veteranstoday--2020-06-13--Another Cop Murder, Los Angeles, Not the First Today

Daily Best : A Los Angeles man was fatally shot in his home by deputies Thursday morning in a tragic domestic dispute call gone wrong .
His family , however , insists the tragic incident could have been avoided if authorities didn ’ t prematurely pull the trigger .
Michael “ Blue ” Thomas , 62 , was killed in his living room in the early hours on Thursday after Los Angeles County Sheriff ’ s Department deputies responded to a domestic dispute call , a spokesperson told The Daily Beast .
But while authorities claim Thomas was shot after @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s guns , his fiancée and attorney insist the opposite—that he was turning away .
“ They broke the front down and they grabbed Mr. Thomas immediately , ” Bradley Gage , the family ’ s attorney , told The Daily Beast on Friday .
“ As they were holding him , they hurt him by twisting his arm .
At that point , because he was uncomfortable , Mr. Thomas tried to move and one deputy just stepped back and shot him.
” “ He was murdered without justification , ” he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ avoidable.
” According to the Sheriff ’ s Department , deputies responded to a “ domestic violence in progress call ” in Lancaster at around 5:30 a.m .
The 911 call was made by Thomas ’ s fiancée , Kimberly .
She later told deputies she “ was assaulted by the suspect , ” according to a statement from authorities .
“ During the call to 911 , she never speaks to the operator but rather the phone line is left open , ” the statement said .
“ For several minutes arguing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ suspect can be heard in the background.
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Daily Best: A Los Angeles man was fatally shot in his home by deputies Thursday morning in a tragic domestic dispute call gone wrong. His family, however, insists the tragic incident could have been avoided if authorities didn’t prematurely pull the trigger.
Michael “Blue” Thomas, 62, was killed in his living room in the early hours on Thursday after Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department deputies responded to a domestic dispute call, a spokesperson told The Daily Beast. But while authorities claim Thomas was shot after reaching for one of the deputy’s guns, his fiancée and attorney insist the opposite—that he was turning away.
“They broke the front down and they grabbed Mr. Thomas immediately,” Bradley Gage, the family’s attorney, told The Daily Beast on Friday. “As they were holding him, they hurt him by twisting his arm. At that point, because he was uncomfortable, Mr. Thomas tried to move and one deputy just stepped back and shot him.”
“He was murdered without justification,” he added. “It was 100 percent avoidable.”
According to the Sheriff’s Department, deputies responded to a “domestic violence in progress call” in Lancaster at around 5:30 a.m. The 911 call was made by Thomas’s fiancée, Kimberly. She later told deputies she “was assaulted by the suspect,” according to a statement from authorities.
“During the call to 911, she never speaks to the operator but rather the phone line is left open,” the statement said. “For several minutes arguing and fighting between the caller and the suspect can be heard in the background.” Read more…
https://www.thedailybeast.com/family-of-michael-thomas-dispute-deputies-explanation-of-fatal-shooting-in-his-los-angeles-living-room?ref=home?ref=home


veteranstoday--2020-06-12--Blockbuster: Barr orders FBI on ‘Nazi Rampage,’ Threatening Protesters, Families, Social Media Frien

Blockbuster: Barr orders FBI on ‘Nazi Rampage,’ Threatening Protesters, Families, Social Media Friends…Everyone

