prisonplanet--2020-01-14--Chamber of Commerce Wants Mass Immigration, Claims Trump Economy Created Worker Shortage ‘Crisis’

As President Trump ’ s pro-growth economic agenda continues to strengthen the private sector , the U.S. Chamber of Commerce is demanding the US import more foreign workers to the detriment of American workers and U.S. wages .
Since Trump took office in January 2017 , the economy has gained nearly 7 million jobs in 33 months .
But U.S. Chamber of Commerce CEO Tom Donohue warns the roaring economic boom has resulted in a “ crisis ” of worker shortages .
“ We ’ ve identified 10 states , where every individual who wants to work could find a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ than a quarter of the jobs would remain unfilled , ” Donohue said during the chamber ’ s annual presentation about its agenda on Thursday .
“ This is just one reason we will be pushing hard for real immigration reform , so businesses can find the workers they need , when and where they need them.
” The U.S. Chamber , the top spender on federal lobbying , is demanding the U.S. continue importing millions of foreign workers every year to fill jobs and will continue to press for immigration overhaul measures @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump administration.
, Donohue said .
Donohue has routinely advocated for increasing legal immigration rates as a boon to corporations .
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“ The fundamental issue is that the United States of America is out of people , ” Donohue told the Washington Post in April .
“ We have the lowest unemployment we ’ ve had in 65 years .
We have brought more people back into @ @ @ @ @ @ @ unemployment.
” Officials of the Chamber of Commerce , which spends heavily on congressional races and routinely makes endorsements in those contests , vowed to court Democrats to support the group ’ s effort to protect “ dreamers ” from deportation and expand rates of legal immigration .
“ The GOP ’ s drift toward protectionism , nativism , and isolationism since Donald Trump took over the party in 2016 is also at odds with the Chamber ’ s longtime support for expanding free trade , growing legal immigration and investing in infrastructure @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , the attest data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics show there is no labor shortage .
More than 11 million Americans are still out of work , out of the labor force , or underemployed and want full-time jobs .
While Chamber executives claim that the U.S. “ urgently ” needs migrant workers to secure corporations and business cheap labor , adding tens of millions of low-skilled and heavily government-dependent immigrants to the country increases competition for scarce jobs , depresses job prospects and wages for America ’ s working and middle @ @ @ @ @ @ @ U.S. currently admits approximately 1.5 million low-skilled migrant workers into the country annually , resulting in the redistribution of approximately $ 500 billion in wealth away from white-collar and blue-collar Americans to newly arrived immigrants , according to the National Academies of Sciences , Engineering and Medicine .
Low-skilled American workers lose an average of $ 1,800 a year because of competition from low-skilled immigrants for their jobs , to the Center for Immigration Studies estimates .
While the US Chamber of Commerce is typically a GOP-leaning organization , the $ 136 million @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a liberal wolf in sheep ’ s clothing and does not represent the best interests of American entrepreneurs or American workers .
The chamber has been one of the primary forces in the country perpetuating massive illegal immigration since 2013 when it invested more than $ 52 million to protect border-jumpers from deportation and win them employment authorization documents .
In October 2019 , the U.S. Chamber of Commerce joined Amazon.com Inc and Alphabet Inc ’ s Google in filing a brief at the U.S. Supreme Court opposing President Trump ’ s effort @ @ @ @ @ @ @ shields “ dreamers , ” about 700,000 immigrants who were brought into the United States illegally as children , from deportation .
In the brief filed , the chamber argued Trump ’ s move would harm individual companies that employ DACA recipients and the U.S. economy .
The Supreme Court ’ s conservative majority appeared ready to side with the Trump administration ’ s efforts to shut down DACA in November , prompting the chamber to rail against the administration and the court .
“ It is extremely disappointing that we ’ ve @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the future of hundreds of thousands of young people to a decision by the U.S. Supreme Court , ” U.S. Chamber of Commerce Chief Policy Officer , Neil Bradley lamented .
“ Stripping DACA recipients of their ability to legally live and work in the country will harm them , their employers , their families , and their communities.
” The chamber also opposes E-verify , the federal government ’ s system , to facilitate crooked businesses to ignore the law and give illegal border crossers jobs .
During much of the Bush @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Congress against a national E-Verify mandate that allows businesses to ensure that the employees they hire are legal and punish illegal aliens who use fake documents to obtain jobs .
In 2010 , the unsuccessfully sued to stop Arizona ’ s employer sanctions law requiring E-Verify in 2010 .
The Chamber of Commerce crowd are advocating for illegal and legal immigration to bring in as much cheap labor as humanly possible and fatten their wallets , but ordinary American workers are picking up the tab for it , warns conservative columnist Michelle Malkin @ @ @ @ @ @ @ owner who believes your country should strictly and consistently enforce its borders and deport illegal immigrants who violate the terms of their visas , the U.S. Chamber of Commerce doesn ’ t represent you , ” Malkin notes .
“ If you are a worker who believes the feds should punish illegal aliens who use fake documents to obtain jobs instead of rewarding them with ‘ legal status , ’ the U.S. Chamber of Commerce doesn ’ t champion you.
” “ The chamber ’ s business is the big business of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ America , ” continued the best selling author of Open Borders Inc. “ Always beware of Washington business-boosters wearing false free-market facades .
This article was posted : Tuesday , January 14 , 2020 at 1:16 pm


prisonplanet--2020-01-14--Parents rage as homeless litter Boston school grounds with feces, syringes, used condoms

Parents rage as homeless litter Boston school grounds with feces , syringes , used condoms Parents and neighbors are sounding off over human feces , syringes , liquor bottles and other trash greeting students at McKinley School in Boston ’ s South End neighborhood .
It ’ s “ a serious safety concern ” caused by homeless vagrants who use the school property as a campground at night , Boston 25 reports .
Neighbors told the news site homeless residents descend on the school at nightfall to sleep in the garden and school parking lot , and it ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the grounds covered in trash , used condoms , drug paraphernalia and other disgusting things .
“ You don ’ t want fecal matter in a schoolyard , ” said local John Paul Prunier .
“ They seem to spreading out in our neighborhood a lot more , like the school here , the park over there .
It ’ s startling.
” “ It ’ s a big concern for kids , ” neighbor Scott Feinstein said .
“ I ’ m not worried that a homeless person is going to attack @ @ @ @ @ @ @ m worried about the needles and the drugs.
” What do failing demagogues in Democrat party do to shore up support from the mob ?
Promise to steal property & rights .
Elizabeth Warren & other progressives are now threatening to ban private property rights and ban construction of private homes .
Neighbors told the news site they noticed an increase in homeless activity following “ Operation Clean Sweep ” last August aimed at addressing crime in an area known as “ Methadone Mile , ” near Massachusetts Avenue and Melnea Cass Boulevard @ @ @ @ @ @ @ police arrested 34 people for crimes including assault , drug possession , outstanding warrants and others .
The “ directed patrol ” was in response to a 41 percent increase in violent crime in the area over the last year that culminated with five individuals attacking a corrections officer in the area on Aug. 1 , Boston.com reports .
“ Operation Clean Sweep ” also involved city workers clearing the street of abandoned property , garbage , and human waste left behind by the vagrants , which sparked outrage from social justice warriors @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to social media of city workers crushing wheelchairs in the back of garbage trucks and alleged police forced disabled homeless from the chairs to trash them .
Officials countered that the chairs were abandoned and covered in human fluids , unsuitable for use .
Regardless , the issue drew massive crowds to public meetings , where both fed-up residents and homeless advocates raged at city officials .
One girl at the meetings , 11-year-old Jay ’ dah Rackard , told officials she was transferring schools because of issues and was frustrated that it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ officer to prompt police attention .
“ This is not fair , please tell me where is my safety ?
” she said .
“ We have seen people shooting up on the streets and we have seen people having inappropriate actions and nothing has been done .
And now that a corrections officer has been assaulted , now you are doing something ?
That is not fair at all.
” Marty Martinez , chief of Boston Health & Human Services , defended the city ’ s efforts to help the homeless and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ no simple answer to this question , ” Boston.com reports .
“ We ’ re picking up 8,000 needles every month in the City of Boston , ” he said .
Democrat Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley , Suffolk District Attorney Rachael Rollins , and other social justice crusaders condemned the cleanup without offering better solutions .
“ We can not dehumanize our fellow residents , ” Pressley wrote .
“ We can not further stigmatize addiction or respond with criminalization instead of access to treatment .
We need coordinated solutions that center the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this # operationcleansweep.
” At McKinley School , officials offered little reassurance things will improve any time soon .
School officials asked neighbors to help look after the school at night and on the weekends and to report suspicious activity to police , while Boston Public Schools issued a lame prepared statement about cleaning up the mess at the school .
“ The safety and well-being of our students and staff at Boston Public schools is our number one priority .
BPS is part of a citywide coordinated effort to address this issue @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by the Mayor ’ s Office of Recovery Services , ” the statement read .
“ Upon learning about the issue at the McKinley , BPS custodial staff took immediate action to ensure the property was clean , safe and secure .
In addition , the Boston Public Health Commission ’ s Mobile Sharps Team is accessible every day to urgently respond to these issues , ” officials wrote .
“ BPS is in constant contact with the Boston Police Department , the Mayor ’ s Office of Recovery Services , and the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ services , to address this issue and provide support to our students and families.
” This article was posted : Tuesday , January 14 , 2020 at 1:12 pm

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prisonplanet--2020-01-14--Washington Post: Donald Trump Will Transfer $7.2 Billion for Border Wall

