is higher than the 32 percent record low achieved during the 2016 presidential election, but it is also down five points since 2018.

The 33 percent with no trust whatsoever is a record high.
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Best of the Web: UK Covid rebellion: Lockdown rules REJECTED by Middlesbrough Mayor saying 'we will defy government'

Paul Sims and Natasha Clark
The Sun
Thu, 01 Oct 2020 16:40 UTC
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© North News and PicturesOn October 1, 2020 Middlesbrough mayor Andy Preston has said he won't obey new rules
Statement comes just days after he asked for more help

COVID lockdowns were thrown into chaos today after a mayor declared war on tough new restrictions - and vowed: "We will defy the government" despite asking for new measures just days ago.

Middlesbrough mayor Andy Preston fought back after Health Secretary Matt Hancock announced the latest measures in a Commons address.

A ban on different households meeting will be introduced after a spike in infections. It will be illegal to meet in settings, such as pubs and restaurants, in the Liverpool City Region, Warrington, Halton and Hartlepool.

Comment: The British government is pushing its citizens closer and closer to a fully-fledged rebellion:

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Convenient timing? Thousands of new illegal migrants push into Guatemala on way to US border

Bob Price
Breitbart
Fri, 02 Oct 2020 16:26 UTC
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© ORLANDO SIERRA/AFP via Getty ImagesA new batch of migrants storm the Guatemalan border
Reports from the Honduras-Guatemala border shows large groups of migrants illegally pushing past security personnel. Despite the threat of COVID-19, the migrants forced their way across the border.

A tweet released by New York Times video correspondent Brent McDonald shows a "large caravan of Central American migrants fleeing pandemic-induced poverty" pushing their way past Guatemalan border security officials. He reports the group is heading to Mexico — presumably with an intended destination of the U.S. southern border.

Comment: RT reports Guatemalan border patrols are turning back the illegal migrants:
The Guatemalan government has vowed to catch and expel US-bound migrants who entered the country illegally from Honduras, citing fears over the spread of coronavirus. Some 3,000 people have already crossed the Guatemalan border.

The influx of migrants poses a serious health threat amid the ongoing pandemic, Guatemalan President Alejandro Giammattei said while promising to push the group back.

"The order has been given to detain all those who entered illegally, and return them to the border of their country," Giammattei said in a televised speech.
We will not allow any foreigner who has used illegal means to enter the country, to think that they have the right to come and infect us and put us at serious risk.
Around 3,000 people entered the country on Thursday, with many of them simply pushing their way through border crossing points. The migrants rushed deeper into Guatemala afterwards, with many boarding passing traffic to move faster. At least one migrant was killed as he attempted to climb onto a moving truck, graphic imagery circulating online shows.

Large groups of migrants were spotted sleeping in the streets of Guatemalan towns overnight, with local police keeping a close eye on them.

Guatemalan authorities said earlier that some 3,000 more migrants were expected to reach the country's borders on Friday. Guatemalan director of migration, Guillermo Diaz, has called upon Honduran authorities to ramp up border security in the neighboring state and assist his country in containing the migrant flow.

The ongoing migrant caravan is the largest since the coronavirus pandemic reached Central America back in March. The pandemic has severely affected international travel in the region, including for illegal migrants, as well as elsewhere across the globe.


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RNC: 60% of attendees of Trump's Minnesota rally were not Republicans

Hannah Bleau
Breitbart
Thu, 01 Oct 2020 00:01 UTC
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A majority of those attending President Trump's rally in Duluth, Minnesota, were not Republicans, and over 17 percent of those in attendance did not vote in the last presidential election cycle, Republican National Committee (RNC) Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel announced on Thursday, citing data gleaned from the event.

"Our data from the Duluth Rally shows @realDonaldTrump is still bringing in tons of new voters," she said, listing the statistics:
  • 60% of attendees were NOT Republican
  • 20.9% were Democrat
  • 17.2% did not vote in 2016
  • 8.4% have not voted in last 4 elections

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By postponing an exhibition featuring paintings of KKK figures, senseless censors are devaluing art

Alexander Adams
RT
Thu, 01 Oct 2020 13:35 UTC
kkk artwork
© Genevieve Hanson/ The Estate of Philip Guston, courtesy Hauser & WirthGuston felt compelled to tell a story of an America ‘run afoul of its democratic promise’ ... Riding Around by Philip Guston, 1969.
An exhibition by US painter Philip Guston has been put back until 2024, due to sensitivities over its Ku Klux Klan content. Political gestures like this compromise the art and insult the audience's intelligence.

