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Epstein's death may be a "turning point in the public's willingness to accept official bullshit"

Tyler Durden
ZeroHedge
Mon, 12 Aug 2019 23:50 UTC
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Authored by James Howard Kunstler via Kunstler.com,

He Did What??!!...

The only trouble with the conspiracy theory that hundreds of prominent and powerful people wanted Jeffrey Epstein dead is that Jeffrey Epstein might have wanted Jeffrey Epstein dead even more than they did. But that's mere conjecture. His mind is beyond being read. Of course, the evidence of his alleged crimes didn't die — the "meticulous" records he kept live on, along with the names of Mr. Epstein's patrons, clients, marks, however you might classify the celebs drawn into the pulsating estrogenic bubble of his life, humming that old tune "Thank Heaven for Little Girls...."

I'm a little surprised that Attorney General William Barr didn't have a heart attack upon learning the news. With Mr. Barr already fully engaged cleaning up the mighty mess in the Department of Justice, the FBI, and elsewhere — considerably aggravated by Robert Mueller's bungled operations — another stink bomb leaves federal law enforcement beskunked, bothered, and bewildered. And now the FBI is being sent into investigate? That's rich. America's Deep State looks like a re-make of that marvelous 2018 movie The Death of Stalin, a fabulous burlesque of people in high places acting like dishonorable idiots.
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Hungary unveils pro-family budget enabling married couples with three children to receive €30,600 from the government

Arthur Lyons
Voice of Europe
Fri, 02 Aug 2019 00:00 UTC
Hungary pro-family budget

This newly announced program is part of a wider pro-family budget which was unveiled earlier in the year by Orbáns Fidesz government is designed to combat massive demographic declines without relying on replacement migration.
Under Viktor Orbán's new pro-family budget, married couples who have three children will eligible to receive 30,600 euros by the Hungarian government.

The government offer would come in the form of a 30,600 euro loan to couples upon their marriage. The loan would have to be repaid until the couple has three children. At that point, the debt would be forgiven, France's Le Figaro newspaper reports.

In this month alone, approximately 2,400 Hungarian families have already signed up and applied for the loan which is paid out in monthly installments. In the case that the couple has a child within five years, the loan's interest and scheduled repayments are both suspended for a period of three years.

To be eligible for the program, certain criteria must be met include: one person in the married couple will need to have paid 180 days' worth of tax contributions to the state, the woman must be between 18 and 40 years old, and the marriage must be the first for at least one of the individuals involved.

Comment: There is fortunately a growing trend supportive of traditional families that is countering 'liberal values':

World Congress of families representative: 'Supporting family values is not fascism, it's caring for the future of humanity'

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Native people across the Pacific are resisting dispossession of sacred land

Jon Letman
TruthOut
Tue, 06 Aug 2019 11:55 UTC
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Thousands of Native Hawaiians have gathered on Hawaii Island to prevent construction of the $1.4 billion Thirty Meter Telescope on the top of Mauna Kea which, for them, is sacred ground.
On the rugged slopes of Mauna Kea, Hawai'i's highest volcano, a major standoff erupted in mid-July after Hawai'i's Supreme Court ruled that construction of an 18-story high telescope known as "TMT" (named for the telescope's 30-meter diameter mirror) could begin.

The nearly 14,000-foot high volcano is already home to 13 large telescopes dating back to the 1960s with a history of opposition. TMT opponents say the $1.4 billion TMT must not be the 14th. When hundreds of Native Hawaiians gathered to block construction vehicles, Gov. David Ige showed initial restraint, but by the third day, police and Hawai'i's National Guard were dispatched, key roads closed, a state of emergency declared, and at least 34 kūpuna (elders), were arrested in an emotional exchange with Department of Land and Natural Resources officers.

Comment: For more information on the ongoing issue with the Thirty Meter Telescope on the top of Mauna Kea: Giant Hawaii telescope construction halted over unrest

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Life Preserver

Prepping has gone mainstream: Is it because of politics, a "culture of fear," a return to what's been lost - or something else?