“ On June 4 , agents turned up unannounced at Katy ’ s work , pulling her off the job and into a large truck in the gravel parking lot to question her about her connections to the upcoming rally and to AntiFa — the loose anti-fascist movement recently labeled as a terrorist organization by President Donald Trump .
Katy had never heard of them.
” Editor ’ s note : The analogies with Nazi Germany , often made by one side or the other politically , have finally come home to roost .
The GOP and Barr are very @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a Zionist apocalypse cult .
Past this , we get something else , a great resurgence of communism around the world , very much in Russia and Israel ( understandable ) but elsewhere as well and these communists have replaced Lenin with Donald Trump .
As to why , is it because he is destroying capitalism by murdering the United States , now “ scheduled ” to suffer the 325,000 COVID deaths that VT predicted in March with 250,000 to be a Christmas present by Trump to the American people ?
In 2016 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a race war in order to declare martial law and deploy the massive Bush 43 bloated Zionist bureaucracy in Washington against what is left of the decent and literate American people .
Now we see operatives sent out around the country , funded by the MEGA billionaires who back Trump ’ s every move , communists to a one , planning to shut down the election .
As things go , this will be a fight and the loyalty Trump and Barr looked for from the military is gone , they are in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump only has the police and the Steve Bannon fake antifa militias his Gladiator Schools are arming and training right now .
any run-ins with the cops before .
I ’ ve never been to jail and have no criminal record , so when the FBI showed up to my workplace , it scared the piss out of me , ” says Katy , a 22-year-old who works for a custodial services company in Cookeville , a small college town in middle Tennessee .
“ I really thought I was going to lose @ @ @ @ @ @ @ terrifying.
” Moved by the video of the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis , Katy — who requested she only be identified by her first name — and a friend had created a Facebook event for a Black Lives Matter rally in Cookeville ’ s public square on Saturday , June 6 .
She soon connected with several other Cookeville locals who wanted to help with planning the event , and enthusiasm grew as word of the rally spread .
“ I ’ ve never organized a rally before , I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said .
“ I didn ’ t expect a lot of people to show up , but overnight 600 people had RSVP ’ d on Facebook.
” Counter-protesters organized their own Facebook group , Protect Cookeville Against Looters , which quickly swelled to over 1,000 members .
Some of the members of this group determined that Katy was the main organizer of the upcoming rally and began posting her personal information and making violent threats .
“ The event for the rally had been up for about four days when we started getting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ It was too much .
I was overwhelmed.
” Katy eventually backed out of the rally — and a group of local high school students took over planning — but she had already gotten the attention of the FBI ’ s Joint Terrorism Task Force , or JTTF , a federally coordinated network of local law enforcement officers who work under the direction of the FBI to gather intelligence about terrorist threats .

“On June 4, agents turned up unannounced at Katy’s work, pulling her off the job and into a large truck in the gravel parking lot to question her about her connections to the upcoming rally and to AntiFa — the loose anti-fascist movement recently labeled as a terrorist organization by President Donald Trump. Katy had never heard of them.”
Editor’s note: The analogies with Nazi Germany, often made by one side or the other politically, have finally come home to roost. The GOP and Barr are very much Nazis, albeit fanatic members of a Zionist apocalypse cult.
Past this, we get something else, a great resurgence of communism around the world, very much in Russia and Israel (understandable) but elsewhere as well and these communists have replaced Lenin with Donald Trump.
As to why, is it because he is destroying capitalism by murdering the United States, now “scheduled” to suffer the 325,000 COVID deaths that VT predicted in March with 250,000 to be a Christmas present by Trump to the American people?
In 2016 we also predicted that Trump would stage a race war in order to declare martial law and deploy the massive Bush 43 bloated Zionist bureaucracy in Washington against what is left of the decent and literate American people.
Now we see operatives sent out around the country, funded by the MEGA billionaires who back Trump’s every move, communists to a one, planning to shut down the election.
As things go, this will be a fight and the loyalty Trump and Barr looked for from the military is gone, they are in Biden’s pocket already. Now Trump only has the police and the Steve Bannon fake antifa militias his Gladiator Schools are arming and training right now.
Intercept: “I’VE NEVER HAD any run-ins with the cops before. I’ve never been to jail and have no criminal record, so when the FBI showed up to my workplace, it scared the piss out of me,” says Katy, a 22-year-old who works for a custodial services company in Cookeville, a small college town in middle Tennessee. “I really thought I was going to lose my job. The whole experience was terrifying.”
Moved by the video of the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis, Katy — who requested she only be identified by her first name — and a friend had created a Facebook event for a Black Lives Matter rally in Cookeville’s public square on Saturday, June 6. She soon connected with several other Cookeville locals who wanted to help with planning the event, and enthusiasm grew as word of the rally spread.
“I’ve never organized a rally before, I was just winging it,” Katy said. “I didn’t expect a lot of people to show up, but overnight 600 people had RSVP’d on Facebook.”
Counter-protesters organized their own Facebook group, Protect Cookeville Against Looters, which quickly swelled to over 1,000 members. Some of the members of this group determined that Katy was the main organizer of the upcoming rally and began posting her personal information and making violent threats.
“The event for the rally had been up for about four days when we started getting death threats,” Katy said. “It was too much. I was overwhelmed.”
Katy eventually backed out of the rally — and a group of local high school students took over planning — but she had already gotten the attention of the FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Force, or JTTF, a federally coordinated network of local law enforcement officers who work under the direction of the FBI to gather intelligence about terrorist threats.
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veteranstoday--2020-06-14--Bunglers or Murderers? Trump-DeSantis, the COVID Twins as Florida Under Massive Pandemic Outbreak (b

Bunglers or Murderers? Trump-DeSantis, the COVID Twins as Florida Under Massive Pandemic Outbreak (best GOP convention ever coming!!!)

