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MiG-29 fighter pilot ejects from flaming jet during disastrous take-off in Belarus (VIDEO)


RT
Sat, 15 Jul 2017 17:16 UTC
MiG-29 fighter
© Reuters
A MIG-29 fighter
Footage has emerged online of a pilot ejecting from a Russian MiG-29 after the plane caught fire prior to a routine flight in Belarus.

The incident happened at Bobruisk Airport, southeast of Minsk, on February 23 when the engine of the MiG-29 burst into flames as it accelerated down the runway. The video of the event has just recently emerged.

In the footage, the powerful jet is about to take off when flames are seen shooting from its engines. The landing gear then collapses, leaving the aircraft careening along the runway.

As the flames grow, the pilot suddenly ejects, parachuting dramatically out of the cockpit. The aircraft continues on, leaving a raging ball of fire and thick smoke in its wake.
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Hearts

How two North Carolina officers saved a man in cardiac arrest, with no pulse for over 30 minutes

Théoden Janes
The Charlotte Observer
Sat, 15 Jul 2017 17:04 UTC
Nikolina Bajic and John Ogburn
© Ogburn Family
“It was special to be out of the bed and be able to take a photo, get a good photo with both of them where I’m still connected to the IV but sort of sandwiched between them and with big smiles,” says John Ogburn, shown with Charlotte Mecklenburg Police Officers Lawrence Guiler and Nikolina Bajic on July 4 at Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center.
John Ogburn doesn't remember a single thing about Monday, June 26.

He doesn't remember waking up that morning, or helping prepare breakfast for his three young children, or kissing his wife Sarabeth goodbye, or any of the meetings he had with landscape design clients. He doesn't remember driving to the Panera Bread in Cotswold Village. He doesn't remember going to his favorite booth in the back, where he regularly sat for hours doing work on his laptop.

He doesn't remember crumpling to the floor at about quarter past 4, his heart gone completely, terrifyingly still.

He doesn't remember any of the many, many things that happened next. But in the two and a half weeks since, he's come to understand this: If a single one of those things "didn't happen correctly," he says, "it could have gone differently pretty quickly."

And John Ogburn would be dead.
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Brick Wall

First DREAMer deported to Mexico under Trump files new evidence, disputing government's account


RT
Sat, 15 Jul 2017 11:27 UTC
Mexican wall
© Jose Luis Gonzalez / Reuters
Eyewitnesses claim that immigration officers illegally forced a "dreamer" over the border, according to court documents filed by his attorneys in a case against the federal government.

The National Immigration Law Center (NILC) issued a press release Friday, announcing that attorneys representing Juan Manuel Montes, who they claim is the first and only known immigrant with protections under Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) to be illegally deported under President Donald Trump, has filed new declarations from people on both sides of the border that refute the government's account of what happened.

NILC claims that Montes was visiting his girlfriend in the border town of Calexico, California, on February 18, when he was stopped by immigration officers who asked for his identification. They say Montes was not carrying his wallet, which contained his state identification card and federal work permit, and US Border Patrol agents took him to a local station.

At the station, the agents asked him to sign papers and made him wait for several hours. Then, without any legal counsel, they forced him over the border to Mexico in the middle of the night, the NILC claims.

Comment: See also: Immigration and Customs Enforcement releases detained 'DREAMer'

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Whistle

One cop has a friendly encounter with family dog. Soon after, another cop kills it

Rachel Blevins
The Free Thought Project
Sat, 15 Jul 2017 16:49 UTC
lexi the dog
The same dog who was featured on the news as the friendly pit bull sitting in the front seat of a police car just two months ago, was featured on the news for an encounter with police once again this week—but this time, it was for a sad and heartbreaking reason.

Her name was Lexi, and she was one of two pit bulls living at Rock the Sky Fireworks in Hammond. When she ran away in May, she was rescued by an Indiana State Trooper. According to a report from the Northwest Indiana Gazette, Trooper Corey Adam "had to block traffic as he coaxed the dog to come up to him. The dog was friendly, but scared, and Adam was able to get the dog out of the roadway."

Following the rescue, Lexi was photographed sitting in the front seat of Adam's squad car before she was reunited with her family.

Lexi's owner and manager at Rock the Sky Fireworks, Jennifer Shannon, told The Free Thought Project that Lexi was used to seeing police officers around the area, and was typically friendly.
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Bullseye

Texas teen is first American casualty of the Blue Whale Challenge


Tribunist
Tue, 11 Jul 2017 16:40 UTC
Isaiah Gonzalez

Isaiah Gonzalez
A deadly new internet trend called the "Blue Whale Challenge" has made its way from Russia to the United States. The challenge consists of completing — and recording — a series of dares over a 50-day period. The dares include drinking bleach, self-mutilation and jumping from a high distance. A Texas teen is the first reported death from the challenge in the states.

Isaiah Gonzalez's parents found him dead, hanging in his closet, Saturday morning. His father, Jorge, retrieved a camera that had been propped up a few feet away to live stream the event.

Isaiah's parents say his death is due to the Blue Whale Challenge after they found picture messages he sent to friends showing him completing some previous dares. According to his friends, Isaiah said his last dare would be his suicide.

