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The devil you know: Majority of Democrats prefer a third term for Obama over a Killary presidency

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A strong majority of Democrats would cancel the 2016 presidential election between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump if it meant President Obama could serve another term, a new poll found.

Data provided to The Hill by the conservative polling outlet WPA Research found that 67 percent of Democrats would take a third term for Obama over a potential Clinton administration.

Only 28 percent said they're ready to move on from the Obama White House, while 6 percent are undecided.

Bad Guys

Beheadings, destroyed churches and constant fear: Christian families in Raqqa describe horror of life under ISIS terrorists

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Fighters from the Islamic State group parade in Raqqa, north Syria, June 30, 2014. Islamic State militants are cracking down on the few remaining Christians and preventing them from leaving Raqqa, Syria, local activists told VOA on April 5, 2016.
Excepts from an article by Carey Lodge in Christianity Today June 28, 2016.

John (name changed for protection), a student in his early 20s, recalled in an interview with persecution charity Open Doors the day that Raqqa was overrun by Islamic State on 13 January 2014.
"They were coming from Iraq with tanks, military vehicles, and even a big rocket that was at least five metres in length," he said. "It was very intimidating".
ISIS militants gathered together the church leaders in Raqqa and gave them the now infamous ultimatum leveled at Christians all over its self-proclaimed caliphate: flee, convert to Islam, or pay the 'jizya' tax for the right to remain in the city.

At the beginning of 2014 there were around 1,500 Christian families living in Raqqa. After ISIS took over, just 50 remained; the rest having chosen to flee.

John's family, forbidden from selling or renting their property and afraid of losing their business, decided to stay and pay the jizya, which was initially 54,000 Syrian pounds per man. Last year, that figure more than trebled.

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The female prison population in the US has grown 800 percent

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Modern day sweatshop
Holly Harris may wear cowboy boots to work, but the Kentucky mom and Executive Director for the US Justice Action Network (USJAN) is far from your average southerner.

This past Saturday, June 25th, Harris talked about her work to a group of journalists and bloggers who traveled to Washington D.C. from different corners of the country to hear from leaders of the criminal justice reform movement. Harris was the first speaker at FreedomWorks' #JusticeForAll event, and as the leader of USJAN, she set the tone for what turned out to be a fascinating conference.

The veteran litigator opened her speech by outlining USJAN's goals, explaining the organization believes "our [criminal] code just doesn't make sense." That's why their "goal is to shrink criminal codes" and "get rid of these unfair, unnecessary duplicative and inconsistent laws."

But it was something else she told the crowd a few minutes later that got attendees worked up.

Stormtrooper

You too can be cannon fodder: Pentagon lifts ban on transgender troops

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© Nicholas Kamm/Getty ImagesTransgender service members.
Transgender people will be allowed to serve openly in the U.S. military, the Pentagon announced Thursday, ending one of the last bans on service in the armed forces.

Saying it's the right thing to do, Defense Secretary Ash Carter laid out a yearlong implementation plan declaring that "Americans who want to serve and can meet our standards should be afforded the opportunity to compete to do so."

"Our mission is to defend this country, and we don't want barriers unrelated to a person's qualification to serve preventing us from recruiting or retaining the soldier, sailor, airman, or Marine who can best accomplish the mission," Carter said at a Pentagon news conference.

Under the new policy, by Oct. 1, transgender troops already serving should be able to receive medical care and begin formally changing their gender identifications in the Pentagon's personnel system.

Pistol

Military base goes on lockdown when someone mistakes training exercise for active shooter event

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A training exercise at Joint Base Andrews yesterday went haywire when someone mistook a routine inspection for an active shooter event and the base went into lockdown. Within minutes, the repeaters of the mockingbird media were reporting it as an active shooter event. And they wonder why "conspiracy theorists" insist on pointing out the overlaps between drills and real world events...

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Attention

UK hate crimes skyrocket 500% after Brexit

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Since the Leave camp won the Brexit vote a week ago, there has been a staggering fivefold increase in hate crimes reported to a national website, UK police say. Local officials have also noted a surge in both physical and verbal attacks on migrants.

"Since last Thursday, 331 hate crime incidents have been reported to the national online reporting site True Vision compared to the weekly average of 63 reports," Sara Thornton, head of the NPCC, wrote, adding that, although "many people are reporting hate crime than ever before," it remains "significantly under reported."

