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Juul whistleblower claims company sold at least one million contaminated vaping pods

Emily Crane
Daily Mail
Wed, 30 Oct 2019 13:21 UTC

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Former Juul senior vice president Siddharth Breja filed a lawsuit on Tuesday alleging that he tried to raise concerns about the contamination of Juul's mint refill kits.

Juul has been accused in a lawsuit of selling at least one million contaminated vaping pods by a former company executive who claims he was fired for flagging safety concerns about product quality.

Former Juul senior vice president Siddharth Breja filed a lawsuit on Tuesday saying that he tried to raise concerns about the alleged contamination of Juul's mint-flavored e-cigarette nicotine pods, as well as the sale of expired products.

He claims then-CEO Kevin Burns responded to his concerns by saying: 'Half our customers are drunk and vaping like mo-fo's, who the f*** is going to notice the quality of our pods?'

Breja claims that he was fired by the e-cigarette company in March for being a whistle-blower and raising concerns about the alleged contamination.

He claims Juul knew the pods were contaminated but still sent them to market. He said the company refused to recall the pods or issue a product health and safety warning.

It is not clear from the lawsuit what the pods were contaminated with.

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Migrant who murdered elderly woman fooled German authorities to get asylum, had history of crime, lived on benefits, and spent time gambling and looking at porn

RT
Fri, 01 Nov 2019 00:04 UTC

A suspect in a high-profile murder of an elderly woman in the German eastern state of Thuringia may have created a false identity in order to live in Germany, police revealed as the man was brought to court.

A man that now stands accused of a brutal murder of his 87-year-old neighbor could have been deported from Germany long ago - had he not forged his entire story upon entry, the police disturbingly revealed.

Asked about any "inconsistencies" in the suspect's profile during the hearing, the Criminal Superintendent of the city of Jena, Jens Thiel, said that the data extracted from the man's smartphone suggests the background he provided to the German migration authorities might be completely false.

The suspect arrived to Germany back in 2011 and claimed to be an accompanied minor from Afghanistan. He also said his name was Auwel Nom Lakab. Now, the man is being identified as Mohammed A., and police say he may have lied about his date of birth too.

Comment: Is it any wonder with the surge in migrants and the resulting chaos that Germans are voting for populist politicians in their droves?

Also check out SOTT radio's: The Truth Perspective: Weapons of Mass Migration: Interview with Michael Springmann on Europe's Migrant Crisis

Japan's Shuri Castle in ruins as inferno ravages 600 year old UNESCO site

RT
Fri, 01 Nov 2019 11:57 UTC

An inferno has erupted inside Japan's Shuri Castle, completely leveling parts of the 600-year-old UNESCO World Heritage site as emergency responders struggle to contain the flames.

The castle, located in Okinawa's provincial capital of Naha, went up in flames early Thursday morning. Its main hall and a nearby building have so far been destroyed, while another structure on the site continues to burn.

People in the area were evacuated, but no injuries have yet been reported. Dramatic photos on social media show the castle's main hall entirely engulfed in flames as its roof began to cave, shortly before collapsing altogether.

Aerial footage taken before and after sunrise depict the progress of the fire as it tore through the site.

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Arctic kindergarten killing: Man cuts sleeping boy's throat in Russian daycare center 'on the orders of Satan'

CNBC
Thu, 31 Oct 2019 13:56 UTC

Russian Investigative Committee

A horrifying tragedy has occurred in an Arctic Russian city, when a local man sneaked into a daycare center and knifed a six-year-old boy in his bed. Some reports suggest the perpetrator was having a psychotic episode at the time.

The shocking killing happened on Thursday in Naryan-Mar, one of the northernmost cities in Russia, located in the Nenets autonomous region. According to local law enforcement, the killer made his way into a daycare center during nap time. Once inside, the man killed the six-year-old boy right in his bed.

The man was apprehended and identified as a 36-year-old local resident. The police said he was intoxicated when he committed the gruesome crime.

'Powerful countries strongly motivated to de-dollarize' - US analyst

Eustance Huang
CNBC
Wed, 30 Oct 2019 01:35 UTC

Anne Korin from the Institute for the Analysis of Global Security

The U.S. dollar has been the world's major reserve currency for decades, but that status could come under threat as "very powerful countries" seek to undermine its importance, warned Anne Korin, from the Institute for the Analysis of Global Security.

"Major movers" such as China, Russia and the European Union have a strong "motivation to de-dollarize," said Korin, co-director at the energy and security think tank, on Wednesday.

"We don't know what's going to come next, but what we do know is that the current situation is unsustainable," Korin said. "You have a growing club of countries — very powerful countries."

Comment: China, and a number of other countries, have also been loading up on gold - the US not being one of them (at least officially).

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New rules: Beijing to 'defend China's honor' with new morality guidelines for citizens

Lily Kuo
The Guardian
Tue, 29 Oct 2019 02:58 UTC

China has released new "morality" guidelines for its citizens on everything from civic education and how parents should teach their children to rubbish sorting and the appropriate etiquette for raising the national flag.

The "Outline for the Implementation of the Moral Construction of Citizens in the New Era" calls on Chinese citizens to be honest and polite, to be "civilised" when dining, travelling, or watching a sports competition, and "defend China's honour" while abroad.

The guidelines, focusing heavily on promoting patriotism, also called for the formulation of "national etiquette" for things such as singing the national anthem, raising the national flag, or ceremonies for when one joins the ruling Chinese communist party (CCP).

Such etiquette should "enhance people's attitude toward the party and country and organise a collective sense of identity and belonging", according to the document, released by the party's central committee and the state council. It also called for citizens to "carry forward the spirit of Lei Feng", a former soldier who has been heavily used in party propaganda campaigns since the 1960s.

