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Man pepper-sprayed in face by Belgian police collapses, left by wayside


RT
Mon, 17 Dec 2018 15:12 UTC
Pepper spray
© AFP
Police officers use pepper spray toward a protester during a demonstration in Brussels.
As mayhem descended on the streets of Brussels, one man, apparently a protester, was seen being pepper-sprayed in the face at very close range by police officers. He then collapsed on the pavement and was given no help.

Over 5,000 people gathered in Brussels to voice their anger over the controversial UN migration pact, which was signed earlier in December in Marrakech, Morocco. Dubbed the 'March against Marrakech,' the rally quickly descended into chaos, with protesters scuffling and clashing with police. Officers resorted to using water cannon and tear gas.

However, one of the videos that emerged from the scene is particularly unsettling. It shows a man, probably a demonstrator, running towards a group of police officers in full riot gear. It's not clear whether he wanted to shout something or hit a policeman. But he's not given a chance to do anything.
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Disney Channel actor arrested for trying to entice 13yo in Utah

Ashley Imlay
KSL.com
Fri, 14 Dec 2018 18:32 UTC
Stoney Westmoreland

Stoney Westmoreland
A 48-year-old Disney Channel actor on a family show that films in Utah was arrested Friday after allegedly arranging online to have sex with someone he believed was 13 years old.

Stoney Westmoreland was arrested for investigation of enticing a minor by internet or text, a second-degree felony, and four counts of dealing in materials harmful to a minor, a third-degree felony, court documents state.

According to an affidavit filed in 3rd District Court, the actor began communicating online with a user he believed was underage "on an internet app used for dating and meeting people for the purpose of engaging in sexual activity."
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'Democratic spin machine': Trump lashes out at SNL over 'one-sidedness', suggests it should be tested in court


RT
Mon, 17 Dec 2018 09:39 UTC
Trump rant against SNL
© Reuters / Jonathan Ernst
“It’s all nothing less than unfair news coverage and Dem commercials. Should be tested in courts, can't be legal?”
Donald Trump has lashed out at Saturday Night Live, suggesting its "one-sidedness" should be tested in courts. It comes after SNL did a take on the film "It's a Wonderful Life" which imagined a world where Trump wasn't president.

The spoof on the classic Christmas flick, in which actor Jimmy Stewart gets a visit from an angel named Clarence, turned Trump (played by Alec Baldwin) into the lead character. The angel took the leader on a journey to see what the world would be like if he wasn't president.

But if there's no Muslim ban, what about a potential terrorist attack?" Trump asked in the sketch. "It was foiled by a team of transgender Navy seals," Clarence the angel responds, referencing the ban that was announced by Trump in threesurprisetweets in July 2017.

Comment: Trump's sense of humor is understandably wearing thin after two-plus years of constant media bashing:

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Federal jury awards over $6M to Missouri teen who was tased into cardiac arrest by cop during 2014 traffic stop

Mackenzie Koch
Fox News
Mon, 17 Dec 2018 18:38 UTC
Independence MO cop stuns Bryce Masters into cardiac arrest
A federal jury has awarded more than $6 million in damages to an Independence teen who was nearly killed by a former Independence officer with a stun gun during a 2014 traffic stop.

Bryce Masters was 17 at the time of the September 2014 confrontation with former Officer Timothy Runnels.

Witnesses testified that Masters went into cardiac arrest when Runnels shot him in the chest with a Taser after Masters refused to get out of his car.

Masters filed a federal lawsuit in 2017 against the city, Runnels and TASER International, the company that makes the stun gun used by police.

Comment: See: Bryce Masters: Tased in the heart for 23 seconds, dead for 8 minutes, faces a lifetime of recovery after brutal police attack

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Norwegian military releases haunting footage of warship wrecked after NATO training to counter Russian 'aggression'


RT
Mon, 17 Dec 2018 12:13 UTC
KNM Helge Ingstad, norway sunken warship trident juncture

The ship is currently lying at a depth of about 30 meters (98 feet) in the fjords of Øygarden in southwest Norway. The Navy has plans to lift the wreck, but the operation would require specialized equipment and better weather conditions.
The Norwegian military has shared underwater footage of the KNM Helge Ingstad, a warship that collided with an oil tanker and sank while returning from a massive NATO drill hosted by the country.

The eerie images of the wrecked frigate were taken by Norwegian divers and robotic submersibles earlier this month during an operation to recover anti-ship missiles from the 134-meter sunken vessel. One video clip shows the damage caused to the Helge Ingstad's hull and lower decks when she collided with an oil tanker on November 8.


Comment: Norway's participation in NATO's 'fun and games' has proven to be enourmously expensive as well as annoying to the locals:

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Bad Guys

Shredded documents & hundreds of files seized from treatment center near Houston as priest sexual assault investigation proceeds

Jeremy Rogalski, Tina Macias
KHOU
Fri, 14 Dec 2018 23:39 UTC
Shalom treatment center Houston sex abuse

Most files are only identified by a last name, but among the few full names listed, at least six are priests who have been publicly accused of sexual misconduct.
Bags of shredded documents, electronics and hundreds of files were among the items investigators seized from a Montgomery County treatment center as part of its sexual assault investigation into a local priest.