Miami Herald : Florida ’ s Department of Health on Saturday morning reported a new daily record high of 2,581 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 — surpassing the previous high by 679 .
The previous high was hit on Friday .
And the high before that was hit on Thursday .
A Miami Herald analysis of public and non-public COVID-19 data found that as of June 3 , new cases in the state had consistently been trending up since mid-May and the trends could not be attributed solely to increases in testing , which had been inconsistent and sometimes declining @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , gyms , vacation rentals and movie theaters reopened at partial capacity last week in all but three South Florida counties , the number and rate of new COVID-19 cases were rising statewide — a troubling indicator that the disease could be spreading more quickly .
To learn more about the spread of the novel coronavirus in Florida and what comes next for the state , read the Miami Herald ’ s investigative series “ A Numbers Game.
” CONFIRMED COVID-19 CASES IN SOUTH FLORIDA More than half of the new deaths — @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the new cases — 1,276 — were in South Florida : ▪ Miami-Dade County reported 761 additional confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 13 new deaths .
The county now has a total of 21,633 confirmed cases and 822 deaths , the highest in the state .
▪ Broward County reported 275 additional confirmed case of the disease , bringing its known total up to 8,864 .
Broward added seven new deaths , bringing its count to 357 .
▪ Palm Beach County saw 233 additional confirmed cases and nine new deaths .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at 8,442 with 425 deaths .
▪ Monroe County reported seven additional cases of the disease and no new deaths .
The Florida Keys now have a total of 128 confirmed cases and four deaths .

Miami Herald: Florida’s Department of Health on Saturday morning reported a new daily record high of 2,581 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 — surpassing the previous high by 679. The previous high was hit on Friday. And the high before that was hit on Thursday.
A Miami Herald analysis of public and non-public COVID-19 data found that as of June 3, new cases in the state had consistently been trending up since mid-May and the trends could not be attributed solely to increases in testing, which had been inconsistent and sometimes declining during that period.
And as bars, gyms, vacation rentals and movie theaters reopened at partial capacity last week in all but three South Florida counties, the number and rate of new COVID-19 cases were rising statewide — a troubling indicator that the disease could be spreading more quickly. To learn more about the spread of the novel coronavirus in Florida and what comes next for the state, read the Miami Herald’s investigative series “A Numbers Game.”
CONFIRMED COVID-19 CASES IN SOUTH FLORIDA
More than half of the new deaths — 29 — and less than half of the new cases — 1,276 — were in South Florida: ▪ Miami-Dade County reported 761 additional confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 13 new deaths. The county now has a total of 21,633 confirmed cases and 822 deaths, the highest in the state. ▪ Broward County reported 275 additional confirmed case of the disease, bringing its known total up to 8,864. Broward added seven new deaths, bringing its count to 357. ▪ Palm Beach County saw 233 additional confirmed cases and nine new deaths. The county’s known total is now at 8,442 with 425 deaths. ▪ Monroe County reported seven additional cases of the disease and no new deaths. The Florida Keys now have a total of 128 confirmed cases and four deaths. https://www.miamiherald.com/news/coronavirus/article243513417.html


