weareanonymous--2020-07-26--Social Media Outrage: Has Palestine Been Removed From Google Maps?

Google has been accused of deleting Palestine from Google Maps and it has been going viral on social media over the past few days that argues that Palestine has been removed from all maps .
Is it true ?
Well , the answer is not easy .
Let ’ s have a look at the facts : Palestine is an area in the Middle East with a lot of history .
It ’ s been a hot topic of conversation online as a theory suggests that it has been removed from Google maps .
When searching for Palestine on Google @ @ @ @ @ @ @ but with no label for Palestine labelled alongside it .
While 136 members of the United Nations recognise Palestine as an independent state , the US and much of the west does not .
The representation of Palestine on Google Maps has not changed recently , but after the forum of Palestinian journalists released a statement condemning Google , word spread via social media and later news outlets .
People began sharing their outrage using the hashtag # PalestineIsHere .
“ A bug that removes the labels for ‘ West Bank ’ and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Google spokeswoman said : “ There has never been a ‘ Palestine ’ label on Google Maps , however we discovered a bug that removed the labels for ‘ West Bank ’ and ‘ Gaza Strip ’ .
We ’ re working quickly to bring these labels back to the area.
” Yeah what a coincidence , that one of the largest and most professional online companies of the world who is developing the best navigation system in the world is having such a large “ bug ” .
You should also put @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Google , Sergey Bring and Larry Page are of Jewish descent which would help explain their motives .
A petition from March this year urging Google to include Palestine on their maps has gained traction in the last few days , now with almost 250,000 signatures .
While nothing has changed , the online outrage has pointed to questions about how mapping technologies affect people ’ s understanding of the world .
The Washington Post ’ s Caitlyn Dewey wrote : In their attempts to dispassionately document the physical world online , tech @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of it , too .
That ’ s not something that we tend to think about often , but it does become pretty obvious when a map changes/is said to have changed , or when we compare different maps against each other .
This is not the first time Google has got into hot water over disputed territories – and it ’ s likely not to be the last .
A 2014 project called Disputed Territories documented how Google Maps attempts to stay out of geographical disputes and issues of national identity .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ a solid boundary line around Russia and Crimea .
Outside of Russia , Crimea is surrounded by dashed lines , indicating it as occupied territory .

Google has been accused of deleting Palestine from Google Maps and it has been going viral on social media over the past few days that argues that Palestine has been removed from all maps. Is it true? Well, the answer is not easy.
Let’s have a look at the facts:
Palestine is an area in the Middle East with a lot of history. It’s been a hot topic of conversation online as a theory suggests that it has been removed from Google maps.
When searching for Palestine on Google Maps, it shows an outline, but with no label for Palestine labelled alongside it. While 136 members of the United Nations recognise Palestine as an independent state, the US and much of the west does not.
The representation of Palestine on Google Maps has not changed recently, but after the forum of Palestinian journalists released a statement condemning Google, word spread via social media and later news outlets. People began sharing their outrage using the hashtag #PalestineIsHere.
Removing #Palestine from the map doesn't mean it ceases to exist. #PalestineIsHere pic.twitter.com/uQfIDcJOka — Talbia Akbar Khan (@talbiaakbar) August 9, 2016
“A bug that removes the labels for ‘West Bank’ and ‘Gaza Strip’ ‘”
A Google spokeswoman said: “There has never been a ‘Palestine’ label on Google Maps, however we discovered a bug that removed the labels for ‘West Bank’ and ‘Gaza Strip’. We’re working quickly to bring these labels back to the area.” Yeah what a coincidence, that one of the largest and most professional online companies of the world who is developing the best navigation system in the world is having such a large “bug”. You should also put into consideration that the both founders of Google, Sergey Bring and Larry Page are of Jewish descent which would help explain their motives.
A petition from March this year urging Google to include Palestine on their maps has gained traction in the last few days, now with almost 250,000 signatures.
While nothing has changed, the online outrage has pointed to questions about how mapping technologies affect people’s understanding of the world. The Washington Post’s Caitlyn Dewey wrote:
In their attempts to dispassionately document the physical world online, tech companies often end up shaping our understanding of it, too. That’s not something that we tend to think about often, but it does become pretty obvious when a map changes/is said to have changed, or when we compare different maps against each other.
This is not the first time Google has got into hot water over disputed territories – and it’s likely not to be the last. A 2014 project called Disputed Territories documented how Google Maps attempts to stay out of geographical disputes and issues of national identity.
For example: users in Russia see a solid boundary line around Russia and Crimea. Outside of Russia, Crimea is surrounded by dashed lines, indicating it as occupied territory.


weareanonymous--2020-07-28--The Reason Why Louis Vuitton Burns All Its Unsold Bags Will Surely Infuriate You

Louis Vuitton ( LV ) is a well-known brand which is popular for making luxury fashion items such as shoes , watches , jewellery , accessories , sunglasses .
The company sells its products in 50 countries with more than 460 stores worldwide .
We all know how expensive the products of LV are but did you know that this fashion brand burns all its unsold bags at the end of every year .
Yes , you read that right , instead of modifying or donating the unsold products , LV puts all the remaining items into the fire and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ strange .
The company does this to not sell its products at low prices , in order to maintain the exclusivity that LV is known for .
Another major reason for doing this act is a US law that is called as ‘ duty drawback ’ .
According to this law , if something imported in the US after paying a duty on it is destroyed with customs ’ notification , the duty is paid back to the company .
As Louis Vuitton ’ s bags have very high duty rates that are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ so the company makes up for their losses by getting the duty back .
Though it seems to be an outrageous move , no one from LV has ever come on record to confirm the news of burning their unsold merchandise .
Industry insiders say that before destroying their discontinued bags , LV organizes a sale for its employees .
It ’ s also said that LV does this so that everyone pays the same price for their bags !
“ Buycott ” – This App Shows Which Company Is Behind The Brand @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The free app “ Buycott ” informs you before buying a product about which company is behind the respective brand .
You will also find out if and why a company is criticized .
In addition , the app encourages to become active immediately .
The globalized production chains are becoming more and more complex , the interweaving of multinational corporations more and more obscure .
Buycott helps you to keep the perspective in the company jungle .
The app is available for iOS and Android devices .
At the heart of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ allows you to scan the barcode of a product via the mobile phone camera .
Alternatively , you can search on the website buycott.com for the barcode or company name .
Then tells you Buycott , which manufacturer is behind the respective product , and to which parent company this belongs .
The entanglements to other subsidiaries are presented in an often rather unclear company tree .
For example , a scan of buitoni noodles will tell you that you have a Nestlé product in your hand .
In the overview you will @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the world also includes brands such as Friskies , Nestea , Wagner Pizza or Maggi .
The focus of the iOS and Android app are multinational corporations Buycott is designed for the US & European market and therefore primarily knows the products of multinational corporations .
In the test , but also for example , Bionella was recognized , a Nutella alternative by Rapunzel ( where the app has no complaints ) .

Louis Vuitton(LV) is a well-known brand which is popular for making luxury fashion items such as shoes, watches, jewellery, accessories, sunglasses. The company sells its products in 50 countries with more than 460 stores worldwide.
We all know how expensive the products of LV are but did you know that this fashion brand burns all its unsold bags at the end of every year.
Yes, you read that right, instead of modifying or donating the unsold products, LV puts all the remaining items into the fire and the reason for doing this is very strange. The company does this to not sell its products at low prices, in order to maintain the exclusivity that LV is known for. Another major reason for doing this act is a US law that is called as ‘duty drawback’. According to this law, if something imported in the US after paying a duty on it is destroyed with customs’ notification, the duty is paid back to the company. As Louis Vuitton’s bags have very high duty rates that are around 15-25 percent on an average, so the company makes up for their losses by getting the duty back. Though it seems to be an outrageous move, no one from LV has ever come on record to confirm the news of burning their unsold merchandise. Industry insiders say that before destroying their discontinued bags, LV organizes a sale for its employees. It’s also said that LV does this so that everyone pays the same price for their bags! “Buycott” – This App Shows Which Company Is Behind The Brand, Child Slavery, Animal Experiments etc.
The free app “Buycott” informs you before buying a product about which company is behind the respective brand. You will also find out if and why a company is criticized. In addition, the app encourages to become active immediately.
The globalized production chains are becoming more and more complex, the interweaving of multinational corporations more and more obscure. Buycott helps you to keep the perspective in the company jungle. The app is available for iOS and Android devices.
The “Illusion Of Choice”
At the heart of the app is a barcode scanner that allows you to scan the barcode of a product via the mobile phone camera. Alternatively, you can search on the website buycott.com for the barcode or company name.
Then tells you Buycott, which manufacturer is behind the respective product, and to which parent company this belongs. The entanglements to other subsidiaries are presented in an often rather unclear company tree.
For example, a scan of buitoni noodles will tell you that you have a Nestlé product in your hand. In the overview you will find out that the largest food group in the world also includes brands such as Friskies, Nestea, Wagner Pizza or Maggi.
The focus of the iOS and Android app are multinational corporations
Buycott is designed for the US & European market and therefore primarily knows the products of multinational corporations. In the test, but also for example, Bionella was recognized, a Nutella alternative by Rapunzel (where the app has no complaints).


weareanonymous--2020-07-28--Pentagon’s Top-Secret UFO Unit To Brief Senate As Ex-Official Says ‘Off-World Vehicles’ Found

