prisonplanet--2020-01-13--Why Are Volcanoes All Over The Globe Suddenly Shooting Giant Clouds Of Ash Miles Into The Air?

Why Are Volcanoes All Over The Globe Suddenly Shooting Giant Clouds Of Ash Miles Into The Air ?
There certainly hasn ’ t been a lack of seismic activity so far in 2020 .
Just a few days ago , I wrote about the horrific earthquake swarm that Puerto Rico is currently experiencing .
More than 1,000 earthquakes have rattled Puerto Rico so far , and as you will see below , it was just hit by another very large earthquake .
But right now volcanic eruptions have taken center stage .
In particular , a massive eruption in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ world , but what most people don ’ t realize is that several other volcanoes have also blown their tops in spectacular fashion within the past week .
Suddenly , volcanoes all over the globe are shooting giant clouds of ash miles into the air , and this is greatly puzzling many of the experts .
Let ’ s review what we have witnessed over the past 7 days .
Last Tuesday , one of the most important volcanoes in Alaska shot hot ash 25,000 feet into the air… There are 5280 feet @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are talking about an ash cloud nearly 5 miles high .
Then on Thursday , Mt .
Popocatepetl in Mexico shot hot ash nearly 4 miles into the sky… Those that follow my work on a regular basis already know that I am deeply concerned about Mt .
Popocatepetl .
It has the potential to create the worst natural disaster in the modern history of North America , because it is quite close to Mexico City .
The following summary of the potential threat that Mt .
Popocatepetl poses comes from one of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ live within 60 miles of Popocatepetl ’ s crater , and so we are talking about the potential for death and destruction on a scale that is difficult to imagine .
In ancient times , Mt .
Popocatepetl buried entire Aztec cities in super-heated mud , but then it went to sleep for about 1,000 years .
Unfortunately for us , it started waking up again in the 1990s , and now this is the most active that we have seen it ever since the volcano originally reawakened .
Let us hope that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the death and destruction that a catastrophic eruption would cause would be off the charts .
Meanwhile , down in South America the Sabancaya volcano in Peru just shot a plume of volcanic ash approximately 24,000 feet into the air… But hardly anyone is paying any attention to what just took place in Peru because of what just happened in the Philippines .
On Sunday , Taal volcano roared to life , and it is being reported that the eruption sent “ steam , ash and pebbles up to 10 to 15 kilometers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the sky ” .
Can you imagine that ?
According to USA Today , ash has already reached Manila , and “ red-hot lava ” has started gushing out of the volcano… Unfortunately , authorities are warning that the worst may still be yet to come .
In fact , they are telling us that a “ hazardous explosive eruption ” could literally happen at any moment… Meanwhile , we continue to see unusual earthquake activity all over the globe .
After already experiencing more than 1,000 earthquakes since the beginning of 2020 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ magnitude 5.9 quake on Saturday… For quite a while , I have been warning that our planet is becoming increasingly unstable and that the shaking is only going to get worse .
I know that a lot of people didn ’ t believe me at first , and that is okay .
After the events of the last few days , perhaps a few more people will start to understand what is going on .
There have always been earthquakes and volcanic eruptions , but for most of our lives we have been @ @ @ @ @ @ @ generally stable .
Unfortunately , that is no longer a safe assumption .
We have entered a period of time when all of the old assumptions will no longer apply , and everything that can be shaken will be shaken .
This article was posted : Monday , January 13 , 2020 at 6:06 am


prisonplanet--2020-01-13--12 Signs That The Economy Is Seriously Slowing Down As 2020 Begins

12 Signs That The Economy Is Seriously Slowing Down As 2020 Begins Lost in all of the headlines about Iran and impeachment is the fact that the U.S. economic slowdown which began during the latter stages of last year appears to be accelerating .
The final numbers which will tell us if we are officially in a recession at this moment won ’ t be released until months from now , but for millions upon millions of Americans it definitely feels like one has already started .
Yes , the stock market has been soaring , but at this point @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from economic reality .
And as you will see later in this article , stock prices are now the most overvalued that they have ever been in all of American history .
But before we get to that , let ’ s talk about what is happening in the real economy .
The following are 12 signs that the economy is seriously slowing down as 2020 begins… # 1 The U.S. Manufacturing Purchasing Managers Index has been in contraction for 5 months in a row , and it is now at the lowest @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
# 2 Last month , manufacturing employment fell at the fastest pace we have seen since August 2009 .
# 3 Last month , new manufacturing orders fell at the fastest pace we have seen since April 2009 .
# 4 Chicago PMI has been contracting for 4 months in a row .
# 6 Borden Dairy , one of the largest dairy companies in the entire world , declared bankruptcy just a few days ago .
# 7 Earlier this month , the Baltic Dry Index had its worst day in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the decline in the Baltic Dry Index this month is the largest that we have seen since 2008 .
# 9 The auto recession just continues to get even worse .
Thanks to the substantial slowdown we witnessed during the second half of 2019 , the total number of cars and trucks sold in the United States during all of 2019 was actually below the level that we witnessed back in 2000 when our population was significantly smaller .
# 10 Used heavy duty truck prices have fallen “ as much as 50 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s just announced that they will be closing 28 stores .
# 12 To start the year , AT & T is laying off thousands of workers , and according to Robert Reich those being laid off “ will have to train their foreign replacements “ .
Of course many of the “ experts ” continue to assure us that everything will be just fine .
In fact , one panel of “ experts ” recently came to the conclusion that there is “ almost no chance of a recession this year ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ if it was true .
Sadly , the numbers that I just shared with you tell a completely different story .
They tell the story of an economy that is most definitely heading for a recession .
And according to John Williams of shadowstats.com , if the government was using honest numbers they would show that we are actually in a recession right now .
But what about the stock market ?
Shouldn ’ t the fact that stock prices have been soaring be seen as an optimistic sign ?
Well , there @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of this nature throughout our history , and all of them have ended very badly .
In 1929 , stock prices were at an all-time record high and it seemed like the economic good times would never end .
But then the stock market crashed and we plummeted into the Great Depression of the 1930s .
In 2000 , the dotcom bubble pushed stock prices to absolutely absurd heights , but then stock prices quickly collapsed when the bubble burst and the U.S. economy fell into a very painful recession .
During the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ prices once again rose to dizzying levels and it seemed like the party would last indefinitely .
But then the financial crisis struck , and the Great Recession of 2008 and 2009 was the most excruciating economic downturn our nation has experienced since the 1930s .
Unfortunately , we are even more primed for a stock market crash now than we were in any of the previous examples that I just shared .
So how do I know this ?
Well , for one thing P/E ratios have become ridiculously inflated .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ price-to-sales ratios for the S & P 500 are now at the highest level in all of U.S. history… In other words , in the entire history of the United States stock prices have never been more overvalued than they are at this moment .
And every other time we have seen stock price ratios get this high , an absolutely horrifying stock market crash has followed .
The optimists are insisting that things will somehow turn out differently this time .
They assure us that everything is under control and that very @ @ @ @ @ @ @ believe them if you want , but every indicator is pointing in the opposite direction .
This article was posted : Monday , January 13 , 2020 at 5:57 am

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prisonplanet--2020-01-13--Iran Says De-Escalation ‘Only Solution’ As Anti-Government Protests In Tehran Turn Bloody

Iran Says De-Escalation ‘ Only Solution ’ As Anti-Government Protests In Tehran Turn Bloody The government of Iran signaled that they would prefer to de-escalate tensions with the United States following 10 days of military skirmishes during which Tehran shot down a civilian aircraft .
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani told the visiting emir of Qatar that de-escalation is the “ only solution ” to the regional crisis sparked by the US killing of Iran ’ s top general , Qasem Soleimani , according to AFP citing the emirate ’ s ruler .
“ This visit comes at a critical time @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani , adding “ We agreed… that the only solution to these crises is de-escalation from everyone and dialogue.
” Iranian President Hassan Rouhani told the visiting emir of Qatar that de-escalation is the “ only solution ” to the regional crisis sparked by the US killing of Iran ’ s top general , Qasem Soleimani , according to AFP citing the emirate ’ s ruler .
“ This visit comes at a critical time in the region , ” said Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani , adding @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to these crises is de-escalation from everyone and dialogue.
” Rouhani , meanwhile , said “ Given the importance of security of the region… we ’ ve decided to have more consultations and cooperation for the security of the entire region.
” Also on Sunday , Hossein Salami , commander of Iran ’ s Revolutionary Guards , said the missiles it fired last Wednesday on Iraqi bases hosting US troops were not aimed at killing American personnel .
“ Our aim was not really to kill enemy soldiers .
That was not important @ @ @ @ @ @ @ US said no American personnel were harmed in the attacks .
Across the border in Iraq , the military said rockets slammed on Sunday into Al-Balad , an Iraqi airbase where US forces have been stationed , wounding two Iraqi officers and two airmen .
–AFP While millions of Iranians turned out for the funeral of Solemani , Iran ’ s call to de-escalate comes as waves of anti-government protesters have taken to the streets to demand that Iran ’ s leaders , including Ayatollah Khamenei , step down over their initially concealing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ After several days of denial , Rouhani on Saturday admitted that “ human error ” was to blame after a Ukraine International Airlines Boeing 737 was shot down two minutes after taking off from Tehran , killing all 176 people on board .
The Guards ’ aerospace commander General Amirali Hajizadeh has accepted full responsibility , however demonstrators quickly filled the streets during a Saturday evening memorial at Tehran ’ s Amir Kabir University and shouted “ death to liars !
“ On Sunday , President Trump tweeted : “ To the leaders @ @ @ @ @ @ @ PROTESTERS .
Thousands have already been killed or imprisoned by you , and the World is watching , ” adding “ Turn your internet back on and let reporters roam free !
Stop the killing of your great Iranian people !
” The protests , meanwhile , have gotten bloody ; Seems like Iran sees the writing on the wall and is trying to head off another colorful revolution courtesy of Regime Change , Inc .
This article was posted : Monday , January 13 , 2020 at 5:53 am


prisonplanet--2020-01-13--Facebook Glitch Reveals Greta Thunburg’s Father Posting As Teenage Climate Activist

