newspunch--2020-02-21--Somali Community Leader Drops Bomb on Ilhan Omar: It’s True, She Married Her Brother

Rep. Ilhan Omar ( D-MN ) told friends years ago that the man who went on to become her second husband was in fact her brother , according to a Somali community leader who has gone on the record for the first time .
Abdihakim Osman , a Minneapolis Somali community leader , is the first friend to admit that Omar said she wanted to get her brother papers so he could stay in the United States , at a time when she was still married to her first husband , Ahmed Hirsi .
But the Minneapolis Somali community didn @ @ @ @ @ @ @ because Omar and Elmi kept their wedding top secret .
‘ No one knew there had been a wedding until the media turned up the marriage certificate years later , ’ Osman , 40 , told the Daily Mail .
Abdihakim Osman ’ s bombshell revelations are sure to add weight to calls for an investigation into the Minnesota representative who has repeatedly refused to answer questions on her marriage to Elmi .
She originally said the idea that the spouses were also siblings were ‘ baseless , absurd rumors ‘ , accusing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ stayed quiet .
DailyMail report : Her spokesman told Daily Mail that Omar , 37 , does not comment on her family or personal life .
‘ The Congresswoman is focused on the work her constituents sent her to Washington to accomplish , ’ he said .
Omar married her first husband Hirsi in 2002 in a Muslim ceremony that , like many in the immigrant community , was not registered with the state .
Their first child Isra was born the following year and a second followed .
But in the late @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Osman , who referred to Hirsi by his nickname ‘ Southside ’ throughout the interview .
‘ People began noticing that Ilhan and Southside ( Hirsi ) were often with a very effeminate young guy , ’ Osman said , who spoke in Somali through an interpreter .
‘ He was very feminine in the way he dressed — he would wear light lipstick and pink clothes and very , very , short shorts in the summer .
People started whispering about him .
‘ [ Hirsi ] and Ilhan both told me @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he had been living in London but he was mixing with what were seen as bad influences that the family did not like .
‘ So they sent him to Minneapolis as ” rehab ’ ‘ .
’ Osman , who runs a popular Facebook blog called Xerta Shekh , which comments on Somali issues , said that Omar kept her marriage to Elmi quiet , with no one from the Somali community invited to the wedding .
He explained : ‘ When [ Hirsi ] and Ilhan got married , a lot @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a big Islamic wedding uniting two large clans in the Minneapolis community .
‘ I would say there were 100-150 people there.
’ But , he said : ‘ When she married Elmi , no one even knew about it.
’ Osman said at the time Hirsi was better known than Omar among Somalis .
‘ He was a footballer , he promoted a lot of Somali shows , he was very popular .
‘ So the scandal was about [ Hirsi ’ s ] brother-in-law more than Ilhan ’ s brother.
’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and Elmi are brother and sister .
But because of a lack of paperwork in war-torn Somalia where they were both born , positive proof of their relationship has never been uncovered .
The first report that Omar and her husband were siblings appeared on the website Somalispot in 2016 .
It said of Elmi , 34 : ‘ As soon as Ilhan Omar married him he started university at her alma mater North Dakota State University where he graduated in 2012 .
‘ Shortly thereafter , he moved to Minneapolis where he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and was later evicted .
He then returned to the United Kingdom.
’ The New York Post reported last month that the FBI was investigating the marriage and had met with a source in Minneapolis who handed over ‘ a trove of documents ’ related to the marriage .
Any findings were to be shared with Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the US Department of Education , the paper reported .
Anyone found guilty of committing marriage fraud faces up to five years in jail and a fine of up to $ 250,000 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 12 , 2009 at a Hennepin County office in Eden Prairie , Minnesota , southwest of Minneapolis , their marriage license shows .
Omar said she and Hirsi had separated in 2008 , and because their faith-based union was never recognized by law , neither is their separation .
Elmi and Omar said they lived together at an address in Columbia Heights , a suburb on the north side of the city .
The marriage was conducted by Christian minister Wilecia Harris .
When DailyMail.com approached her last year , she would not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ couple would have asked her to marry them .
She and her husband Marcus run the Great and Mighty Works Ministries in Richfield , Minnesota , which is described on its Facebook page as a ‘ nondenominational , Bible believing , Bible teaching , and Bible living ministry that believes in being a living example of Jesus the anointed one !
’ In a Facebook message , Marcus Harris told DailyMail.com : ‘ My wife doesn ’ t want to be involved or interviewed about Congresswoman Omar.
‘ ‘ It ’ s not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not never.
’ After their marriage Omar and Elmi moved to Fargo , where they both attended North Dakota State .
But Omar and Hirsi were still together as husband and wife , Osman said .
‘ She said she needed to get papers for her brother to go to school .
We all thought she was just getting papers together to allow him to stay in this country .
‘ Once she had the papers they could apply for student loans .
‘ They both moved to North Dakota to go to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ [ Hirsi ] .
In the Somali way , the only marriage that mattered was the one in the mosque .
‘ Ilhan came back to Minneapolis all the time to see her family , but her brother didn ’ t come with her.
‘ Osman believes Elmi and Omar sought out someone outside the Somali community to conduct the ceremony because an imam would have known they were related and would have refused to marry them .
Osman , who is confined to a wheelchair after contracting polio before he moved to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he got to know Hirsi well in his first few years in Minneapolis .
They are the same age , both having been born in January 1980 .
They originally met when Hirsi was working in a barber shop and when they both regularly ate at the now-defunct Indian Ocean restaurant .
When Hirsi opened his own business , Urban Hookah , which is also now closed , Osman occasionally helped out at the till .
Omar and Elmi eventually divorced in 2017 and she remarried Hirsi — with whom she had a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the following year , just in time for her election to Congress .
Osman scoffs at the idea that this was a real remarriage .
‘ They never parted , ‘ he said .
But last year she moved out of the family home and into a luxury penthouse apartment in the trendy Mill District of Minneapolis .
It was then revealed that Omar was having an affair with her chief fundraiser Tim Mynett , a married father-of-one , whose company received more than half a million dollars from her campaign last year @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
He married pediatric nurse Ladan Ahmed 37 days later .
Mynett and his wife Beth Jordan divorced in December .
During the hearing in a Washington , D.C. , courtroom , Jordan attempted to read out a statement about her husband ’ s affair with the congresswoman but was cut short by the judge .
Omar is running for a second term in Congress — where she has aligned herself with fellow leftist first-term congresswomen Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York , Rashida Tlaib of Michigan and Ayanna Pressley of Massachusetts in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ opponents in the Democratic primary to be held in August .

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Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) told friends years ago that the man who went on to become her second husband was in fact her brother, according to a Somali community leader who has gone on the record for the first time.
Abdihakim Osman, a Minneapolis Somali community leader, is the first friend to admit that Omar said she wanted to get her brother papers so he could stay in the United States, at a time when she was still married to her first husband, Ahmed Hirsi.
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But the Minneapolis Somali community didn’t realize that meant marrying him because Omar and Elmi kept their wedding top secret.
‘No one knew there had been a wedding until the media turned up the marriage certificate years later,’ Osman, 40, told the Daily Mail.
Abdihakim Osman’s bombshell revelations are sure to add weight to calls for an investigation into the Minnesota representative who has repeatedly refused to answer questions on her marriage to Elmi.
She originally said the idea that the spouses were also siblings were ‘baseless, absurd rumors‘, accusing journalists of Islamophobia, but has since stayed quiet.
DailyMail report: Her spokesman told Daily Mail that Omar, 37, does not comment on her family or personal life.
‘The Congresswoman is focused on the work her constituents sent her to Washington to accomplish,’ he said.
Omar married her first husband Hirsi in 2002 in a Muslim ceremony that, like many in the immigrant community, was not registered with the state.
Their first child Isra was born the following year and a second followed.
But in the late 2000s Elmi appeared in Minneapolis, said Osman, who referred to Hirsi by his nickname ‘Southside’ throughout the interview.
‘People began noticing that Ilhan and Southside (Hirsi) were often with a very effeminate young guy,’ Osman said, who spoke in Somali through an interpreter.
‘He was very feminine in the way he dressed — he would wear light lipstick and pink clothes and very, very, short shorts in the summer. People started whispering about him.
‘[Hirsi] and Ilhan both told me it was Ilhan’s brother and he had been living in London but he was mixing with what were seen as bad influences that the family did not like.
‘So they sent him to Minneapolis as ”rehab’‘.’
Osman, who runs a popular Facebook blog called Xerta Shekh, which comments on Somali issues, said that Omar kept her marriage to Elmi quiet, with no one from the Somali community invited to the wedding.
He explained: ‘When [Hirsi] and Ilhan got married, a lot of people were invited. It was a big Islamic wedding uniting two large clans in the Minneapolis community.
‘I would say there were 100-150 people there.’
But, he said: ‘When she married Elmi, no one even knew about it.’
Osman said at the time Hirsi was better known than Omar among Somalis. ‘He was a footballer, he promoted a lot of Somali shows, he was very popular.
‘So the scandal was about [Hirsi’s] brother-in-law more than Ilhan’s brother.’
It has long been rumored that Omar and Elmi are brother and sister.
But because of a lack of paperwork in war-torn Somalia where they were both born, positive proof of their relationship has never been uncovered.
The first report that Omar and her husband were siblings appeared on the website Somalispot in 2016. It said of Elmi, 34: ‘As soon as Ilhan Omar married him he started university at her alma mater North Dakota State University where he graduated in 2012.
‘Shortly thereafter, he moved to Minneapolis where he was living in a public housing complex and was later evicted. He then returned to the United Kingdom.’
The New York Post reported last month that the FBI was investigating the marriage and had met with a source in Minneapolis who handed over ‘a trove of documents’ related to the marriage.
Any findings were to be shared with Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the US Department of Education, the paper reported. Anyone found guilty of committing marriage fraud faces up to five years in jail and a fine of up to $250,000.
Elmi and Omar married on February 12, 2009 at a Hennepin County office in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, southwest of Minneapolis, their marriage license shows. Omar said she and Hirsi had separated in 2008, and because their faith-based union was never recognized by law, neither is their separation.
Elmi and Omar said they lived together at an address in Columbia Heights, a suburb on the north side of the city.
The marriage was conducted by Christian minister Wilecia Harris. When DailyMail.com approached her last year, she would not discuss the ceremony or why a Muslim couple would have asked her to marry them.
She and her husband Marcus run the Great and Mighty Works Ministries in Richfield, Minnesota, which is described on its Facebook page as a ‘nondenominational, Bible believing, Bible teaching, and Bible living ministry that believes in being a living example of Jesus the anointed one!’
In a Facebook message, Marcus Harris told DailyMail.com: ‘My wife doesn’t want to be involved or interviewed about Congresswoman Omar.‘
‘It’s not going to happen, not now and not never.’
After their marriage Omar and Elmi moved to Fargo, where they both attended North Dakota State. But Omar and Hirsi were still together as husband and wife, Osman said.
‘She said she needed to get papers for her brother to go to school. We all thought she was just getting papers together to allow him to stay in this country.
‘Once she had the papers they could apply for student loans.
‘They both moved to North Dakota to go to school but she was still married to [Hirsi]. In the Somali way, the only marriage that mattered was the one in the mosque.
‘Ilhan came back to Minneapolis all the time to see her family, but her brother didn’t come with her.‘
Osman believes Elmi and Omar sought out someone outside the Somali community to conduct the ceremony because an imam would have known they were related and would have refused to marry them.
Osman, who is confined to a wheelchair after contracting polio before he moved to the United States in 2004, said he got to know Hirsi well in his first few years in Minneapolis. They are the same age, both having been born in January 1980.
They originally met when Hirsi was working in a barber shop and when they both regularly ate at the now-defunct Indian Ocean restaurant. When Hirsi opened his own business, Urban Hookah, which is also now closed, Osman occasionally helped out at the till.
Omar and Elmi eventually divorced in 2017 and she remarried Hirsi — with whom she had a third child — in a civil ceremony the following year, just in time for her election to Congress.
Osman scoffs at the idea that this was a real remarriage. ‘They never parted,‘ he said.
But last year she moved out of the family home and into a luxury penthouse apartment in the trendy Mill District of Minneapolis.
It was then revealed that Omar was having an affair with her chief fundraiser Tim Mynett, a married father-of-one, whose company received more than half a million dollars from her campaign last year.
Hirsi and Omar divorced in November. He married pediatric nurse Ladan Ahmed 37 days later.
Mynett and his wife Beth Jordan divorced in December. During the hearing in a Washington, D.C., courtroom, Jordan attempted to read out a statement about her husband’s affair with the congresswoman but was cut short by the judge.
Omar is running for a second term in Congress — where she has aligned herself with fellow leftist first-term congresswomen Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York, Rashida Tlaib of Michigan and Ayanna Pressley of Massachusetts in the so-called ‘Squad.’
She faces three opponents in the Democratic primary to be held in August.


