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Wall Street

US factory production rose for fourth straight month in December

Katia Dmitrieva
Bloomberg
Thu, 18 Jan 2018 13:43 UTC
manufacturing plant
U.S. factory production rose for a fourth straight month in December, capping the strongest quarter since 2010 and underscoring a resurgence in manufacturing that's primed for further advances, Federal Reserve data showed Wednesday.

HIGHLIGHTS OF INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION (DECEMBER)
  • Factory output rose 0.1% (est. 0.3% gain) after rising an upwardly revised 0.3%
  • Total industrial production, which also includes mines and utilities, increased 0.9% (est. 0.5% rise) after a revised 0.1% decrease
  • Capacity utilization, measuring the amount of a plant that is in use, rose to 77.9% (est. 77.4%) from 77.2%
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Attention

Feds want to criminally charge sanctuary cities for refusing to follow federal laws

Seraphim Hanisch
The Duran
Wed, 17 Jan 2018 06:13 UTC
california hwy sign
California passed a state law defining itself as a "sanctuary state." This law went into effect on January 1 of this year. However, this is defiant act against U.S. Federal law governing the treatment of illegal immigrants into the United States of America, of which California is still part.

The Trump Administration is not taking this lying down.

On January 16th, DHS Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen confirmed that her department asked Federal prosecutors to see if they can criminally charge sanctuary cities for their refusal to follow federal immigration laws.

The California law acts to severely restrict the cooperation that state and local law enforcement is allowed to offer the federal government in executing immigration and deportation laws.

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Russian Flag

'Rethinking Putin' - Top American Russia expert Prof Stephen Cohen lambasts Russia hysteria (VIDEO)

Nick Ivanov
Russia Feed
Wed, 17 Jan 2018 16:00 UTC
Professor Stephen F. Cohen
Professor Stephen F. Cohen

Professor Stephen F. Cohen, renowned ivy league professor and expert on Russia gave a speech called "Rethinking Putin" at the annual The Nation cruise on December 2, 2017.

Professor Stephen F. Cohen is that "villain" who dared talk about Russia and Russians without demonizing them, and he just gave a speech called "Rethinking Putin"!

The inhumanity! How dare those pesky academics urge people to think! He had the nerve to imply people should not only think...but they should rethink! What kind of free world do we live in where academics are encouraging people to think without demonizing the enemy of the deep state. What next...people will start asking questions!?! And what will that lead to...asking more questions...or worse...Questioning More! (That was just a little bit of sarcasm if you couldn't tell.)

Comment: More from Professor Stephen F. Cohen, one of the few academics in America talking sense:

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Star of David

Israel smears critics as anti-Semites when faced with serious damage to its image

Moshé Machover
Mondoweiss
Thu, 18 Jan 2018 11:05 UTC
Palestine Solidarity Campaign co-founder Tony Greenstein
© Twitter

On January 25, Labour activist and co-founder of Britain's Palestine Solidarity Campaign Tony Greenstein will undergo a disciplinary hearing over accusations of alleged anti-Semitic comments made online. Greenstein was suspended from Labour back in 2016 when the remarks first came to light. Greenstein has maintained the content was legitimate criticism of Israeli policy, and not derogatory statements about Jews.

Moshé Machover, a British-Israeli activist and member of the UK's Labour Party, has prepared the following testimony in defense of Greenstein. Machover was also the founder of the Israeli socialist political party Matzpen.

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Bizarro Earth

Russian priest and father of 4 handed 14yr prison term for molesting girls at summer camps


RT
Wed, 17 Jan 2018 12:00 UTC
Priest Gleb Grozovsky
© Alexei Danichev / SputnikPriest Gleb Grozovsky
A Russian priest, father of four, has been found guilty of sexually abusing underage girls at Orthodox summer camps in Russia and Greece. He was sentenced to 14 years in a maximum security prison.

A court in the Leningrad region found Gleb Grozovsky, 38, guilty of molesting three underage girls. It has been reported that the court included the time he has already served since his arrest in 2014 in the sentence. In addition to his jail term, the priest will also have to pay each victim 400,000 rubles ($7,000) in moral damages.
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Whistle

Whistleblowing protection director could be fired for whistleblowing

Charles S. Clark
Government Executive
Wed, 17 Jan 2018 00:01 UTC
whistleblower
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Months after he was abruptly escorted from his office and placed on leave pending a disciplinary review, intelligence community whistleblower ombudsman Dan Meyer is speaking out.