A Thursday evening software update at Facebook accidentally allowed anyone to view exactly who is posting under the accounts of public figures , businesses and other entities , according to Wired .
The result ?
For starters , some 3 million followers of teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg have been reading posts written by her father , Svante Thunberg , and a climate activist in India who serves as a delegate at the UN ’ s Climate Change organization , Adarsh Prathap .
Thunberg , Inc. claims Greta is still the one writing the content .
Greta , Inc. explained @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to be the young climate activist .
“ Some people have been asking who manages this page .
First of all , since last spring I only use Facebook to repost what I write on my Twitter and Instagram accounts , ” reads the post , in which ‘ she ’ says she tried Facebook “ early on , ” but didn ’ t like it , so she uses “ my father Svantes account to repost content.
” “ The rest that is shared on Facebook is reposted from Twitter and Instagram @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Thunberg Facebook page long before I knew it existed .
His name is Adarsh Prathap and he lives in India .
Since a lot of people thought it was my official page in the beginning I asked if I could co-manage it and he said yes.
” Greta claims to have written all the content posted by her father and Prathap .
In other words , “ of course it ’ s not me silly – you should have known I just ‘ co-manage ’ the fan page.
” Except – by all @ @ @ @ @ @ @ page alone .
Facebook ’ s ‘ page transparency ’ shows Greta as the confirmed owner – with the only clue suggesting she might have help being a page manager located in India .
According to Facebook , the flaw was quickly fixed – but not before the people behind famous accounts were revealed and shared on public forums such as 4chan .
“ We quickly fixed an issue where someone could see who edited or published a post on behalf of a Page when looking at its edit history , ” said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ We are grateful to the security researcher who alerted us to this issue.
” Facebook says the bug was the result of a code update that it pushed Thursday evening .
It ’ s not something most people would have encountered on their own , since it took navigating to a Page , viewing an edit history , and realizing that there shouldn ’ t be a name and profile picture assigned to edits to exploit it .
Still , despite the Friday morning fix , screenshots circulated on 4chan , Imgur , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ accounts behind the official Facebook Pages of the pseudonymous artist Banksy , Russian president Vladimir Putin , former US secretary of state Hillary Clinton , Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau , the hacking collective Anonymous , climate activist Greta Thunberg , and rapper Snoop Dogg , among others .
Facebook points out that no information beyond a name and public profile link were available , but that information isn ’ t supposed to appear in the edit history at all .
And for people , say , running anti-regime Pages under a repressive @ @ @ @ @ @ @ public is plenty alarming .
–Wired “ People who run sensitive Pages from their own Facebook should now consider that their identity may be known , ” said Lukasz Olejnik independent privacy adviser and Oxford University Center for Technology and Global Affairs .
“ While mistakes happen , this one is unexpected.
” This article was posted : Monday , January 13 , 2020 at 5:49 am


prisonplanet--2020-01-13--Muslim scholar on Iranians protesting shot down plane: ‘This regime, for the first time ever, is ser

Muslim scholar on Iranians protesting shot down plane: ‘This regime, for the first time ever, is seriously threatened’

Muslim scholar on Iranians protesting shot down plane : ‘ This regime , for the first time ever , is seriously threatened ’ Council on Foreign Relations member Qanta Ahmed weighed in on Sunday on the anti-government protests that had erupted at Iranian universities across the country on Saturday in response to Iran ’ s admission that it unintentionally shot down a Ukrainian passenger plane killing all 176 people on board , saying that she thinks “ this regime , for the first time ever , is seriously threatened.
” Ahmed , a Muslim scholar , made the comment on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Sunday adding that the regime “ is in its most fragile and precarious time probably since 1979.
” “ They ’ ve had a disastrous outcome to their attempt of intimidating the United States , their attempts on the embassy in Baghdad failed , they ’ ve had Qassem Soleimani [ figuratively ] decapitated , they had to admit that they shot down their own commercial airliner , killing hundreds of people , 83 Iranians , many Iranians have lost multiple family members , ” she explained .
The head of the Islamic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ told state TV that his unit accepts “ full responsibility ” for shooting down the Ukrainian aircraft , just minutes after it took off from Tehran ’ s international airport on Wednesday .
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani blamed “ human error ” in a tweet Friday , and called it a “ great tragedy and unforgivable mistake.
” This article was posted : Monday , January 13 , 2020 at 5:45 am


prisonplanet--2020-01-13--Iran Guards Claims Missiles Did Not Aim to Kill U.S. Troops

Iran Guards Claims Missiles Did Not Aim to Kill U.S .
Troops Iran ’ s Revolutionary Guards said Sunday it @ @ @ @ @ US troops when it fired a wave of missiles last week at Iraqi bases hosting @ @ @ @ @ aim was not really to kill enemy soldiers .
That was not important , ” @ @ @ @ @ Hossein Salami , told parliament , referring to last Wednesday ’ s missile operation launched @ @ @ @ @ a top Iranian general .
This article was posted : Monday , January 13 , @ @ @ @


prisonplanet--2020-01-13--Pelosi Diminishes Iranian Protesters: ‘Different Reasons People In The Streets’

Scary lack of depth of understanding as to what ’ s actually going on .
This article was posted : @ @ @ @ @ 2020 at 5:38 am


