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Jon Stewart: Trump uses journalists' narcissism to bait them - and they dive right in!

Bre Payton
The Federalist
Wed, 31 Oct 2018 00:00 UTC
Jon Stewart
In an interview with CNN's Christiane Amanpour on Tuesday, comedian Jon Stewart called out members of the media for taking President Trump's criticisms of them way too personally.

"You gotta make money too," Stewart said. "You've got electric bills, you've got food. This guy is, he's giving you all cash. The cash flow in the Trump era for these TV shows -"

Amanpour interrupted him, saying: "We the journalists, we, I think, believe our job is to navigate the truth and do the fact checking and all the rest of it."

"I think that journalists have taken it personally," he said. "They're personally wounded and offended by this man. He baits them. And they dive in."

Stewart went on to say that when Trump criticizes them, they make a big show of hitting him back.

Comment: Takes one to know one?

See also: Journalists create a 'safe space' to discuss how to cover the Trump presidency

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Woman flies 50 feet off Arizona highway in car, survives crash and six days in desert


RT
Thu, 01 Nov 2018 11:23 UTC
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A woman miraculously managed to survive alone for six days in the Arizona desert after her car plunged 50ft off a highway and landed in a tree.

The 53-year-old woman was driving along the rain-slicked US 60 in Wickenburg, Arizona, on October 12, when she lost control of her car, crashing through a fence and plummeting 50ft down a ravine.

But in a rare silver lining, rather than smashing into the ground, something which would have probably turned out to be fatal, her vehicle "landed in a mesquite tree where it remained suspended above the ground," according to the Arizona Department of Public Safety.

The woman, who has not been identified, was found when a highway maintenance crew member and a rancher who were chasing cattle noticed a hole in the fence. As they stood by the damaged fence they noticed the car in the tree and called the emergency services.
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Muslim comedian exposes Pentagon's bizarre training manual for troops in Saudi Arabia


RT
Thu, 01 Nov 2018 10:43 UTC
Saudi Arabia Islam
© AFP / Fayez Nureldine
Americans have never looked to the military as a bastion of social progressivism, but a training pamphlet distributed to soldiers in Saudi Arabia was so offensive the Pentagon has quietly removed it after a Netflix comedy special.

A June 2018 "welcome booklet" for US troops arriving in Saudi Arabia to train local forces bristles with casual racism disguised as amateur ethnography, including gems like "The population of [Saudi Arabia] is mainly composed of descendants of indigenous tribes that have inhabited the peninsula since prehistoric times with some later mixture of Negro blood from slaves imported from Africa."

Muslim comedian Hasan Minhaj brought the pamphlet to the public's attention in a recent Netflix special that clearly embarrassed the Pentagon enough to remove the pamphlet from their website - it's no longer available except through the Google cache (really, CentCom, you didn't think it was that easy to vanish from the internet, did you?).
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'Firearms & Molotovs': Central American migrants reportedly set fire to Mexican immigration facility

Ildefonso Ortiz & Brandon Darby
Breitbart
Thu, 01 Nov 2018 10:43 UTC
Mexican Immigration Facility
A group of Central American migrants facing deportation set fire to a Mexican immigration facility in an apparent attempt to escape. The alleged arson comes at a time when Mexican authorities reported the use of firearms and Molotov cocktails within the migrant caravans as they make their way through Mexico to the United States.

The fire was reportedly started at a facility dual-purposed as a checkpoint and makeshift detention center for Mexico's National Migration Institute (INM) in Pijijiapan, Chiapas, when a group of migrants housed there set fire to their mattresses, Televisa Noticiasreported. According to local public safety director Jaime Marroquin, authorities were housing 21 men, five women, and three children which were in the process of being deported. The migrants reportedly set fires to give cover to their escape.
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Video emerges of Saudi authorities raiding Halloween bash in Riyadh, 19 Filipino women arrested


Sputnik
Thu, 01 Nov 2018 21:57 UTC
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© Flickr/ Crawford Learmonth
The Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs verified reports that 19 Filipino women were arrested on Saturday for participating in a Halloween party held at a private resort in Saudi Arabia.


Comment: It's unlikely these Filipino women could organize this party without the consent of the Saudi owners.


The women, along with five Middle Eastern men, were arrested in the Saudi capital after Saudi intelligence officers raided the complex following complaints from neighbors over the noise coming from the party.

Saudi Arabia's legal system is based on Sharia, Islamic law procured from the Qur'an and the Sunnah (the traditions) of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. Under Sharia, women are required to minimize the time spent with men they are not related to. Unlawful mixing with men can result in criminal charges in the country.

An article published Monday by the Philippine Star references a Facebook post published on October 28 by Humoud Al Fajrawi, who has more than 100,000 followers on the social network. In his post, Fajrawi shared videos that appear to have been taken at the Halloween party, showing people dressed up in costumes in a crowded gathering. Later that day, Fajrawi shared a photo of a government document issued by the Embassy of the Philippines in Riyadh titled, "Advisory on Organizing and Attending Events that are Not Sanctioned by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia." According to Asia News, the advisory statement was issued by the Adnan Alonto, the Philippine ambassador in Riyadh.

