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It's worse than you thought: The 'Kremlin troll army' exposed

Sputnik
Sat, 28 Mar 2015 01:36 UTC

As the alleged Kremlin troll army continues its apparent octopus-like spread across the globe, Radio Liberty has courageously struck back by exposing it right in its lair. But would that be enough?

In the past few days, articles have been popping up around the web, providing explicit details about a "Kremlin troll army" which operates out of a Saint Petersburg suburb, a scary place where laughter is prohibited and 400 professional trolls toil day and night to convert public opinion in Russia and abroad.

There is only one problem with the article: there is no pro-Kremlin "trolling" taking place in the evidence the authors provide. While employees of these "troll farms" do allegedly make hundreds of political posts, they are made on local forums with tiny membership, rarely over 500 users, and even tinier posting activity at most, 5 posts per person, most of which appears to be from the "trolls."

Comment: War of words for your mind.

Ohio lawmaker caught laughing as colleague reveals horrifying story of her own rape

Arturo Garcia
Raw Sory
Thu, 26 Mar 2015 22:31 UTC

Ohio state Rep. Teresa Fedor (D) accuses a fellow legislator of laughing right after telling her colleagues that she underwent an abortion after being raped while serving in the military, in footage posted by Mother Jones on Thursday.

"I don't want government in my business. I want my freedom. I fought in the military for that freedom. And for all those women in the military who were raped — I see people laughing; I don't appreciate that on the other side. And it happens to be a man who's laughing," Fedor says in the video. "I don't know if it's about what I'm saying, but this is serious business right now, and I'm speaking for all the women in the state of Ohio who didn't get the opportunity to be in front of that committee and make this statement."

The person who allegedly laughed at Fedor has not been identified. She made her emotional confession on Wednesday, as the chamber debated House Bill 69. As Reuters reported, the measure passed in the Republican-controlled House in a 55-40 vote, sending it to the state Senate for approval.

Comment: Just goes to you show the moral state of American politicians. What kind of "man" would laugh at a rape victim? How about this kind.

Nobel-winning doctors' group: 1.3+ million people killed in U.S. 'war on terror'

Brett Wilkins
Digital Journal
Wed, 25 Mar 2015 15:44 UTC

Victims of the Narang night raid that killed at least 10 Afghan civilians, including eight schoolchildren.

A group of international physicians' organizations has published a study concluding US-led wars in Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan have killed more than 1.3 million people.

The Nobel Prize-winning International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War, along with Physicians for Social Responsibility and Physicians for Global Survival have released a report titled "Body Count: Casualty Figures after 10 Years of the 'War on Terror.'" The study examined direct and indirect deaths caused by more than a decade of US-led war in three countries, Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan, but did not include deaths in other countries attacked by American and allied military forces, including Yemen, Somalia, Libya and Syria.

The study noted that while the United States closely monitors casualty figures for allied troops—4,804 coalition deaths in Iraq; 3,485 in Afghanistan, the number of civilians and enemy combatants killed by US and allied forces is "officially ignored."

Comment: Even allied troop deaths are most likely highly sanitized.

The IPPNW investigation, which scoured the results of individual studies and data published by United Nations organizations, government agencies and non-governmental organizations, concluded the ongoing war "has, directly or indirectly, killed around 1 million people in Iraq, 220,000 in Afghanistan and 80,000 in Pakistan."

Comment: Freedom. Democracy. This is what they look like.

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The Truth Perspective: Surviving the Economic Collapse, with Fernando Aguirre

Sott Editors
Sott.net
Sat, 28 Mar 2015 18:00 UTC

Our guest on the March 28th, 2015, broadcast of The Truth Perspective was Fernando "Ferfal" Aguirre. Fernando was a firsthand witness of the many tumultuous changes that occurred in the early 2000's when Argentina saw a collapse in its economy. Finding a whole new and dangerous set of circumstances under which he was living, he had to find new approaches to the challenges of daily living, providing for his family, and keeping them in safety.

Fernando is the author of The Modern Survival Manual: Surviving the Economic Collapse, which is an account of his many experiences and the insights he has gleaned from them. He is also well known for his Blog, Survival in Argentina, where he regularly posts information about what he sees in the world today, as well as daily tips and reviews of survival products: http://ferfal.blogspot.com/

Running Time: 01:41:00

Download: MP3

Putin says Russia to help Palestine become independent state

Sputnik
Sat, 28 Mar 2015 13:32 UTC

Russia will help Palestine in achieving its goal of becoming an independent state with the capital in East Jerusalem, Russian President Vladimir Putin said Saturday in his address to the Arab League summit participants.

"Russia will continue contributing to the attainment of this goal [Palestine's independence], working through bilateral channels and through multilateral channels, including in the 'Quartet' of international mediators," Putin said.