President Donald Trump will transfer another $ 7.2 billion from Pentagon accounts in 2020 to build the promised border wall , according to the Washington Post .
The paper reported January 13 that the president would use his national emergency powers to : divert an additional $ 7.2 billion in Pentagon funding for border wall construction this year , five times what Congress authorized him to spend on the project in the 2020 budget , according to internal planning figures obtained by The Washington Post .
The Pentagon funds would be extracted , for the second year in a row @ @ @ @ @ @ @ funding .
According to the plans , the funding would give the government enough money to complete [ a total of ] approximately 885 miles of new fencing by spring 2022 , far more than the 509 miles the administration has slated for the U.S. border with Mexico .
The pending transfer , if not blocked by Congress or the courts , would bump up his border wall spending to $ 18.4 billion .
So far , Trump ’ s deputies have built a little over 100 miles of upgraded “ wall system @ @ @ @ @ @ @ planning and building another 350 miles .
Bloomberg has already spent $ 200M in TV ads before the first primary .
How does that compare to TOTAL spending by BOTH candidates and BOTH parties in prior elections ?
This article was posted : Tuesday , January 14 , 2020 at 9:40 am


prisonplanet--2020-01-14--Fans Cheer Donald Trump as He Attends College Football Championship Game

President Donald Trump was warmly greeted by football fans attending the NCAA college championship game on Monday .
The Clemson @ @ @ @ @ Louisiana State University Tigers for the college football championship .
The president traveled with first @ @ @ @ @ Superdome in New Orleans , Louisiana , for the game .
Fans of both teams @ @ @ @ @ ” as the president and first lady arrived on the field for the National Anthem @ @ @ @ @ Four more years !
” When asked by ABC ’ s Karen Travers whom the @ @ @ @ @ and replied , “ both.
” As the climate alarmists blame humanity for volcanic eruptions @ @ @ @ @ the truth behind these natural phenomenon .
This article was posted : Tuesday , January @ @ @ @ @ am


prisonplanet--2020-01-14--Report: Canadian PM Trudeau Agrees £500k Security Fund for Prince Harry, Meghan

British media sources have claimed Canada ’ s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has offered to pay £500,000 for the security @ @ @ @ @ wife Meghan .
The report claims that the Canadian prime minister and Liberal party leader @ @ @ @ @ taxpayer cash to fund half of the estimated one million pounds per year security costs @ @ @ @ @ of Sussex , who announced on Monday that they will be moving to Canada .
@ @ @ @ @ , Canada ’ s finance minister Bill Morneau told reports in Toronto that the government @ @ @ @ @ plans for the royal couple yet , claiming “ we haven ’ t spent any @ @ @ @ @ ” “ We obviously are always looking to make sure , as a member of @ @ @ @ @ a role , ” he added .
This article was posted : Tuesday , January @ @ @ @ @ am


prisonplanet--2020-01-14--CNN Reporter Accuses Satire Site Babylon Bee of Misleading Americans

Conservative satirical website , Babylon Bee , was accused of misleading Americans by a CNN reporter for an article mocking Democrats over the death of Iranian General Qassem Soleimani .
CNN reporter Donie O ’ Sullivan drew considerable social media attention over his tweet calling out the Babylon Bee over their immensely popular satirical article which , at the time of the tweets , had garnered over 500,000 Facebook shares .
The satirical piece which grabbed O ’ Sullivan ’ s attention was called “ Democrats Call For Flags To Be Flown At Half-Mast To Grieve Death Of Soleimani.
” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ agent and author Cindy Otis who brought the popular article to the site ’ s attention .
She wrote : “ A post from a satirical website has been shared more than 500,000 times saying the DNC called for the flag to be at half-mast because of Soleimani .
“ Some family members just called bc their Republican friends on FB are circulating it like it ’ s legit .
We have a lot of work to do , all.
” O ’ Sullivan , quote tweeting Otis , started off by remarking @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , this is the same number of engagements the top NY Times and CNN stories on Facebook had over the past week .
“ A lot of people sharing this ‘ satirical ’ story on Facebook don ’ t know it is satire.
” O ’ Sullivan goes onto say , “ Having a disclaimer buried somewhere on your site that says it ’ s “ satire ” seems like a good way to get around a lot of the changes Facebook has made to reduce the spread of clickbait and misinformation.
” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the same thread , referring to the popularity of the satirical article , added : “ For those asking , it ’ s on the Babylon Bee .
“ You ’ ll see it ’ s also circulating on Twitter .
Many accounts sharing it as funny satire , some sharing it because they say it ’ s satire but still close to the truth , and others that appear to not know at all that it ’ s satire.
” O ’ Sullivan , who , according to his Twitter bio , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and technology , and in spite of his stance against Babylon Bee , had shared various articles from The Onion .
Babylon Bee ’ s founder , Adam Ford , in thread , revealed O ’ Sullivan ’ s predilection for articles posted by the rival satirical news site .
This article was posted : Tuesday , January 14 , 2020 at 9:34 am


prisonplanet--2020-01-14--Mueller Witness Who Allegedly Funneled Money To Clinton Pleads Guilty To Child Porn, Trafficking

Mueller Witness Who Allegedly Funneled Money To Clinton Pleads Guilty To Child Porn , Trafficking National File reported on the indictment of key Mueller witness George Nader for allegedly funneling $ 3.5 million to the 2016 Hillary Clinton presidential campaign in December .
Today , he pleaded guilty to possessing child porn and sex trafficking .
Nader , 60 , was a key witness in the Robert Mueller Russia probe against President Donald Trump , and a Hillary Clinton supporter who was indicted for funneling millions of dollars to the latter ’ s failed presidential campaign .
Nader was convicted @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a 14-year-old boy from the Czech Republic into the United States for sexual purposes .
Prosecutors are recommending a sentence of only ten years for Nader , according to the Washington Post .
Nader went on to serve in the Defense Department and the George W. Bush administration as an advisor on Middle Eastern policy after engaging in statutory rape against at least five Czech boys .
The Lebanese-American businessman was convicted of sex crimes against minors in the Czech Republic in 2003 , and was sentenced to a year in Czech prison @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to 1991 for possessing child pornography .
This will not impact his current sentencing , as prosecutors have dropped possession of obscene material charges against him as part of the plea deal .
Nader ’ s attorneys tried unsuccessfully tried to argue that the statute of limitations was still in existence at the time of his crimes , and therefore should not be applied to the current trial .
National File previously reported on Nader ’ s indictment for funneling $ 3.5 million to the Hillary Clinton campaign : Eight people were indicted @ @ @ @ @ @ @ into Hillary Clinton ’ s failed 2016 presidential campaign , as well as other left-wing causes .
Among them was George Aref Nader , a key witness in Robert Mueller ’ s three-year investigation into now-debunked claims of Russian election interference on behalf of Donald Trump .
Nader , 60 , is a businessman and lobbyist who has acted as a liaison for Middle Eastern countries including Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates in Washington , D.C. Nader ’ s name showed up more than 100 times in the Mueller report , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ national media for his involvement in the infamous Russia probe before his arrest in 2019 for possessing child pornography and transporting a 14-year-old boy for sex .
It is unclear what effect the child trafficking charges will have on Nader ’ s fraudulent campaign finance case .
This article was posted : Tuesday , January 14 , 2020 at 9:31 am


prisonplanet--2020-01-15--Obama’s National Security Advisor Says Trump ‘Absolutely Correct’ to Kill Soleimani

POTUS slams Dems for not supporting taking out the ‘ evil son of a bitch ’ As Democrats continue to repeat Iranian talking points and criticize President Trump for taking out the terrorist General Soleimani , former President Obama ’ s National Security advisor weighed in with a surprising remark .
Gen. James Jones told those gathered at the Atlantic Council Global Energy Forum in Abu Dhabi that “ What the administration did in the Soleimani case is absolutely correct.
” “ This was a powerful step .
We ’ ll see where it goes , ” he added .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ , but I think history will say that this was the right thing to do.
” “ I think the Obama administration tried to find the terrorist that was the most wanted guy in the world , ” Jones added , referring to Osama Bin Laden .
“ Soleimani is now the next guy , so I give [ Trump ] credit for doing that and I think it was the right thing to do , ” he explained .
Jones , Obama ’ s national security adviser from 2009 to 2010 , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as a “ potential game changer.
” “ It ’ s clear that the regime in Iran has had a very bad couple of weeks , ” Jones said , adding “ And one of the things that people don ’ t talk about too much is the degree of unrest that there is in the country , which I think is significant.
” “ So , you take the removal of Soleimani , you take the accidental downing of the civilian aircraft coupled with the amount of popular unrest — the needle @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to be something that people think about , ” he continued , adding “ It ’ s probably not politically correct to talk about it , but you have to think about it.
” Jones further advised Trump to ignore Democratic critics , saying “ I would not listen to the appeasers of the world who kind of want to calm the waves.
” Jones asserted that those kind of people “ want to get back to normal business and then you have Iran using its proxies to spread terror around the world @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and things like that.
” “ Those days I think are over and I hope Iran understands that , ” Jones continued .
“ As articulated by the president , it ’ s a potential game changer… I would not let up .
I would not let up.
” President Trump accused Democrats of trying to defend Soleimani Monday , calling them ‘ a disgrace ’ : Still , they continue to repeat Iranian propaganda : While Iran released an insane propaganda video , showing the President being assassinated , and the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ still refuse to side with Trump on the matter , demanding ‘ evidence ’ that Soleimani ’ s killing was just .
At a MAGA rally in Wisconsin last night , Trump called Democrats weak and asserted that they can not protect the country .
“ They ’ re saying , ‘ Was the attack imminent ?
Was it imminent ?
’ Does the fact that he ’ s killed hundreds of thousands of people and thousands of Americans , and horribly killed and wounded thousands and thousands , that doesn ’ t @ @ @ @ @ @ @ second rally of 2020 .
“ ‘ Was the attack imminent ?
’ I think they ’ re going to start a new investigation : ‘ Was the attack on this horror ?
’ — and by the way , he was in a country he wasn ’ t allowed to be in .
We don ’ t mention that , ' ” Trump continued .
“ Great percentages of people don ’ t have legs right now and arms because of this son of a b***h. And the Democrats should be outraged @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not the decision to end his wretched life.
” Trump bellowed .
This article was posted : Wednesday , January 15 , 2020 at 5:51 am


prisonplanet--2020-01-15--Sex abuse victim claims Asian grooming gangs are going unreported because ‘wives are scared of their

Sex abuse victim claims Asian grooming gangs are going unreported because ‘wives are scared of their OWN husbands’

