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Newly released report exposes Secret Service use of prostitutes, drinking on the job and harassment of subordinates


Radar Online
Thu, 21 Jul 2016 16:04 UTC
secret service scandal
RadarOnline.com has obtained proof that the Secret Service is a corrupt zoo — more booze soaked, amoral and sex-fueled than even the Colombia hooker scandal of 2012 revealed!

After a four-year fight, Radar can reveal some of the shocking content of 6,441 never-before-seen government documents exposing astounding corruption in the agency charged with protecting our leaders.

"A male Secret Service Agent assigned to Puerto Rico had his issued firearm stolen by a male prostitute who he solicited online," reads one sensational report dated May 2, 2014.

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"Inspectors conducted a review of his issued laptop and discovered the solicitation was made using his government computer...The weapon has not been recovered."

Comment: Seems like the members of the Secret Service are acting just like the people they are paid to protect: irresponsibly and selfishly.

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Pocket Knife

Attempted abduction, knife attack on RAF servicemen from Marham base


RT
Thu, 21 Jul 2016 15:50 UTC
marham tornado
© Darren Staples / Reuters
A British Royal Air Force (RAF) Tornado GR4 aircraft takes off from RAF Marham in eastern England
Norfolk police are investigating the attempted abduction of a military serviceman at RAF Marham on Wednesday. They have not ruled out terrorism as a motive.

Local authorities are carrying out house-to-house enquiries and detailed searches of the area, in Squires Hill, which is now closed off to the public.

Detective Superintendent Paul Durham, from the Norfolk and Suffolk Major Investigation Team, said police are exploring several hypotheses and that terrorism is one of them.

According to a police statement, the victim, in his late 20s, was approached by two men while out for a run.

The first suspect, described as 6ft tall and between 20 and 30 years of age, shouted at the serviceman and attempted to grab him.

The victim successfully fought him off, causing the first suspect to fall on the ground.

Comment: Twenty years ago, would police feel the need to say something along the lines of "we aren't ruling out terrorism" in an incident such as this? It really says something about the times we're living in. Hysteria, madness, state-sponsored terrorism. What a world, eh?

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Whistle

Texas voter ID law ruling: Discriminates against minorities and poor


RT
Thu, 21 Jul 2016 15:35 UTC
voting
© Jim Young / Reuters
A federal appeals court ruled that Texas' strict voter ID law discriminates against minorities and the poor, and must be revised before November's elections.

"The vast majority of eligible voters" possess approved photo IDs and "must show it to vote," the court said in the 9-6 decision Wednesday, according to Bloomberg. But a lower court will now have to devise a way for Texas to accommodate those who do not have approved IDs.

With Texas lawmakers out of session until next year, the Fifth Circuit US Court of Appeals in New Orleans ordered a trial court judge to explore interim remedies before the November presidential election, in order to give reasonable access to those voters lacking the qualified ID cards.

Comment: Now if only we could get some actual candidates worth voting for in elections!

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Cow Skull

'Worst case of animal cruelty ever seen' - hundreds of animals rescued from deplorable conditions at farm in Westport, Massachusetts

Bill Shields
CBS Boston
Wed, 20 Jul 2016 15:17 UTC
farm abuse
© WBZ-TV
The 70-acre Westport farm that was the site of the animal abuse.
"This is one of the worst abuse cases I've ever seen," said Dr. Kyle Quigley, of the Animal Rescue League of Boston.

In day two of an investigation into animal abuse in Westport, investigators found a 70-acre site in the woods where several hundred animals were kept in nightmarish conditions.

"It's disgusting, and it's extremely unfortunate and sad that these animals have to live in these conditions," said Westport Police Det. Sgt. Tony Cestodio.

Investigators began looking at the property last week when a man reported two Rottweilers attacked and killed 15 of his goats.

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Eye 1

Microsoft is tracking & collecting 'excessive' user information - France threatens sanctions


RT
Thu, 21 Jul 2016 15:02 UTC
Microsoft
© Lucy Nicholson / Reuters
France has formally demanded that Microsoft stops collecting private user data and tracking browsing habits. Should the corporation fail to fulfill the request within three months, it risks facing further sanctions and paying fines of up to €150,000 ($165,000).

