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Brits: Immigration control more important than EU trade


Westmonster
Sun, 10 Dec 2017 03:12 UTC
immigration uk
In another uncomfortable finding for the establishment, an ORB poll shows that the British people still regard controls on immigration as more important than trade access.

The polling firm asked whether having greater control over immigration was more important than access to free trade with the EU. 46% agreed, whilst only 38% disagreed.


Comment: As Joe Quinn explained on the latest Behind the Headlines, this public sentiment in the UK, particularly in rural England, was fundamental to people's decision to vote in favour of Brexit. Decades of the 'war on terror' and subsequent rising waves of immigration to Europe from war zones had the effect of making people wish to 'close the borders to foreigners'. In large part, they're right to be concerned. But the polarization involved is potentially very dangerous. No matter how you slice it, it comes back to the idiots in charge who first thought they'd be able to destroy the Middle East without any repercussions, then take in all the "refugees", again, without any consequences. Now they've created another giant mess with Brexit. What are the chances they fix it? Not very good, judging by their track record.

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Snakes in Suits

EPA to review climate change assumptions, not curb scientists' research and viewpoints

Eric Katz
Government Exclusive
Fri, 08 Dec 2017 00:00 UTC
Scott Pruitt
© NPREPA Administrator Scott Pruitt
The Environmental Protection Agency will no longer prevent agency scientists from presenting their research, Administrator Scott Pruitt told lawmakers this week, though he said he will move forward with his plan to give more weight to anti-climate change research.


Comment: Good. The "global warming" fanatics have had a monopoly on research for too long.


Pruitt told the House Energy and Science Committee's panel on the environment he will launch his controversial "red team, blue team" initiative as soon as January. The controversial proposal will reignite a debate previously considered conclusive at EPA, namely the role humans and the emissions they generate play in climate change.

"That's an ongoing review internally, and it's something we hope to do," Pruitt said on Thursday. "That would be a process where we would focus on objective, transparent real-time review of questions and answers around the issue of CO2."

Comment: Even an iota of "climate change" skepticism is a good thing. But there's always the danger that things will swing too far in that direction. Global warming is not man-made, and the globe hasn't even been warming for decades. But that doesn't mean that the climate can't change in dramatic ways, or that pollution doesn't cause other problems.

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USA

SOTT Focus: Manufacturing Dissent - The New Culture War

Chris Kanthan
Sott.net
Tue, 12 Dec 2017 23:18 UTC
antifa poster
Noam Chomsky famously talked about manufacturing consent, a propaganda tool of the elites to control people. However, another equally potent way to control people is by manufacturing dissent. This is otherwise known as 'divide and rule', a strategy usually restricted to foreign policy, but now being directed at the American people by the American elites. Neo-Nazis, Alt Right, Antifa, destruction of statues, and Americans assaulting one another are all signs of a divided nation that's in the throes of a manufactured 'culture war'. While the ruling class is laughing it up, the middle and working classes are ensnared in what I would call a Societal Autoimmune Disorder (S.A.D.). Between 2008 and now, we have been cleverly steered away from 'Occupy Wall Street' to 'Occupy One Another'.
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Smoking

Revolutionary! Austrian politicians show common sense, drop impending smoking ban

Francois Murphy and Kirsti Knolle
Reuters
Mon, 11 Dec 2017 21:27 UTC
smoking
© Getty ImagesAround ten million adults in the UK are smokers - in spite of the ever increasing cost.
While much of the West has barred smoking in restaurants and bars, Austria's impending ban is set to be stubbed out.

The small, affluent country is famed for its Alpine scenery and its capital, Vienna, is regularly rated as the world's best city to live in. But many visitors are surprised to find that nights out often feature the acrid smell of decades past.

Austria passed a law banning smoking in bars and restaurants as of May 2018. But that will now be overturned under a deal between the conservative People's Party (OVP) led by Sebastian Kurz and the far-right Freedom Party (FPO) reached during their ongoing negotiations on a governing coalition, according to a person familiar with their discussions.

