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Russian support for Putin reaches record high; 63% would vote for him in next election


RT
Mon, 29 May 2017 15:04 UTC
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© Iliya Pitalev / Sputnik
According to a new poll, 63 percent of Russians said they would vote for Vladimir Putin if the presidential election was held next weekend. Among those who said they had already made up their mind, the figure was a record 82 percent.

The poll was conducted last week by the independent Levada public opinion center, which says the 82 percent rating is the highest ever.

Six percent of those who said they had already decided who to vote for said they would vote for Liberal Democratic Party head Vladimir Zhirinovsky. Four percent said they would vote for Communist Party leader Gennady Zyuganov, while two percent back anti-corruption activist Aleksey Navalny.

Five percent of those polled said they planned on voting in the election, but had not yet made up their minds on who to vote for.
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Honoring 33 Native American Tribes who Served As "Code Talkers" using traditional tribal language for military operations during World War I and World War II


White Wolf Pack
Sun, 28 May 2017 00:00 UTC
Code talkers
By definition, a "code talker" refers to a Native American who served during a foreign conflict and transmitted a secret coded message in their traditional tribal language for military operations during World War I and World War II.

In 2000, Navajo Code Talkers were honored with Congressional Gold Medals for their services in developing and implementing their traditional Dine' language as a secretive code of communication on the battle fields in both WWI and WWII.

"However, many Americans do not know that members of nearly 32 other Indian tribes served as codetalkers in World War I and World War II and have never been formally recognized for their service to our country," said Chairman of the Committee on Indian Affairs Senator Ben Nighthorse Campbell of Colorado at the Senate Hearing on Code Talkers

During this hearing on the "Contributions of Native American Code Talkers in American Military History, Senator Campbell lists 32 other tribes to serve as code talkers during both the Pacific and European campaigns as; Comanche, Cheyenne, Cherokee, Osage, Lakota, Dakota, Chippewa, Oneida, Sac and Fox, Meskwaki, Hopi, Assiniboine, Kiowa, Pawnee, Akwesasne, Menominee, Creek, Cree Seminole Tribes and Other unlisted tribes...
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Sick cops beat kids on elementary school playground

Matt Agorist
The Free Thought Project
Mon, 29 May 2017 14:51 UTC
cop assaults playground kids
A dramatic video posted to Facebook this weekend shows two Springfield police officers wreaking havoc on children at a playground. The department is now conducting damage control after the video began going viral on Sunday.

The video is of an incident that unfolded Friday afternoon around 7:00 pm at the playground of Harvard Park Elementary. According to police, they were responding to reports of alleged criminal activity in the area. When the police arrived they demanded all the children vacate the playground.

Apparently, the children didn't leave the playground fast enough or moved to the other side of it, which caused all hell to break loose. As the brief video shows, the officers attempt to grab some of the children and one of them falls to the ground.

Once the officer is on top of the child on the ground he begins to dole out punches to the boy's face and chest. It is unclear what caused the officer to begin beating the child. However, it appears it was not at all necessary and could've sparked a much more serious incident.
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600kg of crystal meth worth $120 million seized in massive Philippines drug bust


RT
Mon, 29 May 2017 14:19 UTC
crystal meth seizure in Manila
© Romeo Ranoco / Reuters
Authorities seized crystal meth worth an estimated $120 million in a joint drug bust involving Chinese and Philippines officials some 15km north of the capital Manila.

The 604kg of methamphetamine, also known as 'shabu,' was found stowed away at two warehouses Friday in Valenzuela City.

One Philippines national was arrested and two men named as Jhu Ming-Jyun and Chen Min are wanted in connection with the discovery, according to the Drug Enforcement Agency in Manila.

The high-grade meth, stuffed into plastic bags, was presented to the media on Monday.
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Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo calls for ban of black feminist festival 'prohibited to white people'


RT
Mon, 29 May 2017 07:33 UTC
Paris festival
© MWASI - Collectif Afroféministe / Facebook
Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo called for a black feminist festival to be banned, saying that the event "is prohibited to white people." The "militant Afro-feminist fest" is planning to host four-fifths of its venues for black people only.

Nyansapo Fest is scheduled to take place at La Générale Nord-Est cultural center in Paris July 28-30. The "militant Afro-feminist event" is "rooted in black feminism, activism, and on a European scale," its organizers said.

Activities are set to take place in several locations, but around 80 percent of the total area will be reserved for black women, the organizers said.

The second, "non-mixed" area is arranged "for black people" regardless of gender, while the third space will be "open to all races and genders."

In the English version of the event description, the organizers dropped the word "non-mixed."
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Florida father wrongfully convicted, jailed 20 years for killing children, baby-sitter admitted to murder

Mara Bovsun
New York Daily News
Sat, 27 May 2017 23:13 UTC
James Richardson
© Tanman FilmsJames Richardson was wrongfully convicted of 1967 mass-murder case in Arcadia, Fla.
At daybreak on Oct. 25, 1967, Annie Mae Richardson, of Arcadia, Fla., got up to prepare the day's meals for her husband and seven children. Lunch was rice and beans for the kids and fried chicken for herself and her husband, James.

