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The 'Bookkeeper of Auschwitz' dies prior to starting sentence


The Jerusalem Post
Mon, 12 Mar 2018 20:00 UTC
OskarGroening
© Reuters/Axel Heimken/PoolOskar Groening
Oskar Groening was sentenced to four years for his role as an accessory to the murder of 300,000 of the Auschwitz concentration camp's roughly 1 million victims.

The man known as the "bookkeeper of Auschwitz" who in 2015 became one of the last people to be convicted for crimes in the Nazi genocide of Europe's Jews during World War Two, has died aged 96, magazine Der Spiegel reported on Monday.

Oskar Groening was sentenced to four years for his role as an accessory to the murder of 300,000 of the Auschwitz concentration camp's roughly 1 million victims. He was in the hospital when he died and had yet to begin his sentence.

Spiegel said Groening died on Friday but prison authorities had yet to receive a death certificate. He did not take part in any killings himself but counted cash taken from victims on their arrival at the camp.
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Sheeple

Shocking televised experiment shows people will resort to murder to conform to society

Dylan Charles
Waking Times
Wed, 07 Mar 2018 19:05 UTC
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In his 1974 book, Obedience to Authority: An Experimental View, Yale University psychologist Stanley Milgram discusses in detail the findings of his now famous experiment. Milgram demonstrated just how easy it is to convince an ordinary person to commit torture and murder under the instruction of an authority figure.

Intrigued by the role of Nazi military personnel in concentration camps during WWII, Milgram wanted to know how much coercion people needed in order to willingly inflict harm on another person.
"He asked volunteers to deliver an electric shock to a stranger. Unbeknownst to the volunteers, there was no shock-and the people they were shocking were actors pretending to be terribly hurt, even feigning heart attacks. Milgram found that most people would keep delivering the shocks when ordered by a person in a lab coat, even when they believed that person was gravely injured. Only a tiny percentage of people refused." [Source]
The suggested conclusion is that people are inherently unable to think for themselves when given a subordinate role in some authoritarian hierarchy, such as the role of the ordinary citizen in a state-controlled world. A documentary of this experiment can be seen here.
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Israeli feminists lose it over removal of female IDF soldier video


Sputnik
Sun, 11 Mar 2018 15:39 UTC
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© AFP 2018/ JACK GUEZ
Israel's Air Force uploaded a video specially for International Women's Day on March 8, but quickly had to revoke it . However, due to a number of enthusiasts who managed to save the file on their computers, it's now being shared on Twitter and elsewhere on the internet.

The Israeli defense forces, which draft women in addition to men, were criticized sharply on Saturday after they removed a feminist air force video, previously shared on social networks, which lauded female soldiers' contributions in the military sphere.

According to the religious website Srugim, the video was taken down after it tweeted that the video was provocative.

The move triggered a storm of criticism from female opposition lawmakers. For instance, Zionist Union's Tzipi Livni wrote on Twitter that the rhetoric voiced by religious conservative activists is much the same as what they say about successful women in any walk of life - from combat to politics.
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TV

Eva Bartlett interviews veteran journalist Elijah Magnier on latest developments in Syria (Update)

Eva K Barltlett and Elijah J. Magnier
Eva K Bartlett
Wed, 14 Feb 2018 21:25 UTC
Elijah Magnier
© Eva Bartlett
Elijah Magnier is the chief international correspondent at Al Rai and a political and terrorism/counterterrorism analyst, with over 32 years' experience, including covering Lebanon, Iraq, Syria, Iran, Libya & more.

His website is Elijah J. Magnier where you can find his latest articles, including translations into a number of languages. You can find him also on Twitter.

Mr. Magnier is working on a book, "Hezbollah: The Unlikely Peacemakers From Domestic Resistance To A Regional Army". He has a Go Fund Me campaign for this project.


Comment: Update: Journalist Elijah Magnier reports on developments in Ghouta, Afrin and the corporate media's shameful reporting:
On March 11, 2018, I was joined again by courageous journalist and analyst, Elijah J. Magnier, who was in Syria. He addressed developments in eastern Ghouta and in Syria's northwestern region of Afrin-where Turkey has been waging an illegal month and a half-long bombardment operation, killing hundreds of Syrian civilians.

He also spoke of the Reconciliation process, former militants now fighting with the Syrian army, and the makeup of the Syrian army itself. He addressed Twitter censorship, and the incredibly unethical journalism that is Western (and Gulf) corporate media on Syria, among other things.

**Note: the connection was weak at times and so there are a couple of occasions where the feed freezes for a few seconds. Apologies, out of my hands. The clicking was me trying to resolve whatever the issue was, and to ensure recording was continuing.


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Life Preserver

Vancouver mayor calls for immediate legalization of all drugs in efforts to fight opioid epidemic

John Vibes
The Free Thought Project
Sat, 10 Mar 2018 00:00 UTC
Showing how the war on drugs has only led to more harm and more overdoses, the mayor of Vancouver is now making a push to decriminalize all drugs.

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Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson issued a bold press release which called for the legalization of all drugs, even drugs like heroin and cocaine.

The statement pointed out that 365 people died from overdoses last year in the city of Vancouver, and the Mayor blamed drug prohibition for this problem.

