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Extensive blackout reported in Midtown, Upper West Side of New York City

Thomas Tracy, Bill Sanderson
MSN.com
Sun, 14 Jul 2019 01:08 UTC
manhatten new york city
© Gary Hershorn/Getty Images/FileThe buildings of Rockefeller Center are seen from the 44th floor of a building on 6th Avenue on December 6, 2017 in New York City.
An extensive blackout struck Manhattan on Saturday night as power was lost in Midtown, Hells Kitchen and the Upper West Side.

Street lights were reported knocked out on Columbus Ave. on the Upper West Side, and a power outage was also reported in Rockefeller Center around 7 p.m.

"We are responding to extensive outages on the west side of Manhattan," said Con Ed spokesman Michael Clendenin.

"It's equipment issues, and we are working to restore customers," Clendenin said.

More than 42,000 Con Ed customers had lost electricity by around 8 p.m. Clendenin didn't know how long the power might be out.

Comment: That's too coincidental.

This is probably more 'experimentation' by the 'reality-creators'.

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Huawei launching Android alternative OS in August; reports surprise revenue increase despite US sanctions

Tyler Durden
ZeroHedge
Fri, 12 Jul 2019 00:38 UTC
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© Global Look Press / Geisler-Fotopres / Christoph Hardt
Huawei Technologies, the world's largest telecommunications equipment supplier, is set to launch its HongMeng operating system (OS) as a potential alternative to Google's Android OS, on August 9 at Huawei's Developer Conference, industry insiders told the Global Times Wednesday.

According to media reports, the user experience (UX) design features a brand new ringtone and notification panel, a cleaner interface for the camera, more animation and faster speed. Users can also add widgets and personalize the locked screen. Citing industry experts (most likely of Chinese origin), the Global Times reported that "it is possible for Huawei to build a sustainable smartphone ecosystem on the HongMeng OS and reshape the current market dominated by Android and Apple's iOS", although the new system is primarily designed for industrial automation and applications in the Internet of Things (IoT).
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Propaganda

Parents of French babies born with deformities angry after official probe yields no answers


RT
Sat, 13 Jul 2019 14:58 UTC
france deformed babies
© Screenshot RT
A much-delayed government report failed to identify the cause in a spate of arm malformations across France, and despite calls for a more in-depth study, scientists say a definitive explanation may never be found.

Commissioned last year, the 265-page report examined 18 cases of congenital deformities since 2007 in four different regions across the country, studying whether they were linked by a common cause, such as environmental pollution, toxic drug exposure, or genetic damage.

"Scientific studies screening, questionnaires and local environment testing have been conducted by Sante Publique France which has not identified an obvious cause," the public health body, which had been asked repeatedly about the case by RT, said in its summary.

Comment: See also: And check out SOTT radio's: The Health & Wellness Show: Interview with Brilliant Researcher Dr. Stephanie Seneff

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Bad Guys

Significant escalation of violence between Ukraine and DPR militaries in Donbass region

Joaquin Flores
Fort Russ News
Sat, 13 Jul 2019 20:45 UTC
donbass shelling july 2019
© Fort Russ NewsUkraine has renewed shelling on the Donbass region.
About 20 minutes ago serious fighting began in the area of Pesok. This new was reported to Novorossia news by local residents moments ago.
According to preliminary data, a major battle broke out in the area of occupied Pesok. Locals hear heavy artillery fire - the MLRS and cannon artillery are working.
Details are being clarified.

The situation elsewhere on the contact line in the Donbass remains steadily tense. Ukrainian troops continue, in defiance of the existing agreements, to bombard the cities of the Republic of Donbass. In the LC, the APU violated the "cease fire" three times in the day. The areas of villages Logvinovo and Sokolniki were shelled.
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NPC

Virtue-signaling: ICE protesters take down American flag & replace it with Mexican flag


RT
Sat, 13 Jul 2019 19:58 UTC
mexico flag
© Max Pixel/File
A group of protesters removed the American flag from outside an ICE detention building in Denver and replaced it with a Mexican flag and a graffitied Blue Lives Matter flag.

Protesters gathered at the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility in Aurora, Colorado on Friday night to demonstrate against reported planned federal immigration raids in the city.

Comment: The protestors accomplished what?

