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Far-right 'terrorist' Thomas Mair given life imprisonment for murder of Labour MP Jo Cox


RT
Wed, 23 Nov 2016 19:53 UTC
Thomas Mair and Labour MP Jo Cox
© WEST YORKSHIRE POLICE / AFP and Toby Melville / Reuters
Far-right extremist Thomas Mair has been found guilty of the murder of Labour MP Jo Cox after a seven-day trial at the Old Bailey, where he refused to give evidence in his defense.

Mair, 53, has been sentenced to life imprisonment.

Mair repeatedly shot and stabbed Cox in the street outside her constituency surgery during the EU referendum campaign in June. During the attack, he yelled "Britain first," the court was told.

As she lay wounded on the ground, the MP urged her staff to flee and avoid getting hurt, telling them: "Let him hurt me. Don't let him hurt you."

The 41-year-old mother of two died shortly afterwards in the back of an ambulance.

Comment: More stories on the fallout from this murder:

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California secession backers: 'US Empire finished - Multipolar world new reality - We're opening embassy in Russia'


Sputnik
Mon, 21 Nov 2016 23:07 UTC
Bridge over Lake Sonoma in California
© Sputnik
Supporters of California secession want to open an embassy in Russia according to the head of the Yes California Independence Campaign, Louis Marinelli. He announced this to the American news website Business Insider. Radio Sputnik spoke with Marinelli about why he seeks to open a Californian embassy in Russia:


"We are going to have a vote to make California an independent country in 2019 and we want to lay the ground work now so that after the vote results are in we can begin to request international recognition of California as an independent nation," Marinelli said.

He further said that his party is going to apply for membership to the United Nations and whether the application will be accepted or not is heavily reliant on the fact that the Security Council must accept the application. There are five countries in the world that have veto power over that decision and one of them is Russia.

"We want to start laying the groundwork now to have an opportunity to have a dialogue with the Russian people about California becoming an independent country, so that we can later on seek Russia's support to recognize our independence results," Marinelli said.

Comment: See also: Calexit movement begins gathering signatures for secession vote

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German court: 'Sharia police' didn't break law in attempts to enforce Muslim rules


RT
Tue, 22 Nov 2016 13:16 UTC
orange vests sharia
© Walid ShoebatThe German 'Sharia Police'
A German court has ruled that a group of Islamists did not break the law when forming a 'Sharia police force' in 2014. The group caused public outrage after patrolling a western city in orange vests, instructing residents to abide by the strict Muslim code.

The group's vests had 'Sharia Police' printed on them in large block letters, but this did not breach the countrywide ban on political uniforms, the judges ruled. Under German law, a uniform has to be "suggestively militant" or have an "intimidating effect" to constitute a violation.

The judges specifically cited one eyewitness who believed the vests were themed costumes for a bachelor party. They went on to state that there was no proof to suggest that the men were wearing the vests to break the law intentionally. The court also noted that police in Wuppertal did not find anything criminal about the men wearing the vests, which were not seized by officers at the time.

The ruling has not yet come into effect and can still be appealed by the state prosecutor.


Comment: It sometimes takes decades, even centuries, for diverse communities to 'come together' in peace and respect for factional differences. It is natural for cultural units to safeguard what they believe. While laws outline and defend individual and group rights, they often conflict with basic human nature. An 'instant' influx of one million Muslim asylum seekers means something has to move over to accommodate, but don't expect the adjustment to be soon or easy.

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Pirates

Water protector Sofia Walinsky in critical condition after DAPL police grenade destroys her arm

Claire Bernish
The Free Thought Project
Wed, 23 Nov 2016 17:39 UTC
Sofia Walinsky
In an act of hubris defying logic, the Morton County Sheriff's Department now claims Sunday night's vicious offensive against water protectors opposed to the Dakota Access Pipeline — during which two tribal elders suffered cardiac arrest, a rubber bullet struck a 13-year-old girl in the face, and a young woman carrying water to others had her arm nearly blown off — is the fault of the activists.

Worse, the sheriff claims officers did not use a low-powered water cannon against the unarmed crowd of around 400 people — despite live footage from the scene so explicitly proving that, even corporate media called the assertion to task.

Worse still, the sheriff balked at the accusation police used concussion grenades, and suggested Sophia Walinsky — the water protector whose horrifically mangled arm might have be amputated — suffered that injury because she must have been incompetently rigging an improvised explosive.