As secretive unit operating within the U.S. Department of Defense that is charged with investigating unidentified flying objects ( UFOs ) will make some of its findings public after it was revealed that the Pentagon has been recently briefed about “ off-world vehicles not made on this earth.
” The once-covert UFO unit , which operates within the U.S. Navy ’ s Office of Naval Intelligence , will soon begin giving regular biannual updates on its research to the U.S. Senate ’ s Intelligence Committee , reports The New York Times .
The Unidentified Aerial Phenomenon Task Force was formed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ strange and inexplicable encounters between U.S. military pilots and unidentified aerial vehicles or UFOs in a bid “ to standardize collection and reporting ” of the various sightings .
The program is the successor to the Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program , which also investigated UFOs but was dissolved in 2017 due to a lapse of funding .
However , the team working on that program continued its work alongside the intelligence community even after it was officially disbanded .
Luis Elizondo , a former military intelligence official who headed the Pentagon program @ @ @ @ @ @ @ decade with the program .
Elizondo , along with a group of former government scientists and officials , remain convinced that objects of unkown origin have crashed on Earth and that these apparently extraterrestrial materials have been the focus of research .
“ It no longer has to hide in the shadows , ” Elizondo told the Times .
“ It will have a new transparency.
” Former Senate majority leader and retired Sen. Harry Reid ( D-NV ) , who led the push to fund the earlier UFO program , also believes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of day .
“ After looking into this , I came to the conclusion that there were reports — some were substantive , some not so substantive — that there were actual materials that the government and the private sector had in their possession , ” Reid said .
So far , none of the alleged crash artifacts have been subject to public scrutiny or verification by independent researchers .
However , some of the retrieved objects such as strange metallic debris were identified as being manmade – raising the possibility that they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ U.S. rivals such as China or Russia .
However , astrophysicist Eric Davis – who served as an advisor for the Pentagon program since 2007 – said that he had briefed the Pentagon in March about material retrieved from “ off-world vehicles not made on this earth.
” The Department of Defense subcontractor also said that he had concluded that the objects found were of the type “ we couldn ’ t make … ourselves.
” In an interview last month , President Donald Trump told his son Donald Trump Jr. that he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ about supposed aliens as well as the secretive Area 51 base near Roswell , New Mexico , that some theorists claim is a UFO crash site .
The U.S. government has been increasingly open in its discussions of UFOs since last September , when U.S. Navy admitted that widely-circulated video footage captured by Navy pilots that purportedly showed UFOs flying through the skies did depict actual “ unknown ” objects that flew into U.S. airspace .
While officials admitted that they have been baffled by the unknown flying objects , they also admit @ @ @ @ @ @ @ frequent .
They also said that rather than calling them “ UFOs , ” they prefer the term unidentified aerial phenomena or UAPs .
While it remains yet to be seen what information the once-secret UFO unit plans to lay out for lawmakers , acting intelligence committee chairman Sen. Marco Rubio ( R-FL ) is intent on finding out who or what precisely is behind the apparent UFO activity over U.S. military bases .
“ We have things flying over our military bases and places where we are conducting military exercises and we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ — and it isn ’ t ours , ” Rubio told CBS Miami in an interview last Friday .
“ Frankly , that if it ’ s something from outside this planet — that might actually be better than the fact that we ’ ve seen some technological leap on behalf of the Chinese or the Russians or some other adversary that allows them to conduct this sort of activity , ” the hawkish senator added .
For Reid , further transparency is needed .
“ It is extremely important that information about @ @ @ @ @ @ @ craft come out , ” he said .

As secretive unit operating within the U.S. Department of Defense that is charged with investigating unidentified flying objects (UFOs) will make some of its findings public after it was revealed that the Pentagon has been recently briefed about “off-world vehicles not made on this earth.”
The once-covert UFO unit, which operates within the U.S. Navy’s Office of Naval Intelligence, will soon begin giving regular biannual updates on its research to the U.S. Senate’s Intelligence Committee, reports The New York Times.
The Unidentified Aerial Phenomenon Task Force was formed in 2019 for the purpose of studying strange and inexplicable encounters between U.S. military pilots and unidentified aerial vehicles or UFOs in a bid “to standardize collection and reporting” of the various sightings.
The program is the successor to the Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program, which also investigated UFOs but was dissolved in 2017 due to a lapse of funding. However, the team working on that program continued its work alongside the intelligence community even after it was officially disbanded.
Luis Elizondo, a former military intelligence official who headed the Pentagon program, resigned in October 2017 after a decade with the program. Elizondo, along with a group of former government scientists and officials, remain convinced that objects of unkown origin have crashed on Earth and that these apparently extraterrestrial materials have been the focus of research.
“It no longer has to hide in the shadows,” Elizondo told the Times. “It will have a new transparency.”
Former Senate majority leader and retired Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV), who led the push to fund the earlier UFO program, also believes that the studies should see the light of day.
“After looking into this, I came to the conclusion that there were reports — some were substantive, some not so substantive — that there were actual materials that the government and the private sector had in their possession,” Reid said.
So far, none of the alleged crash artifacts have been subject to public scrutiny or verification by independent researchers. However, some of the retrieved objects such as strange metallic debris were identified as being manmade – raising the possibility that they could be related to the military of U.S. rivals such as China or Russia.
However, astrophysicist Eric Davis – who served as an advisor for the Pentagon program since 2007 – said that he had briefed the Pentagon in March about material retrieved from “off-world vehicles not made on this earth.”
The Department of Defense subcontractor also said that he had concluded that the objects found were of the type “we couldn’t make … ourselves.”
In an interview last month, President Donald Trump told his son Donald Trump Jr. that he had heard some “interesting” things about supposed aliens as well as the secretive Area 51 base near Roswell, New Mexico, that some theorists claim is a UFO crash site.
The U.S. government has been increasingly open in its discussions of UFOs since last September, when U.S. Navy admitted that widely-circulated video footage captured by Navy pilots that purportedly showed UFOs flying through the skies did depict actual “unknown” objects that flew into U.S. airspace.
While officials admitted that they have been baffled by the unknown flying objects, they also admit that past encounters with them have been frequent. They also said that rather than calling them “UFOs,” they prefer the term unidentified aerial phenomena or UAPs.
While it remains yet to be seen what information the once-secret UFO unit plans to lay out for lawmakers, acting intelligence committee chairman Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) is intent on finding out who or what precisely is behind the apparent UFO activity over U.S. military bases.
“We have things flying over our military bases and places where we are conducting military exercises and we don’t know what it is — and it isn’t ours,” Rubio told CBS Miami in an interview last Friday.
“Frankly, that if it’s something from outside this planet — that might actually be better than the fact that we’ve seen some technological leap on behalf of the Chinese or the Russians or some other adversary that allows them to conduct this sort of activity,” the hawkish senator added.
For Reid, further transparency is needed.
“It is extremely important that information about the discovery of physical materials or retrieved craft come out,” he said.


weareanonymous--2020-08-02--Unsealed Maxwell Docs Reveal Testimony Of Bill Clinton With “Two Young Girls” On Epstein’s Island

A set of documents were unsealed from a previous civil trial between Ghislaine Maxwell and Virginia Giuffre , one of Jeffrey Epstein ’ s victims .
After Giuffre went public with her accusations in 2010 , she faced a storm of very public denials and attacks from Epstein ’ s associates which lasted for years .
As a result , Giuffre filed defamation lawsuits against those who attacked her in the media .
A lawsuit against Maxwell was settled in June of 2017 , but everything that was revealed during the trial was sealed , aside from the fact that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of dollars in the settlement .
Maxwell ’ s attorneys have fought to keep the details of the civil trial sealed , but their requests were denied by a judge who ordered the documents to be unsealed this Thursday .
Among the information revealed in the documents , is Giuffre ’ s testimony that she saw former Democratic President Bill Clinton on Epstein ’ s island with “ two young girls ” from New York .
In her testimony , Guiffre said that she remembered Epstein telling her that Bill Clinton owed him @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it off .
You know , I remember asking Jeffrey what ’ s Bill Clinton doing here [ on Epstein ’ s island ] kind of thing , and he laughed it off and said well he owes me favors .
He never told me what favors they were .
I never knew .
I didn ’ t know if he was serious .
It was just a joke… He told me a long time ago that everyone owes him favors .
They ’ re all in each other ’ s pockets , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ according to Newsweek .
It is well-documented that Clinton was closely connected with both Epstein and Maxwell , and spent a significant amount of time on Epstein ’ s island .
He also continued to hang out with them after they were both exposed as sex offenders .
In fact , Maxwell was served court papers relating to the Epstein trafficking ring in 2009 while she was attending the Clinton Global Initiative at the Sheraton Hotel in New York City .
Just a few months later , Maxwell attended Chelsea Clinton ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with both of them for many years despite the public knowledge of their crimes .
After Epstein was arrested last year , The Clinton Foundation was forced to respond to the allegations that the former president was a participant in Epstein ’ s trafficking network .
The foundation claimed that Clinton “ knows nothing about the terrible crimes Jeffrey Epstein pleaded guilty to , ” and suggested that “ Clinton took a total of four trips on Jeffrey Epstein ’ s airplane .
“ Staff , supporters of the Foundation , and his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
He ’ s not spoken to Epstein in well over a decade , and has never been to Little St. James Island , Epstein ’ s ranch in New Mexico , or his residence in Florida , ” the statement read .
However , according to flight logs that were leaked in 2015 , Clinton has taken at least 11 flights on Epstein ’ s airplane .
Clinton is just one of many high profile individuals who are suspected of being involved in Epstein ’ s trafficking network .
Other names include @ @ @ @ @ @ @

A set of documents were unsealed from a previous civil trial between Ghislaine Maxwell and Virginia Giuffre, one of Jeffrey Epstein’s victims.
After Giuffre went public with her accusations in 2010, she faced a storm of very public denials and attacks from Epstein’s associates which lasted for years.
As a result, Giuffre filed defamation lawsuits against those who attacked her in the media. A lawsuit against Maxwell was settled in June of 2017, but everything that was revealed during the trial was sealed, aside from the fact that Maxwell was forced to pay Giuffre millions of dollars in the settlement.
Maxwell’s attorneys have fought to keep the details of the civil trial sealed, but their requests were denied by a judge who ordered the documents to be unsealed this Thursday.
Among the information revealed in the documents, is Giuffre’s testimony that she saw former Democratic President Bill Clinton on Epstein’s island with “two young girls” from New York.
In her testimony, Guiffre said that she remembered Epstein telling her that Bill Clinton owed him some favors.
“He would laugh it off. You know, I remember asking Jeffrey what’s Bill Clinton doing here [on Epstein’s island] kind of thing, and he laughed it off and said well he owes me favors. He never told me what favors they were. I never knew. I didn’t know if he was serious. It was just a joke… He told me a long time ago that everyone owes him favors. They’re all in each other’s pockets,” she said in her testimony, according to Newsweek.
It is well-documented that Clinton was closely connected with both Epstein and Maxwell, and spent a significant amount of time on Epstein’s island.
He also continued to hang out with them after they were both exposed as sex offenders. In fact, Maxwell was served court papers relating to the Epstein trafficking ring in 2009 while she was attending the Clinton Global Initiative at the Sheraton Hotel in New York City.
Just a few months later, Maxwell attended Chelsea Clinton’s wedding, and Bill continued his relationship with both of them for many years despite the public knowledge of their crimes.
After Epstein was arrested last year, The Clinton Foundation was forced to respond to the allegations that the former president was a participant in Epstein’s trafficking network.
The foundation claimed that Clinton “knows nothing about the terrible crimes Jeffrey Epstein pleaded guilty to,” and suggested that “Clinton took a total of four trips on Jeffrey Epstein’s airplane.
“Staff, supporters of the Foundation, and his Secret Service detail traveled on every trip. He’s not spoken to Epstein in well over a decade, and has never been to Little St. James Island, Epstein’s ranch in New Mexico, or his residence in Florida,” the statement read.
However, according to flight logs that were leaked in 2015, Clinton has taken at least 11 flights on Epstein’s airplane. Clinton is just one of many high profile individuals who are suspected of being involved in Epstein’s trafficking network. Other names include Prince Andrew and President Donald Trump.