Nicholas West
Activist Post
Fri, 09 Aug 2019 00:00 UTC
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This article contains excerpts from Issue 28 of our premium monthly newsletter — Counter Markets.

When the reality show Doomsday Preppers aired its Pilot episode in 2011, the critical reviews were mixed at best. But as soon as the ratings started coming in, it became evident that the show had tapped into concerns harbored by a wide swathe of the public, or at least a deep curiosity about what drives certain people to prepare for the worst.

Over the ensuing 4 seasons, "Doomsday Prepper" became a household term. Whether the show had been viewed or not, the phrase was used as much in confirmation of a certain lifestyle, as it was a pejorative toward those gun-toting "worry warts" who overprepared based on end-times proclamations that never seemed to get the timing of their predictions correct.

However, one thing is undeniable: prepping became a much more popular topic thereafter and wound up spiking the market in all types of prep gear, storable food, survival training courses, off-grid living, ammunition sales, and bunker-building of varying degrees.

Comment: The author seems to be missing that at no other time in contemporary history (aside perhaps for the World Wars he mentions) has the general public been been so vulnerable to the uptick in earth changes, precarious economies, health epidemics, and a plethora of world governments that seem to be centralizing their power and concentrating their forces towards police state control in anticipation of a wider restrictions personal freedoms and rights - among other things.

Maybe that "instinct for self-preservation" comes from a deeper sense that, "fear porn" notwithstanding, there are some larger developments that absolutely warrant our preparation for them.

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Cult of Stalin: Until a criminal case is brought against Stalin, his shadow effect on Russia won't disappear


RT
Thu, 08 Aug 2019 16:49 UTC
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© Reuters/Andrey Volkov
A demonstrator takes a selfie with a portrait of Josef Stalin.
A former high-ranking investigator is fighting for a criminal case to be launched against Joseph Stalin, insisting that the legal evaluation of the ex-Soviet leader's crimes is the only way to finally end his cult in Russia.

Igor Stepanov, who used to be a major crimes detective, addressed the Prosecutor General's Office and the Investigative Committee, saying that Stalin must be considered "an organizer of mass killings, meaning genocide of Orthodox clergy and other citizens."

His accusations are based on an NKVD (the USSR's secret police) order from July 1937 to repress former kulaks (wealthy farmers deprived of their property), ex-convicts, and other "anti-Soviet elements." The paper, which was signed by Stalin himself, includes the precise number of those to be purged, with 82,700 to face firing squads and 193,400 to be sent to labor camps.

Among those persecuted were around 20 of Stepanov's relatives, most of whom were priests.

Comment: The Stalin personality cult - revived after its first death in the 50s - is one more example of common sense being bypassed in favor of the myth of better times. Nationalists and nostalgists will always find a way to excuse or deny evil if it can provide an escape from what they perceive as the flaws of the present. Stalin was an arrogant narcissist - there are better options for Russians looking for a hero to worship. Putin, for one, has been fairly outspoken in his words and deeds condemning Stalin's actions. It's past time Stalin's current groupies did the same.

For more on the numbers, see: See also: Lobaczewski: Political Ponerology: a science on the nature of Evil adjusted for political purposes

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Seriously? Rubio blames 'Putin trolls' for #ClintonBodyCount v #TrumpBodyCount Twitter war


RT
Sun, 11 Aug 2019 23:06 UTC
Putin and robot
© Sputnik/Sergey Guneev
Russian President Vladimir Putin and robot
The conspiracy war triggered by Jeffrey Epstein's abrupt death, waged under anti-Clinton and anti-Trump banners, has only one logical explanation - Russia, Senator Marco Rubio claimed, as the US leader himself fueled controversy.

The death of the disgraced financier and convicted sex trafficker has set social media ablaze. The fact that his "apparent suicide," as authorities keep calling it pending investigation, took place just a day after a trove of unsealed court documents revealed his ties to the highest ranks of the US establishment - including President Donald Trump and former president Bill Clinton - only added fuel to the furor.

