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UK prepares supply ships for emergency food and medicines in case of "no-deal" Brexit

Tyler Durden
ZeroHedge
Wed, 24 Oct 2018 13:30 UTC
trucks Dover-Calais UK
UK authorities are drawing up plans to charter a flotilla of supply ships to ferry in emergency food and medicines in the event of a "no-deal" Brexit next March, according to FT, which reports that the move was "greeted with disbelief at a stormy meeting of Theresa May's cabinet on Tuesday."
The cabinet was told that the heavily used Dover-Calais route could quickly become blocked by new customs controls on the French side, forcing Britain to seek alternative ways of bringing in "critical supplies".

The warnings about the consequences of a disorderly British exit from the EU came at a cabinet meeting which saw ministers divided into two camps over how to unlock a deal in Brussels. One witness said there was "an almighty row".

The prospect of Britain facing shortages of perishable food and medicines provided a bleak backdrop to the cabinet discussions, as Mrs May urged her ministers to back her attempts to secure a breakthrough. -FT

Comment: It's all fun and games when it comes to Brexit:

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Father stabbed son to death saying he'd become psychopath like him - Released after only 4 years

Brittany Chain
Daily Mail
Tue, 23 Oct 2018 00:16 UTC
David Janzow
Luca's mum, Julia Trinne (left) said she knew her husband was depressed, but didn't believe she and her family were in immediate danger
A father who stabbed his four-year-old son to death to prevent him from growing into a psychopath has been granted release from his mental health facility.

David Janzow was placed under a lifetime supervision order after he was found not guilty of murdering four-year-old Luca on the grounds of mental illness.

But after only four years, he has been granted day release on the condition he is accompanied by staff from the James Nash House mental health facility in Adelaide.

In July 2014, Janzow took his son to a secluded lookout, where he stabbed him with a hunting knife to 'save Luca from what he was to become,' the ABC reported.

Comment: Website Kidspot provides more details on the mother's experience::
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"If I had any concerns, they would have been with Dave's depression and not letting him get too low, but I was not concerned enough to the point of needing to contact his psychiatrist since Dave saw him the day prior."

The next thing she knew, Trinne was going to the hospital after finding out her husband had taken Luca from their home and "hurt" their little boy.

She was told Janzow was fine, but that Luca might not make it. Shortly after she arrived, the mother got the news she feared: Luca had died.

"Every bit of my being was spinning and aching. It felt as if the world had stopped ... I wanted to find Luca. A sadness that I did not know was possible."

"I have not only survived, I am living"

In the face of a failing business, insurance troubles, little mental health support after the loss of her son, and the fact that she still had to be a mum to Luca's little brother, Trinne said she's proud she survived.

"It shattered my world and heart. I have not only survived, I am living and I am putting together all of the pieces. This takes love, support, time, mindfulness and a whole lot of soul searching and more," she said.

In her victim impact statement during her Janzow's trial, she called for more focus on mental health issues in South Australia and the wider community, and said she hoped that positive change could come out of her tragedy.

"This tragedy will bring about the importance of acknowledging and supporting someone with a mental illness, for people around them not to deny or be ashamed of an illness but rather accept it; work together, talk about it and seek the help that is needed," she said in her statement.

"There will be positive things that will come out of this tragedy and I will make sure that happens."

On Monday, Justice Trish Kelly adjourned Janzow's application for limited release for four months until two psychiatric reports could be conducted.
As the father said himself, 'I'm a psychopath with mental health problems', and there is little help that can be given to a psychopath, what is needed is to protect the community to which he would intend to harm. And so in this instance the judiciary failed by releasing this demonstrably dangerous man back into the community.

For more on psychopathy: Also check out SOTT radio's: Behind the Headlines: Florida School Mass Shooting: Gun Control, Mental Illness and the Criminal Mind

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Thousands of Swedes are microchipping themselves

Mac Slavo
SHTFplan
Mon, 22 Oct 2018 10:30 UTC
microchip RFID
Thousands of people in Sweden are microchipping themselves in an effort to speed up their day. The Swedish are inserting microchips under the skin in their hands to make their daily lives easier.

According to a report by NPR, the microchips can be used for a plethora of different things. The chips are designed to speed up users' daily routines and make their lives more convenient when accessing their homes, offices, and gyms. The microchips make it as easy as swiping their hands against digital readers. The microchips can also be used to store emergency contact details, social media profiles, e-tickets for events, and rail journeys within Sweden.

Comment: There are so many reasons why this is a bad idea, yet they are selling it to the public as if it's the next coolest thing. Once chipped, whomever owns the system holds your data and location, and potentially your money and your health.

Experts say eventually EVERYONE will get implanted with a microchip

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Best of the Web: Identity politics is devouring itself: The Harvard admissions process

Niall Ferguson
The Boston Globe
Mon, 22 Oct 2018 00:00 UTC
The Harvard University admissions office.
© GRETCHEN ERTL/THE NEW YORK TIMESThe Harvard University admissions office.
It was the week we learned that US Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts is between 1/1,024th and 1/64th Native American Indian. It was also the week that Harvard University - universally acknowledged as a bastion of American liberalism - was taken to court for discriminating against Asian-American applicants.

Savor last week. It may mean that we have reached a long overdue turning point.

Looking back, you can see why Warren was tempted to turn the family lore that her great-great-great-grandmother was part Native American into a full-blown claim to minority status. She built her career as a law professor during the 1980s and 1990s, when the first great wave of political correctness was sweeping American campuses. At that time, as liberal academia scrambled to appear more "diverse," being both a woman and a Native American suddenly became the opposite of disadvantageous.

