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Snakes in Suits

Make them pay: Class action lawsuit lies ahead for DNC and Debbie Wasserman Schultz

Pam Martens and Russ Martens
Wall Street on Parade
Mon, 25 Jul 2016 00:00 UTC
Wasserman Schultz
Debbie Wasserman Schultz and Killary
First it was Hillary Clinton handling Top Secret national security matters in emails with the caution of a drunken sailor. Now it's emails leaked by Wikileaks showing that key officials at the Democratic National Committee (DNC) attempted to derail the Democratic campaign of Bernie Sanders in direct violation of the DNC's own Charter. Loose email lips are sinking a lot of ships in the Democratic corridors of power. And a lot more emails and depositions may be coming as a class action lawsuit filed in Federal Court gets underway.

Article 5, Section 4 of the DNC Charter mandates the following:
"The Chairperson shall be responsible for ensuring that the national officers and staff of the Democratic National Committee maintain impartiality and evenhandedness during the Democratic Party Presidential nominating process."

Comment: For more background on the vote-rigging and chaos that political animal Wasserman Schultz has brought to U.S. politics (as if it couldn't get and worse) see:

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Deadly force vs. rational thinking: What if American cops were trained to diffuse situations like their European counterparts?

Matt Agorist
The Free Thought Project
Mon, 25 Jul 2016 00:00 UTC
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British teenager throws gun to the ground (circled), halting what could have turned into tragic circumstances.
In the United States police kill people on average, every 8 hours. Very few of these deaths are ever ruled unjustified, even when police are caught on video killing unarmed people who pose absolutely no threat.

The escalation of deadly force by American police is unprecedented when compared to the rest of the first world.

So far this month, American police have killed 66 people.

By contrast, China, whose population is 4 and 1/2 times the size of the United States, recorded 12 killings by law enforcement officers in all of 2014.

More people were killed by American police in just the last thirty days than were killed in 2015 in Germany, England, China, Canada, France, Japan, Spain, Switzerland, and Iceland — combined.

Anyone see a problem with this?

According to recent reports, the police kill rate is nearly 30 times higher than that of the average citizen. Why?


Comment: One reason is that they are being trained by one of the most brutal and repressive forces in the world - the Israeli military.


In an interview with former LAPD cop, Alex Salazar, he explains to The Free Thought Project how police training teaches cops to quickly resort to deadly violence.

A police department in Phoenix, AZ even went so far as to propagandize the citizens by showing them part of this training, which is designed to show them the worst possible situations, leading to their virtual death every time.

"It has nothing to do with training. Every recruit, I don't care if they're an ex-badass Navy Seal... everyone dies," said Salazar.

Police are trained over and over again that they should be in constant fear of deadly assaults from all angles. They are essentially being trained to act as an occupying army, operating in America where the citizens are the enemy.

Instead of deadly force being a last resort, it's looked at as heroism in the line of duty.

Comment: How do cops without guns handle violence?

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Hate crimes rising in Britain but police are doing less to stop them


RT
Tue, 26 Jul 2016 18:32 UTC
British police
© Peter Nicholls / Reuters
The chances of police taking action against hate crime offenders have dropped over the past year, with victims now only having a one in four chance of seeing a perpetrator charged.

That figure is down from one in three in the previous year, according to data obtained by The Bureau of Investigative Journalism (TBIJ), which, using the Freedom of Information Act, obtained figures from 40 out of 43 police forces in England and Wales.

The total number of reported hate crimes has jumped by 20 percent over the past year, from 50,288 to 60,225, with 34 out of the 40 police forces recording a rise in offenses.

However, just 27 percent of hate crimes recorded by police resulted in a "positive" outcome such as a charge, summons, caution, or restorative justice in 2015/16. That's compared to 35 percent the year prior.
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Red Flag

Flash mob robs Massachusetts convenience store

Caroline Connolly
NECN
Tue, 26 Jul 2016 12:24 UTC
Flash mob in Boston
A flash mob ran into a convenience store in Boston's Roslindale neighborhood, ransacking the store and leaving within seconds.

The owners of Alfa Auto, a couple who have been in the location for 31 years, say nothing like this has ever happened to them.

Just after midnight, as they were getting ready to close, about 25 people rushed into the store, grabbing everything they could, ultimately taking about $200 worth of products.

As the owner came in, they all took off running.

Anyone with information should call Boston Police.

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Quenelle - Golden

'Forget the lesser evil, fight for greater good': Jill Stein speaks to Bernie Sanders supporters at DNC (VIDEO)


RT
Tue, 26 Jul 2016 09:15 UTC
Jill Stein
© Bryan Woolston / ReutersGreen Party Presidential Candidate Jill Stein
Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein made a direct appeal to Bernie Sanders supporters - and the Vermont Senator himself - during a Monday rally near the Democratic National Convention (DNC).