prisonplanet--2020-01-13--Universal Basic Income: A Dream Come True For Despots

I ’ m sitting in the pub after a Skeptics Society meet up .
I don ’ t go very often , but there was a famous author speaking , and living ( as most of us do these days ) in something of a social media bubble , this is a rare opportunity for me to actually get a window into what thinking people outside of my circle have to say on some of the issues of the day .
A warm chat ensues over a pint with a couple of the other attendees , when miraculously the conversation @ @ @ @ @ @ @ basic income ( UBI ) .
My neighbour gushes with vigour over its merits .
He eagerly vows that it will solve innumerable problems facing our civilisation and I get the feeling he has been spreading the gospel at every available turn because this idea is the crucial one .
If only he can get enough people to believe it… I abstain from mentioning my book as I don ’ t want to prejudice his answers to any of my questions .
I politely wait my turn , and then ask a simple @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the potential disadvantages of the basic income would be , then ?
” Despite the heated disagreements between economists on just about every issue under the sun , there is probably one point that they are all actually unanimous on .
That is the fact that every policy has winners and losers .
Given that human wants are infinite but our means towards attaining those wants are limited , policies , by their nature , advantage some groups at the expense of others .
But the universal basic income seems unaffected .
It @ @ @ @ @ @ @ eliminate stress , reduce crime , unleash entrepreneurship , emancipate women , save us from AI , and fight climate change .
I ’ m not not exaggerating .
I googled , and there are multiple articles claiming that , not only will the UBI save the economy from flatlining due to a lack of consumer demand by increasing consumption , but somehow also put a halt to global warming as well — contradictory as these two aims may seem .
Is the UBI is a flying unicorn that poops rainbows ?
Perhaps @ @ @ @ @ @ @ will be nullified around the good intentions of its advocates .
Such is the strength and cavalier nature of the latter ’ s idealism .
Perhaps I ’ m being a little harsh on budding idealists , though .
After all , this lad doesn ’ t have a background in economics , does he ?
He ’ s just looking for an easy way to save the world .
Surely I should pick on someone my own size .
Professional advocates of the UBI are bound to be more evenhanded in their @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the program and present a more nuanced view , aren ’ t they ?
Well , not according to the titles of their books … The Russians were also offered utopia after the tsars , as were the Chinese when Mao came to power .
So if I deviate from my so-far-ecumenical tone in this new coda , it ’ s in part because people seem to too readily forget what the road to hell is paved with .
Trusting the World ’ s Regimes to Do Good ?
Most people agree @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that political powers will inevitably be used to further the agenda of officeholders and their cronies .
That said , despite being immersed in the current thinking regarding UBI for three years now , I have seen precious little worrying as to what the government — or a future government — might actually do once it has seized control over everyone ’ s purse strings .
After all , these governments are composed of the same people who launched a permanent war in the Middle East , wasting trillions of dollars on destroying @ @ @ @ @ @ @ out the banks from the public purse and gave themselves raises after telling the rest of the nation we had to tighten our belts .
They have robbed the young of the opportunity to own a home by sending house prices through the roof and mean to leave them a nation in ruinous debt .
They continue locking away huge numbers of people for decades for victimless crimes , leaving their children to be raised single-handed .
They created an oligopoly of higher education provision forcing generations into student debt that can not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that are so restrictive that people must pay inordinate sums to get care or are otherwise forced onto government waiting lists so long that many of their conditions are chronic or untreatable before they are seen to .
Am I the only one who thinks these powers may be used for evil rather than good ?
One such cautionary tale may be found in China .
If we take a look across to China , where they are instituting a “ social credit system , ” we might glean some insight into what @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the UBI .
Under the Chinese social credit system the government judges their citizens ’ behaviour and trustworthiness in order to assign each person a rating out of one thousand which the state can then improve or dock .
If people play their music too loud , don ’ t pay a court bill , owe the government money , or are caught jaywalking , for example , they can lose certain rights , such as booking flights or train tickets .
The government can have an individual ’ s internet speed throttled @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the best jobs .
Parents can have their children banned from the best schools , be excluded from the best hotels , be publicly named and shamed as “ bad citizens , ” and even have the family dog taken away .
Now a basic income guarantee may begin universal , but as the years wear on and it proves expensive to provide , it might be that corners have to be cut in order to ensure its continued fungibility .
Hardly anyone will object to the UBI being withdrawn from criminals , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ antisocial behaviour .
People may have their universal basic income docked for committing petty crimes like littering the street .
A few might moan that this is the beginning of a government social engineering program , but to most people this will seem like a quite a sensible and reasonable measure .
After all , we all “ benefit ” from the benevolence of society providing our roads and schools , and now our basic income .
So if some choose to repay society in disrespect , with such vulgar behaviour as littering @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , spitting on the street , failing to remove their dog foul , or what have you , why should society continue to furnish them with the fullness of a basic income ?
Besides , if their basic income is docked for several months they are unlikely to repeat the crime — they will soon learn their lesson .
It will save money on law enforcement , lengthy court trials , and prison sentences as well , all of which are costly .
Clipping people ’ s basic income will soon seem the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ crimes and misdemeanours .
People may be sanctioned for things like not sorting out their recycling .
After all , the government provides garbage disposal for us , and the environment is at stake .
Governments are already looking at sanctioning people for this kind of behaviour , so the step would not be much of a leap .
These steps will simply be designed to acclimatize people to the idea of being “ nudged ” in the right direction before more radical measures are taken to use the UBI to shape their @ @ @ @ @ @ @ their social credit score docked for buying too many videogames .
Under the UBI , there are bound to be complaints that some people are taking advantage of the system but are not contributing , and that that is bad for them as well as for society .
It will therefore seem sensible to save money , and encourage people into better habits , by docking their universal basic income if they spend too much time playing on the computer , on clicking around on social media .
The government will likely have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of activities they should be getting up to instead .
They may soon also want to reward people for good behaviour , like contributing to charity or volunteering .
But how long can such a system remain impartial ?
How long before people start creating malignant causes to launder and take advantage of free government money ?
How long before the government starts to select which causes are worthy and which are not ?
The government rewarding specific activities with public funds supplants the market system with a “ bribocracy ” where people @ @ @ @ @ @ @ providing goods and services that others are willing to pay for , but by finding out what the government approves of and collecting brownie points .
If spying on neighbors and reporting their so-called antisocial behaviour qualifies , then the government will have found a role for the new class of sycophants — the idea becomes all the scarier .
It would not be the first time governments have called upon their citizens to tell on their neighbor .
In China people can have their social credit score docked for posting fake news @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , ask , fake according to whom ?
After all , the Chinese government maintains that the Tienanmen Square Massacre of 1989 was “ fake news ” drummed up by the West to undermine the regime .
Closer to home , the mainstream media was entirely complicit in selling the war on Iraq to the public , but I very much doubt we will see people being sanctioned for posting news from mainstream sources such as the BBC or MSNBC .
Our leaders are above falsifying our historic records and sending embarrassing incidents @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The purse strings of the universal basic income also present a grave threat to freedom of speech .
Anyone who has been following the “ woke wars ” on Twitter and other social media platforms will have heard of people receiving lifetime bans for tweeting things like “ Men are never women.
” Now whether you believe such a message is transphobic or otherwise , you may at least believe that someone has the right to tweet it , and be duly educated as to the wrongs of their action by other @ @ @ @ @ @ @ easily become the new weapon to wield against those who hold unpopular opinions or those that are simply no longer politically correct .
It will be first used to strike against unpopular groups such as racists , misogynists , homophobes , and bigots .
Not many people will come to their defense when they lose their basic income for spreading hate .
But one day you yourself may hold an unpopular opinion that is relatively benign .
Maybe you will say that people shouldn ’ t have their basic income docked just because @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
You will not just be slapped with a Twitter ban , you will potentially lose $ 1000 a month .
Conservative Charles Murray states in Losing Ground , his book advocating the UBI , that it would require people to have a “ universal passport ” and “ known bank account.
” I don ’ t think it ’ s unrealistic to imagine that people may soon be forced to accept a mandatory government ID card in order to claim their basic income .
Before long they will be asked to show @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and government buildings .
Then at the airport to get on a plane .
Then simply to board a train or a bus .
Then to get into a bar .
Then to get into a restaurant .
Then show it to any policeman who asks to see it .
Before long , every public place we go we ’ ll be asked to show our ID card .
Failure to produce it may result in a penalty to our UBI .
You will need to show your ID card in order to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ may result in a penalty to your UBI as well .
In a time of war you will be asked to enlist in the military or risk losing your UBI for denying your patriotic duty .
Just as states freeze the assets of suspected fraudsters , they will soon be freezing the “ known bank accounts ” of political dissidents .
By the time they come for those with radical ideas about freedom from government tyranny there will be precious few left to speak out for us .
Far from creating a futuristic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are met — we are all liberated to pursue our dreams , become great scientists , scholars , artists , and entrepreneurs , the universal basic income threatens a totalitarian horror the likes of which we are used to seeing imagined only on The Twilight Zone and The Outer Limits .
Certainly the poor , who depend solely on their handouts to survive , will quickly become very cautious of what they say and do , but even reasonably affluent people will think twice before risking a sum that is high enough to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the state as each of our patrons — and us as wards of the state .
Once this relationship is established we will enter into a frightening era where the government is our provider and the UBI can easily be weaponized by our rulers to shape us into compliance .
This article was posted : Monday , January 13 , 2020 at 5:37 am


prisonplanet--2020-01-13--Philippines Taal Volcano Spews Mega Ash Cloud – Evacuations Underway, Flights Canceled

The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology ( PHIVOLCS ) has raised the alert level on Sunday after a volcano south of the Philippine capital of Manila erupted , prompting evacuations and canceled flights , reported Reuters .
PHIVOLCS raised the alert level at Taal Volcano from Alert Level 1 to Alert Level 2 at 2:30 p.m. Sunday – then several hours later , raised the alert level to Level 3 , indicating “ magmatic unrest ” that could destabilize the region in the coming days .
The highest level is 5 , and that is when a magmatic eruption @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Crater has escalated its eruptive activity , generating an eruption plume 1 km [ 3,280 feet ] high accompanied by volcanic tremor and felt earthquakes in Volcano Island and barangays of Agoncillo , Batanga .
Ashfall is currently being showered on the southwest sector of Taal , ” PHIVOLCS said in a statement .
The country ’ s National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council ( NDRRMC ) has already started to evacuate communities situated around the volcano .
The eruption has already triggered a massive plume of volcano ash that is upwards @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 8,000 residents had been asked to evacuate on a Level 3 .
The number could significantly increase if the alert level is elevated to 4 or 5 .
All flights at Ninoy Aquino International Airport have been suspended due to the volcano ash that lingers in the atmosphere .
Renato Soldium , PHIVOLCS officer-in-charge , told CNN Philippines that “ magma is intruding from below .
If eventually , this will continue to move up , then there can be a magmatic eruption which is more dangerous.
” Watch live coverage of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was posted : Monday , January 13 , 2020 at 5:33 am


prisonplanet--2020-01-14--Unstoppable rally: World’s most precious metal rhodium is now 5 times more costly than gold

Unstoppable rally : World ’ s most precious metal rhodium is now 5 times more costly than gold The extremely rare , silvery-colored metal rhodium has extended its multi year growth , surging 32 percent so far this month and touching the highest mark since 2008 .
The metal which is mainly used in autocatalysts for cars has risen 225 percent year on year .
It has rallied 12-fold in the past four years , far outperforming all major commodities , on rising demand from the car sector .
“ Rhodium is subject to crazy volatility , ” Anton Berlin @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at Russia ’ s Norilsk Nickel , told Bloomberg .
The Russian company mines about 10 percent of all rhodium .
Tightening automotive emission standards have also been driving the price growth .
The metal hit $ 8,000 an ounce on Friday , according to chemicals company Johnson Matthey .
Some commodity analysts and traders say the metal could top the record $ 10,000 mark set in 2008 .
“ The main driver by the beginning of January was physical demand from Asia , which might be also automotive related , ” said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Heraeus Holding .
“ Buying triggered more buying and in an unregulated market the effect was massive , with a price move which is only seen maybe every 10 years , ” he explained .
It is much harder to invest in rhodium than in other precious metals while it isn ’ t traded on exchanges .
Rhodium market is considered to be very limited , with most deals made between suppliers and industrial users .
Rhodium which is mined as a byproduct of platinum and nickel is the most expensive metal .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ one ton of the Earth ’ s crust contains about 0.001g of this metal .
Rhodium has a high melting point and an amazing ability to withstand corrosion .
The metal is commonly used for its reflective properties in items such as mirrors , searchlights and jewelry .
It is valuable within the automotive industry as a critical ingredient in auto catalytic converters .
The metal is needed for both diesel and gas engines .
The largest producers of rhodium are South Africa , Russia and Canada .
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prisonplanet--2020-01-14--Italian ‘League’ Leader Matteo Salvini Is Ready For His Political Comeback

