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'Not our way:' Moscow says it won't break into US diplomatic compounds


RT
Mon, 30 Apr 2018 18:03 UTC
Samuel Hyde House residence of the Russia consul-general Seattle
© Jason Redmond / ReutersUS State Department officials hold a tarp to cover a locksmith working to gain access to the former residence of the Russian consul general in Seattle on April 25, 2018.
Russia does not plan to answer in kind to Washington forcing its way into Russia's locked consulate in Seattle, which Moscow sees as a violation of international law, Russia's Foreign Ministry spokesperson said.

Last week, US officials called a locksmith to break into the sealed Russian consulate in Seattle, which was vacated by Russian diplomats after Washington ordered it closed, citing its proximity to a US Navy base and a Boeing construction site. Plainclothes US Department officials held a large blue tarp over the consulate's entrance as the locksmith was gaining access to the building that had the Russian flag still flying over it.

Moscow, which did not agree to remove the diplomatic immunity from the compound, vocally protested what it labelled as "a gross violation of diplomatic conventions."
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Seattle voids criminal records for misdemeanor pot convictions, giving people a second chance

Matt Agorist
The Free Thought Project
Sun, 29 Apr 2018 17:55 UTC
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All too often, homeless or otherwise unemployed people are accused of being lazy or complacent because they do not have a job. However, many of those people don't have jobs because-thanks to the government's war on drugs-they've become unemployable. Because of a massive and successful backlash against a portion of the war on drugs, however, many of these folks are now getting a second chance.

It is no secret that a marijuana conviction is a blow to individual freedom-even if you were lucky enough not to go to jail or have already gotten out. A drug conviction limits the ability for people to get a job, borrow money, or even find a place to live. This attack on freedom then leads to a function known as recidivism which limits an individual's choices thereby fostering an environment which will lead to that person ending up back in jail.

The city of Seattle is taking action to help those whose lives have been thrown off track after getting caught by police with a plant. Officials have filed a motion in municipal court that will vacate-retroactively void-all misdemeanor marijuana convictions in the city.

As Fortune Magazine reports, according to a statement from Mayor Jenny Durkan, the request would effect 542 people. The city has also requested the dismissal of outstanding misdemeanor possession charges.
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How the US treats its own: Puerto Ricans still suffering 8 months after Hurricane Maria

Frank Sellers
The Duran
Sun, 29 Apr 2018 17:40 UTC
Puerto Rico hurricane aftermath
For all those peoples around the world, who worship America as the land of milk and honey, and believe that adopting its principles and aligning their political policies with those of America will somehow mean that they will suddenly experience a comprehensive national renaissance, or that America will reward them by exporting to them massive prosperity, just take a look at how America treats its own. Let's take a brief look at Puerto Rico.

Around eight months ago, Hurricane Maria struck the Caribbean island, one of America's colonies, leaving it 'totally destroyed'. In the aftermath, with so much destruction, one might expect that the Feds would be putting together an aid package to rebuild the island's infrastructure.

Puerto Rico, by and large, still looks and operates much as though it were still stuck in the dark ages, and at night, it definitely is, as the power grid, damaged by Hurricane Maria, remains an unreliable public infrastructure all these months later. The water situation isn't much better as the citizenry must additionally filter the water that comes from the tap, since its quality can't be taken for granted.
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Cannabis investors descend on Mayfair hotel to talk marijuana legalization


RT
Mon, 30 Apr 2018 16:34 UTC
Weed
© Arnd Wiegmann / Reuters
Around 200 people have gathered in central London for the Cannabis Invest Conference 2018 to discuss the financial opportunities that cannabis legalization in the UK could bring.

Investors filled the conference rooms of a Mayfair hotel to hear of the benefits legalization could bring to the UK economy. Nine states in the US have already legalized the drug, and later in the year Canada will become the first country in the G8 to completely legalize the drug.

Legal cannabis sales in North America were expected to hit $10 billion by the end of 2017 - a 33 percent increase from 2016, according to a new report released by cannabis industry analysts at Arcview Market Research.

Some are positive that decriminalization is on the horizon for the UK. Cam Battley, chief corporate officer of Aurora Inc, a Canadian cannabis supplier, said that he expects to see cannabis in the UK medical system.

Comment: See also: 'My gladiator lay down his shield': Toddler Alfie Evans dies in Britain after UK court refuses his travel for possible treatment

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Mandated transgender brainwashing: California school district forbids parents from opting children out of LGBT 'education'

Todd Starnes
ToddStarnes.com
Wed, 25 Apr 2018 00:00 UTC
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Parents in Orange County, California may not opt their children out of lessons related to gender identity or sexual orientation, according to a memorandum written by the school district's general counsel.

"Parents who disagree with the instructional materials related to gender, gender identity, gender expression and sexual orientation may not excuse their children from this instruction," read the memorandum from Ronald Wenkart to the Orange County Board of Education.

A school district spokesman confirmed the authenticity of the memorandum sent to us by a parent.

"However, parents are free to advise their children that they disagree with some or all of the information presented in the instructional program and express their views on these subjects to their children," the attorney wrote.

