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Funding cuts to mental health services triples number of emergency psychiatric visits


Science Daily
Fri, 20 Nov 2015 00:00 UTC
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Countywide reductions in psychiatric services -- both inpatient and outpatient -- led to more than triple the number of emergency psychiatric consults and 55 percent increases in lengths of stay for psychiatric patients in the emergency department. The before and after study of the impact of decreasing county mental health services was published online in Annals of Emergency Medicine ('Impact of Decreasing County Mental Health Services on the Emergency Medicine').

"As is often the case, the emergency department catches everyone who falls through the cracks in the health care system," said lead study author Arica Nesper, MD, MAS of the University of California Davis School of Medicine in Sacramento. "People with mental illness did not stop needing care simply because the resources dried up. Potentially serious complaints increased after reductions in mental health services, likely representing not only worse care of patients' psychiatric issues but also the medical issues of patients with psychiatric problems."

Comment: This is worrisome at a time when the economy is already taking its toll on mental health. If the expected economic and social turmoil continues to increase, emergency facilities will be quickly overwhelmed.

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Euro-skepticism: Finland's parliament to debate leaving the Eurozone

Joshua Krause
The Daily Sheeple
Sun, 22 Nov 2015 22:24 UTC
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Finland is in a rather unique position within the European Union. Their nation is by all accounts, very prosperous and stable with a relatively small debt to GDP ratio. However, their nation is also being crippled under the influence of the Eurozone. They've endured a relentless recession accompanied by negative economic growth and high unemployment. In fact, their economy has contracted by .6% this past quarter, which is worse than any other EU nation including Greece. Their current downturn has lasted even longer than the post-Soviet crash of the early 90's.

Because of their recent economic woes, Finland has become the perfect example of how detrimental it is to be a part of the EU. That's because they don't fall under the stereotypes of their Southern peers like Greece, Spain, and Italy. Finland isn't a debt ridden basket case nation, rife with corruption, dysfunction, and empty promises. And yet, the Euro is still wrecking their economy.
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Trump's xenophobia and "memory" of 'thousands and thousands' of Arabs cheering 9/11 in New Jersey

Maxwell Tani
Business Insider
Sun, 22 Nov 2015 00:00 UTC
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Donald Trump claims that "thousands" of people in New Jersey were "cheering" amid the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on US soil.

In an interview on ABC's "This Week" on Sunday, Trump doubled down on his assertion that he saw people in New Jersey — where the real-estate mogul claims there are "large Arab populations" — cheering as the World Trade Center came down.
"There were people that were cheering on the other side of New Jersey, where you have large Arab populations. They were cheering as the World Trade Center came down," Trump said on Sunday. "I know it might be not politically correct for you to talk about it, but there were people cheering as that building came down — as those buildings came down. And that tells you something. It was well-covered at the time."

Comment: Trump appears to be inventing things nearly out of whole cloth in order to justify his deeply xenophobic, fascistic thinking. He has entered the mind set of the 'reality creators': politicians who have no problem whatsoever making up stuff to get others to think and do as they would want them to. We should not underestimate the capacity for buffoons to behave in incredibly destructive ways.

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More than 1,000 in Boston protest Massachusetts governor's anti-refugee stance


Sputnik
Sun, 22 Nov 2015 21:25 UTC
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© Boston GlobeMore than 1,000 people protested Gov. Charlie Baker's position against allowing Syrian refugees into the state.
Hundreds of people took to the streets of Boston to protest against the efforts of Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker to stop the resettlement of Syrian refugees in the state, local media reported Saturday.

According to The Boston Globe newspaper, the event that brought together some 500 people took place Friday night.
"Don't give into racist fear! Refugees are welcomed here," the people chanted, as quoted by the media outlet. Speakers from several refugee organizations gave speeches in support of the refugees and calling for compassion.

Baker was one of the governors calling to stop the refugee resettlement program in fears that the security measures in place were not enough to stop extremists from entering the country disguised as refugees.

On Thursday, the US House of Representatives passed a bill that would block the presidential administration from resettling some 10,000 Syrian refugees as well as Iraqi refugees to the United States in 2016, as was announced by Obama earlier in the year. The move followed the deadly attacks in Paris last week which claimed lives of at least 130 people. The Islamic State extremist group claimed responsibility for the attacks.
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California man crushes 1-year-old girl to death with his foot; felt 'taken advantage of' for being asked to babysit

Brendan Kelly
Opposing Views
Sun, 22 Nov 2015 20:28 UTC
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A California man is facing 25 years to life in prison for killing a one-year-old girl by crushing her with his foot while he watched television. Daniel Ruiz, 25, was found guilty November 19 of one count of second-degree murder and one count of assault on a child causing death, according to the San Bernadino County District Attorney's Office. He faces 25 years to life when he is sentenced January 15.

Ruiz was asked to watch two children in August 2013, while his girlfriend Terra and her friend Andrea went to the store.

In court, the convicted murderer said that he decided to crush the baby because he felt "taken advantage of" by the baby girl's mother when she asked him to watch her children for 30 minutes.

Ruiz said that he was angered by the request and decided to take it out on one-year-old Scarlett. He put his foot on her chest and pushed down as hard as he could with his 230 pounds of weight on her body. As the baby gasped for air, he got up and turned on the television.

After changing channels for a few minutes, Ruiz noticed that Scarlett appeared to be having a seizure, police say. He reportedly tapped her on the cheek to get her to snap out of it. The two women returned home shortly after that and Ruiz ran outside to tell Scarlett's mother that she needed to go to the hospital. According to officials, the women were gone for about 30-45 minutes.

