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Arizona teacher on leave after giving offensive survey on sex, wife-swapping, pornography to high school students

Meg O'Connor
Opposing Views
Sun, 18 Oct 2015 23:36 UTC
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A teacher at Betty Fairfax High School in Laveen, Arizona, is on leave after parents called to complain about a personality quiz she had handed out to roughly 100 of her ninth- through 12th-grade students

The quiz had questions about sex, wife-swapping, pornography and other highly personal topics, and officials from the Phoenix Union High School District said the self-scoring personality survey contained more than 200 questions, ABC 15 reports.

Questions ranged from the ordinary, like, "Are you irritable sometimes?" to the outlandish, such as, "Would you attend a wife-swapping party?"

Other questions on the survey that raised red flags for families included questions about the type of sex the students prefer, whether they watch pornographic videos and whether they'd had the urge to kill someone.

Karina Vegas, whose son took the quiz, told ABC 15, "I think it was very, very, very inappropriate for my 15-year-old son to get those questions." Vegas also told ABC 15 her son refused to tell her what some of the other questions were out of fear that he would get in trouble.

School district officials in Arizona were notified after a number of parents called to complain about the quiz. The principal of Betty Fairfax High School sent a letter to parents, calling the quiz "inappropriate, highly personal and even offensive," ABC 15 reports.

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Comment: Is this a new breed of Common Core's data-suctioning system or just another moronic teacher?
Like a virus, the Common Core tricks its victims into lowering their guard by pretending to be something it is not. But the Common Core isn't just a mindless infection of our society; rather it is an intentional takeover of our education delivery system and therefore a takeover of our children's minds. It is a one-size-fits-all, homogenized, centrally controlled education delivery system steeped in Progressive ideology. It is antithetical to everything that makes our country exceptional. This cult is relentlessly pulling our children under its control, with a seemingly endless supply of money, and uses intimidation to silence its opponents.

By taking over how our kids think the Common Core will be used to shape future generations of citizens and their relationship with their own true history and their government. Sovereignty over education was always too decentralized into the states to do this in the past.

Many people are focusing on the incompetent implementation of the Common Core tests or the need to rework the standards. The reality is that the entire Common Core beast, including the never-before-tested-standards that were created in secret, the tests which were based on those standards, and the data suctioning systems which were put in place to track our children's personal information and monitor teacher compliance with Common Core Central, should be slayed and buried in total.

Creating a generation of Authoritarian Followers: Interview with 5thgrade teacher reveals ideology behind Common Core creators


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Over 7,000 prisoners effectively 'disappeared' at Homan Square black site prison

Matt Agorist
The Free Thought Project
Mon, 19 Oct 2015 22:02 UTC
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© The Free Thought ProjectHoman Square
A lawsuit filed on behalf of the Guardian revealed a mind-blowingly high number of people who were effectively 'disappeared' at the secret warehouse prison used by Chicago cops.

As Chicago mayor, Rahm Emanuel blames the "YouTube Effect" for the animosity towards police, more than 7,000 people were secretly detained and held without due process in his town. Apparently, none of the victims, their friends, or their family members resent police for holding their loved ones without due process.

The Guardian reports:
According to an analysis of data disclosed to the Guardian in late September, police allowed lawyers access to Homan Square for only 0.94% of the 7,185 arrests logged over nearly 11 years. That percentage aligns with Chicago police's broader practice of providing minimal access to attorneys during the crucial early interrogation stage, when an arrestee's constitutional rights against self-incrimination are most vulnerable.

But Homan Square is unlike Chicago police precinct houses, according to lawyers who described a "find-your-client game" and experts who reviewed data from the latest tranche of arrestee records obtained by the Guardian.

"Not much shakes me in this business - baby murder, sex assault, I've done it all," said David Gaeger, an attorney whose client was taken to Homan Square in 2011 after being arrested for marijuana. "That place was and is scary. It's a scary place. There's nothing about it that resembles a police station. It comes from a Bond movie or something."

Comment: Ordinary Americans probably think this site is an anomaly and were perhaps surprised that this kind of horror could exist here. What people need to understand is that those who conduct extrajudicial assassinations, operate foreign black site prisons and inflict torture on the global stage have absolutely no qualms about inflicting the same abuse in the U.S. in order to control any sector of the population that might possibly rise up against the system. Perhaps Homan Square was a training ground for what's yet to come?