veteranstoday--2020-06-13--Bringing Back Sea Otters: Humans Also Benefit

Trappers and traders in the 18th and 19th centuries prized sea otters for their thick , waterproof fur—and the high prices they would bring .
In 1890 , for example , a newspaper reported that Russian noblemen who sought to adorn their overcoats with otter pelts were willing to pay nearly $ 45,000 in today ’ s money for a single pelt .
And so the sea otter ( Enhydra lutris ) , once common from the Baja coast of Mexico to the northern shores of Japan , was nearly hunted to extinction by the turn of the 20th century @ @ @ @ @ @ @ thanks to conservation efforts , sea otters have now recovered across much of their historical range along the Pacific Coast of North America , but they haven ’ t always been welcomed back .
The problem is that sea otters compete with people for the shellfish and urchins that moved in when the otter population were depleted , a conflict that has provoked debate about balancing the need protections for the otters with the economic impact of their presence in the coastal waters .
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Bringing Back Sea Otters Benefits People, Too
by James Dineen/Smithsonianmag.com
Trappers and traders in the 18th and 19th centuries prized sea otters for their thick, waterproof fur—and the high prices they would bring. In 1890, for example, a newspaper reported that Russian noblemen who sought to adorn their overcoats with otter pelts were willing to pay nearly $45,000 in today’s money for a single pelt. And so the sea otter (Enhydra lutris), once common from the Baja coast of Mexico to the northern shores of Japan, was nearly hunted to extinction by the turn of the 20th century.
Over the past hundred years, thanks to conservation efforts, sea otters have now recovered across much of their historical range along the Pacific Coast of North America, but they haven’t always been welcomed back. The problem is that sea otters compete with people for the shellfish and urchins that moved in when the otter population were depleted, a conflict that has provoked debate about balancing the need protections for the otters with the economic impact of their presence in the coastal waters.
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veteranstoday--2020-06-13--The ‘Internet of Animals’ Tracks Animal Migration

The International Space Station Just Became a Powerful Tool for Tracking Animal Migration In 2018 , scientists launched an antenna into space dedicated solely to tracking the world ’ s animals .
From its perch 240 miles above Earth on the International Space Station , the antenna receives signals from tiny transmitters attached to more than 800 species of animal ranging from elephants to bats , reports Katharine Gammon for Inside Science .
After some early setbacks , the tracking system was switched on in March .
Data from the project may be available to researchers on Earth as early @ @ @ @ @ @ @ statement .
“ The sensors allow animals to be our eyes and ears and noses in the world , and we are linking it all together , ” Martin Wikelski , the director of migration research at the Max Planck Institute , tells Inside Science .
Wikelski has championed the project , called ICARUS ( International Cooperation for Animal Research Using Space ) , for just shy of two decades and hopes to expand it in coming years to a network of satellites capable of tracking hundreds of thousands of animals in real @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in 2018 .
ICARUS won ’ t just map the locations of its legions of animal collaborators , the transmitters also record information on the creature ’ s physiology and surrounding environment , reports Jim Robbins for the New York Times .
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The International Space Station Just Became a Powerful Tool for Tracking Animal Migration
by Alex Fox/Smithsonianmag.com
In 2018, scientists launched an antenna into space dedicated solely to tracking the world’s animals. From its perch 240 miles above Earth on the International Space Station, the antenna receives signals from tiny transmitters attached to more than 800 species of animal ranging from elephants to bats, reports Katharine Gammon for Inside Science. After some early setbacks, the tracking system was switched on in March. Data from the project may be available to researchers on Earth as early as this fall, according to a statement.
“The sensors allow animals to be our eyes and ears and noses in the world, and we are linking it all together,” Martin Wikelski, the director of migration research at the Max Planck Institute, tells Inside Science. Wikelski has championed the project, called ICARUS (International Cooperation for Animal Research Using Space), for just shy of two decades and hopes to expand it in coming years to a network of satellites capable of tracking hundreds of thousands of animals in real time, reported Andrew Curry for Nature in 2018.
ICARUS won’t just map the locations of its legions of animal collaborators, the transmitters also record information on the creature’s physiology and surrounding environment, reports Jim Robbins for the New York Times. Read More:
Carol graduated from Riverside White Cross School of Nursing in Columbus, Ohio and received her diploma as a registered nurse. She attended Bowling Green State University where she received a Bachelor of Arts Degree in History and Literature. She attended the University of Toledo, College of Nursing, and received a Master’s of Nursing Science Degree as an Educator. She has traveled extensively, is a photographer, and writes on medical issues. Carol has three children RJ, Katherine, and Stephen – one daughter-in-law; Katie – two granddaughters; Isabella Marianna and Zoe Olivia – and one grandson, Alexander Paul. She also shares her life with her husband Gordon Duff, many cats, and two rescues. Carol’s Archives 2009-2013