Sex abuse victim claims Asian grooming gangs are going unreported because ‘ wives are scared of their OWN husbands ’ A SEX abuse victim today claimed Asian grooming gangs get away with deprived crimes because their wives are “ too scared to speak out ” .
Bobby Singh , abused by a Pakistani family friend as a child , says the women “ know full well what their husbands are doing ” but are terrified of reporting it for fear of deportation .
The 40-year-old mum-of-three , who bravely waived her anonymity , told The Sun Online these women “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ back to Pakistan and so keep quiet .
Her intervention comes as a damning report today found dozens of kids had been abused by Asian grooming gangs operating in “ plain sight ” after being failed by cops .
Some victims subject to “ profound abuse ” told carers and police officers about the sexual assaults but no action was taken , according to the report into child sexual exploitation in Manchester .
The report concluded : “ This is a depressingly familiar picture and has been seen in many other towns and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ found that fears over appearing racist played a part in senior police thinking when dealing with grooming gangs .
This article was posted : Wednesday , January 15 , 2020 at 5:09 am


prisonplanet--2020-01-15--House Democrat: We’ll Keep Investigating Trump-Russia Conspiracy After Impeachment

Appearing Tuesday on MSNBC , House Intelligence Committee member Rep. Mike Quigley ( D-IL ) vowed Democrats will continue to investigate President Donald Trump over possible ties to Russia after the Senate impeachment trial concludes .
A partial transcript is as follows : CRAIG MELVIN : What did your caucus accomplish by holding those articles of impeachment for this long ?
REP. MIKE QUIGLEY : Well , certainly , it flushed out Mitch McConnell and the hardcore Senate Republicans .
They didn ’ t want to hold a fair trial .
Second , I think it helped educate and inform @ @ @ @ @ @ @ taking place .
As a result , over 72 percent of the American people want a fair trial and they know what a trial looks like .
A trial has documents , a trial has witnesses .
You don ’ t show up at a trial and the judge and jury say , “ this is over.
” And as Justice Rehnquist said 1999 , “ the Senate isn ’ t just the jury , it is the trier of fact and law.
” That ’ s why that oath that senators are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
They are the ball game .
And I think what we ’ ve done is we ’ ve shown the American people where they stand , and they ’ ve taken there stand that they do want witnesses and documents as we saw during the Clinton impeachment .
CRAIG MELVIN : You mentioned the American people .
Your constituents there in Illinois , are they calling and emailing , encouraging you to impeach the President of the United States ?
Is this top of mind for them ?
REP. MIKE QUIGLEY : @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for an extraordinarily long period of time .
I think , as the special counsel ’ s report came out , where he detailed at least 11 times where the president obstructed justice and detailed the facts about the Russia investigation , leading into the impeachment inquiry , certainly the call with the Ukrainian president has only enhanced that .
If it ’ s my district that we ’ re talking about , the president would be removed .
CRAIG MELVIN : Really quickly here , there ’ s another possible route that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ take moving .
Axios [ is ] reporting that another card that the speaker could play here .
“ A trove of text messages served over by Lev Parnas , the indicted former Rudy Giuliani associate.
” These text messages are not public .
We don ’ t know what ’ s in them .
Could we see those messages make their way to the upper chamber ’ s part of the trial ?
REP. MIKE QUIGLEY : Well , some of that ’ s up to Mitch .
I am aware that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the House Select Committee on Intelligence .
It remains to be seen what ’ s in there and how they are valued .
You ’ re right .
We ’ ve learned in the meantime recently , through private litigation , about other information .
For example , that the president , 90 minutes after the call with President Zelensky , ordered the halt of military aid to our ally Ukraine .
I suspect we ’ re going to be continuing to learn .
And when this process is all over , the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this president from all the issues relating to the Russia investigation , including money laundering .


prisonplanet--2020-01-15--Hundreds of gun rights advocates descend on VA capitol, convince Dems to shelve ‘assault weapon’ ban

Hundreds of gun rights advocates descend on VA capitol , convince Dems to shelve ‘ assault weapon ’ ban Virginia Democrats approved legislation Monday to restrict gun owners in a variety of ways , from limiting the numbers guns a citizen can purchase each month , to added requirements for private sales , to so-called ‘ red flag ’ laws .
A proposed ban on assault rifles , however , is now sitting on a shelf .
Democrats on the state ’ s Senate Judiciary Committee consolidated four bills into two and sent them to the Senate floor on a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ gun rights advocates descended on the Capitol to voice opposition , WHSV reports .
“ The Senate Judiciary Committee … moved quickly Monday to advance several pieces of gun legislation that a Republican majority has blocked for years , ” according to The Associated Press .
“ Those bills include limiting handgun purchases to once per month , universal background checks on gun purchases , allowing localities to ban guns in public buildings , parks and other areas , and a red flag bill that would allow authorities to temporarily take guns away @ @ @ @ @ @ @ themselves or others.
” “ The pieces of legislation that we ’ re offering is to keep guns out of prohibitive hands , ” Northam aid .
“ It ’ s very simple .
They ’ re constitutional and they support the Second Amendment.
” Hundreds of gun rights advocates – many wearing NRA paraphernalia and shirts that read “ My Governor is an Idiot – came to Richmond Monday to oppose the restrictions .
The protest follows a rule change at the Capitol last week that now bans guns , knives and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lawmakers are exempt .
Virginia Democrats are expected to review additional legislation that would outlaw all private gun ranges and impose other restrictions , but the most contentious bill – a ban on so-called “ assault weapons ” was shelved at the Senate committee meeting on Monday .
“ Senate Bill 16 , proposed by Sen. Richard Saslaw , would have expanded the definition of “ assault firearms ” under Virginia law , outlawed their possession , and outlawed the selling or transfer of any firearm magazine with a capacity for more than @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reports .
The legislation created a massive uproar across the state , with scores of municipalities and other jurisdictions approving second amendment sanctuary laws that promise to ignore any laws considered unconstitutional .
In several places , locals are banding together to form private militias to fight against the change by force , if necessary .
On Monday , the committee hearing drew overflow crowds that were forced most folks to watch the proceedings on livestream , with plenty of others protesting outside and at nearby rallies .
“ An AR-15 is a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ go kill feral hogs .
I can use this weapon at home .
I can use it to protect myself and my family .
My wife can shoot this , my kids can shoot this , ” George Persinger , a 65-year-old custom home builder who trekked 3 hours to the Capitol , told the AP .
Saslaw requested Judiciary Committee Chairman Sen. John Edwards to withdraw his “ assault weapons ” ban on Monday and Edwards agreed .
The moderate Democrat is one of four that are reportedly skeptical lawmakers can craft @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the AP reports .
“ A lot of people don ’ t really understand assault weapons and how complicated the issue really is , ” he told the AP .
“ It ’ s going to be very difficult to figure out a way to do it .
But we ’ re studying it , that ’ s all I can say.
” Creigh Deeds , another Senate Democrat waffling on the ban , told the SP he ’ s “ not seen an enforceable bill that makes sense yet.
” Democrats control @ @ @ @ @ @ @ majority , while the party holds a 55-45 advantage in the House of Delegates .
A bill identical to Saslaw ’ s assault ban is still pending in the lower chamber , though it has not yet been assigned to a committee , according to news reports .
This article was posted : Wednesday , January 15 , 2020 at 5:04 am


prisonplanet--2020-01-15--First Case Of SARS-Like Pneumonia Reported Outside China As Scientists Scramble To Develop New Test

First Case Of SARS-Like Pneumonia Reported Outside China As Scientists Scramble To Develop New Test The World Health Organization has confirmed that a woman traveling from China to Thailand is infected with a SARS-like mystery virus at the heart of an outbreak in Wuhan .
The woman was hospitalized January 8 , making it the first confirmed case of the new coronavirus detected outside China .
“ The possibility of cases being identified in other countries was not unexpected , and reinforces why WHO calls for ongoing active monitoring and preparedness in other countries , ” the WHO said in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ people have been diagnosed with the new virus , while a 61-year-old man has died according to the Wuhan municipal health commission .
Seven patients have been discharged while six remain in critical condition , reports The Guardian .
Meanwhile , a team of Hong Kong experts few to Wuhan on Monday to meet with health officials as seven suspected cases have been reported in the city across six hospitals .
All had been to the mainland city of Wuhan in the past two weeks , after which they developed a fever , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ note , none of them had visited the meat markets linked to the outbreak .
The Hong Kong Center for Health Protection confirmed on Sunday that China ’ s National Health Commission had shared the genetic sequence for the new coronavirus with the World Health Organization , as scientists scramble to develop a test for the strain .
In a statement , the center said that relevant institutions had uploaded the genetic sequence into an online database called GISAID , which “ is cross-checking the information and will publish it upon completion.
” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Public Health Laboratory Services Branch … as one of the users [ of the genetic database ] , will obtain the genetic sequence of the novel coronavirus .
While [ the branch ] is conducting molecular testing for a number of coronaviruses , it will develop specific tests based on the information of the new sequence , ” the announcement continues .
According to SCMP , genetically sequencing viruses is a useful technique to assist in understanding the nature of disease , and will allow for custom-tailored diagnostics that can quickly identify illnesses @ @ @ @ @ @ @ This article was posted : Wednesday , January 15 , 2020 at 4:57 am


prisonplanet--2020-01-15--Warren, Van Hollen Ask SEC To Investigate Insider Trading By Mar-A-Lago Guests Before Soleimani Airs

Warren, Van Hollen Ask SEC To Investigate Insider Trading By Mar-A-Lago Guests Before Soleimani Airstrike

