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First-world problems? 'Poop-patrollers' make up to $185 in San Francisco

Tyler Durden
Zero Hedge
Thu, 23 Aug 2018 16:12 UTC
Homeless man in San Francisco
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We wish we could say this was a satire piece, but a new story in the San Francisco Chronicle reveals just how lucrative collecting shit actually is.

It's but the latest in a string of shocking revelations to hit headlines throughout the summer exposing how deep San Francisco's crisis of vast amounts of vagrant-generated feces covering its public streets actually runs (no pun intended).

We detailed last week how city authorities have finally decided to do something after thousands of feces complaints (during only one week in July, over 16,000 were recorded), the cancellation of a major medical convention and an outraged new Mayor, London Breed, who was absolutely shocked after walking through her city: they established a professional "poop patrol".
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Radical Russian feminist under investigation for hate speech against men

Carl Schreck
RFE/RL
Fri, 24 Aug 2018 15:50 UTC
Lyubov Kalugina
© YouTubeA screenshot of Siberian feminist blogger Lyubov Kalugina
A self-described "radical feminist" in Russia is facing potential criminal charges over social-media posts that she says investigators could deem hate speech against men.

Lyubov Kalugina, a 31-year-old blogger in the Siberian city of Omsk, said this week that investigators have opened a preliminary probe into material dating back to 2013 that she posted on the Russian social-networking site VKontakte.

The probe comes amid a mounting public debate in Russia about a broad crackdown on online speech in recent years -- including reposts and likes on social media sites such as Facebook -- that critics say authorities are using to stymie dissent and boost conviction rates.


Comment: Count on RFE/RL to give the critics' position... and only the critics' position.


It was first disclosed on August 22 by the SOVA Center, a respected Moscow-based extremism watchdog, which said it was informed by Kalugina that she could face hate speech charges punishable by up to five years in prison.

Kalugina, who describes herself as a "radical feminist" and supports "separating women from men at all levels," told RFE/RL by telephone that the probe was launched last year and that she met with investigators earlier this month. She has yet to be formally charged.

"They told me that a criminal case is in the works. I declined to give testimony because I understood that my testimony in this situation would in any case be twisted and used against me," she said.

Comment: Unfortunately, that's the price of 'equality'...

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French police seize dozens of sheep hidden for slaughter in Muslim Eid al-Adha sacrificial festival

Chris Tomlinson
Breitbart
Fri, 24 Aug 2018 00:00 UTC
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French police in the heavily migrant populated suburbs of Paris have seized 32 sheep that were found in the garage of a pizzeria ahead of the Islamic Eid al-Adha festival in which Muslims sacrifice animals.

The animals were found in the commune of Drancy, which is located in the heavily migrant populated Seine-Saint-Denis suburbs to the north of Paris which have become well-known for having a large Muslim population. The seized sheep were taken to an animal shelter in Chailly-en-Brie, Le Parisien reports.

While adherents of the Islamic faith are allowed to engage in ritual halal slaughter for Eid al-Adha, by French law they must do so in a controlled environment at a recognized slaughterhouse both for hygiene reasons and to combat potential animal cruelty.

Comment: Is There a Hidden Hand Behind The 'Clash of Civilizations' in Europe?

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Cold War Flop: Most Americans want little to do with hysterical 'anti-Russia' campaign

Justin Raimondo
Antiwar.com
Sat, 25 Aug 2018 13:05 UTC
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Has there ever been a country so vilified as Russia, a leader so demonized as Vladimir Putin?

It makes me dizzy just to think of all the crimes that have been laid at that particular doorstep. I could spend the rest of this column simply listing them, from the deaths of numerous Russian journalists to the extinction of Hillary Clinton's presidential ambitions - that and so much more! The omnipotent Russian President has apparently poisoned so many Russian expatriates in Britain that the streets are awash in polonium, novichok, and god knows what else. Why, it only took a few thousand bucks spent on some Facebook ads that practically no one saw to steal the presidential election from the rightful winner. Vlad the Bad is the all-powerful villain at the center of so many sinister conspiracies that it's hard to keep track of them.

The anti-Russian campaign that the media has been hyping ever since Trump took office isn't anything new. Those of us born during the cold war years - the first cold war, that is - remember all too well the atmosphere of hysteria and unreason that prevailed in those days. The fear of Communist agents under every bed was exploited by the War Party to no end - no good end, that is - and one would've thought that the collapse of communism and the end of the cold war would put a stop to it.

