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Four cops charged after savagely beating an undercover officer during protests

Matt Agorist
The Free Thought PRoject
Sat, 08 Dec 2018 12:32 UTC
police brutality jason stockley protests
In December 2011, St. Louis Police Officer Jason Stockley violated department policy when he grabbed his personal AK-47, premeditated, and then murdered Anthony Lamar Smith. The planning of the murder and the actual murder were captured on the officer's dashcam. In spite of the overwhelming amount of evidence against him, a St. Louis judge last year found Stockley not guilty of first-degree murder in the 2011 shooting death of Smith. Months of protests ensued immediately.

"Once they put those barricades up, I knew what was up," activist Jae Shepherd recalled to Rolling Stone. "They put those up when we were waiting for the indictment or non-indictment of Darren Wilson when Mike [Brown] was killed. It was just like this building up of anticipation and anxiety."

During the protests, angry citizens took to the streets en masse. They were met by hundreds of police officers in riot gear, who were armed with military grade weaponry and technology.
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The rebellion spreads: Yellow Vests plan protests across The Netherlands

Victoria Friedman
Breitbart
Thu, 06 Dec 2018 19:15 UTC
Yellow Vests
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"Yellow Vests" have planned action across The Netherlands to protest against "political correctness" and immigration policies, and to call for the resignation of left-liberal Prime Minister Mark Rutte.

Inspired by the French Gilets Jaunes, the Dutch Gele Hesjes (Yellow Vests) will be protesting Saturday morning in Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Maastricht, Groningen, and The Hague following similar action last weekend, reports Dutch online newspaper nu.nl.

Unlike the French Yellow Vests, or Yellow Jackets, whose protest originated in reaction to Paris Climate Accord-inspired green tax hikes on fuel, their Dutch counterparts began their movement over government policies including immigration and healthcare.

They are also calling for a reduction in excise duties, the lowering of the age at which pensions can be received, and for the Dutch prime minister to step down, Algemeen Dagblad reports.

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The Virgin Mary didn't give consent: SJW professor gives his take on the Virgin Birth

Kenneth Nelson
Campus Reform
Thu, 06 Dec 2018 19:05 UTC
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© The Scarlet WomanMary's #MeToo moment.
A Minnesota professor suggested in a series of tweets that the Virgin Mary did not consent to the conception of Jesus Christ and suggested that God may have acted in a "predatory" manner.

Minnesota State University, Mankato psychology professor and sex therapist Dr. Eric Sprankle critiqued the story of the Virgin Mary in a tweet Monday, suggesting that the Virgin Mary did not consent to being impregnated by God.

"The virgin birth story is about an all-knowing, all-powerful deity impregnating a human teen. There is no definition of consent that would include that scenario. Happy Holidays," Sprankle said.

Another Twitter user called the professor's claim into question, noting that the Bible states that the Virgin Mary did, indeed, agree to God's plan for her.

"The biblical god regularly punished disobedience," Sprankle rebutted. "The power difference (deity vs mortal) and the potential for violence for saying 'no' negates her 'yes.' To put someone in this position is an unethical abuse of power at best and grossly predatory at worst."

Comment: Be prepared for colleges ruining Christmas with political correctness

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Porn lawyer Avenatti settles alimony, child support with ex-wife, will hand over Ferrari and private jet: report

Kate Feldman
New York Daily News
Wed, 05 Dec 2018 08:10 UTC
Michael Avenatti
© Rich Polk / Getty Images for PoliticonMichael Avenatti is losing his private jet and Ferrari.
Michael Avenatti will have to fly commercial for the foreseeable future.

The celebrity lawyer and his estranged wife, Lisa Storie-Avenatti, have settled their messy child and spousal support battle, TMZ reported Wednesday, and the agreement includes forking over the company plane.

Avenatti reportedly agreed to cut a $40,000 check to his ex for child support and another in January, a stark departure from previous figures that added up to almost $2 million.

The difference will come in the form of assets, according to TMZ, including five luxury wristwatches, his 2017 Ferrari 488 GT Spider lease and his law firm's share of a 2016 Honda private jet.

Comment: See also: No big loss: Porn lawyer Avenatti pulls the plug on his 2020 presidential bid citing concerns of his family

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CNN issues all-clear after NY offices evacuated due to phoned-in bomb threat

Nicole Chavez
CNN
Fri, 07 Dec 2018 11:21 UTC
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Police and firefighters arrived around 10:30 p.m. to the Time Warner Center in New York.
Police and CNN have issued an all-clear message after the network's New York offices and studios were evacuated Thursday night because of a phoned-in bomb threat.

"The NYPD has now given us the all clear, and employees have been permitted to return to the building,"CNN Worldwide president Jeff Zucker said in an internal memo to staff. "The building is secure and safe for everyone to return in the morning."

"We appreciate the swift action by the local authorities, and the patience and professionalism of all the employees who were impacted.

"The threat was not substantiated, the New York Police Department tweeted.