Comment: The 'authorities' are becoming increasingly bold in their assertions that they are better qualified than parents to assess what is best for their children, setting dangerous precedents toward total control by the state:

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Man sues 'lifeguard & cops' who rescued him from drowning in pool


RT
Mon, 30 Apr 2018 16:39 UTC
Man at pool
A man who tried to drown himself in a swimming pool is reportedly suing the lifeguard and police officers who rescued him.

Mateusz Fijalkowski was assistant manager of the swimming pool in which he tried to end his life during a bipolar episode in Fairfax, Virginia, in May 2016. The incident left him with more than $100,000 in medical bills. Now he has accused the police of not doing enough to protect him from himself.

In a lawsuit filed on Friday the 23-year-old Polish man says the eight officers, from Fairfax County Police Department, who attended the scene watched the incident unfold and prevented a lifeguard from jumping in to save him, The Washington Post reports. Fijalkowski says he was left underwater for more than two minutes.

"The police allowed me to sink before their eyes," Fijalkowski told the newspaper. "I'm glad that in the end they realized that they shouldn't let me drown, but I don't thank them for letting me die, clinically, before their eyes."
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A tale of two babies: Royal Family celebrates their newest member as they remain silent over death of Alfie Evans

Derek Hunter
Townhall
Sun, 29 Apr 2018 12:01 UTC
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One of the smartest things our Founding Fathers did was resist the urge to follow most of human history and rid this country of the concept of nobility. And thank God they did. If they hadn't, we'd be "subjects," subservient to the state and a ruling class. The eternal wisdom of the men who created the United States of America was on full display again this week thanks to the different ways two babies are being treated by our old colonizers.

The Royal Family in England welcomed a new baby this week, little Prince Louis Arthur Charles. And good for them, babies are a joy. They can be a handful, but a joy nonetheless. When you have millions of dollars and a staff, the "handful" part is likely much less, but the joy part remains.

Little Louis is being showered with attention, both by his family (and their staff) and the media. Moreover, the world is following the latest news involving the newborn who sits fifth in line for the throne.

Also in England, a 23 month of boy named Alfie Evans was not in line for any throne. He, too, was getting media attention, but not nearly as much as the newly minted Royal. The attention Alfie received was not a celebration of his life, it was waiting for this death.
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7,500 joined march in support of banned internet messenger Telegram held in Moscow


RT
Mon, 30 Apr 2018 14:36 UTC
Protest
© Grigoriy Sisoev / Sputnik
Crowds have gathered in central Moscow to join a protest in support of Telegram messenger, which has recently been banned by Russian authorities. The rally was peaceful, according to police.

Some 7,500 people joined the march and rally in support of the messaging app, which was held on Sakharov Avenue around 2:00pm local time, Moscow police said in a statement. The event, organized by a group of activists, was earlier approved by Moscow City Hall.

The demonstrators marched through the street holding placards and banners that read: "Ban is not a solution" and "For the freedom of internet!" At the end of the rally protesters launched paper planes, a symbol associated with the messaging service.

The rally was peaceful with no breaches of public order, according to local police. "The police officers together with the National Guard provided security as well as maintained law and order," law enforcement said, adding that no violations were registered.

Comment: See also: Russia's move to block Telegram created wider access problems for Russian Internet users

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Bad Guys

Kanye-Trump love-fest just demonstrates everything wrong about America?

Michael McCaffrey
RT
Sat, 28 Apr 2018 16:29 UTC
Kanye West
Sometimes a story comes along that perfectly encapsulates the flaming disaster area that is American culture and politics. This is that story.

"I don't even listen to rap. My apartment is too nice to listen to rap in." - Kanye West

I must confess that I am one of those strange people who likes my music to be made by musicians who can actually play instruments and/or sing, and who prefers the artistry of cinema to the banality of reality television, and admires the mastery of the acting craft over the insipid vanity of celebrity. It is because of these feelings that I was so instinctively repulsed by a story that dominated the news this past week... and yet, to my great shame, could not turn away from it.

The story in question came into being when the rancid concoction of a self-proclaimed rap messiah, his celebrity queen wife, and a reality TV president, were all mixed together to create a supernova of self-promotion so powerfully vacuous and vapid that it may cause the universe to collapse in upon itself.

The rap messiah is none other than Kanye West, also known as Yeezy, Yeezus, and KanYeezy. The celebrity queen is his wife Kim Kardashian, and the reality TV President is Donald Trump.
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Leaked video shows Austria's UN peacekeepers withholding information from Syrian police resulting in their deaths moments later in ambush


RT
Sun, 29 Apr 2018 11:45 UTC
FILE PHOTO: UN peacekeepers patrol Mount Bental in the Golan Heights on October 23, 2017.
© Amir Cohen / ReutersFILE PHOTO: UN peacekeepers patrol Mount Bental in the Golan Heights on October 23, 2017.
Austria probes reports that its peacekeepers knowingly allowed Syrian police to enter a deadly trap in the Golan Heights in 2012. Austrian media was told by an ex-peacekeeper that troops in general had orders to not interfere.

The probe was opened after a video of the incident was published by the Austrian weekly Der Falter. The outlet says it received the video along with photos from "a whistleblower."

The footage is said to show Syrian smugglers setting up an ambush behind rocks. One hour later, officers from what is described by the outlet as Syrian "secret police" arrive and the UN peacekeepers have a chat with them.

Comment: The UN, like many Western NGOs, is proving to be a haven for deviants and psychopaths:

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