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Plain-clothed Florida cop kills black man pulled over with car trouble - family stonewalled

Shaun King
New York Daily News
Mon, 19 Oct 2015 15:34 UTC
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A well-known Florida drummer, who doubled as the assistant manager of the Delray Beach Housing Authority, was shot dead by a plain clothes Palm Beach Gardens police officer in an unmarked car after his car broke down on the side of the road following a music gig Sunday.

Authorities, family members say, have refused to fully describe what happened during the early morning confrontation that left 31-year-old Corey Jones dead.

But a police statement released Monday afternoon said the officer, Nouman Raja, was "suddenly confronted by an armed subject" when he "stopped to investigate what he believed to be an abandoned vehicle" along an Interstate 95 exit ramp around 3:15 a.m. Sunday.

Raja was on duty and in plain clothes in an unmarked vehicle, according to cops. No details were released about the weapon Jones was allegedly armed with. For all we know it could've been a tire iron, a cell phone, his wallet, a pair of drumsticks, or his blackness.

The drummer was leaving a late night gig when his car broke down on I-95 near an exit ramp for PGA Blvd., authorities said. He called his brother to let him know about the trouble and to see if he could help him get a tow truck. Another friend actually helped get oil for the car with Corey, but it didn't make a difference.

He was scheduled to be the lead drummer at his church just a few hours later. Church officials told the Daily News that Corey had never stood them up before and that they knew something was seriously wrong almost right away when he didn't show up for church on Sunday morning and couldn't be reached by phone.

Comment: Oligarchic, corporate elites have created a society of captives

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Mali hospital receives Russian medical equipment as humanitarian aid


RT
Mon, 19 Oct 2015 21:53 UTC
The Russian Emergencies Ministry and the International Civil Defense Organization (ICDO) have delivered medical equipment to the Malian hospital of Gabriel Toure in Bamako as humanitarian aid.

"That is very important for our bilateral relations and strengthening our friendship, which has lasted for 50 years. This humanitarian aid coincides with this anniversary," Russian ambassador to Mali Aleksey Duljan told Interfax news agency.

Comment: More Russian goodwill for the people.

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The death of a patriot: Peter Schiff's father dies in prison, shackled to a hospital bed

Michael Krieger
Liberty Blitzkrieg
Mon, 19 Oct 2015 21:09 UTC
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Most of you will be quite familiar with Peter Schiff. Fewer of you will know much about his father, Irwin Schiff, who was posthumously referred to as the "grandfather of the contemporary tax protest movement" in Forbes.

Irwin was treated very poorly by his own country, particularly toward the end of his life when, despite being legally blind and dying of cancer, he was not permitted to die in peace amongst family members.

Comment: Rest in peace now Irwin.

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US teen with pro-Palestinian views hacks CIA chief's e-mail


RT
Mon, 19 Oct 2015 20:42 UTC
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© Yuri Gripas / ReutersCIA Director John Brennan.
An American teenager "motivated by opposition to US foreign policy and support for Palestine" claims he was able to hack into the personal email accounts of CIA Director John Brennan and Department of Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson.

The FBI and Secret Service are both investigating the situation. One official told CNN that no classified information appears to have been leaked.

According to the New York Post, the teenager said he was able to gain access to documents featuring information such as Social Security numbers for more than 12 US intelligence officials from Brennan's account. The hacker also said Brennan's email, a personal AOL account, contained the CIA director's own application for top security clearance, which totaled nearly 50 pages.

It's unclear what, if any, sensitive information the hacker was able to gain access to through Johnson's account, one which was set up through Comcast. However, he said he did listen to Johnson's voicemails and viewed one of his bills.

Comment: So the US can't blame Russia or China for this hack.

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Facebook wants your phone number, cites threat from 'state-sponsored actors'


RT
Mon, 19 Oct 2015 20:30 UTC
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Facebook is urging users to add security to their accounts, citing possible attacks by nation-state hackers. The company did not say whether it would send text alerts in case of US government snooping, or if the phone numbers provided will be kept safe.

The popular social media platform recently added a feature called Login Approval, which sends users a text message with a unique log-in code if their account has been accessed from a new device or browser.

"We will notify you if we believe your account has been targeted or compromised by an attacker suspected of working on behalf of a nation-state," Facebook's Chief Security Officer Alex Stamos announced.