weareanonymous--2020-08-04--Leaked Footage Shows George Floyd Crying, Begging For His Life While Cop Aims Gun At His Head

Newly-leaked police bodycam footage shows the tragic last moments before George Floyd was killed .
Newly-leaked police bodycam footage shows the tragic last moments before George Floyd , casting new light on the killing of the 46-year-old Black man whose May 25 death sparked a long period of unrest and ongoing protests against police brutality and racism .
In video footage obtained by UK tabloid The Daily Mail , rookie police officer Thomas Lane can be seen pointing his firearm at Floyd ’ s head , provoking an extremely distressed response from Floyd .
Floyd , who had just attempted @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to buy cigarettes at the Cup Foods convenience store , was largely deferential and referred to the officers as “ Mr .
Officer ” throughout the ordeal while also repeatedly saying that he would likely die in the encounter .
Floyd had been waiting in the car with his ex-girlfriend Shawanda Hill , 45 , and friend Maurice Hall for some time before the police arrived .
It still remains unclear if Floyd knew that the money he was using was counterfeit .
The footage also depicts the police behaving in a belligerent @ @ @ @ @ @ @ need for de-escalation when confronted by Floyd ’ s distraught and anxious state .
When Officer Lane approached the driver side of Floyd ’ s SUV , he immediately ordered Floyd to show his hands .
Floyd did not immediately open the door .
Officer Lane abruptly opened the door and Floyd apologized , saying “ Hey man , I ’ m sorry.
” At that point Lane , who was on his first week with the Minneapolis Police Department along with his fellow rookie partner Alex Kueng , responded with extreme belligerence @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s head .
“ Put your f**king hands up right now !
Let me see your other hand , ” Officer Lane shouts .
Floyd doesn ’ t immediately place his hands on the wheel , causing Lane to continue cursing and brandishing his weapon at him .
“ Put your f**king hand up there !
Jesus Christ , keep your f**king hands on the wheel , ” he continues to shout .
Floyd , clearly alarmed by the officer ’ s angry escalation , begins explaining himself .
“ I ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sorry , ” he tells the officer .
“ God dang , man .
Man , I got shot the same way , Mr .
Officer , before.
” “ Okay .
Well when I say ‘ Let me see your hands , ’ you put your f**king hands up , ” Lane replies .
“ Okay .
Mr .
Officer , please don ’ t shoot me , please man , ” Floyd begs .
“ I ’ m not going to shoot you , ” Lane replies .
“ Step out @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ll look at you eye-to-eye .
Please don ’ t shoot me man , ” a visibly upset Floyd answers .
“ I just lost my mom , man.
” Floyd then begins to break down and weep as Kueng and Lane pull him out of his car , explaining that he “ didn ’ t do nothing wrong.
” Lane then begins to speak to the officers to find out why he responded “ all weird like that , ” and whether he was under the influence of alcohol or another substance @ @ @ @ @ @ @ got a thing going on … about the police ” Hill said , gesturing to her head with a circular motion to suggest Floyd suffered from mental issues .
As the officers attempt to put Floyd in the squad car , Floyd refuses and begins falling down , begging : “ Please man .
Don ’ t leave me by myself man , please .
I ’ m just claustrophobic.
” As he pleads with the officers , he explains : “ Y ’ all , I am going to die in here @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , man .
I just had COVID , man .
I don ’ t want to go back to that.
” As Lane says that he can roll the window down , Floyd continues to beg : “ I ’ m scared as f**k. ” A bystander attempts to calm Floyd down by explaining that he can ’ t win by behaving the way he was .
“ Please , I ’ m not trying to win , ” Floyd answers .
“ I ’ m not a bad guy , man .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ … I ’ m claustrophobic and I ’ ve got anxiety .
I don ’ t want to do nothing to them.
” Within minutes , officers Derek Chauvin and Tou Thao arrive .
Chauvin attempted to subdue Floyd by holding his knee down on Floyd ’ s neck for several minutes as Floyd begs for his “ momma ” while his life is sapped away .
“ Tell my kids I love them – I ’ m dead , ” he gasps at one point .
Footage of the incident captured by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the world that continue to reverberate to this day .
The video footage is a part of court records in the murder case against Chauvin , Thao , Lane and Kueng , all of whom were fired the day after Floyd was killed .
They were later charged after worldwide protests demanding justice for Floyd and other victims of police brutality .

Newly-leaked police bodycam footage shows the tragic last moments before George Floyd was killed.
Newly-leaked police bodycam footage shows the tragic last moments before George Floyd, casting new light on the killing of the 46-year-old Black man whose May 25 death sparked a long period of unrest and ongoing protests against police brutality and racism.
In video footage obtained by UK tabloid The Daily Mail, rookie police officer Thomas Lane can be seen pointing his firearm at Floyd’s head, provoking an extremely distressed response from Floyd.
Floyd, who had just attempted to use a counterfeit $20 bill to buy cigarettes at the Cup Foods convenience store, was largely deferential and referred to the officers as “Mr. Officer” throughout the ordeal while also repeatedly saying that he would likely die in the encounter.
Floyd had been waiting in the car with his ex-girlfriend Shawanda Hill, 45, and friend Maurice Hall for some time before the police arrived. It still remains unclear if Floyd knew that the money he was using was counterfeit.
The footage also depicts the police behaving in a belligerent and physically rough manner despite the clear need for de-escalation when confronted by Floyd’s distraught and anxious state.
When Officer Lane approached the driver side of Floyd’s SUV, he immediately ordered Floyd to show his hands. Floyd did not immediately open the door. Officer Lane abruptly opened the door and Floyd apologized, saying “Hey man, I’m sorry.”
At that point Lane, who was on his first week with the Minneapolis Police Department along with his fellow rookie partner Alex Kueng, responded with extreme belligerence and aimed his gun straight at Floyd’s head.
“Put your f**king hands up right now! Let me see your other hand,” Officer Lane shouts.
Floyd doesn’t immediately place his hands on the wheel, causing Lane to continue cursing and brandishing his weapon at him.
“Put your f**king hand up there! Jesus Christ, keep your f**king hands on the wheel,” he continues to shout.
Floyd, clearly alarmed by the officer’s angry escalation, begins explaining himself.
“I’m sorry, I’m so sorry,” he tells the officer. “God dang, man. Man, I got shot the same way, Mr. Officer, before.”
“Okay. Well when I say ‘Let me see your hands,’ you put your f**king hands up,” Lane replies.
“Okay. Mr. Officer, please don’t shoot me, please man,” Floyd begs.
“I’m not going to shoot you,” Lane replies. “Step out and face away.”
“I’ll look at you eye-to-eye. Please don’t shoot me man,” a visibly upset Floyd answers. “I just lost my mom, man.”
Floyd then begins to break down and weep as Kueng and Lane pull him out of his car, explaining that he “didn’t do nothing wrong.”
Lane then begins to speak to the officers to find out why he responded “all weird like that,” and whether he was under the influence of alcohol or another substance.
“No, he’s got a thing going on … about the police” Hill said, gesturing to her head with a circular motion to suggest Floyd suffered from mental issues.
As the officers attempt to put Floyd in the squad car, Floyd refuses and begins falling down, begging: “Please man. Don’t leave me by myself man, please. I’m just claustrophobic.”
As he pleads with the officers, he explains: “Y’all, I am going to die in here … I’m going to die, man. I just had COVID, man. I don’t want to go back to that.”
As Lane says that he can roll the window down, Floyd continues to beg: “I’m scared as f**k.”
A bystander attempts to calm Floyd down by explaining that he can’t win by behaving the way he was.
“Please, I’m not trying to win,” Floyd answers. “I’m not a bad guy, man. I’m not a bad guy … I’m claustrophobic and I’ve got anxiety. I don’t want to do nothing to them.”
Within minutes, officers Derek Chauvin and Tou Thao arrive. Chauvin attempted to subdue Floyd by holding his knee down on Floyd’s neck for several minutes as Floyd begs for his “momma” while his life is sapped away.
“Tell my kids I love them – I’m dead,” he gasps at one point.
Footage of the incident captured by bystanders sent shockwaves across the country and the world that continue to reverberate to this day.
The video footage is a part of court records in the murder case against Chauvin, Thao, Lane and Kueng, all of whom were fired the day after Floyd was killed. They were later charged after worldwide protests demanding justice for Floyd and other victims of police brutality.


weareanonymous--2020-08-05--Blast A Fifth The Size Of Hiroshima Kills 100+ As ‘Welder Ignites 2,700 Tons Of Explosive Chemicals’

