themindunleashed--2020-12-27--Angry ‘Karen’ Filmed Attacking Grammy-Winning Musician and His Son, Accusing Them of Theft

A white woman is in hot water and likely in hiding after she was captured on video assaulting a world famous jazz musician and his son while falsely accusing them of stealing her iPhone .
On Saturday , the unidentified woman was filmed in an agitated state as she accosted Grammy-award winning trumpet player Keyon Harrold and his son , both of whom are Black , in the lobby of the Arlo SoHo Hotel .
Intense video footage of the incident , which was filmed by Harrold and posted on his Instagram page , the musician can be heard telling @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his son did not steal her iPhone .
As the clearly unnerved woman can be heard frantically telling the hotel manager that she was a victim of theft at the hands of the young teen , the son pleads , “ this is my phone , ” to which Harrold responds , saying “ You don ’ t have to explain nothing to her !
” While the woman insists that the phone was hers and demands that the child offers proof that it is his , Harrold responds : “ Are you @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s only one iPhone made in the world ?
” At that point , things take an ugly turn as the woman can be seen lunging at the teenager and an altercation unfolds .
The woman can be heard screaming , “ I ’ m not letting him walk away with my phone !
” before falling to the ground .
After she gets up , she storms toward Harrold before the camera shakes violently and the video cuts off while he yells , “ Listen , get your hands off — @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Harrold claims that mere minutes later , the woman ’ s Uber driver returned to the hotel and gave her iPhone back to her after she apparently forgot it in her car .
“ Her phone was magically returned by an Uber driver a few minutes after this incident , ” Harrold wrote .
“ No apology from her after this traumatic situation to my son , not me .
No apologies from the establishment.
” The woman has since been dubbed a “ Karen , ” the nickname that has been adopted @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who demand to speak to a store manager or throw unreasonable tantrums , many of which are race-related or racist in nature , in reaction to perceived slights .
“ If anyone recognizes this person , please tag or DM , ” he wrote .
“ I hate I have to post this !
!
!
I am furious !
!
!
We see this crap happening all the time , but it hits different when it hits home !
!
!
I typically try to keep things positive , but nothing about @ @ @ @ @ @ @ video only lasted one minute , the altercation lasted over five minutes , Harrold said .
“ She scratched me … she Tackled and grabbed him .
He is a child !
!
!
” “ No apology from her after this traumatic situation to my son , not me , ” he continued .
“ No apologies from the establishment .
This sh*t happens too often .
It needs to stop !
!
!
” The video has since gone viral , garnering over 700,000 views and a number of comments from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Major influencers including D.L .
Hughley , Shaun King , Eric Robertson , and others have also shared the video from their own accounts .
The Arlo SoHo Hotel has also drawn the ire of internet users who are angry at the establishment for backing the unfounded claims of the hysterical woman , with many users review-bombing the hotel ’ s website and leaving angry messages on the hotel ’ s Instagram Account .
One comment on a recent post from the hotel read : “ Never staying at this hotel after @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Harold , who was assaulted and falsely accused of theft and then assaulted by another guest of the hotel , while the hotel workers looked on !
Why would anyone stay at an establishment that cant even keep their guests safe ?
Its a pitiful failure on arlo hotels part and indicative of how poorly run it is if these situations are allowed to happen .
SHAME !
” Harrold , who began his Instagram post by saying “ I hate I have to post this !
” , is a celebrated and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ albums while also working with such popular musicians as Beyonce , D ’ Angelo , Rihanna , Common , Maxwell , Otis Brown III , Robert Glasper , Bobby Shmurda and Mobb Deep , according to his website .
Harrold also won a Grammy award in 2017 for his contributions to Don Cheadle ’ s Miles Davis biopic Miles Ahead , and he has devoted his music to social justice causes .
The Ferguson , Missouri , native dedicated the song “ MB Lament ” to police shooting victim Michael Brown on his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The jazz trumpeter also played live at the White House during Common ’ s 2016 NPR Tiny Desk concert , when the artists performed the Emmy-winning theme to Ava Duvernay ’ s documentary 13th .

A white woman is in hot water and likely in hiding after she was captured on video assaulting a world famous jazz musician and his son while falsely accusing them of stealing her iPhone.
On Saturday, the unidentified woman was filmed in an agitated state as she accosted Grammy-award winning trumpet player Keyon Harrold and his son, both of whom are Black, in the lobby of the Arlo SoHo Hotel.