Comment: Notice the Quartet excludes Israel.

Homelessness in London soars by 79% since 2010 - report

RT.com
Fri, 27 Mar 2015 22:43 UTC

The number of people sleeping rough on the streets of London has risen by over one-third in the past year, new government figures reveal. The crisis has prompted homelessness charities to call for sweeping reforms.

Data from the Department for Communities and Local Government found that levels of homelessness in the capital rose by 37 percent between 2013 and 2014. The rest of the country also saw rises, averaging at 14 percent.

The figures are an embarrassing failure for London Mayor Boris Johnson, who has always publicly claimed to put homelessness at the top of his agenda. He previously pledged to eradicate the problem by as long ago as 2012.

The report said that there were nearly 750 people sleeping rough on the streets of London, which accounts for 27 percent of the total national figure. Some 46 percent of the capital's homeless were UK nationals, while others were Polish, Romanian, Irish, Portuguese, African and Asian nationals.

Ministers have said that despite the implementation of a homelessness prevention scheme, the figures are a cause for concern.

The report's findings have prompted homeless charities to call for legal reforms.

AAA study finds distracted driving a huge factor in teen driver crashes

Wyatt Andrews
CBS News
Wed, 25 Mar 2015 07:45 UTC

Car crashes are the leading cause of death for American teenagers, and an Automobile Association of America study released Wednesday finds that distracted driving plays a much bigger role than we knew.

AAA analyzed 1700 teenage car accidents, all of them captured on video tape.

And in clip after clip, watch how the eyes of the driver are so attached to their phones...they leave the road on the right -- or cross the center line to the left, often without realizing what's happening.

Comment: It is interesting that we need a study to prove the obvious.

Another huge blaze in Manhattan's East side as fire rips through residential building

RT
Fri, 27 Mar 2015 13:00 UTC

A huge fire started on 66th Street and 1st Avenue in New York, witnesses reported, posting pictures of the blaze on Twitter. Locals tweet that a newly-renovated Dunkin' Donuts was located in the building.

Firefighters managed to put out the blaze that started at the sixth floor of a residential building. Flames could be seen coming out of the top floors. No possible causes of the fire have yet been given, or any information as to casualties.

Comment: See this article describing the fire that occurred yesterday in Manhattan:

Explosion rocks Manhattan - people trapped in collapsed and burning building

10 Hindu pilgrims die in stampede during Bangladesh ritual

HN/NN/HMV
Press TV
Fri, 27 Mar 2015 16:02 UTC

A woman performs ritual bathing in the Brahmputra river during the Astami Snan religious festival at the Hindu pilgrimage spot of Langalbandh, southeast of Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka, on April 18, 2013.

Apparent crowding at a religious ritual near Bangladesh's capital has led to a stampede, killing at least 10 Hindu pilgrims.

The accident took place in Langalbandh, a Hindu pilgrimage spot on the banks of the Brahmaputra river, 20 kilometers (12 miles) southeast of the capital, Dhaka, local police chief Mazrul Islam said.

The fatalities in the Friday incident, seven women and three men, were caused when Hindus swarmed the river in their thousands to perform annual ablutions.

Comment: Are the Hindu pilgrims getting desperate with world events heating up?

Invasion: China to invest $15bn in Ukraine housing and infrastructure

RT
Fri, 27 Mar 2015 13:04 UTC

China is going to provide Ukraine with $15 billion in loans over 15 years to support construction of affordable housing, said Ukraine's Ministry of Regional Development. The interest rate will be minimal and the loan could be extended.

"The Chinese CITIC Construction Co., Ltd is ready to invest $15 billion in Ukraine's construction market, which will help solve the problem of affordable housing in the country..." the ministry said Thursday in a statement.

The project is aimed at meeting the country's public housing policy, of forming a social housing fund and building affordable homes and improving the infrastructure.

Ukraine will implement a pilot $1 billion project to build affordable housing where CITIC will act as the general contractor.

Comment: Uh oh, China invading Ukraine.

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Society's Child

It's worse than you thought: The 'Kremlin troll army' exposed

Ohio lawmaker caught laughing as colleague reveals horrifying story of her own rape

Nobel-winning doctors' group: 1.3+ million people killed in U.S. 'war on terror'

The Truth Perspective: Surviving the Economic Collapse, with Fernando Aguirre

Putin says Russia to help Palestine become independent state

Homelessness in London soars by 79% since 2010 - report

AAA study finds distracted driving a huge factor in teen driver crashes

Another huge blaze in Manhattan's East side as fire rips through residential building

10 Hindu pilgrims die in stampede during Bangladesh ritual

Invasion: China to invest $15bn in Ukraine housing and infrastructure

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