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Spilt jury on conspiracy convictions in 2nd trial of Oregon wildlife refuge armed standoff


RT
Sat, 11 Mar 2017 17:47 UTC
Jason Patrick, 43, and Darryl Thorn, 32,
© Jim Urquhart / Reuters
Two men who occupied the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in Oregon last year were found guilty of conspiracy by a federal jury. However, the same jurors cleared two other occupiers of the same charge stemming from the armed standoff with federal agents.

On Friday, Jason Patrick, 43, and Darryl Thorn, 32, were found guilty of conspiring to keep federal employees from their work, using intimidation, threat or force, accordingto The Oregonian newspaper. In the same verdict, which took more than three days to reach, jurors also acquitted Duane Ehmer, 46, and Jake Ryan, 28.

For 41 days at the beginning of 2016, those defendants, along with dozens of others, took part in the armed occupation of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, a federal facility maintained by the US Fish and Wildlife Service. The group was semi-formally known as the Citizens for Constitutional Freedom, and was led by brothers Ammon and Ryan Bundy as well as others challenging the federal government's power to hold land they considered to be the property of individuals.
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The commandant of the Marine Corps calls on victims of nude photo scandal to come forward


RT
Sat, 11 Mar 2017 17:37 UTC
Female Marine recruits
© Scott Olson / Getty ImagesFemale Marine recruits
As the scandal involving photos of nude female Marines posted on Facebook widens, the Marine Corps' commandant has stepped in with an official statement, calling on the victims to come forward.

"These allegations themselves, they undermine everything that we stand for as a Marine Corps and as Marines: discipline, honor, professionalism and respect and trust amongst each other," General Robert Neller, the commandant of the Marine Corps, said.

The scandal originally implicated marines belonging to a Facebook group called Marines United who were sharing images of naked personnel, jokingly named 'wins.'
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German 'thrill-killer' posed with bloodied knife inside flat of second victim he stabbed 68 times

Allen Hall & Julian Robinson
Daily Mail
Fri, 10 Mar 2017 17:23 UTC
Marcel Hesse posed for a picture with a bloodied knife
Marcel Hesse posed for a picture (above) with a bloodied knife inside the flat of a second victim he stabbed 68 times, it has emerged
A German 'thrill killer' posed for a picture with a bloodied knife inside the flat of a second victim he stabbed 68 times, it has emerged.

Marcel Hesse was arrested last night for luring a young neighbour called Jaden into a cellar in Herne, Germany on Monday and stabbing him 56 times.

The 19-year-old, who had been on the run for four days, then alerted police to a burning flat nearby where they found a second body of a man identified only as 22-year-old Christopher W.
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CFO of Santa Clara youth shelter arrested for possessing child pornography


KTVU
Fri, 03 Mar 2017 17:28 UTC
David Lang arrested for posession of child pornography
David Lang arrested for posession of child pornography.
The Chief Financial Officer of a Santa Clara nonprofit fighting youth homelessness was arrested this morning after police found child pornography at his home.

Around 7 a.m., police detectives and the Silicon Valley Internet Crimes Against Children and Sexual Assault Felony Enforcement task forces served a search warrant at the home of 63-year-old David Lang on Bret Harte Court.

As CFO of the Bill Wilson Center for the last five years, Lang has had "no direct contact with kids whatsoever," CEO Sparky Harlan said.

The Bill Wilson Center performs a general fingerprint-based background check on new hires, but does not check a child abuse index for administrative positions like Lang's.
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Accessing porn on the job: Bill approved to stop feds watching porn on taxpayers' dime


RT
Sat, 11 Mar 2017 16:47 UTC
porn on the job
A House committee on oversight has approved prohibiting federal employees from using government computers and devices to watch pornography on the job.

On Wednesday, the House Oversight Committee unanimously approved House Resolution 680, entitled the "Eliminating Pornography from Agencies Act."

The legislation, sponsored by Congressman Mark Meadows (R-North Carolina), would require the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to issue new guidelines within 90 days to "prohibit the access of a pornographic or other explicit web site from a Federal computer."

During a debate over the new legislation, Meadows called the bill a "no-brainer," and said that watching "egregious" amounts of porn at work "creates an unhealthy work environment that must be addressed."

Comment: Meadows called the bill a "no-brainer," and said that watching "egregious" amounts of porn at work "creates an unhealthy work environment that must be addressed." Well yeah.. a no brainer for sure! Will the the new legislation really address the "egregious" amounts of porn being viewed in the nation's capital?

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Wealthy elites are chartering getaway boats in case of a of Manhattan Emergency

Mac Slavo
SHTFplan.com
Thu, 09 Mar 2017 17:08 UTC
post apocalyptic world
There is an inherent dilemma for most of the people living in cities.