Intense video footage of the incident, which was filmed by Harrold and posted on his Instagram page, the musician can be heard telling the woman and a hotel manager that his son did not steal her iPhone.
As the clearly unnerved woman can be heard frantically telling the hotel manager that she was a victim of theft at the hands of the young teen, the son pleads, “this is my phone,” to which Harrold responds, saying “You don’t have to explain nothing to her!”
While the woman insists that the phone was hers and demands that the child offers proof that it is his, Harrold responds: “Are you kidding me? You feel like there’s only one iPhone made in the world?”
At that point, things take an ugly turn as the woman can be seen lunging at the teenager and an altercation unfolds. The woman can be heard screaming, “I’m not letting him walk away with my phone!” before falling to the ground. After she gets up, she storms toward Harrold before the camera shakes violently and the video cuts off while he yells, “Listen, get your hands off — !”
In a humiliating development, Harrold claims that mere minutes later, the woman’s Uber driver returned to the hotel and gave her iPhone back to her after she apparently forgot it in her car.
“Her phone was magically returned by an Uber driver a few minutes after this incident,” Harrold wrote. “No apology from her after this traumatic situation to my son, not me. No apologies from the establishment.”
The woman has since been dubbed a “Karen,” the nickname that has been adopted by social media users for white women who demand to speak to a store manager or throw unreasonable tantrums, many of which are race-related or racist in nature, in reaction to perceived slights.
“If anyone recognizes this person, please tag or DM,” he wrote. “I hate I have to post this!!! I am furious!!! We see this crap happening all the time, but it hits different when it hits home!!! I typically try to keep things positive, but nothing about this video is positive.”
While the video only lasted one minute, the altercation lasted over five minutes, Harrold said.
“She scratched me … she Tackled and grabbed him. He is a child!!!”
“No apology from her after this traumatic situation to my son, not me,” he continued. “No apologies from the establishment. This sh*t happens too often. It needs to stop!!!”
The video has since gone viral, garnering over 700,000 views and a number of comments from other award-winning artists and notable cultural figures. Major influencers including D.L. Hughley, Shaun King, Eric Robertson, and others have also shared the video from their own accounts.
The Arlo SoHo Hotel has also drawn the ire of internet users who are angry at the establishment for backing the unfounded claims of the hysterical woman, with many users review-bombing the hotel’s website and leaving angry messages on the hotel’s Instagram Account.
One comment on a recent post from the hotel read:
“Never staying at this hotel after what happened to a guest, Keyon Harold, who was assaulted and falsely accused of theft and then assaulted by another guest of the hotel, while the hotel workers looked on! Why would anyone stay at an establishment that cant even keep their guests safe? Its a pitiful failure on arlo hotels part and indicative of how poorly run it is if these situations are allowed to happen. SHAME!”
Harrold, who began his Instagram post by saying “I hate I have to post this!”, is a celebrated and world renowned musician who has released solo albums while also working with such popular musicians as Beyonce, D’Angelo, Rihanna, Common, Maxwell, Otis Brown III, Robert Glasper, Bobby Shmurda and Mobb Deep, according to his website.
Harrold also won a Grammy award in 2017 for his contributions to Don Cheadle’s Miles Davis biopic Miles Ahead, and he has devoted his music to social justice causes. The Ferguson, Missouri, native dedicated the song “MB Lament” to police shooting victim Michael Brown on his most recent solo album, The Mugician.
The jazz trumpeter also played live at the White House during Common’s 2016 NPR Tiny Desk concert, when the artists performed the Emmy-winning theme to Ava Duvernay’s documentary 13th.
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themindunleashed--2020-12-27--Over 1.5 BILLION Face Masks Now Believed to Be Polluting Oceans Thanks to 2020

As 2020 draws to a close , one of the most recognizable symbols of the year may be the protective face mask .
As the novel coronavirus swept across the globe earlier this year , billions of people began wearing the face coverings , with one study estimating that no less than 129 billion face masks were being used every month around the world .
However , as face masks have become ubiquitous in our day-to-day lives , they ’ ve also grown to litter every corner of our neighborhoods , from storm drains to creeks , parks to beaches @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that our oceans are swimming with face masks , according to a new report from marine conservation NGO OceansAsia .
“ Once plastic enters the marine environment , it ’ s very difficult to move , ” Dr. Teale Phelps Bondaroff , the group ’ s director of research , told Denver 7 .