The threat came Thursday night when a caller indicated there were five devices in the building, according to a law enforcement source. Several fire alarm bells rang inside CNN's New York newsroom, signaling an evacuation after the call was received shortly before 10 p.m., the company's security said.
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Robot revenge: 24 Amazon workers hospitalized after machine accidentally releases bear repellent spray at NJ fulfillment center

Soo Youn
ABC
Thu, 06 Dec 2018 11:37 UTC
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"Amazon's automated robots put humans in life-threatening danger today, the effects of which could be catastrophic and the long-term effects for 80 plus workers are unknown," union president Stuart Appelbaum said.
Twenty-four Amazon workers in New Jersey have been hospitalized after a robot accidentally tore a can of bear repellent spray in a warehouse, officials said.

The two dozen workers were treated at five local hospitals, Robbinsville Township communications and public information officer John Nalbone told ABC News. One was in critical condition while 30 additional workers were treated at the scene.

All of the workers were expected to be released from the hospital within 24 hours, WABC reported Thursday.

The official investigation revealed "an automated machine accidentally punctured a 9-ounce bear repellent can, releasing concentrated Capsaican," Nalbone said. Capsaicin is the major ingredient in pepper spray.

The fulfillment center was given the all clear by Wednesday evening.

Comment: Welcome to Amazon: The Guardian starts a new column from inside Amazon: 'They treat us as disposable'

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ISIS member on trial in Lebanon for plotting to kidnap diplomats' kids in Sweden


Sputnik
Fri, 07 Dec 2018 16:06 UTC
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A series of arrests in Lebanon has unveiled a low-profile Daesh arm operating in Sweden, where terrorist attacks remain the biggest threat due to thousands of Islamist extremists permeating the country, according to official estimations.

A military court in Lebanon has accused a 20-year-old Swedish citizen of Arab origin of preparing terrorist acts on behalf of Daesh. According to the Lebanese intelligence services, the man was part of the group that plotted to kidnap children of diplomats together with fellow Daesh supporters in Sweden, the daily newspaper Expressen reported.

The Swedish citizen was detained earlier this year in the Palestinian refugee camp Nahr al-Bared in northern Lebanon. After interrogations with three Lebanese intelligence services, the man, residing in the town of Bromma west of Stockholm, was subsequently accused of having sworn allegiance to Daesh and identified as possessing valuable information about the terrorist group's activities in Europe, Expressen reported.

According to the Lebanese intelligence service, the man, who was born in Saudi Arabia and grew up in the Palestinian refugee camp al-Yarmouk south of Damascus, spent a month in the Lebanese camp, supposedly to meet his relatives. Inside the camp, though, he contacted a local Daesh leader, whom he had known since 2013 and who was also arrested in Lebanon. During interrogation, the 20-year-old admitted having travelled to Syria to further plot terrorist attacks in Sweden.
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Pedophile US priest arrested for sexual abuse in the Philippines had child rape den


RT
Fri, 07 Dec 2018 10:37 UTC
Priest
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A Catholic priest arrested and charged with sexual abuse of children during his longtime residency in the Philippines lived with numerous underage boys, prosecutors say.

The US and the Philippines announced the arrest of Rev. Kenneth Hendricks, 77, on charges of engaging in illicit sexual conduct in foreign places, a federal crime that could result in up to 30 years in prison. The Catholic priest had been residing in the Philippines for almost 40 years, receiving some funding for missionary work from the Archdiocese of Cincinnati.

This case is sadly far from isolated in the majority Catholic Philippines. In 2002, the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines' President Orlando Quevedo estimated that in the course of last 20 years, some 200 of the 7,000 priests in the country may have been involved in illicit sexual activity.

Many disturbing details came to light during the investigation, such as the prosecutor's claim that Hendricks had multiple children living at his residence: "It is alleged he insisted they take baths together and would molest the victims alone or with other boys. The priest allegedly warned the victims that if they told anyone they would all go to prison."
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Lawsuits filed after cops strapped man to chair & tortured him with pepper spray

Matt Agorist
The Free Thought Project
Fri, 07 Dec 2018 12:18 UTC
Charles Wade arrested tortured police cops
A federal judge this week refused to dismiss excessive-force claims against Montgomery County, Ohio, and a jail officer who was seen on video torturing a man pepper spray who was suspected drunk driving and strapped in a restraint chair.

When pepper spray was invented, it was, in the words of one of its creators, to be "used to avoid confrontation or injury." But in the hands of so-called law enforcement, it is increasingly being used as a device of torture, especially when the subject getting pepper sprayed is already in four-point restraints to a chair.

Increasingly, it seems, law enforcement feels it is within their rights to pepper spray individuals who are already restrained. But one victim of apparent police brutality isn't taking the abuse sitting down. Charles Wade, a resident of Montgomery County, in Dayton Ohio, was arrested in October 2016, on drunk driving charges.
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Dr. Tim Anderson, long-time critic of US foreign policy, suspended from University of Sydney

Pranay Jhaand & Liam Thorne
Honi Snoit
Fri, 07 Dec 2018 12:18 UTC
Dr. Tim Anderson
Dr. Tim Anderson
In a public Facebook post made today, University of Sydney academic Dr Tim Anderson announced that he has been "suspended from [his] position as a senior lecturer and banned from entering the university." The decision follows a long-standing series of investigations made by the University's Review Committee into Anderson's public conduct, chaired by Provost and Deputy Vice-Chancellor Stephen Garton.

In a letter addressed by Garton to Anderson, shared with Anderson's Facebook post, the Deputy Vice-Chancellor explains that Anderson was in breach of his contract of employment and several University policies through the distribution of certain lecture materials.
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