Warren , Van Hollen Ask SEC To Investigate Insider Trading By Mar-A-Lago Guests Before Soleimani Airstrike Presidential contender Sen. Elizabeth Warren and Sen. Chris Van Hollen co-wrote a letter on Monday to the Securities and Exchange Commission ( SEC ) requesting an “ investigation into whether there may have been any illegal trading in defense company stocks or commodities related to individuals ’ advance knowledge of the United States attack on January 2 , 2020 , that killed Iranian Major General Qasem Soleimani.
” The letter alleges that President Trump told guests at the Mar-A-Lago resort that military action was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ senators pulled a quote from a story that was featured on the left-leaning Daily Beast that detailed how three unnamed sources at the resort heard President Trump talking to guests about an upcoming military operation : “ In the five days prior to launching a strike that killed Iran ’ s most important military leader , Donald Trump roamed the halls of Mar-a-Lago , his private resort in Florida , and started dropping hints to close associates and club-goers that something huge was coming … Trump began telling friends and allies hanging at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ working on a ~big ’ response to the Iranian regime that they would be hearing or reading about very •soon.
’ [ T ] he president specifically mentioned he ’ d been in close contact with his top national security and military advisers on gaming out options for an aggressive action that could quickly materialize.
” The letter went onto say that “ guests at President Trump ’ s resort may have obtained confidential market-moving information and had the opportunity to trade defense industry stocks or commodities or make other trades based on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ Between January 2 , 2020 , before the announcement of the attack , and the end of the day on January 3 , 2020 , Northrop Grumman stock prices increased by over 5 % ; Lockheed Martin ’ s stock prices increased by 3.6 % … Additionally , immediately following the killing of Soleimani , the price of crude oil increased by over 4 % .
” However , as the charts below show , defense stocks were actually down ahead of the attack on the embassy , which triggered the first @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Soleimani ’ s death headlines… We ’ ve noted in the past how left-leaning news organizations have played politics and tried to suggest President Trump and his associates were front-running equity futures , commodities , and or stocks ahead of trade headlines .
The Chicago Mercantile Exchange ( CME ) called the infamous Vanity Fair piece titled – “ The Fantastically Profitable Mystery of the Trump Chaos Trades ” – a “ fantastical ” story : And at the time the Vanity Fair piece was released , we did not run a comment @ @ @ @ @ @ @ skepticism of the reporting , and as Bloomberg reported , experts who examined the story said any implication that people traded on inside information fell short of being proven .
This article was posted : Wednesday , January 15 , 2020 at 4:55 am


prisonplanet--2020-01-15--Fresh Missile Attack Rocks Base North Of Baghdad Where US Troops Present

Fresh Missile Attack Rocks Base North Of Baghdad Where US Troops Present It ’ s currently being described by regional analysts and reporters as a “ huge ” and “ violent ” missile attack on a base where US troops are present in Iraq , though no American casualties have been reported so far .
Conflicting local accounts suggest that multiple Iraqi personnel have been injured .
Reuters has the early but limited details as follows : A Bloomberg source citing Iraq ’ s Sumaria says 5 Katyusha rockets targeted the military base Camp Taji which lies north of Baghdad @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on high alert in the wake of the Soleimani assassination and Iran ’ s subsequent ballistic missile reprisal on a few US bases inside Iraq , which itself reportedly resulted in no Americans killed or injured .
This also follows a significant Sunday incident where eight Katyusha rockets were fired at Balad air base , which houses U.S. personnel , also in the region north of Baghdad .
The US administration has tended to blame Iran-backed paramilitary groups in Iraq , such as Kataib Hezbollah , for being behind what are now semi-regular @ @ @ @ @ @ @ activity in the region appears to be popping up again , also via Bloomberg wire citing Iraq ’ s Sumaria : Given the events of the past months , it ’ s entirely possible that future attacks by remnant ISIS cells in Iraq get blamed on Iran and Iraqi Popular Mobilization Forces ( PMF ) by the US administration .
It ’ s also possible that ISIS will taken advantage of the confused situation on the ground to sow more chaos , inviting greater US military intervention .
Perhaps the “ new normal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was posted : Wednesday , January 15 , 2020 at 4:54 am


prisonplanet--2020-01-15--UK University Says Complaining About Everything Becoming a Race Issue is a Racist Microaggression

UK University Says Complaining About Everything Becoming a Race Issue is a Racist Microaggression The University of Sheffield in the UK is to pay its own students to patrol thought crimes , one of which is the common complaint that everything is becoming a race issue , which the university considers to be a racist microaggression .
“ A university is to hire 20 of its own students to challenge language on campus that could be seen as racist , ” reports the BBC .
“ The University of Sheffield is to pay students to tackle so-called “ microaggressions ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ but offensive comments.
” According to the university , examples of these microaggressions include ; – “ Stop making everything a race issue ” – “ Why are you searching for things to be offended about ?
” – “ Where are you really from ?
” – “ I don ’ t want to hear about your holiday to South Africa .
It ’ s nowhere near where I ’ m from ” – “ Being compared to black celebrities that I look nothing like ” In other words , pointing out @ @ @ @ @ @ @ avoid having to defend their opinions and that ‘ offense ’ culture is out of control is now itself a subtle form of racism .
You ’ ve got to hand it to them ; Not only have they seized control of language , they ’ ve also banned your ability to question why they ’ re doing so .
“ Sheffield University is paying students to spy on their peers and report any “ microaggressions , ” comments Andrew Doyle .
“ One example they give is “ Why are you searching @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” Given this sinister Stasi-like initiative , that ’ s a very good question.
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prisonplanet--2020-01-15--The Real Reason Warren Refused to Shake Bernie’s Hand

The media is missing the real reason Elizabeth Warren refused to shake Bernie Sanders ’ hand after last night ’ s Democratic debate .
Following the conclusion of the event , Sanders went to shake Warren ’ s hand , but she clenched her fist and engaged in a terse conversation with the socialist Senator .
Bernie then pointed at Warren and held his hands up .
Earlier in the debate , Sanders was asked about Warren ’ s claim that he told her in 2018 that a woman could never win the presidency .
Despite Sanders denying the accusation @ @ @ @ @ @ @ had said the opposite , the CNN host immediately asked Sanders , “ What did you think when Senator Sanders told you a woman could not win the election ?
” Warren then played the identity politics card by asserting that the only people on the stage who had not lost elections were the women .
She then claimed she was the only person on the stage to have “ beaten an incumbent Republican any time in the past 30 years.
” The next time Bernie got an opportunity to speak , he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he beat an incumbent Republican in 1990 .
Warren was then left gawping with her mouth open as she failed to grasp the fact that 1990 ( November 1990 to be exact ) was in fact within the past 30 years .
The real reason Warren refused to shake Bernie ’ s hand was because Bernie completely humiliated her and made her look totally incapable of doing basic math .
This completely undermined Warren ’ s ‘ girl power ’ schtick by making her look stupid and fulfilling many of the stereotypes about @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to the topic was meant to extinguish .
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prisonplanet--2020-01-15--Trump Breaks Twitter Record For ‘Most Liked Persian Tweet’

Expression of support for Iranian protesters and warning to regime went over massively In a development that was mostly completely ignored by the media , President Trump broke a Twitter record for ‘ most liked Persian tweet ’ with his expression of support for Iranian protesters .
Saeed Ghasseminejad , a senior adviser and financial economist at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies , noted that Trump ’ s tweet smashed a record and displayed “ a strong show of support by Iranians for Trump ’ s Iran policy ” : The tweet eventually amassed over 367,000 likes , with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The President ’ s message of solidarity with the Iranian people and a further warning to the regime to not kill protesters again were hugely popular .
“ To the brave and suffering Iranian people : I have stood with you since the beginning of my presidency and my government will continue to stand with you , ” Trump tweeted in Farsi .
“ We are following your protests closely .
Your courage is inspiring.
” Predictably , the Iranian foreign ministry responded with derision , tweeting back “ Hands and tongues smeared @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Iranian nation , are not entitled to dishonor the ancient Persian language.
” The Iranian regime has cracked down on protesters , with reports of soldiers and riot police firing into crowds of civilians , despite denials by Tehran police .
It emerged this week that Trump ’ s decision to assassinate IRGC Guds Force chief Qasem Soleimani was actually months in the works .
NBC cited multiple officials who suggested that “ The presidential directive in June came with the condition that Trump would have final signoff on any specific operation to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ president ’ s message was “ that ’ s only on the table if they hit Americans , ” according to a person briefed on the discussion .
This article was posted : Wednesday , January 15 , 2020 at 7:26 am


prisonplanet--2020-01-15--Five nuclear-armed states must work together to neutralize threat of ‘global war’ – Putin

Five nuclear-armed states must work together to neutralize threat of ‘ global war ’ – Putin The nuclear-armed countries , permanent UN Security Council members , must work on a common approach aimed at preventing a global war , Russian President Vladimir Putin has said .
Putin made the comments during his annual state-of-the-nation address on Wednesday .
The president said the five permanent members of the UN Security Council – the US , China , Russia , Britain and France – carry a “ special responsibility for securing the sustainable development of humanity.
” He previously expressed “ deep @ @ @ @ @ @ @ tensions between the US and Iran , which almost put the two countries on a brink of war .
Both states did not mince words after Washington ordered the drone strike which killed senior Iranian military commander Qassem Soleimani in Iraq .
Moscow urged everyone to show restraint and seek diplomatic means to defuse the conflict .
Talking national security and latest add-ons to Russia ’ s military arsenal , Putin stated that Moscow is “ not threatening anyone and does not seek to impose its will ” on other countries .
At @ @ @ @ @ @ @ time in history , Russia is “ not catching up ” to anyone in terms of its defense capabilities .
Instead , “ it is the other countries ” that are racing to develop advanced weapons that Russia already posseses .
In 2018 , Putin unveiled a number of new state-of-the-art weapons – including the Kinzhal hypersonic nuclear-capable air-launched missile , which can be fitted on fighter jets .
In 2018 , Putin unveiled a number of new state-of-the-art weapons – including the Kinzhal hypersonic nuclear-capable air-launched missile , which can be fitted @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 2019 drew to a close , the country ’ s Defense Ministry announced that its advanced nuclear hypersonic glider had entered combat service , with the first regiment of Avangard-armed missiles now operational .
Another new weapon from the 2018 announcement , the RS-28 Sarmat thermonuclear ICBM , is expected to enter service in 2021 .
This article was posted : Wednesday , January 15 , 2020 at 7:24 am


prisonplanet--2020-01-15--Swedish Politician Says Govt Has Lost Control After Huge Stockholm Bombing