“ The fact that we are starting to find masks that are breaking up indicates that this is a real problem , that microplastics are being produced by masks , ” Bondaroff said .
The Hong Kong-based group estimates @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have flooded our oceans in 2020 alone – a grim statistic that they have witnessed firsthand since face masks began washing up on a small island off the coast of the Chinese mega-city since the start of the pandemic .
The masks could become yet another major contributor to the ongoing crisis of plastic pollution in our ocean , with disposable face masks taking as long as 450 years to break down .
The single-use masks that are recommended by health authorities and used as personal protective equipment in hospitals across the world @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , which are thin fibers of plastic .
And with 52 billion masks being manufactured in this year , with the average weight of each single-use polypropylene surgical face mask being 3 to 4 grams , we could be looking at anywhere from 4,680 to 6,240 metric tons of new marine plastic pollution .
Ocean pollution has already reached such monstrous proportions that an estimated 100 million tons of plastic can now be found in the world ’ s oceans , according to the United Nations .
Between 80 and 90 percent of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ according to a report prepared for the 2016 World Economic Forum in Davos , Switzerland , by 2050 it is estimated that plastic waste in the ocean will outweigh all fish .
In recent years , ocean biologists and conservationists have expressed alarm over the growing problem of plastics and microplastics inundating the world ’ s oceans and water supplies , leaching carcinogenic toxins and chemicals into the marine environment , with plastic drink containers trapping and confining — and ultimately killing — marine wildlife .
“ The question that we couldn ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ] are entering our oceans ?
We just didn ’ t know , ” Dr. Bondaroff said .
OceansAsia ’ s recent study could offer some alarming clues as to the extent of the pollution , however .
“ The 1.56 billion face masks that have entered our oceans in 2020 are there for the long run , ” he said .
“ They will remain in the ocean for 450 years or more , and they ’ ll break into smaller pieces.
” The report notes that the global sales force of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from $ 800 million in 2019 to $ 166 billion in 2020 .
The surging sales come as health authorities like the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have issued official health guidance urging U.S. residents to always wear a face mask in public in lieu of or in addition to physical distancing measures meant to help prevent person-to-person transmission of the deadly disease .
“ That ’ s important , we need to keep people safe , but at the same time that has a lasting impact on our environment , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ beaches , ” Bondaroff added .
The report requests that the public wear reusable masks when possible while also disposing of masks properly as a step toward drawing down overall consumption of single-use plastics .
The group also calls on authorities to encourage the use of reusable masks , including releasing guidelines on the proper manufacture and use of reusable masks , while also educating the public about responsibly disposing of masks , among other measures .

As 2020 draws to a close, one of the most recognizable symbols of the year may be the protective face mask.
As the novel coronavirus swept across the globe earlier this year, billions of people began wearing the face coverings, with one study estimating that no less than 129 billion face masks were being used every month around the world.
However, as face masks have become ubiquitous in our day-to-day lives, they’ve also grown to litter every corner of our neighborhoods, from storm drains to creeks, parks to beaches.
And now, it turns out that our oceans are swimming with face masks, according to a new report from marine conservation NGO OceansAsia.
“Once plastic enters the marine environment, it’s very difficult to move,” Dr. Teale Phelps Bondaroff, the group’s director of research, told Denver 7.
“The fact that we are starting to find masks that are breaking up indicates that this is a real problem, that microplastics are being produced by masks,” Bondaroff said.
The Hong Kong-based group estimates that some 1.56 billion face masks will have flooded our oceans in 2020 alone – a grim statistic that they have witnessed firsthand since face masks began washing up on a small island off the coast of the Chinese mega-city since the start of the pandemic.
The masks could become yet another major contributor to the ongoing crisis of plastic pollution in our ocean, with disposable face masks taking as long as 450 years to break down.
The single-use masks that are recommended by health authorities and used as personal protective equipment in hospitals across the world are made of multiple layers of polypropylene, which are thin fibers of plastic.
And with 52 billion masks being manufactured in this year, with the average weight of each single-use polypropylene surgical face mask being 3 to 4 grams, we could be looking at anywhere from 4,680 to 6,240 metric tons of new marine plastic pollution.
Ocean pollution has already reached such monstrous proportions that an estimated 100 million tons of plastic can now be found in the world’s oceans, according to the United Nations. Between 80 and 90 percent of it comes from land-based sources. And according to a report prepared for the 2016 World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, by 2050 it is estimated that plastic waste in the ocean will outweigh all fish.