Listed among the items taken from the Shalom Center in Splendora in September are files for at least 200 people, according to an evidence log filed in the case and obtained by KHOU. The vast majority of the files are only identified by a last name, but among the few full names listed, at least six are priests who have been publicly accused of sexual misconduct.

It's unclear how many of the other people listed are priests or why they were seeking treatment. The Shalom Center offers residential, sabbatical and outpatient programs for priests, deacons and male and female members of a religious order.

The center has 20 residential beds and treats more than 400 people a year, according to the Official Catholic Directory. It offers treatment for, "psychological difficulties, interpersonal conflicts, emotional or sexual problems, grief and loss issues, stress and exhaustion, transitional trauma, sexual abuse, addictions," according to its website.

Comment: It's obvious now why the church's sexual abuse scandals are so widespread...corruption at the top: Vatican's third in line Cardinal George Pell convicted for sexually abusing choir boys

More on the Montgomery County child abuse investigation:

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Illegal migrants try to storm iconic Comedie Francaise - demand appointment with French government officials


RT
Mon, 17 Dec 2018 17:06 UTC
mrance migrants paris theater Comedie Francaise
© La Chapelle Debout!/Twitter
Members of the group La Chapelle Debout demand the theater's directer arrange a meeting with government officials.
Undocumented migrants in Paris have come out to demand authorities grant them asylum. But they chose a peculiar destination to bring their request to - the historic Comedie Francaise theater, which they attempted to storm.

The protesters wanted a meeting with Comedie Francaise director Eric Ruf, believing he could get them a tete-a-tete with Interior Minister Christophe Castaner. "We are here for the [theatre's director] appointed directly by those who give the order to chase us," the leaflets distributed by the demonstrators said.
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Route to a better world? France's highway operator claims Yellow Vests caused millions in damage


RT
Mon, 17 Dec 2018 16:52 UTC
Yellow vests protesters at the South Le Mans
© AFP / Jean-Francois Monier
FILE PHOTO: Yellow vests protesters at the South Le Mans ring road, northwestern France
French road operator VINCI Autoroutes says it has become the latest victim of the nationwide Yellow Vest protests. It claims weeks of rallies and attacks on highways and facilities resulted in tens of millions of euros in damages.

The company reported on Sunday that the wave of demonstrations had affected some 250 of its sites since the beginning of the anti-fuel tax hike movement in November. Angry crowds burned at least 6 buildings and more than 30 vehicles, and vandalized several facilities and interchanges in addition to other destruction.

The latest major highways which suffered from the Yellow Vest blockades on Saturday were A7, A9 and A20. Last weekend, the movement's actions were reportedly calmer and fewer participants hit the streets compared to the week before. The protesters lit fires right in the middle of the road, blocking traffic, and turned one of the entry points to the highway into their "camp."

Comment: You know the saying, to make an omelette you have to break some eggs. Because, while the reported damage might be true - and we have to remember the establishment is doing its best to paint the protesters in a bad light - it's a distraction from the greater issue which is the protests are in response to the complete gutting of society by the rulers of the country whose damage, by comparison, would be incalculable and potentially irreparable: Also check out SOTT radio's: NewsReal: Révolution Jaune? France Revolts Against Macron

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Sheriff

Russia revamping its prisons: Closing historic 200 year old facility, funds modernized building as part of "New Moscow" project


RT
Mon, 17 Dec 2018 13:57 UTC
prison russia
© Sputnik / Vladimir Pesnya
One of Russia's oldest prisons, Butyrka, is to be closed after its inmates are transferred to a new detention facility, the construction of which the Moscow mayor's office has agreed to fund.

It is good news for people held in pretrial detention in the prison, which is old enough to count among its earlier cellmates Yemelyan Pugachev, the famous leader of the 18th century peasant rebellion.

The idea to shut down Butyrka with its outdated cells has been hanging in the air for decades. According to deputy director of the Federal Penitentiary Service (FSIN), the decision to finally get rid of this facility has now been taken. Another less archaic pretrial prison in Moscow, Presnya, will see the same fate, he told Moskovsky Komsomolets newspaper.

Comment: This appears to be part of a wider plan where Russia is revamping and modernizing many areas of its society. Due to the declining number of prisoners Russia has already closed 93 prisons in the past 7 years, and this is credited to optimization, leniency, "humanizing" its legislation, and, presumably, thanks to the routing of corruption by Putin.

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Lemon

Vegan diets are increasing the rate of malnutrition in wealthy countries

Chris Elliot, Chen Situ and Claire McEvoy
The Conversation
Thu, 13 Dec 2018 16:06 UTC
vegan diet shopping list
© mdbildes/Shutterstock
Hidden hunger affects over two billion people, globally. The cause is a chronic lack of essential micronutrients in the diet, such as vitamins and minerals. The effects of these nutritional deficiencies may not be seen immediately, but the consequences can be severe. They include lower resistance to disease, mental impairment and even death.

While many of the cases of hidden hunger are found in developing countries, this phenomenon is also a growing public health concern in developed countries. For example, iodine deficiency is the most common cause of preventable mental impairment and the UK ranks seventh among the ten most iodine-deficient nations. And data from the US shows that more than one in four children lacks calcium, magnesium or vitamin A, and more than one in two children are deficient in vitamin D and E.

Comment: Veganism is akin to a religious belief, with it acolytes adhering to it in the face of ample evidence of its harmful effects on human health.

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