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'It's like a predator's playground': Reports of rampant abuse at one of America's largest women's prisons

John Vibes
Activist Post
Mon, 14 Dec 2015 16:18 UTC
prison
Lowell Correctional Institution in Florida is one of the largest women's corrections facilities in the United States, and it is also notorious for being one of the most corrupt and brutal. Recently, numerous inmates have come forward with allegations that they were routinely sexually abused and assaulted by both male and female guards.

According to various complaints filed between 2011 and 2015, female inmates would be forced to "barter" sexual acts with guards in exchange for basic necessities like soap and food. According to the complaints, women at Lowell who submitted to the sexual demands of the guards were rewarded with the best food and living supplies available. Meanwhile, women who refused were harassed, neglected, denied basic necessities, and sometimes put in solitary confinement. In many cases, women were put through psychological evaluations and labeled as mentally ill as a result of refusing the guard's sexual advances.
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New video footage shows Texas police open fire after suspect raises arms


RT
Mon, 14 Dec 2015 15:49 UTC
Texas police shooting
© Bexar County Sheriff's Office / YouTube
New footage of a fatal police shooting in Texas has been released. The nearly hour-long video shows the 41-year-old suspect, Gilbert Flores, surrendering with his arms up as officers open fire and kill him.

Flores was shot and killed on August 28. The first video of the incident, filmed at some distance, emerged a few days later. In it, Flores appears to raise his hands as Bexar County Sheriff's Office deputies Greg Vasquez and Robert Sanchez approach. One of the suspect's hands is obscured by a utility pole, however.

The second footage, shot by Flores' neighbors from their house nearby, clearly shows the deputies shoot Flores after he raises his hands above his head in surrender.

Comment: Yet another tragic event that could have easily been avoided.

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Iran: 227 US-made products up for boycott


Press TV
Mon, 14 Dec 2015 11:42 UTC
can goods
© www.dailymail.co.ukIranian vendor stocks his grocery shelves...but perhaps not with US products.
Iran has labeled more than 200 goods made in the US ahead of the much-anticipated lifting of sanctions which could trigger an influx of foreign products. The Trade Promotion Organization of Iran has published the names of 227 goods subject to an import ban and sent the list to authorities in all the 31 provinces across the country in a directive to implement the boycott. The list includes an assortment of goods, including chewing gums, cigarettes and appliances in addition to defense equipment such as tanks and armored vehicles, the Tasnim news agency reported on Monday.

The labeling comes in the wake of an order last month by Minister of Mine, Industry and Trade, Mohammad Reza Nematzadeh, for a ban on entry of US consumer goods.

In October, Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei wrote to President Hassan Rouhani, urging the government to develop an "economy of resistance" and check the imports of US-made goods. The Leader wrote the letter to outline his conditional approval of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action -- Iran's nuclear accord reached in July with the US, Europe, Russia and China.

Comment: "Bottom line": perhaps turn-about is "fair play."

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Ohio seventh-grader threatened to use dad's gun to shoot Muslim boy he called 'son of ISIS'

Travis Getty
Raw Story
Mon, 14 Dec 2015 15:36 UTC
sad/worried boy
© Shutterstock
An Ohio seventh-grader is accused of threatening to shoot a Muslim classmate he called a terrorist and a "towel head."

The boy threatened on Dec. 7 to bring a .40-caliber gun from home the following day and kill a sixth-grader he had been feuding with on the school bus, reported WHIO-TV.

The older boy called the Muslim student "the son of ISIS" and accused him of responsibility for destroying the World Trade Center towers on Sept. 11, 2001 — which happened before either boy was born.
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Truck driver killed after fiery collision with cargo train in Oregon, US


RT
Sun, 13 Dec 2015 20:59 UTC
fiery collision in Oregon
© Portland Police BureauThe scene of a of a traffic crash and fire involving a train along U.S. 30/St. Helens Road in Northwest Portland, Oregon, US on Dec. 13, 2015.
A large industrial fire has erupted in northwest Portland, Oregon after a truck crashed into a train, causing a massive fire. Flames could be seen from afar and huge clouds of black smoke darkened the sky.

Six tanker railroad cars erupted into flames at an industrial facility in northwest Portland south of the in Oregon along Highway 30 early on Sunday with some residents reporting loud explosions in the area, local media reported.

A truck had crashed into the train, causing the fire. The driver of the truck died, The Oregonian reported, citing Portland Police Bureau.

Several fire brigades are battling the third-alarm blaze with crews from several agencies aiding with fire-fighting operations. The firefighters also called for extensive backup, requesting special fire-suppression foam from Portland International Airport, The Oregonian reported.

The firefighters fear that more explosions could potentially take place. According to the Portland Fire and Rescue service, the fire material is hot asphalt, which will take several hours to cool. The firefighters expect residual smoke and steam during this time and have called on local residents to stay indoors and out of smoke.
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The shocking list of anti-Muslim hate crimes and bigotry continues

Roqayah Chamseddine
AlterNet
Sat, 12 Dec 2015 00:00 UTC
Islamophobia


Islamophobia is on the rise—here's the proof.

