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Latest Russian conspiracy to amplify NFL controversy is fake news, of course

Matt Taibbi
Rolling Stone
Sat, 30 Sep 2017 18:00 UTC
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© Melanie Stetson Freeman/The Christian Science Monitor via Getty Images
Members of an antifa group , attend a Free Speech rally on The Common, on August 19, 2017 in Boston, Massachusetts.
The headline on the Washington Post story was scary enough: "Lawmaker: Russian trolls trying to sow discord in NFL kneeling debate".

The pressures of the presidency have pushed Trump to the edge, but is he crazy enough to be removed from office?

The piece was one of many this week warning that foreigners were amplifying political controversies in the United States: "Russian Internet trolls are trying to gin up even more controversy over NFL players taking a knee during the national anthem, a senator said Wednesday - warning that the United States should expect such divisive efforts to escalate in the next election..."

The Post cited Oklahoma Senator James Lankford, a toothy, humorless, young Republican who looks like an escapee from a teen zombie movie. Lankford shocked the world this week by revealing that "Russian Internet trolls" were stoking the NFL kneeling debate.
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Security services concern: Autistic UK teen who 'almost hacked' top US officials' personal computers


RT
Sun, 08 Oct 2017 17:53 UTC
computer hacker
© Markus Brunner / Global Look Press
It should be very concerning for the US security services that a teenager almost got to access to private information of top officials, including that of the CIA chief, as other hackers might actually do some real harm, Mark Chapman of the UK Pirate Party believes.

British teenager Kane Gamble pleaded guilty to trying to hack top US officials' personal computers.

Gamble is autistic and was only 15 years old when he attempted to hack the computers of former CIA chief John Brennan and the head of security of the Obama administration. He was released on bail and is due to be sentenced by a British regional court in December.

While it is not clear how close Gamble was to getting hold of sensitive information, red flags have been raised about the ability of the US government network to defend itself against hacking.

Comment: He is probably a secret Russian hacker.

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Fire breaks out on the roof of the Federal Reserve

Tyler Durden
Zero Hedge
Sat, 07 Oct 2017 17:30 UTC
fed reserve fire
© NBC New York
Dozens of firefighters are fighting a blaze which broke out on the top of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, NBC New York reports. The fire broke out sometime before 8:40 p.m. on the roof of the 14-story building at 33 Liberty St. in Lower Manhattan, the location of the world's biggest gold vault as Simon Gruber knows too well.

Several videos show numerous fire trucks at the scene around 9 p.m.
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Dozens of men arrested in 'gay spa' raid in Jakarta under 'pornography law'


RT
Sun, 08 Oct 2017 12:57 UTC
Men detained in a raid on a gay sauna
© Indonesian Police / AFP
Men detained in a raid on a gay sauna late on October 6 during a press conference in Jakarta.
Dozens of arrests were made in an Indonesian police raid on a "gay spa," with some of the detained now facing up to six years behind bars for prostitution and pornography, in yet another crackdown on the gay community in Indonesia.

On Friday, a police raid on a sauna in central Jakarta ended with the arrests of over 50 people, including foreign nationals, on suspicion that the facility is involved in male prostitution, according to AFP, citing police statement.

"We secured 51 and seven employees for allegedly providing pornographic services," Jakarta Police spokesman Argo Yuwono said in a statement, as cited by AFP.

"There's a cashier, the manager there and also those providing facilities like towels and other things," Yuwono said, adding, however, that it was too dark in the spa to see what people were doing there during the raid.

Comment: See also: Task force created by Indonesian police chief to investigate LGBT activity

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Cops have killed more people in the last year than 4 decades of mass shootings combined

Matt Agorist
The Free Thought Project
Sun, 08 Oct 2017 16:26 UTC
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As Hillary Clinton calls for repealing the second amendment, this behind the scenes deep state puppet master epitomizes what those in favor of gun control really want - only the government can have guns.

Every time a lunatic, who is usually on some form mind-altering pharmaceutical, goes on a shooting rampage, the do-gooders in Washington, with the aid of their citizen flocks, take to the TV and the internet to call for disarming the American people.

The citizens who call for themselves and their neighbors to be disarmed, likely think no deeper than the shallow speeches given by the political blowhards, designed to appeal to emotion only. They do not think of what happens during and after the government attempts to remove guns from society. They also completely ignore the fact that criminals do not obey laws and making guns illegal would have zero effect on criminals possessing guns.

In the perfect statist world in which only the government has guns, we're told that crime rates would plummet, people wouldn't be murdered, gun violence would be brought to its knees, and a disarmed heaven on Earth would ensue. But how effective would disarming the citizens actually be at preventing gun violence, while at the same time keeping guns in the hands of government?
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Intentional HIV infection reduced to a misdemeanor in California


RT
Sun, 08 Oct 2017 08:32 UTC
HIV not a felony in CA
© Navesh Chitrakar / Reuters
California Governor Jerry Brown has signed a bill that reduces the crime of knowingly exposing a sexual partner to HIV without informing them from a felony to a misdemeanor.