"We are witnessing a horrific and preventable loss of life as a poisoned drug supply continues to kill our neighbors, friends, and family. Volunteers and first responders are working around the clock to keep people alive, but lives are on the line and more action is urgently needed. We will keep pushing for bold solutions, and that includes breaking down the stigma that leads people to use drugs alone at home, addressing access to a clean supply through drug testing equipment, and dramatically improving a range of treatment options like opioid substitution therapy," Robertson said.

The mayor went on to say that there are over 100 medical calls in the city every week relating to overdoses and suggested harm prevention methods instead of punishment.

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Light Sabers

State vs Federal Govt. over Immigration law: To hell with California

Derek Hunter
Town Hall
Sun, 11 Mar 2018 00:00 UTC
Kamala Harris
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There's a great scene in "Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me" where Dr. Evil is talking to the President, played by Tim Robbins, and he threatens to blow up cities with a laser from the moon unless he gets $100 billion dollars. Robbins, angry, turns to his generals and says, "I can't believe we're gonna pay that madman. I got nukes out the ying-yang. Just let me launch one, for God's sake." One of the generals responds, "Sir. Are you suggesting that we blow up the moon?" The President then says, "Would you miss it? Would you miss it?"

Of course we would miss the moon, but if you replace "moon" with "California," the answer, at least for me, would be different.

I don't want to nuke California (well...ok, I don't), but I wouldn't mind it if it were to remove itself from the United States because, well, it's essentially trying to.

Comment: See also:

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Mr. Potato

Lunatic Fmr CA governor Schwarzenegger vows to sue BigOil for 'first degree murder'

Katelyn Caralle
Washington Examiner
Mon, 12 Mar 2018 16:25 UTC
Arnold Schwarzenegger to sue oil companies
© APArnold Schwarzenegger said he was talking to several private law firms about taking on oil companies in court.
Former California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger said Sunday he is going to sue big oil companies for "first degree murder."

During a live recording of a Politico podcast, Schwarzenegger said he was talking to several private law firms about taking on oil companies in court.

The Hollywood actor compared oil to the tobacco industry, and said both are "knowingly killing people all over the world." Schwarzenegger said the tobacco industry had to pay millions of dollars in court for hiding the fact that tobacco had adverse side effects, and said he hopes oil companies will have to do the same.
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Red Flag

Opioid crisis leads to huge jump in ER visits across Midwest and East Coast

Warner Todd Huston
Breitbart
Mon, 12 Mar 2018 17:17 UTC
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© AP Photo/David Goldman
According to a new report, the opioid crisis in Illinois has driven up emergency room visits by 66 percent.

A report by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that opioid-related emergency room visits rose an average of 35 percent across 16 states between July of 2016 to September of 2017. The highest rise was seen in and around metropolitan areas, according to the Pekin Times.

Increases grew more in large urban centers, such as Chicago, where dealers have taken to cutting heroin with the highly dangerous drug fentanyl, the report said. The report did note that the statistics might be skewed because the study only looked into the hospital visits in 16 states. Still, the numbers are shocking.
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Family

Women who wear makeup viewed as less qualified for leadership positions


Study Finds
Sat, 10 Mar 2018 17:09 UTC
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Ladies looking to move up into a top-level position within their companies may want to give their cosmetic routine a makeover. A new study finds that women who wear too much makeup are viewed as less qualified to hold a position of leadership.

Researchers from Abertay University recruited 168 adults (48 men, 120 women) and had them view computer-altered images of two women. The women were shown with various degrees of makeup applied, from completely natural to done up for a "social night out" on the town.

The results showed a woman was viewed as being a better leader when wearing less makeup. In the study, participants were shown images of the same woman with and without cosmetics.
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Arrow Down

Series of mail bombings in Austin, Texas leaves 1 dead, 2 injured


RT
Tue, 13 Mar 2018 07:51 UTC
Austin Texas mail bombings
© Sergio Flores / ReutersAn FBI agent exits her car after arriving at the scene of an explosion near north Galindo street. Police investigators are at the home where a 17-year-old boy was killed and a woman injured in a package bomb explosion in Austin, Texas, U.S., March 12, 2018.
Austin police have linked Monday morning's mail bombing, that killed a teen boy and injured a woman, with another deadly explosion earlier this month. A third explosion left a 75-year-old woman with "life-threatening injuries."

Police Chief Brian Manley has warned Austin residents no[t] to open their mail, following dual mail bombings in the Texas city on Monday. The investigation is being coordinated with units from both the FBI and ATF.

"Similar to the other two incidents,the victim came outside and found a package, picked it up and the box detonated," Chief Brian Manley told a press conference. In reference to speculation that the bombings were a spate of hate crimes, Manley added that investigators haven't identified a "specific victimology or ideology based on current evidence... We are willing to investigate any avenue."

Comment: WGN has provided additional details:
The residents found the packages outside their houses, but none was delivered by the Postal Service or delivery services like UPS or FedEx, police said.

All residents of Austin should be careful about packages, Manley said. Investigators have not come up with a motive, and he did not say if anybody has claimed responsibility. It's not known if the victims knew each other or if they were targeted, he said.

SXSW began Friday in downtown Austin, bringing in thousands of people to the state capital. The explosions were not in the immediate vicinity of the festival and authorities say the bombings don't appear connected to the festival.

Manley said the packages are "average sized delivery boxes, not exceptionally large" that the residents found outside their houses.

"These are very powerful devices," he said, declining to be specific. "There's a certain level of skill required to move a device like this."
See also: FBI, police investigate deadly explosion in Austin, Texas - 2nd linked occurrence this month

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