Italian ‘ League ’ Leader Matteo Salvini Is Ready For His Political Comeback When Matteo Salvini and his League Party were banished to the Italian opposition late last summer after a failed coup attempt , he swore that he would have his revenge on his former coalition partners , the Five Star Movement , who formed a new coalition with the centrist-establishment PD and booted the League out of the government .
In the months that have followed , Salvini has been an incredibly effective leader for Italy ’ s opposition .
And polls reflect his success : Most public @ @ @ @ @ @ @ most popular party in Italy .
Via his Twitter account , Salvini engages with voters while expounding on the problems facing Italy : drugs , crime a general sense of economic stagnation and malaise .
With his folksy appeal , he has managed to win over areas in the Italian north that were once thought to be staunchly left-wing turf .
In its latest ‘ Big Read ’ , the Financial Times explores how Salvini and his party have won over areas of Italy that were strongholds of the Italian Communist Party for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Of course , the Italian Communist Party morphed into a left-wing social democrat party after the fall of the Soviet Union , like most other Communist Parties across Europe and Asia .
The FT story begins with Alan Fabbri , the mayor of the city of Ferrara , in northern Italy ’ s Emilia Romagna region .
His parents were staunch communists , and his grandparents were partisans who fought against Mussolini .
Yet , he registered as a member of the League when he was 19 , and eventually rose to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s tradition of electing leftists .
But as a teenager , he joined the Northern League , which was then a right-wing separatist party .
But under Salvini ’ s leadership over the past six years , the re-branded “ League ” has become a national right-wing party known for its anti-migrant stance .
And according to most polls , it holds a plurality , even in regions with a history of a strong leftist tradition .
As the FT explains , because many former communists believe that the League is now @ @ @ @ @ @ @ mirrors the shift in the US , as many unions backed President Trump and his position as a champion of workers .
Fabbri said his grandfather always had a copy of a Marxist newspaper on his kitchen table even though he was illiterate .
But for the new generation , things are changing .
Nobody remembers WWII and the heroic efforts of the partisans fighting the fascists .
All of this is important for one critical reason : Later this month , Italians in Emilia Romagna will head to the polls for regional @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of power in Italy ’ s parliament back in Salvini ’ s favor .
Incidentally despite it ’ s leftist tradition , the region is also one of Italy ’ s wealthiest .
Polls show the right-wing candidate , League stalwart Lucia Borgonzoni , is polling neck-and-neck with her left-wing rival .
Her victory would “ trigger a crisis in the ruling coalition , threatening to bring down Italy ’ s government for the second time in six months .
Opinion polls are showing the rightwing coalition candidate , the 43-year-old League senator @ @ @ @ @ @ @ smash through Italy ’ s red wall .
She is neck and neck with the incumbent centre-left Democratic party ( PD ) president of the region , Stefano Bonaccini .
Mr Salvini is bullish .
“ Let it be clear , we are going to win here , ” he said on the campaign trail last week in Modena .
“ From the 27th of January the world is going to change…Everyone here tells me that they used to vote communist but now they don ’ t any more because they are no @ @ @ @ @ @ @ now.
” Should Ms Borgonzoni triumph , not only would it deal a hammer blow to the PD , it would also probably trigger a crisis in the ruling coalition with the Five Star Movement , which could threaten to bring down the government .
With Mr Salvini ’ s party far ahead of its rivals in national polls , new elections could then see the League leader sweep to power as Italy ’ s prime minister .
“ If the PD lose in Emilia-Romagna , it 100 per cent has the potential @ @ @ @ @ @ @ set Salvini on course to become prime minister , ” says Daniele Albertazzi , an academic at the University of Birmingham and expert on the history of the League .
“ It really is too close to call.
” If that happens , Salvini could finally realize his dream of becoming prime minister…and the new European Commission just might face its first crisis of confidence if Salvini pushes for ‘ Italeave ’ or even dropping the euro .
And for all of his critics who have branded Salvini a dangerous fascist , remember @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
This article was posted : Tuesday , January 14 , 2020 at 9:27 am


prisonplanet--2020-01-14--‘Lonely’ Japanese Billionaire Seeks Space Ho For SpaceX Voyage Around Moon

An attention-seeking Japanese billionaire has put out a casting call for single females to join him on a voyage around the moon on a SpaceX rocket in 2023 .
44-year-old Yusaku Maezawa , who sold his online fashion retailer Zozo Inc. to SoftBank , is looking for single females over the age of 20 to join him on the adventure , which will be streamed as part of a documentary on AbemaTV .
“ As feelings of loneliness and emptiness slowly begin to surge upon me , there ’ s one thing that I think about : continuing to love @ @ @ @ @ @ @ adding “ I want to find a ‘ life partner ’ .
With that future partner of mine , I want to shout our love and world peace from outer space.
” Translation : Prepare to get boned by a billionaire in zero-gravity .
What ’ s more , Maezawa has recently split up from his 27-year-old actress girlfriend Ayame Goriki , and says he plans to bring artists on the flight to inspire works based on the journey – which he has dubbed Dear Moon .
The documentary , titled “ Full @ @ @ @ @ @ @ AbemaTV , which is backed by online ad agency CyberAgent and broadcaster TV Asahi and targets a younger audience that is turning away from traditional TV .
Applicants must “ be interested in going into space and able to participate in the preparation for it ” and “ be someone who wishes for world peace ” , the website states .
–Reuters Applications for space ho ’ s will close on January 17 , and Maezawa will select the lucky winner by the end of March .
This article was posted : Tuesday @ @ @ @ @ @ @ am


prisonplanet--2020-01-14--Here Comes Wikigate 2: NYT Claims Russian Hackers Successfully “Breached” Burisma

Color us skeptical , alt-right , conspiracy-wonk , Putin-puppets ; but the transparency and timing of tonight ’ s “ bombshell ” report from The New York Times of an ‘ alleged ’ hacking by ‘ allegedly ’ Russian hackers of Burisma – the Ukrainian energy firm that VP Biden ’ s crack-smoking , energy-ignorant son was paid $ 50,000 per month as a board member – reeks so strongly of foundational narrative-building for something “ embarrassing ” that is coming , it is stunning just how dumb the deep state must think the American public really is .
Actually @ @ @ @ @ @ @ According to Area 1 , the Silicon Valley security firm that detected the hacking , Russian hackers from a military intelligence unit known formerly as the G.R.U.
, and to private researchers by the alias “ Fancy Bear , ” used so-called phishing emails that appear designed to steal usernames and passwords , to gain access to Burisma ’ s network .
Oren Falkowitz , a co-founder of Area 1 , and previously a hacker at the National Security Agency , proclaimed in the report that “ the attacks were successful , ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ alleged hackers were attempting to discover .
“ The timing of the Russian campaign mirrors the G.R.U .
hacks we saw in 2016 against the D.N.C .
and John Podesta , ” the Clinton campaign chairman , Mr. Falkowitz said .
“ Once again , they are stealing email credentials , in what we can only assume is a repeat of Russian interference in the last election.
” As The Mercury News reported , over the summer , Area 1 persuaded the Federal Election Commission to allow it to provide low-cost services to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a violation of rules designed to prevent businesses from currying political favor .
Additionally , and coming as no surprise to many , Mr. Falkowitz is a significant donor to Democrats ; and even more intriguing , the company ’ s CSO – Blacke Darche – also worked at the NSA and most notably , Crowdstrike .
While NYT admits it is not yet clear what the hackers found , or precisely what they were searching for , that did not stop them speculating , based on more anonymous sources .
The Times @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive intelligence , claiming – without any proof – that the Russian attacks on Burisma appear to be running parallel to an effort by Russian spies in Ukraine to dig up information in the analog world that could embarrass the Bidens .
The spies , the official said , are trying to penetrate Burisma and working sources in the Ukrainian government in search of emails , financial records and legal documents .
So-called “ experts ” reportedly claim the timing and scale of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ searching for potentially embarrassing material on the Bidens – the same kind of information that Mr. Trump wanted from Ukraine when he pressed for an investigation of the Bidens and Burisma , setting off a chain of events that led to his farcical impeachment .
The New York Times , thoughtfully asks Andrew Bates , a spokesman for the Biden campaign , what his thoughts are on the entirely unfounded story .
His response is unsurprising to say the least… “ Donald Trump tried to coerce Ukraine into lying about Joe Biden and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ because he recognized that he can ’ t beat the vice president.
” “ Now we know that Vladimir Putin also sees Joe Biden as a threat.
” “ Any American president who had not repeatedly encouraged foreign interventions of this kind would immediately condemn this attack on the sovereignty of our elections.
” Oh we are sure Putin is terrified of Biden !
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And the icing on the cake from the New York Times reporters , to ensure the dumbfounded reader is completely clear on what just happened ( without any @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Russian tactics are strikingly similar to what American intelligence agencies say was Russia ’ s hacking of emails from Hillary Clinton ’ s campaign chairman and the Democratic National Committee during the 2016 presidential campaign .
In that case , once they had the emails , the Russians used trolls to spread and spin the material , and built an echo chamber to widen its effect .
Repeat a lie often enough and it becomes true ?
So , what are the Democrats preparing for ?
Another round of embarrassing leaked emails – @ @ @ @ @ @ @ designed to plant the seed that anyone who releases any of the “ hacked ” emails – which may or may not expose crimes by the Bidens ( or Pelosis ) is a Russian agent and must be shunned , censored , and generally disavowed by any and all Western media .
Or , you could choose to believe that the Russians – who allegedly were so dumb last time as to make it obvious it was them doing the hacking – have done it again… following the same pattern , and getting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Oh wait , they have answer for that ‘ conspiracy theory ’ – that Russian hackers are “ lazy ” … “ Russian hackers , as sophisticated as they are , also tend to be lazy .
They use what works .
And in this , they were successful.
” Which is odd .
Given how terrified every establishment type was at the thought of Iranians hacking America ’ s most sensitive infrastructure in the last week , one might think that well-trained Russian hackers would be a little more adept .
But @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not believe the NYT story hook , line , and sinker – is clearly a puppet of Putin .
This article was posted : Tuesday , January 14 , 2020 at 9:22 am


prisonplanet--2020-01-14--Trump’s Iran Escalation Lets Bernie Sanders Position Himself As The Anti-War Candidate For 2020

