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Did Trump just call out Israel for supporting ISIS on MSNBC?

Jim Stone
The Rebel.is
Mon, 14 Dec 2015 00:00 UTC
Donald Trump
During a morning news program on MSNBC, Trump basically called out Israel for funding ISIS!

During the MSNBC program called "morning Joe", Trump walked right up to the edge of the line, made it clear to everyone he does not support Israel supporting ISIS all the while the program hosts beat around the bush trying to get Trump to say ISIS was only Arab. Trump held his ground extremely well, and made it very clear that the only reason why he did not directly indict Israel (without even mentioning Israel) was that he had a "lot of relationships with people" there. After this program, Trump canceled his trip to Israel which was supposed to happen two days later, obviously (as far as I see it) for the purpose of staying alive.


Comment: More likely because Netanyahu started posing as a man of principle and used Trump's recent comments about Muslims to express some faux indignation so that he could appear to be a just politician. So Netanyahu was critical of Trump and that is what the cancellation is probably about. For all we know about the malignantly narcissistic Trump, the following was retribution...


Trump just might be a good guy, it is really hard to tell because he plays the game so well.

Comment: Trump is NOT a probable good guy. If he's informed enough to suggest that Israel supports ISIS on TV then he has to know that the US has been a major force behind ISIS too - yet never a word about this little fact or the fact that the whole war on terror is a sham of epic proportions! Just because he's come out about Israel (sort of) doesn't mean that there's anything whatsoever good about the guy! Nuh uh. There are still major and fundamental connections missing from his worldview and from his brain. Still, its both horrifying, disgusting, and noteworthy to hear what's coming out of his mouth these days.

On a separate note, the female interviewer is Mika Brzezinski - daughter of none other than the Global Chessboard master himself Zbigniew Brzezinski.

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Stormtrooper

New Colorado police standards: Psych tests, no felonies


RT
Mon, 14 Dec 2015 23:42 UTC
Colorado police
© Rick Wilking / ReutersColorado police
Candidates for law enforcement jobs in Colorado will have to pass psychological as well as physical tests, the state's police oversight board has decided. The body also ruled that officers with felony convictions will not be allowed to stay on the job.

The Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) board announced the decisions on Monday. Though Colorado laws require a psychological evaluation before any applicant is hired by a police agency, previous POST guidelines limited the requirement to only the first time the person was hired.

Under the new rules, both psychological and physical evaluations would also be required every time an officer transfers to another agency if they had not gone through the tests within three years of the transfer, according to the Denver Post.

Comment: Sounds like a good change. Hopefully it makes a difference.

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Family

Over 10,000 lone children crossing Mexico-US border apprehended in past 2 months


RT
Mon, 14 Dec 2015 02:59 UTC
Mexican children cross US border
© Daniel Becerril / Reuters
Despite the Obama administration's insistence in 2014 that illegal border crossings from Mexico are "an urgent humanitarian situation", the number of unaccompanied minors crossing over has soared to over 10,000 over the last two months in a new surge.

US Border and Customs Protection is reporting a 106 percent increase from last year's October 1-November 30 period, with 10,588 children apprehended, compared to last year's 5,129. The same can be said of family detentions to an even larger degree: The October 1-November 30 period last year saw 4,577 arrests whereas there were 12,505 over the same period in 2015 - a 176 percent increase.
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Heart - Black

Maine's LePage neglects low-income household's right to receive nutrition

David Farmer
BDN Maine
Mon, 14 Dec 2015 20:42 UTC
Maine Governor Paul LePage
© AP Photo/Robert F. BukatyMaine Governor Paul LePage
The Maine Department of Health and Human Services is violating federal law and now ranks last among all states for its administration of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistant Program, or food stamps.

A sharply worded, Dec. 7 letter from the U.S. Department of Agriculture put DHHS on notice.

"The State's chronically poor performance in timeliness is in direct conflict with the application processing statutory and regulatory provisions meant to protect low-income household's right to receive nutrition assistance benefits in a timely manner," wrote Ken Messner, the acting regional administrator for the USDA's northeast region.

The letter goes on to catalog the department's abject failure to review applications for SNAP in a timely manner.

In 2014, Maine ranked 36 out of 53 state agencies. That ranking has "deteriorated rapidly," with the state now ranked 53 out 53 state agencies.

Comment: Why does Maine tolerate this LePage creature when he obviously shows no compassion for those in need?

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Handcuffs

How the "land of the free" became the "home of the slaves" for 2.3 million Americans - it's called the war on drugs

Cortland Pfeffer with Irwin Ozborne
Wake Up World
Mon, 30 Nov 2015 17:08 UTC
black man behind bars
"Prisoner number [XX]... It is time to go home." The most beautiful words she had ever heard. She had dreamt about the day that phrase would be uttered for the past ten years. Today, she will get to see her daughter that has been out of her life and begin the process of reunification.

