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'If I was a Hillary supporter, I'd win a Pulitzer Prize': O'Keefe to RT on speaking the truth and exposing Democratic fraud


RT
Tue, 01 Nov 2016 19:30 UTC
Project Veritas Action founder James O'Keefe.
© RT
Project Veritas Action founder James O'Keefe.
Project Veritas founder James O'Keefe has been vilified in the mainstream media for his four-video series, 'Rigging the Election' ‒ charges he believes are unfair. He joins RT America's Lindsay France in the FishTank to discuss his investigation.

The biggest complaint against O'Keefe's undercover operation from his critics was that it was "selectively edited," he tells France, insisting that all he did was consolidate "hundreds of hours of tape" into "a coherent storyline, connecting various dots" ‒ just like any journalist would do.

"All journalism is edited. The words 'selectively edited' is a misnomer, I mean, what journalism is not produced?" he says."On TV, you see these guys [saying] I'm a criminal and I'm a liar" for how he produces his stories. "All of my journalism requires using pretenses and undercover work."

Comment: And the award goes to...
See also: The Elite's Relentless War on Free Speech, Free Press, Free Internet - and the Truth

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Fire

Gas explosion kills 33 miners in southwestern China

Serenitie Wang and Serena Dong
CNN
Wed, 02 Nov 2016 03:53 UTC
Rescue teams at Jinshangou Coal Mine in Chongqing, southwest China

Rescue teams at Jinshangou Coal Mine in Chongqing, southwest China.
Dozens of miners are confirmed dead after a gas explosion at a coal mine in the southwestern Chinese city of Chongqing, according to state-run news agency Xinhua. The explosion happened at about 11:30 a.m. Monday (11.30 p.m. Sunday ET) at the privately-owned Jinshangou Coal Mine in Laisu town in Chongqing's Yongchuan district, Xinhua reported.

In the early hours of Wednesday, the bodies of 15 missing miners were found, taking the total death toll to 33.

Two of the 35 miners underground at the time managed to escape, according to a statement posted to the Chongqing press office's official Weibo social media page. More than 200 rescue workers, including firefighters, police and rescue specialists were sent to the site to try to locate the missing miners, Xinhua reported.
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Bandaid

Man 'cut off toe in store and ate it'


ITV
Tue, 01 Nov 2016 15:11 UTC
store front Wilko
© Google Maps
The store where the toe incident happened.
A man has been taken to hospital after reportedly cutting off his toe with bolt cutters in a Wilko shop and then eating it.

Police attended the store in Haymarket, Sheffield, previously known as Wilkinson's, at around 11:10am on Sunday.

They were called following reports of concern for a man inside the premises.

A spokesman for South Yorkshire Police said: "Upon officer arrival, the man was taken to hospital with injuries to his foot, where he remains.

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Pumpkin

Hi, I'm Glenn Beck and I'm delusional: 'Putin is giving guns and ammo to the alternative-right in Europe' - satire (sort of)

Glenn Beck
Russia Insider
Mon, 31 Oct 2016 00:00 UTC
Glenn Beck

Me.
A tasty sampling of word goo, from your favorite political commentator, me, Glenn Beck.

Hi. Glenn Beck here. Just wanted to say thank you to Russia Insider for agreeing to republish some of my thoughtful thoughts about Vladimir Putin, Nazis, Vladimir Putin giving guns to Nazis to shoot people with....stuff like that.

Here are some actual things that I recently said on my televised news program, Glenn Beck Wears a Hat at Grandma's House:
Okay. I want to talk to you about something. I want to talk to you about Vladimir Putin. Vladimir Putin has now upped the game and is now funneling money, training, and terror to the alt-right in Europe. [...]

There is a — what a surprise, cop-killing spree in Hungary. The neo-Nazis are fueling a lot of this. And the cop-killing spree, as they went in and they caught one of these cop killers, they found out, "Holy cow, look at, this is a neo-Nazi. This is an old neo-Nazi. He's 70 years old. He's been coordinating this?"

But they also found guns and training from Vladimir Putin's Russia. They now have — their version of the FBI has on tape Russian operatives going over in Europe, specifically in this case Hungary, coming in and training terrorists, alt-right terrorists.

Comment: Geeze - yet another wacky and delusional American pundit whose grip on reality is in the crapper. But this has been a long time in coming for Beck:

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Heart - Black

10 killed after grotto with pilgrims collapses during a religious celebration


RT
Tue, 01 Nov 2016 19:56 UTC
Grotto collapses in central Brazil
A grotto has collapsed during a religious celebration in the Brazilian city of Santa Maria, killing at least 10 people and leaving four others injured, AP reported, citing officials.

The Casa da Pedra grotto outside the city of Santa Maria do Tocantins has been a place for religious gatherings for the locals for years, Brazil's G1 news website reported.
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Fire

Alabama declares emergency over pipeline explosion, killing one and injuring six workers


RT
Tue, 01 Nov 2016 19:17 UTC
Explosion
© Marvin Gentry / Reuters
Alabama governor Robert Bentley has declared a month-long state of emergency after a pipeline explosion in Shelby County that killed one and injured six workers.

The state of emergency came into effect on Tuesday, and will last until December 1 unless the governor decides to end it sooner.
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Red Flag

Austria: Iraqi refugee rapes 10yo boy, conviction overturned


RT
Mon, 24 Oct 2016 11:23 UTC
Austrian police, accused iraqi rapist
© APA/Press Association Images
An Iraqi refugee who raped a 10-year-old boy at a swimming pool, calling it a "sexual emergency," has had his conviction overturned after a court in Austria concluded that the 20-year-old attacker may have been unaware the boy did not want to be abused. The assailant, identified as Amir A., was taken to the Theresienbad pool in Vienna in December of last year as part of the integration process into Austrian society. He was also provided with a 15-year-old translator to help him integrate.