Comment: Justice in Saudi Arabia is raiding a Halloween party organized by some women from the Philippines, whereas the debauchery carried on by the Saudi Royals rarely faces such treatment and abuse of Filipino maids is rife with few, if any, of their Saudi employers ever facing trial: Also check out SOTT radio's: NewsReal: West Discovers Saudi Arabia Has Human Rights Issues & The Real Reason People Hate Trump

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Protests erupt in India with unveiling of world's biggest statue

Michael Safi
The Guardian
Wed, 31 Oct 2018 05:17 UTC
world's biggest statue in india
Local groups complain about cost of 182-metre-high tribute to nationalist hero

India has unveiled the world's tallest statue, depicting one of the country's independence leaders, in a lavish ceremony featuring fireworks, fighter jets and rose petals showered by helicopters.

The 182-metre sculpture of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, known as the Statue of Unity to commemorate his efforts to corral hundreds of princely states into the Indian union after independence, was revealed on Wednesday by the prime minister, Narendra Modi.

Huge crowds and more than 5,000 police officers gathered in a remote corner of Gujarat state for the ceremony, which has also sparked protests from local communities who say they were not compensated for the land used to erect the statue.

Modi said the structure, which is twice the size of New York's Statue of Liberty, was "an answer to all those who question the existence of India".

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Pesticides? France launches another probe after more birth defects cases revealed


RT
Wed, 31 Oct 2018 19:24 UTC
baby feet
© Flickr / Government of Alberta
A nationwide investigation has been launched in France amid growing concern at the increased number of instances of babies being born with birth defects, like missing or malformed arms, sparking a public health scare.

Assuring citizens that nothing "is being hidden from you," head of Public Health France Francois Bourdillon told RTL radio listeners that an investigation was already underway and that results were expected in about three months.

"We will look at all suspect cases," he assured.

The condition, a type of agenesis, is where the upper limbs of a fetus fail to form correctly during pregnancy. Those affected can be born with missing upper limbs, forearms, hands, or fingers.

Comment: With all the toxins we are exposed to these days, there could be a number of possible causes, but it certainly could be related to France's vast agricultural industry which as a matter of practice sprays crops with relentless rounds of pesticides and herbicides which have been proven to cause birth defects.

See also: And check out SOTT radio's: The Health & Wellness Show: Interview with Brilliant Researcher Dr. Stephanie Seneff

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Austria to follow US and Hungary by withdrawing from UN 'mixed up' migration bill

Shehab Khan
Independent
Wed, 31 Oct 2018 22:48 UTC
Sebastian Kurz
© EPA
The Independent Sebastian Kurz and his girlfriend Susanne Thier
The Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration is expected to be approved by all other member states.

Austria is set to follow the United States and Hungary by backing out of a United Nations migration pact.

The right-wing Austrian government, which took office last December, has said it will not sign the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration which looks to make migration safer.

Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz stood on an anti-immigration platform and since taking office in December has implemented a number of policies that include restricting benefits for new immigrants.

"Austria will not join the UN migration pact," Mr Kurz said in a statement.

Comment: It's likely many more countries, particularly those in the EU besieged by migrants, in large part due to wars waged by the Western world, will refuse to sign up to this mandate. There's also the nefarious issue of who is pushing this agenda, and why: Also check out SOTT radio's: The Truth Perspective: Weapons of Mass Migration: Interview with Michael Springmann on Europe's Migrant Crisis

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Pick up poo or we take the dog: Chinese city rolls out 'social credit' system for pet owners

Sophia Yan
The Telegraph
Tue, 30 Oct 2018 00:00 UTC
7 Owners' social credit is deducted for various infractions, such as walking a dog without a leash or tag, and not cleaning up poo
dog with owners
© EyeEm
Owners' social credit is deducted for various infractions, such as walking a dog without a leash or tag, and not cleaning up poo
Chinese cities are launching a scoring system for dog owners where anyone found failing to care for their pets could be forced to pay a fine - or even have their dog confiscated.

The credit system is already being enforced in the Chinese city of Jinan, and requires anyone with a dog to register with the police - with only one dog permitted per person.

The licence starts with a dozen points and is embedded as a QR code on a dog's collar.
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A brief recent history of leftist political violence in America

Daniel Greenfield
Sultan Knish
Mon, 29 Oct 2018 00:00 UTC
leftist violence
On September 9, Rudy Peters, the Republican running for Congress in the 15th District in California, was attacked by a knife-wielding man shouting, "F___ Trump".

The attacker, Farzad Fazeli, an Iranian Clinton supporter, had previously posted, "Don Trump won't clean his own house, so he's too dirty to know right from wrong. Impeach/incarcerate him before more children die. P.S. complacency is worse than being the shooter."

Next month, Shane Mekeland, a Republican running for the Minnesota House of Representatives, suffered a concussion after being punched in the face at a restaurant. "You f____g people don't give a s___ about the middle class," his assailant had shouted at him.

Mekeland is back on the campaign trail, while still recovering from the assault. "The media and the likes of Maxine Waters, Hillary, and Eric Holder as of late is driving this behavior," he warned.

"If you see anybody from that cabinet in a restaurant, at a department store, at a gasoline station, you get out and you create a crowd. And you push back on them, and you tell them they're not welcome anymore, anywhere," Rep. Maxine Waters had urged an angry leftist mob.
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