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California DA, sheriff slam decision to free alleged fentanyl traffickers

Emily Crane
New York Post
Wed, 29 Jun 2022 02:13 UTC
fentanyl, drug bust, Tulare County
© Tulare County Sheriff's OfficeThe pair were taken into custody after authorities allegedly discovered 150,000 pills — worth an estimated $750,000 — stashed inside their vehicle.
A California district attorney and sheriff have slammed the decision to set free two alleged drug traffickers — less than 24 hours after they were nabbed with 150,000 fentanyl pills.

Jose Zendejas, 25, and Benito Madrigal, 19, were freed on their own recognizance in Tulare County on Saturday after being booked on charges of possession, transportation and sales of illegal drugs.

Tulare County District Attorney Tim Ward and Sheriff Mike Boudreaux told Fox 26 News they weren't even informed of the duo's release until Monday.

"How does this happen without the top two law enforcement officers of the county not even know it?" Ward said.

The sheriff added, "That's incredibly frustrating for someone who's responsible for public safety."

The men were released without bail after a public safety assessment was carried out, which uses an algorithm to examine criminal history and other factors to make a "risk prediction" on whether they'll reoffend or miss court dates.

Comment: Algorithms have their uses. Risk assessment for criminal behavior doesn't seem to be one of them.

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DoorDash asks job applicant to state sexual orientation

Ariel Zilber
New York Post
Tue, 21 Jun 2022 22:07 UTC
DoorDash, food delivery
© Anadolu Agency via Getty ImagesA man who applied for a job with the food delivery service DoorDash was asked about his sexual orientation.
DoorDash is attracting attention over a policy to ask prospective employees to state their sexual orientation on job applications to the food-delivery giant, according to social media posts.

A screenshot of one such job application was posted to the online site Reddit, where it went viral. As of Tuesday afternoon, more than 5,700 Reddit users commented on the post.

A Reddit user who goes by the handle u/TheMonsher authored a post titled "DoorDash is asking for my sexual orientation for a job application."

The attached screenshot shows a drop-down menu with options for pronouns and sexual orientation.

A DoorDash spokesperson told The Post that the company is seeking to "create a culture of belonging" by "working to ensure that diverse identities and perspectives are being valued and represented here."

DoorDash began asking applicants to state their sexual orientation and gender pronoun preference in 2020, the spokesperson said.

Comment: By seeking to "create a culture of belonging" DoorDash has created just the opposite. An unintentional side-effect of adhering to a paramoralistic belief system.

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German journalist in Donbass could face prison at home for 'endorsement' of Russia's military response in Ukraine


RT
Wed, 29 Jun 2022 12:00 UTC
Alina Lipp
© YoutubeFILE PHOTO: Alina Lipp has dismissed the probe as "insane," insisting she is merely interviewing locals and filming the destruction in Donetsk
Alina Lipp, an independent German journalist and blogger is facing a criminal probe at home over her "endorsement" of Russia's "illegal aggressive war" against Ukraine. Lipp has told Russian media she only does what any journalist would do - document what is happening around her.

If found guilty, she could face a fine or up to three years behind bars.

On Saturday, RT DE interviewed Lipp about her professional work and the ongoing investigation.
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Ukraine announces prisoner swap of 144 soldiers, some captured at Azovstal


RFE/RL
Wed, 29 Jun 2022 23:58 UTC
Ukrainian soldier
An injured Ukrainian soldier sits in a field hospital inside a bunker at the Azovstal Iron and Steel Works in Mariupol on May 10.
Ukraine's Defense Ministry has announced a prisoner exchange involving 144 Ukrainian soldiers, including scores of defenders of the Azovstal steelworks in the southern port city of Mariupol.

"This is the largest exchange since the start of the full-scale Russian invasion. Of the 144 freed, 95 are Azovstal defenders. Among them, 43 servicemen of the Azov Regiment," the main intelligence directorate of the Defense Ministry said on June 29 on Telegram.


Comment: The infamous neo-Nazi regiment: Greek in Mariupol on Ukraine's neo-Nazi Azov Battalion: 'The fascists won't let us leave the city, they would kill me.'


It did not specify when and where the swap took place or how many Russian prisoners were part of the exchange.

The head of a Russia-backed separatist group in Ukraine's Donetsk region also reported a prisoner exchange with Kyiv, saying the number of fighters exchanged was 144 on each side.
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Court revives block of COVID vaccine mandate for federal workers

Kevid McGill
Associated Press
Mon, 27 Jun 2022 00:00 UTC
covid vaccine
© AP Photo/Matt Rourke, FileA health worker administers a dose of a Moderna COVID-19 vaccine during a vaccination clinic in Norristown, Pa. on Dec. 7, 2021.
In a reversal for President Joe Biden, a federal appeals court in New Orleans on Monday agreed to reconsider its own April ruling that allowed the administration to require federal employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19.

The new order from the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans vacates an earlier ruling by a three-judge panel that upheld the mandate. The new order means a block on the mandate imposed in January by a Texas-based federal judge remains in effect, while the full court's 17 judges take up the appeal.

Biden had issued an order Sept. 9 requiring that more than 3.5 million federal executive branch workers undergo vaccination, with no option to get regularly tested instead, unless they secured approved medical or religious exemptions.
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Ghislaine Maxwell sentenced to 20 years in prison

Tyler Durden
Zero Hedge
Wed, 29 Jun 2022 08:22 UTC
Ghislaine
© UnknownGhislaine Maxwell
Judge Nathan has sentenced Ghislaine Maxwell to 20 years in prison. "A sentence of 240 months is sufficient and no graver than necessary." The sentence is less than the 30-50 years prosecutors asked for, but more than the 6 year sentence the defense thought was appropriate.

