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Ridiculous! Native American 2nd grader sent home from school for wearing traditional Mohawk hairstyle

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A native American child was sent home from school for wearing a traditional Mohawk hairstyle because the school said it was against dress code, WFAA reports.

The Utah second grader is of Seneca and Paiute heritage and chose the hairstyle because it is commonly worn by Seneca Nation members. But this week his mother received a call from Arrowhead Elementary officials in St. George, Utah, saying she needed to come pick the boy up. He was only allowed to return after a Seneca tribal representative sent the school a letter confirming the haircut is traditional.


Comment: It's none of the school's business.


"It is common for Seneca boys to wear a Mohawk because after years of discrimination and oppression, they are proud to share who they are," wrote William Canella, a Seneca Nation Tribal Councilor, in a letter obtained by WFAA. "It's disappointing that your school does not view diversity in a positive manner, and it is our hope that (the boy) does not suffer any discrimination by the school administration or faculty as a result of his hair cut."

The boy's father, Gary Sanden, told WFAA that he has two sons at the school, and the older one has chosen a non-Native hairstyle, prompting school officials to ask why they didn't cut the younger child's hair the same way. The parents offered to bring in a tribal card, but the school demanded a letter from a tribe official.

Comment: Forcing conformity on a 7- or 8-year-old in the heart of Mormon land.

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Pistol

Man charged in Arizona highway shootings, held on $1 million bond


The man who was arrested in connection with a spate of shootings along a major highway through Arizona was arraigned on Saturday on felony charges that include drive-by shooting and terrorism.

Wearing a gray and white striped prison uniform, Leslie Allen Merritt Jr., 21, said he was not the person responsible for the shootings. It was his first court appearance since being arrested Friday.

"All I have to say is that I'm the wrong guy. I tried telling the detective that," said Merritt, who said he has two children. "My gun's been in the pawn shop for the last two months. I haven't even had access to a weapon," Merritt said.

He is being held on a $1 million cash bond.

Merritt, of Glendale, Arizona, was charged with four counts each of drive-by shooting, intentional acts of terrorism, and aggravated assault involving a deadly weapon or dangerous instrument, in addition to other charges.

Book

We are double-plus unfree

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Illlustration by Sam Caldwell
"A Robin Redbreast in a cage, Puts all Heaven in a Rage," wrote William Blake. "Sufficient to have stood, though free to fall," wrote John Milton, channelling God's musings about mankind and free will in the third book of Paradise Lost. "Freedom, high-day, high-day, freedom ... !" chants Caliban in The Tempest. Mind you, he is drunk at the time, and overly optimistic: the choice he is making is not freedom, but subjection to a tyrant.

Pistol

Police shoot and kill man in front of his mother and daughter during welfare check

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A Dickson County deputy was involved in a shooting north of Cumberland Furnace on Friday morning.
While conducting a welfare check on a 47-year-old man on Friday, deputies killed the unarmed father in front of his family. Although police claim that the man was reaching for a shotgun, witnesses assert that the man was not going for a weapon when a deputy suddenly shot him to death.

According to the Dickson County Sheriff's Office, Gregory Herrell's family called police asking deputies to conduct a welfare check on Herrell. Reportedly addicted to painkillers, Herrell appeared at his mother's house on Friday morning looking for money when he ended up arguing with his mom and daughter. Twenty minutes after receiving the call, two deputies arrived at his mother's residence at 10:50 a.m.

As one deputy went around the back of the house, the other deputy knocked on the front door and began speaking with Herrell's mother. While his mom tried to explain to the deputy that Herrell had a shotgun but that it was unloaded, the second deputy shot Herrell in front of his mother and daughter.

Comment: The police cannot be entrusted with our welfare under any circumstance.


Gold Seal

Flashback I am so sick of lies! Are you?


Comment: Are you sick of the lies? Share your rant on today's The Truth Perspective - Ranting for truth Blog Talk Radio show!


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Are you sick of the lies yet?

This US woman certainly is. Does what she say here strike a chord with you?

Then say it loud along with her!

You know what they say, 'If you're not outraged, then you haven't been paying attention.'

The personal is political, the political personal.

When you see the big picture, you see how everything is connected, and you see how all the dominoes are set in place to trap you inside an eternal nightmare of your own making.

If you want to get out while you still can, step one is to see the lies.


Comment: Listen, then share!

