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Germany: Syrian man arrested for unspecified terrorist plot


RT
Tue, 16 Jan 2018 20:59 UTC
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© Sebastian WillnowPolice officers pose in front of the congress hall in Leipzig, Germany, 7 December 2017.
A Syrian man has been detained in the Germany city of Leipzig on suspicion of planning a terrorist act, German media report, citing the Prosecutor's Office. The man was held following a police raid on several apartments.

The suspect, 23, "is being investigated over suspected preparation for [committing] a grave violent offense threatening the state," regional public prosecutor, Lorenz Haase, told the local Leipziger Volkerszeitung newspaper. The identity of the man has not yet been revealed.

The announcement followed a police raid on four apartments in Leipzig's western district of Gruenau, media report, citing the regional Public Prosecutor's Office. Officers also seized "objects and documents" that are now being assessed by the police.
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Attention

Germany's yuan move, a geopolitical step-away from Washington


Sputnik
Tue, 16 Jan 2018 19:40 UTC
TrumpMerk
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Journalist and financial observer Ivan Danilov outlines why Berlin's recent decision on the currency front has to be viewed in the broader context of a slowly but steady reformatting of the global financial system. On Monday, Bloomberg confirmed that the Bundesbank plans to add the Chinese yuan to its currency reserves.

Commenting on the decision in a piece for RIA Novosti, Danilov noted that Berlin's move, set against the background of a Yuan riding high against the dollar in currency markets, is obviously politically charged, "especially when one considers that the entire Western world is now waiting with a sinking feeling for a diplomatic showdown between Donald Trump and Angela Merkel during the World Economic Forum" in Switzerland later this month.

In fact, the observer suggested, the actions of the Bundesbank, which follow up on the repatriation of at least part of Germany's gold reserves from the US, "indicate that Europe is ready to show in practice its ability to do without Washington's 'valuable guidance' and 'patronage'."

While the German Central Bank is formally independent, its political ties with the Merkel government aren't really a secret to anyone, according to Danilov. The yuan decision is particularly intriguing given the fact that the Bundesbank usually refrains from announcing its intention to make currency purchases ahead of time. What's more, the journalist wrote, recent developments on the other side of the world indicate that "Berlin's actions on the currency front need to be analyzed in the context of the broader trend of a slow reformatting of the global monetary system."

Comment: See also:

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USA

US has begun to build a new quasi-state in Syria


HunterNews
Tue, 16 Jan 2018 00:00 UTC
Soldier
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Although the current US president promised "to leave Syria" before the elections after "knocking the spirit out of ISIS", in fact it turned out the other way around. Washington, in fact, began to build a new quasi-state - the Syrian Kurdistan - and is already preparing security forces to protect the borders of 30,000 bayonets. Russian experts evaluated the US aspiration to "redraw the borders" in the Middle East.

On Monday, Damascus condemned the United States decision on the formation of the "Border Security Force" on the country's north-eastern border, the Syrian state news agency SANA reports.

In the Syrian Foreign Ministry, the US intentions were described as "a flagrant aggression against the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Syria and an outrageous violation of international law." The authorities also called on the international community to put an end to the "arrogant and hegemonic policy of the United States administration."

Comment: Will this be how the US creates a new military force in Syria without actually placing US boots on the ground? See also:

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More than one bad apple: Half of Texas police department suspended

Jay Syrmopoulos
The Free Thought Project
Tue, 16 Jan 2018 20:42 UTC
one good apple
All too often those who continuously apologize for crimes committed by police officers are able to justify some of the most egregious instances of outright murder by claiming the officer was a bad apple. Almost as often, however, as TFTP has shown numerous times, the bad apple theory is exactly that-a theory-with no evidence to support it.

Four people in the Llano Police Department, including Police Chief Kevin Ratliff, are now on paid suspension, Llano County District Attorney Sonny McAfee told KXAN.

There are eight law enforcement officers employed by the Llano Police Department, according to the LPD's website, meaning that half of the police force is now under suspension.

Does that seem like "one bad apple," or a potentially much greater problem?

Four police officers are under investigation by the Llano County District Attorney's Office, including the police chief-who suspended himself-in connection to the arrest of a man, and his subsequent complaint, according to KVUE.
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USA

A more perfect union: New California issues their Declaration of Independence


RT
Tue, 16 Jan 2018 20:36 UTC
New California
© New California
A group hoping to breakaway from California because of high taxes and their unhappiness with how the state is run has declared independence for 'New California.'

The group's leaders released a Declaration of Independence on Monday in the hopes that it will eventually lead to independence from the state capitol, Sacramento.

Unlike the Calexit movement, which is looking for independence from the United States for the entire state of California, the New California group wants to remain a part of the US but it no longer wants to be governed by the state of California.