newspunch--2020-02-21--ICE Agents Defy California Sanctuary State Law And Arrest Illegals At Courthouse – Liberals Outraged

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement ( ICE ) agents arrested two illegal immigrants at a Northern California courthouse Tuesday , defying California ’ s new state law that protects illegal immigrants from such arrests .
ICE said California ’ s laws do not trump federal law and “ will not govern the conduct of federal officers acting pursuant to duly-enacted laws passed by Congress that provide the authority to make administrative arrests of removable aliens inside the United States.
” The federal agents made two arrests at Sonoma County Superior Court including a man detained in a hallway on his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ new state law that requires a judicial warrant to make immigration arrests inside such facilities .
The arrests prompted an outcry from criminal justice liberals and Californian court officials who said the action undermines local authority and “ deters immigrants who are in the country illegally from participating in the U.S. justice system , ” according to Associated Press .
“ It ’ s now going to put total fear in the community , ” Pozzi said in an interview with the Press Democrat .
“ People aren ’ t going to come @ @ @ @ @ @ @ show up .
Witnesses will refuse to show up … cases will have to get dismissed.
” ICE said both illegal immigrants had been arrested by immigration officers numerous times between 2004 and 2010 and deported to Mexico in response “ several times .
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U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents arrested two illegal immigrants at a Northern California courthouse Tuesday, defying California’s new state law that protects illegal immigrants from such arrests.
ICE said California’s laws do not trump federal law and “will not govern the conduct of federal officers acting pursuant to duly-enacted laws passed by Congress that provide the authority to make administrative arrests of removable aliens inside the United States.”
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The federal agents made two arrests at Sonoma County Superior Court including a man detained in a hallway on his way to a hearing, ignoring the new state law that requires a judicial warrant to make immigration arrests inside such facilities.
The arrests prompted an outcry from criminal justice liberals and Californian court officials who said the action undermines local authority and “deters immigrants who are in the country illegally from participating in the U.S. justice system,” according to Associated Press.
“It’s now going to put total fear in the community,” Pozzi said in an interview with the Press Democrat. “People aren’t going to come to court. Victims will refuse to show up. Witnesses will refuse to show up … cases will have to get dismissed.”
These were repeat offenders
ICE said both illegal immigrants had been arrested by immigration officers numerous times between 2004 and 2010 and deported to Mexico in response “several times.”


newspunch--2020-02-21--Inmate Confesses To Beating 2 Pedophiles To Death After Catching One Watching PBS Kids on TV

An inmate in a Californian prison has confessed that he beat two pedophiles to death with a cane after catching one of them enjoying himself while watching PBS Kids on TV .
Jonathon Watson , 41 , who is serving a life sentence and has “ little to lose , ” said “ I figured I ’ d just do everybody a favor.
“ “ Being a lifer , I ’ m in a unique position where I sometimes have access to these people and I have so little to lose , ” Watson wrote .
“ And trust me @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are every parents ’ worst nightmare.
“ Watson confessed in a letter to the Bay Area News Group in Northern California that he clubbed the two convicted pedophiles in the head with a cane until they were dead on January 16 at the California Substance Abuse Treatment Facility and State Prison in Corcoran .
Prisoner David Bobb , 48 , died that day .
Graham De Luis-Conti , 62 , died three days later at a hospital .
Both were serving life sentences for aggravated sexual assault of a child under 14 , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ wrote that six days after he arrived at the prison , a child molester moved into his pod .
Watson believed the man began “ taunting ” other inmates by enjoying himself while watching children ’ s TV programming .
Watson said in the letter he couldn ’ t sleep that night “ having not done what every instinct told me I should ’ ve done right then and there.
“ Remarkably , Watson told a prison counselor that he urgently needed to be transferred back to higher-level security “ before I really @ @ @ @ @ @ @ up , ” but the counselor “ scoffed and dismissed ” him .
Watson returned to his pod and began “ mulling it all over.
” “ I was mulling it all over when along came Molester # 1 and he put his TV right on PBS Kids again , ” he wrote .
“ But this time , someone else said something to the effect of ‘ Is this guy really going to watch this right in front of us ?
’ and I recall saying , ‘ I got this.
’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ went to work on him.
“ But his work wasn ’ t finished yet Watson said he then left the housing pod to find a guard and turn himself in , but on the way , he spotted “ a known child trafficker ” and realized his work wasn ’ t finished yet .
“ I figured I ’ d just do everybody a favor , ” Watson wrote .
“ In for a penny , in for a pound.
“ Watson said he then told a guard , who didn ’ t @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the corner and saw the mess I ’ d left in the dorm area.
” He is now being held in segregated housing while he is under investigation for the killings .
‘ We can ’ t comment on an active investigation , ’ Dana Simas , spokesman for the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation , wrote in an email .
He has not been charged yet .

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An inmate in a Californian prison has confessed that he beat two pedophiles to death with a cane after catching one of them enjoying himself while watching PBS Kids on TV.
Jonathon Watson, 41, who is serving a life sentence and has “little to lose,” said “I figured I’d just do everybody a favor.“
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“Being a lifer, I’m in a unique position where I sometimes have access to these people and I have so little to lose,” Watson wrote. “And trust me, we get it, these people are every parents’ worst nightmare.“
Watson confessed in a letter to the Bay Area News Group in Northern California that he clubbed the two convicted pedophiles in the head with a cane until they were dead on January 16 at the California Substance Abuse Treatment Facility and State Prison in Corcoran.
Prisoner David Bobb, 48, died that day. Graham De Luis-Conti, 62, died three days later at a hospital. Both were serving life sentences for aggravated sexual assault of a child under 14, according to the Daily Mail.
Watson wrote that six days after he arrived at the prison, a child molester moved into his pod. Watson believed the man began “taunting” other inmates by enjoying himself while watching children’s TV programming.
Watson said in the letter he couldn’t sleep that night “having not done what every instinct told me I should’ve done right then and there.“
Remarkably, Watson told a prison counselor that he urgently needed to be transferred back to higher-level security “before I really (expletive) one of these dudes up,” but the counselor “scoffed and dismissed” him.
Watson returned to his pod and began “mulling it all over.”
“I was mulling it all over when along came Molester #1 and he put his TV right on PBS Kids again,” he wrote. “But this time, someone else said something to the effect of ‘Is this guy really going to watch this right in front of us?’ and I recall saying, ‘I got this.’ And I picked up the cane and went to work on him.“
But his work wasn’t finished yet
Watson said he then left the housing pod to find a guard and turn himself in, but on the way, he spotted “a known child trafficker” and realized his work wasn’t finished yet.
“I figured I’d just do everybody a favor,” Watson wrote. “In for a penny, in for a pound.“
Watson said he then told a guard, who didn’t believe him “until he looked around the corner and saw the mess I’d left in the dorm area.”
He is now being held in segregated housing while he is under investigation for the killings.
‘We can’t comment on an active investigation,’ Dana Simas, spokesman for the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, wrote in an email.
He has not been charged yet.


