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1.5 million people flood Santiago, Chile to protest against corrupt government

RT
Sat, 26 Oct 2019 05:35 UTC

Indigenous activists in Chile have shut down lithium mining operations for some of the world's largest producers, as the country is gripped by protests over widespread perceptions of inequality.

Chile's capital saw its biggest rally yet on Friday, following seven straight days of demonstrations sparked by a hike in public transportation fees, in which at least 18 people have been killed, over 200 injured and thousands arrested. As things heated up in Santiago, however, protesters nearly 700 miles north locked down roadways in the Atacama salt flats, blocking access routes to some of the region's abundant lithium mines.

Chile is home to the world's largest lithium reserves, as well as one of the top producers of the lightweight metal - used in cell phone batteries and other electronics - the Chemical and Mining Society (SQM).

The effort to close the roads has been underway since Wednesday, Sergio Cubillos, president of the Atacama Indigenous Council, told Reuters, adding that SQM's operations were "completely shut down" by Friday. The roads are closed.

Comment: Truly extraordinary how this is happening in so many places at the same time. But then, govt is being extraordinarily corrupt in so many places at the same time...

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US not bad but justice system broken: Butina talks about 'terrifying' solitary confinement, vows to fight for inmates' rights

RT
Sat, 26 Oct 2019 12:03 UTC

In an exclusive interview with RT, Russian gun activist Maria Butina recalled the ordeals of her prison term in the US. While not rubber stamping the country as bad, she argued the justice system is broken.

Describing the conditions she faced during her months-long detention, Butina said that being placed in solitary confinement was "the most terrifying experience" of her life.

"It's very difficult when you have this little cell, very cold, just concrete and iron... Later I learned that by the United Nations, this is considered to be torture. Because it is torture... I still don't understand why it was necessary. I guess they were trying to break my will."

However, that did not make any sense, Butina explained, sinсe she "didn't have any secrets."

Orwell & Huxley were BOTH right, Roger Waters tells RT

RT
Sat, 26 Oct 2019 17:19 UTC

With the mainstream media largely content to ignore the plight of Julian Assange, did George Orwell or Aldous Huxley better predict the world of today? Both did, former Pink Floyd frontman Roger Waters told RT.

"Orwell and Huxley were always arguing about who had the closest view of what dystopia might look like in the future," said Waters, adding "I think we got a lot of both."

"We have the 'Big Brother' Orwellian dystopian nightmare, it happened two days ago in that magistrate's court," he explained, referring to a UK judge's decision on Monday to deny the WikiLeaks founder a delay in US extradition proceedings. Assange's lawyers have argued that they need more time to prepare a defense, and some of Assange's supporters have made the case that British law forbids extradition in the first place, if the charges can be seen as political.

Kanye West doesn't want young daughter wearing makeup and crop tops now that he's Christian

Paulina Dedaj
Fox News
Fri, 25 Oct 2019 18:01 UTC

Kanye West won't let daughter North wear makeup or crop tops anymore, claiming his life as a Christian has made him "think and feel differently."

The "Jesus is King" rapper said in an interview Thursday that Christianity has allowed him to "pivot" on previous beliefs — and that includes his parenting style.

"I don't think North should wear crop tops just because I had her wearing a slip dress when she was 2 years old," he said. "I think and feel differently now, now that I'm Christian, now that I'm [the] founder of a $3 billion organization and married for five years," he told Apple Music Beats 1.

Comment: It's a strange world where Kanye West turns out to be a voice of reason, modeling some responsible parenting decisions. There's no reason for little girls to dress like adults and sexualize themselves at such a young age.

DeVos held in contempt of court in loan forgiveness dispute

Collin Binkley
ABC News
Fri, 25 Oct 2019 03:40 UTC

Education Secretary Betsy DeVos was held in contempt of court after a federal judge said she violated an earlier order to stop collecting loans from former students of a defunct for-profit college chain.

U.S. Magistrate Judge Sallie Kim issued the ruling Thursday in San Francisco, saying DeVos and the department made "only minimal efforts" to comply with a 2018 court order. Kim also fined the Education Department $100,000 and required the agency to make monthly reports to prove it is complying with the order.

The dispute stems from a lawsuit filed by thousands of former Corinthian Colleges students who say they were defrauded by the chain before it collapsed in 2015. The suit says the students are owed full forgiveness of their federal student loans under a rule created by the Obama administration, and it challenges DeVos' 2017 decision to provide only partial relief based on borrowers' incomes.

In a May 2018 decision, Kim ruled that the partial-relief formula was unlawful. She ordered the department to stop using the formula and to stop collecting student loans from former Corinthian students.