THE massive explosion which killed at least 100 people and left 4,000 injured in Lebanon ’ s capital Beirut is feared to have been started by a reckless welder .
Shocking images show flattened buildings , the walking wounded , and a sea of rubble in the wake of the explosion which could be heard 110 miles away in Cyprus .
More than 2,750 tons of ammonium nitrate detonated when a blaze spread to the warehouse where it had been stored for six years .
Security sources now claim a welder sparked the initial fire that in turn ignited the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the size of Hiroshima .
One insider told Reuters it was started by work being carried out to repair a hole in a warehouse at the Port of Beirut .
Ammonium nitrate is mainly used as a fertilizer , but has also been linked to terror attacks after being used in homemade bombs .
Lebanon ’ s General Security chief Abbas Ibrahim said the dangerous chemicals had been confiscated in 2013 from an Africa-bound ship .
The law firm prosecuting the case said the cargo had then been unloaded into a warehouse near @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , ” the official source told Reuters , adding that the storage safety issue had been before several committees and judges and “ nothing was done.
” The source said a fire had started at warehouse 9 of the port and spread to warehouse 12 , where the ammonium nitrate was stored .
Badri Daher , Director General of Lebanese Customs claimed customs had sent six documents to the judiciary warning that the material posed a danger .
“ We requested that it be re-exported but that did not happen .
We leave @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to determine why , ” he said .
Another source said a team that inspected the ammonium nitrate six months ago warned that if it was not moved it would “ blow up all of Beirut ” .
The explosion erupted next to a towering building called the Beirut Port Silos , which could be seen partially collapsed amid the rubble of nearby buildings .
The intensity of the blast threw victims into the sea and rescue teams were today still trying to recover bodies .
Many of those killed were port and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ area or driving through during rush hour .
The blast also knocked out a crater some 200 meters ( yards ) across that filled with seawater .
Those leading the rescue effort today chillingly warned the death toll is likely to rise .
Images taken from the scene showed a thick cloud of gray smoke hovering over the Mediterranean before an enormous burst of red and orange fumes exploded into the sky .
Up to 300,000 people have also now been left homeless by the explosion which caused around £5bn of damage , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the city people had been waiting all night for news of loved ones who had gone missing or were wounded .
Others posted requests for help online .
It is not yet known how many British nationals are among those caught up in the aftermath of a huge blast , the Foreign Office confirmed this morning .
Lebanese President Michel Aoun has declared a state of emergency for Beirut for two weeks – and vowed the “ harshest punishments ” for those responsible for causing the explosion .
Nearby structures were flattened , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cars were crushed , and fires burned as the sun set over Beirut .
Horrifying video of the explosion shows an enormous mushroom cloud over the city followed by a shockwave – with witnesses comparing it to a “ nuclear bomb ” .
Toxic gases were been reported in the aftermath along with strange orange clouds , with the US Embassy warning any Americans in Beirut to stay inside .
Many people are feared to still be trapped under the rubble – including those stuck inside their damaged homes .
Locals woke to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ rising from the port , where a towering grain silo was shattered .
Streets were littered with debris and damaged vehicles , and building facades were blown out .
“ It ’ s like a war zone .
I ’ m speechless , ” Beirut ’ s mayor , Jamal Itani , told Reuters while inspecting the damage .
“ This is a catastrophe for Beirut and Lebanon.
” The head of the country ’ s Red Cross said : “ What we are witnessing is a huge catastrophe .
There are victims @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Diab described the disaster as a “ national catastrophe ” and added “ those responsible will pay the price ” .
His wife and daughter were injured in the explosion after it damaged his residence at The Government Palace .
The deadly blast was one of the world ’ s biggest-ever peacetime explosions .
Lebanon ’ s health minister Hamad Hasan said the blast was a “ real catastrophe ” .
Damage was reported up to six miles from the explosion , with windows shattered and building facades shredded by the shockwave .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ the blast to the Hiroshima and Nagasaki nuclear attacks that killed an estimated 225,000 people .
Breaking into tears as he arrived at the scene of the disaster , he said : “ I ask the Lebanese people to pull together.
” British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said the UK stands ready to offer “ any support we can ” to Lebanon – and confirmed some caught up in the blast were Brits .
He added : “ The pictures and videos from Beirut tonight are shocking .
“ All of my thoughts @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in this terrible incident.
” The Queen sent a message to the President of the Republic of Lebanon to say she and the Duke of Edinburgh were “ deeply saddened ” by the news .
International aid in the form of emergency workers and medical personnel is now heading to Lebanon .
France says it is sending two planes with dozens of emergency workers , a mobile medical unit and 15 tonnes of aid .
Emmanuel Macron ’ s office says the aid should allow for the treatment of some 500 victims .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ former French protectorate , have been helping since the explosions , they added .
Jordan says a military field hospital including all necessary personnel will be dispatched and Egypt has opened a field hospital in Beirut to receive the wounded .
Czech Interior Minister Jan Hamacek says Lebanon has accepted an offer to send a team of 37 rescuers with sniffer dogs to Beirut .
Denmark says it is ready to provide humanitarian assistance to Lebanon , and Greece says it is ready to help Lebanese authorities with all means at its disposal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ suggested the explosion may have been a “ bomb ” – describing it as a “ terrible attack ” .
British grandmother Valerie Fakhoury , 65 , from Darlington , who works at Beirut ’ s American Community School was left with blood pouring from her head in the blast .
All staff at the British embassy in Beirut are accounted for , but some have sustained “ non-life-threatening injuries ” .
British journalist Lizzie Porter , who lives just one mile from the scene , told the Daily Mail : “ It @ @ @ @ @ @ @ like thunder .
“ Then the whole apartment building shook like an earthquake.
” Witness Fady Roumieh said : “ It was like a nuclear bomb .
The damage is so widespread and severe all over the city .
“ Some buildings as far as 2km are partially collapsed .
It ’ s like a war zone .
The damage is extreme .
Not one glass window intact.
” Red Cross spokesman Georges Kettaneh said emergency services had been “ overwhelmed ” .
Ambulances were been called in from across the country to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the blast , ambulances still carried away the wounded as army helicopters helped battle fires raging at the port .
Some hospitals were too badly damaged to treat patients , with pictures showing doctors administering first aid in the street .
Initial reports had claimed the blast came from a firework storage site as video appeared to show small flashes and pops in the fire before the catastrophic explosion .

THE massive explosion which killed at least 100 people and left 4,000 injured in Lebanon’s capital Beirut is feared to have been started by a reckless welder.
Shocking images show flattened buildings, the walking wounded, and a sea of rubble in the wake of the explosion which could be heard 110 miles away in Cyprus.
More than 2,750 tons of ammonium nitrate detonated when a blaze spread to the warehouse where it had been stored for six years.
Security sources now claim a welder sparked the initial fire that in turn ignited the chemicals – causing a blast the fifth the size of Hiroshima.
One insider told Reuters it was started by work being carried out to repair a hole in a warehouse at the Port of Beirut.
Ammonium nitrate is mainly used as a fertilizer, but has also been linked to terror attacks after being used in homemade bombs.
Lebanon’s General Security chief Abbas Ibrahim said the dangerous chemicals had been confiscated in 2013 from an Africa-bound ship.
The law firm prosecuting the case said the cargo had then been unloaded into a warehouse near the port.
“It is negligence,” the official source told Reuters, adding that the storage safety issue had been before several committees and judges and “nothing was done.”
The source said a fire had started at warehouse 9 of the port and spread to warehouse 12, where the ammonium nitrate was stored.
Badri Daher, Director General of Lebanese Customs claimed customs had sent six documents to the judiciary warning that the material posed a danger.
“We requested that it be re-exported but that did not happen. We leave it to the experts and those concerned to determine why,” he said.
Another source said a team that inspected the ammonium nitrate six months ago warned that if it was not moved it would “blow up all of Beirut”.
The explosion erupted next to a towering building called the Beirut Port Silos, which could be seen partially collapsed amid the rubble of nearby buildings.
The intensity of the blast threw victims into the sea and rescue teams were today still trying to recover bodies.
Many of those killed were port and custom employees and people working in the area or driving through during rush hour.
The blast also knocked out a crater some 200 meters (yards) across that filled with seawater.
Those leading the rescue effort today chillingly warned the death toll is likely to rise.
Images taken from the scene showed a thick cloud of gray smoke hovering over the Mediterranean before an enormous burst of red and orange fumes exploded into the sky.
Up to 300,000 people have also now been left homeless by the explosion which caused around £5bn of damage, claimed local reports.
At hospitals across the city people had been waiting all night for news of loved ones who had gone missing or were wounded.
Others posted requests for help online.
It is not yet known how many British nationals are among those caught up in the aftermath of a huge blast, the Foreign Office confirmed this morning.
Lebanese President Michel Aoun has declared a state of emergency for Beirut for two weeks – and vowed the “harshest punishments” for those responsible for causing the explosion.
Nearby structures were flattened, windows and doors were blown out, cars were crushed, and fires burned as the sun set over Beirut.
Horrifying video of the explosion shows an enormous mushroom cloud over the city followed by a shockwave – with witnesses comparing it to a “nuclear bomb”.
Toxic gases were been reported in the aftermath along with strange orange clouds, with the US Embassy warning any Americans in Beirut to stay inside.
Many people are feared to still be trapped under the rubble – including those stuck inside their damaged homes.
Locals woke to apocalyptic scenes this morning with smoke still rising from the port, where a towering grain silo was shattered.
Streets were littered with debris and damaged vehicles, and building facades were blown out.
“It’s like a war zone. I’m speechless,” Beirut’s mayor, Jamal Itani, told Reuters while inspecting the damage. “This is a catastrophe for Beirut and Lebanon.”
The head of the country’s Red Cross said: “What we are witnessing is a huge catastrophe. There are victims and casualties everywhere.”
Prime Minister Hassan Diab described the disaster as a “national catastrophe” and added “those responsible will pay the price”.
His wife and daughter were injured in the explosion after it damaged his residence at The Government Palace.
The deadly blast was one of the world’s biggest-ever peacetime explosions.
Lebanon’s health minister Hamad Hasan said the blast was a “real catastrophe”.
Damage was reported up to six miles from the explosion, with windows shattered and building facades shredded by the shockwave.
Beirut’s governor Marwan Abboud compared the blast to the Hiroshima and Nagasaki nuclear attacks that killed an estimated 225,000 people.
Breaking into tears as he arrived at the scene of the disaster, he said: “I ask the Lebanese people to pull together.”
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said the UK stands ready to offer “any support we can” to Lebanon – and confirmed some caught up in the blast were Brits.
He added: “The pictures and videos from Beirut tonight are shocking.
“All of my thoughts and prayers are with those caught up in this terrible incident.”
The Queen sent a message to the President of the Republic of Lebanon to say she and the Duke of Edinburgh were “deeply saddened” by the news.
International aid in the form of emergency workers and medical personnel is now heading to Lebanon.
France says it is sending two planes with dozens of emergency workers, a mobile medical unit and 15 tonnes of aid.
Emmanuel Macron’s office says the aid should allow for the treatment of some 500 victims.
French peacekeepers stationed in Lebanon, a former French protectorate, have been helping since the explosions, they added.
Jordan says a military field hospital including all necessary personnel will be dispatched and Egypt has opened a field hospital in Beirut to receive the wounded.
Czech Interior Minister Jan Hamacek says Lebanon has accepted an offer to send a team of 37 rescuers with sniffer dogs to Beirut.
Denmark says it is ready to provide humanitarian assistance to Lebanon, and Greece says it is ready to help Lebanese authorities with all means at its disposal.
Meanwhile, US President Donald Trump suggested the explosion may have been a “bomb” – describing it as a “terrible attack”.
British grandmother Valerie Fakhoury, 65, from Darlington, who works at Beirut’s American Community School was left with blood pouring from her head in the blast.
All staff at the British embassy in Beirut are accounted for, but some have sustained “non-life-threatening injuries”.
British journalist Lizzie Porter, who lives just one mile from the scene, told the Daily Mail: “It was 6.10pm and there was a rumble like thunder.
“Then the whole apartment building shook like an earthquake.”
Witness Fady Roumieh said: “It was like a nuclear bomb. The damage is so widespread and severe all over the city.
“Some buildings as far as 2km are partially collapsed. It’s like a war zone. The damage is extreme. Not one glass window intact.”
Red Cross spokesman Georges Kettaneh said emergency services had been “overwhelmed”.
Ambulances were been called in from across the country to aid the rescue effort.
Hours after the blast, ambulances still carried away the wounded as army helicopters helped battle fires raging at the port.
Some hospitals were too badly damaged to treat patients, with pictures showing doctors administering first aid in the street.
Initial reports had claimed the blast came from a firework storage site as video appeared to show small flashes and pops in the fire before the catastrophic explosion.