As she takes her first steps outside the prison walls in a decade, it is like stepping into a foreign land. Outside the concrete confinement she is overwhelmed by the simplicity of feeling the fresh breeze, the sunlight, the green grass, and of course her family. Her daughter, mother, and brother await her release in what feels like another world away. Her lower lip starts to tremble uncontrollably - which it always has done when she becomes emotional - only to see her 13-year-old daughter's lower lip mirror that of her own. Mother-and-daughter are able to embrace for the first time in years as they share an electric bond that cannot be broken, despite so many unanswered questions over the years.
"Why is Mom in jail? Why didn't I get to have a Mom while growing up? Why wasn't anyone there to do the things that everyone else enjoyed with their Mom? Where was my Mom all this time?"
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Laptop

Twitter issues warning of 'state-sponsored' attacks designed to obtain sensitive data


RT
Mon, 14 Dec 2015 14:36 UTC
Twitter
© Dado Ruvic/Reuters
Twitter has warned some users their accounts may have been targeted by "state-sponsored actors," allegedly attempting to obtain sensitive data, such as email and IP addresses, as well as phone numbers.

It's the first time the microblogging service has issued such a warning.

A Winnipeg-based non-profit Canadian organization Coldhak reported having received a warning from Twitter and posted a copy of the letter online.


The notice from the microblogging service didn't provide any additional information about possible suspects in its investigation. It recommended taking precautions to safeguard personal information, offering a link to info on Tor.

A spokesman for San Francisco-based Twitter confirmed the authenticity of the emails to CNET, but reportedly declined to comment further. Social media platforms, Twitter in particular, have recently become a battlefield for hackers.
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Snakes in Suits

Modern day slavery: Refugees may be forced to work for free on Swedish farms


Sputnik
Mon, 14 Dec 2015 19:20 UTC
Refugees in Sweden
© REUTERS/ Johan Nilsson
According to Dagens Nyheter, newcomers seeking asylum in Sweden may be offered volunteer jobs on the Swedish farms. A detailed feasibility study of the new project is expected to be presented in February 2015.

As the refugee crisis in Europe is going on, the EU governments are coming up with more and more crazy ideas of how to integrate the newcomers into the local society.

The Swedish government for instance proposed that migrants seeking asylum in Sweden would be offered to work as volunteers on Swedish farms.

In return, they will receive housing which is expected to be provided by their "employers", work experience and language skills, the newspaper wrote.
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Pistol

University of North Texas student wielding axe shot, killed by campus police; 1,133rd person killed by cops in 2015


RT
Mon, 14 Dec 2015 16:49 UTC
University North Texas
© Michael Barera/WikipediaThe Hurley Administration Building on the campus of the University of North Texas in Denton, Texas.
A student at the University of North Texas in Denton was shot and killed after he "advanced" on a campus police officer while carrying an axe. His friends say their mild-mannered teammate might have been drinking, having just turned 21.

The officer was responding to a call that someone was breaking car windows on Fry and Oak streets, about two blocks away from the campus, just after 1am on Sunday, UNT spokeswoman Margarita Vanegas told the Dallas Morning News. When a man he found at the scene advanced on him with an axe, the officer opened fire.

At least three shots were fired, according to Bink Ruckthongsook, another UNT student who told KXAS-TV he heard the gunfire. The Tarrant County Medical Examiner's office identified the victim as Ryan McMillan, who had just turned 21 the day before. He was a second-year transfer student from Fort Worth, according to UNT spokeswoman Kelley Reese.

A video provided to North Texas Daily, the university newspaper, shows a man matching McMillan's description walking through a parking garage, carrying an axe.


McMillan's friends were incredulous and angry at the news of his death. They say the mild-mannered and shy high school tennis player, nicknamed "Charlie Brown" by his teammates, was not aggressive by nature and believe the officer could have subdued him without deadly force.

"I can't really put into words how I feel about the fact that one of the nicest people I ever met was shot because an officer felt threatened," Matthew McDermott, McMillan's childhood friend, told the Dallas Morning News. "I want to drive to Denton and scream at the top of my lungs at the police department, but that's stupid and irrational. But it just really angers me."
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Handcuffs

'It's like a predator's playground': Reports of rampant abuse at one of America's largest women's prisons

John Vibes
Activist Post
Mon, 14 Dec 2015 16:18 UTC
prison
Lowell Correctional Institution in Florida is one of the largest women's corrections facilities in the United States, and it is also notorious for being one of the most corrupt and brutal. Recently, numerous inmates have come forward with allegations that they were routinely sexually abused and assaulted by both male and female guards.

According to various complaints filed between 2011 and 2015, female inmates would be forced to "barter" sexual acts with guards in exchange for basic necessities like soap and food. According to the complaints, women at Lowell who submitted to the sexual demands of the guards were rewarded with the best food and living supplies available. Meanwhile, women who refused were harassed, neglected, denied basic necessities, and sometimes put in solitary confinement. In many cases, women were put through psychological evaluations and labeled as mentally ill as a result of refusing the guard's sexual advances.
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Pistol

New video footage shows Texas police open fire after suspect raises arms


RT
Mon, 14 Dec 2015 15:49 UTC
Texas police shooting
© Bexar County Sheriff's Office / YouTube
New footage of a fatal police shooting in Texas has been released. The nearly hour-long video shows the 41-year-old suspect, Gilbert Flores, surrendering with his arms up as officers open fire and kill him.

Flores was shot and killed on August 28. The first video of the incident, filmed at some distance, emerged a few days later. In it, Flores appears to raise his hands as Bexar County Sheriff's Office deputies Greg Vasquez and Robert Sanchez approach. One of the suspect's hands is obscured by a utility pole, however.

The second footage, shot by Flores' neighbors from their house nearby, clearly shows the deputies shoot Flores after he raises his hands above his head in surrender.

Comment: Yet another tragic event that could have easily been avoided.

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