newspunch--2020-02-21--6-Year-Old Boy Flying Alone ‘Raped By Male LATAM Airline Employee’

An unaccompanied 6-year-old boy flying with LATAM was allegedly raped and left with “ traumatic injuries ” by a male airline employee .
The unaccompanied minor , a US citizen , was traveling to Orlando , Florida from Belo Horizonte , Brazil in May 2018 but when employees couldn ’ t find his travel documents during a transfer in São Paulo , he was held in a hotel overnight to await a new flight the next day .
According to the lawsuit , a male employee of LATAM is alleged to have sexually assaulted the boy while “ supervising ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ report : The father of the 6-year-old boy filed a federal lawsuit against the airline on Monday in Florida ’ s Middle District accusing LATAM of negligently training its employees and failing to protect the young boy .
The lawsuit claims the child suffered “ traumatic injuries ” from the alleged assault .
The six-year-old boy was on a flight from Belo Horizonte to São Paulo where he would transfer to another flight bound for Florida .
His mother put his travel documents in a folder around his neck .
During the flight @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a flight attendant removed the folder from around the boy ’ s neck and placed it in his backpack .
A different employee who took the boy to his connecting flight couldn ’ t find his documents , which included his Brazilian and American passports , according to the lawsuit .
As a result he missed his flight because Brazilian police would not let him on the plane .
Later the employee found the folder in the backpack .
LATAM employees then ‘ unilaterally decided ’ to keep the boy at one of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at least 15 hours in a hotel room ‘ with just one employee at a time ’ , as per the lawsuit .
There four airline employees took turns supervising him over that span of time .
One of those employees , a man , allegedly sexually assaulted the boy during that time .
A spokeswoman for the father ’ s attorney on Wednesday would not comment when asked whether law enforcement was notified .
‘ LATAM , and the airline industry generally , had actual knowledge of the risk to unaccompanied minor @ @ @ @ @ @ @ unaccompanied minors who are negligently cared for could result in assaults of children , ’ the lawsuit said .
A spokesperson for LATAM , which is based in Chile , said that the company has not been served with the lawsuit .
‘ However , it takes any allegation of this nature seriously and will cooperate with any resulting investigation , ’ the company said to DailyMail.com .
The lawsuit , filed by a lawyer the Morgan & Morgan firm , argued the airline had a duty to ‘ furnish suitable , proper @ @ @ @ @ @ @ unaccompanied minor ’ .
It further argues the boy suffered ‘ traumatic injuries ’ that were ‘ the result of defendant airline ’ s wilful misconduct or , alternatively , an accident that defendant , LATAM , did not take all necessary measures to avoid .
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An unaccompanied 6-year-old boy flying with LATAM was allegedly raped and left with “traumatic injuries” by a male airline employee.
The unaccompanied minor, a US citizen, was traveling to Orlando, Florida from Belo Horizonte, Brazil in May 2018 but when employees couldn’t find his travel documents during a transfer in São Paulo, he was held in a hotel overnight to await a new flight the next day.
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According to the lawsuit, a male employee of LATAM is alleged to have sexually assaulted the boy while “supervising” him in the company hotel.
DailyMail report: The father of the 6-year-old boy filed a federal lawsuit against the airline on Monday in Florida’s Middle District accusing LATAM of negligently training its employees and failing to protect the young boy.
The lawsuit claims the child suffered “traumatic injuries” from the alleged assault.
The six-year-old boy was on a flight from Belo Horizonte to São Paulo where he would transfer to another flight bound for Florida.
His mother put his travel documents in a folder around his neck.
During the flight from Belo Horizonte to São Paulo, a flight attendant removed the folder from around the boy’s neck and placed it in his backpack.
A different employee who took the boy to his connecting flight couldn’t find his documents, which included his Brazilian and American passports, according to the lawsuit.
As a result he missed his flight because Brazilian police would not let him on the plane. Later the employee found the folder in the backpack.
LATAM employees then ‘unilaterally decided’ to keep the boy at one of its hotels overnight.
The child spent at least 15 hours in a hotel room ‘with just one employee at a time’, as per the lawsuit.
There four airline employees took turns supervising him over that span of time.
One of those employees, a man, allegedly sexually assaulted the boy during that time.
A spokeswoman for the father’s attorney on Wednesday would not comment when asked whether law enforcement was notified.
‘LATAM, and the airline industry generally, had actual knowledge of the risk to unaccompanied minor children during lengthy layovers, and that unaccompanied minors who are negligently cared for could result in assaults of children,’ the lawsuit said.
A spokesperson for LATAM, which is based in Chile, said that the company has not been served with the lawsuit.
‘However, it takes any allegation of this nature seriously and will cooperate with any resulting investigation,’ the company said to DailyMail.com.
The lawsuit, filed by a lawyer the Morgan & Morgan firm, argued the airline had a duty to ‘furnish suitable, proper, and safe means to transport the unaccompanied minor’.
It further argues the boy suffered ‘traumatic injuries’ that were ‘the result of defendant airline’s wilful misconduct or, alternatively, an accident that defendant, LATAM, did not take all necessary measures to avoid.’


newspunch--2020-02-21--Iran’s Supreme Leader Claims That “Wealthy Zionists” Control America

Iran ’ s Ayatollah Khamenei claimed this week that “ wealthy Zionists ” and “ corporate owners , ” control America .
In a provocative tweet , the Ianian Supreme Leader also said that the United States has reached the “ peak of arrogance , ” and is controlled by “ wealthy Zionists and their corporate owners , ” which makes it a “ manifestation of oppression , abhorred by the world ” Zero Hedge reports : The statement comes after the Islamic Republic ’ s top cleric and head of the regime previously slammed Trump ’ s Mideast peace @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as “ satanic ” because it ultimately represents the “ Jewishization ” of Jerusalem and the suppression of Islamic identity .
“ To the dismay of US politicians , the satanic , evil US policy about Palestine — the so-called Deal Of The Century— will never bear fruit , by the grace of God , ” Khamenei wrote on his official Twitter account in late January .
Such inflammatory and religiously charged rhetoric will likely only fuel an ongoing initiative of hawkish Republican Senators to get Khamenei and other top Iranian leaders banned @ @ @ @ @ @ @ platforms .
Earlier this month the group of Republicans including Ted Cruz ( Tx . )
, Tom Cotton ( Ark . )
Marsha Blackburn ( Tenn. ) and Marco Rubio ( Fla. ) wrote in the letter to Twitter : “ While the First Amendment protects the free speech rights of Americans — and Twitter should not be censoring the political speech of Americans — the Ayatollah enjoys zero protection from the United States Bill of Rights.
” “ And , as the leader of the world ’ s leading state sponsor @ @ @ @ @ @ @ murder of hundreds of U.S. citizens — the Ayatollah and any American companies providing him assistance are entirely subject to U.S. sanctions laws , ” they added .
Twitter has long defended its position of never banning heads of state from the platform , given the need to publicly articulate a country ’ s positions .
Israeli media has carefully documented Khamenei ’ s recent history of lashing out at “ Zionists and Jews ” on Twitter ; however , as The Jerusalem Post notes , he ’ s long underscored a distinction @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Jewish religion : Last year , the ayatollah said Iran is not antisemitic and that Jews live safely in Iran .
In June 2019 , he contrasted Iran ’ s treatment of Jews with “ certain old Arab leaders who believed Jews should be thrown into the sea.
” He says Iran is only opposed to the “ Zionist ” regime .

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Iran’s Ayatollah Khamenei claimed this week that “wealthy Zionists” and “corporate owners,” control America.
In a provocative tweet, the Ianian Supreme Leader also said that the United States has reached the “peak of arrogance,” and is controlled by “wealthy Zionists and their corporate owners,” which makes it a “manifestation of oppression, abhorred by the world”
Zero Hedge reports: The statement comes after the Islamic Republic’s top cleric and head of the regime previously slammed Trump’s Mideast peace plan “Deal of the Century” as “satanic” because it ultimately represents the “Jewishization” of Jerusalem and the suppression of Islamic identity.
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“To the dismay of US politicians, the satanic, evil US policy about Palestine — the so-called Deal Of The Century— will never bear fruit, by the grace of God,” Khamenei wrote on his official Twitter account in late January.
Such inflammatory and religiously charged rhetoric will likely only fuel an ongoing initiative of hawkish Republican Senators to get Khamenei and other top Iranian leaders banned from Twitter and other US social media platforms.
We are against the rule of oppression and arrogance. This is what we mean by “America.” Today, the peak of arrogance is the US, which is controlled by the wealthy Zionists & their corporate owners. The US is a manifestation of oppression. Thus, they’re abhorred by the world. — Khamenei.ir (@khamenei_ir) February 18, 2020
Earlier this month the group of Republicans including Ted Cruz (Tx.), Tom Cotton (Ark.) Marsha Blackburn (Tenn.) and Marco Rubio (Fla.) wrote in the letter to Twitter: “While the First Amendment protects the free speech rights of Americans — and Twitter should not be censoring the political speech of Americans — the Ayatollah enjoys zero protection from the United States Bill of Rights.”
“And, as the leader of the world’s leading state sponsor of terrorism — directly responsible for the murder of hundreds of U.S. citizens — the Ayatollah and any American companies providing him assistance are entirely subject to U.S. sanctions laws,” they added.
Twitter has long defended its position of never banning heads of state from the platform, given the need to publicly articulate a country’s positions.
Israeli media has carefully documented Khamenei’s recent history of lashing out at “Zionists and Jews” on Twitter; however, as The Jerusalem Post notes, he’s long underscored a distinction between political Zionism and adherents of the Jewish religion:


newspunch--2020-02-22--‘Russiagate’: Democrats Say Moscow Is Now Helping Bernie Sanders As Well As Donald Trump