weareanonymous--2020-08-07--China Sentences Second Canadian To Death On Drugs Charges In Two Days

Ye Jianhui becomes fourth Canadian in less than two years handed capital punishment in China A Chinese court has sentenced a second Canadian citizen to death on drug charges in as many days , as relations between the two countries rapidly deteriorate following the arrest of an executive of the Chinese tech giant Huawei .
Ye Jianhui was handed the punishment for manufacturing and transporting drugs by the Foshan Municipal Intermediate Court in the southern province of Guangdong on Friday .
Ye ’ s sentencing came a day after fellow Canadian Xu Weihong was given the death penalty by the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Guangdong province .
Another four suspects in the case were sentenced to between seven years and life in prison .
The court gave no further details of the charges against Ye and the others , but a local news website said Ye and co-defendant Lu Hanchang conspired with others to manufacture and transport drugs between May 2015 and January 2016 .
Police seized roughly 218kg of white crystals infused with MDMA from a room used by the pair , and found another 9.84g of the drug in bags and residences used by Lu @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Evening News based in neighbouring Guangzhou .
Relations between Canada and China deteriorated after Canada ’ s late-2018 arrest of Meng Wanzhou , an executive and the daughter of Huawei ’ s founder , at Vancouver ’ s airport .
The US wanted her extradited to face fraud charges over the Chinese telecom firm ’ s dealings with Iran .
Beijing condemned the arrest as a political move aimed at constraining China ’ s rise as a global technology power .
Ye is the fourth Canadian citizen to be sentenced to death on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ two years .
Convicted Canadian drug smuggler Robert Schellenberg was sentenced to death in a sudden retrial shortly after Meng ’ s arrest , and a Canadian citizen identified as Fan Wei was given the death penalty in April 2019 for his role in a multinational drug smuggling case .

Ye Jianhui becomes fourth Canadian in less than two years handed capital punishment in China
A Chinese court has sentenced a second Canadian citizen to death on drug charges in as many days, as relations between the two countries rapidly deteriorate following the arrest of an executive of the Chinese tech giant Huawei.
Ye Jianhui was handed the punishment for manufacturing and transporting drugs by the Foshan Municipal Intermediate Court in the southern province of Guangdong on Friday.
Ye’s sentencing came a day after fellow Canadian Xu Weihong was given the death penalty by the Guangzhou Municipal Intermediate Court, also in Guangdong province.
Another four suspects in the case were sentenced to between seven years and life in prison.
The court gave no further details of the charges against Ye and the others, but a local news website said Ye and co-defendant Lu Hanchang conspired with others to manufacture and transport drugs between May 2015 and January 2016.
Police seized roughly 218kg of white crystals infused with MDMA from a room used by the pair, and found another 9.84g of the drug in bags and residences used by Lu and others, according to the Yangcheng Evening News based in neighbouring Guangzhou.
Relations between Canada and China deteriorated after Canada’s late-2018 arrest of Meng Wanzhou, an executive and the daughter of Huawei’s founder, at Vancouver’s airport.
The US wanted her extradited to face fraud charges over the Chinese telecom firm’s dealings with Iran.
Beijing condemned the arrest as a political move aimed at constraining China’s rise as a global technology power.
Ye is the fourth Canadian citizen to be sentenced to death on drug charges in China in less than two years.
Convicted Canadian drug smuggler Robert Schellenberg was sentenced to death in a sudden retrial shortly after Meng’s arrest, and a Canadian citizen identified as Fan Wei was given the death penalty in April 2019 for his role in a multinational drug smuggling case.


weareanonymous--2020-08-10--French Pedophile Who Molested 300+ Kids Faces Death By Firing Squad In Indonesia

A French citizen is facing execution by firing squad in Indonesia after he was accused of molesting and beating over @ @ @

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weareanonymous--2020-08-13--‘Hundreds Dead’ Because of Covid-19 Misinformation

At least 800 people died around the world because of coronavirus-related misinformation in the first three months of this year , researchers say .
A study published in the American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene says about 5,800 people were admitted to hospital as a result of false information on social media .
Many died from drinking methanol or alcohol-based cleaning products .
They wrongly believed the products to be a cure for the virus .
The World Health Organization ( WHO ) has previously said that the “ infodemic ” surrounding Covid-19 spread just as quickly as the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ rumours and cultural stigma all contributing to deaths and injuries .
Many of the victims had followed advice resembling credible medical information – such as eating large amounts of garlic or ingesting large quantities of vitamins – as a way of preventing infection , the study ’ s authors say .
Others drank substances such as cow urine .
These actions all had “ potentially serious implications ” on their health , the researchers say .
The paper concludes that it is the responsibility of international agencies , governments and social media platforms @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” , but tech companies have been criticised for their slow and patchy response .
In the UK , laws to regulate online harm might be several years away .
The BBC ’ s own investigations found links to assaults , arson and deaths as a result of misinformation about the virus , and spoke to doctors , experts and victims about their experiences .
Online rumours led to mob attacks in India and mass poisonings in Iran .
Telecommunications engineers have been threatened and attacked and phone masts have been set alight @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of conspiracy theories that have been incubated and amplified online .
Social media also helps scammers to take advantage of the pandemic , selling ineffective badges that claim to ward off the virus , and urging followers to part with money in exchange for a “ mineral miracle supplement ” , which is – in reality – diluted bleach .
As vaccines emerge , there is the further threat that anti-vaccine campaigners will use the platform provided by social media to persuade people not to protect themselves .
Despite social media companies removing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ recent polling in the United States showed that 28 % of Americans believe that Bill Gates wants to use vaccines to implant microchips in people .
The achievement of an effective coronavirus vaccine could be completely undermined by misinformation , doctors told the BBC ’ s anti-disinformation team .

At least 800 people died around the world because of coronavirus-related misinformation in the first three months of this year, researchers say.
A study published in the American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene says about 5,800 people were admitted to hospital as a result of false information on social media.
Many died from drinking methanol or alcohol-based cleaning products.
They wrongly believed the products to be a cure for the virus.
The World Health Organization (WHO) has previously said that the “infodemic” surrounding Covid-19 spread just as quickly as the virus itself, with conspiracy theories, rumours and cultural stigma all contributing to deaths and injuries.
False information costs lives
Many of the victims had followed advice resembling credible medical information – such as eating large amounts of garlic or ingesting large quantities of vitamins – as a way of preventing infection, the study’s authors say. Others drank substances such as cow urine.
These actions all had “potentially serious implications” on their health, the researchers say.
The paper concludes that it is the responsibility of international agencies, governments and social media platforms to fight back against this “infodemic”, but tech companies have been criticised for their slow and patchy response. In the UK, laws to regulate online harm might be several years away.
The BBC’s own investigations found links to assaults, arson and deaths as a result of misinformation about the virus, and spoke to doctors, experts and victims about their experiences.
Online rumours led to mob attacks in India and mass poisonings in Iran. Telecommunications engineers have been threatened and attacked and phone masts have been set alight in the UK and other countries because of conspiracy theories that have been incubated and amplified online.
Social media also helps scammers to take advantage of the pandemic, selling ineffective badges that claim to ward off the virus, and urging followers to part with money in exchange for a “mineral miracle supplement”, which is – in reality – diluted bleach.


weareanonymous--2020-08-17--Flesh-Eating Worms Have Returned to Florida

A Florida lab opened to churn out sterile screwworms by the millions to release further and further west : Texas , Arizona , California .
By 1982 , the U.S. became screwworm free .
But the USDA did not stop at the U.S. border .
After all , screwworms , which grow up to be flies as adults , do not stop at borders either .
The USDA established international partnerships and pushed further south .
Mexico , Belize , Guatemala , El Salvador , Nicaragua , all the way to one of the narrowest parts on the continent : @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Panama and Colombia.
“ It was a huge effort over more or less 50 years , from the late 50s to the beginning of this millennium , ” says Jorge Hendrichs , head of insect control at the Food and Agriculture Organization and International Atomic Energy Agency ’ s joint program .
“ It cost a billion dollars.
” But it was worth it ; ranchers in just the US lost about that much per year to screwworms before eradication .
This multi-country project is still not over .
The USDA and its @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fly barrier at the Darien Gap .
What this means is that every week , airplanes fly over the Darien Gap , dropping sterile males by the millions to keep screwworms out of North and Central America .
The permanent sterile fly barrier just underscores the mind-boggling work it takes to not just eradicate an insect from a country , but to keep it away forever .
In the mid-20th century , the Rockefeller Foundation programs actually eradicated Aedes aegypti , the mosquito behind Zika , dengue , and yellow fever , from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
But there was no permanent sterile insect barrier , no continent-wide eradication .
Aedes aegypti came back .
So did yellow fever and dengue .
New diseases like Zika came , too .

