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UK introduces legislation to require visitors to pornography websites to verify they are 18 years old


Sputnik
Tue, 18 Jul 2017 21:44 UTC
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Setting off a chorus of cries from frustrated teens, the UK government has introduced new legislation that will require visitors to pornography websites to verify they're at least 18 years of age before being granted access.

The Digital Economy Act was signed by UK Digital Minister Matt Hancock on Monday, despite the lack of details on how to implement the new rules.

One possibility entails having users submit credit card information before they can proceed. Another, deemed more controversial, would screen visitors by means of the electoral roll. Both proposals have been called problematic by privacy advocates.

It is hoped that the age verification system will be in place by April 2018, but experts who advised lawmakers in drafting the act believe the targeted date is unfeasible.
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South Carolina law mandates bystanders to assist police with arrests

John Vibes
Activist Post
Tue, 18 Jul 2017 21:18 UTC
helping hands for police
If you saw a police officer assaulting someone and attempting an arrest, would you get involved? If so, whose side would you take? In some places, like South Carolina for example, citizens are actually required by law to help a police officer with an arrest if they are asked.

According to Section 23-15-70 of the SC Code of Laws, any person refusing to assist an officer in making an arrest could face fines of up to $100 and the possibility of 30 days in jail.

The law states that,
Any sheriff, deputy sheriff, constable or other officer specially empowered may call out the bystanders or posse comitatus of the proper county to his assistance whenever he is resisted or has reasonable grounds to suspect and believe that such assistance will be necessary in the service or execution of process in any criminal case and any deputy sheriff may call out such posse comitatus to assist in enforcing the laws and in arresting violators or suspected violators thereof. Any person refusing to assist as one of the posse comitatus in the service or execution of such process, when required by the sheriff, deputy sheriff, constable or other officer shall be liable to be indicted therefor and upon conviction shall be fined and imprisoned, at the discretion of the court any person who shall fail to respond and render assistance when summoned by a deputy sheriff to assist in enforcing the laws and in arresting violators or suspected violators thereof shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction shall be fined not less than thirty nor more than one hundred dollars or imprisoned for thirty days.
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Poll reveals Trump still more popular than Killary while 20% of people who voted for Killary now view her unfavorably


Sputnik
Tue, 18 Jul 2017 21:01 UTC
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If - horror of horrors! - the 2016 presidential election were to happen all over again today, there's a good chance Republican candidate Donald Trump would win once more.

"Finally, a poll Trump will like," Bloomberg quipped following the publication of a new poll showing Trump is more popular than erstwhile rival Democrat Hillary Clinton. That says a lot for a president whose poll numbers are historically among the lowest of the low: Trump's approval rating has been hovering around 36-40 percent over the past few weeks.

Clinton was viewed favorably by 39 percent of survey participants while Trump scored a mark of 41 percent.

President Trump has failed to enact promised sweeping changes on health care or tax reform, and the budget still hasn't been passed. And Congress still needs to raise the debt ceiling and run all finances through the appropriations committee for fiscal year 2018 before tax reform can follow, Harald Malmgren said via Twitter on Tuesday. Malmgren is a former US ambassador, economist, and served as a senior adviser to four US presidents.

​In spite of all of this, Clinton is still less popular than Trump. The former first lady and secretary of state is even losing esteem among those who voted for her in November 2016, a sign that doesn't bode well for a Democratic Party struggling to regain momentum: While 8 percent of likely Clinton voters held an unfavorable view of her before the election, 20 percent of people who voted for Clinton now view her unfavorably.
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Former cop indicted on murder charges for killing teen at party


RT
Tue, 18 Jul 2017 20:34 UTC
Roy Oliver
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Roy Oliver
A white former police officer in Texas has been formally indicted on murder charges over the killing of a black teen who was leaving a party. The case is certain to reignite debate on race relations and controversial police tactics in the US.

The incident occurred in April when Jordan Edwards, 15, was shot and killed by former Balch Springs police officer, Roy Oliver, 37.

On Monday, Oliver was indicted on four counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon by a public official. The charges are related to four other teens, including two of Edwards' brothers, who were in a car with him while leaving the party, according to Dallas County District Attorney Faith Johnson, the Associated Press reported.

The police arrived at the party responding to a call of underage drinking. Once inside the home, officers heard gunshots. This is when Oliver reacted and made the decision to use his gun, BBC News reported.
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Leftist journalist Max Blumenthal blasts Trump-Russia narrative - "Hysteria will haunt progressives and be used to push permanent war"


Russia Insider
Tue, 18 Jul 2017 20:26 UTC
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Max Blumenthal is a lefty US journalist who should be fairly well-known to Russia Insider readers, particularly seeing we've reprinted him a couple of times.

Yesterday he had a great appearance on Tucker Carlson's show who remains one of the few sane voices on the "Russiagate" nothing-burger on American cable television.

Blumenthal told Tucker he expected the Democrats to oppose Trump on progressive issues like economic equality and opposition to permanent war. Instead he says, they've latched onto the Russiagate scandal-mongering as a way to "oppose Trump without having to do anything progressive".