Trump ’ s Iran Escalation Lets Bernie Sanders Position Himself As The Anti-War Candidate For 2020 President Trump ’ s campaign is now recycling old Bush memes from 2004 to attack his opponents as terrorist sympathizers for advocating the same policies he himself ran on in 2016 .
Trump ’ s campaign manager , Brad Parscale , said in a tweet last week : “ Crazy Bernie says taking out Soleimani set a bad ‘ precedent ’ & called it ‘ assassination ’ just like Iran ( and Russia ) .
Soleimani was a notorious terror chief who killed hundreds @ @ @ @ @ @ @ trust Bernie to protect this country.
” You ’ re either with Trump 2020 or you ’ re with the terrorists™ !
Parscale said in another tweet : “ Bernie Sanders can not be trusted to protect American lives .
Sanders opposed taking Iranian terrorist Soleimani off the battlefield , even though he was responsible for killing Americans and plotting more attacks .
President Trump will always act to keep America safe !
” “ This is the dumbest possible line , especially because Trump was the de-facto antiwar candidate in 2016 , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ These idiots are going to blow it if Bernie gets the nomination .
And of course , since they ’ ve allowed so many of their defenders to be deplatformed , no one can push back.
” “ Bold strategy that the Trump campaign has adopted , recycling 2004 memes about ‘ fighting terrorism in the Middle East ’ that Trump himself campaigned against in 2016 , ” he said in a follow-up tweet .
Parscale thinks we ’ re supposed to swell with patriotism because Trump assassinated Soleimani to supposedly avenge @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as a military contractor in Iraq who was given U.S. citizenship in 2017 .
The idea Soleimani killed over 600 US troops is just old propaganda from Dick Cheney to try and justify war with Iran .
Two soldiers were killed in Afghanistan on Saturday by an IED with the Taliban taking credit , yet no one is talking about avenging their deaths ( the US is actually scheduled to pull more troops out of Afghanistan , presumably so they can be moved elsewhere to further encircle Iran ) .
Parscale hasn ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , nor the suffering of their families .
I said from the beginning that I think Bernie Sanders has the best odds to win the Democratic primaries because he ’ s the most similar candidate to 2015-2016 Trump .
He ’ s the only one running who comes across as somewhat authentic .
I don ’ t know if he can beat Trump but he stands a very solid chance if Trump continues running as Bush 2.0 .
Sander ’ s senior advisor and speechwriter David Sirota is out making headlines by bashing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with Iraq : Bernie meanwhile is acting like he was against the war in Iraq and playing the part of Mr. Antiwar .
Of course , in reality Bolshevik Bernie pretty much never saw a war he didn ’ t like .
Sanders ’ record demonstrates what he considers “ necessary wars.
” It includes the 1993 US intervention in the Somalian civil war , in which the US deployed death squads from the Army Rangers , Delta Force and other special forces units to the impoverished but strategically located African nation to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a US puppet regime .
It also includes the NATO air war against Serbia in 1999 , launched on the pretext of stopping the imminent ethnic cleansing of Kosovars .
In 2001 , Sanders joined in a near-unanimous vote in favor of the invasion of Afghanistan .
Today—now that the nearly twenty-year-long war is widely unpopular—Sanders conveniently declares that his earlier vote was a “ mistake.
” But he has continued to endorse US wars in the Middle East , including the US proxy war in Syria .
Sanders has also supported Israel @ @ @ @ @ @ @ imperialist war crimes made possible with the support of the United States .
In a 2014 town hall meeting , Sanders shouted down an antiwar protester who challenged his support for Israel even as it was committing egregious crimes against the Palestinian population .
Moreover , Sanders has publicly voiced support for the use of assassinations and “ extraordinary rendition ” in the so-called “ war on terror.
” In 2015 , when asked whether anti-terrorism policies under a Sanders administration would include drones and special forces , Sanders replied that he supported @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his interview with NPR , Sanders evaded answering when asked whether he would leave special operations forces in Iraq after withdrawing ground troops .
Where Sanders has voted against military conflict , as in his vote against the Iraq War in 2002 , he did so along with the majority of congressional Democrats .
But this did not stop Sanders from voting repeatedly for massive military spending bills in the years after the invasion of Iraq .
Sanders repeatedly describes the Iraq War as a “ disaster ” or a foreign policy debacle—but @ @ @ @ @ @ @ should be prosecuted .
Regardless , Trump can ’ t attack Bernie for his past warmongering the same way he attacked Hillary Clinton for her warmongering because he ’ s doing tons of warmongering of his own .
He has been amassing troops around Iran and still hasn ’ t pulled out of Iraq , Afghanistan or Syria .
Bernie Sanders has been surging in the polls .
Meanwhile , Trump ’ s strike on Soleimani is not polling well .
Remember , Bush ’ s neocon wars gave us Obama .
Obama @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Will Trump ’ s failure to close our border , fight Big Tech censorship and end our endless wars give us Bolshevik Bernie ?
This article was posted : Tuesday , January 14 , 2020 at 9:18 am


prisonplanet--2020-01-14--WATCH: White Settlement Church Hero Jack Wilson Presented With Medal Of Courage From Gov Abbott

WATCH : White Settlement Church Hero Jack Wilson Presented With Medal Of Courage From Gov Abbott Jack Wilson , the 71-year-old hero who shot and killed a mass shooter at West Freeway Church of Christ in White Settlement last month , was presented with the Medal of Courage by Texas Governor Greg Abbott on Monday .
From Texas.gov , “ Governor Abbott Presents Governor ’ s Medal Of Courage To West Freeway Church Of Christ Hero Jack Wilson ” : Governor Greg Abbott today presented the Governor ’ s Medal of Courage to West Freeway Church of Christ hero Jack @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The Governor thanked Jack for his willingness to risk his own life to protect others in the congregation , and expressed the state of Texas ’ enduring gratitude for Jack ’ s heroic actions .
“ When faced with an evil that few of us will ever comprehend , Jack Wilson responded with strength , bravery , and with love for those in the church that day , ” said Governor Abbott .
“ The courage in his actions can not be understated , and Jack is not only a hero to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is a hero to the entire state of Texas.
” The Governor ’ s Medal of Courage is given to civilians who display great acts of heroism by risking their own safety to save another ’ s life .
It is the highest award given to civilians by the Governor .
Jack Wilson is the head of the volunteer security team at West Freeway Church of Christ in White Settlement , Texas .
When a gunman opened fire on the congregation on December 29 , 2019 , Wilson jumped into action and fired @ @ @ @ @ @ @ killing the gunman and preventing further loss of life .
As the AP reports : “ Wilson , a firearms instructor who trained the West Freeway Church of Christ ’ s volunteer security team , shot the attacker once in head after he opened fire with a shotgun in the church ’ s sanctuary .
Wilson ’ s single shot quickly ended the attack in which two parishioners , killed 64-year-old Anton ‘ Tony ’ Wallace and 67-year-old Richard White , were killed.
” “ ‘ When events arise , you ’ re @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
You ’ re either going to step up and do what ’ s right or walk away .
And I ’ m not one to walk away , ’ Wilson said in accepting the medal at the Texas Governor ’ s Mansion.
” As Gov Abbott noted in his speech , the only reason Wilson was allowed to be armed was because Republicans passed a law allowing parishioners to carry guns in places of worshipafter the deadly mass shooting at Sutherland Springs Baptist Church in 2017 .
This article was posted : @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 9:12 am


prisonplanet--2020-01-14--There Will Be A “Blue Moon” Just 3 Days Before The U.S. Presidential Election

There Will Be A “ Blue Moon ” Just 3 Days Before The U.S. Presidential Election “ Blue moons ” don ’ t come along very often , and many are wondering if the “ blue moon ” that we will witness just 3 days before the presidential election in November is significant in some way .
We live at a time when so many people are watching for “ signs in the sun , and in the moon , and in the stars ” , and we have certainly seen some very strange things in the sky in recent @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the moon will not actually change color .
In fact , it will look exactly like it normally does , but it will be called a “ blue moon ” because it will be the second full moon to happen in a one month time period .
The following comes from the Farmers ’ Almanac… This year , Halloween falls on Saturday , October 31st and then the presidential election will be held on November 3rd .
So this “ blue moon ” will arrive literally just 3 days before Americans cast their @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that happens “ once in a blue moon ” is a shorthand way of referring to an event that happens very infrequently .
And scientific studies have shown that full moons actually do influence human behavior .
In fact , Accuweather claims that the science actually shows that the periods around full moons tend to be times of “ social tension , disharmony and bizarre results ” … Lunacy and lunatic stem from luna , the Latin word for moon .
It is believed that people were more likely to show erratic behavior @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on the National Criminal Justice Reference Service titled lunar effect- biological tides and human emotions , shows extensive analyses of data on human behavior .
Lunar astronomy accurately indicated that the repression of the moon ’ s gravitational influence brings about social tension , disharmony and bizarre results .
Another study looked at data over a 5-year period from police records in Florida , which showed an increase in cases of homicide and aggravated assault around full moons .
Without a doubt , the 2020 election promises to be a time of great @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and that will be true no matter who emerges victorious .
Of course since blue is the color of the Democratic Party , many Democrats are probably hoping that a “ blue moon ” is a positive sign for them .
But it is also possible that this “ blue moon ” may not mean anything at all .
It may just be a wild coincidence that one is happening on Halloween just three days before the election .
In any event , the election season is about to begin in a few @ @ @ @ @ @ @ starting to fly among the Democratic contenders .
On Monday , a conversation that Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren had in December 2018 made headlines all over the nation… The two agreed that if they ultimately faced each other as presidential candidates , they should remain civil and avoid attacking one another , so as not to hurt the progressive movement .
They also discussed how to best take on President Donald Trump , and Warren laid out two main reasons she believed she would be a strong candidate : She could make @ @ @ @ @ @ @ earn broad support from female voters .
Sanders responded that he did not believe a woman could win .
Of course Sanders completely disputes this version of the story .
But according to Elizabeth Warren , it is entirely accurate… I find it quite ironic that someone that has spent his entire career accusing others of not being politically correct is now in danger of losing the presidency because of a “ sexist comment ” that he supposedly made .
I don ’ t know if Bernie Sanders said such a thing or @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Sanders has been surging in the polls and that the Democratic establishment is desperate to keep him from being the nominee .
Obviously an attempt is being made to sabotage his campaign , and this is likely to infuriate his supporters .
Needless to say , the more the Democratic contenders tear into one another the better it will be for President Trump .
The Iowa caucuses will be held on February 3rd , and it looks like it will be an exceedingly close race .
According to Real Clear Politics , an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ polls produces the following results… Not that many delegates are at stake , but Iowa will certainly set the tone for the states that follow .
If Biden slips to third or fourth place , that would severely damage the perception that he is the inevitable frontrunner .
And if Buttigieg , Warren or Klobuchar were to significantly outperform expectations , that would mean a tremendous amount of momentum heading into New Hampshire .
In the end , one of the Democratic contenders will win the nomination and face off against Trump in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the most contentious general election in modern American history , and it comes at a time when societal tensions are definitely on the verge of exploding .
Most Trump supporters are entirely convinced that he will win again on November 3rd , and most Democrats are entirely convinced that they will be able to vote Trump out of office .
The result of the election is going to be a bitter , bitter disappointment for one side , and the aftermath of the election is likely to be quite chaotic as many allow @ @ @ @ @ @ @ One way or the other , we are going to see a massive national temper tantrum , and it isn ’ t going to be pretty .
This article was posted : Tuesday , January 14 , 2020 at 9:11 am