Screwworms do exactly what it sounds like screwworms do.The adults lay eggs in open wounds, and the hatched larvae burrow, corkscrew-like, through flesh. Screwworms ate their way into livestock, dogs, deer, and even humans in the U.S. until they were wiped out in 1982, in one of the most successful national eradication campaigns ever.
This week, however, U.S. officials confirmed that the screwworm is back. Poor deer in a wildlife refuge in the Florida Keys had somehow picked up the parasite, the U.S.’s first local infestation in 30 years. The screwworm “sends shivers down every rancher’s spine,” said Florida’s agricultural commissioner Adam Putnam in an unusually vivid official statement. “I’ve grown up hearing the horror stories from the last occurrence.”
Last time, the U.S. eradicated the screwworm by releasing sterile males, essentially putting the species on birth control. Florida will now be using the sterile male screwworms to tamp the infestation in the Keys. The success of the past eradication campaign , the current failure (temporary, hopefully) in Florida, and the challenge of maintaining a permanent sterile insect “wall” to keep screwworms out of the U.S. hold lessons for the control of other insects. Especially mosquitoes and especially in Florida, where the British company Oxitec now wants to test mosquitoes genetically modified to be sterile to combat diseases like Zika.


weareanonymous--2020-08-17--8 Years After Proving Racism Affected His Trial, North Carolina Inmate Taken Off Death Row

Death row inmate Marcus Robinson smiles toward his family after a judge found that racial bias played a role in his sentencing on April 20 , 2012 , in Fayetteville , North Carolina .
– Credit : Shawn Rocco—Raleigh News & Observer/Getty Images On Friday , the North Carolina Supreme Court reinstated the life sentence of Marcus Robinson , a 47-year-old Black man who proved before a judge in 2012 that racism had affected trial proceedings that resulted in his death sentence .
Robinson had been re-sentenced to life without parole under North Carolina ’ s Racial Justice Act ( @ @ @ @ @ @ @ onto death row after a series of legislative and legal proceedings .
Robinson had originally been on North Carolina ’ s death row after being convicted of first-degree murder in 1994 .
But in 2012 he was re-sentenced to life without parole under the RJA , a 2009 state law that allowed death row inmates to be re-sentenced if they could prove race was a significant factor in their sentencing .
But the Republican-controlled North Carolina legislature repealed the RJA in 2013 , and in 2015 the state ’ s Supreme Court ruled @ @ @ @ @ @ @ evidentiary proceedings .
In 2017 , a judge dismissed Robinson ’ s case without hearing his evidence , arguing that because the RJA had been repealed , he didn ’ t have a right to a new hearing .
Robinson was then moved back to death row without a new trial .
On Friday , the state Supreme Court ruled that the judge ’ s move had violated Robinson ’ s constitutional rights , and reinstated his life sentence .
“ Almost exactly 11 years after the passage of the Racial Justice Act @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reverse Marcus Robinson ’ s death sentence is a critical step toward achieving the goal of that legislation : to break the link between racism and the death penalty in North Carolina , ” Cassandra Stubbs , the director of the American Civil Liberties Union ’ s ( ACLU ) Capital Punishment Project , said in a statement .
( The ACLU represents Robinson . )
“ The evidence uncovered by RJA shined a spotlight on an ugly truth : Racism plays a starring role in determining who gets executed , ” Stubbs @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , nearly 50 years of data have shown that there is no way to extricate racism from the death penalty—the punishment has no place in a country that values fairness , justice , and equality.
” Three other death row inmates—Tilmon Golphin , Christina Walters and Quintel Augustine—had also been re-sentenced to life under the RJA in 2012 but were then sent back to death row after a judge threw out their case in 2017 .
( Golphin and Augustine are Black ; Walters is Lumbee and Cherokee Indian . )
It ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s reinstatement of Robinson ’ s life sentence will affect their cases moving forward .
Over 100 death row inmates had filed RJA claims before the law was repealed , but only Robinson , Golphin , Walters and Augustine had been granted hearings and successfully had their their death sentences overturned .
However , in June , the state Supreme Court issued a sweeping ruling that the RJA ’ s repeal can not be applied retroactively , meaning that everyone who filed a RJA claim before the Act was repealed — meaning @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a right to a hearing to prove racism affected their sentences .
That ruling also means that , at the bare minimum , Golphin , Walters and Augustine will get new hearings to present their evidence of racial bias .
Robinson , Golphin , Walters and Augustine had already proven before a judge that racial bias affected their sentences , not just systematically but also in their specific trials—particularly during jury selection .
Robinson ’ s RJA claim cited a study of jury selection in North Carolina ’ s capital cases done by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Law .
The study found that between 1990 and 2010 , Black jurors were 2.26 times more likely than all other jurors to be struck by a prosecutor .
The 1986 U.S. Supreme Court ruling Batson v. Kentucky makes it unconstitutional to strike jurors based solely on race .
Robinson ’ s team also presented evidence that the prosecutors in his case asked demeaning questions about potential Black jurors—such as questioning whether one juror could read—along with other examples of racial bias .
In its ruling , the North Carolina Supreme Court decried @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that the “ same racially oppressive beliefs that fueled segregation manifested themselves through public lynchings , the disproportionate application of the death penalty against African-American defendants , and the exclusion of African-Americans from juries .
”

Death row inmate Marcus Robinson smiles toward his family after a judge found that racial bias played a role in his sentencing on April 20, 2012, in Fayetteville, North Carolina. – Credit: Shawn Rocco—Raleigh News& Observer/Getty Images
On Friday, the North Carolina Supreme Court reinstated the life sentence of Marcus Robinson, a 47-year-old Black man who proved before a judge in 2012 that racism had affected trial proceedings that resulted in his death sentence.
Robinson had been re-sentenced to life without parole under North Carolina’s Racial Justice Act (RJA) but was later moved back onto death row after a series of legislative and legal proceedings.
Robinson had originally been on North Carolina’s death row after being convicted of first-degree murder in 1994. But in 2012 he was re-sentenced to life without parole under the RJA, a 2009 state law that allowed death row inmates to be re-sentenced if they could prove race was a significant factor in their sentencing.
But the Republican-controlled North Carolina legislature repealed the RJA in 2013, and in 2015 the state’s Supreme Court ruled that Robinson’s case needed new evidentiary proceedings. In 2017, a judge dismissed Robinson’s case without hearing his evidence, arguing that because the RJA had been repealed, he didn’t have a right to a new hearing.
Robinson was then moved back to death row without a new trial.
On Friday, the state Supreme Court ruled that the judge’s move had violated Robinson’s constitutional rights, and reinstated his life sentence.
“Almost exactly 11 years after the passage of the Racial Justice Act, the court’s decision to reverse Marcus Robinson’s death sentence is a critical step toward achieving the goal of that legislation: to break the link between racism and the death penalty in North Carolina,” Cassandra Stubbs, the director of the American Civil Liberties Union’s (ACLU) Capital Punishment Project, said in a statement. (The ACLU represents Robinson.)
“The evidence uncovered by RJA shined a spotlight on an ugly truth: Racism plays a starring role in determining who gets executed,” Stubbs’ statement continued. “Of course, nearly 50 years of data have shown that there is no way to extricate racism from the death penalty—the punishment has no place in a country that values fairness, justice, and equality.”
Three other death row inmates—Tilmon Golphin, Christina Walters and Quintel Augustine—had also been re-sentenced to life under the RJA in 2012 but were then sent back to death row after a judge threw out their case in 2017. (Golphin and Augustine are Black; Walters is Lumbee and Cherokee Indian.) It’s not yet clear how the court’s reinstatement of Robinson’s life sentence will affect their cases moving forward.
Over 100 death row inmates had filed RJA claims before the law was repealed, but only Robinson, Golphin, Walters and Augustine had been granted hearings and successfully had their their death sentences overturned.
However, in June, the state Supreme Court issued a sweeping ruling that the RJA’s repeal cannot be applied retroactively, meaning that everyone who filed a RJA claim before the Act was repealed — meaning over 100 death row inmates — has a right to a hearing to prove racism affected their sentences. That ruling also means that, at the bare minimum, Golphin, Walters and Augustine will get new hearings to present their evidence of racial bias.
Robinson, Golphin, Walters and Augustine had already proven before a judge that racial bias affected their sentences, not just systematically but also in their specific trials—particularly during jury selection.
Robinson’s RJA claim cited a study of jury selection in North Carolina’s capital cases done by researchers at Michigan State University College of Law. The study found that between 1990 and 2010, Black jurors were 2.26 times more likely than all other jurors to be struck by a prosecutor. The 1986 U.S. Supreme Court ruling Batson v. Kentucky makes it unconstitutional to strike jurors based solely on race.
Robinson’s team also presented evidence that the prosecutors in his case asked demeaning questions about potential Black jurors—such as questioning whether one juror could read—along with other examples of racial bias.
In its ruling, the North Carolina Supreme Court decried racial bias in jury selection, writing that the “same racially oppressive beliefs that fueled segregation manifested themselves through public lynchings, the disproportionate application of the death penalty against African-American defendants, and the exclusion of African-Americans from juries.”


weareanonymous--2020-08-18--Mother Exposes L.O.L. Surprise Dolls Sold At Stores Change Into Lingerie & BONDAGE Clothing When Dun

Mother Exposes L.O.L. Surprise Dolls Sold At Stores Change Into Lingerie & BONDAGE Clothing When Dunked In Water