Comment: Also see: Grand Deception: The Strangulation of the Russian Economy in the 1990s Was a Deliberate IMF Policy

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Monsanto cancer ruling sparks backlash around the globe

Lorraine Chow
EcoWatch
Tue, 14 Aug 2018 22:09 UTC
Monsanto
© JOSH EDELSON / AFP / Getty ImagesPlaintiff Dewayne Johnson leaves the courtroom after hearing the verdict to his case against Monsanto at the Superior Court of California in San Francisco on Aug. 10.
Glyphosate, the world's most popular herbicide, is at the center of international scrutiny after a San Francisco court on Friday decided in favor of a California school groundskeeper with terminal cancer.

The jury ruled that the plaintiff, Dewayne "Lee" Johnson, developed cancer from repeated exposure toRoundup, Monsanto's widely used glyphosate-based weedkiller, and ordered the company to pay $289 million in damages.

The landmark jury ruling, which could open the door for roughly 4,000 similar U.S. lawsuits against Monsanto, sparked outcry around the world.
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British couple die, 300 evacuated from Egyptian hotel - Faulty air con unit blamed

Izzy Lyons
Telegraph
Fri, 24 Aug 2018 13:24 UTC
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A British couple who died suddenly on a Thomas Cook holiday were "fit and healthy" before they left home, their daughter has said, as around 300 holidaymakers are evacuated from the same Egyptian hotel after more guests fell ill.

The travel company took the decision to evacuate its remaining customers at the Red Sea resort "as a precaution" following the deaths of John and Susan Cooper.

The couple, from Burnley, Lancashire, were on holiday at the Steigenberger Aqua Magic Hotel in Hurghada with their daughter, Kelly Ormerod, and her three children when tragedy struck.

Describing the "horrendous ordeal", Mrs Ormerod said her parents "had no health problems at all" before their holiday, adding that the family are in "utter shock" as they await results of post-mortem examinations.

As the cause of their deaths is investigated, Mrs Ormerod reportedly told local officials she believes an alleged faulty air conditioning unit might have been involved in her parents falling ill.
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Mexican Army seizes one ton of meth & fentanyl in tourist beach town

Robert Arce
Breitbart
Sat, 25 Aug 2018 12:51 UTC
Mexican Army drug bust
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The Mexican Army seized approximately 2,700 pounds of illicit drugs in two separate security operations over the past weekend in the tourist municipality of Ensenada, Baja California.

The first operation took place late Friday, August 17, when soldiers secured a Cessna plane with approximately 470 kilograms of methamphetamine, heroin, and fentanyl in a remote area known as the San Fernando Canyon, according to local reports.

Personnel of the II Military Region were dispatched to search for an aircraft spotted in the area when they came upon an abandoned white Cessna.
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Footage emerges of fire on 3rd floor of Russian Central Bank in Moscow


RT
Fri, 24 Aug 2018 09:00 UTC
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Russia's Central Bank building in central Moscow caught fire late on Friday, with footage showing flames shooting out of windows. Firefighting crews managed to promptly extinguish the flames.

Curling flames could be seen erupting from the Central Bank's building, located in central Moscow, photos from the scene show. The fire was likely caused by a short-circuit, TASS reported, citing a source from the emergency services.

As the fire broke out, ten people left the building ahead of the emergency crews' arrival.

Comment: See also: Fire breaks out on the roof of the Federal Reserve

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Miraculous survival of 15 year old girl lost in Siberian tundra for 2 weeks


Siberian Times
Fri, 24 Aug 2018 12:00 UTC
Svetlana Evai
© Investigative CommitteeSvetlana Evai , in the middle, pictures soon after she was found in tundra by her uncle.
Svetlana Evai ate unripe berries for 15 days after getting lost in tundra with family fearing she had been attacked by brown bear.

A major search in the north of Gydan peninsula found the schoolgirl alive but needing urgent medical care in a 'grave' condition.

She was flown by a search helicopter to a local hospital.

Despite suffering from exposure medics said 'her vital organs are safe' and 'there is no threat to her life'.

'Her blood pressure and heart beat are stable,' said Eldar Faradjev, chief doctor of Tazovsky central hospital.

Comment: Tales of youngsters going missing in Russia's harshest areas don't appear to be such a rare occurrence. In this instance, it probably helped that the girl had a good knowledge of the region and knew how to look after herself: There are other stories from around the world, but in particularly the US, of people going missing in perhaps more curious circumstances:

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First drone footage of isolated Amazon tribe released


NHK
Sat, 25 Aug 2018 09:54 UTC
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An Amazonian tribe isolated from the outside world has been captured on video for the first time by a drone.

Funai, or Brazil's government agency for the protection of indigenous people, on Tuesday released the aerial images.

The footage was taken in the innermost region of Brazil's Amazon close to the border with Peru.

The video shows tribespeople walking through jungle, carrying what appears to be a bow and arrow.

Researchers at Funai who have been monitoring isolated tribes in the region say they believe the group in the new footage has never been seen before.

Comment: See also:

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