"After years of over taxation, regulation, and mono party politics the State of California and many of it's 58 Counties have become ungovernable," the group said.
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Swedish city to offer returning jihadis benefits so they don't 'fall back into it'

Virginia Hale
Breitbart
Tue, 16 Jan 2018 19:00 UTC
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Jihadis with Swedish passports who return from fighting with Islamic State in the Middle East will be offered taxpayer-funded driving lessons, housing, and even debt cancellation.

Several municipalities in Sweden are making plans for how they plan to "re-integrate" returning jihadis as Iraqi and Kurdish soldiers launch an offensive on Islamic State's terrorist stronghold, Mosul.

The conclusion of authorities in the medieval city of Lund, which has dealt with returning fighters before, is that defectors from the Salafist supremacist terror group should be handled in the same way as those who leave the organised crime scene.
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Arrow Down

Florida child dies after being scratched by rabies-infected bat

Ryan Gillespie
Orlando Sentinel
Tue, 16 Jan 2018 00:50 UTC
child dies rabies infected bat
A 6-year-old Eustis boy reportedly died of rabies Sunday at an Orlando hospital after being scratched by a sick bat that Lake County officials said had been living in his home.

Henry Roque confirmed his son Ryker Roque's death to NBC News after previously telling the "Today" show that Ryker became infected when the bat scratched him.

Lake County deputies responded to the Eustis home about two weeks ago after they were told the family's pit bull may have had rabies. When they arrived, somebody told them the residents were at the hospital with their son, who had been scratched by a bat, sheriff's Maj. Chris Delibro said.

"We're told the bat had been in the house for a week or two prior to the boy going to the hospital," Delibro said.

During that time, authorities said the bat may have come in contact with the dog.
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Ohio Trump supporter viciously assaulted while wearing patriotic T-Shirt

Cassandra Fairbanks
Gateway Pundit
Tue, 16 Jan 2018 00:00 UTC
Ohio Trump supporter attacked
A Proud Boy from Ohio was violently attacked in the lobby of his apartment building while wearing a patriotic t-shirt on Monday - which he believes was the reason for the attack.

Andrew Caster, 31, just moved into a new building in Columbus about a month ago. On Monday evening, he was in the lobby using the free wifi and wearing his "American Freedom" shirt when he was viciously assaulted by another resident.

"Out of nowhere this guy comes in, he must have seen his shirt, and he picked up a mop bucket and started smashing him in the back of the head," the administrator on the official Proud Boys Twitter account, who prefers not to be identified at this time, told the Gateway Pundit.

Comment: Although the motive for the attack is unclear, considering the current political climate of hysteria and the not so subtle hints condoning violence from the media and politicians, it's not that far-fetched to assume the attack was political.

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Dollar

Seattle experiences melt down after city officials roll out new soda tax

Jeff Reynolds
PJ Media
Mon, 15 Jan 2018 18:17 UTC
sodas
© DocChewbacca/Flickr
The sign at Costco explaining the jacked-up price of a case of Gatorade has gone viral.

On January 1, Seattle had several new progressive laws go into effect. Along with mandatory paid sick leave, mandates for employers to post work schedules 14 days in advance, and severe restrictions on short-term rental platforms (Airbnb, VRBO, etc.), Seattle imposed a massive new soda tax - 1.75 cents per OUNCE on sugary drinks.

In response, at least one major retailer advertised in detail the reason for the significant increase in prices.

Comment: Ahh, the liberal braintrust at work again. The only thing this tax does is hurt the businesses inside of Seattle. Since people can go to outside municipalities for tax free drinks ($1.75 per ounce, so a 2 liter bottle has 67 ounces...yeah I think they'll drink somewhere else), eventually they'll just do that, tanking revenue for branches of stores within the city.

You are witnessing the anatomy of a civil economy collapse.

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Stock Down

California sinks into economic abyss with highest poverty rate in the US

Michael Walsh
PJ Media
Sun, 14 Jan 2018 16:59 UTC
California house car
© Capt. Stephen Horner /Orange County Fire Authority via AP
This just in from what was once the best state in the Union:
Guess which state has the highest poverty rate in the country? Not Mississippi, New Mexico, or West Virginia, but California, where nearly one out of five residents is poor. That's according to the Census Bureau's Supplemental Poverty Measure, which factors in the cost of housing, food, utilities and clothing, and which includes noncash government assistance as a form of income.

Given robust job growth and the prosperity generated by several industries, it's worth asking why California has fallen behind, especially when the state's per-capita GDP increased approximately twice as much as the U.S. average over the five years ending in 2016 (12.5%, compared with 6.27%).
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