On Wednesday the National Data Protection Commission (CNIL) issued a formal statement in which it said that Microsoft had three months to polish its privacy policy and bring it into compliance with the French data protection legislation.
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Whistle

'I hate you damn swine': Swedish bus driver filmed kicking Syrian asylum seeker


RT
Thu, 21 Jul 2016 14:56 UTC
Syrian attacked by Swede
© YouTube / Clear Vision
A bus line in Sweden suspended one of its drivers after he was accused of physically and verbally assaulting an asylum seeker. The incident, which involved the driver beating the refugee, was filmed by a witness.

The violent altercation happened on Tuesday on the island of Öland off the Sweden east coast, which hosts a refugee center. The man identified by the local media as Muhammed, who fled the Syrian war, is one of its residents.

In an interview with the Local, he said he wanted to board a bus on Tuesday morning, but the driver closed the door in his face.
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Briefcase

Nebraska outlaws civil asset forfeiture; requires criminal conviction before property can be seized

Mike Maharrey
Activist Post
Wed, 20 Jul 2016 14:11 UTC
gavel
Today, civil asset forfeiture officially ends in Nebraska as reforms to asset forfeiture laws passed in the spring go into effect. Under the new law, the state can no longer take property without a criminal conviction. The legislation also takes on federal forfeiture programs by banning prosecutors from circumventing state laws by passing cases off to the feds in most situations.

Sen. Tommy Garrett (R-Bellevue) introduced Legislature Bill 1106 (LB1106) in January. The new law reforms Nebraska law by requiring a criminal conviction before prosecutors can proceed with asset forfeiture. Under the old statute, the state could seize assets even if a person was never found guilty of a crime, or even arrested.

The unicameral legislature passed LB1106 by a 38-8 vote.

Comment: Asset forfeiture reform signed into law in Nebraska

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Fire

'Deliberate attack': Man sets himself on fire and drives car into Sydney police station parking lot


RT
Thu, 21 Jul 2016 14:41 UTC
Sydney car attack
© Rafi Younes / Facebook
A man set himself alight before driving his car into a Sydney police station car park. The vehicle is believed to have contained gas canisters. The driver suffered serious burns and was taken to hospital.

The incident began at around 7pm local time, when police noticed a man in his 60s parked in the driveway of Merrylands police station in west Sydney, New South Wales police assistant Denis Clifford said, as cited by The Sydney Morning Herald.

When police approached the vehicle, it ignited and the man drove it down the driveway, ramming it into the door of the station's underground car park.

Police managed to extinguish the flames and the driver was taken to hospital after suffering "very serious burns."

Clifford said the man was "unconscious for some time," the Guardian reported.
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Pistol

Gunman opens fire on police in Ohio


RT
Thu, 21 Jul 2016 14:38 UTC
google map ohio
Police officers have come under rifle fire in an attack in the city of Columbus, Ohio, police said. The incident prompted police to shut down a large portion of a major street.

"Officers under attack from rifle fire," the message on Columbus Police Dispatch said.

Later, Columbus's ABC 6 reported a large portion of Cleveland Avenue was shut down in the city's north as the police investigation was underway. Fox 28 said on Twitter shots were fired in the area.

"Officers responded to the area of Windsor Ave (South Linden) on the report of multiple shots being fired," police said in a press release. "Upon arrival, officers were able to identify two apartments along with multiple vehicles that had been struck by gunfire."
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People

More unrest: Cars set ablaze as protesters clash with police in Paris suburbs for 2nd night


RT
Thu, 21 Jul 2016 14:34 UTC
Burned car in Paris
© Arnaud maxime / Twitter
At least 15 vehicles, including police cars, have been set on fire in the Val d'Oise area in the Paris suburbs in a second consecutive night of protests over the death of a 24-year-old man in police custody, local media reported.

The protests took place in the Persan and Beaumont-sur-Oise communes in Val-d'Oise department, north of the capital, the prefecture told local La Gazette du Val d'Oise newspaper.

According to officials, at least 15 cars, including police vehicles, and 35 waste containers were set on fire overnight from Wednesday into Thursday.

At least nine people were arrested on suspicion of carrying out arson attacks, and of armed gatherings.
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