"The current rules will remain in place," the person said, confirming reports by local media. Smoking is banned in general in the restaurant industry but various exceptions are allowed.
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Raging cop finally indicted for breaking man's leg over what he thought was a stolen tomato

Matt Agorist
The Free Thought Project
Mon, 11 Dec 2017 21:26 UTC
tomato police beating
An innocent Atlanta man spent multiple days handcuffed to a hospital bed with a broken leg and a severed artery after an Atlanta cop falsely accused him of stealing a tomato that he actually bought. Tyrone Carnegay spent then spent three days in jail. Now, the cop responsible for this gross violation of Carnegay's rights is finally being held accountable.

Former Police Sergeant Trevor King of Stockbridge, Georgia was convicted by a federal jury on Friday of using excessive force on Tyrone Carnegay and breaking two bones in his leg with a baton.

"Law enforcement officers all over the country work tirelessly every day to protect the public from violence," said Acting Attorney General John Gore of the Civil Rights Department. "This defendant violated the law and his oath as a police officer when he unjustifiably beat a man with a baton, breaking the man's leg, because he wrongly believed that the man had stolen a tomato. The Department of Justice will continue to protect all citizens from violations of their constitutional right to safety and security."

The interaction was all caught on a Walmart security camera. However, that didn't stop King from claiming it was all true in his report.

"I was chained to my bed in Grady. They said I assaulted him and obstructed him from doing his job," Carnegay told the local news. None of this was true.
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Bizarro Earth

Mom who didn't want her teen daughter to get a double-mastectomy labeled "unsafe"

Jonathon Van Maren
The Bridgehead
Tue, 12 Dec 2017 21:17 UTC
mother and daughter
In my earlier blog post, I noted that there is an increasing tolerance to any point of view that might illustrate any level of caution when it comes to the implementation of transgenderism-even when it might include physical or chemical castration for underage boys, or mastectomies for underage girls. Then, I stumbled across this chilling column written by Suzanna Descalzi, who is relating events told to her by Linda Macdonald. Macdonald describes herself as a "left-leaning Canadian mom, believer in science and common sense, who is navigating life with her 19-year-old trans identified daughter. She hoped that her daughter will opt out of medical transition and eventually come to a more genuine understanding of who she is."

Macdonald realized, after attending a support group sponsored by Family Services Ottawa and the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario for "parents and caregivers of gender creative, trans, transgender children, youth, or young adults" that "science and common sense" have no place in the trans movement. Here's what happened when she attended the support group:

Comment: I'm a pediatrician. How transgender ideology has infiltrated my field and produced large-scale child abuse

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What the transgender movement is doing to children

Jonathon Van Maren
The Bridgehead
Tue, 12 Dec 2017 21:09 UTC
transgender issue
Some sane voices still attempt to be heard above the din. Michelle Cretella, for example, recently penned a fascinating and insightful column titled "I'm a Pediatrician. Here's What I Did When a Little Boy Patient Said He Was a Girl." The whole thing is worth reading, but especially this bit:

Comment: I'm a pediatrician. How transgender ideology has infiltrated my field and produced large-scale child abuse

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Question

Human foot washes ashore on British Columbia beach

Gina Tron
Oxy Gen
Tue, 12 Dec 2017 21:03 UTC
Human Foot
© Getty Images
A gruesome discovery on the shores of British Columbia: a severed human foot. Even more shocking, it isn't the first foot to be found in the area. In fact, it is the 13th detached foot discovered there since 2007.

Over the last decade, many of the feet washed ashore, one by one. Often they would be discovered on the beach, still wearing running shoes. The bizarre incidents have attracted tourists and amateur sleuths to the area. Some come hoping to find human remains.

The 13th foot was discovered on Thursday, not far from Sooke. Mike Jones was walking his Rottweiler when the dog found the body part, according to the New York Times.

