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Late Night Show host Stephen Colbert gives Nazi salute in honor of Trump

Colbert Nazi salute
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Comedian Stephen Colbert, host of a late-night show on CBS, flashed a Nazi salute - twice - during a rant about US President Donald Trump.

Returning to The Late Show after a two-week vacation, Colbert lashed out at Trump and his former chief strategist Steve Bannon, who resigned in mid-August.

Citing Bannon's comment that Trump was taking things "up to a higher level" with comments about the violence in Charlottesville, Virginia in early August, Colbert went full Hitler.

Comment: When comedians use the Nazi salute satirically to criticize liberal leaders, they are hounded into oblivion, but if they use it against leaders designated 'enemies of the state' by the powers that be, then their conduct is kosher.


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Phony law firm convinces Amazon.com to drop one of its top selling products

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Shortly before Amazon Prime Day in July, the owner of the Brushes4Less store on Amazon's marketplace received a suspension notice for his best-selling product, a toothbrush head replacement.

The email that landed in his inbox said the product was being delisted from the site because of an intellectual property violation. In order to resolve the matter and get the product reinstated, the owner would have to contact the law firm that filed the complaint.

But there was one problem: the firm didn't exist.

Brushes4Less was given the contact information for an entity named Wesley & McCain in Pittsburgh. The website wesleymccain.com has profiles for five lawyers. A Google image search shows that all five actually work for the law firm Brydon, Swearengen & England in Jefferson City, Missouri.

Gold Coins

Fears over N. Korea and a weak jobs report causes gold to hit its highest level in 1 year

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© Yuriko Nakao / Reuters
The price of gold bullion has hit its highest level in over a year on Friday, and the dollar has been under pressure from weak US jobs data and concerns over the impact of the recent hurricanes on the world's biggest economy.

At the same time, intensifying tension surrounding North Korea has increased safe-haven demand.

Spot gold has surged to $1,352.91 per troy ounce as of 07:23 GMT on Friday. Earlier in the trading session gold prices hit their highest level since August last year. The precious metal is up over two percent for the week, on track for a third weekly gain.

US gold futures for December delivery were up 0.7 percent to settle at $1,359.50 an ounce. The SPDR Gold Shares exchange-traded fund rose 0.9 percent.

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Trump base disgusted with Republican leadership, poll

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A new poll warns the Republican Congressional leadership that a revolt is brewing against them among President Trump's base.

In a poll of 1,000 likely voters released Thursday by the Center for Security Policy and the Eagle Forum, respondents said by more than a four to one margin it was "time for new Republican leadership in Congress, which would mean replacing Senate Leader Mitch McConnell and Speaker Paul Ryan."

Sixty-three percent of all respondents said it was time for new Republican leadership in Congress, while only 15 percent said it was not time for new Republican leadership. Twenty-two percent were unsure.

Republicans were even harder on their own party's Congressional leaders than Democrats or Independents.

Arrow Up

Camille Paglia: Transgender propagandists committing child abuse against gender-confused children

Camille Paglia
© Reason TV/YoutubeCamille Paglia
Iconic social and political critic Camille Paglia says "transgender propagandists" are committing "child abuse" when they spread "a lot of lies" to gender-confused children and their parents that encourage transgender treatments and surgeries in young people.

"I think that the transgender propagandists make wildly inflated claims about the multiplicity of gender," said Paglia during an interview on Roda Viva Internacional.

CNSNews.com reports on the interview in which Paglia, a professor at the University of the Arts in Philadelphia, states:
In sex-reassignment surgery, even today, with all of its advances, cannot, in fact, change anyone's sex. You can define yourself as a trans man or a trans woman or one of these new gradations along the scale, but ultimately every single cell in the human body, the DNA in that cell remains coded for your biological birth.

So there are a lot of lies being propagated at the present moment, which I think is not in anyone's best interests.
Paglia, 70, a lesbian who also described herself in a recent interview with the Weekly Standard as "transgender" because "I was donning flamboyant male costumes from early childhood on," says those who encourage transgenderism in children are committing "child abuse."

Heart - Black

Mother given a fine instead of jail time for beating her baby daughter with a slotted spoon

baby Evie
© FacebookEvie's mother initially told police the youngster had fallen at a playground, but later pleaded guilty to aggravated causing harm with intent.
A mother who bashed her eight-month-old daughter with a kitchen utensil has walked free from court with a good behaviour bond after a judge found the baby's injuries were 'likely to resolve'.

Lorien Norman, 26, pleaded guilty to causing harm with intent after beating her toddler daughter with a slotted spoon.

Although the offence carries a maximum sentence of 13 years, Norman did not spend a day behind bars.

She was instead given a two-year good behaviour bond and ordered to pay $500.

District Court Judge Jack Costello told Norman If she followed Community Corrections orders and did not reoffend in any way for two years she would not spend the minimum non parole period of 10 months behind bars.

Airplane

Germany sees rise in number of Americans applying for German citizenship

Dresden,Germany
© Michal FludraDresden old city aerial view.
German consulates in the United States have seen a significant rise in requests for citizenship since November 2016, when Donald Trump was elected president, data collected by the German foreign ministry shows.

Total citizenship applications - including those filed by U.S. citizens already living in Germany - are reported yearly, with data for this year not expected until summer 2018.