"It wasn't from our law enforcement, because we didn't deploy anything that should have caused that type of damage to her arm," contended Morton County Sheriff's Department spokeswoman, Maxine Herr, apparently ignoring the continual volley of various exploding canisters of tear gas and other grenades. "We're not sure how her injury was sustained."

Comment: The police behavior demonstrated at the DAPL protests is a reflection of the values held by the elite towards the people. Resources of the land should belong to the people not to corporations who can call up public servants to be used as their personal thugs.

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Abolish the office of the first lady and free Melania Trump?

Jack Shafer
Politico
Tue, 22 Nov 2016 18:35 UTC
Melania Trump
© Getty
Melania Trump has done the nation a great service by deciding to maintain Trump Tower as her full-time residence and not to move to the White House any time soon. But her resistance shouldn't stop there. Now is as good a time as any to eliminate the ceremonial office of the "first lady," that abhorrent honorific we apply to the president's wife, and encourage the first spouse to live like an ordinary citizen. All we need is for Melania to agree.

Yes, defund the ridiculously large staff that currently earns upward of $1.5 million a year serving Michelle Obama; abolish the federally funded bully pulpit from which the presidential spouses have historically advocated for healthy eating, literacy, child welfare, anti-drug programs, mental health issues and beautification of highways. The president's spouse isn't a specimen of American royalty. By giving her a federal budget and nonstop press coverage, we endorse a pernicious kind of neo-nepotism that says, pay special attention to the person not because she's earned it or is inherently worthy of our notice but because of who she's related to by marriage.

Comment: The office of the first lady need not be a total farce, and while the author stated that the seeds of the article began with the thought that Killary would be elected, she wasn't and Willie isn't the first man. While many will have to wait and see how she will take on her role of first lady, one thing is for sure: it'll be an improvement from the 1992 first lady! Here's an example of an exemplary first lady, Asma al-Assad, that Melania might look to for inspiration:



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Surveillance company loses Twitter, Facebook access - lays off half its staff


RT
Wed, 23 Nov 2016 17:57 UTC
twitter facebook
© Dado Ruvic / Reuters
CIA-backed Chicago tech company Geofeedia's hand was forced after Facebook, Instagram and Twitter cut ties with them for their part in helping law enforcement surveil protesters. As a result, Geofeedia let go of 31 of its roughly 60 employees.

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) discovered in September that at least 13 law enforcement agencies in California were using Geofeedia to keep tabs on protesters, as well as South Asian, Muslim and Sikh activists. Later, it was revealed the company had more than 500 law enforcement customers, including the Denver Police Department, which paid $30,000 for a single year subscription to the service. Law enforcement in Baltimore too used the tool to track protesters during the unrest in the wake of the police-involved killing of Freddie Gray.

Following the subsequent ACLU report, Twitter responded by dropping Geofeedia as a client in early October.

Geofeedia cut mostly sales jobs in its Chicago office less than two weeks after Twitter severed ties with them, according to the Chicago Tribune.

"Following these suspensions, we have decided to scale back our business and focus on a variety of innovations that will allow us to serve our customers and continue our rapid growth trajectory as a leading real-time analytics and alerting platform," Geofeedia CEO Phil Harris said in an emailed statement to the Tribune.
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Protesters in Jerusalem demand release of Israeli prisoner charged with killing Palestinian


RT
Wed, 23 Nov 2016 17:18 UTC
Israeli protesters
© Ruptly
About 150 demonstrators have taken to the streets of Jerusalem to protest the trial of an Israeli soldier named Elor Azariya who has been charged with killing a Palestinian man back in March.

Protesters gathered near the Old City, where they waved Israeli flags and chanted "Free him now!"

"We think Elor has to be released, I was there at the incident, there was a danger and he did what he was supposed to do, what a soldier in every normal army would have done," one of the demonstrators told Ruptly.

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Texas teacher pleads guilty to sexually assaulting 13-year-old student 'almost daily'

Feliks Garcia
The Independent
Fri, 18 Nov 2016 10:07 UTC
Alexandria Vera
© Montgomery County Sheriff's officeAlexandria Vera
A former middle school teacher in Texas pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting a 13-year-old student before becoming pregnant as a result.

Police say 24-year-old Alexandria Vera, 24, allegedly sexually assaulted the child "on almost a daily basis", according to KTRK. She faced federal charges of continuous sexual abuse of a child.

Vera taught eighth grade English at Stovall Middle School in Houston before surrendering herself to authorities for the alleged sexual assault in May. Vera faced a maximum sentence of 25 years in prison. By pleading, she reduced her possible maximum sentence to only five years.