Once at the pool, Amir A, who had worked as a taxi driver in Iraq, dragged a 10-year-old schoolboy into the changing rooms, locked the door and violently sexually assaulted him. The boy, known only by his first name, Goran, told a lifeguard he had been attacked, and the police were called. He suffered severe internal injuries and was rushed to a children's hospital. He is still suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder.

After the incident, Amir A. reportedly returned to the swimming pool as if nothing had happened, continuing to have fun and using the diving board.

The assailant, who came to Austria via the Balkans in September 2015, confessed to the rape, saying he had acted because of a "sexual emergency" as he had not had sex for four months. When asked if such actions were legal in his home country, he admitted he knew that "such acts were forbidden in any country of the world," Kronen Zeitung daily reported.

Comment: Would this case have made international news if it didn't involve a refugee? Putting that aside, pedophilia gets a new excuse - "sexual emergency."

UPDATE 1/11/2016

The Russian president said:
[...] I can't get through my head what they are thinking over there [in Europe]. This is a result of the dilution of national traditions and values. I can't even explain the rationale. Is it a sense of guilt towards the migrants?...A society that cannot defend its children today, has no tomorrow. It has no future.
Putin also noted that Russia as a state, has encompassed multiple ethnicities and cultures for over 1000 years, and that unlike Europe, it has a proven track record of managing inter-ethnic relations.

Despite the presence of a vocal liberal minority, the great majority of Russians agree with their leader that if these are the kind of "European values" the West has on offer, it is better to remain the "backward" conservative society that continually draws the unfettered ire of liberal paragons in Europe and America.

The only question is whether eastern European nations such as Ukraine, Georgia, and Poland - which are in their inherent culture and moral outlook far more similar to Russia than to the modern Germans, Americans, and French - will come to their senses in time to save themselves from the cultural rot devouring the core of the societies with which they are presently so enamored.


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Ambulance

"Zombie" attack update: Accused Florida killer told police "I ate humans"

Hannah Winston
Palm Beach Post
Mon, 31 Oct 2016 18:22 UTC
harrouff
© Richard Graulich / The Palm Beach Post
Austin Harrouff is transported by detectives to the Martin County Jail from St. Mary’s Hospital on October 3, 2016. Harrouff, who allegedly fatally stabbed a Martin County couple in their home on August 15th, has officially been charged with two counts of first-degree murder.
When Austin Harrouff was at St. Mary's Medical Center, soon after authorities say he killed two people and attempted to kill another man, he spat out what investigators described as a piece of human flesh and had "human hair in his mouth," according to Martin County court documents.

"Help me, I ate something bad," Harrouff said, according to Martin County Sheriff's deputies.

"What did you eat?" a sergeant asked.

"Humans," Harrouff replied.

Harrouff, 19, faces two counts of second-degree murder, attempted first-degree murder and burglary of a dwelling, after sheriff's investigators say he stabbed John Stevens III, 59, and Michelle Mishcon, 53, to death at their home on Southeast Kokomo Lane on Aug. 15.

Comment: Further reading on the Harrouff story:

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Camcorder

Cop caught with his own body camera stealing money from unconscious crash victim


The Free Thought Project
Tue, 01 Nov 2016 18:12 UTC
Denver police officer Julian Archuleta
A Denver cop has been arrested and suspended without pay after his own body camera footage caught him stealing $1,200 in cash from a crash victim.

Instead of helping an unconscious crash victim, officer Julian Archuleta took advantage of the situation for his own personal gain by going through the man's clothing and robbing him. Archuleta now faces charges of misdemeanor theft, 1st-degree official misconduct and tampering with physical evidence.

According to an arrest affidavit, Archuleta responded to a call of shots fired in the early morning hours of October 7. The call then led to a short pursuit which ended as the car crashed. The driver got away while the passenger of the vehicle was knocked unconscious.
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Arrow Up

In prison, gardening is powerful rehabilitation

Dr. Mercola
Mercola.com
Tue, 01 Nov 2016 00:00 UTC
prison garden
In the U.S., there are more prisoners than farmers. In fact, according to Solutions journal the U.S. housed about one-fourth of the prison population worldwide, which amounts to nearly 2.3 million people.1

Most (80 percent) of the prisoners are incarcerated for non-violent crimes such as drug charges, and the U.S. spends more than $80 billion a year on the criminal justice system alone. The implications of spending so much on prisons, not only financially but socially, are concerning, to say the least.

And, perhaps not ironically, where small family farms once stood is now an influx of new prisons dotting the rural countryside. Prisons are often built in economically depressed areas and are touted as a tool for promoting economic growth.

But this growth hinges on the continuation of crime. Efforts to stop crime would, in effect, shut down the prisons that many rural areas depend on.2 Meanwhile, for all the billions being spent on incarceration and criminal justice, most inmates are not rehabilitated upon their release.

Many prisons still focus on punishment rather than rehabilitation, which means many prisoners may be angrier and harder upon their release, any may be unwilling or lack the skills necessary to function in society. According to Solutions:3
"In states such as New York, Florida, and California, more is spent on keeping people in prison than is spent on higher education.
In California, for example, it costs almost $45,000 to keep an inmate in prison for a year, while only $15,000 to send that same person to the state university system. For all the money allocated to locking people up, very little targets rehabilitation."

Comment: The prison system in the US is in dire need of overhaul - it is a totalitarian system of abuse that has ensnared millions of poor and minorities to provide profits to the corporations who are the only beneficiaries of this brutal system.

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