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Mob torches village in Bangladesh after reports circulate that a local insulted Prophet Muhammad on Facebook

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A thousands-strong mob set ablaze a Hindu village in Bangladesh after rumors began spreading in the area, alleging that a man from their community insulted Prophet Muhammad on Facebook. Police had to intervene to ward off the angry crowd.

Some 20,000 people began amassing in the area after police received a complaint claiming that the Hindu village resident had insulted Prophet Mohammed in a Facebook post a few days ago, according to the Dhaka Tribune. It is said many of them arrived from the neighboring communities. At least 30 houses belonging to Hindus in Thakurpara village, some 300km from the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka, were then torched, local media said.

Toys

Vienna govt glosses over popularity of 'Mohammad' among top baby names - says media

Muslim women baby strollers
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Authorities in Vienna deliberately cover up the fact that Mohammad has been in the top five most popular baby names in the city since at least 2014, Austria's major newspaper claims. The city council denies it and accuses the media of a frame-up.

The official list of the top ten most popular names for newborn boys published by the Vienna City Council on its website does not mention the name 'Mohammad.' Instead, it suggests that the most popular names given to babies in the Austrian capital include options such as David, Maximillian, Alexander or Paul.

However, a popular Austrian daily, the Kronen Zeitung, recently challenged this narrative. A piece written by Richard Schnitt, the editor-in-chief of the daily's online version Krone.at, says, that in fact, the name often given after the Muslim prophet has been the fifth most popular one for newborn boys in the city since at least 2014.

Comment: Regardless of whether or not there is a conspiracy on the part of the Vienna City Council to cover up the rise in popularity of the name Mohammad, the fact remains the same that in a European country that is traditionally Christian a Muslim name is gaining popularity.


Pills

Synthetic drugs send users on 'rampage' through Missouri town

flakka Alpha-PVP
© Broward Sheriff’s Office / Reuters 315
Alpha-PVP, also known as flakka
Several people went on a rampage in a small Missouri town that included barking like dogs, yelling, breaking into buildings and showering naked in soda water. The incident is being blamed on a synthetic drug that often causes extreme behavior.

Police believe the man-made drug Flakka was the cause of the behavior, which left the town of Sullivan in eastern Missouri reeling and searching for answers, the Kansas City Star reported.

Two people were arrested in relation to the incident, while several were treated at the hospital. The drugs recovered have not yet been tested, but police think the users mixed methamphetamine with flakka.

Fire

Giant effigy of Trump burned by Philippine protesters

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© REUTERS/ Erik De Castro
The government of the Philippines has mobilized more than 60,000 security personnel, police and troops to ensure security during the summit and related events.

Philippine demonstrators have torched a giant paper statue of US President Donald Trump in protest against "American imperialism" on Monday as demonstrations against the US leader entered their fourth day during the 31st ASEAN summit in the Philippine capital Manila.

The effigy of Trump, which was several meters high, was mounted on a spinning wheel that resembled a Nazi swastika, holding a nuclear missile, a bulldozer, a bag of US dollars and a pistol. The crowd cheered and chanted more slogans directed against the US president as the paper figure was lit.

Alarm Clock

'He killed a little animal': Florida mother accused of putting 6-year-old's hand on stove defends her actions

Miriam Rebolledo
© CBS
Miriam Rebolledo
Suspects don't usually say much to reporters waiting for them outside the jail. But a mother accused of child abuse had an impassioned plea for the South Florida media.

"All the news every day, you see young people - 12, 13, 14 years old - they end up in schools with guns, and in this country it's so easy to get guns," Miriam Rebolledo said.

The 29-year-old mother, who posted her $7,500 bond Friday, is fed up with her 6-year-old son. She says he's troubled and out of control.

"My son is rebelling so much that he killed a little animal," she said.

Police said Rebolledo put her son's hand on a stove as a form of punishment for hitting a student at school.


Biohazard

DHS preparing biological attack drills in Oklahoma using infrastructure resembling residential and apartment buildings

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The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is preparing to simulate 'biological attacks' on critical infrastructure near the border between Kansas and Oklahoma. The first round of drills will occur on January through February of next year, along with the second round in the summer.

For some time, we have been documenting the increased drills, the United States Government is actively preparing for or underway in a field training exercise. More recently, the Department of Defense just conducted a drill simulating a total grid collapse across the United States. Days ago, Wisconsin released plans on an upcoming drill to stimulate a grid collapse for mid-November. We find it strange the United States Government is drilling for apocalyptic scenarios, but provides very limited details to the American populace. It's not strange and we'll tell you why, if the public ever found out about the true nature of these drills it would lead to chaos. So frankly, most Americans will be left out of the dark of what's coming...


The first drill starts in January and continues into February of next year at two buildings within the Chilocco Indian Agricultural School (Chilocco campus) in Newkirk, Kay County, Oklahoma. The location is about 6-miles south of Arkansas City, Kansas. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science & Technology Directorate (S&T) plans to release low-levels of inert chemicals and biological stimulant materials simulating a biological attack on critical infrastructure. S&T is studying the penetration capabilities of a biological stimulant against resident buildings.

Bad Guys

'Hannity' fans destroy products from companies pulling ads over Roy Moore coverage

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© NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP/ Getty Images /Mark Wilson
At least five companies have confirmed that they will no longer advertise on the Fox News' show Hannity over his coverage of allegations against Alabama Senate candidate Judge Roy Moore.