Swedish Politician Says Govt Has Lost Control After Huge Stockholm Bombing Swedish Moderate Party leader Ulf Kristersson has slammed the ruling Social Democrats , saying the government has lost control of the country after a huge explosion rocked a Stockholm residential area .
Mr Kristersson noted the rise in the number of explosions and bombings across Sweden , citing figures from the Crime Prevention Council ( Bra ) that revealed the country suffered 230 bombings in 2019 alone .
“ Unfortunately , this government has lost control of what is happening in Sweden .
Now in the morning , we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and explosions , this time in Stockholm ’ s inner city and in central Uppsala , ” Kristersson wrote in an op-ed for newspaper Aftonbladet .
The blast in Stockholm , which took place on Sunday night , was labelled as one of the most powerful explosions in Stockholm by police area manager Erik Widstrand .
Police said it was “ pure luck ” no one was injured in the blast but ruled out any terrorist motive so far .
This article was posted : Wednesday , January 15 , 2020 at 7:18 @


prisonplanet--2020-01-15--‘Rigged’: Critics Cry Foul as CNN Debate Slants Against Bernie Sanders

Supporters of Sen. Bernie Sanders ( I-VT ) are infuriated by the results of the seventh Democrat presidential debate in Iowa because it appears that moderators favored Sen. Elizabeth Warren in the debate hosted by CNN on Tuesday .
The clearest example of bias cited by debate watchers was when CNN moderator Abby Phillips had the following exchange with Sanders and Warren : Phillips : You ’ re saying that you never told Senator Warren that a woman couldn ’ t win the election ?
Phillips : Warren , what did you think when Sanders said a woman couldn ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I disagreed .
Bernie is my friend , and I am not here to try to fight with Bernie .
After the debate , Warren pointedly refused to shake Sen. Sanders ’ s hand , a puzzling move , as Warren tried to paint her relationship with the Vermont Senator as respectful and collegial .
The story kicking off the alleged claim of Sanders ’ sexist remark towards Warren in 2018 was published Monday by CNN and prominently featured on their network before the debate .
Phillips followed up by asking Sen. Amy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to people who say that a woman can ’ t win this election ?
” This article was posted : Wednesday , January 15 , 2020 at 7:15 am


prisonplanet--2020-01-15--‘Danger tomorrow’: Iran’s Rouhani makes veiled threat to US and EU troops in Middle East

‘ Danger tomorrow ’ : Iran ’ s Rouhani makes veiled threat to US and EU troops in Middle East DUBAI , United Arab Emirates — In an angry speech on state television , Iranian President Hassan Rouhani lashed out at the U.S. and Europe for its presence in the Middle East and for what he described as the latter ’ s failures in upholding the 2015 Iranian nuclear deal .
U.S. troops are “ insecure ” in the region today , and EU troops “ might be in danger tomorrow , ” Rouhani declared , according to a Reuters @ @ @ @ @ @ @ leader has directed a threat toward European forces in the region .
He demanded the U.S. leave and accused it of making the region insecure , saying it should “ apologize to Tehran ” for its “ previous crimes.
” The U.S. has significantly increased its troops presence in the Gulf in the past year as shipping and oil facilities have come under fire from attacks blamed on Iran , which Tehran denies .
The U.K. has about 400 forces in Iraq , spread around Irbil , Baghdad and Taji , all locations @ @ @ @ @ @ @ militias backed by Iran ’ s Quds Force , the external operations wing of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps .
EU forces are also stationed in the Gulf Cooperation Council ( GCC ) countries , and France and Britain have small numbers of special forces in Syria .
A number of EU countries have personnel in Operation Inherent Resolve , the anti-IS coalition , stationed in Iraq .
This article was posted : Wednesday , January 15 , 2020 at 7:13 am


prisonplanet--2020-01-15--‘Do You Even Know Proper English? Twitterverse Ridicules Cardi B’s Solution to Gun Issue

‘ Do You Even Know Proper English ?
Twitterverse Ridicules Cardi B ’ s Solution to Gun Issue Rapper Cardi B has been showing an increasing interest in politics of late , floating the idea of becoming a politician in a series of tweets on Sunday , 12 January .
Rapper celebrity Cardi B , who recently expressed her interest in running for Congress , has proposed a solution to the heated gun debate .
Guns “ can also get prohibited like the time alcohol was , ” said the rapper , adding : Cardi B , recognized by Forbes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ rappers of all time , made the remarks after a Twitter user pointed out to her that bearing arms was a protected constitutional right , as is free speech under the First Amendment .
The discussion about the gun issue emerged on Cardi B ’ s Twitter feed after the rapper voiced a desire to open up political discussions with conservatives “ unless you racist.
” On Tuesday , 14 January , Cardi B had posted on Twitter : “ Listen , I do believe we have the right to bare arms… However @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a gun we should get mental check ups , proper training and [ an ] older age limit to own one .
If the proper age limit to drinking is 21 because these kids can ’ t handle their liquor how can they possibly get the responsibility to own a gun ?
…..is that fair ?
” Netizens responded to Cardi B ’ s tweet on the gun problem solution by pointing out that the rapper was probably confused about the Second Amendment , hence her suggestion to treat it like alcohol .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Cardi B think people today “ drink responsibly.
” Some comments on social media referenced the rapper ’ s recently voiced interest in entering politics .
Others wholeheartedly approved and applauded the rapper celebrity ’ s stance .
The news came as just recently the rapper announced that she might like to give politics a shot , after a “ couple more years at school ” .
The rapper , who once openly admitted to drugging and robbing men she lured into hotel rooms by promising them sex , has been mulling politics @ @ @ @ @ @ @ behind bars in connection with a 2018 strip club brawl .
The rapper issued the following statement in the wake of the controversy : This article was posted : Wednesday , January 15 , 2020 at 7:12 am


prisonplanet--2020-01-15--Bitcoin is up 20% so far this year and one expert predicts it could hit $16,000 by year end

Bitcoin is up 20 % so far this year and one expert predicts it could hit $ 16,000 by year @ @ @ @ @ best start to the year since 2012 .
Optimism has returned to the market following @ @ @ @ @ record high .
Bitcoin was trading at around $ 8,667.33 at 13:34 p.m. SIN/HK up @ @ @ @ @ this year .
Other digital coins including ethereum and XRP have followed suit , posting @ @ @ @ @ in the first two weeks of 2020 .
In December 2017 , bitcoin hit an @ @ @ @ @ 20,000 but fell sharply to just over $ 3,000 in December 2018 .
Many experts @ @ @ @ @ as the price of the digital currency continued to climb in 2019 .
This article @ @ @ @ @ January 15 , 2020 at 7:08 am


prisonplanet--2020-01-15--Germany To Cut 400,000 Auto Jobs In Next Decade As Car Production Crashes

Germany To Cut 400,000 Auto Jobs In Next Decade As Car Production Crashes The start of approximately 400,000 job losses in the German automotive industry is already underway as the industry shifts towards electric vehicles , reported the Financial Times .
Germany ’ s workforce is likely to contract by 1 % in the next ten years as carmakers such as Audi , Mercedes-Benz , BMW , Volkswagen , and Porsche transition to electric car sales .
The shift from a combustion engine to electric , and the resulting factor it might lead to job losses is merely a cover @ @ @ @ @ @ @ press , likely created by the government , to shield the public ’ s view from collapsing car production in the country .
Why frighten consumers and tell them German car production has crashed to 23-year lows when narrative creation in the press can assure everyone that the slump is because carmakers are doing away with dirty fossil fuel engines for a greener future .
The German government expects carmakers to produce 10 million electric cars by 2030 .
With the addition of automation and artificial intelligence in factories , the need for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ even more .
The automotive industry in the country supports 800,000 jobs and indirectly supports 3 million more .
“ It is the joint responsibility of industry , trade unions , and politics to promote reskilling so that negative effects on the labor market can be kept to a minimum , ” said Kurt-Christian Scheel , the VDA ’ s managing director that represents Germany ’ s carmakers .
Volkswagen ’ s Zwickau factory and Porsche ’ s Zuffenhausen assembly line have so far been converted to electric vehicle production without significant job @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of unions .
It ’ s time the German press and government stop blaming electric cars for the massive job losses that could soon hit the industry in the coming quarters and years and prepare for a financial storm as car production has already crashed to several decade lows .
This article was posted : Wednesday , January 15 , 2020 at 7:07 am


prisonplanet--2020-01-15--Illinois ignores science, allows transgender ‘man’ who gave birth to be listed as the father on baby

Illinois ignores science, allows transgender ‘man’ who gave birth to be listed as the father on baby’s birth certificate