While Thornton stressed that it is hard to tell how many of those cases are directly linked to the referendum, the national community tensions team has also noted a surge in anti-immigrant abuse. In just one week, migrants have reported "verbal abuse, negative social media commentary including xenophobic language, anti-migrant leafleting and, in very limited numbers, physical assaults."

Expressing frustration, Thornton said she was "shocked and disgusted"by the upsurge. She is urging those who have been subject to abuse not to "suffer in silence," stressing that by not reporting and giving in to bullies, victims only contribute to an atmosphere of fear.


Comment: There is much controversy on Brexit as to the intentions of those in power in regard to the 'Leave' vote. In this article we may be seeing one manifestation: the unleashing of hate and xenophobia and ushering in a new level of chaos among the people


Eye 2

Man charged with murder after decapitating man he believed raped his girlfriend

Joseph Thoresen
© Itasca County Sheriff’s Office via APJoseph Thoresen
A northern Minnesota man faces a murder charge for allegedly beating and decapitating a man he believed raped his girlfriend.

According to a criminal complaint, Joseph Christen Thoresen beat David Haiman with a baseball bat, stabbed him, then used a machete to decapitate him as Haiman was groaning on the ground. Thoresen then dragged Haiman's torso and threw his head into the woods, the complaint says.

The girlfriend told police that the group had smoked meth before the attack, the complaint said.

Thoresen, 35, made his initial appearance Wednesday on a murder charge in Itasca County District Court and remained in custody. Online court records do not list an attorney to comment on his behalf.

Haiman, 20, of Hibbing, had been reported missing Saturday after he didn't show up for work and hadn't been seen for five days, the complaint said. His torso and head were found Sunday.

Red Flag

All-out brawl breaks out at Mexican restaurant over chips and salsa

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An all-out brawl broke out at a restaurant in Texas over the weekend — and it was all over a $5 basket of chips and salsa.

Video from the violent incident, which occurred at El Paisano Mexican Restaurant in Dallas around 2:30 a.m. Saturday, shows individuals hurling chairs, throwing punches and pulling hair.
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Isael Rojas posted the five-minute clip on Facebook. The video has more than 1.8 million views and more than 5,000 shares. In the comments, Rojas revealed that the whole thing started over an appetizer.

"All because chips were $5 and they wanted the green salsa instead of the red," Rojas wrote.
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Those involved in the incident were later seen leaving the restaurant. No arrests were made, according to Eater.

(Content warning: Rough language)


Comment: The violent tendencies of our Western leaders have trickled down into society, and now we have a society that sees fighting as a normal act of behavior and a way to solve conflicts.


Family

Another win for 'democracy': Only 9% of Germans support NATO buildup in E. Europe

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Only nine percent of Germans support NATO's buildup in Eastern Europe, a new YouGov poll found. Two-thirds also agreed with Germany's Foreign Minister, who recently said the military alliance should abandon its "sabre-rattling" at Russia's doorstep.

German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier drew much flak from local media for saying earlier in June that NATO's "war-mongering" near Russia's borders only adds fuel to an "old confrontation." However, a recent survey shows that the majority of Germans largely agree with him.

Some 64 percent of respondents share Steinmeier's views, according to a poll conducted by YouGov at the request of DPA news agency, according to Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung.

Comment: These silly Germans obviously don't know what's best for them. Luckily they have spineless lackeys for the American Empire to totally ignore them and do whatever the Americans tell them.
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Brick Wall

Psychologists explain why people refuse to question the official narrative of 9/11

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September 11th is the most polarizing event in modern world history. After looking at the aggregate of the accumulated facts and analysis that has emerged since the day itself in 2001, many people find it impossible to believe the official version of events, and since no serious government investigation is considering new evidence or professional analysis, people are left to decide for themselves if there is more to the story.

Due to the sheer volume of information that defies the government's explanation of events, to believe the official story it now requires some sort of trick of the mind, or some sort of subconscious unwillingness to even entertain a contrary possibility. Regarding 9/11 truth, people will say the most absurdly illogical things, such as:
"I wouldn't believe what you're telling me, even if it were true."
"I don't need to look at the evidence."
"I don't want to know the truth, or I'd become too negative."
"If that were true, someone would have leaked it by now."
"That's ridiculous, there is no way our government would harm us."
"What makes you think we even deserve to know the truth?"
So, why is it that people have such a hard time even questioning the official version, and why is it difficult for them to even look at alternative information about the events of 9/11?

Comment: If you are past the denial phase, do not miss: 9/11 The Ultimate Truth