Comment: From Sixth Tone: China Issues Guideline for 'Building Citizens' Morality'

Wondering how to be a civilized citizen in the eyes of the Chinese government? Now there's a guideline for that. The updated version also includes a section on "cyberspace ethics" that instructs individuals and businesses to "promote positive content and provide moral education, as well as strengthen supervision of social media platforms and public accounts."

Attaching a definition to civic morality has been a priority for the Chinese authorities in recent years, as evidenced by the introduction of a social credit system aimed at reinforcing desired behaviors. Individuals can now be blacklisted for a wide range of offences — including drunk driving, tax fraud, and defaulting on loans — and temporarily barred from air or high-speed rail travel, or from taking the national civil service exam.

More bad news: Dozens of Boeing 737NG jetliners grounded worldwide due to cracks

CBS News
Thu, 31 Oct 2019 04:09 UTC

Boeing announced Thursday up to 50 of its popular 737NG planes had been grounded after cracks were detected in them, in another blow to the U.S. aircraft maker following two deadly crashes.

Australian national carrier Qantas became the latest airline to take one of the planes out of the air, as it said it would urgently inspect 32 others but insisted passengers had nothing to fear. The announcement by Qantas came after authorities in Seoul said nine of the planes were grounded in South Korea in early October, including five operated by Korean Air.

Boeing had previously reported a problem with the model's "pickle fork" -- a part that helps bind the wing to the fuselage. This prompted U.S. regulators to early this month order immediate inspections of aircraft, which had seen heavy use.

Following the Qantas announcement, a Boeing spokesperson on Thursday told AFP in Sydney that less than five percent of 1,000 planes had cracks detected and were grounded for repair.

The spokesperson did not give an exact figure, though five percent equates to 50 planes of 1,000 inspected.

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A mouse bridge, river surf, gigantic spy HQ: How the German govt. blows taxpayer cash

RT
Thu, 31 Oct 2019 14:17 UTC

The German taxpayers union has revealed how the authorities built a rodent bridge, paid for a gold nest, and blew public funds on other extravagant purchases.

The 'Black Book' of government spending is published every year by the German Taxpayers Federation (BdSt). It lists 100 examples of what the authors say are the most outrageous and ridiculous ways in which officials spend the taxpayers' money.

Road bridge for... MICE (which they don't even know how to use)

A highway in Thuringia runs right through a hazel dormouse habitat. Fearing that the critters will not be able to cross the road safely, authorities spent about €93,000 ($103,740) on building a separate bridge for them. The constructions require mice to climb up 7-meter (23 feet) wooden rungs and run down a narrow 20-meter (66 feet) passage above the road.

The officials are now wondering whether the mice actually use the bridge or not.

Damascus: Syrian army ready to accept Kurdish fighters, urged to join forces

Sputnik
Wed, 30 Oct 2019 20:42 UTC

The Syrian government on Wednesday called on Kurdish fighters in the northeast to join the Syrian army and security forces to stave off "common enemy" Turkey, the SANA news agency said.

"The Army and Armed Forces General Command are ready to receive the members and the units who are willing to join it from these groups and to settle the status of those who haven't joined the compulsory and the reserve military service and the wanted."

The Defence Ministry said the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces should join its ranks after their backer, the United States, started pulling forces this year.

For its part, the Interior Ministry invited Kurdish internal security units, known as Asayish, to join and promised to provide services to residents in the country's northeast.

Kanye enters the culture war with 'Jesus is King' - and it's a rebellion

John Lee Reed
RT
Thu, 31 Oct 2019 17:32 UTC

With his latest release, 'Jesus is King,' Kanye West has obviously and aggressively entered the culture war. He declared the most divisive and dangerous truth imaginable.

The title of the album alone is THE culture war from a Christian perspective. During Jesus' trial, Pilate said that he could find no fault with him because he saw his kingship as philosophical and not practical. His flippant response to Jesus' explanation of his kingship as being "not of this world" in the Gospel of John is the sarcastic "What is truth?" Pilate was worried about actual zealots, not philosophers.

But to declare 'Jesus is King' is an epic middle finger to the decadence and cynicism of the modern West. This isn't Bob Dylan's 'Slow Train Coming,' it's much more like Dylan going electric or maybe even Jon Lennon's death. This declaration is a shock to the system that Kanye has been a part of for a long time. The old Kanye is dead and the new Kanye is gonna be just as crazy as the old one but in a totally different direction.

This was the most rock 'n' roll thing he could do. He is being truly rebellious for the first time. It's the exact same attitude that caused him to snatch that mic away in defense of Beyonce.

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Society's Child

Juul whistleblower claims company sold at least one million contaminated vaping pods

Migrant who murdered elderly woman fooled German authorities to get asylum, had history of crime, lived on benefits, and spent time gambling and looking at porn

Japan's Shuri Castle in ruins as inferno ravages 600 year old UNESCO site

Arctic kindergarten killing: Man cuts sleeping boy's throat in Russian daycare center 'on the orders of Satan'

'Powerful countries strongly motivated to de-dollarize' - US analyst

New rules: Beijing to 'defend China's honor' with new morality guidelines for citizens

More bad news: Dozens of Boeing 737NG jetliners grounded worldwide due to cracks

A mouse bridge, river surf, gigantic spy HQ: How the German govt. blows taxpayer cash

Damascus: Syrian army ready to accept Kurdish fighters, urged to join forces

Kanye enters the culture war with 'Jesus is King' - and it's a rebellion

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