"Forget the lesser evil, fight for the greater good," Stein said, referring to her Democratic opponent Hillary Clinton while the crowd chanted "Jill, not Hill!"

"We are the revolution," she added.

In response to the DNC's apology to Bernie Sanders for the emails that caused chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz to step down this week, Stein said: "They did much more than say bad things. They sabotaged a revolutionary campaign."

She later told RT in an interview that her campaign's fundraising efforts have skyrocketed since Sanders endorsed Clinton ahead of the DNC.

Comment: Too bad this lady doesn't have a real chance to be President. She seems to be on point about nearly everything.

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Georgia mother brutally beats, curses 16-year-old daughter live on Facebook; police investigating


WSB-TV
Tue, 26 Jul 2016 11:31 UTC
Nia Green
© Via Facebook/Nia GreenNia Green
A video live-streamed on Facebook shows a Georgia woman beating and cursing at her teenage daughter for posting provocative pictures online.


Comment: Warning: Video contains graphic material and language.



A later post that appears to be written by the mother, who has not been charged, says "I love my daughter with all my heart." But she says her daughter won't "disrespect me."


Savannah police say the daughter told them she feels safe in the home. Police spokesman Sonny Cohrs says there are no charges at this time, but he says the case has been referred to the state's child welfare department.
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Explosion at Bosnian-Turkish paper factory kills 1, injures 5


ABC News
Tue, 26 Jul 2016 04:46 UTC
Natron Hayat paper factory in Bosnia
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Authorities say an explosion at a paper production company in the northern part of Bosnia has killed one worker and injured five others.

The blast in the factory's lye boiler occurred Tuesday morning and authorities are still investigating the cause.

Police spokeswoman Aldina Ahmic told media the workers were immediately taken to the hospital, where one of them died. Another worker is severely injured while four suffered light injuries.

The Natron Hayat factory is a Bosnian-Turkish joint venture. It was heavily damaged during Bosnia's 1992-95 war but postwar investment by Turkish partner Kastamonu Entegre company — which is a member of the Hayat Holding Group — has enabled the reconstruction of the factory, which now employs 900 people.
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Pistol

Indianapolis police officer shot during traffic stop


RT
Mon, 25 Jul 2016 14:54 UTC
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An Indianapolis Metro Police Department officer was shot during a traffic stop on Monday. An occupant of the vehicle allegedly fired at the officer, whose condition is still unknown.

In a press conference Monday evening, IMPD's night watch commander Michael Jefferson told reporters, "The officer was hit in the leg, transported to Methodist hospital."

There was no comment on whether another officer was hurt. WRTV reported that the suspect died from injuries sustained from exchanging gunfire with police.

There was a chase reported between the suspect and the police. Rafael Sanchez of WRTV reported that the suspect's vehicle was driving on its rims at one point.

The chase came to an end around Indianapolis' Newton Avenue and Rural Street. There are unconfirmed reports that the suspect had a rifle.

Two officers were involved with the shooting. Sergeant John Perrine, Indiana State Police Public Information Officer for the Indianapolis District, tweeted that there was one"Officer shot and another injured."
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Oliver Stone's new Snowden film almost never made it to theaters


South China Morning Post
Sun, 24 Jul 2016 14:31 UTC
Snowden film
It was the largest data leak in United States history, fueling a firestorm over the issue of mass surveillance that resonated with Americans and ignited around the world.

Oliver Stone's hotly-anticipated Snowden tells the story of NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden in dramatic form for the first time - but the movie almost never made it theaters.

"Frankly, it was turned down by every major studio. The script was good, the budget was good, the cast was good. It was definitely... self-censorship," Stone, 69, told San Diego fan convention Comic-Con International last week.

"I don't believe there was an enemy such as the NSA lurking in the background. But definitely self-censorship is a huge issue in this industry, and it blocks so much of the truth from coming out.

"Every studio, every corporate board that runs the studio, more than the studio people, said no."
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Heart - Black

Democrats' true colors: Wasted food and separation walls at the "progressive" DNC convention

Daniel Halper
New York Post
Tue, 26 Jul 2016 03:00 UTC
Dem convention
The Democratic Party tossed out leftover food after a welcome party for delegates at the Philadelphia Museum of Art Sunday, leaving at least one delegate fuming.

"I was a hungry child. Went to bed hungry many a night," Timothy Baumgardner, a Washington state delegate, told The Post. "I fed people from the garbage."

He said he asked the caterer whether the food could be donated to the poor, but was told that wasn't allowed. "Sad," Baumgardner said.
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