Here we go again….Russia is meddling in the US elections This time however , establishment Democrats are using claims of ‘ Russian meddling ’ to go after their own progressive wing as well as President Trump .
As Bernie Sanders emerges as a top contender in the Democratic race , the Washington Post announced an anonymous “ bombshell ” claiming that Moscow is now seeking to help him as well as their ‘ puppet ’ Donald Trump RT reports : The bogus accusation seems to be nothing more than cover for their own wrongdoing .
Moscow is now supposedly helping @ @ @ @ @ @ @ election – that is , if you believe the anonymously sourced Washington Post “ bombshell.
” This follows a New York Times claim on Thursday that the Kremlin is “ again ” betting on Trump , written by known partisan hacks and likewise based on anonymous sources .
In the minds of the ‘ Russiagate ’ cult , the Kremlin is backing Sanders either to get Trump re-elected , or to get a “ socialist ” president .
Never mind that Russia is not socialist , try arguing that there has been precisely @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in 2016 – that Russia has backed any US candidate , and watch people ’ s heads explode .
Much like the vaunted US “ intelligence community , ” they want to believe .
That ’ s the only way they can explain the mind-breaking shock of Hillary Clinton losing to Trump .
Through endless repetition and paranoid denunciations , “ Russian meddling ” has been elevated to an article of faith , and anyone who dares question it in the slightest is a heretic fit only for the pyre .
So there @ @ @ @ @ @ @ trotted out on Thursday , in what was clearly an effort to delegitimize Trump ’ s pick of Richard Grenell as Director of National Intelligence with a rumored mandate to “ clean house ” – of , I don ’ t know , maybe the people involved in spying on Trump ’ s campaign on false pretenses and manufacturing the predicate for ‘ Russiagate ’ , perhaps ?
What ’ s more shocking , however , is that this accusation has now been leveled against Sanders – and after him spending the past @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he was a loyal DNC foot soldier .
Not only did he bend the knee to Clinton after it was documented that she and the DNC colluded to rob him in the primaries , he also jumped on the ‘ Russiagate ’ bandwagon , and even tried using it just this week to deflect from the Clintonite smear about “ Bernie bros ” being mean to people online .
Even so , Bernie has now been smeared as a “ Russian asset.
” Looking at the state of Democrat primaries , the answer @ @ @ @ @ @ @ winning , despite the DNC ’ s attempts to promote Pete Buttigieg or literally anyone else in the Iowa caucuses and New Hampshire primaries .
With Joe Biden crashing and burning , the party even embraced billionaire media mogul Mike Bloomberg , only to see him wither on the debate stage last Friday and Sanders climb in the polls .
So the paper owned by Jeff Bezos , who reportedly asked Bloomberg to run and stands to pay billions in taxes if Sanders gets elected , breaks the glass and pushes the big @ @ @ @ @ @ @ you see .
In what surely must be a coincidence , the DNC had changed its debate rules to accommodate Bloomberg , even as it bent itself into pretzels to exclude Hawaii Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard .
In an even more remarkable coincidence , Gabbard was accused last fall of being a “ Russian favorite ” by none other than Hillary Clinton , the very source of the original ‘ Russiagate ’ conspiracy .
There ’ s no way these things are related , though , and anyone who thinks so simply must be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ agents to show up at your door , accompanied by CNN cameras , and a federal judge to declare you a danger to Our Democracy any moment now .
That is not to say that US elections haven ’ t been targeted for meddling , influence , and even hacking .
Trouble is , every documented incident tends to point to , well… Democrats .
Lost in the shrieking about “ Russia helping Bernie ” on Friday was the announcement that the FBI has arrested and charged a hacker linked to California Democrat @ @ @ @ @ @ @ against her ( Democrat ) primary rivals back in 2018 .
Oops .
Then there is New Knowledge , the “ cybersecurity ” company that the Senate Intelligence Committee chose to inform its understanding of “ Russian active measures.
” They were uniquely qualified , you see , because they actually ran a disinformation campaign during the 2017 special election for the Senate in Alabama , using fake Russian bots to frame and defame the Republican candidate .
When you factor in that the loudest shrieking about ‘ Russian meddling ’ comes from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ election shenanigans – such as illegally spying on Trump ’ s campaign using a dodgy dossier compiled by a British spy – what emerges is a damning picture of psychological projection .

Here we go again….Russia is meddling in the US elections
This time however, establishment Democrats are using claims of ‘Russian meddling’ to go after their own progressive wing as well as President Trump .
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As Bernie Sanders emerges as a top contender in the Democratic race, the Washington Post announced an anonymous “bombshell” claiming that Moscow is now seeking to help him as well as their ‘puppet’ Donald Trump
It’s basically satire at this point.
Anonymous intelligence officials leak to the media evidence-free and utterly vague claims that Russia supports whichever candidates they hate, and we’re all supposed to just swallow it uncritically because of their history for truthfulness: https://t.co/VRCouYgSkF — Glenn Greenwald (@ggreenwald) February 21, 2020
RT reports: The bogus accusation seems to be nothing more than cover for their own wrongdoing.
Moscow is now supposedly helping Bernie Sanders in the 2020 US presidential election – that is, if you believe the anonymously sourced Washington Post “bombshell.” This follows a New York Times claim on Thursday that the Kremlin is “again” betting on Trump, written by known partisan hacks and likewise based on anonymous sources.
In the minds of the ‘Russiagate’ cult, the Kremlin is backing Sanders either to get Trump re-elected, or to get a “socialist” president. Never mind that Russia is not socialist, try arguing that there has been precisely zero evidence – now, or back in 2016 – that Russia has backed any US candidate, and watch people’s heads explode. Much like the vaunted US “intelligence community,” they want to believe. That’s the only way they can explain the mind-breaking shock of Hillary Clinton losing to Trump.
Through endless repetition and paranoid denunciations, “Russian meddling” has been elevated to an article of faith, and anyone who dares question it in the slightest is a heretic fit only for the pyre.
So there was little surprise when the canard was trotted out on Thursday, in what was clearly an effort to delegitimize Trump’s pick of Richard Grenell as Director of National Intelligence with a rumored mandate to “clean house” – of, I don’t know, maybe the people involved in spying on Trump’s campaign on false pretenses and manufacturing the predicate for ‘Russiagate’, perhaps?
What’s more shocking, however, is that this accusation has now been leveled against Sanders – and after him spending the past four years proving time and again how he was a loyal DNC foot soldier. Not only did he bend the knee to Clinton after it was documented that she and the DNC colluded to rob him in the primaries, he also jumped on the ‘Russiagate’ bandwagon, and even tried using it just this week to deflect from the Clintonite smear about “Bernie bros” being mean to people online.
Even so, Bernie has now been smeared as a “Russian asset.” Looking at the state of Democrat primaries, the answer is obvious: because he’s winning, despite the DNC’s attempts to promote Pete Buttigieg or literally anyone else in the Iowa caucuses and New Hampshire primaries. With Joe Biden crashing and burning, the party even embraced billionaire media mogul Mike Bloomberg, only to see him wither on the debate stage last Friday and Sanders climb in the polls.
So the paper owned by Jeff Bezos, who reportedly asked Bloomberg to run and stands to pay billions in taxes if Sanders gets elected, breaks the glass and pushes the big red Russiagate button. Perfectly normal, you see.
In what surely must be a coincidence, the DNC had changed its debate rules to accommodate Bloomberg, even as it bent itself into pretzels to exclude Hawaii Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard. In an even more remarkable coincidence, Gabbard was accused last fall of being a “Russian favorite” by none other than Hillary Clinton, the very source of the original ‘Russiagate’ conspiracy.
Periodic reminder that it was Hillary Clinton's campaign that originated the Russiagate conspiracy theory
They've never been held to account for their vicious, divisive rumor-mongering https://t.co/LzAGdIe3qa — Will Chamberlain (@willchamberlain) February 21, 2020
There’s no way these things are related, though, and anyone who thinks so simply must be a Russian agent! Expect armed FBI agents to show up at your door, accompanied by CNN cameras, and a federal judge to declare you a danger to Our Democracy any moment now.
That is not to say that US elections haven’t been targeted for meddling, influence, and even hacking. Trouble is, every documented incident tends to point to, well… Democrats.
Lost in the shrieking about “Russia helping Bernie” on Friday was the announcement that the FBI has arrested and charged a hacker linked to California Democrat Katie Hill, who allegedly conducted cyber-attacks against her (Democrat) primary rivals back in 2018. Oops.
Then there is New Knowledge, the “cybersecurity” company that the Senate Intelligence Committee chose to inform its understanding of “Russian active measures.” They were uniquely qualified, you see, because they actually ran a disinformation campaign during the 2017 special election for the Senate in Alabama, using fake Russian bots to frame and defame the Republican candidate.
When you factor in that the loudest shrieking about ‘Russian meddling’ comes from the people who were actually involved in election shenanigans – such as illegally spying on Trump’s campaign using a dodgy dossier compiled by a British spy – what emerges is a damning picture of psychological projection.


newspunch--2020-02-22--Ghislaine Maxwell Confided To Friend: ‘Epstein and I Have Everyone On Videotape’