In recent years, ocean biologists and conservationists have expressed alarm over the growing problem of plastics and microplastics inundating the world’s oceans and water supplies, leaching carcinogenic toxins and chemicals into the marine environment, with plastic drink containers trapping and confining — and ultimately killing — marine wildlife.
“The question that we couldn’t answer was how many [masks] are entering our oceans? We just didn’t know,” Dr. Bondaroff said.
OceansAsia’s recent study could offer some alarming clues as to the extent of the pollution, however.
“The 1.56 billion face masks that have entered our oceans in 2020 are there for the long run,” he said. “They will remain in the ocean for 450 years or more, and they’ll break into smaller pieces.”
The report notes that the global sales force of face masks has grown exponentially, increasing from $800 million in 2019 to $166 billion in 2020.
The surging sales come as health authorities like the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have issued official health guidance urging U.S. residents to always wear a face mask in public in lieu of or in addition to physical distancing measures meant to help prevent person-to-person transmission of the deadly disease.
“That’s important, we need to keep people safe, but at the same time that has a lasting impact on our environment, and we’re seeing that on the beaches,” Bondaroff added.
The report requests that the public wear reusable masks when possible while also disposing of masks properly as a step toward drawing down overall consumption of single-use plastics.
The group also calls on authorities to encourage the use of reusable masks, including releasing guidelines on the proper manufacture and use of reusable masks, while also educating the public about responsibly disposing of masks, among other measures.
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themindunleashed--2020-12-27--Mass Die-Off of Birds in U.S. Southwest Caused by Severe Starvation

When hundreds of thousands of songbirds mysteriously began “ falling out of the sky ” in September across Western states in the U.S. , wildlife researchers were aghast over what possibly could have caused the mass die-off .
Various bird species were discovered to have been injured or simply perished en masse across hiking paths , backyards , and roadsides in states such as Arizona , Colorado , Nebraka , New Mexico and Texas .
These included flycatchers , hummingbirds , woodpeckers , loons , swallows and warblers .
Many of the birds were also bird and insect eaters migrating @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Canada to winter in Central and South America .
Biologists sent the results to the federal laboratories of the U.S. Geological Survey , which found that some 80 percent of specimens were victims of severe starvation – with carcasses displaying such tell-tale signs as emaciated wings , empty stomachs , dehydration , and depleted fat stores , reports Audobon Society .
However , the starvation itself was the result of unseasonably frigid weather conditions linked to the erratic and fast-changing climate conditions caused by humans , according to researchers .
“ It looks @ @ @ @ @ @ @ these birds was emaciation as a result of starvation , ” Jonathan Sleeman , director of the USGS National Wildlife Health Center in Madison , Wisconsin , told the Guardian .
“ It ’ s really hard to attribute direct causation , but given the close correlation of the weather event with the death of these birds , we think that either the weather event forced these birds to migrate prior to being ready , or maybe impacted their access to food sources during their migration.
” The climate crisis was already a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with experts speculating that the birds perished as a result of a brutal cold front , droughts , or even the tremendous amount of smoke being pumped out of the unprecedented wildfires raging across western states at the time .
While lab results ruled out physical damage from smoke as a factor in most bird deaths , however , many of the migratory birds were likely pushed off-course by the wildfires and into the windy and freezing southwestern snowstorms raging around Sept. 9 or 10 , causing them to freeze to death , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a disoriented state , and die from either the impact or from being consumed by predators .
The birds were also ravaged by the effects of the mega-drought ravaging the U.S. Southwest , which left them vulnerable to the coinciding extreme weather events .
“ We ’ re not talking about short-term starvation – this is a longer-term starvation , ” said Prof. Martha Desmond of New Mexico State University ’ s Department of Fish , Wildlife and Conservation Ecology .
“ They became so emaciated they actually had to turn to wasting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that this isn ’ t something that happened overnight.
” “ Here in New Mexico we ’ ve seen a very dry year , and we ’ re forecast to have more of those dry years , ” Desmond added .
“ And in turn I would say it appears that a change in climate is playing a role in this , and that we can expect to see more of this in the future.
” “ I think it ’ s just very sad … Especially the thought that we are seeing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ birds.
” Desmond , who worked with experts at the Bureau of Land Management and White Sands Missile Range to collect bird carcasses and assess the extent of the losses , had described the losses as a national tragedy .