Comment: See also:

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Family

Russian couple suspected of being 'radicalized' detained in Turkey with 2 kids while allegedly heading to Syria


RT
Fri, 14 Jul 2017 18:49 UTC
Russian couple
A family of four from the Saratov Region of Russia has reportedly been detained by Turkish authorities after they allegedly tried to illegally cross into Syria. The alarm was raised by family members who claim the suspected runaways had been radicalized.

Svetlana Ukhanova and her partner, Evgeny Kochaari, who have two children with them, have been placed in an immigration detention facility in Antakya in southern Turkey, near the Syrian border, the woman's former in-laws claim. Her ex-husband, Sergey Ukhanov, is currently in Antakya, trying to free at least one of the children, his and Svetlana's daughter.

Relatives of the other child, who is said to be the one-year-old daughter of Svetlana and her partner, also arrived in Turkey to try and take the little girl, the head of child protection services in Saratov Region, Nadezhda Solovyova, told RIA Novosti.
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Star of David

'Thieves' steal machine guns, documents, as IDF bases fail snap security inspection


Sputnik
Sat, 15 Jul 2017 16:23 UTC
Israel flag
© Pixabay
Israel Defense Force (IDF) bases in northern Israel are much too easily breached, according to the findings of a recent military inspection.

The IDF Operations Division conducted surprise inspections in Galilee and Golan Heights. Inspection staff easily entered classified areas that were supposed to be guarded and made off with confidential documents and weapons, including machine guns and rifles.

The Katzbia Camp, Pilon Camp, Yiftah Camp, Keren Camp and Shraga Camp, which serves as headquarters for the Golani Brigade, were all successfully infiltrated.

"The IDF regularly carries out stringent security inspections on all bases ... The conclusions of the inspection are under review within the units and as is customary, lessons will be learned accordingly and the procedures will be sharpened. Incidents in which failures are found will be handled in a disciplinary manner," an IDF representative told Jerusalem Online.

Comment: Bunch of idiots - no wonder Hezbollah kicked their butts

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Bullseye

'Discrimination, harassment, bullying': 5 Canadian spy agents file C$35mn lawsuit against bosses


RT
Sat, 15 Jul 2017 11:48 UTC
Canada's spy agents
© Chris Wattie / Reuters
Five agents of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) have filed a lawsuit against management, accusing them of homophobia, racism, and Islamophobia, as well as humiliation and abuse.
The employees are asking for CAN$35 million ($US27.7 million) from the CSIS, saying that the agency is "a workplace rife with discrimination, harassment, bullying and abuse of authority, in which the tone set by management, namely to mock, abuse, humiliate and threaten employees, has permeated the workforce," the statement of the claim reads.
The document says that CSIS management
"has not only allowed this culture to thrive, it has actively inculcated this culture, openly rejecting and mocking respectful workplace norms. This tone and approach has been dictated from the top, and adopted throughout the organization, resulting in an environment in which employees recognize that upward mobility and career success can be achieved through rejecting respectful workplace conduct and visibly aligning with the misconduct of management,"
as cited by CTV News.
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Sheriff

San Antonio cops ransack home, kill the family dog and torture a naked grandpa during drug raid

Jack Burns
The Free Thought Project
Sat, 15 Jul 2017 16:16 UTC
Devin Valdez
The San Antonio Police Department has come under fire once again for using excessive force. This time, amid allegations that they murdered a family dog, tortured a naked man, and threatened a 10-year-old at gunpoint, during a drug raid.

Felix Lopez was among the list of targets during the narcotics and gang investigation, because of his "criminal history," according to a report from KENS5. His 10-year-old grandson, Devin Valdez, described the raid to the CBS affiliate, noting that Lopez was in the shower when officers stormed in.
"They tried to get my grandpa out of the restroom, got him out, then started hitting him, so I tried telling them to stop and they took me to the room, and put me in handcuffs and had a gun pointed to my head," Valdez said.
Lopez's injuries from the raid included two broken arms, a broken cheekbone, and the possibility of permanent vision loss to one of his eyes. Drugs were found on the scene but, strangely, not inside the house. They were reportedly found in the backyard but published reports made no mention of which specific drugs were found.
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Chart Pie

Amazon's growing empire raising antitrust concerns in Congress and on Wall Street


RT
Sat, 15 Jul 2017 11:27 UTC
Whole Foods
© Rick Wilking / Reuters
Amazon's desire to spread its empire far and wide is facing pushback from two power-centers in the US. Legislators in Washington, DC and moneymakers on Wall Street are weary of the company's new plans.

Amazon has announced that it will buy Whole Foods Market for a whopping $13.7 billion. The popular online company also has other plans to expand in the near future and has already announced another service called Amazon Wardrobe, a service that allows consumers to try clothing on before they buy it.
"There's a concern Amazon might be getting too big," antitrust expert, Michael Carrier, of Rutgers University School of Law said, according to Bloomberg. "The odds are the Whole Foods acquisition will go through, but these political winds will create a bit of a fight."

Comment: Amazon set to kill more American jobs than China did as its share of online purchases keeps climbing

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