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Study says 1/3 of pro-Trump tweets created by bots, but Trump still has 3 times more legit tweets than Killary


RT
Tue, 18 Oct 2016 16:00 UTC
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© Jonathan Ernst / Reuters
From the 9 million Tweets generated during the first US presidential debate, analysis found that nearly 2 million of them were pro-Trump compared to just over 600,000 pro-Clinton. Over one-third of those for Trump were generated by bots, whereas just one-fifth came from bots for Clinton.

"Twitter traffic on pro-Trump hashtags was more than twice that of pro-Clinton hashtags [and] one third of pro-Trump twitter traffic was driven by bots and highly automated accounts, compared with one-fifth of the pro-Clinton Twitter," according to a new Oxford University study titled, "Bots and Automation over Twitter during the First US Presidential Debate."

The study's authors, led by Professor Philip Howard, warn that such software has the capacity to "manipulate public opinion" and "muddy political issues." The study is part of a wider project exploring "computational propaganda."


Comment: That may be true in theory, but even if the study is valid, and even if we eliminate the bot-driven tweets, that still means Trump had around 1.2 million tweets, and Clinton only had about 480,000. Trump is clearly more popular, regardless of the bots, with around 72%.


Comment: Read more: Whatever the media polls say, independent snap online polls say Trump won third debate

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Rigging the election: Undercover video catches Clinton operatives admit to "starting sh*t" inciting "anarchy" at Trump rallies

Jack Burns
Free Thought Project
Tue, 18 Oct 2016 15:28 UTC
violence at Trump Rallies
Throughout the 2016 campaign for the U.S. presidency, the mainstream media's narrative has been that Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is a racist, his supporters are "deplorable," and campaign rally violence follows Trump wherever he goes. ­­While it is certainly true that many of his supporters have been caught using violence against others, and Trump himself has even incited said violence, a new video implicates Clinton as the kindling for much of this fire.

The truth about many of those presumed violent Trump supporters is now coming forth, thanks to another undercover sting operation by Project Veritas, who have now exposed the Democratic National Committee's devious and self-described "diabolical" black operatives and their subversive operations.
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French nuclear watchdog calling for shutdown of five reactors over safety risks


RT
Thu, 20 Oct 2016 10:51 UTC
French nuclear reactor Tricastin
© Sebastien Nogier / Reuters A general view shows the French nuclear Tricastin site in southeastern France
The French nuclear watchdog has called for the shutdown and inspection of five more nuclear reactors for safety checks. The reactors have a high level of carbon which could lead to various failures.

The Nuclear Safety Authority (ASN) has asked nuclear power utility EDF to carry out additional inspections at Fessenheim 1,Tricastin 2 and 4, Gravelines 4 and Civaux 1 reactors, according to a press release. All these reactors are located across the whole France, close to towns and communes.

"The performance of these inspections will require shutdown of the reactors concerned," ASN added. The watchdog wants to check "certain channel heads of the steam generators on five of its reactors, in which the steel is affected by a high carbon concentration."
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Warrantless surveillance: Police stingrays unfairly target low-income, minority neighborhoods


RT
Thu, 20 Oct 2016 13:53 UTC
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© Daniel Becerril / Reuters
The use of Stingray devices has been controversial. The surveillance tool can be used to locate cell phones by mimicking phone towers, but their practical use shows severe racial disparities in multiple cities across the country, according to a new report.

Police departments in Milwaukee, Baltimore and Tallahassee have all been found to use Stingray tracking devices without warrants and particularly in low-income, minority neighborhoods, according to City Labs. The Stingray devices are often used in theft and robberies, while logistical issues surrounding these tools have some civil rights activists concerned.

The issues presented are twofold. First, a recent study of Stingray use found three large cities across the country used the devices to target areas in low-income neighborhoods with high minority populations. The other problem is that Stingrays are not used to find one single phone. While they may be used with the intention of finding a specific person, they collect location information from many phones within the area they're used.

Comment: StingRay - the cellphone tracking tech police won't talk about

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Treatment Industrial complex: Mental health and rehab the new gravy train for private prison corporations

Robert Greenwald and Emily Verdugo
Alternet
Tue, 18 Oct 2016 00:00 UTC
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Private prison companies have had a rough couple of months.

First, the Department of Justice announced it would phase out its private contracts for management of Bureau of Prisons facilities. Then, the Department of Homeland Security said it would re-examine the use of for-profit immigrant detention facilities. Stock prices for publicly traded Corrections Corporation of America (CCA) and GEO Group both plummeted and last week CCA laid off 12 percent of its workforce.

This may well be the beginning of the end of for-profit prisons in America. But it may not. Like the Walking Dead TV zombies, you just can't count these bloodsuckers out until its over. And a disturbing new trend suggests it is not.