prisonplanet--2020-01-14--‘100 Percent Frog DNA’: Scientists Tout Creation of First-Ever ‘Living’ Robots

A group of US researchers has created what they say are the first-ever living robots , which were made of frog embryos ’ cells and can be programmed for a specific job , according to their study published by the US journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences .
Joshua Bongard , the University of Vermont expert who co-led the new research , described the robots as “ the novel living machines ” , also known as “ xenobots ” .
The “ xenobots ” created by the researchers are sub-millimetre-sized blobs containing between 500 and 1,000 cells that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ dish , self-organise , and even transport minute payloads .
All this was designed with the help of a supercomputer that actually assembled hundreds of living cells in various configurations .
After the scientists set up the desired mode , the algorithm created “ projects ” of creatures that could best cope with the task .
“ You look at the cells we ’ ve been building our xenobots with , and , genomically , they ’ re frogs .
It ’ s 100 percent frog DNA – but these are not frogs @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ve shown , these frog cells can be coaxed to make interesting living forms that are completely different from what their default anatomy would be ” , biologist Michael Levin of Tufts University , another co-author of the study , explained .
“ As we ’ ve shown , these frog cells can be coaxed to make interesting living forms that are completely different from what their default anatomy would be.
” He added that the “ xenobots ” could be used for implementing a whole array of tasks , including “ searching @ @ @ @ @ @ @ gathering micro-plastic in the oceans , [ and ] travelling in arteries to scrape out plaque ” .
It is worth mentioning in this regard that the “ living ” xenobots can neither evolve on their own nor multiply , according to the study .
When the cells run out of nutrients , the xenobots simply die .
This article was posted : Tuesday , January 14 , 2020 at 7:00 am


prisonplanet--2020-01-14--The Robots Are Coming, And They Are Going To Take Over Millions Of Jobs

The Robots Are Coming , And They Are Going To Take Over Millions Of Jobs Even our lowest paying jobs will be vanishing in enormous numbers .
When we get to a point where literally just about everything can be done more cheaply and more efficiently by robots , the elite won ’ t have any use for the rest of us at all .
For most of human history , the wealthy have needed the poor to do the work that is necessary to run their businesses and make them even wealthier .
In this day and age we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , but in reality we are their servants .
Some of us may be more well paid than others , but the vast majority of us are expending our best years serving their enterprises so that we can pay the bills .
Unfortunately , that paradigm is rapidly changing , and many of the jobs that humans are doing today will be done by robots in the not too distant future .
In fact , millions of human workers have already been displaced , and as you will see below experts are warning @ @ @ @ @ @ @ greatly accelerate in the years to come .
Competition with technology is one of the reasons why wage growth has been so stagnant over the past couple of decades .
The only way it makes sense for an employer to hire you is if you can do a job less expensively than some form of technology can do it .
As a result , close to two-thirds of the jobs that have been created in the United States over the past couple of decades have been low wage jobs , and the middle @ @ @ @ @ @ @ But as robots continue to become cheaper and more efficient , even our lowest paying jobs will be vanishing in enormous numbers .
For example , it is being reported that executives at Walmart plan to greatly increase the size of their “ robot army ” … In addition to scanning shelves , Walmart already has a whole host of robots doing such things as scrubbing floors , unloading trucks and gathering grocery orders… Meanwhile , Walmart has been testing “ a new employee structure ” which is intended to “ cut down @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” … So the employees that survive will get a “ pay increase ” to go with a huge increase in responsibility , but what about all the others that are having their jobs eliminated ?
Don ’ t worry , because in an interview about this new initiative one Walmart executive assured us that their employees “ like smaller teams ” … Today , Wal-Mart is the largest employer in the United States by a wide margin .
But these coming changes will ultimately mean a lot more robot workers and a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ countless other heartless corporations are implementing similar measures .
And considering the fact that one recent survey found that 97 percent of U.S. CFOs believe that a recession is coming in 2020 , we are likely to see a “ thinning of the ranks ” in company after company as this year rolls along .
Sadly , even if there was no economic downturn coming we would continue to lose jobs to robots .
According to one study , a whopping 45 percent of our current jobs “ can be automated ” … @ @ @ @ @ @ @ worker is safe .
I know someone that gave his heart and soul to a big corporation for many years , and then one day he was called into the office when he arrived for work and he was out of a job by lunch .
He hadn ’ t done anything wrong at all .
It is just that his heartless corporate bosses had decided to eliminate his position throughout the entire company .
If you think that they actually care about you , then you are just fooling yourself .
Unfortunately @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to keep accelerating .
In fact , it is being projected that approximately 20 million manufacturing jobs around the globe could be taken over by robots by the year 2030… And as wealthy executives lay off low wage workers in staggering numbers , that will make the growing gap between the rich and the poor even worse… The good news is that the full extent of this ominous scenario is not likely to completely play out .
The bad news is that this is because our society is rapidly moving toward complete and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was an easy solution to this growing problem .
In a free market system , should anyone be trying to mandate that employers must hire human workers ?
But if millions upon millions of men and women can ’ t feed their families because they don ’ t have jobs , that will create the sort of social nightmare that we can not even imagine right now .
This is something that all of the 2020 presidential candidates should be talking about , because this is a crisis that is spinning out of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with each passing day .
This article was posted : Tuesday , January 14 , 2020 at 6:34 am


prisonplanet--2020-01-13--Student Demonized For Protesting Against ‘Drag Queen Storytime’ Commits Suicide

Large news outlets characterized demonstration as an attack on children .
A student who was the victim of a media demonization campaign after he protested against a ‘ Drag Queen Storytime ’ event in Brisbane , Australia has committed suicide .
University of Queensland president Wilson Gavin was one of a crowd of demonstrators to descend on Brisbane City Council Library during the protest on Sunday .
21-year-old Gavin can be seen on videos of the protest shouting “ drag queens are not for kids.
” In a Facebook post after the protest , he said that the demonstration was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Leader Deb Frecklington , who had criticized unisex toilets , and a stand against “ politically correct rubbish.
” The protest was roundly condemned by the media , Federal MPs and celebrities , including The Veronicas star Jessica Origliasso .
After the event , Gavin faced personal harassment and ridicule .
Large news outlets like ABC characterized the demonstration as an attack on the children , rather than a defense of their innocence , demonizing Gavin in the process .
Police were called out to an incident on Monday morning just after 7am @ @ @ @ @ @ @ injuries having taken his own life .
Diamond Good-Rim , one of the participants of the Drag Queen Storytime event , said he was “ deeply saddened from the news today ” but then made reference to Facebook posts in support of him not Gavin , stating , “ ” The support that I have received today on social media has been phenomenal and I thank everyone for their support and kind words.
” University of Queensland senator Drew Pavlou paid tribute to Gavin , saying he was “ at his core a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” “ He was hilarious and a riot to be around , his fame will always remain legendary , ” said Pavlou .
Writer Satyajeet Marar celebrated Gavin ’ s fearlessness , saying he would vehemently defend his opinions despite their controversial nature .
“ Brave and admirable traits while most of us in this generation spend years obsessing over what others think of us and worrying about whether expressing our opinions will cause people to dislike us , ” said Marar .
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prisonplanet--2020-01-13--UK Bookies Offering 50/1 For Trump to Win a Third Term

UK Bookies Offering 50/1 For Trump to Win a Third Term Serving more than two terms barred under 22nd amendment .
UK betting firm Ladbrokes is offering odds of 50/1 for Donald Trump to win a third term in office .
The bookmakers are offering the bet for Trump “ to be sitting president on Feb 1st 2025 in 3rd term.
” Trump is also at 10/1 to the the Republican nominee in 2024 .
Under the Twenty-second Amendment to the United States Constitution , presidents are limited to serving a maximum of two terms as president , meaning the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ almost impossible .
However , Trump has joked about such an outcome on more than one occasion .
Back in September , Trump said he wanted to be president when American hosted the World Cup in 2026 .
“ We ’ re going to have to extend my second term because 2026 — I ’ m going to have to extend it for a couple of years , ” he said , telling reporters , “ I don ’ t think any of you would have a problem with that.
” Franklin Delano @ @ @ @ @ @ @ serve more than two terms .
He died of a cerebral hemorrhage in April 1945 , shortly after the beginning of his fourth term .
Other odds being offered by Ladbrokes include Mike Pence at 5/2 to succeed Trump as president .
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prisonplanet--2020-01-13--Video: Iranian Protesters Refuse To Walk On US, Israel Flags