Comment: You can almost guarantee "state-sponsored actors" doesn't include the US spy institutions.

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Montana daycare owner hit in face with shovel attempting to stop drunk father from taking children

Brendan Kelly
Opposing Views
Wed, 14 Oct 2015 17:41 UTC
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A day care owner in Montana was hit in the face with a shovel after refusing to let three children go home with their father, who was drunk and does not have legal custody, reports Fox 8.

A GoFundMe page created for the day care owner identifies her as Martha McClure, from Ronan, Montana.

Police say Francis Joseph Jackson, 31, showed up at McClure's day care center with an unidentified woman on Oct. 7.

McClure knew that Jackson's parental rights were suspended and that he was not allowed to have contact with the children. She reportedly told authorities she smelled alcohol on his breath.

The day care owner tried to escort Jackson from the building when he hit her. He began throwing toys, including a tricycle, at the window to try to get back inside the building, according to The Associated Press.

McClure was fighting Jackson outside of the day care when Jackson's girlfriend hit her in the face with a shovel before both suspects fled.

According to the GoFundMe page, McClure had eye surgery on Oct. 12 and has "a long road of healing ahead of her."

Jackson was taken into custody on Oct. 12 in Washington. He faces aggravated burglary charges and is being held on $100,000 bond. His girlfriend, who is also accused of assaulting McClure, is still at large.

Comment: This woman was trying to prevent a possible tragedy (and kidnapping) and was assaulted for it. Society is certainly disintegrating more and more.

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Disintegration of society: Passenger choked on Southwest Airlines flight for reclining her seat

Stephanie Chuang and Andrew Blankstein
NBC Bay Area
Mon, 19 Oct 2015 17:30 UTC
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A Southwest Airlines flight from Los Angeles to San Francisco on Sunday night was forced to turn around and make an emergency landing after a passenger allegedly choked the woman in front of him for reclining her seat.

The FBI is investigating, although no arrests were made early Monday morning.

"An individual was detained for questioning following the return of a Southwest aircraft to LAX based on allegations of an assault involving a fellow passenger," according to FBI spokeswoman Laura Eimillier. "No arrest has been made at this time and the investigation is continuing."

Southwest Airlines also confirmed to NBC News that the pilot made an emergency landing because of a "rapidly escalating situation" between two passengers. A spokeswoman said that 136 customers - all but the man involved - were switched to another flight and eventually made it to San Francisco International Airport by 1:48 a.m. Monday.
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Hypocrisy in action: Saudi Ambassador attempts to justify horrendous human rights record

Sophie McAdam
Activist Post
Sun, 18 Oct 2015 00:00 UTC
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The Saudi Ambassador to the United Nations, Abdallah Y Al-Mouallimi, spoke to BBC current affairs program Newsnight this week in an attempt to justify the country's horrendous human rights record.

The Arab nation is currently planning to behead and then publicly crucify a 21-year-old protester, who was a child at the time of his alleged 'crime.' As if that weren't horrific enough, consider this gross hypocrisy: Saudi Arabia sits on the United Nations' Human Rights Council - and as the interview demonstrates, many of the votes that allowed this to happen came from its "friends in the West." They are our leaders, folks.

Anchor Emily Maitland is visibly angry as she tells Al-Mouallimi: "The world is looking at you with outrage right now." Her interviewee refuses to discuss the tragic case in question, relating to a young man named Ali Mohammed Baqir al-Nimr who faces a cruel and inhumane death. He was just 17 when he was arrested for taking part in a demonstration. Ali was allegedly tortured into a confession, and convicted in an unfair trial which ended in him being condemned to a medieval-style death. Every appeal has been denied, and Amnesty International's campaign to stop the execution has so far been unsuccessful.

Comment: Appointing Saudi Arabia to head the UN Human Rights council is beyond belief. According to The Independent, by June 15 of this year Saudi executions reached one hundred, "far exceeding last year's tally and putting it on course for a new record", and the Kingdom is set to beat its own grisly, primitive record of one hundred and ninety two executions in 1995. In addition, since March, Saudi Arabia has been bombing Yemen - with no UN mandate - destroying schools, hospitals, homes, hotels, public buildings, and an Internally Displaced Persons camp, generating "a trail of civilian death and destruction" which may have amounted to war crimes, according to Amnesty International.

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