In a statement released to Government Executive on Tuesday, Meyer rebutted in general terms the still-confidential accusations of issues related to workplace conduct and handling of classified material cited against him by acting intelligence community inspector general Wayne Stone and counsel Jeannette McMillian.

Meyer, who for the past four years has served as executive director of Intelligence Community Whistleblowing and Source Protection, has come under fire amidst a move to reduce his role in educating employees at the 17 intelligence agencies about their rights and obligations in reporting alleged waste, fraud and abuse.

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Syringe

Ukraine's tragic measles outbreak blamed on vaccine shortage (VIDEO)

Nick Ivanov
Russia Feed
Wed, 17 Jan 2018 16:00 UTC
Ukraine vaccination
This is a sad day for the "Mother of Russian Cities" - Kiev and for all Europe, as archaic diseases are returning to Ukraine unprecedented in the civilized world.
"The Civilized world has already been rid of [these diseases] and never seen them in their lives" said Ukrainian Doctor Olga Golubkovskaya.
It is with no pleasure that we present this video to you, but with great sorrow for our Ukrainian brothers and sisters. This is not the "dignity" they were promised by the West. If the Humanitarian superpowers love them so much, why not send medicine instead of weapons?

Comment: Leaving aside the mistaken belief that vaccines are the only response against infectious disease, this is more a sign of how Ukraine is rotting from the inside. Maybe if Western countries really cared about the people of Ukraine, they'd be sending medicines and money for infrastructure instead of weapons.

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Light Saber

Grateful Syrians of Karfa finally meet their saviors: the Russian military

Seraphim Hanisch
The Duran
Wed, 17 Jan 2018 09:45 UTC
Russian Army soldier Syria humanitarian aid
Humanitarian action and medical help for war-torn nation greeted warmly by Syrian people with songs in Russian sung by children

Russkaya Vesna (Russian Spring) reported that on January 15, 2018, the citizens of Karfa in the South Darea province of Syria received a most welcomed visit from the Russian military forces who liberated them from the oppression of ISIS.

Syrian children

Comment: This is what global superpowers should be doing around the world: lending a helping hand to those in need - not plotting for 'regime change' to steal their resources. Compare and contrast what Russia and the US are doing in Syria:

Obnoxious, Arrogant, Imperial America in Syria

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Bomb

Sweden: Suspected hand grenade attack on police station in Malmo - two people detained


RT
Thu, 18 Jan 2018 09:40 UTC
Swedish policemen
© Johan Nilsson / ReutersSwedish policemen
A loud explosion has been heard at the police station in the Swedish city of Malmo. The explosion was caused by a hand grenade, according to news reports.

"The place is locked off and the bomb group is on its way," police spokeswoman Anna Goransson was quoted as saying by Aftonbladet.

The alleged attack happened shortly after 9pm local time in the courtyard of the police station. "Fortunately, no people have been injured, but cars, I cannot say how many, have been damaged," Goransson told reporters.

Comment: Swedish PM Stefan Lofven of the Social Democrats suggested that deploying the military is a potential solution, while speaking to news outlet TT Nyhetsbyran.
"It's not my first-hand action. But we need to see additional authorities in collaboration to crack the gang crime," Lofven said, reported Aftonbladet.

The most important thing for me is the message to these seriously organized criminals, that you have no place in our society. That is why we have added so much resources, tighten the penalties and commit to economic crime."
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Pistol

Teen pulling weapon on police officer caught on bodycam (VIDEO)


RT
Thu, 18 Jan 2018 07:49 UTC
teen with fake gun
© West Midlands Police / YouTube
Shocking bodycam footage shows the moment a police officer came face-to-face with a gun-brandishing robber. The teen - armed with a fake gun - was jailed for more than two years.

West Midlands police officer PC Jemma Follows can be heard saying "what are you doing?" as Reece Lones, 19, pops out of a room and into the hallway of a Stourbridge home with what appeared to be a gun. The imitation weapon was later discovered to be a BB gun designed to look like a 9mm semi-automatic pistol.

In the high-octane footage, Follows can be seen withdrawing from the house before chasing the suspects in a taxi. The chase ended dramatically about two hours later when Lones was arrested after being spotted by firearms officers on Stourbridge High Street.

Comment: Had this happened in the US, chances are he wouldn't be around to give an interview.

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