Illinois ignores science , allows transgender ‘ man ’ who gave birth to be listed as the father on baby ’ s birth certificate Myles Brady Davis was about 20 weeks pregnant when he learned that he would be listed as the mother on his baby ’ s birth certificate .
Although Myles , who is transgender , identifies as masculine , he was the one carrying the baby — and according to the state of Illinois , that made him the mom .
To make matters more confusing , Myles ’ wife , Precious , who is also transgender @ @ @ @ @ @ @ which is biologically correct as that is who the sperm came from .
Despite the fact that only human females give birth and only males produce sperm , the State of Illinois caved to the demands of this couple and agreed to create a birth certificate that is biologically impossible .
Precious and Myles , the communications director for Equality Illinois , reported the problem to his employer and reached out to the LGBTQ rights group Lambda Legal , which sent the state an advocacy letter , explaining the need for an accurate @ @ @ @ @ @ @ time the state had been informed of a transgender live birth , and officials agreed that the Brady Davises should not be misgendered on the birth certificate , according to Illinois Department of Public Health spokesperson Melaney Arnold .
Two weeks after their healthy baby girl , Zayn , was born in early December , the Brady Davises learned that they would get the birth certificate they wanted — with Myles listed as the father and Precious as the mother .
Arnold said via email that the birth certificate will be a first @ @ @ @ @ @ @ working to make accurate gender identification a permanent option easily available to all transgender parents .
A misgendered birth certificate can threaten a transgender person ’ s safety , according to Lambda Legal staff attorney Kara Ingelhart .
Birth certificates are routinely used as identity documents during childhood , and bringing a misgendered one to preschool enrollment or baseball registration can out the parents as transgender , potentially exposing them to hostility , discrimination or even violence .
“ It also just removes the choice to decide when or how to disclose their @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ That ’ s private medical and personal information that they should have control over.
” Myles and Precious , a communications manager for the Sierra Club , met in 2014 , started dating a year later and got married in 2016 .
To have biological children , they had to go off their gender-reinforcing hormones , which was reportedly “ difficult ” for both of them .
An egg from Myles ’ body was fertilized with sperm from Precious and implanted in Myles ’ uterus via IVF .
Myles is one of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who have gotten pregnant .
This article was posted : Wednesday , January 15 , 2020 at 7:06 am


prisonplanet--2020-01-15--2020: The Lowest Solar Activity In Over 200 Years

2020 : The Lowest Solar Activity In Over 200 Years As we move further into 2020 , solar activity dwindles .
This year , solar activity will be marked as the lowest in over 200 years .
The low in the sun ’ s 11-year cycle will also have at least some repercussions for the climate here on Earth .
On December 20 , 2019 , Iceland received one of the largest snow storms in its history .
The so-called “ 10-year storm , ” brought winds of 100 miles per hour ( 161 km/h ) , with one weather @ @ @ @ @ @ @ mph ( 240 km/h ) , according to a report by Interesting Engineering .
Iceland ’ s , Europe ’ s and North America ’ s weather have historically been tied to the sunspot activity of the Sun .
According to NASA , in 2020 , the Sun , which is currently in solar cycle number 25 , will reach its lowest activity in over 200 years .
That means “ space weather ” will be favorable for exploration beyond Eart , yet it could also very well mean we should prepare for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Are Volcanoes All Over The Globe Suddenly Shooting Giant Clouds Of Ash Miles Into The Air ?
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When solar activity gets really low , it can have the effect of a “ mini ice age.
” The period between 1645 and 1715 was marked by a prolonged sunspot minimum , and this corresponded to a downturn @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Named after astronomers Edward Maunder and his wife Annie Russell Maunder , this period became known as the Maunder Minimum .
It is also known as “ The Little Ice Age.
” Scientists Warn : PREPARE NOW For A Mini ICE AGE As The Sun Cools Predictions for solar cycle # 25 made by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ’ s ( NOAA ) Space Weather Prediction Center ( SWPC ) , NASA and the International Solar Energy Society ( ISES ) anticipate a deep minimum and a maximum that will @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
During that maximum , they predict the Sun will have between 95 and 130 sunspots .
This article was posted : Wednesday , January 15 , 2020 at 7:05 am


prisonplanet--2020-01-15--UK: Pedophile Rape Gang Left to Roam Streets, Police Knew, Did Nothing About it

According to a shocking report revealed by Manchester Evening News , police and social workers allowed an “ Asian ” pedophile rape gang to roam the streets without taking action .
At least 57 young girls were raped and abused by a group of up to a hundred pedophiles in a network run in South Manchester .
This pedophile network plied their young victims with drugs and alcohol , often getting them hooked , in order to carry out the sickening abuse .
The tactic to soften their victims with drugs and alcohol is a method that continues to be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ UK .
Many victims are lulled into a life of substance abuse , prostituted , sometimes trafficked , and raped by various men .
During the height of their activity , a girl aged merely 15 years old , tragically passed away due to the abuse she suffered at the hands of the network .
The unaddressed scale of the abuse and ‘ scale of institutional neglect ’ exposed a dreadful failure in protecting the livelihoods of children in the city of Manchester .
On the details of the abuse , according to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by Greater Manchester mayor , Andy Burnham : – Social workers knew that one 15-year-old girl , Victoria Agoglia , was being forcibly injected with heroin , but failed to act .
She died two months later .
– Abusers were allowed to freely pick up and have sex with Victoria and other children from city care homes , ‘ in plain sight ’ of officials .
– Greater Manchester Police dropped an operation that identified up to 97 potential suspects and at least 57 potential victims .
Eight of the men went @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
– As recently as August 2018 , the Chief Constable refused to reopen the dropped operation .
The fifteen-year-old girl who died in 2003 , Victoria Agoglia , also known as Victoria Byrne , went to the authorities to seek help , informing them that she was being raped and had been forcibly injected heroin–but no action was taken to help her .
One of Victoria ’ s reports included a detailed account of a man in his 20s restraining a young girl before committing ‘ an extremely serious and distressing sexual @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
A 50-year-old man , by the name Mohammed Yaqoob , who had been forcibly injecting her , was cleared of committing manslaughter , but was jailed for three-and-a-half years for administering the narcotic .
After her tragic death , an investigation by the name ‘ Operation Augusta ’ was launched to ascertain whether there was a wider problem involving child sexual exploitation in Greater Manchester .
The investigation soon found around a hundred Asian men taking part in grooming gang activities .
Shortly after its inception , the investigation identified 26 potential @ @ @ @ @ @ @ linked to the men who were believed to be abusing Victoria .
Ten of those victims were taken away from care homes to be abused by Asian men in apartments above takeaway restaurants .
One of the victims revealed how girls were being offered £50 for sex .
Other victims said that up to 20 Asian men would attend sex parties with their underage victims .
Later , it was discovered that all of the potential victims were living in care homes .
The report said : “ The team collected a strong @ @ @ @ @ @ @ up to potentially 97 persons of interest , including how they operated .
“ These were predominantly Asian men working in the restaurant industry , and the team had a good insight into how they enticed young girls in the care system and ultimately abused them .
“ The team also believed it had made a significant link with the adults involved with Victoria Agoglia and the suspected perpetrators in south Manchester.
” Scarce charges were filed against the men taking part in the almost-industrial scale abuse .
Many of the men were @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of a similar nature .
During Victoria ’ s inquest in 2007 , the coroner , Simon Nelson , said that authorities could not have foreseen her death–despite seeking urgent help–due to her propensity to ‘ grant sexual favors.
’ According to the Manchester Evening News , “ Eight of them later went on to commit serious sexual crimes , including the rape of a child , the rape of a young woman , sexual assault and sexual activity with a child.
” The report examined files of the 26 potential victims identified @ @ @ @ @ @ @ found that : “ Most of the children we have considered were failed by police and children ’ s services.
” The report concludes : “ The authorities knew that many were being subjected to the most profound abuse and exploitation but did not protect them from the perpetrators .
“ This is a depressingly familiar picture and has been seen in many other towns and cities across the country .
“ However , familiarity makes it no less painful for the survivors involved , and it should in no way detract from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the opportunity to ask that the crimes committed against them now be fully investigated .
“ We would also apply the same expectation to the family of Victoria Agoglia , who have been asking for her abuse to be investigated since her tragic death in 2003.
” Following Victoria ’ s death , a review found that the authorities were well aware of the abuse suffered by Victoria at the hands of her rapists , but took no action .
Files dating back as far as two years before her death , Victoria @ @ @ @ @ @ @ threatened , assaulted , returned intoxicated and in distress , ’ that she ‘ gave information that she was involved in sexual exploitation , alleged rape and sexual assault requiring medical attention.
’ She was also known to the criminal justice system as well as reporting several pregnancy scares .
Other Asian-led grooming gang scandals utilized identical modus operandi : first , identifying and targeting vulnerable underage girls from disaffected communities , then plying them with drugs and alcohol before prostituting them .
Sadly , other grooming gang scandals saw the authorities know @ @ @ @ @ @ @ act .
Some members of the authorities are either hamstrung by political correctness–due to the fact that the vast majority of the perpetrators are Asian Muslim men , typically of Pakistani origin–or fail to act due to the complexities of their progressive ideology .
One such whistleblower of arguably the worst grooming gang scandal–in Rotherham–was sent on a diversity course for noting that the bulk of the perpetrators belonged to the Pakistani community .
Several young British girls continue to be abused across the UK as more stories detailing the horrific abuse committed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with the assistance of the local authorities .
This article was posted : Wednesday , January 15 , 2020 at 7:00 am


prisonplanet--2020-01-15--Sanders Campaign Staffer Who Called for Gulags, Violence Was Arrested for DUI and Drug Charges

Sanders Campaign Staffer Who Called for Gulags , Violence Was Arrested for DUI and Drug Charges According to public information , Kyle Jurek , the campaign staffer for Sen. Bernie Sanders ’ presidential campaign at the center of an undercover investigation by Project Veritas , was arrested in September of last year for allegedly abusing prescription painkillers , and was arrested on January 8 of this year for allegedly driving under the influence .
On September 28 of last year , Jurek was arrested by the Polk County , Iowa Sheriff ’ s Department and given three charges , including @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ “ unlawful possession of prescription drug , ” and “ possession of drug paraphernalia.
” Then , on January 8 , 2020 , Jurek was arrested again .
In his January arrest , Jurek was charged with “ violation of probation , ” “ failure to provide proof of financial liability , ” indicating that police say he was unable to provide proof of insurance , “ possession of drug paraphernalia , ” and “ operating while intoxicated – 2nd offense.
” The timeline of both his arrests would seem to coincide @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Jurek making bizarre and unsettling statements .
In one video , Jurek endorses the idea of gulags to reeducate supporters of President Donald Trump , and suggests that is the reason Sanders made free education one of his campaign promises .
“ Germany had to spend billions of dollars re-educating their f*cking people to not be Nazis , ” Jurek continued .
“ We ’ re probably going to have to do the same f*cking thing here.
” Jurek explained that this is why Sanders is offering free education as one of his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a reason Joseph Stalin had gulags , right , ” continued Jurek .
“ And , actually , gulags were a lot better than what the CIA has told us.
” Jurek also considers himself an anti-fascist , and says the reason anti-fascists are violent is because they are willing to operate outside the law to achieve results that police can not .
In one of the videos released Tuesday by Project Veritas , Kyle Jurek , identified as a field organizer for the Sanders campaign , explains why “ anti-fascists ” are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s why they ’ re like , ‘ Oh , anti-fascists are violent , ’ it ’ s because we ’ re willing to above and beyond what the law says is acceptable , like oh free speech , yeah.
” Jurek continued , “ They try to be like ‘ Oh , you ’ re against free speech , ’ and no , we ’ re not against free speech , we ’ re against f*cking hate speech.
” National File will continue to follow this story as Project Veritas releases @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Jurek and any other Sanders campaign staff who are implicated .
This article was posted : Wednesday , January 15 , 2020 at 7:00 am


prisonplanet--2020-01-15--Trump: ‘It Doesn’t Really Matter’ If Soleimani Was Planning ‘Imminent’ Attack ‘Because Of His Horrib