A furious Australian mother has issued a warning to parents about a popular brand of dolls after discovering their bodies show disturbing sexualised outfits when dipped in cold water .
Kate Worsfold , from Brisbane , took to Facebook on Saturday morning after learning her daughter ’ s L.O.L .
Surprise Dolls had a ‘ hidden ’ feature .
In the video , the mother says she had found stories online about lingerie imprinted on the figurines , which are sold at Kmart , Big W and Target stores across the country .
When she dunked them in water she @ @ @ @ @ @ @ As the toys began to dry , tattoos , bondage apparel , skimpy clothing and sexually suggestive words scrawled on their private parts came into view .
‘ I didn ’ t think it was possible for something like this to happen right under our noses , ’ Ms Worsfold says .
‘ This is f***ing sick s**t that is happening in the world right now and we need to stand up for our children .
We need to have a voice for the voiceless.
’ During the video the mum dips the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it turns blue .
‘ Don ’ t know why you ’ d want a face turning blue , because blue to me signifies that they have no breath , ’ she says .
In another part of the clip she points to a doll ’ s red lipstick , fishnet stockings , bra and stockings .
‘ This underwear looks like bandages or tape , and starts to read “ caution ” around her private parts , ’ Ms Worsfold says .
‘ This is the most disgusting thing I have come @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s okay to put a message on a little girl ’ s doll that has tape around her privates and shackles around her hands ?
’ The mum then dips a third doll into water and the figurine ’ s underwear shows a devil ’ s head .
‘ It looks like underwear , but if you look closely at the front part , it looks like the head off a satanic monster with an anchor tattoo on her leg , ’ she says .
‘ As a mum , I am @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has these toys in our house and I knew nothing about it.
’ The outraged mother then calls on other parents to take action and boycott products that sexualise children .
‘ These are toys being given to our kids .
We are buying them thinking they are going to have fun with these little toys and they have words on their private parts , ’ she says .
‘ It takes ordinary people like us that find this stuff and call it out , so we can protect our children .
‘ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for my children and my children ’ s children for generations to come because this is not okay .
‘ You need to stand with me and we need to start making some noise , because there are children out there that are suffering and these m*****f*****s think it is funny .
‘ You have not got away with it because we are calling you out .
The video has since gone viral , racking up more than 1.4million views and almost 20,000 reactions .
The post caught the attention of thousands of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ shared their disgust .
‘ Extremely disgusting and disturbing , ’ one mother added .
‘ So glad that my daughter doesn ’ t like them , but I have bought them for other girls , not any more.
’ Another commenter suggested people ‘ rip them off the shelf ’ and ‘ smash them up ’ , while another added ‘ it was already borderline with the fishnet stockings and them looking sexualised ’ .
‘ I stand with you , Kate !
As a mother and protector .
Let ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ someone else added .
L.O.L .
Surprise Dolls were created by American company MGA Entertainment , the masterminds behind the popular Bratz franchise .
Only some of the L.O.L .
surprise dolls have colour-change capabilities , including the the Surprise Confetti Pop Series 3-1 and Lil Sisters Series 3-1 .
Parents from across the world have been flocking to online forums to share photos of the hidden outfits they have discovered on their daughters ’ dolls .
In a post on Twitter , one mother said her three-year-old ’ s toy ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ secret spy outfit ’ , but ‘ the nipples became extremely visible ’ and the original leopard outfit she came in was revealing .
It is not the first time the company has made headlines over its toys .
In March last year , a mother blasted the manufacturer over Reddit after spotting toddler-like characters dressed ‘ like prostitutes and wearing BDSM gear ’ in a pack she bought for her four-year-old .
The controversial designs also caused a stir later that year when male dolls were added to the collection .
To @ @ @ @ @ @ @ figurines featured penises and testicles , although the girl variations did not have vaginas .
A Big W spokesperson said : ‘ We can confirm our customers have approached us about the current LOL Surprise Dolls and have expressed some concern with this range.
’ ‘ We are currently working closely with our suppliers to reach the best outcome for our customers.
’ Daily Mail Australia has contacted MGA Entertainment , Kmart and Target for comment .
MGA told Fast Company : ‘ L.O.L Surprise !
is a fashion-forward doll brand designed to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ work very hard to be a brand that listens and adapts to our fans ’ requests .
We acknowledge the recent feedback received and thank you for bringing it to our attention .
‘ We have implemented comprehensive corrective measures to our design and approval process while ensuring the essence of the brand is kept intact.
’ Mums and Dads ‼‼ if you ’ re daughters have LOL dolls – you need to watch this .
# SaveOurChildren

A furious Australian mother has issued a warning to parents about a popular brand of dolls after discovering their bodies show disturbing sexualised outfits when dipped in cold water.
Kate Worsfold, from Brisbane, took to Facebook on Saturday morning after learning her daughter’s L.O.L. Surprise Dolls had a ‘hidden’ feature.
In the video, the mother says she had found stories online about lingerie imprinted on the figurines, which are sold at Kmart, Big W and Target stores across the country.
When she dunked them in water she saw the toys’ adult underwear.
As the toys began to dry, tattoos, bondage apparel, skimpy clothing and sexually suggestive words scrawled on their private parts came into view.
‘I didn’t think it was possible for something like this to happen right under our noses,’ Ms Worsfold says.
‘This is f***ing sick s**t that is happening in the world right now and we need to stand up for our children. We need to have a voice for the voiceless.’
During the video the mum dips the first doll in water, after which it turns blue.
‘Don’t know why you’d want a face turning blue, because blue to me signifies that they have no breath,’ she says.
In another part of the clip she points to a doll’s red lipstick, fishnet stockings, bra and stockings.
‘This underwear looks like bandages or tape, and starts to read “caution” around her private parts,’ Ms Worsfold says.
‘This is the most disgusting thing I have come across. Who the f**k thinks it’s okay to put a message on a little girl’s doll that has tape around her privates and shackles around her hands?’
The mum then dips a third doll into water and the figurine’s underwear shows a devil’s head.
‘It looks like underwear, but if you look closely at the front part, it looks like the head off a satanic monster with an anchor tattoo on her leg,’ she says.
‘As a mum, I am fuming and f***ing livid that my daughter has these toys in our house and I knew nothing about it.’
The outraged mother then calls on other parents to take action and boycott products that sexualise children.


weareanonymous--2020-08-18--Akon Builds $6 BILLION City in Africa Rivaling Mythical Kingdom of Wakanda

Akon plans to build a cryptocurrency-run city in Africa that will rival the mythical kingdom of Wakanda from the Marvel film Black Panther .
The “ Locked Up ” legend , who hails from Senegal , joined TMZ Live on Tuesday ( August 11 ) where he talked about his $ 6 billion vision .
Akon City , a “ futuristic cryptocurrency themed city ” founded by music mogul Akon , is ready to begin construction in Senegal , after securing $ 4 billion from investors .
The city will exclusively use the “ Akoin ” digital currency and plans @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , a stadium , hotels , and more .
It will be the de facto currency in a Senegalese city he ’ s constructing on land donated by the government .
Will cryptocurrencies become the tool that puts African nations on the path to overcoming their economic challenges ?
“ Akoin is a cryptocurrency powered by a marketplace of tools and services fueling the dreams of entrepreneurs , business owners , and social activists as they connect and engage across the rising economies of Africa and beyond , ” according to the project @ @ @ @ @ @ @ now part of the nearly 1,600 cryptocurrencies trading around the world in an industry with a market capitalization of more than $ 267 billion , according to data from CoinMarketCap .
The digital currency was originally announced in 2018 and CultureBanx reported that along with his team they plan to build a whole ecosystem around Akoin , including construction of the city and initiatives to support young entrepreneurs .
The city centerpiece will be a $ 1 billion , 5,000-bed state of the art hospital , which is part of the first phase @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , schools , a police station , fire department , an airstrip , a mall and other staples of a major city .
“ It ’ s going to be one of many throughout all of Africa starting in Senegal , ” he said .
“ As of right now , it ’ s like , ‘ What do we start to build first ?
’ I wanted the city to be something that was in there that would actually be utilized by the whole country .
We ’ re starting with the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ na be one of the biggest hospitals in all of West Africa .
We noticed that a lot of times someone may get sick with a serious illness but some place in Africa , you have to fly into America or Europe to get treated.
” When TMZ Live co-host Charles Latibeaudiere mentions the city renderings remind him of Wakanda , Akon concurs .
“ It ’ s actually amazing man , especially for what Wakanda the film did for Africa itself from a branding standpoint , ” he says .
“ Before @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , a lot of war-torn countries and AIDS-infested spaces in Africa that people had this vision of .
But this movie literally made an idea of what Africa could really be and what it could really look like for the future .
“ It was just ironic that I was already working on this before the movie actually came out .
It was something that helped me a lot , in a big way from a standpoint of trying to explain to people what I was trying to do.
” Akon was granted @ @ @ @ @ @ @ construction on the city in June .
Phase I is expected to be complete by 2023 , while Phase 2 will take place between 2024 to 2029 .
The final phase , Phase 3 , will include parks , universities , schools , a stadium , hotels and an industrial complex and will hopefully be finished by 2030 .