Then, Jones took the foot, a tibia, and fibula and a human left foot inside a running shoe home.

"In this case, someone out walking their dog[s] took the bones home. Certainly no ill intent there, but if people do see something like that in the future, call us before touching the remains," Andy Watson, from the British Columbia Coroners Service, told CBC News.

Comment:

Apparent Human Foot Delivered to Ottawa Conservative Party HQ

B.C. Foot Mystery: List of Missing Feet Found in B.C. 2007-2011

Pacific Northwest abduction spree? Second human foot washes ashore in British Columbia, matching another found last week

Four years since initial cluster, more 'disembodied' feet (in shoes) are washing ashore in British Columbia and Washington state

Update: Montreal, Ottawa body parts from same person, police believe

Another shoe containing human foot washes up in Pacific Northwest coast; 16 feet since 2007

Human foot washes up at Sonoma County beach

Second Body Part Intercepted by Canadian Post

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Camcorder

Chicago woman who lived streamed beating of disabled Trump supporter given 4 years probation

Timothy Meads
Townhall
Sun, 10 Dec 2017 20:30 UTC
chicago arrestees
One four Chicago area adults arrested for the brutal racially motivated hate crime beating of a disabled teenage Trump supporter this past January has been given a sentence of four years probation.

Brittany Covington has been in custody since January, after she and three of her accomplices filmed themselves hurling racial slurs, saying "f*ck Donald Trump, and physically abusing an 18-year-old man with mental disabilities.


Comment: Four suspects accused of kidnapping and live streaming torture of 18yo disabled Chicago man, receiving death threats


Christine covered the story when it first broke:
"The video, which was posted on Facebook on Tuesday using the social network's "Live" feature, was taken by a woman who appeared to be in her teens or early 20s and featured a group beating a man who was bound and gagged. At one point in the video, the victim is slapped repeatedly and is seen bleeding from his scalp.

Throughout the video, people can be heard saying "F*** Donald Trump" and "F*** white people," among other things. At one point, the woman taking the video laughs at how her sister had commented telling her to stop beating the man.

FOX 32 Chicago shared a short clip of the stream to their Facebook page. The full video, which will not be shared here, was posted on Reddit and YouTube."
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Fire

California Gov Jerry Brown criticizes Trump for climate change position as fires rage


CBS News
Fri, 08 Dec 2017 00:00 UTC
person fire
© Los Angeles Times/PolarisThomas Fire, Southern California, now the 5th worst fire on record.
California is reeling from its most destructive wildfire season ever, exacerbated Governor Jerry Brown says, by the effects of climate change. Brown says the fires show President Trump is making a mistake by ignoring the facts of global warming. Governor Brown speaks to Bill Whitaker for a report to be broadcast on 60 Minutes, Sunday, Dec. 10, at 7:00 p.m., ET/PT.

Brown told Whitaker that President Trump is wrong to withdraw the U.S. from the Paris climate agreement and misguided for calling it a bad deal for America. "That's a preposterous idea, not even a shred of truth in that statement," Brown said. "I don't think President Trump has a fear of the Lord, the fear of the wrath of God, which leads one to more humility... and this is such a reckless disregard for the truth and for the existential consequences that can be unleashed."

Thomas fire crew
© CNN.comIf only there were more emissions control... huh?
Brown has pushed California to take aggressive measures to reduce its emissions. "We have a cap and trade system, which is a very efficient way to reducing greenhouse gases. We have zero-emission vehicle mandate. We have efficiency standards for our buildings, for our appliances. California is showing that dealing with climate is good for the economy, not bad," says Brown.

Comment: Apparently the president is a convenient sticker face for horrific and destructive ecological events. Perhaps the origins of the fires would be more appropriate target of angst and finger pointing. Another million acres of solar panels would not have stopped the unleashing and subsequent progression of natural phenomenon, no matter what mankind has to say or to what accord is currently worshipped. That Brown has used the fires as an excuse to lash out at Trump and promote his 'model for the country' is despicable.

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