I've been updating a thread which documents attacks on Muslims, mosques, and people of color perceived to be Muslim, since the attacks on Paris. The thread has been growing at an alarming rate and I've decided that while I will continue to publish updates on Twitter that it would be easier to share and parse through if I created a one-page entry on my website. If there are any I missed, or if you would like to add your own, please contact me.

Comment: Very sadly and tragically for many, the sickness otherwise known as Islamophobia can only get worse. And we only have the US Government and allied proponents of the War of Terror to thank for it.

For a larger view of why this is occurring see:

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Chicago's mayor on the hot seat as thousands protest outside city hall

Stephen Lendman
Peoples Voice
Sun, 13 Dec 2015 22:50 UTC
Rahm Emanuel
Rahm Emanuel with Benjamin Netanyahu
Career Democrat party member, former congressman, Obama White House chief of staff, Chicago mayor Rahm Emanuel took office in May 2011 - reelected last April for another four-year term.

He's notoriously hard-line, neoliberal and pro-Israeli to a fault. The late Chicago-based Citizens Committee to Clean up the Courts chairman Sherman Skolnick called him the "acting deputy chief for North America of Mossad."

His father, Benjamin, was involved in smuggling weapons to the Jewish Irgun underground terrorist group (co-led by future Israeli prime minister Menachem Begin) in Palestine pre-1948.

Their elements were notoriously involved in bombing Jerusalem's King David Hotel (July 1946 - slaughtering 92 Brits, Arabs and Jews, along with wounding 58 others), as well as the horrific Deir Yassin massacre (April 1948), randomly killing up to 120 defenseless Palestinians mercilessly, including women and children, dozens more in continued fighting - part of the future state of Israel's genocidal ethnic cleansing master plan.

Emmanuel is a former civilian IDF volunteer during the 1991 Gulf War. It's believed he holds dual citizenships - a dubious status for any US politician.
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Pathetic! Colorado bar evacuated after mic stand mistaken for gun


RT
Sat, 12 Dec 2015 14:08 UTC
microphone
© Dominic Favre / ReutersThe microphone was set to be used by a band that night.
Police in Watkins, Colorado, evacuated a bar after a worrying call from a waitress that an armed man was on site. When they arrived at the scene the man was searched and found to be in possession of one (very deadly) microphone stand.

The waitress at Lulu's Inn made the call on December 11 after mistaking the stand for a gun, according to 9News. Her very embarrassing error resulted in armed guards being sent to the scene to detain the suspect.

Streets in the area were shut down and traffic restrictions put in place during the incident.


Comment: The public's hysteria is spreading like a virus and it is very dangerous. This waitress's paranoia could have gotten someone killed.

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Countering the fear of death by Islamic terror

Carey Wedler
The Anti Media
Fri, 11 Dec 2015 00:00 UTC
danger, fears
I am not terrified of the terrorists; i.e., I am not, myself, terrorized. Rather, I am terrified of the terrorized; terrified of the bovine masses who are so easily manipulated by terrorists, governments, and the terror-amplifying media into allowing our country to slip toward totalitarianism and total war. - Dan Sanchez
Guided by talking heads, American armchair warriors spout vitriol, increasingly calling to either treat Muslims like Jews in the Third Reich or simply bomb them into oblivion — and their cognitive dissonance is glaring. These contradictions are evident not least in the paralyzing fear so many 'Mericans feel toward Muslims who courageously call for soldiers to do their bidding in the Middle East. Their crippling fear of Islamic terror, itself, is cloaked in contradiction.

According to an analysis by the New America Foundation, Islamic terror attacks in the United States have led to the deaths of 45 people since 9/11. While 45 deaths is 45 too many, the dizzying fear of Islamic extremism currently sweeping the nation is objectively overblown.

Considering Islamic terror killing an average of 3.2 Americans per year (45 deaths divided by 14 years) since late 2001, here are ten causes of death more worthy of their fear:

1. Television: TV might be linked to earlier deaths among those who watch more than a few hours a day, but more concretely, the devices themselves kill 176 people a year. Literally. They fall on people. That's 55 times more deaths than Islamic terror claims annually.

Comment: The populations of Western nations have been whipped into a frenzied fear of Muslims. These fears are being fueled by their governments and the subservient media in order to more closely control them and to sow discontent and divisions within society. All of which is being done to keep people from realizing that their real enemies are psychopaths who have risen to the top and who will do whatever it takes to stay in control. For any hope of change, people need to understand the phenomenon of psychopathy so they can unite against this real menace, rather than destroying each other and the world.

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Heartless police chief resigns after shooting and killing caged puppy

John Vibes
The Free Thought Project
Sun, 13 Dec 2015 21:29 UTC
Police Chief Andrew Spencer and puppy
Police Chief Andrew Spencer resigned this week after it was revealed that he shot and killed an innocent dog that was in a cage and meant no one any harm. To make matters even worse, he took the puppy to a firing range and killed it there because he did not want to deal with finding its home.

Spencer found the dog and managed to get it into a cage using a catcher pole. He then wrote in his report that he had planned to take the dog to a shelter where it would be "destroyed," but then he got another call about a car accident so he decided to do it himself.

The report said that he had planned to go to "the cheapest vet to destroy the dog at the cost of the city." However, the report continued "Due to the higher priority call and the imminent destruction of the dog, I decided it was best to destroy the dog and respond to the accident."
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