Those who also worked with the massive influx of carcasses were chilled by the experience of working with such a huge volume of bird carcasses .
“ The fact that we ’ re finding hundreds of these birds dying , just kind of falling out of the sky is extremely alarming , ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Since 1970 , bird populations in North America have plummeted by 29 percent , or three billion birds .
According to a 2019 study , rampant high temperatures resulting from climate change are drastically altering the migration patterns of bird species .
Likewise , the conversion of pastures and grasslands into large crops has thinned out nesting places , while an accompanying mass die-off of insects eliminated by pesticides has deprived birds of their natural food sources .

When hundreds of thousands of songbirds mysteriously began “falling out of the sky” in September across Western states in the U.S., wildlife researchers were aghast over what possibly could have caused the mass die-off.
Various bird species were discovered to have been injured or simply perished en masse across hiking paths, backyards, and roadsides in states such as Arizona, Colorado, Nebraka, New Mexico and Texas. These included flycatchers, hummingbirds, woodpeckers, loons, swallows and warblers. Many of the birds were also bird and insect eaters migrating from the northern tundra in Alaska and Canada to winter in Central and South America.
Biologists sent the results to the federal laboratories of the U.S. Geological Survey, which found that some 80 percent of specimens were victims of severe starvation – with carcasses displaying such tell-tale signs as emaciated wings, empty stomachs, dehydration, and depleted fat stores, reports Audobon Society.
However, the starvation itself was the result of unseasonably frigid weather conditions linked to the erratic and fast-changing climate conditions caused by humans, according to researchers.
“It looks like the immediate cause of death in these birds was emaciation as a result of starvation,” Jonathan Sleeman, director of the USGS National Wildlife Health Center in Madison, Wisconsin, told the Guardian. “It’s really hard to attribute direct causation, but given the close correlation of the weather event with the death of these birds, we think that either the weather event forced these birds to migrate prior to being ready, or maybe impacted their access to food sources during their migration.”
The climate crisis was already a top culprit in the mass die-off, with experts speculating that the birds perished as a result of a brutal cold front, droughts, or even the tremendous amount of smoke being pumped out of the unprecedented wildfires raging across western states at the time.
While lab results ruled out physical damage from smoke as a factor in most bird deaths, however, many of the migratory birds were likely pushed off-course by the wildfires and into the windy and freezing southwestern snowstorms raging around Sept. 9 or 10, causing them to freeze to death, collide into buildings and cars while in a disoriented state, and die from either the impact or from being consumed by predators.
The birds were also ravaged by the effects of the mega-drought ravaging the U.S. Southwest, which left them vulnerable to the coinciding extreme weather events.
“We’re not talking about short-term starvation – this is a longer-term starvation,” said Prof. Martha Desmond of New Mexico State University’s Department of Fish, Wildlife and Conservation Ecology. “They became so emaciated they actually had to turn to wasting their major flight muscles. This means that this isn’t something that happened overnight.”
“Here in New Mexico we’ve seen a very dry year, and we’re forecast to have more of those dry years,” Desmond added. “And in turn I would say it appears that a change in climate is playing a role in this, and that we can expect to see more of this in the future.”
“I think it’s just very sad … Especially the thought that we are seeing some long-term starvation in some of these birds.”
Desmond, who worked with experts at the Bureau of Land Management and White Sands Missile Range to collect bird carcasses and assess the extent of the losses, had described the losses as a national tragedy.
Those who also worked with the massive influx of carcasses were chilled by the experience of working with such a huge volume of bird carcasses.
“The fact that we’re finding hundreds of these birds dying, just kind of falling out of the sky is extremely alarming,” commented NMSU grad student Allison Salas.
Since 1970, bird populations in North America have plummeted by 29 percent, or three billion birds. According to a 2019 study, rampant high temperatures resulting from climate change are drastically altering the migration patterns of bird species. Likewise, the conversion of pastures and grasslands into large crops has thinned out nesting places, while an accompanying mass die-off of insects eliminated by pesticides has deprived birds of their natural food sources.
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themindunleashed--2020-12-29--Ghislaine Maxwell to Stay in Prison Until Trial After Bail Request Denied

Ghislaine Maxwell ’ s most recent request for bail has been denied by U.S. District Court Judge Alison Nathan , and it appears that she will remain behind bars until her trial in July of next year .
The judge said that Maxwell poses a flight risk because she has the money and connections to flee and disappear if she really wanted to .