A socialite with links to the British royal family has revealed that she has spoken to FBI about her friendship with Jeffrey Epstein and his alleged pimp Ghislaine Maxwell Several other sources have also claimed that Epstein secretly filmed his guests using hidden surveillance cameras in his Manhattan mansion She claims that Maxwell told her that she and Jeffrey Epstein had “ everything on videotape ” In an interview with the New York Post , socialite Christina Oxenberg , said Maxwell had told her about the cameras when they were alone .
Several other sources have also claimed that Epstein @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cameras inside his Manhattan mansion .
Virginia Roberts , who claims she was trafficked and forced to have sex with Prince Andrew has also said that pedophile Jeffrey Epstein ‘ s home was crawling with cameras .
She said every single room was being filmed According to The Telegraph : Christina Oxenberg , a distant relative of the royals , said Ms Maxwell also once told her that Epstein had purchased his own helicopter because commercial pilots were “ eyes and ears ” they did not need .
She revealed she had spoken @ @ @ @ @ @ @ been told .
Ms Oxenberg , 57 , first met Maxwell in the early 1990s and said she would never forget a conversation the pair once had in Maxwell ’ s home .
“ We were alone , ” she said .
“ She said many things .
All creepy .
Unorthodox .
Strange .
I could not believe whatever she was saying was real .
Stuff like : ‘ Jeffrey and I have everyone on videotape ’ .
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A socialite with links to the British royal family has revealed that she has spoken to FBI about her friendship with Jeffrey Epstein and his alleged pimp Ghislaine Maxwell
Several other sources have also claimed that Epstein secretly filmed his guests using hidden surveillance cameras in his Manhattan mansion
She claims that Maxwell told her that she and Jeffrey Epstein had “everything on videotape”
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In an interview with the New York Post, socialite Christina Oxenberg, said Maxwell had told her about the cameras when they were alone.
Several other sources have also claimed that Epstein secretly filmed his guests using hidden surveillance cameras inside his Manhattan mansion.
Virginia Roberts, who claims she was trafficked and forced to have sex with Prince Andrew has also said that pedophile Jeffrey Epstein‘s home was crawling with cameras. She said every single room was being filmed
According to The Telegraph :Christina Oxenberg, a distant relative of the royals, said Ms Maxwell also once told her that Epstein had purchased his own helicopter because commercial pilots were “eyes and ears” they did not need.
She revealed she had spoken to the FBI about what she had been told.
Ms Oxenberg, 57, first met Maxwell in the early 1990s and said she would never forget a conversation the pair once had in Maxwell’s home.
“We were alone,” she said. “She said many things. All creepy. Unorthodox. Strange. I could not believe whatever she was saying was real. Stuff like: ‘Jeffrey and I have everyone on videotape’.”


newspunch--2020-02-22--Clint Eastwood Says The ‘Best Thing We Could Do’ Is Elect Bloomberg in November

Clint Eastwood , a lifelong conservative who signaled his support for Trump before the 2016 election , now seems to be throwing his weight behind Michael Bloomberg .
Speaking politics with a Wall Street Journal reporter , Eastwood , 87 , said “ The best thing we could do is just get Mike Bloomberg in there.
“ Asked about his views on President Donald Trump and the current political scene in the new interview , the Dirty Harry actor and self-professed libertarian complained about modern day politics , saying “ The politics has gotten so ornery.
” While he said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump ’ s done , ” he added that he wished the president acted “ in a more genteel way , without tweeting and calling people names .
I would personally like for him to not bring himself to that level.
” He then told the reporter , “ The best thing we could do is just get Mike Bloomberg in there.
“ Eastwood , who has historically leaned conservative on the political spectrum , famously criticized former President Barack Obama and once served as the Republican mayor of Carmel-by-the-Sea between 1986 and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 2016 , he appeared to express his plans to vote for Trump , saying , “ I ’ d have to go for Trump… you know , ’ cause [ Hillary ’ s ] declared that she ’ s gon na follow in Obama ’ s footsteps .
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Clint Eastwood, a lifelong conservative who signaled his support for Trump before the 2016 election, now seems to be throwing his weight behind Michael Bloomberg.
Speaking politics with a Wall Street Journal reporter, Eastwood, 87, said “The best thing we could do is just get Mike Bloomberg in there.“
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Asked about his views on President Donald Trump and the current political scene in the new interview, the Dirty Harry actor and self-professed libertarian complained about modern day politics, saying “The politics has gotten so ornery.”
While he said he agrees with “certain things that Trump’s done,” he added that he wished the president acted “in a more genteel way, without tweeting and calling people names. I would personally like for him to not bring himself to that level.”
He then told the reporter, “The best thing we could do is just get Mike Bloomberg in there.“
Eastwood, who has historically leaned conservative on the political spectrum, famously criticized former President Barack Obama and once served as the Republican mayor of Carmel-by-the-Sea between 1986 and 1988.
During a speech in August 2016, he appeared to express his plans to vote for Trump, saying, “I’d have to go for Trump… you know, ’cause [Hillary’s] declared that she’s gonna follow in Obama’s footsteps.”


newspunch--2020-02-22--Biden Vows To Pack Supreme Court With Women Who See Constitution as ‘Living Document’

Former Vice President Joe Biden says he will not be “ satisfied ” until at least half of the U.S. Supreme Court justices are women who believe the US Constitution is a “ living , breathing document.
“ According to the former Vice President , the Constitution must must be subject to changing interpretations over time .
Biden boasted on the campaign trail in January that “ academia ” agrees with him , pointing to Supreme Court justices Elena Kagan and Ruth Bader Ginsburg who he says have a philosophically correct view of the high court .
USA Features report @ @ @ @ @ @ @ state judge before her appointment by President Obama , but rather an academic who taught law at Harvard University .
She was nominated to the D.C .
Circuit Court of Appeals but it expired after the Senate took no action .
“ I for 22 years , I think it was , taught constitutional laws , the separation of powers .
What I presided over as the chairman of the Judiciary Committee — they tell me more Supreme Court nomination judges than anybody in history just because I ’ ve been around so @ @ @ @ @ @ @ group of voters in Washington , Iowa .
“ The people that I would appoint to the Court , are people who have a view of the Constitution as a living document , not as a state document , ” he continued .
“ I argued and continued to argue , and the bulk of academia agrees with this now , is that if in fact there is a right to privacy in the Constitution — it ’ s not mentioned , it ’ s the Ninth Amendment , there are a number @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s also there are a number of other rights that exist that relate to how you view whether or not all the amendments taken together in the the constitutional body actually protects people in their privacy , ” Biden added .
“ And so they ’ re the kind of judge — I would look to judges , potential nominees , they would have to acknowledge the fact that there are unenumerated rights that are nonetheless constitutional rights ; they ’ re not mentioned by name in the Constitution.
” “ And @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ve said years ago that I ’ ll be satisfied when at least half the court represents the country and are women , ” he added during a visit to Washington High School .
The Ninth Amendment says , “ The enumeration in the Constitution , of certain rights , shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.
” According to the Cornell Law School , “ was James Madison ’ s attempt to ensure that the Bill of Rights was not seen as granting to the people @ @ @ @ @ @ @ rights it addressed .
“ In recent years , some have interpreted it as affirming the existence of such ‘ unenumerated ’ rights outside those expressly protected by the Bill of Rights , ” the university notes .
As to the right to privacy , it is specifically protected under the Fourth Amendment .
“ The ultimate goal of this provision is to protect people ’ s right to privacy and freedom from unreasonable intrusions by the government , ” Cornell Law School noted .
By comparison , President Trump has been appointing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ take an “ originalist ” view of the Constitution — that is , they rely on the explanations provided by the founders in applying the Constitution to laws and administration regulations and policies .

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According to the former Vice President, the Constitution must must be subject to changing interpretations over time.
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Biden boasted on the campaign trail in January that “academia” agrees with him, pointing to Supreme Court justices Elena Kagan and Ruth Bader Ginsburg who he says have a philosophically correct view of the high court.
USA Features report: Kagan was never a federal or state judge before her appointment by President Obama, but rather an academic who taught law at Harvard University. She was nominated to the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals but it expired after the Senate took no action.
“I for 22 years, I think it was, taught constitutional laws, the separation of powers. What I presided over as the chairman of the Judiciary Committee — they tell me more Supreme Court nomination judges than anybody in history just because I’ve been around so long,” Biden said to a group of voters in Washington, Iowa.
“The people that I would appoint to the Court, are people who have a view of the Constitution as a living document, not as a state document,” he continued.
“I argued and continued to argue, and the bulk of academia agrees with this now, is that if in fact there is a right to privacy in the Constitution — it’s not mentioned, it’s the Ninth Amendment, there are a number of rights in the Constitution — it’s also there are a number of other rights that exist that relate to how you view whether or not all the amendments taken together in the the constitutional body actually protects people in their privacy,” Biden added.
“And so they’re the kind of judge — I would look to judges, potential nominees, they would have to acknowledge the fact that there are unenumerated rights that are nonetheless constitutional rights; they’re not mentioned by name in the Constitution.”
“And, by the way, I’ve said years ago that I’ll be satisfied when at least half the court represents the country and are women,” he added during a visit to Washington High School.
The Ninth Amendment says, “The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.” According to the Cornell Law School, “was James Madison’s attempt to ensure that the Bill of Rights was not seen as granting to the people of the United States only the specific rights it addressed.
“In recent years, some have interpreted it as affirming the existence of such ‘unenumerated’ rights outside those expressly protected by the Bill of Rights,” the university notes.
As to the right to privacy, it is specifically protected under the Fourth Amendment.
“The ultimate goal of this provision is to protect people’s right to privacy and freedom from unreasonable intrusions by the government,” Cornell Law School noted.
By comparison, President Trump has been appointing federal judges and Supreme Court justices who take an “originalist” view of the Constitution — that is, they rely on the explanations provided by the founders in applying the Constitution to laws and administration regulations and policies.