$1.84 million diamond stolen from Japan jewelry fair

ABC News
Sat, 26 Oct 2019 05:30 UTC

Japanese police are investigating a 200 million yen ($1.84 million) diamond allegedly stolen from an international jewelry trade show near Tokyo.

The 50-carat diamond was last seen sitting inside a glass showcase at 5 p.m. Thursday. An hour later, just after closing time, the diamond was gone and the jewelry case was unlocked, according to police.

Oregon police release body cam footage of student arrested for riding her bicycle on the wrong side of the street

Aimee Green
The Oregonian
Thu, 24 Oct 2019 00:00 UTC

© Oregon State Police
Genesis Hansen, 21, can be seen here standing next to the road she had been cycling along, after an Oregon State Police trooper stopped her on Oct. 13, 2019. Police blurred out her face.

Oregon State Police this week publicly released the body camera footage of the controversial arrest of a 21-year-old Oregon State University student who was stopped by a trooper last week for allegedly riding her bicycle on the wrong side of a Corvallis street.

At a news conference Tuesday, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People expressed concerns over "implicit bias" and "systemic racism" after the Oct. 13 arrest of Genesis Hansen, who describes herself in the body cam video as "an African American mixed woman."

Australian police break man's neck leaving him paralyzed in response to complaint about loud music

Nick McKenzie and Grace Tobin
The Age
Fri, 25 Oct 2019 00:00 UTC

Chris Karadaglis paralysed police Australia

Three police officers arrived at Chris Karadaglis's Warrnambool home to deal with what would usually be considered a minor complaint. Chris' stereo was turned up too loud.

Minutes later, the 47-year-old was a quadriplegic, paralysed from the neck down.

Precisely what police did to cause his injury that November day two years ago has been blurred in a sea of pain and terror.

But Chris remembers some details clearly.

They include the feeling of being wrapped in a headlock while handcuffed and being dragged along his lawn. He recalls hearing the sound of a loud click. And he remembers struggling to draw breath as he realised that the click was the sound of his own neck breaking.

Most British voters think violence against MPs is 'price worth paying' over Brexit

Amy Walker
The Guardian
Sat, 26 Oct 2019 11:16 UTC

A majority of voters in England, Wales and Scotland believe that the possibility of some level of violence against MPs is a "price worth paying" in order to get their way on Brexit, an academic survey has found.

The poll from Cardiff University and the University of Edinburgh asked respondents what they would be prepared to see happen in order to leave or remain within the European Union.

This included a question on whether achieving their desired political outcome was worth the risk of violence being directed against MPs.

Most leave voters who took part in the Future of England study thought such a possibility was a "price worth paying" for Brexit to be delivered - 71% in England, 60% in Scotland and 70% in Wales.

Comment: Increasingly people all over the planet are rising up to have their voices heard and it seems the situation in Britain is not much different. Having been ignored and manipulated for for so long they're willing - or so they think - to sacrifice peace in order to implement what they consider to be democracy. But with this surge in protest movements around the globe, one wonders if there's also something 'in the air'?

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Wheelbarrow-pushing circus bear attacks Russian trainer

Will Stewart
Daily Mail
Thu, 24 Oct 2019 11:33 UTC

Shocking video has revealed the moment a 600lb circus bear attacked its trainer in the middle of a performance in Russia.

The brown bear was pushing a wheelbarrow during the act in the western Karelia region when it suddenly lunged at the trainer, knocking him to the ground.

The animal can then be seen biting at the man's head and neck as screaming children sit just feet away, with no safety barrier between them and the bear.

The youngsters can be heard screaming as another circus employee kicks the animal in an attempt to free his colleague.

The 600lb beast was prodded with an electric shock device, as the audience fled for the only exit in the travelling circus's big top.

The trainer floored by the bear is understood to be 'injured' but no details were given.

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Society's Child

1.5 million people flood Santiago, Chile to protest against corrupt government

US not bad but justice system broken: Butina talks about 'terrifying' solitary confinement, vows to fight for inmates' rights

Orwell & Huxley were BOTH right, Roger Waters tells RT

Kanye West doesn't want young daughter wearing makeup and crop tops now that he's Christian

DeVos held in contempt of court in loan forgiveness dispute

$1.84 million diamond stolen from Japan jewelry fair

Oregon police release body cam footage of student arrested for riding her bicycle on the wrong side of the street

Australian police break man's neck leaving him paralyzed in response to complaint about loud music

Most British voters think violence against MPs is 'price worth paying' over Brexit

Wheelbarrow-pushing circus bear attacks Russian trainer

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