The ruling stated that , “ The Court concludes that none of the new information that the Defendant presented in support of her application has a material bearing on the Court ’ s determination that she @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for substantially the same reasons as the Court determined that detention was warranted in the initial bail hearing , the Court again concludes that no conditions of release can reasonably assure the Defendant ’ s appearance at future proceedings.
” In a filing with the U.S. District Court in Manhattan , prosecutors said Maxwell has essentially rehashed previously rejected arguments for bail , and that she remains an “ extreme flight risk ” from “ incredibly serious ” charges .
“ Nothing in the renewed bail application alters the analysis that led this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ poses a substantial actual risk of flight , ’ and that no combination of conditions could assure her appearance , ” prosecutors said in their filing .
Maxwell ’ s bail application said she “ vehemently maintains her innocence ” against allegations she assisted Epstein in his crimes .
In a letter to the court this month , Maxwell attorney Bobbi Sternheim argued that her client was being mistreated in custody because officials at a different prison failed to keep Jeffrey Epstein safe last year .
“ The conditions under which she is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ impacting her ability to prepare her defense , and interfering with counsel ’ s ability to provide the legal representation to which she , and any other detainee , deserves , ” Sternheim said , according to News Week .
She also claimed that Maxwell is starting to lose her hair and has lost a significant amount of weight while she has been behind bars .
“ It is obvious that Ms Maxwell is bearing the brunt of BOP [ Board of Prisons ] incompetence , ” Sternheim said .
“ The Department @ @ @ @ @ @ @ BOP ’ s tarnished reputation by placing Ms. Maxwell under extraordinarily harsh conditions , not in any response to Ms. Maxwell ’ s requirements , but rather in response to the failed handling of a completely different inmate , ” she added .
At first , Maxwell ’ s clothes were taken away , and she was forced to wear paper gowns as a precaution , so she didn ’ t have any materials that she could use to hang herself with .
Maxwell ’ s was later allowed to wear normal prison @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a suicide risk , but authorities are still taking extreme measures , according to her attorneys .
In court last month , her attorneys argued that she is having her sleep interrupted by guards with flashlights every 15 minutes .
The guards are apparently checking to make sure that she ’ s still breathing .
Maxwell is under constant video surveillance , even during her meetings with attorneys .
She has also complained about being held in solitary confinement and asked to be moved in with the general prison population , but her @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .

Ghislaine Maxwell’s most recent request for bail has been denied by U.S. District Court Judge Alison Nathan, and it appears that she will remain behind bars until her trial in July of next year.
The judge said that Maxwell poses a flight risk because she has the money and connections to flee and disappear if she really wanted to.
The ruling stated that, “The Court concludes that none of the new information that the Defendant presented in support of her application has a material bearing on the Court’s determination that she poses a flight risk. Furthermore, for substantially the same reasons as the Court determined that detention was warranted in the initial bail hearing, the Court again concludes that no conditions of release can reasonably assure the Defendant’s appearance at future proceedings.”
Ghislaine Maxwell's second pre-trial bail application has been DENIED by a federal judge, for the same reasons the first one was.
Developing story, with ruling inside, @LawCrimeNews: https://t.co/awC8n6pdjp pic.twitter.com/GEev3NuKyZ — Adam Klasfeld (@KlasfeldReports) December 28, 2020
In a filing with the U.S. District Court in Manhattan, prosecutors said Maxwell has essentially rehashed previously rejected arguments for bail, and that she remains an “extreme flight risk” from “incredibly serious” charges.
“Nothing in the renewed bail application alters the analysis that led this court to conclude that the defendant ‘poses a substantial actual risk of flight,’ and that no combination of conditions could assure her appearance,” prosecutors said in their filing.
Maxwell’s bail application said she “vehemently maintains her innocence” against allegations she assisted Epstein in his crimes.
In a letter to the court this month, Maxwell attorney Bobbi Sternheim argued that her client was being mistreated in custody because officials at a different prison failed to keep Jeffrey Epstein safe last year.
NEW: U.S. judge again denies bail to Ghislaine Maxwell, the longtime companion to Jeffrey Epstein, saying prosecutors have shown she poses a flight risk. Here's our recent story about the renewed bail debate in her case. https://t.co/9sCQi1gz1L — Benjamin Weiser (@BenWeiserNYT) December 28, 2020
“The conditions under which she is detained are punitive, unwarranted, deleteriously impacting her ability to prepare her defense, and interfering with counsel’s ability to provide the legal representation to which she, and any other detainee, deserves,” Sternheim said, according to News Week.