newspunch--2020-02-22--Mad Maxine: Bloods and Crips Gang Members Have ‘More Integrity’ Than President Trump

Members of Los Angeles ’ notorious Bloods and Crips gangs have “ more integrity ” than President Donald Trump , according to Rep. Maxine Waters ( D-CA ) who appeared on Thursday ’ s episode of “ Desus & Mero ” on Showtime .
Rep .
Waters said , “ This guy is a street player .
He ’ s a guy that has conned folks .
He has flirted with gangsters .
I have worked in some of the toughest communities .
I ’ ve worked with gangs , I ’ ve worked with Crips , I ’ ve @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s more integrity in many of these young people in the hood than this man has.
” The California congresswoman , who was declared the most corrupt member of Congress by a leading watchdog , added , “ This is a flawed character , and I ’ ve never seen anything like this.
” In discussing Democrat tactics for the 2020 election , Rep .
Waters said , “ I think now it boils down to all of us wanting someone that we feel comfortable can really beat Trump .
This country can @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
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Members of Los Angeles’ notorious Bloods and Crips gangs have “more integrity” than President Donald Trump, according to Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA) who appeared on Thursday’s episode of “Desus & Mero” on Showtime.
Rep. Waters said, “This guy is a street player. He’s a guy that has conned folks. He has flirted with gangsters. I have worked in some of the toughest communities. I’ve worked with gangs, I’ve worked with Crips, I’ve worked with Bloods. And there’s more integrity in many of these young people in the hood than this man has.”
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The California congresswoman, who was declared the most corrupt member of Congress by a leading watchdog, added, “This is a flawed character, and I’ve never seen anything like this.”
In discussing Democrat tactics for the 2020 election, Rep. Waters said, “I think now it boils down to all of us wanting someone that we feel comfortable can really beat Trump. This country cannot tolerate another four years of him.”


newspunch--2020-02-22--LA Times Film Critic: Trump Saying ‘Gone With The Wind’ Is a Good Movie Is ‘Racist’ and ‘Ignorant’

President Donald Trump praising the movie “ Gone With the Wind ” at his rally was a “ racist dog whistle , ” according to Los Angeles Times film critic Justin Chang .
Chang appeared Friday on CNN and said , “ It ’ s kind of unfortunate , I think , that we have a president whose entire presidency is founded on xenophobia and of course his comments are not surprising coming from someone who likes to dehumanize people of other cultures and people of color .
So none of that ’ s surprising.
” He continued , “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Gone with the Wind ” and “ Sunset Boulevard , ” that all smacks of a dog whistle hearkening back to an earlier era of Hollywood greatness .
Look , we can love “ Gone with the Wind , ” and also acknowledge it ’ s the romantic view of the old South , which many people find problematic .
That is another racist dog whistle as well.
” He added , “ I think it ’ s real laziness on his part .
He is just someone who is very lazy .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ know , a lot of people say this , there are no movies being made in the present today that are as good as the classics that were made 50 or 60 years ago .
And it ’ s totally fine that Trump is , you know , out of touch with popular culture .
You know , he has or should have better things to do like running the country , but he really should think twice about speaking about things of which he is so woefully ignorant .
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President Donald Trump praising the movie “Gone With the Wind” at his rally was a “racist dog whistle,” according to Los Angeles Times film critic Justin Chang.
Chang appeared Friday on CNN and said, “It’s kind of unfortunate, I think, that we have a president whose entire presidency is founded on xenophobia and of course his comments are not surprising coming from someone who likes to dehumanize people of other cultures and people of color. So none of that’s surprising.”
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He continued, “Well, that whole thing, “Gone with the Wind” and “Sunset Boulevard,” that all smacks of a dog whistle hearkening back to an earlier era of Hollywood greatness. Look, we can love “Gone with the Wind,” and also acknowledge it’s the romantic view of the old South, which many people find problematic. That is another racist dog whistle as well.”
He added, “I think it’s real laziness on his part. He is just someone who is very lazy. I think to say that. You know, a lot of people say this, there are no movies being made in the present today that are as good as the classics that were made 50 or 60 years ago. And it’s totally fine that Trump is, you know, out of touch with popular culture. You know, he has or should have better things to do like running the country, but he really should think twice about speaking about things of which he is so woefully ignorant.”


newspunch--2020-02-22--Bloomberg Paying Hundreds Of People $2,500 a Month To Promote Him On Social Media

Michael Bloomberg ’ s presidential campaign are reportedly going to pay hundreds of people $ 2,500 each a month to promote the candidate via their personal social media feeds .
Bloomberg ’ s team is now looking to hire over 500 “ deputy digital organizers ” in California to work 20 to 30 hours a week .
According to a report in The Wall Street Journal the organizers will promote Bloomberg to online friends and people on their phone contact lists .
Newsweek reports : The outreach is limited to California , which holds its presidential primary election on March @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The Journal reported .
The move comes after the candidate suffered a bruising Democratic debate in Las Vegas on Wednesday .
Video footage of a verbal attack by rival Elizabeth Warren went viral across social media , which Bloomberg has recently attempted to blanket with his own meme-based advertising campaign .
According to The Journal , the strategy behind hiring citizens for the promotion in California is to attract voters through a personal touch rather than messages spewed by strangers .
The scheme is being aided by a mobile application called Outvote , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and investment organization known as Higher Ground Labs .
“ Our app allows anyone to plug into a Democratic campaign and see which of their friends are registered voters in the district and coordinate SMS outreach with the campaign for event invites… social sharing , fundraising , and getting out the vote , ” Outvote says online .
The Bloomberg presidential campaign team has been contacted for comment about the unique strategy by Newsweek .
“ One of the most effective ways of reaching voters is by activating their friends and network , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ told The Journal .
Metrics published separately by Facebook and Google indicate Bloomberg vastly outspending other candidates , with messages currently focused on criticizing President Donald Trump .
Bloomberg has a real-time net worth of more than $ 64 billion , according to Forbes .
Earlier outreach plans by the presidential candidate ’ s team included hiring 2,500 people as “ digital organizing fellows ” for $ 500 a month , during which time they were meant to post pro-Bloomberg messages to social media daily and add their contacts to an internal database @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was eventually scrapped in favor of the newer plan , the paper revealed .
It remains unclear how Facebook—which tracks ad spending and makes influencers label their sponsored posts—will classify the Bloomberg campaign ’ s form of voter outreach .
Last week , the social network confirmed Bloomberg ’ s frenzy of memes spread on Instagram by popular accounts were permitted , as long as paid partnerships are clearly disclosed .
Such posts would not be added to the candidate ’ s Ad Library unless the account pays to boost the spread of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ For now , those rules only apply in the U.S. “ Branded content is different from advertising , but in either case we believe it ’ s important people know when they ’ re seeing paid content on our platforms , ” Facebook said .
“ That ’ s why we have an Ad Library where anyone can see who paid for an ad and why we require creators to disclose any paid partnerships through our branded content tools .
“ After hearing from multiple campaigns , we agree that there ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ discussion on our platforms .
We ’ re allowing US-based political candidates to work with creators to run this content , provided the political candidates are authorized and the creators disclose any paid partnerships through our branded content tools.
” Bloomberg—who entered the 2020 race later than his rival candidates—turned heads last week after a variety of social media pages and influencers uploaded memes about him .
The accounts involved included @ DoYouEvenLift , @ WhitePeopleHumor , and @ TheFunnyIntrovert .
The New York Times reported the advertising campaign was aided by a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ being spearheaded by an executive from marketing firm Jerry Media , the outfit responsible for some advertising leading up to the disastrous Fyre Festival in 2017 .
Last month , The Hill reported the Bloomberg team had averaged more than $ 1 million a day on Facebook advertising over a two-week period—about five times more than the Trump campaign .
Rival Democratic candidates have previously accused the billionaire of attempting to buy the election .

Michael Bloomberg’s presidential campaign are reportedly going to pay hundreds of people $2,500 each a month to promote the candidate via their personal social media feeds.
Bloomberg’s team is now looking to hire over 500 “deputy digital organizers” in California to work 20 to 30 hours a week.
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According to a report in The Wall Street Journal the organizers will promote Bloomberg to online friends and people on their phone contact lists.
Newsweek reports: The outreach is limited to California, which holds its presidential primary election on March 3, but could expand nationwide, The Journal reported.
The move comes after the candidate suffered a bruising Democratic debate in Las Vegas on Wednesday.
Video footage of a verbal attack by rival Elizabeth Warren went viral across social media, which Bloomberg has recently attempted to blanket with his own meme-based advertising campaign.
According to The Journal, the strategy behind hiring citizens for the promotion in California is to attract voters through a personal touch rather than messages spewed by strangers.
The scheme is being aided by a mobile application called Outvote, which is funded by a Democratic technology and investment organization known as Higher Ground Labs.
“Our app allows anyone to plug into a Democratic campaign and see which of their friends are registered voters in the district and coordinate SMS outreach with the campaign for event invites… social sharing, fundraising, and getting out the vote,” Outvote says online.
The Bloomberg presidential campaign team has been contacted for comment about the unique strategy by Newsweek. “One of the most effective ways of reaching voters is by activating their friends and network,” a spokesperson for the outreach campaign told The Journal.
Metrics published separately by Facebook and Google indicate Bloomberg vastly outspending other candidates, with messages currently focused on criticizing President Donald Trump. Bloomberg has a real-time net worth of more than $64 billion, according to Forbes.
Earlier outreach plans by the presidential candidate’s team included hiring 2,500 people as “digital organizing fellows” for $500 a month, during which time they were meant to post pro-Bloomberg messages to social media daily and add their contacts to an internal database, The Journal reported. That scheme was eventually scrapped in favor of the newer plan, the paper revealed.
It remains unclear how Facebook—which tracks ad spending and makes influencers label their sponsored posts—will classify the Bloomberg campaign’s form of voter outreach.
Last week, the social network confirmed Bloomberg’s frenzy of memes spread on Instagram by popular accounts were permitted, as long as paid partnerships are clearly disclosed.
Such posts would not be added to the candidate’s Ad Library unless the account pays to boost the spread of the post, The Verge reported. For now, those rules only apply in the U.S.
“Branded content is different from advertising, but in either case we believe it’s important people know when they’re seeing paid content on our platforms,” Facebook said. “That’s why we have an Ad Library where anyone can see who paid for an ad and why we require creators to disclose any paid partnerships through our branded content tools.
“After hearing from multiple campaigns, we agree that there’s a place for branded content in political discussion on our platforms. We’re allowing US-based political candidates to work with creators to run this content, provided the political candidates are authorized and the creators disclose any paid partnerships through our branded content tools.”
Bloomberg—who entered the 2020 race later than his rival candidates—turned heads last week after a variety of social media pages and influencers uploaded memes about him. The accounts involved included @DoYouEvenLift, @WhitePeopleHumor, and @TheFunnyIntrovert.
The New York Times reported the advertising campaign was aided by a company called Meme 2020, which is being spearheaded by an executive from marketing firm Jerry Media, the outfit responsible for some advertising leading up to the disastrous Fyre Festival in 2017.
Last month, The Hill reported the Bloomberg team had averaged more than $1 million a day on Facebook advertising over a two-week period—about five times more than the Trump campaign. Rival Democratic candidates have previously accused the billionaire of attempting to buy the election.