veteranstoday--2020-06-13--Ancient Roman City Discovered Without Using a Shovel

Rome wasn ’ t built in a day , and , apparently , neither was Falerii Novi .
Thanks to new radar imaging technology , researchers have uncovered the buried remains of this intricately planned , walled Roman city without lifting a single shovel .
As detailed in the journal Antiquity , archaeologists from the University of Cambridge and Ghent University mapped the complete ancient city using ground-penetrating radar ( GPR ) .
Just as X-rays can reveal skeletal damage without doctors needing to cut open a patient , GPR uses radio waves that enable researchers to explore covered ruins @ @ @ @ @ @ @ radar antenna sends radio signals into the ground , where waves bounce off of solid objects , explains Will Dunham for Reuters .
“ Echoes ” from these waves are then recorded as images .
“ The astonishing level of detail which we have achieved at Falerii Novi , and the surprising features that [ GPR ] has revealed , suggest that this type of survey could transform the way archaeologists investigate urban sites , as total entities , ” says study author Martin Millett , an archaeologist at the University of Cambridge @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 30 miles north of Rome , Falerii Novi existed as an active urban center from 241 B.C .
to around 700 A.D .
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Archaeologists Discover Details of Buried Roman City Without Digging
by Courtney Sexton/Smithsonianmag.com
Rome wasn’t built in a day, and, apparently, neither was Falerii Novi. Thanks to new radar imaging technology, researchers have uncovered the buried remains of this intricately planned, walled Roman city without lifting a single shovel.
As detailed in the journal Antiquity, archaeologists from the University of Cambridge and Ghent University mapped the complete ancient city using ground-penetrating radar (GPR). Just as X-rays can reveal skeletal damage without doctors needing to cut open a patient, GPR uses radio waves that enable researchers to explore covered ruins without excavating.
The technology’s radar antenna sends radio signals into the ground, where waves bounce off of solid objects, explains Will Dunham for Reuters. “Echoes” from these waves are then recorded as images.
“The astonishing level of detail which we have achieved at Falerii Novi, and the surprising features that [GPR] has revealed, suggest that this type of survey could transform the way archaeologists investigate urban sites, as total entities,” says study author Martin Millett, an archaeologist at the University of Cambridge, in a statement.
Located some 30 miles north of Rome, Falerii Novi existed as an active urban center from 241 B.C. to around 700 A.D. The site is ideal for using GPR, ….read more:


veteranstoday--2020-06-13--China Removes Pangolin Scales From Traditional Medicine Ingredient List

The Chinese government has taken two actions to protect pangolins , which are the most trafficked non-human mammals on the planet .
Pangolins now enjoy the same safeguards as pandas with a Class 1 rank under China ’ s wildlife protection laws , which prohibits all domestic trade and use of the animal , reports National Geographic ’ s Dina Fine Maron .
In addition , the government ’ s 2020 list of approved ingredients for traditional medicines does not include pangolin scales .
Together , the two changes could be a big help for the scaled , housecat-sized insectivores @ @ @ @ @ @ @ three are considered “ critically endangered ” by the International Union for Conservation of Nature and the others are either endangered or vulnerable , Ben Wescott reports for CNN .
But given the dire results of decades of wildlife trafficking , some experts wonder if the changes are too little too late .
Pangolin scales—which are made of keratin , the same material as fingernails—have been included on the traditional medicine ingredients list for decades , and they have been touted as a method to improve blood flow , reduce inflammation , treat @ @ @ @ @ @ @ group WildAid reports that last year , authorities seized over 130 tons of pangolin products , representing up to 400,000 animals .
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China Increases Protections for Pangolins
by Theresa Machemer/Smithsonianmag.com
The Chinese government has taken two actions to protect pangolins, which are the most trafficked non-human mammals on the planet.
Pangolins now enjoy the same safeguards as pandas with a Class 1 rank under China’s wildlife protection laws, which prohibits all domestic trade and use of the animal, reports National Geographic’s Dina Fine Maron. In addition, the government’s 2020 list of approved ingredients for traditional medicines does not include pangolin scales.
Together, the two changes could be a big help for the scaled, housecat-sized insectivores. Of eight species of pangolins, three are considered “critically endangered” by the International Union for Conservation of Nature and the others are either endangered or vulnerable, Ben Wescott reports for CNN. But given the dire results of decades of wildlife trafficking, some experts wonder if the changes are too little too late.
Pangolin scales—which are made of keratin, the same material as fingernails—have been included on the traditional medicine ingredients list for decades, and they have been touted as a method to improve blood flow, reduce inflammation, treat lactation problems and treat arthritis.
Conservation group WildAid reports that last year, authorities seized over 130 tons of pangolin products, representing up to 400,000 animals.
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