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$1.84 million diamond stolen from Japan jewelry fair


ABC News
Sat, 26 Oct 2019 05:30 UTC
Diamond
Japanese police are investigating a 200 million yen ($1.84 million) diamond allegedly stolen from an international jewelry trade show near Tokyo.

The 50-carat diamond was last seen sitting inside a glass showcase at 5 p.m. Thursday. An hour later, just after closing time, the diamond was gone and the jewelry case was unlocked, according to police.
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Oregon police release body cam footage of student arrested for riding her bicycle on the wrong side of the street

Aimee Green
The Oregonian
Thu, 24 Oct 2019 00:00 UTC
Oregon police racism
© Oregon State PoliceGenesis Hansen, 21, can be seen here standing next to the road she had been cycling along, after an Oregon State Police trooper stopped her on Oct. 13, 2019. Police blurred out her face.
Oregon State Police this week publicly released the body camera footage of the controversial arrest of a 21-year-old Oregon State University student who was stopped by a trooper last week for allegedly riding her bicycle on the wrong side of a Corvallis street.

At a news conference Tuesday, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People expressed concerns over "implicit bias" and "systemic racism" after the Oct. 13 arrest of Genesis Hansen, who describes herself in the body cam video as "an African American mixed woman."

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Bad Guys

Australian police break man's neck leaving him paralyzed in response to complaint about loud music

Nick McKenzie and Grace Tobin
The Age
Fri, 25 Oct 2019 00:00 UTC
Chris Karadaglis paralysed police Australia
© Eddie JimChris Karadaglis was left paralysed from the neck down.
Three police officers arrived at Chris Karadaglis's Warrnambool home to deal with what would usually be considered a minor complaint. Chris' stereo was turned up too loud.

Minutes later, the 47-year-old was a quadriplegic, paralysed from the neck down.

Precisely what police did to cause his injury that November day two years ago has been blurred in a sea of pain and terror.

But Chris remembers some details clearly.

They include the feeling of being wrapped in a headlock while handcuffed and being dragged along his lawn. He recalls hearing the sound of a loud click. And he remembers struggling to draw breath as he realised that the click was the sound of his own neck breaking.
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Bizarro Earth

Most British voters think violence against MPs is 'price worth paying' over Brexit

Amy Walker
The Guardian
Sat, 26 Oct 2019 11:16 UTC
Michael Gove
© Henry Nicholls/ReutersPolice escort Michael Gove for his protection after Saturday’s parliamentary sitting.
A majority of voters in England, Wales and Scotland believe that the possibility of some level of violence against MPs is a "price worth paying" in order to get their way on Brexit, an academic survey has found.

The poll from Cardiff University and the University of Edinburgh asked respondents what they would be prepared to see happen in order to leave or remain within the European Union.

This included a question on whether achieving their desired political outcome was worth the risk of violence being directed against MPs.

Most leave voters who took part in the Future of England study thought such a possibility was a "price worth paying" for Brexit to be delivered - 71% in England, 60% in Scotland and 70% in Wales.

Comment: Increasingly people all over the planet are rising up to have their voices heard and it seems the situation in Britain is not much different. Having been ignored and manipulated for for so long they're willing - or so they think - to sacrifice peace in order to implement what they consider to be democracy. But with this surge in protest movements around the globe, one wonders if there's also something 'in the air'? Also check out SOTT radio's:

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Health

Wheelbarrow-pushing circus bear attacks Russian trainer

Will Stewart
Daily Mail
Thu, 24 Oct 2019 11:33 UTC
bear attack
Shocking video has revealed the moment a 600lb circus bear attacked its trainer in the middle of a performance in Russia.

The brown bear was pushing a wheelbarrow during the act in the western Karelia region when it suddenly lunged at the trainer, knocking him to the ground.

The animal can then be seen biting at the man's head and neck as screaming children sit just feet away, with no safety barrier between them and the bear.

The youngsters can be heard screaming as another circus employee kicks the animal in an attempt to free his colleague.

The 600lb beast was prodded with an electric shock device, as the audience fled for the only exit in the travelling circus's big top.

The trainer floored by the bear is understood to be 'injured' but no details were given.

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Books

Switzerland's supreme court rules parents have no right to homeschool their kids

Martin M. Barillas
Life Site
Wed, 18 Sep 2019 17:57 UTC
homeschooling
© Ken Harper/Creative CommonsShane McGregor, 12, left, and Bruce, 17, work in the living room on their coursework while their mother and teacher, Deanna, reviews more curriculum for her children's homeschooling.
Switzerland's top court ruled that parents do not have a right to homeschool their children.

On Monday, the Swiss Federal Court ruled against a mother from the city of Basel who in 2017 had applied for permission to school her 8-year-old son at home. School authorities rejected the application and a cantonal court threw out the mother's appeal.