Even those who are aware of the extremely fragile fabric of society are often stuck living urban lives. Perhaps they plan to retire to a country abode, or construct a hideaway to escape to if the need ever arises, but for now, they are stuck in the city making a living.

This is true even for the rich, but now, they have a back-up plan.

The biggest of American cities, and one of the most gridlocked, is New York City, with Manhattan and Long Island both isolated islands - trapped during emergencies from the rest of the world.

That's why those with means, and forethought, are now chartering emergency charters to get out of the city - probably a good idea, especially if the helicopter is out of your price range.

via NY Post:
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The Grand Canyon State is fine the way it is: Why Arizona doesn't observe daylight-saving time

Scott Craven
USA Today
Fri, 10 Mar 2017 06:10 UTC
Daylight-saving time
On Sunday, America moves its clocks forward in an effort to save daylight.

But not here in Arizona. Clocks will remain untouched as daylight-saving time officially starts.

The Grand Canyon State is just fine where it is as the nation springs ahead.

That's because this state already has plenty of daylight. And when temperatures climb above 100, we'll wish we had daylight-spending time, urging the world to spin faster and return to the more comfortable dark side of Earth.

Comment: See also:
  • Why daylight saving time is bad for you
  • It's time to do away with daylight saving time


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Flashback School to prison pipeline: New hysterical Missouri law makes schoolyard fights a felony

Justin Gardner
The Free Thought Project
Wed, 21 Dec 2016 17:00 UTC
School to prison bus
On January 1, 2017, the state of Missouri will implement a public school policy sure to accelerate the descent into police state dystopia.

The Hazelwood School District put out a memo to parents and guardians stating that, according to Missouri statute, fights at school or on buses will be treated as felonies — which can result in up to four years of prison, fines or probation.
Dear Parents/Guardians:

We want to make you aware of a few new State Statutes that will go into effect on January 1, 2017, which may have a drastic impact on how incidents are handled in area school districts.The way the new statue reads, if a person commits the offense of an assault in the third degree this will now be classified as a Class E Felony, rather than a misdemeanor. If he or she knowingly causes physical injury to another person (hits someone or has a fight with another individual and an injury occurs) - one or both participants may be charged with a Felony.
Gone are the days when teachers broke up fights and sent the kids home, calling the parents and perhaps suspending the kid if it was a serious incident. "School Resource Officers" or local cops now arrest the kids and, if there is any perceived injury (an arbitrary judgment), will charge them with third-degree assault - treating children cooped up in school as if they are violent adults on the streets.
What does this mean for students? For example, if two students are fighting and one child is injured, the student who caused the injury may be charged with a felony. Student(s) who are caught fighting in school, bus or on school grounds may now be charged with a felony (no matter the age or grade level), if this assault is witnessed by one of the School Resource Officers/police officers (SRO) or if the SRO/local law enforcement officials have to intervene.

Comment: Prison Industrial Complex: American Schools Criminalizing Childhood Behavior

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Wall Street millennials living hard and fast


Barron's
Thu, 09 Mar 2017 13:15 UTC
Millennials
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Many young Wall Streeters are turning to drugs and paying for sex to deal with the demands of their careers, a therapist tells ThinkAdvisor.

"In an effort to cope with job stress and self-imposed pressure, these Type A's are working murderous hours while relying on prescription medication and—primarily among the men—street drugs, such as cocaine and crystal meth, to help them focus and reach peak job performance," the publication writes.

That's the word from, Jonathan Alpert, a mental health professional known as "The Wall Street Therapist," whose clientele includes young traders, analysts, bankers and financial advisors.

Driven millennials are suffering from stress-related headaches, sleep disorders, sexual performance disorders and other problems, he says.

To help deal with demanding work, they use legal drugs for ADHD, but also street drugs like cocaine, methamphetamine and marijuana. Dabbling in drug use has become "a little more socially acceptable" as long as it doesn't hurt performance, Alpert tells ThinkAdvisor.

Males are also compulsively paying for sex at local massage parlors. Their drug use and paid sex can be part of thrill-seeking behavior, Alpert says.
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Intel Security releases new detection tools following WikiLeaks' CIA revelations


RT
Sat, 11 Mar 2017 14:02 UTC
Person on laptop
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In the wake of WikiLeaks' revelation that the CIA has developed malicious malware that allows them to take over computers, Intel Security, the world's largest security technology firm, has released new toolkits that can detect rogue software.

The malware, or 'rootkit', is designed to allow access to parts of a computer where it typically wouldn't be allowed and can hide the existence of other activities.
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