Court documents say the Vera met the student in 2015 during the summer school session. The teacher exchanged numbers with the child by September before they eventually went out for the first time - shortly before the teacher allegedly committed the sexual assault.

The boy apparently introduced Vera to his parents as his girlfriend. Court documents say the parents "accepted their relationship" and invited her to family gatherings.

Comment: See also: Behind the Headlines: Predators Among Us - Interview With Dr. Anna Salter

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CNN fake news: White nationalist asked "if Jews are people at all" - but he didn't

Alex Pfeiffer
The Daily Caller
Mon, 21 Nov 2016 17:11 UTC
richard spencer
CNN made a false claim Monday afternoon and various journalists ran wild with it.

It all started with a segment on CNN's The Lead which quoted prominent white nationalist figure Richard Spencer as wondering if Jews were actually people. CNN host Jim Sciutto said, "of Jews Spencer said, 'one wonders if these people are people at all, or instead soulless golem.'"

"That is an alt right leader Richard Spencer talking about Jews," Sciutto added. CNN then had a panel with RealClearPolitics' Rebecca Berg and The Boston Globe's Matt Viser with the chyron "ALT-RIGHT FOUNDER QUESTIONS IF JEWS ARE PEOPLE."

Except, Spencer did not make those remarks about Jews and was instead talking about political consultants on television.

Comment: It's pretty sad when CNN can't even accurately pillory a white nationalist whose listeners give the Nazi salute during his speech. If they'd even read what he said they could have accused him of implying that "the Jews control the media" (i.e., by creating the "golem" political consultants). But they couldn't even get that right. Tell us again, why is CNN still a thing?

Update: Michael Hirsh, national editor at Politico, has resigned after publishing Spencer's address on Facebook and calling for people to "excercise your rights as decent Americans". His next clarified what he meant:
"Completely agree we should mobilize against his hateful ideas, but what does knowing his home addresses do?" one Facebook user asked Hirsh. "Send a letter? Confront him in person? Seems like counter-speech is the main thing we can do. You can call it 'whining' but I'm not sure that's fair or constructive. Side note: Apparently the GSA-owned Ronald Reagan International Trade Center in DC felt obligated to host his organization's event because it can't discriminate against speech under the First Amendment, so there's that problem, too."

Hirsh responded in an unhinged manner: "I wasn't thinking of a f***ing letter, Doug. He lives part of the time next door to me in Arlington. Our grandfathers brought baseball bats to Bund meetings. Want to join me?"
Politico responded: "[Hirsh's posts] crossed a line in ways that the publication will not defend, and editors are taking steps to ensure that such a lapse does not occur again."

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Outrageous! UK woman raped in Dubai arrested, now faces years in prison or flogging and stoning to death - UPDATE


RT
Wed, 16 Nov 2016 23:53 UTC
UK tourist raped Dubai
A woman has been arrested and is being held in Dubai after being raped
A UK tourist has been arrested and charged in Dubai for having "extramarital sex" after she reported being gang raped by two British men.

The 25-year-old woman was on holiday in the United Arab Emirates when the alleged attack took place last month, according to "Detained in Dubai," a UK-based organization that "assists people who have become victims of injustice" in the UAE.

Upon reporting the rape to local police, the woman was allegedly arrested for breaking Emirati law against extramarital sex, and faces years in prison or severe physical punishment, including flogging and stoning to death, if convicted.

The unidentified woman's passport was confiscated by authorities before she was released on bail, while her alleged attackers have since flown home to Birmingham, according to The Sun, which reportedly spoke to a family friend of the victim.

Comment: In light of global outrage, Dubai police have dropped the charges against the woman but also have not filed charges against the men:
The Dubai Public Prosecutor's office said it had closed the case after "careful examination of all evidence." In a statement, it said investigations showed "the act happened with the consent of the three parties in question."

A video on one of the suspects' mobile phones was found to be "key evidence" that the woman had engaged in consensual sex.

"Dubai's legal system takes reports of all crimes very seriously, including and especially violence against women, and conducts thorough investigations of all incidents," said the prosecutor's office.
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The campaign group Detained in Dubai said it was pleased with the decision."We expect that the international outrage that this case deserved influenced authorities to drop the charges in order to spare the UAE of such negative press.

"Others in the past have not been so fortunate, but we hope that this landmarks a fresh approach to similar cases in the future."

A spokesman at World Centre Advocates and Legal Consultants, the Dubai law firm acting for the two men accused of rape, said he had not had any confirmation that the charges against the woman had been dropped, implying that his clients may receive their passports back.

He said the allegations against the men were "categorically incorrect and false."


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