However, German consulates receive citizenship requests filed overseas, including those filed by former Germans who were stripped of their citizenship during the Nazi era.

"The German government's offices in the United States are currently seeing a significant increase in legal queries related to citizenship issues," the German interior ministry said in response to an official query by the Greens party.

Mail

After Chicago post office blast, FBI investigates if 'any terrorism links' exist

Authorities at Chicago Post Office
© Becky Jacobs/Post-TribuneAuthorities were on the scene Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2017, where a possible explosion occurred at the East Chicago post office.
An FBI official said investigators are working to determine "if there are any terrorism links" after an explosion at the East Chicago post office Wednesday evening, but that "there is no ongoing public safety concern."

The FBI confirmed Thursday that one pipe bomb detonated shortly after 6:30 p.m. at the Indiana post office, 901 E. Chicago Ave., FBI spokeswoman Chris Bavender said in a release.

"At this time, investigators are still trying to ascertain if there are any terrorism links," Bavender said.

One female post office employee was treated for minor injuries from the detonation, officials said. She was taken to St. Catherine Hospital in East Chicago Wednesday with injuries that were not life-threatening, East Chicago Fire Chief Anthony Serna said.

Heart - Black

Sick world: Brain surgeon and two nurses charged with running pedophile ring; 7 children taken into protective custody

pedophile ring suspects
© The Goldwater
The average person doesn't want to discuss the fact that pedophilia, child porn, and child sex trafficking rings exist.

Either it's considered too much of a sensitive subject, they're in complete denial, or they simply want to live in a fantasy world where they'd rather not face the cold and dark truth that such monsters actually exist in society.

Whatever the case may be, pedo gate is real.

In Santa Cruz, California through a few more of these vile demons have been taken off the street thanks to the dedication of law enforcement agencies which swore to uphold the Constitution and serve and protect.

According to prosecutors, 57 year old Dr. James Kohut, a Santa Cruz brain surgeon, 43 year old Rashel Brandon, a Watsonville general practice nurse, and 30 year old Emily Stephens, a mother of young children from Arizona; were all responsible for a disgusting and sadistic ring of child sex slavery, child abuse, torture, rape, and forced child pornography involving multiple young children.

Santa Cruz County District Attorney's Office says all three were involved in an underground elite pedophile ring, in which investigators have multiple videos of the horrific acts against children to prove their guilt.

Comment: Yes they do. For more information see: Behind the Headlines: Predators Among Us - Interview With Dr. Anna Salter
Dr. Salter's invaluable contribution towards exposing and understanding the predators in our midst comes from her tremendous courage in both treating the victims of violent sex crimes, and also from studying the offenders, interviewing them and compiling the videotaped interviews along with her commentary and analysis.

What motivates sexual abusers? Why are so few caught? Lifting the lid on an unspoken, unacknowledged reality that sees countless thousands of sex crimes take place in towns and cities everywhere, Dr. Salter shows that sexual predators use sophisticated deception techniques and rely on misconceptions surrounding them to evade discovery.



Dollars

Amazon, airlines accused of price gouging ahead of Hurricane Irma

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Amazon (AMZN) may be in hot water with consumers over the price of water.

Some are reporting sharply higher prices for bottled water on Amazon as Hurricane Irma approaches Florida. Customers there were reporting packages of Nestle water selling for $25 on Amazon, yet prices for those in the Northeast showed a 24-case pack of Nestle water selling for $18.50.

Amazon said it doesn't engage in surge pricing, and denied that bottled water prices have changed recently.

"We do not engage in surge pricing," the spokeswoman said in a statement. "Amazon prices do not fluctuate by region or delivery location. Prices on bottled water from Amazon, and third-party sellers that are doing their own fulfillment to customers, have not widely fluctuated in the last month."

Comment: Florida's Attorney General's Office has received over 140 complaints about businesses allegedly taking advantage of people ahead of Hurricane Irma:
Some took to social media with screenshots from retailers, which appear to indicate drastic price hikes for goods like water and airplane tickets.


As thousands are trying to escape Florida ahead of what could be a devastating force of nature, many have complained about steep airfares.


Some airlines are charging up to $3000 to escape the hurricane:
Miami native Lissette Diaz is frantically trying to fly her family out from South Florida in case Hurricane Irma hits. But it may cost her thousands of dollars.

By Wednesday, prices for flights out of South Florida skyrocketed as high as more than $3,000 per person for domestic flights that would otherwise cost a fraction of the price during what's typically one of the slowest times of the year for air travel.
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In Florida, price gouging is illegal following a declared state of emergency. However, airlines are regulated by the Federal Aviation Administration and the U.S. Department of Transportation and are not subject to Florida's price gouging statute.
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But the laws of supply and demand apply in hurricanes as they do year round and the hefty price tags aren't unusual for last-minute tickets, said Seth Kaplan, managing partner at trade publication Airline Weekly. Prices can change dramatically when tickets are purchased less than three days before departure.

"The situation is that there just aren't enough seats for everyone who wants to fly," Kaplan said. "What we're seeing, with the very expensive fares for the few seats that remain, is just their standard pricing for any flight anywhere that's in high demand... It basically becomes an auction for the few seats that remain."

Kaplan said it's clear airlines aren't price gouging because most flights are completely sold out. Without a way to anticipate a storm, the airlines didn't start charging higher prices until the last second - as they would with any last minute seats.