newspunch--2020-02-22--Scientists At US Genetic Engineering Company Claim To Have Created A Coronavirus Vaccine

US Scientists claim they have created a vaccine for the coronavirus .
Greffex , a genetic engineering company in Texas , told the Houston Business Journal that their vaccine is ready for animal testing and review by US regulators .
The announcement comes after UK scientists claimed they ’ d begun testing their vaccine and researchers at the University of Texas announced they ’ d made compound they believe could serve as a vaccine .
Metro reports : However , developing a vaccine is only the first stage in the journey towards distributing one , with most experts in agreement @ @ @ @ @ @ @ typically takes between 18 months and two years .
The firm also insisted that , for the sake of safety , scientists avoided using any form of the virus itself to make the vaccine .
Because so little is known about the virus , known as COVID-19 , the experts didn ’ t want to run the risk of exposure or spread , MailOnline reported .
Instead , they used an adenovirus – one of the most common causes of respiratory infections and behind between two and five percent of colds .
Other @ @ @ @ @ @ @ based theirs on ones previously manufactured during the SARS outbreak and abandoned after it subsided within six months .
Scientists at the University of Texas had to recreate a molecule that makes up the spike protein on the coronavirus ’ surface to produce a 3D map of the structure .
They believe the compound itself can be used as a vaccine triggering an immune response to the virus .

US Scientists claim they have created a vaccine for the coronavirus.
Greffex, a genetic engineering company in Texas, told the Houston Business Journal that their vaccine is ready for animal testing and review by US regulators.
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The announcement comes after UK scientists claimed they’d begun testing their vaccine and researchers at the University of Texas announced they’d made compound they believe could serve as a vaccine.
Metro reports: However, developing a vaccine is only the first stage in the journey towards distributing one, with most experts in agreement that the period between testing and production typically takes between 18 months and two years. The firm also insisted that, for the sake of safety, scientists avoided using any form of the virus itself to make the vaccine.
Because so little is known about the virus, known as COVID-19, the experts didn’t want to run the risk of exposure or spread, MailOnline reported. Instead, they used an adenovirus – one of the most common causes of respiratory infections and behind between two and five percent of colds. Other companies vying to develop a vaccine have based theirs on ones previously manufactured during the SARS outbreak and abandoned after it subsided within six months. Scientists at the University of Texas had to recreate a molecule that makes up the spike protein on the coronavirus’ surface to produce a 3D map of the structure. They believe the compound itself can be used as a vaccine triggering an immune response to the virus.


newspunch--2020-02-22--New Species Of Snail Named After Greta Thunberg

A team of researchers decided to bestow teen climate activist Greta Thunberg with what is arguably the greatest honor ever to mark all her wonderful achievements .
The scientific community have named a newly discovered snail after her .
RT reports : The ‘ Craspedotropis gretathunbergae ’ is a new species of temperature-sensitive land snail discovered by Taxon expeditions in the forests of Borneo .
“ The newly described snail belongs to the so-called caenogastropods , a group of land snails known to be sensitive to drought , temperature extremes and forest degradation , ” said snail expert Menno Schilthuizen @ @ @ @ @ @ @ apparently “ delighted ” to have the snail named after her , the team claims .
“ Naming this snail after Greta Thunberg is our way of acknowledging that her generation will be responsible for fixing problems that they did not create , ” said J.P. Lim , who found the first specimen of the species .
It ’ s not the first tiny creature named after the climate crusader , who previously had a beetle named after her .
While many stunninglyoriginal online comedians repeated the same joke ad nauseam saying , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” or something to that effect , others opted instead for the trusty GIF to express their feelings about the discovery and its connection with the child climate activist .

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RT reports: The ‘Craspedotropis gretathunbergae’ is a new species of temperature-sensitive land snail discovered by Taxon expeditions in the forests of Borneo.
“The newly described snail belongs to the so-called caenogastropods, a group of land snails known to be sensitive to drought, temperature extremes and forest degradation,” said snail expert Menno Schilthuizen, co-founder of Taxon.
Greta is apparently “delighted” to have the snail named after her, the team claims.
“Naming this snail after Greta Thunberg is our way of acknowledging that her generation will be responsible for fixing problems that they did not create,” said J.P. Lim, who found the first specimen of the species.
It’s not the first tiny creature named after the climate crusader, who previously had a beetle named after her.
Moving images!
The wonderful @AukeFlorian made this research trailer for us, using great macro and drone footage by @RivieraMacro, to introduce to the world the new snail named in honour of @GretaThunberg pic.twitter.com/6r7vZHW5Kx — Taxon Expeditions (@TaxonExped) February 20, 2020
While many stunninglyoriginal online comedians repeated the same joke ad nauseam saying, “I can see the resemblance,” or something to that effect, others opted instead for the trusty GIF to express their feelings about the discovery and its connection with the child climate activist.


newspunch--2020-02-23--Tony Blair Claims He Could Have Stopped Brexit & United The Country

Former British prime minister Tony Blair has claimed that if he had been in power he could have “ united the country ” after stopping Brexit .
Blair , who is the least favourite leader of the past century according to a recent YouGov poll of Labour members , suggested that he would have stopped the UK leaving the EU before “ dealing with the problems ” that persuaded people to vote for Brexit in the 2016 referendum .
Yahoo News reports : Blair , who was talking at an event marking 120 years of the Labour Party , described @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” and towns and cities above London ’ s M25 corridor as “ these northern places ” .
The former Sedgefield MP was one of the leading “ stop Brexit ” voices before Boris Johnson ’ s landslide election win .
He also said Brexit could have been prevented if Labour had been a “ serious opposition ” under Jeremy Corbyn .
Speaking at King ’ s College London on Thursday , Blair said : “ I don ’ t think you can ever unite the country over Brexit .
You can unite @ @ @ @ @ @ @ if we had stopped Brexit , which I think we could have done if we had a serious opposition , I would have said you immediately would have to deal with all the problems that gave rise to [ people voting for ] Brexit .
“ You would have to take a whole series of measures to make sure you are pulling those people back towards you , having alienated them by not doing Brexit.
” He went on : “ What Boris Johnson is doing is wrapping it around the other way @ @ @ @ @ @ @ do Brexit and reach out to all these northern places , and we ’ re going to try and keep those Brexit people with us .
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Former British prime minister Tony Blair has claimed that if he had been in power he could have “united the country” after stopping Brexit.
Blair, who is the least favourite leader of the past century according to a recent YouGov poll of Labour members, suggested that he would have stopped the UK leaving the EU before “dealing with the problems” that persuaded people to vote for Brexit in the 2016 referendum.
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Yahoo News reports: Blair, who was talking at an event marking 120 years of the Labour Party, described Leave supporters as “these Brexit people” and towns and cities above London’s M25 corridor as “these northern places”.
The former Sedgefield MP was one of the leading “stop Brexit” voices before Boris Johnson’s landslide election win. He also said Brexit could have been prevented if Labour had been a “serious opposition” under Jeremy Corbyn.
Speaking at King’s College London on Thursday, Blair said: “I don’t think you can ever unite the country over Brexit. You can unite them after Brexit.
“So, if we had stopped Brexit, which I think we could have done if we had a serious opposition, I would have said you immediately would have to deal with all the problems that gave rise to [people voting for] Brexit.
“You would have to take a whole series of measures to make sure you are pulling those people back towards you, having alienated them by not doing Brexit.”
He went on: “What Boris Johnson is doing is wrapping it around the other way: ‘I’m going to do Brexit and reach out to all these northern places, and we’re going to try and keep those Brexit people with us.’”


newspunch--2020-02-23--JP Morgan Warns That Climate Change Could Spell The End Of The Human Race