We call it the Treatment Industrial Complex, or TIC. Through a combination of acquisitions and mergers and an aggressive marketing campaign, for-profit prison companies are moving to preserve their profits by seeking contracts to provide in-prison medical and mental health care; manage mental hospitals and civil commitment centers; and deliver "community corrections" programs, including prisoner reentry services and "alternatives to incarceration" like electronic monitoring.
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Mom has been making two lunches so son's classmate can have a meal


RT
Thu, 20 Oct 2016 01:01 UTC
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© Mike Blake / Reuters
A New Mexico mother gave the internet a true lesson in kindness when reports surfaced that she had been packing lunches for two after her son asked for food for a boy in need. Her story went viral, and she is now urging others to help schools out.

Josette Duran, a volleyball coach from Albuquerque, never thought of making the news, but a wave of unexpected support took her story to the headlines.

It all started with a picture that Duran shared with her friends on Facebook back in September, telling them how proud she was of her 14-year-old son Dylan.

Duran has been packing two lunches instead just one, after Dylan asked her to help a boy at his school.

Comment: Kudos to this woman and her son! Too many children are going hungry because they have no money in their accounts, while the school system ignores their plight.

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Vile: Madonna offers fellatio to everyone who votes for Clinton


RT
Thu, 20 Oct 2016 10:25 UTC
Madonna
© Eduardo Munoz/Reuters
Never shy of controversy, the pop star Madonna has offered fellatio to anyone who votes for Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton. The offer was made at a comedy special in New York City.

[You can read what Madonna said here, but warning: it contains graphic language from a vile media whore.]

Comment: That above tweet is just shallow, ignorant and hypocritical. What a revolting media spectacle. It sure did bring attention to Hillary, though - Bread and Circuses galore!

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Syria's Reconciliation Program Working in Many Cities, including West Ghouta, Aleppo

Canthama
Syrian Perspective
Wed, 19 Oct 2016 23:55 UTC
West Ghouta

As reported here at Syrper last weekend, negotiations were underway in Mu'adhdhamiyya to liberate this important city, west of Daarayyaa. Today, 620 terrorists and about the same number of family members left this city toward Idlib. Tomorrow, another batch will leave. By Friday, this important city will be terrorist free.
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Further south, another reconciliation is under way at Al-Tayyiba and Zaakiya, a bit south of the recently liberated Al-Dayrkhabiyya. Zaakiya is a large city, about the same size as Khaan Al-Shaykh. Once negotiations are finished and the cities liberated, the terrorists inside Khaan Al-Shaykh will be completely isolated and surrounded and will have no choice but to surrender to the Syrian Arab Army. That will be the last pocket of terrorists in West Ghouta. The impact of this huge diplomatic success will be felt in all southern Syrian provinces and inside East Ghouta.

Comment: See also: U.S. "Pounds" Mosul, Russia Halts Airstrikes on Aleppo

Update (Oct. 20): Sputnik reports that 1,710 people left Moadamiyeh, including 800 militants, 395 women, and 315 children.

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US Air Force base poisons Colorado Creek with cancer-causing chemicals


Sputnik News
Wed, 19 Oct 2016 21:56 UTC
Colorado Springs Air Force Academy
Colorado Springs Air Force Academy
A US Air Force base in Colorado has admitted to accidentally releasing 150,000 gallons of water containing toxic chemicals into the sewer system of nearby Colorado Springs.

Peterson Air Force base said on October 18 that the water contained perfluorinated compounds (PFCs), chemicals used on bases to put out fires and which have been linked to several kinds of cancer, low birthweight in babies and other health issues. The Air Force statement has not clarified how high the levels were.
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'Silent and lifeless': Apocalyptic 360 video of a Syrian city in ruins


RT
Wed, 19 Oct 2016 21:48 UTC
Destroyed buildings in Homs
© RT
RT has visited the Syrian city of Homs, which used to be home to over 600,000 people, but was turned into apocalyptic wasteland by years of fighting between the government, rebels and terrorist groups.

The ancient city is now "lifeless as far as the eye can see," RT's Murad Gadziev said as he walked through the ruins of Homs. "People have gone and they're not coming back any time, as there's not a lot to comeback to," he said.

Homs, in western Syria, was liberated from the militants in December 2015 after three years of heavy fighting.

"The battle for Homs was especially brutal" with tanks, artillery and bombs planted by terrorists in tunnels dug under buildings, Gadziev said. "They fought for every street, for every house, in some cases, for every room."

"I've looked around here for hours and hours, I haven't seen a single house that escaped the fighting... The most awful part about this is the total silence," he said.

Comment: And to think this was completely unnecessary!

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