Trump: ‘It Doesn’t Really Matter’ If Soleimani Was Planning ‘Imminent’ Attack ‘Because Of His Horrible Past’

Trump : ‘ It Doesn ’ t Really Matter ’ If Soleimani Was Planning ‘ Imminent ’ Attack ‘ Because Of His Horrible Past ’ The Trump Doctrine : Assassinate anyone , anywhere , at any time so long as you claim they ’ re a bad dude .
In fairness , it ’ s not all that different from the Obama Doctrine or the Bush Doctrine but it is a lot more blunt .
Perhaps we should consider the honesty refreshing ?
From The New York Times , “ A Narrative Collapses as Trump Tweets : ‘ It Doesn @ @ @ @ @ @ @ In the 10 days since it carried out the drone strike that killed Maj. Gen. Qassim Suleimani , the Trump administration has been struggling to draft an after-the-fact narrative to justify it .
On Monday , President Trump put an end to that hash of explanations .
“ It doesn ’ t really matter , ” he tweeted , “ because of his horrible past.
” Until that message on Twitter , the administration had insisted in various ways that General Suleimani , Iran ’ s most important military official , was planning @ @ @ @ @ @ @ unraveling of the explanations accelerated over the weekend after Mr. Trump said four embassies were under immediate threat , a charge that his own administration could not back .
With the president ’ s latest utterance , he bolstered critics of a strike that had raised fears of an all-out war with Iran and had led Iraq to call on the United States to leave the country .
And , the critics wondered , was it reckless and irresponsible for the United States to kill Iran ’ s second most important leader if @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” ?
I must say , I ’ m a bit surprised the justification for this strike collapsed almost instantaneously .
It took nearly three years for the truth to slowly leak out about his first strike on Syria using the whole “ Assad gassed his own people ” meme in 2017 .
That meme was accepted without question and not even one media-approved “ fact checker ” dared to look into it .
When he carried out the Syria strike in 2017 he got the most positive media coverage of his entire @ @ @ @ @ @ @ media coverage of the strike was around 80 percent positive .
Part of me wonders if Trump actually thought that would happen again .
Historically , lying the country into war with the full support of the media was part of executive privilege — so believing that would happen again is not that crazy .
I suspect the only reason it didn ’ t occur is because we ’ re so close to the 2020 election and the media just want to get him out of the White House .
This article was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 2020 at 6:52 am


prisonplanet--2020-01-15--7 Major Earth Changes That Are Happening Right Now That Everyone Needs To Know About

7 Major Earth Changes That Are Happening Right Now That Everyone Needs To Know About There has never been a time in modern human history when our planet has been changing as rapidly as it is changing right now .
The sun is behaving very strangely , freakishly cold weather is breaking out all over the world , ocean temperatures continue to rise , volcanoes all over the globe are shooting ash miles into the air , Australia is experiencing the worst wildfires that they have ever seen , and the north magnetic pole has been moving at a pace @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it be possible that all of this bizarre activity is leading up to some sort of a crescendo ?
Sadly , most people don ’ t even realize what is happening , and that is because the mainstream media only emphasizes stories that fit with the particular narratives that they are currently pushing .
But it has gotten to the point where nobody can deny that really weird things are happening .
The following are 7 major earth changes that are happening right now that everyone needs to know about… # 1 According @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to the lowest level in 200 years .
The following comes from the official NASA website… Of course NASA insists that everything will be just fine , but others are wondering if this lack of solar activity could potentially spawn another “ Little Ice Age ” … # 2 When solar activity gets very low , it has traditionally meant very cold and very snowy winters , and right now we are seeing snow in places that are extremely unusual… # 3 Meanwhile , the oceans of the world just keep getting hotter @ @ @ @ @ @ @ temperatures off the California coast have been setting new all-time record highs .
It is odd that this is taking place at a time of such low solar activity , but according to NBC News this is definitely happening… # 4 There have always been wildfires , but we have never seen anything like this .
During the summer , countless catastrophic fires burned millions upon millions of acres in the Amazon rainforest , and this winter Australia ’ s fires have actually been a total of 46 percent larger than the fires @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Australia has never seen anything like this before , and according to NASA the smoke from these fires will completely circle the Earth… # 5 During the first half of 2020 , volcanoes all over the world have been roaring to life and have been shooting giant clouds of hot ash miles into the sky .
For example , in the Philippines the Taal volcano shot ash nine miles into the air on Sunday , it has also been shooting scorching hot lava half a mile into the air , and the ground @ @ @ @ @ @ @ wide open .
But even after all the devastation that we have already seen , authorities are warning that it could “ re-explode at any moment ” … Let us hope that this volcanic activity does not spread throughout that general area , because the largest super volcano caldera in the entire world has been discovered not too far from the Philippines… # 6 All of this is taking place while the north magnetic pole is moving toward Russia at a very rapid pace .
The following comes from CNN… # 7 On @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s magnetic field has been steadily weakening over time , and this has some experts extremely concerned… Without our magnetic field , life on Earth could not exist for long .
And it doesn ’ t have to disappear completely to be a massive problem .
If it simply gets weak enough , dwelling on the surface is going to become exceedingly difficult .
As I keep warning , our planet is becoming increasing unstable , and what we have experienced so far is just the beginning .
The demands of life @ @ @ @ @ @ @ things that don ’ t really matter .
Hopefully we can get more people to wake up while there is still time , because the clock is ticking for humanity and for our planet as a whole .
This article was posted : Wednesday , January 15 , 2020 at 6:46 am


prisonplanet--2020-01-15--18 Signs That The Social Decay In America Is Worse Than It Has Ever Been Before

18 Signs That The Social Decay In America Is Worse Than It Has Ever Been Before In recent years , so many Americans have become completely obsessed with the ups and downs of the political world , but meanwhile our nation as a whole continues to swirl even further down the toilet with each passing day .
Virtually any measure of social welfare that you want to look at tells us that the fabric of our society is rapidly deteriorating , and there is no future for us if we stay on this highly self-destructive path .
Sometimes I get @ @ @ @ @ @ @ but there is actually a very positive reason why I talk about these things .
My goal is to greatly shock people with the truth of what we are facing so that they will choose to fundamentally change the direction of their own lives .
And if we get enough people to start changing direction , that could potentially have a dramatic impact on society as a whole .
Unfortunately , most Americans seem to think that things are just fine .
So they are not open to radical solutions , because they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lives and the nation as a whole .
The choices that we make individually and collectively as a nation are life and death choices .
If we choose what is right , that will lead to great blessings , but if we choose what is wrong that will only lead to great curses .
It has been that way all throughout human history , and great empires have fallen because they consistently made the wrong choices .
When America falls , it will be because of what we have done to ourselves .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ social decay in America is worse than it has ever been before… # 1 America has a very serious drinking problem .
According to new numbers that were just released , the average American consumes 500 alcoholic drinks a year .
That is the highest level in modern American history .
# 2 The number of alcohol-related deaths in the United States has reached an all-time record high .
In fact , the number of alcohol-related deaths has actually doubled during the past 20 years .
# 3 The number of Americans dying @ @ @ @ @ @ @ an all-time record high .
# 4 The number of Americans that are killing themselves has reached an all-time record high .
# 5 The suicide rate for young people in the U.S. rose 56 percent in just one recent 10 year period .
# 6 The suicide rate for the overall population increased by 41 percent between 1999 and 2016 .
# 7 The number of mass killings in the United States set a brand new record in 2019 .
# 8 A whopping 46 percent of all Americans have taken at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ last 30 days .
# 9 The anal cancer death rate in the United States has doubled over the last 15 years .
# 10 The mouth cancer rate in the United States has reached an all-time record high .
# 11 According to the CDC , there are 110 million STD infections in the United States at any given moment .
# 12 Approximately 40 million people in the United States will visit a pornographic website on any given day .
# 13 According to our own State Department , the United @ @ @ @ @ @ @ entire world in sex trafficking .
# 14 Today , approximately 40 percent of all babies in America are born to unmarried women .
# 15 Tucker Carlson says that downtown San Francisco is now filthier than downtown Mumbai , India .
# 16 One poll discovered that the average American spends 86 hours a month on a cellphone .
# 17 An organizer for Bernie Sanders was recently caught on camera saying that U.S. cities will “ burn ” if President Trump wins again in November .
Sadly , he is probably @ @ @ @ @ @ @ year , 17 million more American adults were diagnosed as having “ a major depressive disorder ” .
It is critical to understand that is not the total of all Americans that have been diagnosed with “ a major depressive disorder ” .
Rather , that is just the number that were added to the overall total in one year .
Recently , I had someone try to tell me that America has not fallen to the level of Sodom and Gomorrah quite yet .
The numbers above are exceedingly clear , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ year after year after year .
Before I close this article , there is one more thing that I would like to share with you .
The following story more or less sums up how sick and delusional our society has become at this point… Sadly , there are a whole lot more people like him out there .
In fact , the number of registered sex offenders in the United States will soon cross the 1 million mark .
The good news is that the broken pieces of any of our lives @ @ @ @ @ @ @ if we are just willing to start making better choices .
In previous generations , God , family and country were top priorities for most Americans , and values that had been proven to work throughout human history were embraced and taught to future generations .
But today patriotism is out of style , the traditional family unit is under relentless attack , and God has been pushed out of every corner of public life .
Instead , we have got hordes of people running around doing whatever they feel like doing , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ What we are doing is clearly not working , and if we keep going down this road there is no possible way that our story ends well .
Both individually and collectively as a nation , there is an opportunity to start making better choices , but if we are going to change direction we better do so very quickly .
Because time is running out , and it won ’ t be too long before it is gone completely .
This article was posted : Wednesday , January 15 , 2020 at @ @


prisonplanet--2020-01-16--Iranian Military Now Claims US ‘Cyberattack’ Brought Down Passenger Plane