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Eye 2

Flashback Jeffrey Epstein was said to be a witness against Wall Street; a Fox Business News investigation suggests otherwise

Charlie Gasparino, Lydia Moynihan and Bryan Llenas
Fox News
Tue, 19 Mar 2019 19:29 UTC
Jeffrey Epstein
© Neil Rasmus/Patrick McMullan via Getty ImagesBillionaire pedophile Jeffrey Epstein attendingLaunch of RADAR MAGAZINE at Hotel QT on May 18, 2005
How did convicted sex offender and billionaire money manager Jeffrey Epstein receive a relatively mild sentence for a crime that involved underage girls?

As the decade-old case continues to make headlines, one rationale goes something like this: Epstein, a friend of former President Bill Clinton and President Donald Trump, was able to serve just 13 months in prison after being accused of sexually abusing more than 30 minors over a period of eight years by hiring an O.J. Simpson-like dream team of high-priced legal talent, while using his inside knowledge of Wall Street to make him a valuable informant in the government's crackdown of abuses following the 2008 financial crisis.

According to numerous published reports, Epstein, 66, was said to be a key witness in the prosecution of two Bear Stearns hedge fund managers, Ralph Cioffi and Matthew Tannin. Both men were charged with securities fraud after the collapse of a pair of hedge funds they oversaw - one of the events that prosecutors believed sparked the 2008 financial crisis.

Comment: Epstein case has the potential to be the biggest scandal in American history

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Independent journalist Tommy Robinson back in jail, this time for contempt of court


Sky News
Thu, 11 Jul 2019 17:33 UTC
tommy robinson comtempt conviction
© Luke Dray/Getty ImagesTommy Robinson pictured outside the Old Bailey.
The English Defence League founder, real name Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, was found guilty at the Old Bailey.

Tommy Robinson has been sent back to jail for contempt of court over an online broadcast featuring defendants in a criminal trial.

The English Defence League founder, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, was handed a nine month sentence at the Old Bailey, but will only spend 10 weeks behind bars.

His previous time in prison for the same offence saw the sentence reduced to 19 weeks, and the far-right activist will be released after serving half of it.

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SOTT Focus: MindMatters: Words As Weapons: The Postmodern Political Strategy

Corey Schink, Harrison Koehli, Elan Martin
Sott.net
Sat, 13 Jul 2019 00:00 UTC
ressentiment
© SOTT
Groucho Marx defined politics as "The art of looking for trouble, finding it everywhere, diagnosing it incorrectly, and applying the wrong remedies." One could hardly come up with a better definition of postmodern politics. On today's show we discuss the psychological roots of this postmodern mayhem, which is manifesting in radical racial/gender politics in classrooms and universities, Antifa mobs on the streets, and mass censorship in Silicon Valley.


Running Time: 01:06:46

Download: MP3 — 61.1 MB

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Eye 1

Detroit cops arrest police commissioner for calling out controversial facial recognition system

Steve Neavling
Metro Times
Fri, 12 Jul 2019 10:40 UTC
Detroit Police Commissioner Willie Burton
© Twitter/Alan CampbellDetroit police yank police commissioner Willie Burton from his seat.
Detroit Police Commissioner Willie Burton was yanked out of his seat and arrested during a public meeting Thursday because the chairwoman wanted him to stop talking.

Burton was trying to call out the Board of Police Commissioners for holding illegal committee meetings that neither he nor the public were allowed to attend. During one of those closed-door sessions, commissioners quietly hashed out a policy for the city's pervasive and controversial facial recognition system.

But board chairwoman Lisa Carter didn't want to hear it.

As three police officers dragged Burton to the ground, officers held back protesters, some of whom were wearing masks to show their opposition to facial-recognition technology.

Comment: See also:

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Take 2

Democracy? Kiev TV station attacked with GRENADE LAUNCHER for scheduling broadcast of Stone documentary 'Revealing Ukraine'


RT
Sat, 13 Jul 2019 15:18 UTC
A crate with RPG-7 rocket-propelled grenades
© Sputnik / Igor ZaremboA crate with RPG-7 rocket-propelled grenades.
The office of a Ukrainian TV channel, which has been complaining about threats coming from nationalists over its editorial policy, was attacked overnight with a grenade launcher.

The building of 112 Ukraine was damaged on Friday night by a grenade apparently fired from a single-shot launcher. Two people reportedly drove by the premises, fired the explosive at the big logo of the channel on the building wall and fled the scene, leaving the used launcher tube behind.

Comment: Another Ukrainian TV channel was also threatened for participating in this show: 'We have nothing to quarrel about': Russians and Ukrainians speak for unity at televised conference

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