Video : Iranian Protesters Refuse To Walk On US , Israel Flags Students leading resistance chant ‘ America is not the enemy ’ Video out of Iran shows protesters refusing to trample on murals of the US and Israeli flag , painted on the ground , intended for a show of disrespect .
Instead , the protesters , led by students at Shahid Beheshti University campus , walked around the flags , and yelled ‘ shame ’ at those who stood on the paintings .
The protesters have been chanting ‘ Death to Islamic Republic dictatorship ’ and ‘ America @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to reports .
BBC reporter Ali Hamedani noted that “ At the height of the Iranian establishment anti Americanism , Tehran Beheshti university ’ s students refused walking over the US and Israel flag while participating in # IranProtests .
They all grew up to hate the two countries but seems like the revolutionary ideology is failed.
” Demonstrators were also seen attacking images of former Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-Quds Force commander Qassem Soleimani .
The videos emerged from a second day of demonstrations against the Iranian regime , prompted by the government @ @ @ @ @ @ @ down a Ukranian airliner , killing 176 innocent people , many of them Iranian .
Iranian media reported that counter demonstrations , organised by pro-regime Iranians , converged on the British embassy in Tehran , demanding it be closed following the arrest of Britain ’ s Ambassador Rob Macaire , who is accused of stoking anti-regime protests .
The regime has begun to crack down on the protests , with reports of shots being fired and blood shed : Meanwhile , President Trump issued a warning to the Iranian government , tweeting : @ @ @ @ @ @ @ DO NOT KILL YOUR PROTESTERS .
Thousands have already been killed or imprisoned by you , and the World is watching.
” Trump had earlier sent a message of support to the people of Iran on Saturday evening , saying “ we are inspired by your courage ” : This article was posted : Monday , January 13 , 2020 at 7:50 am


prisonplanet--2020-01-13--Video: Muslims Attack Transgender For Harassing Woman Wearing Hijab

A video out of Berlin shows a group of Muslim men attacking a transgender person in a dress in response to a woman wearing a hijab being harassed .
The clip shows a man in a dress screaming at the Muslim woman before attempting to grab her hijab .
He is then approached by a Muslim man and more men who arrive shortly afterwards .
The transgender receives several punches to the face before attempting to leave .
In a second clip , the man in the dress screams at Muslim men working inside a barbers shop who then threaten @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the video reacted with a mixture of ironic satire and near despair .
“ The best Germany we have ever had , ” remarked one .
“ An image of our degrading , morally degenerate society , ” commented another .
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prisonplanet--2020-01-13--NRA Handing Out 30-Round Mags in VA to Fight Northam Gun Ban

NRA Handing Out 30-Round Mags in VA to Fight Northam Gun Ban The NRA will be handing out 1,000 30-round @ @ @ @ @ City of Richmond Monday as part of the fight against Gov .
Ralph Northam ’ @ @ @ @ @ grab .
The NRA used a Sunday night tweet to explain that Magpul Industries — @ @ @ @ @ accessory maker — sent 1,000 magazines to the gun rights organization in order to have @ @ @ @ @ Amendment Virginians on Monday .
Monday is January 13 , the day on which the @ @ @ @ @ to flood into Virginia Senate meetings and ensure that pro-Second Amendment voices drown out those @ @ @ @ @ Democrats in the Virginia legislature have already put forward a number of bills , one @ @ @ @ @ Levine ’ s ( D ) HB 961 .
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prisonplanet--2020-01-13--Australian ‘Climate’ Fires Are Pure Fake News Propaganda

Australia ’ s ‘ climate ’ fires are fast becoming the biggest fake news scare story of 2020 .
All the world ’ s stupidest , most annoying , hand-wringing , virtue-signalling leftists , luvvies , eco-loons , shyster politicians , second-rate activist scientists and other bottom feeders are jumping on the bandwagon .
The fires themselves are all too real : no one is disputing that – or the damage they have done .
At least 27 people have been killed – including four firemen ; an estimated 15.6 million acres have been burned ; hundreds of properties have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ animals , both livestock and wildlife , have been incinerated .
But the narrative that this has anything to do with ‘ climate change ’ is the purest eco-propaganda fiction .
Here is the truth about Australia ’ s bush fires .
This is about politics , not climate Australia ’ s leftists have never forgiven Prime Minister Scott Morrison ’ s Liberal Party ( ie Australia ’ s conservatives ) for winning the general election in May 2019 .
That ’ s because it was billed as the ‘ climate election ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ win .
As I wrote at the time , in Australia – as in the U.S. and the UK – the left thinks global warming is an election-winning issue .
But the voters just aren ’ t interested .
This article was posted : Monday , January 13 , 2020 at 6:53 am


prisonplanet--2020-01-13--Blast rattles central Stockholm, another explosion reported in Uppsala shortly afterwards (PHOTOS)

Blast rattles central Stockholm , another explosion reported in Uppsala shortly afterwards ( PHOTOS ) A posh district in central Stockholm was rocked by an explosion in the early hours of Monday morning .
The blast was so intense it shattered windows and bathed the entire street in broken glass .
An explosive charge was reportedly placed on the gate outside a property in the area at roughly 1am local time in the Östermalm area .
The blast , which completely destroyed one vehicle , damaged several others and blew the windows out of apartments along the entire street , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ No one was injured in the incident , but 30 residents were evacuated immediately as a precaution and spent the night at emergency accommodation in a local school .
“ We believe that the explosion happened in or at the building , but exactly where is still unclear .
There are damaged cars nearby , but the explosion probably didn ’ t happen in them , ” Stockholm police spokesperson Mats Eriksson said Monday .
A staircase was reportedly severely damaged , which may have prompted the ongoing evacuation .
In addition , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ side of the street by the sheer force of the explosion , which also took out a large section of an apartment balcony .
The Swedish bomb squad was also deployed to the scene to begin their investigations into the circumstances of the explosion .
However , just two hours after the Stockholm blast , there was another suspicious explosion reported in the university town of Uppsala , roughly an hour away .
Again , one building and several vehicles were damaged in the explosion but there were no reports of any injuries @ @ @ @ @ @ @ explosions were connected .
Sweden ’ s authorities are struggling to curb a spate of bombings which has swept the country in recent months despite the establishment of a specialized task force .
This article was posted : Monday , January 13 , 2020 at 6:47 am


prisonplanet--2020-01-13--Queen Reportedly Fears Fallout If Meghan Markle Gives ‘Tell-All’ Interview ‘Princess Diana-Style’

Earlier , Queen Elizabeth II summoned Princes Charles , William and Harry to her Norfolk Estate for a showdown in the wake of a bombshell statement released on 8 January by Prince Harry and Meghan Markle , who plan to step back from senior roles in the British Monarchy , seeking to become financially independent .
According to royal courtiers , Queen Elizabeth II fears that Prince Harry and Meghan Markle will “ go nuclear ” and give an interview as damaging to the royal household as the one given by the Prince ’ s Mother , Princess Diana in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Palace source is cited as saying it was a “ nuclear ” option , if Harry and Meghan are still “ unhappy ” after crisis talks set for this Monday at Sandringham estate , as the Duke and Duchess of Sussex might brand the royal household “ racist and sexist ” if they give an interview .
ITV news anchor Tom Bradby , a confidante of the couple , suggested the result “ would not be pretty ” .
The journalist , who spoke to the Sussexes in their bombshell documentary last year @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and his brother William is expected to come under particular scrutiny if an interview airs , with one insider reportedly claiming Prince Harry and Meghan Markle feel “ bullied ” by Prince William , while it was reported yesterday that the Duke of Cambridge had spoken of his sadness at the broken bond with his brother .
Talk of an interview is being suggested as a serious threat to force the hand of the Queen , Prince Charles and Prince William , who will meet Prince Harry today for the first time since @ @ @ @ @ @ @ down as senior royals on 8 January .
The Queen , said to be deeply hurt by her grandson ’ s decision to release the statement without her knowledge , was cited as having instructed courtiers she wanted the problem sorted “ within days ” .
The 93-year-old Queen Elizabeth II had earlier summoned Princes Charles , William and Harry to her Norfolk Estate for a showdown , with Meghan Markle anticipated to join the discussions via a conference call from Canada she is staying with baby Archie .
According to The Daily @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Prince Harry will be handed documents , compiled following discussions with HMRC and the Canadian tax authority .
This is expected to be a first step towards thrashing out the financial penalties for a range of scenarios .
The latter include a so-called hard “ Megxit ” involving a permanent move to North America , and a soft “ Megxit ” if the couple split their time between Britain and overseas and retain full , active Royal roles .
There have already been consultations between the UK and Canadian governments , writes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cited stumbling blocks are issues of residency , visas , tax and security .
As Meghan Markle ’ s US PR team is already said to be close to Oprah Winfrey , who was a guest at the royal couple ’ s wedding , as well as several American TV networks , palace aides allegedly fear the Duke and Duchess of Sussex could potentially give a disastrous interview , revealing all of the challenges they have faced within the family and sparking even more controversy .
At this point references are being made @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in 1995 .
Prince Harry ’ s Mother at the time described her misery as part of the royal family and as Charles ’ wife to interviewer Martin Bashir .
She also revealed she suffering from the eating disorder bulimia and even self-harmed during her marriage to Prince Charles .
Tom Bradby told the Times the couple find members of the Royal Family , excluding the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh , “ jealous and , at times , unfriendly.
” He claimed that the foundations for the rift had been laid @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 2018 .
Bradby ’ s ITV documentary “ Harry & Meghan : An African Journey ” aired in October , during which Meghan Markle revealed she was “ existing not living ” while Prince Harry opened up about being on a “ different path ” to his brother Prince William .
This article was posted : Monday , January 13 , 2020 at 6:37 am


prisonplanet--2020-01-13--12 Shot, 5 Fatally As Baltimore Murder Crisis Erupts In New Year