The announcement of the postponement of an art exhibition has exposed the political motivation of museums. The exhibition by American painter Philip Guston (1913-1980) - due to tour Washington DC, London, Boston and Houston - has been pushed back four years.

Some of Guston's most famous paintings feature figures in Ku Klux Klan hoods, portraying them in a critical light. These KKK images - however mocking - have spooked museum directors.

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Coinbase CEO discourages employee activism, will pay SJW employees to quit

Kate Rooney
CNBC
Wed, 30 Sep 2020 16:41 UTC
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong
© Getty ImagesCoinbase CEO Brian Armstrong
Coinbase is offering to pay employees who decide to quit the cryptocurrency company after it discouraged employee activism and discussing of political and social issues at work.

CEO Brian Armstrong told Coinbase staff in an email that the company would offer severance packages for anyone "who doesn't feel comfortable with this new direction." The pay packages range from four to six months, depending on how long an employee had been with the company.

"Life is too short to work at a company that you aren't excited about," Armstrong said in the email, which was previously reported by The Block. "Hopefully this package helps create a win-win outcome for those who choose to opt out."

Comment: It's curious that anyone felt that divisive political debate and activism are appropriate in a work environment in the first place. Go to work, do your job and fight against the patriarchy in your time outside of work. It's not rocket science.

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Japan 'Twitter killer' pleads guilty to killing and dismembering nine people


The Japan Times
Wed, 30 Sep 2020 06:10 UTC
trial hearing Takahiro Shiraishi
© KYODOPeople form a line outside the Tachikawa branch of the Tokyo District Court on Wednesday for the first trial hearing of Takahiro Shiraishi, who has been indicted on charges of murdering, dismembering and storing the bodies of eight women and a man in his apartment in Zama in Kanagawa Prefecture in 2017.
A man dubbed the "Twitter killer" for luring his victims on social media admitted in court Wednesday to killing nine people, pleading guilty to murdering, dismembering and storing the bodies in his apartment in a 2017 case involving victims who had expressed suicidal thoughts via the social networking site.

Takahiro Shiraishi, the 29-year-old defendant, told the Tachikawa branch of the Tokyo District Court that the allegations against him were "correct."

His defense team, however, taking a different stance from Shiraishi, argued that he killed the victims — eight women and one man ages 15 to 26 — with their consent as they had expressed suicidal thoughts on social media, and therefore was guilty of the lesser charge of homicide with consent.

According to the indictment, Shiraishi strangled and dismembered his victims from Tokyo and four other prefectures from August to October in 2017. Their bodies were discovered inside containers such as cooling boxes in his apartment in Zama, Kanagawa Prefecture.

Shiraishi is alleged to have stolen cash from them and sexually assaulted all the female victims. He owed one of the women around ¥360,000 ($3,410).

Comment: See also: Japanese serial killer faces first of nine murder charges

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US political discourse is so toxic & divided that friends of 30 years no longer talk to me - The America I loved has gone forever

Mitchell Feierstein
RT
Thu, 01 Oct 2020 12:35 UTC
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© REUTERS/Aaron Josefczyk; Getty Images/Robert Alexander
The bitter divisions in America are turning neighbour against neighbour and tearing families apart, amid an atmosphere of indoctrination where freedom of thought and speech is outlawed. I fear we're on the road to civil war.

2020 has been one hell of a year. It included getting Brexit done, Covid-19, big-tech tyranny featuring extreme censorship by Twitter, Google, Facebook and Amazon as well as the stealth implementation of a social credit framework by Silicon Valley oligarchs as they plunder the economy under the diversionary power grab by pay-to-play politicians implementing quasi-permanent unlawful lockdowns. I'm sorry to say that the USA will become a banana republic.

In addition, the global economy is in the worst economic depression in history - one that will only deepen as unemployment rates skyrocket as we enter the last few months of 2020.

I bet most folks wish they could put a bullet in the head of 2020 and move straight on into 2021, but there are three months left - 2020 is only 75% done. What else could go wrong?

Well in the USA, we still have to deal with a presidential election and the appointment of Justice Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court of the United States - two things that the left are fighting tooth and nail to stop.

Comment: And you can be sure that many Americans - those who have kept their heads over the past few years - feel similarly.

See also: Letters from the politically homeless

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