The biggest bank in the Western world is warning that climate change could lead to the end of the human race ‘ as we know it ’ Economists at JP Morgan Chase warned clients that the climate crisis threatens the survival of humanity and that the planet is on an unsustainable trajectory .
The report dated 14 Jan notes : “ We can not rule out catastrophic outcomes where human life as we know it is threatened ” The Mail Online reports : In an apocalyptic report sent to clients , economists at JP Morgan Chase said failing to cut @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ events such as extreme weather , war , food and water shortages , and devastation of nature .
The American bank said huge numbers of people may have to leave their countries because of rising sea levels or farmland left barren by sweltering heat .
It also issued a warning to say tens of trillions of dollars would be wiped off the global economy ’ s growth .
The bank ’ s analysts said the impact of climate change is broad , affecting everything from health and political stress to biodiversity and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ We can not rule out catastrophic outcomes where human life as we know it is threatened.
’ The warning – contained in a research paper titled ‘ Risky business : The climate and the macroeconomy ’ – comes after green campaigners accused it of being one of the biggest contributors to climate change in the corporate world .
JP Morgan provided more than £150billion to businesses linked to fossil fuels between 2016 and 2018 , according to the Rainforest Action Network .
Climate activists have branded the bank ’ s 63-year-old chief , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ personal fortune of £1.3billion – the ‘ world ’ s worst banker of climate change ’ .
Extinction Rebellion activists yesterday called on the bank to ‘ put its house in order and take action ’ , claiming it was ‘ financially fuelling the climate and ecological crisis which is destroying lives ’ .
The group said : ‘ The report is candid , it exposes the risks facing our civilisations , including natural disasters and conflict , spelling out likely scenarios which create huge challenges for the survival of the human race.
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ not just the biggest economic problem humanity has ever faced , but the biggest moral one .
It is not the incomes of our children and grandchildren we are talking about here but their lives.
’ The report by JP Morgan ’ s analysts contains suggestions which are likely to leave some business leaders aghast .
They said ‘ a tax on CO2 emissions ’ would be one of the most effective ways to encourage firms to move to using green energy .
However they admitted this would not ‘ happen any time @ @ @ @ @ @ @ countries about the impact it could have on jobs and economic growth , while developing nations fear improvements in living conditions would be hampered .

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Economists at JP Morgan Chase warned clients that the climate crisis threatens the survival of humanity and that the planet is on an unsustainable trajectory.
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The report dated 14 Jan notes: “We cannot rule out catastrophic outcomes where human life as we know it is threatened”
The Mail Online reports: In an apocalyptic report sent to clients, economists at JP Morgan Chase said failing to cut carbon emissions could lead to ‘catastrophic’ events such as extreme weather, war, food and water shortages, and devastation of nature.
The American bank said huge numbers of people may have to leave their countries because of rising sea levels or farmland left barren by sweltering heat.
It also issued a warning to say tens of trillions of dollars would be wiped off the global economy’s growth.
The bank’s analysts said the impact of climate change is broad, affecting everything from health and political stress to biodiversity and species survival, and added: ‘We cannot rule out catastrophic outcomes where human life as we know it is threatened.’
The warning – contained in a research paper titled ‘Risky business: The climate and the macroeconomy’ – comes after green campaigners accused it of being one of the biggest contributors to climate change in the corporate world.
JP Morgan provided more than £150billion to businesses linked to fossil fuels between 2016 and 2018, according to the Rainforest Action Network.
Climate activists have branded the bank’s 63-year-old chief, Jamie Dimon – who has an estimated personal fortune of £1.3billion – the ‘world’s worst banker of climate change’.
Extinction Rebellion activists yesterday called on the bank to ‘put its house in order and take action’, claiming it was ‘financially fuelling the climate and ecological crisis which is destroying lives’.
The group said: ‘The report is candid, it exposes the risks facing our civilisations, including natural disasters and conflict, spelling out likely scenarios which create huge challenges for the survival of the human race.’
They added: ‘This is not just the biggest economic problem humanity has ever faced, but the biggest moral one. It is not the incomes of our children and grandchildren we are talking about here but their lives.’
The report by JP Morgan’s analysts contains suggestions which are likely to leave some business leaders aghast.
They said ‘a tax on CO2 emissions’ would be one of the most effective ways to encourage firms to move to using green energy.
However they admitted this would not ‘happen any time soon’ because of concerns in developed countries about the impact it could have on jobs and economic growth, while developing nations fear improvements in living conditions would be hampered.


newspunch--2020-02-23--Russiagate: Trump Blames ‘Shifty Schiff’ For Sanders Leak

President Trump has accused House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff of leaking a report on alleged Russian meddling to support Bernie Sanders ’ s campaign .
The US president said : “ It sounds like it ’ s ‘ 16 all over again….. you know what ’ s happening .
You can see the handwriting on the wall.
” As Sanders surged in the polls , the Washington Post ran an article on Friday describing a covert Russian effort to help the Vermont senator win the Democratic nomination .
The article did not specify “ what form that Russian assistance @ @ @ @ @ @ @ evidence , only assertions from anonymous intelligence officials .
Sanders ’ s campaign was briefed on the supposed Russian plot , but President Trump stated on Sunday that his administration received no such warning , despite the article ’ s claim that he had .
“ Nobody said it to me at all , nobody briefed me about that at all , ” Trump told reporters outside the White House .
According to the article , the anonymous intelligence official sounded the alarm at a closed-doors meeting of the House Intelligence Committee last @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the report had been leaked to the Post by committee chairman Adam Schiff – a committed ‘ Russiagater ’ who led the impeachment effort against Trump .
They leaked it , Adam Schiff and his group , they leaked it to the papers , ” Trump said .
“ He should not be leaking information out of intelligence .
They ought to investigate Adam Schiff.
” “ What it could be is , you know , the Democrats are treating Bernie Sanders very unfairly , ” the president continued .
“ It sounds @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Schiff , because they don ’ t want Bernie Sanders to represent them .
It sounds like 2016 all over again for Bernie Sanders.
” Earlier on Sunday , National Security Advisor Michael O ’ Brien told CBS News that he hadn ’ t “ seen any intelligence to support the report.
” “ These are leaks that were coming from a House Intel Committee hearing , ” O ’ Brien said .
“ I haven ’ t seen any intelligence to back up what I ’ m reading in the papers.
” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , 2016 saw Sanders pipped at the post by Hillary Clinton , whose campaign coordinated with the Democratic National Committee to secure her nomination .
This time around , the Democratic establishment and its supporters in the media once again have the socialist senator in their sights .
The Washington Post ’ s “ bombshell ” article preceded several TV spots over the weekend , in which liberal anchors compared Sanders ’ s rise to that of Adolf Hitler , and claimed that Vladimir Putin is overseeing his campaign , all in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ negative coverage has apparently done little to dent Sanders ’ s popularity at the polls .
Indeed , the Vermont lawmaker seems to have a Trump-like ability to deflect negative coverage , and a loyal voter base – the ‘ Bernie Bros ’ the mainstream media wrung its hands over in recent weeks – who are distrustful of both the party establishment and the media .
Sanders won a decisive victory in Nevada and , with some results still outstanding on Sunday , held a 26-point lead over his nearest rival , former @ @ @ @ @ @ @ favorite Biden is polling ahead of Sanders in South Carolina – the sight of the next primary showdown – Sanders is topping the majority of nationwide polls .

President Trump has accused House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff of leaking a report on alleged Russian meddling to support Bernie Sanders’s campaign.
The US president said: “It sounds like it’s ‘16 all over again….. you know what’s happening. You can see the handwriting on the wall.”
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As Sanders surged in the polls, the Washington Post ran an article on Friday describing a covert Russian effort to help the Vermont senator win the Democratic nomination. The article did not specify “what form that Russian assistance has taken,” and provided no evidence, only assertions from anonymous intelligence officials.
Sanders’s campaign was briefed on the supposed Russian plot, but President Trump stated on Sunday that his administration received no such warning, despite the article’s claim that he had.
“Nobody said it to me at all, nobody briefed me about that at all,” Trump told reporters outside the White House.
According to the article, the anonymous intelligence official sounded the alarm at a closed-doors meeting of the House Intelligence Committee last week. Trump claimed on Sunday that the report had been leaked to the Post by committee chairman Adam Schiff – a committed ‘Russiagater’ who led the impeachment effort against Trump.
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They leaked it, Adam Schiff and his group, they leaked it to the papers,” Trump said. “He should not be leaking information out of intelligence. They ought to investigate Adam Schiff.”
“What it could be is, you know, the Democrats are treating Bernie Sanders very unfairly,” the president continued. “It sounds to me like a leak from Adam Schiff, because they don’t want Bernie Sanders to represent them. It sounds like 2016 all over again for Bernie Sanders.”
You know what’s happening. You can see the handwriting on the wall.
Earlier on Sunday, National Security Advisor Michael O’Brien told CBS News that he hadn’t “seen any intelligence to support the report.”
“These are leaks that were coming from a House Intel Committee hearing,” O’Brien said. “I haven’t seen any intelligence to back up what I’m reading in the papers.”
Despite a tidal wave of popular support, 2016 saw Sanders pipped at the post by Hillary Clinton, whose campaign coordinated with the Democratic National Committee to secure her nomination.
This time around, the Democratic establishment and its supporters in the media once again have the socialist senator in their sights. The Washington Post’s “bombshell” article preceded several TV spots over the weekend, in which liberal anchors compared Sanders’s rise to that of Adolf Hitler, and claimed that Vladimir Putin is overseeing his campaign, all in the name of getting Trump re-elected.
The negative coverage has apparently done little to dent Sanders’s popularity at the polls. Indeed, the Vermont lawmaker seems to have a Trump-like ability to deflect negative coverage, and a loyal voter base – the ‘Bernie Bros’ the mainstream media wrung its hands over in recent weeks – who are distrustful of both the party establishment and the media.
Sanders won a decisive victory in Nevada and, with some results still outstanding on Sunday, held a 26-point lead over his nearest rival, former Vice President Joe Biden. Though establishment favorite Biden is polling ahead of Sanders in South Carolina – the sight of the next primary showdown – Sanders is topping the majority of nationwide polls.