While preparing to deliver the sentence, Judge Alison J Nathan said that "Ms Maxwell directly and repeatedly and over the course of many years participated in a horrific scheme" to traffic and abuse girls, and that "Ms Maxwell worked with Epstein to select young victims who were vulnerable." As such, a "substantial sentence" is warranted, which - if not released early, means Maxwell will be 80-years-old when she gets out. And somehow not a single Epstein client was named...

Nathan said on Tuesday that Ghislaine Maxwell's criminal activity was "extensive," and that she's enhancing her sentence due to the fact that she was at least 10 years older than her victims, and exercised "undue influence" on them. The calculation for sentencing will hinge on whether evidence showed criminal conduct after Nov. 1, 2004 - and that there isn't evidence to support the higher-recommended guidelines of 30 - 50 years. This means Maxwell will likely receive the more lenient guidelines calculation, which would result in less than 20 years in prison.
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Mexico claims US can't control its border


RT
Wed, 29 Jun 2022 02:17 UTC
Scene of tragedy
© AP/Eric GayDozens of migrant were found dead in a tractor-trailer near San Antonio, Texas
The president pointed to the lawlessness at the US border after dozens of migrants were found dead in Texas.

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has warned that the US government is struggling to manage its southern border, blaming a "lack of control" after more than 50 immigrants died while being smuggled into the country, the deadliest human trafficking case in modern US history.

Speaking during a Tuesday press briefing - one day after dozens of migrants were found dead inside a tractor trailer near San Antonio, Texas - Obrador said the deaths were a "tremendous tragedy," adding that such incidents occur due to poverty and desperation, as well as the chaotic environment along the border.

"It happens because there is trafficking of people and a lack of control, in this case at the Mexican-US border, but also in the US interior," the president said.

Comment: See also: At least 46 people found dead in abandoned 18-wheeler in San Antonio

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Delta pilots to protest nationwide for improved pay, protections, and scheduling

Julie Johnson
Washington Examiner
Mon, 27 Jun 2022 09:07 UTC
Delta pilots
© Fox 9Delta pilots picket in Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport
Delta Air Lines pilots nationwide will picket for better pay, protections, and scheduling on Thursday.

"Hundreds of off-duty pilots are scheduled to attend picketing events at the following airports: ATL, DTW, LAX, MSP, JFK, SEA, and SLC," a press release reads.

Capt. Jason Ambrosi, chairman of the Delta Master Executive Council, a unit of the Air Line Pilots Association said:
"Delta pilots were front-line leaders during COVID and the recovery. We helped our airline recover by flying record amounts of overtime and spending more time away from our families than ever before to get our customers safely to their destinations. It's time for management to recognize our contributions. If Delta can invest billions in foreign airlines and its subsidiaries, it must invest similarly in its pilots."
The pilots are seeking to resume contract negotiations that were paused indefinitely during the COVID-19 pandemic.
"Today is an important milestone for the Delta pilots. It's been two-and-a-half-years since our contract became amendable and three-and-a-half years since the Delta pilots last had a pay raise. Meanwhile, our quality of life has eroded due to management's unwillingness to schedule the airline properly."
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Best of the Web: The unhinged reaction to US abortion ruling has gone too far

Memoree Joelle
RT
Wed, 29 Jun 2022 17:36 UTC
Students protest Roe v. Wade
© AFP / Alex KentStudents march to protest against overturning Roe v. Wade, which guarantess the right to abortion access, in New York on May 19, 2022
Since the US Supreme Court struck down Roe v. Wade, the hysteria coming from the left has been in full force, with extreme reactions that have taken the pro-choice movement to pro-abortion cringe.

Frustratingly, there is a lot of misunderstanding as well as downright ignorance about what the Supreme Court decision means in the first place. The court did not ban abortion, as so many Twitter keyboard warriors seem to think, and they have no authority to do so. They are not legislators. What the justices did was determine that the previous precedent for Roe was not constitutional, or rather, that the right to abortion is not explicitly granted by the Constitution - which it isn't (incidentally, our Constitution DOES grant the right to bear arms quite explicitly, yet many on the left want that to be ignored. Go figure).

Now, if you want abortion legal in your state, voice your opinion to your elected representatives. Codify it into law at the state level. That's how 'We the People' are meant to govern ourselves in America. For all the cries about 'attacks on our democracy', I'm hearing a lot of calls for federal overreach - the very antithesis of democracy.
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Get woke, go broke: Halifax is slammed for introducing pronouns to staff name badges despite backlash over 'nonsense' gender identity move


Daily Mail
Wed, 29 Jun 2022 17:30 UTC
halifax bank gender pronoun
© Twitter/Alamy
Halifax customers have threatened to close their accounts after the firm added pronouns to its staff name badges in a move that was branded 'nonsense'.

The bank announced on Twitter yesterday that it was making the change, but said it would be optional for staff.

Beneath a post that read 'pronouns matter' and the hashtag 'ItsAPeopleThing', it showed a photo of a female staff member's name badge which featured 'she/her/hers' in brackets.

Some customers immediately said they wanted to close their accounts as they hit out at the move.

One wrote: 'For a moment there, I was hoping this was a joke photo on a parody account, then I saw the verified tick now I'm thinking I should close my Halifax account and take my money elsewhere.'

Another simply asked: 'How do I close my account?'
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