Akon plans to build a cryptocurrency-run city in Africa that will rival the mythical kingdom of Wakanda from the Marvel film Black Panther. The “Locked Up” legend, who hails from Senegal, joined TMZ Live on Tuesday (August 11) where he talked about his $6 billion vision.
Akon City, a “futuristic cryptocurrency themed city” founded by music mogul Akon, is ready to begin construction in Senegal, after securing $4 billion from investors. The city will exclusively use the “Akoin” digital currency and plans to have parks, universities, schools, a stadium, hotels, and more. It will be the de facto currency in a Senegalese city he’s constructing on land donated by the government. Will cryptocurrencies become the tool that puts African nations on the path to overcoming their economic challenges?
“Akoin is a cryptocurrency powered by a marketplace of tools and services fueling the dreams of entrepreneurs, business owners, and social activists as they connect and engage across the rising economies of Africa and beyond,” according to the project’s website.
Akoin, is now part of the nearly 1,600 cryptocurrencies trading around the world in an industry with a market capitalization of more than $267 billion, according to data from CoinMarketCap. The digital currency was originally announced in 2018 and CultureBanx reported that along with his team they plan to build a whole ecosystem around Akoin, including construction of the city and initiatives to support young entrepreneurs.
The city centerpiece will be a $1 billion, 5,000-bed state of the art hospital, which is part of the first phase of construction along with residences, hotels, schools, a police station, fire department, an airstrip, a mall and other staples of a major city.
“It’s going to be one of many throughout all of Africa starting in Senegal,” he said. “As of right now, it’s like, ‘What do we start to build first?’ I wanted the city to be something that was in there that would actually be utilized by the whole country. We’re starting with the hospital first. It’s gonna be one of the biggest hospitals in all of West Africa. We noticed that a lot of times someone may get sick with a serious illness but some place in Africa, you have to fly into America or Europe to get treated.”
When TMZ Live co-host Charles Latibeaudiere mentions the city renderings remind him of Wakanda, Akon concurs.
“It’s actually amazing man, especially for what Wakanda the film did for Africa itself from a branding standpoint,” he says. “Before then, it was a big jungle, a lot of war-torn countries and AIDS-infested spaces in Africa that people had this vision of. But this movie literally made an idea of what Africa could really be and what it could really look like for the future.
“It was just ironic that I was already working on this before the movie actually came out. It was something that helped me a lot, in a big way from a standpoint of trying to explain to people what I was trying to do.”
Akon was granted a $6 billion grant to begin construction on the city in June. Phase I is expected to be complete by 2023, while Phase 2 will take place between 2024 to 2029. The final phase, Phase 3, will include parks, universities, schools, a stadium, hotels and an industrial complex and will hopefully be finished by 2030.


weareanonymous--2020-08-26--Asteroid Headed To Earth Before Election day – 2020 Is Not Over Yet

Luckily , researchers at NASA are not considering the asteroid to be a “ potentially hazardous object .
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weareanonymous--2020-08-26--Jacob Blake Paralyzed From Waist Down After Wisconsin Police ‘shot my son like a dog,’ Dad Says

Jacob Blake , the 29-year-old man riddled with bullets by police in Kenosha , Wisconsin , is now paralyzed from the waist down .
Jacob Blake , the 29-year-old man riddled with bullets by police in Kenosha , Wisconsin , is now paralyzed from the waist down after suffering severe spinal damage and he now has “ eight holes in his body , ” his father says .
The life-changing injuries come after police officers fired several shots into Blake ’ s back in broad daylight in the full view of his children after he attempted to lean into his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who is also named Jacob , told the Chicago Sun-Times that his son is now in stable condition following surgery in a Minneapolis hospital but he is now paralyzed – and doctors don ’ t know if the paralysis will be a permanent disabling condition that will change the course of his life .
“ I want to put my hand on my son ’ s cheek and kiss him on his forehead , and then I ’ ll be OK , ” the senior Blake said , adding “ I ’ ll @ @ @ @ @ @ @ first thing I want to do is touch my son.
” He explained that when he spoke to his son earlier Sunday , the younger Jacob was getting ready for a day of family celebrations for his own son ’ s eighth birthday .
Later that evening , the elder Jacob learned that his son had been shot by police while attempting to board his vehicle .
A mere 18 minutes later , the father was horrified when he saw footage of his son being fired upon by police in video that has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ all those shots ?
” the father asked .
“ What justified doing that in front of my grandsons ?
What are we doing ?
” When the police shot Blake , his three children were in the back seat of the vehicle , according to Blake ’ s partner and the children ’ s mother , Laquisha Booker .
“ That man just literally grabbed him by his shirt and looked the other way and was just shooting him .
With the kids in the back screaming , screaming , ” Booker @ @ @ @ @ @ @ since emerged that shows Blake engaged in a scuffle on the ground with two of the officers .
At some point , Blake managed to break free before walking to his SUV .
According to Raysean White , 22 , who filmed the initial cellphone video , officers screamed “ Drop the knife !
Drop the knife !
” during the altercation , but witnesses say they did not see a knife in Blake ’ s hands .
It remains unclear why the Kenosha officers saw fit to begin firing into the man @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have since been placed on paid administrative leave , as is the norm in officer-involved shootings .
According to witnesses , Blake was trying to break up a fight between two women before officers arrived at the scene .
Attorney Ben Crump , a high-profile lawyer who has represented the families of prominent victims of police misconduct and abuse – including Blake ’ s family – said that Blake was “ simply trying to do the right thing by intervening in a domestic incident.
” The update on Blake ’ s health comes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the streets of Kenosha as clashes continued for a second night , with police officers firing tear gas and less-lethal rounds into crowds of aggrieved and combative community members .
Hundreds of residents defied an 8 p.m. curfew order Monday night to line up outside of the Kenosha County courthouse and refused to disperse despite being scattered numerous times by strong tear gas and flash-bang grenades , according to BBC .
Incidents of property damage , including graffiti and vehicles being set on fire , have also been reported .
Protesters have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ spite of the repression and defiantly chanted “ We ’ re not leaving ” into the early hours of the morning .
“ It is a breath of fresh air , ” a young protester told BBC .
“ I am tired of being scared of the police killing me .
Tonight they are going to listen.
” Wisconsin Gov .
Tony Evers has requested that 125 members of the National Guard be deployed to Kenosha in a “ limited mobilization ” to “ protect critical infrastructure ” and ensure the right to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a press release from the governor ’ s office .
The continued unrest in the Lake Michigan city threatens to rekindle weeks of explosive nationwide unrest that resulted from the May 25 killing of George Floyd by Minneapolis Police and saw the resurgence of a powerful movement against racism and police brutality , with protests occurring throughout the summer in hundreds of cities nationwide and internationally .
However , Jacob Blake ’ s father sees the Kenosha police as providing “ the flint as well as the gasoline ” for the unrest in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ officers that shot my son like a dog in the street are responsible for everything that has happened in the city of Kenosha , ” the elder Blake said .
“ My son is not responsible for it .
My son didn ’ t have a weapon .
He didn ’ t have a gun .
”

Jacob Blake, the 29-year-old man riddled with bullets by police in Kenosha, Wisconsin, is now paralyzed from the waist down.
Jacob Blake, the 29-year-old man riddled with bullets by police in Kenosha, Wisconsin, is now paralyzed from the waist down after suffering severe spinal damage and he now has “eight holes in his body,” his father says.
The life-changing injuries come after police officers fired several shots into Blake’s back in broad daylight in the full view of his children after he attempted to lean into his vehicle.
Blake’s father, who is also named Jacob, told the Chicago Sun-Times that his son is now in stable condition following surgery in a Minneapolis hospital but he is now paralyzed – and doctors don’t know if the paralysis will be a permanent disabling condition that will change the course of his life.
“I want to put my hand on my son’s cheek and kiss him on his forehead, and then I’ll be OK,” the senior Blake said, adding “I’ll kiss him with my mask. The first thing I want to do is touch my son.”
He explained that when he spoke to his son earlier Sunday, the younger Jacob was getting ready for a day of family celebrations for his own son’s eighth birthday.
Later that evening, the elder Jacob learned that his son had been shot by police while attempting to board his vehicle. A mere 18 minutes later, the father was horrified when he saw footage of his son being fired upon by police in video that has now gone viral.
“What justified all those shots?” the father asked. “What justified doing that in front of my grandsons? What are we doing?”
This is the shooting video of Jacob Blake in Kenosha, WI. pic.twitter.com/yerWbsSxQU — Austin Frisch (@Austin_Zone) August 24, 2020
When the police shot Blake, his three children were in the back seat of the vehicle, according to Blake’s partner and the children’s mother, Laquisha Booker.
“That man just literally grabbed him by his shirt and looked the other way and was just shooting him. With the kids in the back screaming, screaming,” Booker told WTMJ.
A second video has since emerged that shows Blake engaged in a scuffle on the ground with two of the officers. At some point, Blake managed to break free before walking to his SUV.
According to Raysean White, 22, who filmed the initial cellphone video, officers screamed “Drop the knife! Drop the knife!” during the altercation, but witnesses say they did not see a knife in Blake’s hands.
It remains unclear why the Kenosha officers saw fit to begin firing into the man’s back, but the officers have since been placed on paid administrative leave, as is the norm in officer-involved shootings.
According to witnesses, Blake was trying to break up a fight between two women before officers arrived at the scene.
Attorney Ben Crump, a high-profile lawyer who has represented the families of prominent victims of police misconduct and abuse – including Blake’s family – said that Blake was “simply trying to do the right thing by intervening in a domestic incident.”
The update on Blake’s health comes as anger and unrest continue to seethe in the streets of Kenosha as clashes continued for a second night, with police officers firing tear gas and less-lethal rounds into crowds of aggrieved and combative community members.
Protests over the police shooting of Jacob Blake entered a 2nd night in Kenosha, Wisconsin. Police fired tear gas and the National Guard was called in to disperse protesters who shot fireworks outside the courthouse. More @business: https://t.co/ktHP40MwFV pic.twitter.com/rgSyGqpI85 — Bloomberg QuickTake (@QuickTake) August 25, 2020
Hundreds of residents defied an 8 p.m. curfew order Monday night to line up outside of the Kenosha County courthouse and refused to disperse despite being scattered numerous times by strong tear gas and flash-bang grenades, according to BBC.
Incidents of property damage, including graffiti and vehicles being set on fire, have also been reported.
Protesters have vowed to remain on the streets in spite of the repression and defiantly chanted “We’re not leaving” into the early hours of the morning.
“It is a breath of fresh air,” a young protester told BBC. “I am tired of being scared of the police killing me. Tonight they are going to listen.”
Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers has requested that 125 members of the National Guard be deployed to Kenosha in a “limited mobilization” to “protect critical infrastructure” and ensure the right to protest for community members, according to a press release from the governor’s office.
The continued unrest in the Lake Michigan city threatens to rekindle weeks of explosive nationwide unrest that resulted from the May 25 killing of George Floyd by Minneapolis Police and saw the resurgence of a powerful movement against racism and police brutality, with protests occurring throughout the summer in hundreds of cities nationwide and internationally.
However, Jacob Blake’s father sees the Kenosha police as providing “the flint as well as the gasoline” for the unrest in the Midwestern city.
“Those police officers that shot my son like a dog in the street are responsible for everything that has happened in the city of Kenosha,” the elder Blake said. “My son is not responsible for it. My son didn’t have a weapon. He didn’t have a gun.”
Peaceful marches in protest of the police shooting of Jacob Blake gave way to fires and clashes with law enforcement officers in Kenosha, Wisconsin, overnight https://t.co/zJ0bYst9QY pic.twitter.com/FlgwIuAHvZ — The New York Times (@nytimes) August 25, 2020