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US Navy fleet commander says ships and sailors took a beating during NATO's Trident Juncture exercise

Christopher Woody
Business Insider
Wed, 05 Dec 2018 00:00 UTC
USNS Leroy Grumman alongside USS Iwo Jima Norwegian Sea, operation Trident Juncture
© US Navy/Mass Comm. Specialist 3rd Class Joe J. Cardona GonzalezFleet replenishment oiler USNS Leroy Grumman alongside the amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima in the Norwegian Sea, October 27, 2018.
NATO troops and partner forces converged on Norway in October for Trident Juncture, the alliance's largest exercise since the Cold War, taking place in and over the Nordic countries and on the Baltic and Norwegian seas.

Trident Juncture is a regularly scheduled exercise, and this year's version was meant to test the alliance's ability to respond collectively to a threat - in this case an attack on Norway - and the logistical muscles needed to move some 50,000 troops, thousands of vehicles, and dozens of ships and aircraft on short notice.

Trident Juncture also saw the first time a US aircraft carrier, the USS Harry S. Truman, sailed above the Arctic Circle since the early 1990s. The Truman strike group was joined by the USS Iwo Jima expeditionary strike group.

Working in the harsh conditions found in the northern latitudes in autumn was also part of the plan, said US Navy Adm. James Foggo, who commands US naval forces in Europe and Africa and was in charge of Trident Juncture.

"One of the things that we took advantage of was the opportunity to do this in October and November," Foggo said on the most recent episode of his podcast, "On the Horizon."

Comment: And NATO's Nordic partners didn't fare so well either:

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FBI reveals it did NOT label Proud Boys an extremist group

Maxine Bernstein
The Oregonian
Tue, 04 Dec 2018 16:30 UTC
Oregon FBI Special Agent in Charge Renn Cannon
The FBI has not designated the Proud Boys, whose members routinely appear at right-wing protests in downtown Portland, as an extremist group, Oregon's top FBI agent said Tuesday.

The FBI never intended to do so when it briefed Clark County law enforcement leaders recently about regional threats, Special Agent in Charge Renn Cannon said during a wide-ranging meeting with media at the bureau's Portland headquarters.

His comments directly counter an internal Clark County Sheriff's Office memo that suggested otherwise and drew national attention.

In the FBI's slide show in Clark County, agents talked about the Proud Boys, white supremacists, militia groups and anarchists, Cannon said.

Started in 2016 by conservative writer Gavin McInnes, the Proud Boys have billed themselves as "pro-Western fraternal organization" and have vigorously fought accusations by critics that members are associated with white nationalists.

Comment: See also:

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Marijuana

Marlboro maker reportedly eyeing investment with pot producer Cronos Group

Max A. Cherney
Market Watch
Mon, 03 Dec 2018 16:06 UTC
Cronos Group
© Cronos GroupCronos Group Inc. subsidiary Peace Naturals campus in Stayner, Ontario
Marlboro cigarette maker Altria Group Inc. is discussing an investment in marijuana producer Cronos Group Inc., as legacy companies continue to look for ways into the marijuana industry.

Cronos confirmed the discussions in a news release Monday evening, saying "it is engaged in discussions concerning a potential investment by Altria Group Inc." Cronos also said that "there can be no assurance such discussions will lead to an investment or other transaction."

The company's statement came hours after a Reuters report that claimed Cronos was involved in potential acquisition talks with Altria. When asked specifically Monday evening if the discussions could lead to a full sale of Cronos, a Cronos spokesman reiterated that the talks were focused on an investment.

The Reuters report did not specify how much Altria was willing to pay for Cronos, which closed Monday with a market capitalization of C$2.4 billion, according to FactSet. Altria, which is the parent company of Philip Morris and other cigarette makers, did not respond to a request for comment.
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No big loss: Porn lawyer Avenatti pulls the plug on his 2020 presidential bid citing concerns of his family

Natasha Korecki
Politico
Wed, 05 Dec 2018 00:29 UTC
The celebrity lawyer says his family has requested that he not mount a campaign against Donald Trump.
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© Mario Tama/Getty Images"I do not make this decision lightly — I make it out of respect for my family. But for their concerns, I would run" for president in 2020, attorney Michael Avenatti said.
Michael Avenatti has long reveled in playing the role of the combative underdog. But the mounting challenges in and outside the courtroom were too much even for him.

The hard-charging Los Angeles attorney pulled the plug on his nascent presidential bid, announcing Tuesday he will not run in 2020.

Avenatti, best known for representing porn star Stormy Daniels, said the decision came after consultation with his family. "I do not make this decision lightly - I make it out of respect for my family. But for their concerns, I would run," Avenatti, a father of two teenage girls and a 4-year-old son, said in a statement.

His announcement, made in a statement posted on Twitter, came after months of meetings and speaking events that advanced what once seemed to be a completely implausible White House bid. But his fortunes plummeted since his November arrest on domestic violence allegations, in which he might face a misdemeanor charge, and amid an ongoing contentious divorce from his second wife.

Comment: As if he had a snowball's chance in Hades.....

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PETA gets slaughtered over its ridiculous demands to end 'anti-animal language'

David Moye
Huffington Post
Tue, 04 Dec 2018 14:56 UTC
animal protest
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The activist group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals has a bone to pick with phrases it says are anti-animal.

But rather than beat a dead horse, PETA offered alternative more-animal-friendly phrases on Twitter on Tuesday afternoon.

For instance, PETA suggests saying "feed two birds with one scone" instead of "kill two birds with one stone" and "feed a fed horse" rather than "beat a dead horse."

