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Several major international press freedom organizations have called for charges to be dropped against six journalists arrested while covering unrest in Washington DC on Donald Trump's inauguration day last week. They all now face up to 10 years in prison.
RT America's Alexander Rubinstein was among the journalists arrested along with protesters on January 20th. He has been charged with inciting a riot, the highest level offense under the District of Columbia's public disturbances law. The reporters were released a day after being arrested, but still face court hearings. They could each be sentenced to 10 years behind bars and fined up to $25,000 if convicted. Preliminary hearings are scheduled for February and March, according to court filings.
In an official statement, RT's press office slammed the charges against Rubinstein.
"The arrest and subsequent felony rioting charge against our reporter, Alexander Rubinstein, simply for doing his job - covering inauguration protests in Washington DC - is an absolute outrage. Such acts represent an egregious violation of journalistic freedom, and are particularly disheartening to witness in the country that positions itself as the global champion of free press," the statement says.
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But Pat's poor coding skills aren't his most annoying attribute. What frustrates his manager the most is that Pat is absolutely convinced that he's a great programmer. Last month was Pat's performance review, and after receiving a low score from his manager, Pat incredulously argued:
"I'm one of the best programmers in this department! What kind of rating scale are you even using if someone with my talent can get a low score? There's no way that your performance review form is accurately assessing my abilities. Or maybe you're just assessing a bunch of stuff that has nothing to do with actually being a programmer!"If you've ever dealt with someone whose performance stinks, and they're not only clueless that their performance stinks but they're confident that their performance is good, you likely saw the Dunning-Kruger Effect in action.
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The index came close to reaching the historical high on January 6, as investors were inspired by pro-growth policies and tax cuts from Trump.
"A seminal moment. It is just a number but it is a big number, it is certainly a flashy number," said Tim Ghriskey, chief investment officer of Solaris Group in Bedford Hills, New York, as quoted by Reuters.
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Rosalynd Harris, who works at Busboys and Poets in the northwest part of the nation's capital, told The Washington Post she was beaming with confidence Monday after taking part in the Women's March over the weekend.
A group of men from west Texas entered the restaurant and started to chat with Harris. One of the men, who said he was a dentist, complimented her on her smile. Harris, who is black, told the Post she was admittedly a bit prejudice when the men, who were white, told her they were in town to support Trump.
However, Harris didn't expect what would come next.
Rumors have circulated for months law enforcement would opportune the first chance to forcefully evict water protectors from the camps — whether under the guise of safety, since several sit amid a spring flood plain, or under the premise of illegality despite the location being part of lands granted to the tribe by treaties over a century ago by the U.S. government. Now, thanks to Trump, the future of pipeline opposition camps looks grim.
According to a statement,
"The Morton County Sheriff's Department is monitoring the area of the camps in the event that protestors choose to gather in opposition to the executive action. While the department does not release details of its operational plans and strategies or confirm the number of law enforcement it has available to respond at any given time, the department does have plans to respond and deal with any potential protest actions that may become unlawful. This is prudent when it comes to what the department does and how it prepares for situations."
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According to resolution SCR4, passed in South Dakota, porn leads to risky sexual activity, low-self esteem and sometimes eating disorders.
Advances in technology are exposing young children to pornography "at an alarming rate," and pornography is "linked to a lessening desire in young persons to marry," the resolution states.
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Usain Bolt has been stripped of his 4x100metres relay gold medal from the 2008 Beijing Olympics, along with the rest of the Jamaican men's relay team, as a result of teammate Nesta Carter being disqualified for a doping violation, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced on Wednesday.
"The Jamaican team is disqualified from the men's 4x100m relay event. The corresponding medals, medallist pins and diplomas are withdrawn and shall be returned," the IOC statement reads.
Comment: While the West was on a witch hunt against Russia for a non-existent "widespread state-sponsored doping" program, plenty of other countries around the world were busy cheating their way to gold medals. Perhaps the Western media ought to back off of their canonization of Usain Bolt and the Jamaican sprinters now that they have been shown to be skirting the edges of illegal behavior in order to gain an advantage against the rest of the world.
Almost two years after Jane started 'personal development' course Access Consciousness, she realized she was no longer "thinking for herself." Nearly £20,000 out of pocket and horrified at the group leader's claim "children are sexy," although not to be abused, she cut herself loose.
Access Consciousness claims to be about self-improvement - promising to assist people with their health, weight, money, sex, relationships and anxiety by helping members, known as 'Accessories,' to become more "conscious."
Since Access Consciousness was created in America in the 1990s, thousands of people worldwide say it has transformed their lives. A quick internet search, however, dredges up accusations by some that it is a scam cooked up by a conman to rinse the vulnerable of their savings, a "scientology knock-off," and even a cult.
Access Consciousness claims to be about self-improvement - promising to assist people with their health, weight, money, sex, relationships and anxiety by helping members, known as 'Accessories,' to become more "conscious."
Since Access Consciousness was created in America in the 1990s, thousands of people worldwide say it has transformed their lives. A quick internet search, however, dredges up accusations by some that it is a scam cooked up by a conman to rinse the vulnerable of their savings, a "scientology knock-off," and even a cult.
Comment: It sounds like Gary Douglass is a sexual predator and a conman who left Scientology once he learned enough manipulation techniques to start his own
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Ohio state troopers were at the home of Dannie Oliver Monday night, to arrest his cousin. Upset at the way police treated him, as he was entirely innocent, Oliver took to Facebook live to document the actions of the police.
While it was unclear as to why his cousin was being arrested, it appeared that he had just pulled up to Oliver's home and was followed there by police. As his cousin is getting taken away, he asked Oliver to call his mother to tell her about the arrest. He then asks Oliver to get his driver's license for him and turn off his car that was still running with the door open.
As Oliver attempts to reach into his cousin's car — while filming — the cop goes on a power trip.
Comment: Yet another instance of excessive force being used against a man innocent of any crime. It seems as if he was attacked by the police because they did not like the fact that he was recording them. Here is the original posting for the video on Oliver's facebook.
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The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) said in its yearly report, released on Wednesday, that Trump's election victory, however, is not to blame for the democratic deficit in the US.
Instead, a waning trust in the political system provided the conditions for the toppling of the established political class by the wealthy New York businessman, according to the report.
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