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It doesn't take much to smell a rat in Epstein's 'way too convenient' death

Neil Clark
RT
Sun, 11 Aug 2019 14:29 UTC
Epstein and guy
© Global Look Press/Uma Sanghvi
In 2008, Jeffrey Epstein got away with a sentence of 18 months in prison after pleading guilty on two counts of soliciting prostitution from a minor. In 2019, he was facing 45 years behind bars.
The death of disgraced financier, pedophile and alleged blackmailer Jeffrey Epstein came just a day after more court documents were unsealed, leading to speculation he may have been "suicided" to stop his case from going to trial.

On Saturday morning, I was discussing Jeffrey Epstein with a friend. "He'll be bumped off and found dead in his cell," was my friend's prediction. "It won't come to court."

A few hours later, I went on Twitter to see what was happening in the world and I saw #EpsteinMurder trending. The whole thing was quite uncanny. Let's be honest: has there been a death of a high-profile prisoner whose expiration has been so unsurprising?

Anyone claiming this time last week that Epstein wouldn't make it to trial because too many very rich and very important people would be dragged in would of course have been dismissed as a "conspiracy theorist." But this morning, it's the "don't be so stupid, of course he'll make it to the courtroom" brigade who are looking rather silly - and you could also argue, quite naive.
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Attention

Hong Kong: First signs of terrorism emerge in protests


The Straits Times
Mon, 12 Aug 2019 00:00 UTC
Woman placard protest
© AP
A woman holds a placard during a sit-in protest at the arrival hall of the Hong Kong International Airport on Aug 12, 2019.
China on Monday (Aug 12) slammed violent protesters in Hong Kong who had used "dangerous tools" to attack police officers, warning that "signs of terrorism are emerging". According to Yang Guang, spokesman for the Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office of the State Council, or Cabinet, at a press briefing in Beijing:
"Hong Kong's radical demonstrators have repeatedly used extremely dangerous tools to attack police officers, which already constitutes a serious violent crime, and also shows the first signs of terrorism emerging. This wantonly tramples on Hong Kong's rule of law and social order."
Hong Kong is at a critical juncture after 10 straight weeks of anti-government protests, Yang said, stressing that stopping the violence, and restoring order is the priority task for Hong Kong now.
Protest Hong Kong airport
© AP
Protesters at airport in Hong Kong, August 12, 2019.

Comment: See also:

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Delaware becomes first no-kill state for animal shelters, activists say

Julia Jacobo
ABC News
Mon, 12 Aug 2019 11:35 UTC
Dog in shelter
© Dan Brandenburg/Getty Images
In this undated file photo, a dog eagerly awaits adoption from the animal shelter.
Delaware has become the first no-kill state in the U.S. for animals that enter shelters, according to animal welfare activists.

The Best Friends Animal Society, which tracks no-kill rates by state, announced the state's achievement at its annual conference in Dallas last month.

For a state to be considered no-kill by the group, it must save at least 90% of dogs and cats entering shelters.
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'Abuse & madness': Russian priest suspended after alarming child baptism


RT
Mon, 12 Aug 2019 09:28 UTC
baptism abuse
© vk.com / Подслушано Гатчина
A Russian Orthodox priest sparked outrage on social media after a mother claimed he bruised and nearly drowned her toddler during an intense 'exorcism-like' baptism ceremony.

Priest Vasily Necheporenko, known by his church name Photios, was suspended for a year following the disturbing infant baptism ceremony, which ended with the child's family filing a police report.

The incident took place over the weekend at a small church in the city of Gatchina, around 40km from St. Petersburg. A video of the ceremony shows the priest taking the one-year-old baby and carrying it to the small baptismal font. According to the Russian Orthodox tradition, a child has to be dipped three times in holy water in order to be baptized.


Comment: This isn't the first time a priest has been filmed clearly losing their temper and harming a child during baptism. Below are two incidents from 2018:

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