Friday's Senate Bill 239 also applies to those who donate blood without disclosing their HIV status to the blood bank.

It was authored by Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) and Assemblyman Todd Gloria (D-San Diego).

"Today, California took a major step toward treating HIV as a public health issue, instead of treating people living with HIV as criminals," Wiener said in a statement.

Comment: See also:
Deterioration of society: Sexually transmitted diseases set new record in US
California Department of Public Health: STDs are spreading at a concerning rate

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Woman charged with felony animal abuse after footage showed her stomping her dog on elevator


The Smoking Gun
Thu, 05 Oct 2017 16:10 UTC
Keevonna C'Ante Wilson

Keevonna C'Ante Wilson
A woman is facing a felony animal abuse charge after she was recorded kicking and stomping her small dog inside an elevator at a Florida condominium.

Police allege that Keevonna C'Ante Wilson, 24, attacked the dog late last month in Aventura, a city 20 miles north of Miami.

The September 20 incident was recorded by a surveillance camera inside an elevator at the luxury Artech condominium, according to a police report. Investigators subsequently identified Wilson (seen at right) as the alleged abuser and arrested her last Tuesday.

Building security officials happened upon the footage of Wilson stomping on Chasity while reviewing surveillance tapes after receiving a report about a dog defecating in the elevator.

The puppy--a Shih Tzu-Yorkie mix named Chasity--was removed from Wilson's custody by Miami-Dade Animal Services, which provided medical care to the canine. While no visible injuries were detected on the animal, cops noted that, "the dog winced a few times when being held."
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Capital of Texas joins other major US cities in replacing Columbus Day holiday with Indigenous Peoples Day

Merrill Hope
Breitbart
Fri, 06 Oct 2017 00:00 UTC
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The Austin City Council voted Thursday to celebrate Indigenous Peoples Day, a holiday that honors Native Americans, and no longer recognize Columbus Day.

Austin follows such U.S. cities as Berkeley, Seattle, Denver, Albuquerque, Phoenix, and most recently, Los Angeles, in replacing the traditional holiday to instead declare that the second Tuesday of October honor America's indigenous people.

Councilmembers approved a resolution that sought "to create a path of healing and reconciliation" noting that October 12, 1492, marked the "beginning of the colonization of indigenous people that forever changed their identity, cultures, and achievements."

The resolution proclaims that the City of Austin has a responsibility to "oppose the systematic racism" directed at indigenous people in the United States" and promote "closing of the equity gap" through policies and practices that "reflect the experiences" of indigenous peoples, ensuring access and opportunity, plus "honor our nation's indigenous roots, history, and contributions."

It states: "...honoring the role of Columbus as a historical figure promotes values of intolerance and violence that are still common in today's world and are opposed to the values of the citizens of Austin."

Comment: In this particular instance, they do have a point:

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Police abandon search for missing child to make a weed bust, then brag about it on Facebook

Jack Burns
The Free Thought Project
Fri, 06 Oct 2017 15:56 UTC
weed paraphernalia
The Ashley Borough Police Department received a call for help in finding a missing child. But instead of locating the missing child, when they smelled marijuana at a nearby residence, they abandoned their search and confiscated a cannabis user's bongs and smoking devices. That was their first mistake, according to some. Their second mistake, arguably, was bragging about their bust on Facebook

Here's the photo they posted on their Facebook page and the accompanying caption.

The stash was undeniably a prized possession to someone who unwittingly had drawn the attention of Ashley Borough police. Now it's in the hands of law enforcement. But if the department was looking to be praised by the local community, they were sadly mistaken. Instead of lauding the accomplishments of the boys in blue, the public ripped them a new one.

Spencer Holt was seemingly perplexed when he wrote, "You must be so proud of yourselves. How about the kid? A lost child is a time-sensitive issue, how did that situation develop while you were rounding up the giggle weed?" Holt's sentiments echoed the overall feelings of the public who viewed abandoning the search for a missing child to committing a cardinal sin.
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About time: Senate committee approves bill to reduce salaries of former US presidents

Thomas Phippen
The Daily Caller
Wed, 04 Oct 2017 15:28 UTC
Clinton Bush Obama
© Sam Greenwood/Getty Images
Former U.S. Presidents Bill Clinton, George W. Bush and Barack Obama attend the trophy presentation prior to Thursday foursome matches of the Presidents Cup at Liberty National Golf Club on September 28, 2017 in Jersey City, New Jersey.
A Senate committee approved a bill Wednesday to reduce the salary former presidents can make, years after former President Barack Obama vetoed similar legislation in 2015.

The update to the Former Presidents Act would reduce how much former presidents receive in pension from the taxpayers and reduce total amount of money taxpayers contribute to former commanders in chief.

"Our national debt now exceeds $20 trillion; this bipartisan effort is another important step toward reigning in Washington's out-of-control spending," Iowa Republican Sen. Joni Ernst, sponsor of the Senate legislation, said in a statement.

"It is ridiculous to continue asking taxpayers to help foot the bill for former presidents' perks at a time when they already rake in millions of dollars from book deals, speaking engagements, and more."
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