When she brought her case to the Federal Court, the mother held that the appeal court's decision was tantamount to a ban on private instruction at home, thus violating a constitutional right to privacy and family life.

Comment: When you recognize that 'education' is, in fact, indoctrination, the above move by the supreme court of Switzerland makes perfect sense (insidiousness aside). The fundamental right of parents to bring up their children as they see fit should supersede any wish by the state to indoctrinate children in their own interests. The state obviously disagrees.

See also:

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Cow

This should go well: New Zealand govt. tells farmers to reduce carbon emissions or face financial penalties

Eleanor Ainge Roy
The Guardian
Thu, 24 Oct 2019 04:32 UTC
cow farts
© Rob Dobi for the Star Tribune
New Zealand farmers have five years to reduce their carbon emissions before the government introduces financial penalties, prime minister Jacinda Ardern has announced.

Ardern's Labour coalition government has committed to making New Zealand carbon net-zero by 2050, with the PM likening the climate change battle to the previous generations' struggle against the rise of nuclear power.

If emissions are not adequately reduced, farmers could face additional taxes as early as 2022.

There has been long-simmering hostility between the Labour government and farmers, especially in the dairy sector, with many saying the government's sweeping plans to force them to be more environmentally sustainable are not economically viable and would cause some to walk off their properties.

The climate emissions reform plan and cleaning up the waterways has caused stress for many, farmers say.

Comment: Judging from the reactions of farmers in France, Germany and The Netherlands to government attempts to slash their livelihoods, this mandate won't go unpunished:

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Stop

Local liberal censorship: Missouri DOT pleads 'error in judgement, apologizes for editing photo of boy wearing 'Trump 2020' shirt, hat

Nicole Sanders
KMOV4
Fri, 25 Oct 2019 20:01 UTC
photo edit trump hat tee shirt missouri
© MoDOT Northeast District13-year-old Mitchell Lemons, of Nebo, Illinois wore Trump memorabilia to the bridge ceremony.
The Missouri Department of Transportation's Northeast District is issuing an apology after posting an edited photo of an Illinois boy on social media.

On Oct. 18, MoDOT crews demolished the old Champ Clark Bridge, which spanned across the Mississippi River for 90 years. In honor of the implosion, 13-year-old Mitchell Lemons, of Nebo, Illinois, won the opportunity to press the button that would bring the bridge down. Lemons' name was drawn in a raffle after he bought a ticket benefiting local EMS.

The 13-year-old wore a "Trump 2020" t-shirt and matching hat to the event. However, the picture that was posted on MoDOT's Facebook page had Lemon's hat slightly blacked out and the photo was cropped.
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Attention

Sanctuary politicians could be sued if proposed bill is adopted

Charlotte Cuthbertson
The Epoch Times
Wed, 23 Oct 2019 00:00 UTC
Angel parents
© Samira Bouaou/The Epoch TimesAngel parents comfort each other while holding pictures of their loved ones, who were killed by illegal aliens, at an event outside the Capitol building in Washington on Sept. 25, 2019.
Under sanctuary policies, many jails release illegal immigrants who have been convicted or charged with a crime, despite a request from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to hold the person for transfer of custody.

A bill sponsored by Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) aims to allow any subsequent victims of crimes committed by that illegal alien to sue the politicians who created the sanctuary policies.

The bill, Justice for Victims of Sanctuary Cities Act of 2019, was introduced in July to the Senate Judiciary Committee and a hearing was held Oct. 22.

"These reckless sanctuary policies are putting our brave law enforcement officers at risk and the general public in harm's way," Tillis said. "In many cases, I believe these serious crimes could have been avoided if local agencies simply complied with U.S. law and cooperated with ICE."
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Stock Down

Is a stock market crash imminent? Nobel Laureate sees trouble 'bubbles everywhere'

Matt Krantz
Investor's Business Daily
Fri, 25 Oct 2019 08:00 UTC
bubble/2 guys
© B. Rich Hedgeye
When Nobel Laureate and Irrational Exuberance author Robert Shiller says he sees bubbles in the financial markets — you'd better listen up. He literally wrote the book on stock market crashes and bubbles after all.

"I see bubbles everywhere," Shiller, economics professor at Yale University and author of just-published Narrative Economics told investors gathered in Los Angeles Wednesday. "There's no place to go. You just have to ride it out. You invest even though you expect the price to decline." Shiller famously predicted the 2000 stock market crash and the 2007 crash of the housing market.

The timing of Shiller's ominous warning comes at a scary time. This is the month of the 90th anniversary of Black Monday. That day on Oct. 28, 1929, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 13%. That still stands as the second-worst drop in history and, combined with the pounding the stock market took in early days of the depression, took 25 years for investors to recover from.

Shiller sees bubbles in the stock market, bond market and the housing market. "You get ... in a situation where you know it's going to decline, but you still saved enough to hold you over; you have no choice."
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