Andrea was unable to get through to 9-1-1, so she grabbed Scarlett and ran directly to the fire station across the street.The fireman and hospital workers were unable to revive Scarlett, however, and she died in the hospital soon after. The cause of her death was discovered in an autopsy two days later.

Comment: Just25 years?
"The defendant stated that he actually felt better after stepping on the victim, as he sat there watching television," DiDonato said. "The whole time, Scarlett was behind him, lying on the floor trying to catch her breath. Fighting for her life."

Hesperia man convicted of Second Degree Murder and Assault on a Child Causing Death
If this cold-blooded murderer doesn't get life, we'll have to wonder what the heck is wrong with the U.S. justice system.

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CNN punished its own journalist for fulfilling a core duty of journalism

Glenn Greenwald
The Intercept
Fri, 20 Nov 2015 19:28 UTC
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CNN suspended its global affairs correspondent, Elise Labott, for two weeks for the crime of posting a tweet critical of the House vote to ban Syrian refugees. Whether by compulsion or choice, she then groveled in apology. This is the original tweet along with her subsequent expression of repentance:

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Arkansas judge accused of molesting young men skips court date, keeps full pay, no arrest

John Vibes
The Free Thought Project
Fri, 20 Nov 2015 19:25 UTC
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A judge who has been accused of sexually assaulting numerous defendants who passed through his courtroom, has skipped court this week and failed to show up to defend himself against these charges.Judge Joseph Boeckmann had reportedly been coercing young men into sexual acts since as far back as 2009.

Boeckmann would select young men that passed through his court, and he would give them community service near his house. Once they were near his home, Boeckmann would get them inside and force them into sexual acts and sometimes take photos. Boeckmann would offer the young men lighter sentences or money in exchange for their silence. He reportedly had a fetish for spanking the boys, both for their "punishment" and for his personal enjoyment.

According to the complaint:
"The 'work' usually consisted of picking up cans either alongside city roads in Wynne, or actually picking up cans at Boeckmannn's residence, wherein Boeckmann would photograph the buttocks of the men as they were bending to retrieve the garbage. Multiple male litigants have been photographed by Boeckmann during these 'community service' type sentences. Boeckmann maintained these photographs of male litigants' buttocks in his home for his own personal use. In addition to the illegal sentences, Boeckmann has used his judicial status to form relationships, personal and sexual, with male litigants. Boeckmann has engaged in a consistent pattern of seeking out young Caucasian male litigants before Cross County District Court for the purpose of forming personal sexual relations with the litigants, thus creating a self-imposed conflict of interest for himself in his role as Cross County District Court judge."
All of the men that Boeckmann molested were over the age of 18, however, it is suspected that he has child pornography on his computer, and it has been reported that his computer has been confiscated since the allegations have been made public.

Comment: In a totalitarian state, the rule of law is divided in two. One rule of law for the elite and another for the rest of us.

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7 killed in New Zealand helicopter crash


Sky News
Sat, 21 Nov 2015 14:03 UTC
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Helicopter crashes at New Zealand glacier, killing all seven on board
Four British tourists were among seven people killed in a helicopter crash in one of New Zealand's best-known tourist spots.

The pilot and six passengers were on board the aircraft when it went down at Fox Glacier on the remote west coast of the South Island in what have been described as poor conditions.

Four rescue helicopters were sent to the scene and a paramedic and alpine rescue team were winched down to the scene of the crash and confirmed there were no survivors.

A spokesman for the New Zealand Police said it is thought all six passengers were foreign tourists, while the pilot was a local man.

"It is believed two were Australians," the spokesman said, adding that formal identification will take "some time."

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'We kill innocent people': Bataclan survivor says Paris horror made him rethink West's military campaigns


RT
Sun, 22 Nov 2015 13:47 UTC
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© Christian Hartmann / Reuters French riot police secure the area near the Bataclan concert hall following a fatal shooting at a restaurant in Paris, France, November 13, 2015.
"This was the Apocalypse." These are the words of Pierre Janaszak, a TV and radio presenter, who spoke to RT after experiencing the massacre at France's Bataclan theater. He says the ordeal has changed his view of the world forever.

Pierre Janaszak, a TV and radio presenter, went to the Bataclan with his sister on that fateful Friday evening. He says he just wanted to make her happy because she is a huge fan of "The Eagles of Death Metal," the US band that was performing in the Paris theater on November 13.

Pierre was on the left side of the balcony in front of the stage - drinking beer and having fun. When he first heard the shooting, about 50 minutes into the gig, he thought it was "part of the show."

Comment: Well, staring at your naval thinking good thoughts won't make the problem go away. People should reconnect with their empathy and quit supporting the psychopaths in power.

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Exploiting the situation: Sicilian mafia offers Big Apple protection from 'psychopathic' ISIS


RT
Sun, 22 Nov 2015 13:34 UTC
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© Brendan McDermid / ReutersGambino crime family associate Franco Lupoi is escorted by FBI agents from their Manhattan offices in New York February 11, 2014.
The son of a New York mob boss has given Islamic State a stark warning, saying if they are planning any attacks in New York, they will have to contend with the Sicilian mafia. The notorious crime syndicate say they want to do their bit to protect locals.

Giovanni Gambino, the son of a key figure in the Gambino mob organization, says the mafia is in a much better position than security bodies, such as the FBI or Homeland Security, to give New Yorkers the protection they need.

"They often act too late, or fail to see a complete picture of what's happening due to a lack of 'human intelligence,'" he said in an interview with NBC News, as cited by Reuters, adding that the mafia's knowledge of individual movements and interaction with locals gives it the upper hand, even compared to the latest surveillance technologies.

Comment: Well, the US creates the boogie man and then claims to be protecting you from it whereas the Mafia is actually helping to protect people. Which would you choose?

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