Comment: See also:

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UN rules France's niqab ban a violation of human rights


RT
Tue, 23 Oct 2018 21:54 UTC
niqab muslim musulman
© Archivo Correo del Orinoco
The UN has ruled that France's ban on the niqab - the Islamic veil that covers the face - is in breach of human rights and has ordered the country to review its legislation.

The UN Human Rights Committee said France, which has banned the Islamic traditional dress since 2011, failed to provide valid reasons for its legislation.

"In particular, the Committee was not persuaded by France's claim that a ban on face covering was necessary and proportionate from a security standpoint or for attaining the goal of 'living together' in society," it said.
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Sunday Times' Liddle accused of 'inciting violence' after telling Islamists to 'blow themselves up'


RT
Tue, 23 Oct 2018 19:40 UTC
Anjem Choudary
© AFP / DANIEL LEAL-OLIVASRadical cleric Anjem Choudary is seen leaving a probation hostel in London following his release from prison.
Sunday Times columnist, Rod Liddle has caused a furore on social media after penning an article about hate preacher and IS sympathizer Anjem Choudary, in which he encourages British Islamists to "blow themselves up" in London.

In his Sunday Times article, Liddle alleges that Choudary had encouraged British Islamists to leave the UK and blow themselves up, to which he remarks "I really don't mind" - adding they can do that here in the UK, as long as it's far from where any of us live, like Tower Hamlets. The east London borough of Tower Hamlets has a large muslim population.
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Malaysian politician under fire for suggesting Indonesia's recent earthquake was God's wrath against gays


RT
Tue, 23 Oct 2018 19:29 UTC
tsunami damage
© Reuters / Athit PerawongmethaThe aftermath of last month's earthquake and tsunami in Indonesia.
With money laundering charges pending, the president of Malaysia's main opposition party stoked outrage among ministers by suggesting natural disasters are god's punishment for transgender and homosexual communities.

Last month, around 2,000 people were killed when a powerful 7.5 magnitude earthquake struck the Indonesian island of Sulawesi and triggered a devastating tsunami.

Opposition leader Ahmad Zahid Hamidi inferred to the Malaysian Parliament that the neighboring state's recent disaster was perhaps due to the wrath of god. His statement to parliament came under the heading of "social ills."
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Glimmer of justice: Monsanto loses appeal in historic Roundup cancer lawsuit but payout reduced to $78M


RT
Tue, 23 Oct 2018 07:57 UTC
Monsanto glyphosate
© Reuters / Wolfgang Rattay
Months after merging with Bayer in a bid to bury a brand that has become as toxic as its products, Monsanto has lost its appeal in a historic lawsuit that found its Roundup herbicide responsible for a man's cancer.

In August, a San Francisco jury awarded former school groundskeeper Dewayne Johnson $289 million in damages in a lawsuit alleging Monsanto's glyphosate weed killer Roundup was responsible for his non-Hodgkins lymphoma. The verdict further confirmed that Monsanto "acted with malice" in concealing the carcinogenic risks of its products for decades.

California state judge Suzanne Bolanos has rejected Bayer's request for a new trial, instead opting to reduce the punitive part of the damages from $250 million to $39 million, equivalent to the amount the jury had awarded Johnson in compensatory damages. This adds up to a mandated payout of $78mn.

Comment: Finally, some good news in the ongoing battle against one of the most contemptible companies in history.

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#Creepypornlawyer Avenatti slapped with $4.85m verdict in lawsuit from fmr law partner

Ronn Blitzer
Law & Crime
Mon, 22 Oct 2018 18:30 UTC
Michael Avenatti
© Hector Retamal/Agence France-Presse/Getty ImagesMichael Avenatti
Attorney Michael Avenatti suffered a loss in court on Monday in a case where he was the defendant and not merely an advocate. Avenatti had been sued by former law partner Jason Frank, who claimed that he failed to make good on a previous settlement agreement.

Frank claimed that when he worked with Avenatti's former firm Eagan Avenatti, he had an independent contractor arrangement that said he would receive 25% of the firm's annual profits and 20% of his client's fees. Frank said he was also supposed to get copies of the firm's tax returns and other financial records. His lawsuit, filed in May of this year, alleged that the firm didn't provide the records, misstated what their profits were, and didn't pay him the amount due to him. In February 2016 he filed a demand to go to arbitration, and resigned from the firm months later.

Comment: Despite everything, Avenattie seems to think he is presidential material. He does provide high entertainment value: Tucker Carlson faces off against 'creepy porn lawyer' Avenatti in 'trainwreck' interview

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Why leftist intellectuals hate Trump

Tyler Durden
ZeroHedge
Mon, 22 Oct 2018 19:20 UTC
trump anxiety derangement syndrome meme
As pundits continue to scratch their heads over the disruptive phenomenon known as Donald Trump, Yale computer science professor and chief scientist at Dittach, David Gelernter, has penned a refreshingly straightforward and blunt Op-Ed in the Wall Street Journal explaining why Trump has been so successful at winning hearts and minds, and why the left - especially those snarky ivory-tower intellectuals, hate him.

Gelernter argues that Trump - despite being a filthy rich "parody of the average American," is a regular guy who has successfully resonated with America's underpinnings.

"Mr. Trump reminds us who the average American really is. Not the average male American, or the average white American," writes Gelernter. "We know for sure that, come 2020, intellectuals will be dumbfounded at the number of women and blacks who will vote for Mr. Trump. He might be realigning the political map: plain average Americans of every type vs. fancy ones."
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