12 Shot , 5 Fatally As Baltimore Murder Crisis Erupts In New Year Baltimore City Police ( BCP ) responded to multiple shooting on Saturday that left five people dead , reported CBS 13 Baltimore .
In total , 12 people were shot , and five died on Saturday .
The shootings were widespread and weren ’ t concentrated in a single neighborhood .
All of the shootings and deaths occurred in low-income neighborhoods where wealth inequality is at extreme levels .
These communities would be on the brink of social unrest if another Freddie Gray incident occurred .
Baltimore @ @ @ @ @ @ @ century in 2019 , recorded 347 homicides for the year , breaching 342 seen in 2015 and 2017 .
With about 602,000 residents , the city ’ s homicide rate hit 57 per 100,000 residents last year , one of the highest rates in the country .
Last year was the 5th year the city recorded murders over 300 , due mostly to the Ferguson effect post-2015 riots and socio-economic deterioration in the town .
Out of control murders , extreme wealth inequality , and an out of control opioid epidemic comes as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to a 100-year low , many are fleeing the city for the suburbs as the local economy continues to dive deeper into a depression , never recovered since 2008 .
Violent crime in the city has gotten so bad that the murder wave has spread to Baltimore County .
Homicides in the county recorded 50 for 2019 , surpassing the previous high of 42 , set during the crack epidemic of the early 1990s , according to FBI statistics .
On a yearly change , homicides in the county are up 85 % @ @ @ @ @ @ @ low 20s .
It wasn ’ t until the 2015 riots that murders started to increase .
Please do yourself a favor this year and avoid traveling to Baltimore .
This article was posted : Monday , January 13 , 2020 at 6:35 am


prisonplanet--2020-01-13--Deepfake Artist Puts Scorcese To Shame With ‘Irishman’ De-Aging

An amateur Deepfake artist using free software took scenes of ‘ de-aged ’ actors from Martin Scorcese ’ s “ The Irishman ” and took them to the next level .
As Movieweb ‘ s Kevin Burwick notes , despite Netflix spending millions of dollars to ‘ de-age ’ Robert De Niro , Joe Pesci and Al Pacino , Scorcese ’ s CGI was mediocre to the point of distraction .
A scene showing De Niro ’ s Frank Sheeran , who is supposed to be in his 30s , beating down some mobsters looks more like a 50-year old @ @ @ @ @ @ @ distracting and takes away from some of the greater parts of the movie for some viewers .
The new DeepFake video does an excellent job of pulling off what Netflix and ILM could not do .
–Movieweb “ All I can say about this , is HOLY SHIT ” tweeted director Joe Carnahan , in response to the deepfake – to which someone replied “ They are de-aging the already de-aged footage though .
Hardly a fair comparison.
” “ Then that ’ s what they should have been doing .
Results is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it ’ s 2k and wouldn ’ t hold up , yadda-yadda but the stuff on the right , looks better than the stuff on the left , ” responded Carnahan .
This article was posted : Monday , January 13 , 2020 at 6:33 am


prisonplanet--2020-01-13--ASU prof: ‘Shut down’ Trump’s Twitter account to combat hate speech

An Arizona State University Professor has called for Twitter to shut down President Donald Trump ’ s account to combat hate speech online .
James Garcia , an adjunct professor at ASU who teaches humanitarian arts and culture , tweeted out an article from the New York Times in late December , titled , “ Countering Extremism One Click at a Time , ” while calling for Twitter to close the president ’ s account .
The professor also stated that he considered himself a “ free speech champion ” before continuing , “ but if we can not yell @ @ @ @ @ @ @ president should not allowed [ sic ] to encourage violence on Twitter.
” “ One great way to counter hate speech would be for Twitter to shut down @ realDonaldTrump ’ s Twitter account , ” Garcia tweeted .
The professor also stated that he considered himself a “ free speech champion ” before continuing , “ but if we can not yell fire in a crowded movie theater the president should not allowed [ sic ] to encourage violence on Twitter.
” Garcia , who is also the editor of Vanguardia America @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , also expressed disdain at a Gallup poll in December , when the poll suggested that former President Barack Obama and Trump were tied for “ most admirable men.
” “ No story makes me think that Trump could win re-election than this one , ” Garcia wrote .
“ Are we really living in a country that is this divided ?
” Last May , Garcia wrote a column for the Arizona Mirror suggesting that the “ enablers ” of Trump and his administration should be “ shamed.
” In his article @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the administration such as former White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders ; advisor KellyAnne Conway ; and Attorney General William Barr had “ volunteered to serve as Trump ’ s enablers ” and that they should be publicly shamed “ a la Nixon and McCarthy for having come down on the wrong side of history.
” Campus Reform reached out to Garcia for comment about his tweet but he did not respond in time for publication .
This article was posted : Monday , January 13 , 2020 at 6:28 am


prisonplanet--2020-01-13--Court sentences man to 90 days in jail after he spit on man wearing ‘MAGA’ hat

Court sentences man to 90 days in jail after he spit on man wearing ‘ MAGA ’ hat The man arrested for spitting on a fellow restaurant patron who was wearing a “ Make America Great Again ” hat today was sentenced to 90 days in jail by a Florida judge who also ordered the Donald Trump detractor to serve 12 months probation upon his release from custody , records show .
Matthias Ajple , a 43-year-old engineer , was taken into custody following his sentencing this morning for battery .
Ajple , who pleaded no contest to the misdemeanor @ @ @ @ @ @ @ about $ 700 in fines and court costs .
Additionally , a judge ordered Ajple to have no contact with Robert Youngblood , the 67-year-old Trump supporter who Ajple spit on in late-October at the Hurricane Grill & Wings restaurant in Vero Beach .
Ajple must also pay Youngblood $ 155 in restitution .
According to an arrest affidavit , Ajple initially approached Youngblood while the Trump fan was seated at the bar with two friends .
“ You should go back to Russia you fucking communist , ” Ajple told Youngblood before @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s red MAGA hat .
Ajple , who was at the eatery with his wife , later “ spit on Youngblood and then left the scene , ” cops charged .
Youngblood wrote down the license plate of the car his assailant drove away in and provided it to police .
Ajple is a registered Democrat , while Youngblood is a registered Republican , according to Florida state voter records .
When questioned by police , Ajple claimed that , “ I was just trying to protect you guys because I support law @ @ @ @ @ @ @ racist.
” He added , “ I don ’ t even care that I ’ m going to jail , this is actually exciting .
Plus , I have more time on this earth than he does anyway , he probably feels so good about himself.
” Ajple ’ s sentencing does not end his legal entanglements over the spitting incident .
In mid-November , Youngblood filed a civil suit against Ajple and his wife that accuses the couple of assault , battery , and conspiracy and seeks in excess of $ 15,000 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ includes still images from the restaurant ’ s security camera that show Ajple striking Youngblood ’ s MAGA cap and then appearing to spit .
According to the lawsuit , at the time of the October 25 spitting incident , Youngblood “ had just undergone cancer surgery and had 17 stitches on his neck.
” Youngblood , the complaint alleges , suffered emotional distress “ when Ajple spit on and about him including the area of his recent cancer surgery.
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prisonplanet--2020-01-13--Aboriginals and Trump Agree: Clear Brush and Use Controlled Burns to Stop Wild Fires

Aboriginals and Trump Agree : Clear Brush and Use Controlled Burns to Stop Wild Fires Australian aboriginals and President Trump are in agreement over the best way to stop catastrophic fires – clearing the land of debris and using controlled burns .
The aboriginal technique is being commended as the way to stop the devastating bushfires that are sweeping the Australian continent .
Bill Gammage , an emeritus professor at Australian National University , who studies aboriginal history , says that their techniques are based on a combination of fuel prevention and local knowledge .
As CNN highlighted , the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for over 50,000 years .
Undergrowth , certain grasses , and debris are set alight in small , controlled burns that would burn quickly and gently , ensuring the trees and canopy remain unaffacted .
Animals would also be relatively unaffacted by these burns .
Gammage said it comes down the local knowledge is very important – you have to know which grasses to burn , when , and how often .
Firefighters were able to save the New South Wales town of Batlow this week , despite being told it was “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ area .
President Trump and the aboriginal community seem to see eye to eye on this .
Back in November last year , the President tweeted that he had instructed Gavin Newsom to “ clean his forest floors , ” along with ensuring they used controlled burns , and cut fire stoppers : The President announced this week that that he has ordered FEMA to not send any more money to California , unless they “ get their act together , ” and sort out “ proper Forest Management ” in the state @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Australian fires on climate change , when that couldn ’ t be further from the truth .
As both President Trump and the aboriginals know , the fuel load was key to ensuring the fires burned hot and deadly .
In an article for Breitbart , James Delingpole pointed out that the environmentalists are therefore partly responsible for the devastation : The environmentalists stuck their oar in with their fashionable notions – borrowed from Rousseau via the German ecologists and the Nazis – that nature should be left in a wild and pristine @ @ @ @ @ @ @ these idiot ‘ uni ’ graduates with their soft science degrees infiltrated the news media and the universities and local government – and made it harder and harder for landowners to clear the undergrowth and excess trees round their property , even if it was for potentially life-saving purposes like creating fire breaks .
Delingpole also highlighted that the Australian police have arrested over 200 people for arson , another key factor unrelated to climate change : Whether it ’ s ‘ arson jihad ’ ( as recommended by ISIS ) or deranged @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ‘ climate emergency ’ or bored kids or even perfectly innocent people who were just trying to light a barbie in the bush doesn ’ t much matter : the point is that a lot of these fires were indeed man-made .
Just not man-made in quite the green propagandists ’ understanding of the phrase .
This article was posted : Monday , January 13 , 2020 at 6:25 am