It's time for everyone to start opening up and sharing what they see with others. With polls showing that 90% of Americans are against bombing Syria into submission, we suspect you'll be surprised just how many folks around you feel similarly.

Don't push it with anyone who is reluctant, just let them be and communicate with those who do give a damn.

Share SOTT articles, watch documentaries, read about what is really going on out there, find out what you can do within your communities to support each other - emotionally and materially - to prepare for the coming storm.

And NETWORK with others. Many people have been preparing for this for years - they can help you. You're not alone, so don't despair.


Eye 1

Still trust your bank? Financial institutions required to file suspicious activities reports without your knowledge

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Do you distrust the banking system? Prefer to do business in cash? Complain about the encroachment of Big Brother into every facet of your life?

If you answered "yes" to any of these questions, you'd better watch out. You're a "person of interest" - and a growing number of businesses must report your "suspicious activities" to the feds. If they don't, they can be fined and the responsible parties even imprisoned.

These requirements originated in a law called the "Bank Secrecy Act" (BSA). Of course, this Orwellian law has nothing at all to do with protecting bank secrecy. Indeed, the BSA has all but eliminated confidentiality.

Comment: It's only a matter of time before capital controls are fully implemented.


Penis Pump

Applemania: Chinese sperm banks seduce donors with promise of new iPhone 6s

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Eager technophiles may not have to reach far to find the cash for Apple's latest model. According to an advertisement with the Shanghai Sperm Bank - all you have to do is donating.

"No need to sell a kidney...Shanghai sperm bank can make your iPhone 6s dream come true," says the ad which has gone viral on China's most popular social networking app WeChat this week.

Capitalizing on the country's lust for new technology, the sperm bank hopes to fix a shortage in donors ahead of the release of the iPhone 6s next week.

Comment: It truly is amazing what people will go through to keep the consumer economy going.


Heart - Black

Germans worried refugee crisis will ruin Oktoberfest

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© AFP Photo/Sven HoppeThe annual Oktoberfest beer party gets under way in Munich on Saturday.
Ursula Stellenberger, a 70-year-old Munich native, has been joining the annual giant Oktoberfest beer party for more than half a century but says this year's edition is unlikely to resemble any other.

The largest influx of refugees seen in decades in Germany has run smack into what Munich calls the world's biggest popular festival, starting Saturday, creating a massive headache for security forces and leaving some locals nervous about an awkward culture clash.

Sipping a lager in a beer garden opposite the sprawling Wiesn grounds of the Oktoberfest, Stellenberger says she is "proud" of her hometown for welcoming war-weary Syrians and Iraqis with an outpouring of donations and hospitality.

Comment: Don't let the sight of human suffering ruin your good time, Oktoberfesters.
Luke 17:27
People were eating, drinking, marrying and being given in marriage up to the day Noah entered the ark. Then the flood came and destroyed them all.



Bad Guys

Justifying police brutality: U.S. officials lament an 'undeclared war' against law enforcement

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According to an online page which is regularly updated by the Washington Post, 705 people have been killed by police in the US this year, including 65 unarmed victims and 181 who were showing signs of mental illness.

However, now US statistics reveal that people are fighting back as the number of police killed in the line of duty indicates. Many experts claim that ordinary Americans have waged a full-scale war against law enforcement.

According to recently released statistics, some 51 police officers were killed across the US in 2014, almost double the number of murdered cops in 2013, when 27 cases were reported.

Comment: Also see: Summary execution from 'on high': California Cops Assassinate Fleeing Suspect From Helicopter after causing him to crash into second vehicle injuring three


Handcuffs

Video shows cops breaking into family's backyard, killing dog in front of 2-year-old girl

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A cellphone video surfaced this week showing two Fresno cops, breaking into a locked yard and killing a family dog.

Police were apparently responding to a call from a neighbor about a crying baby when they broke through the family's fence and entered their backyard. As they walked into the back yard, they completely ignored the "Beware of Dog" sign and the "Guard dog on duty" sign, and they ignored the dog himself.

Carelessly ignoring all these signs, the two officers frightened the family pit bull whose name is Face. Instead of attempting to get out of the yard they were trespassing in, one of the officers kicked the dog, then drew his weapon and fired several times into Face.

As the other officer became startled by the shots, he fell backward over the lawn furniture. The officer who initially fired then walked over and put one more round into Face — for good measure.

Comment: This is the new normal for police; shoot first and ask questions later. What were they even thinking by not just going to the front door and knocking to inquire what was going on?