Iranian Military Now Claims US ‘ Cyberattack ’ Brought Down Passenger Plane The Iranian military is now blaming the US ( again ) for the downing of Ukrainian International Airlines Flight 752 , after it admitted that IRGC commanders shot the plane out of the sky last week , and in the wake of a new video emerging showing a SECOND missile was fired at the civilian airliner .
Iran Guardian Council chairman Ahmad Jannati stated Wednesday that “ enemy sabotage ” can not be ruled out , while Brigadier General Ali Abdollahi directly suggested that US military forces hacked @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it appear that the airliner , containing 176 people , was an incoming missile .
Abdollahi also seemed to suggest that the US military hackers could have actually shot down the plane as part of a cyber attack to make Iran look bad , according to the report .
After initially claiming “ mechanical error ” caused the plane to crash , then admitting they shot it down ‘ by mistake ’ after evidence of a missile strike could no longer be denied , Iran has now pivoted back to directly blaming the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the US took any military or other action in Iran on the evening the airliner was struck .
Iran ’ s flip-flopping comes after intense protests over the airliner downing and attempted cover-up , and the emergence of a new video showing a second ‘ kill shot ’ missile was fired , throwing the ‘ mistake ’ explanation into serious doubt .
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani also accused the US Wednesday of being responsible for the plane strike , saying that “ The root of all sorrows goes back to America … this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not to look into all the root causes.
” He added that “ One can not believe that a passenger plane is struck near an international airport while flying in a [ commercial ] flight channel , ” after previously saying that IRGC commanders were not the only ones involved in the plane downing , noting that “ There were others , too.
” The Iranian parliament also stated that “ we are in powerful confrontation with the criminal US and do not allow a mistake… to pave the ground for misusing the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ judiciary also announced Tuesday that they have arrested numerous individuals in connection with the missile strike , claiming that one of the people in detention is believed to have filmed the missile strike and the plane crashing to the earth .
Tasnim News Agency , which is close to the Revolutionary Guard , reported that the person is being held in an effort “ to probe the factors involved in the incident ” .
However , Nariman Gharib , a UK journalist who first published the footage on his Twitter account says the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ in a safe place ” : This article was posted : Thursday , January 16 , 2020 at 6:29 am


prisonplanet--2020-01-16--Chinese Media Finds Global Trend Toward State Sovereignty ‘Alarming’

China ’ s state-run Global Times on Tuesday provided an amusing demonstration of how closely Chinese Communist propagandists study left-wing American talking points by railing against the menaces of populism and nationalism supposedly flourishing under U.S. President Donald Trump and predicting the 2020 election could spark a new American civil war .
The most amusing thing about this editorial tirade was the source .
China is among the most nationalist , chauvinist , protectionist , and frankly racist nations on Earth , but just as it gets a pass from the environmentalist movement for its massive and growing carbon emissions @ @ @ @ @ @ @ refrain from criticizing it for nationalism or racism .
A nation that was able to get dozens of Muslim nations to declare themselves untroubled by China herding the Muslim population of Xinjiang province into concentration camps for re-programming has every reason to think it can get away with such hypocrisies .
Thus the Global Times wrung its hands about the shift away from globalism to state sovereignty and national self-interest and worried about the health of American democracy , which it treats like cancer on its own shores : The waves of anti-globalization @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by Donald Trump being elected US President , cast a shadow of unilateralism and protectionism on the final years of the second decade of the 21st century .
World politics is shrinking from an interdependent global village to separate states .
This tendency , despite not completely mainstream , is alarming .
In the first year of the 2020s , the US remains as the top factor strangling international relations .
It implies that as US president , Trump has broken the common features for which US politics was known .
First , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the candidate who comes to power are no longer separate .
In previous elections , candidates used to spout diplomatic rhetoric in a bid to win the elections , but when they took office , they exercised discretion in carrying out campaign promises , especially those that were considered controversial .
However , Trump sticking to fulfilling his election pledges since taking office has erased the ambiguity of US politics .
Second , the legitimacy and vitality of US democracy are under unprecedented challenges .
Within the three years of the Trump administration @ @ @ @ @ @ @ voices questioning whether US diplomacy remains influential .
Some people condemn Trump as a fascist ; some believe the US is becoming a socialist country ; while most Americans regard the current US predicament as unacceptable , they are pessimistic and confused about the future of their country .
This article was posted : Thursday , January 16 , 2020 at 5:19 am


prisonplanet--2020-01-16--Entire Russian Government Resigns to Make Way for Putin Power Grab

Entire Russian Government Resigns to Make Way for Putin Power Grab Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev made a startling announcement on Wednesday that he and his entire government will resign to get out of President Vladimir Putin ’ s way as Putin rewrites the Russian constitution .
Putin seeks to add provisions that would allow him to remain in power indefinitely , although he might still have to forfeit the title of “ president.
” Medvedev issued his announcement on state television while sitting next to Putin , who thanked him for his service .
Medvedev was promptly named deputy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Council and asked to continue serving in a caretaker capacity , along with other officials , until a new Cabinet can be appointed .
Putin laid out his proposed constitutional changes only a few hours earlier during Russia ’ s version of the State of the Union address , calling for a nationwide referendum to implement them .
Russian officials gave the impression this referendum would be organized quickly and held in the very near future .
The UK Guardian observed that while Putin ’ s changes nominally transfer more power to the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ purpose is to consolidate Putin ’ s power in perpetuity under some new office that would have no term limits while giving him an opportunity to set up a hand-picked presidential successor as the new prime minister .
Russian news reports described Mikhail Mishustin , presently head of the Russian Federal Tax Service , as the most likely candidate to replace Medvedev as prime minister .
Putin is currently serving the second of two consecutive terms and his fourth term overall , making it mandatory for him to step aside as president in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Thursday , January 16 , 2020 at 5:12 am


prisonplanet--2020-01-16--Pelosi CHANGES call transcript during floor speech to attack Trump

Pelosi CHANGES call transcript during floor speech to attack Trump House Speaker Nancy Pelosi took to the floor today to @ @ @ @ @ the call transcript between President Trump and the president of Ukraine into the congressional record @ @ @ @ @ sign with an American flag and a portion of the Pledge of Allegiance , Pelosi @ @ @ @ @ said to the president , he could make— do me a favor .
Do me @ @ @ @ @ paint houses , too ?
What is this , do me a favor ?
” @ @ @ @ @ portion of the transcript in which Trump referred to investigating corruption within Ukraine .
But @ @ @ @ @ difference : Trump said “ us , ” referring to the country , not “ @ @ @ @ @ himself .
That portion of the transcript : Will House Republicans demand the record be @ @ @ @ @ ?
Earlier in the day , she warned against “ Vadimir Plutin ” elected the @ @ @ @ @ was posted : Thursday , January 16 , 2020 at 5:10 am


prisonplanet--2020-01-16--Europe Triggers Iran Deal ‘Dispute Mechanism’ In Drastic Measure To Prevent Nuclear Advancement

It goes without saying that the Iran nuclear deal is on its last legs and will likely die following declarations of Tehran leaders to no longer be beholden to uranium enrichment limits ( in a Jan.6 statement ) after the prior US pullout from the deal , but especially following the assassination of IRGC Quds Force Gen. Qasem Soleimani .
Days after Soleimani ’ s death German foreign minister Heiko Maas warned the writing is on the wall as it marked the “ first step towards the end ” of the nuclear deal .
And now the deal ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ indicative milestone as on Tuesday France , Britain and Germany formally triggered the dispute resolution mechanism regulating conformity to the deal , seen as the harshest measure taken thus far by the European signatories .
It essentially means the European powers officially see Iran as in breach of the deal ; EU punitive sanctions are now on the table .
“ The European powers said they were acting to avoid a crisis over nuclear proliferation adding to an escalating confrontation in the Middle East .
Russia , another signatory to the pact , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the mechanism , ” Reuters reports .
However in taking the dire action , a joint statement underscored this should not be interpreted as meaning they ’ ve joined Washington ’ s “ maximum pressure ” campaign , but are attempting to stave off an additional crisis of potential nuclear proliferation .
The chief concern , however reluctant they may have been to trigger the mechanism , is described by a senior official ’ s quote to The Guardian : “ We do not accept the argument that Iran is entitled to reduce @ @ @ @ @ @ @ European signatories to the JCPOA said .
“ Our three countries are not joining a campaign to implement maximum pressure against Iran .
Our hope is to bring Iran back into full compliance with its commitments under the JCPoA , ” they said .
The mechanism was triggered upon the individual European states formally notifying the agreement ’ s guarantor , the European Union .
“ To trigger the mechanism , the European states notified the European Union , which acts as guarantor of the agreement , ” Reuters notes .
“ EU @ @ @ @ @ @ @ aim was not to reimpose sanctions but to ensure compliance.
” But we highly doubt the Iranians will see the measure the same way .
Tehran has for more than the past year leveled accusations that the Europeans are ‘ too little too late ’ with half-hearted measures to provide relief to Iran ’ s economy decimated by US sanctions , such as the ‘ SWIFT-alternative ’ special purpose financial vehicle INSTEX .
Meanwhile , seizing on the nuclear ’ s deal ’ s apparent unraveling in progress , British Prime Minister Boris @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ t be taken warmly in Tehran : “ If we ’ re going to get rid of it , let ’ s replace it and let ’ s replace it with the Trump deal.
” This article was posted : Thursday , January 16 , 2020 at 5:09 am