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Whistleblower retaliation: Lab manager punished for exposing fraud

Shepard Ambellas
Intellihub
Mon, 17 Jul 2017 20:21 UTC
Aleta Busselman

Aleta Busselman
The Department of Energy's Inspector General has opened an investigation into the allegations that a Pacific Northwest Nation Lab (PNNL) employee of 30-years was transferred to a windowless office after refusing to go along with a cover-up.

30-year veteran lab manager Aleta Busselman claims the lab relocated her and assigned her with no new tasks after she failed to whitewash an incident which had already cost the federal government over $1.5 million in 2016 after a fraudulent contract was negotiated.

Busselman's managed a team in charge of getting to the bottom of why certain events happen at the plant and said that she thought that the lab would want an "honest" and responsible person to do such to make sure that such events would never happen again. However, her willingness, to tell the truth, ultimately cost her her livelihood.

Busselman's team concluded that the lab did not have "adequate controls" in place to protect against "fraudulent activities."
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Asylum seekers who housed Snowden in Hong Kong suing Canada over refugee claims


RT
Tue, 18 Jul 2017 20:14 UTC
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A group of refugees who sheltered fugitive whistleblower Edward Snowden in Hong Kong are facing deportation after the city's authorities rejected their bid for protection, their lawyer said
Asylum seekers who housed NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden in Hong Kong are set to sue the Canadian government for failing to expedite their refugee claims. They say their role in Snowden's escape to Russia has led authorities to repeatedly question them.

Before escaping to Russia, Snowden hid with families from Sri Lanka and the Philippines who sought asylum in Hong Kong. They hosted Snowden for short periods having been introduced to him by their mutual lawyer, Robert Tibbo.

They said they willingly helped Snowden who, like themselves, was seeking safety as a refugee. A US demand for his arrest in Hong Kong was not recognized and disclosed until after he had lawfully left the territory.

Once their connection with Snowden became known, the asylum seekers say Hong Kong authorities repeatedly questioned them to find out what they knew about Snowden, and denied them benefits for their basic living needs when they referred such questions to their lawyer.

The group includes four adults and three stateless children born in Hong Kong.
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You don't say! University professor says white marble artwork causes white supremacy

Jennifer Duplessie
Turning Point News
Sun, 09 Jul 2017 20:14 UTC
white marble statues

Emblems of White supremacy!
A professor at The University of Iowa said appreciation of "white marble" used in classical artwork has created "white supremacist ideas today."

Professor Sarah Bond indicated in a Hyperallergic article that "many of the statues, reliefs, and sarcophagi created in the ancient Western world were in fact painted," and the "white marble" used in artwork were meant to be colored.

Bond also said that "the equation of white marble with beauty is not an inherent truth of the universe," and therefore is "a dangerous construct that continues to influence white supremacist ideas today."

The professor also argues that "most museums and art history textbooks contain a predominantly neon white display of skin tone," which "has an impact on the way we view the antique world."

"The assemblage of neon whiteness serves to create a false idea of homogeneity — everyone was very white! — across the Mediterranean region," she said, later saying that the misapprehensions of the classical era give "further ammunition for white supremacists today, including groups like Identity Europa, who use classical statuary as a symbol of white male superiority."

Comment:
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Fascist anti-smoking crusade: Prisons in Scotland to ban smoking by 2018 (Update)

Hilary Duncanson
The Scotsman
Mon, 17 Jul 2017 19:30 UTC
HMP Barlinnie in Glasgow
© Robert Perry/TSPL
HMP Barlinnie in Glasgow.
Smoking will be prohibited in Scotland's jails by the end of next year under plans announced by prison chiefs.

The Scottish Prison Service (SPS) says it intends to make all jails north of the border "smoke-free" by November 2018. The move is designed to tackle the "unacceptably high risk" posed to the health of prisoners, staff and visitors by passive smoking. ]

The announcement was accompanied by the launch of a major report on prison workers' exposure to second-hand smoke.

The large-scale study led by the University of Glasgow - described as the most comprehensive analysis of its kind in the world - found workers' exposure to such smoke is similar to that experienced by someone living in a typical smoking home in Scotland.

Comment: For the truth about tobacco and why the PTB want to stamp it out, see:

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Manna from heaven? 15 pounds of Italian sausage lands on Florida family's roof

Neki Mohan
Orlando News 6
Mon, 17 Jul 2017 20:05 UTC
pork package
A South Florida family is perplexed after recently waking up to a loud thud, only to find that the mysterious sound was several packages of frozen Italian sausage.

"It was like thunder, and it awakened me out of a sleep," Travis Adair said.

Adair said he and his family were awakened Saturday morning by a loud thud on the roof of their Deerfield Beach home.

"We got up, found two packages of sausage on our side yard, and then we were like, 'OK, well, we got to go on the roof and check and see if we find more of this stuff,'" Austin Adair said.

Sure enough, there were three more packages of Italian pork sausage.

A total of 15 pounds of Italian sausage was found in bags marked William Land Service, a land-clearing company in Alabama.

The homeowners were baffled about how the sausage ended up on their roof, so their son, Austin Adair, called the company.

Comment: Objects mysteriously falling from the sky? This is positively Fortean!

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