The couple would brown bag it to work, which was picking oranges. The children were to eat at home under the supervision of a babysitter, Bessie Reese.

That mundane morning routine was the start of a 20-year nightmare for James Richardson, the harrowing journey of a poor black man through the justice system of the 1960s South.

By 6:45 a.m., Annie and James were out of the house, heading for the corner where a work truck would pick them up. The older children — Betty, 8, Alice, 7, and Susie, 6 — headed off to school. Four younger kids — Dorreen, 5, Vanessa, 4, Dianne, 3, and James Jr., 2 — stayed with Reese.

That afternoon, a supervisor came to find the Richardsons as they were picking fruit. He told them that one of their children was ill and offered to drive them to the hospital.
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'The voice of a woman singing is a violation of religious law': Chief rabbi tells Israeli soldiers to bury their faces in Torah


RT
Mon, 29 May 2017 12:07 UTC
Rabbi
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Israeli soldiers should remove their glasses to blur the view and bury their faces in a holy book when compelled to listen to female singer, according to the country's Sephardi chief rabbi. He went on to compare immodestly-dressed women to "animals."

Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef gave the guidance while delivering a sermon on Saturday night, according to Hebrew website Kikar HaShabbat.

Yosef, like many Orthodox Jewish men, believes that listening to the voice of a woman singing is a violation of religious law. In fact, the mandatory attendance of Orthodox soldiers at ceremonies where women perform has been a source of controversy in recent years.

"I was at an event where a woman was singing, and what did I do? I took a little book in my hand and removed my glasses. I put the book in front of my face, conspicuously, so others around me, the prime minister and the president, could all see that I wasn't listening, that my head was in a book held close to my eyes," Yosef said.

Comment: The Orthodox rabbis are living in the Middle Ages. But hey, at least they have something in common with ISIS!

See also: Rabbi discusses human-trafficking trade in Israel

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Experts warn Israel's economy heading for disaster


RT
Mon, 29 May 2017 12:27 UTC
Israeli man begs for charity in downtown Tel Aviv
© Uriel Sinai / Getty ImagesIsraeli man begs for charity in downtown Tel Aviv.
A report released by the Taub Center for Social Policy Studies in Israel shows the country has the highest poverty rates among OECD countries and faces "worrisome trends" that could have disastrous effects on its growing population.

According to the Picture of the Nation 2017 report, with Israel's aging population and rising costs across the board, its "current sources of economic growth are not sustainable."

The country ranks 22nd out of 34 of the OECD (The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development) regarding GDP and takes the 24th spot within the market income poverty rate. Among developed countries, Israel has the highest percentage of its population living below the poverty line.

"The past year has seen a decline in unemployment and a large rise in GDP," but "unfortunately, it appears that this positive trend will not continue and new sources of growth must be found," said the report.
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Leaked documents: Private security firm compared DAPL protesters to 'jihadist insurgency'


RT
Sun, 28 May 2017 21:45 UTC
dapl protester
© Kevin Lamarque / Reuters
A private security firm which started out as a US military contractor and has been hired by the controversial Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) to counter indigenous activists protesting its construction, has used "military-style counterterrorism measures," the Intercept reports.

The online publication claims it has obtained over 100 internal documents of the TigerSwan security firm, leaked by one of its contractors, and has studied more than 1,000 documents via public records requests. The papers "reveal that TigerSwan spearheaded a multifaceted private security operation characterized by sweeping and invasive surveillance of protesters," it said.

The Intercept says the information provides "the first detailed picture" of the former US military and State Department contractor's "military style" methods. Its report claimed that the firm hired by Energy Transfer Partners treated the anti-project protesters as jihadists.
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DHS might expand security hysteria to laptops by banning them on all international flights


RT
Sun, 28 May 2017 21:11 UTC
guy on laptop on plane
© Lucas Jackson / ReutersA guy using his laptop on a long flight to be productive or for entertainment - or a potential terrorist?
Laptops and other gadgets could soon become a thing of the past on all flights in and out of the US as Homeland Security Secretary hinted that the country could expand their ban on the devices in airplane cabins.

In late March, the US barred passengers traveling from eight middle eastern countries from carrying large electronic devices on board inbound flights over concerns that terrorists had created a new type of airline bomb.


Comment: In other words, the ban is based on absolutely nothing.


Earlier this month, officials decided not to extend that ban to flights between the US and EU countries. However, the Secretary of Homeland Security, John Kelly, said he "might" now expand the ban to cover all international flights - meaning anyone traveling in or out of US would have to stow gadgets, including laptops and tablets, in the hold.

Comment: So laptops appear to now be the latest thing that the DHS wants people to get hysterical over. Meanwhile:

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