Companies including Keurig, Realtor.com, 23 and Me, Eloquii, and Nature's Bounty announced they would pull all advertisements from Sean Hannity's flagship television show after he interviewed Roy Moore over allegations published in the Washington Post that he had engaged in sexual relationships with four teenage girls when he was in his 30s.

"These allegations are completely false and misleading," Moore said in an interview on Hannity's nationally syndicated radio show. "But more than that, it hurts me personally because I'm a father. I have one daughter. I have five granddaughters. And I have a special concern for the protection of young ladies. This is really hard and I want to talk on the radio and explain this: These allegations are completely false."

Comment: A defence of Hannity penned by Joe Weissman during that May controversy over Seth Rich:
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I strongly urge his advertisers to ignore the Left and the media. You've been sponsoring Sean, and WE, his audience, have been supporting YOU! Let's keep it that way.
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You know, with Sean's research, he has proven how media outlets like CNN and MSNBC can be wrong. He is very close to finding out the Seth Rich information to prove what happened to him as well as proving that there is no President Trump and Russian collusion. Liberal, fascist Democrats are trying to silence that, because without facts, they won't have to take responsibility for their actions. Additionally, they think they'll be able to impeach the President of the United States, assuming they can keep the facts quiet!

This has got to stop! And please, if you need justification to keep advertising with Mr. Hannity, it is all in the United States Constitution. Freedom of Speech and Freedom of the Press. Sean Hannity is well protected within his rights to find truth for the American people, and so are you! This is something he has been doing for over 30 years. It is his American right to inform the people, so please support him in that right.

When it is all said and done, justice will prevail. I also urge Fox News to do the same and keep one of their best employees. He has done a service for you. Don't let him down, because if he goes, I am done with Fox and I guarantee you that many, maybe in the millions, feel the same way I do. It behooves you to take care of your people.
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I urge you to read the Constitution which is the law that we Americans go by, and continue supporting Sean Hannity's freedom of the press. Take a stand to do the right thing. Don't cave to Liberal pressure. Our Founding Fathers wouldn't have. I thank you for your time.



Roses

Chief Warrant Officer 2 Bobby Zizelman: An officer and a gentleman

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© Agence France-Presse
White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders briefed reporters at U.S. Army Garrison Yongsan - while wearing the Army camouflage jacket - after a mission to take the president to the demilitarized zone was called off in mid-air
U.S. Army chopper pilot Bobby Zizelman who took pity on Trump spokeswoman Sarah Sanders and gave her his coat on a chilly Korea day

That camouflage coat finally has a face.

When President Donald Trump tried to visit Korea's demilitarized zone on Wednesday during his 12-day trip through Asia, a U.S. Army Ranger made headlines by lending White House press secretary Sarah Sanders his camouflage jacket on a chilly morning.

Now the Army has exclusively shared photos of the new face of American chivalry with DailyMail.com.

Meet Chief Warrant Officer 2 Bobby Zizelman, a helicopter test pilot who stepped in to warm Sanders up on the tarmac at U.S. Army Garrison Yongsan.

Zizelman is a maintenance test pilot who flies Chinook helicopters that were among the convoy headed to the DMZ with the Sikorsky chopper (pictured) that served as Marine One

Snakes in Suits

Heartless! California authorities demand that church stop feeding the homeless

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It's tough to say when our societal values shifted so dramatically, but for some reason now, government at large has decided that charity for the homeless is a crime. In a society with such stunning abundance, efforts to feed the homeless are being met with legal challenges and even police action in America. This is a disturbing trend which has been gaining steam in recent years.

In the latest publicized event, authorities in California have demanded that the United Methodist Church in Malibu, CA stop its meager yet hope-giving program of offering hot meals to the city's homeless. The church has been giving away only 100 meals a week, on Wednesdays, since 2014, which is a relatively small humanitarian contribution in a wave of homelessness which has descended on the West Coast since the housing crisis of 2008 and now spurred on by the excesses of the regions tech industry.

2 + 2 = 4

What does a pre-crash financial market look like? You're seeing one now

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The only other times in our history when stock prices have been this high relative to earnings, a horrifying stock market crash has always followed. Will things be different for us this time? We shall see, but without a doubt this is what a pre-crash market looks like. This current bubble has been based on irrational euphoria that has been fueled by relentless central bank intervention, but now global central banks are removing the artificial life support in unison. Meanwhile, the real economy continues to stumble along very unevenly. This is the longest that the U.S. has ever gone without a year in which the economy grew by at least 3 percent, and many believe that the next recession is very close. Stock prices cannot stay completely disconnected from economic reality forever, and once the bubble bursts the pain is going to be unlike anything that we have ever seen before.

If you think that these ridiculously absurd stock prices are sustainable, there is something that I would like for you to consider. The only times in our history when the cyclically-adjusted return on stocks has been lower, a nightmarish stock market crash happened soon thereafter...
The Nobel-Laureate, Robert Shiller, developed the cyclically-adjusted price/earnings ratio, the so-called CAPE, to assess whether stocks are likely to be over- or under-valued. It is possible to invert this measure to obtain a cyclically-adjusted earnings yield which allows one to measure prospective real returns. If one does this, the answer for the US is that the cyclically-adjusted return is now down to 3.4 percent. The only times it has been still lower were in 1929 and between 1997 and 2001, the two biggest stock market bubbles since 1880. We know now what happened then. Is it going to be different this time?

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