You can see other examples below:

Comment: More Tweets on the matter:
Not only do the PC editions of the time-tested idioms make little sense - Twitter was quick to point out how where there's a will, there's a way to find someone who will be offended by even the "correct" version.



Piggybacking on political correctness in an era where "social justice warriors" are widely mocked for taking their crusade into the realm of the ridiculous was probably not the best marketing decision - even PETA supporters cringed.


PETA's supposed mission - the ethical treatment of animals - has still got a long way to go. Between animal testing, growing global meat consumption and the fur trade, one would think the group has its hands full enough not to play language police, especially since "removing speciesism from your daily conversations" seems to be even tougher for people to stomach than removing meat from their diets.






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Inspector General finds senior DOJ official committed sexual assault, was allowed to retire in anonymity

Michael Balsamo
The Tribune
Tue, 04 Dec 2018 21:51 UTC
lady justice
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A senior Justice Department official sexually assaulted an employee and pressured another worker to have sex with him in exchange for a promotion, the department's inspector general said Tuesday.

The official, who was not named, also sexually harassed at least two other female employees who worked for him, according to the watchdog's report. The inspector general's office found that the official had "abused his authority by coercing female employees in his chain of command to have sex with him."

Investigators substantiated several allegations against the official, including charges that he made repeated "verbal sexual advances" to an employee and "ultimately sexually assaulted her." The two other employees, who were also subordinates, had been sexually harassed when the official engaged in "sexually inappropriate conduct toward them."

Comment: More from RT:
In addition to his pattern of harassing and abusing female employees, the official also had a long-term sexual relationship with a subordinate. He not only supervised his lover, but also approved her performance evaluations and even promotions while they were sleeping together.

[...]

Finally, the OIG claims the official "lacked candor in his statements to the OIG." Lying to federal law enforcement is considered a serious crime, yet the OIG declined to prosecute. No reason was given for the decision - the report cryptically ends by stating the official has retired, and referring the matter to the OJP for "appropriate action."


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Attention

Paris: Teacher dies after being repeatedly stabbed in the throat by former student


RT
Wed, 05 Dec 2018 14:49 UTC
Léonard-de-Vinci University
© Google Maps
A teacher at Léonard-de-Vinci University near Paris has died, after being stabbed in the throat by a former student in front of the institution. The attacker is of Pakistani descent.

The victim, a 66-year-old English teacher, was stabbed in the throat in front of Léonard-de-Vinci University on Wednesday, Le Parisien reported. The suspect is a Pakistani male, 37, who had been expelled from the institution last year.

According to Le Parisien, the assailant had failed his 2017 school year and was not allowed to progress with his studies. He returned to the university around noon on Wednesday and took his revenge, stabbing his former teacher multiple times in the throat in broad daylight.

The teacher greeted his attacker moments before the violent stabbing, a student at the university told RT France. Other students at the scene tried to administer first aid to the dying teacher, but to no avail.
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MSM is getting weirder, more frantic, and more desperate by the day

Caitlin Johnstone
caitlinjohnstone.com
Wed, 05 Dec 2018 00:01 UTC
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When even the Washington Post is saying your Russiagate article is bad journalism, your Russiagate article is really, really bad journalism.

In an article titled "The Guardian offered a bombshell story about Paul Manafort. It still hasn't detonated.", WaPo writer Pul Farhi draws attention to the fact that it has been a week since the Guardian published a claim that former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort met repeatedly with WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, without any evidence backing up the claim, using solely anonymous sources, and despite the claims contradicting known records of Assange's guests at the Ecuadorian embassy. Criticism and demands for answers have been growing louder and louder from both friends and enemies of WikiLeaks, with new plot holes opening up in the Guardian's narrative daily, and the scandal is now moving into mainstream awareness.

Comment: The signs are all around us - the powers that be are desperately trying to maintain control over the narrative, as the MSM get more and more egregious in their propaganda. Are people 'starting to wake up'? It's hard to say. It seems people have been saying that for years. All that can be said for sure is that things are getting... interesting.

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More migrant boats intercepted on British coast, government refuses to comment


Westmonster
Tue, 27 Nov 2018 12:00 UTC
migrant boat britain
The deeply concerning trend of migrant boats being discovered off of the Kent coast has continued today.

This morning a boat containing nine migrants was discovered in the early hours of this morning near Dover.

It included some youngsters, with a TV camera there to pick up the moment they were intercepted.

Another boat was intercepted by French authorities near Dunkirk this morning, containing a further nine migrants.

Comment: If the British government really wanted to do something about the mass migration crisis tearing up Europe it would cease its war on the Middle East and help the migrants back to their homelands: Also check out SOTT radio's:

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#MeToo backlash: Men of Wall Street refuse to be alone with female coworkers

Bess Levin
Vanity Fair
Wed, 05 Dec 2018 11:33 UTC
Pokret Metoo
For more than a year now, powerful men across many industries have been brought down by revelations that they sexually harassed or assaulted women at work. For the ones left standing, learning what constitutes appropriate workplace behavior has been a necessary part of hanging on to their jobs. For people, like, say, Harvey Weinsteinor Matt Lauer-both of whom deny any wrongdoing!-this exercise would be akin to learning to walk again after a horrible accident paralyzed half of their bodies. But for normal people who are not suspected sexual predators, it actually shouldn't be that difficult to identify bad things like rape, unwanted touching, asking employees out on dates, commenting on colleagues' appearances, promising raises or promotions for sexual favors, and so on. But according to a new report, Wall Street has taken a different approach than simply "acting like a professional human adult": shunning women entirely.
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