She also claimed that Maxwell is starting to lose her hair and has lost a significant amount of weight while she has been behind bars.
“It is obvious that Ms Maxwell is bearing the brunt of BOP [Board of Prisons] incompetence,” Sternheim said.
“The Department of Justice is seeking to repair the BOP’s tarnished reputation by placing Ms. Maxwell under extraordinarily harsh conditions, not in any response to Ms. Maxwell’s requirements, but rather in response to the failed handling of a completely different inmate,” she added.
At first, Maxwell’s clothes were taken away, and she was forced to wear paper gowns as a precaution, so she didn’t have any materials that she could use to hang herself with.
Maxwell’s was later allowed to wear normal prison clothes and is now no longer considered a suicide risk, but authorities are still taking extreme measures, according to her attorneys.
In court last month, her attorneys argued that she is having her sleep interrupted by guards with flashlights every 15 minutes. The guards are apparently checking to make sure that she’s still breathing.
Maxwell is under constant video surveillance, even during her meetings with attorneys. She has also complained about being held in solitary confinement and asked to be moved in with the general prison population, but her request was denied for her own safety.
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themindunleashed--2020-12-28--Trophy Hunters Killed 1.7 Million Animals Over the Past Decade – Including Endangered Species

The bloodthirsty “ sport ” of trophy hunting managed to kill one animal every three minutes over the past decades , according to a devastating new exposé of the industry .
Over 1.7 million animals – including elephants , lions , and rhinos – have been slaughtered by trophy hunters , with the wealthiest among them paying top dollar to kill rare and endangered creatures hovering at the brink of extinction .
The grim data underscores the ties between an industry that rakes in over $ 400 million per year and the global elites thirsty for a chance to kill @ @ @ @ @ @ @ worked to rescue .
The new book , entitled Trophy Leaks : Top Hunters and Industry Secrets , was written by Campaign to Ban Trophy Hunting ( CBTH ) founder Eduardo Gonçalves , and exposes the shocking scale of an industry that disingenuously claims that it is pursuing the aim of conservation .
Instead , the book reveals that trophy hunters have killed some “ 100 endangered animals ” every day in 2018 .
The book , which also relies on analysis by the International Fund for Animal Welfare , shows that the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sport every three minutes in a blatantly irresponsible contribution to a loss of biodiversity that has seen the global rate of species extinction accelerate to unprecedented levels in recent decades .
For this reason , Gonçalves aptly characterizes the trophy hunting trade as an extinction industry that banks on the wholesale slaughter of creatures .
“ An estimated 1.7 million animals were shot by trophy hunters over the past decade – the equivalent of almost 500 animals a day , or one every 3 minutes , ” Gonçalves writes .
The book also @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have run high-profile disinformation campaigns on social media to counter the efforts of the U.K. government to outlaw imports linked to trophy hunters .
About £600,000 ( USD $ 800,000 ) was used to prop up sock puppet accounts on Facebook and Twitter that purported to be Africans opposed to Boris Johnson ’ s pledge to ban trophy imports to Britain .
According to the book , nearly 800 hunters have won the “ African Big 5 ” prize from the industry , which rewards those who have slain at least one buffalo @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and black or white rhino .
Hunting lobbyists with the Safari Club International ( SCI ) industry association have also awarded special prizes to hunters who have killed over 80 different African species .
Hunting advocates have also allegedly pledged over $ 2 million to Donald Trump ’ s presidential campaign in hopes of seeing a generous return on investments under his administration .
While Trump has previously denounced trophy hunting as a “ horror show , ” his two sons are prominent trophy hunters and the Humane Society of the United States @ @ @ @ @ @ @ wealthy trophy hunters and ignoring the pleas of conservationists to ban the import of slain animal “ trophies.
” “ Future generations will look back aghast at how we allowed the world ’ s most endangered species to be gunned down in their droves by adrenaline junkies in pursuit of grinning selfies and gruesome souvenirs , ” Gonçalves told the Daily Mail .
“ Trophy-hunting isn ’ t about a handful of sick individuals – it is about a huge global industry which wields extraordinary power and manipulates governments .
”

The bloodthirsty “sport” of trophy hunting managed to kill one animal every three minutes over the past decades, according to a devastating new exposé of the industry.
Over 1.7 million animals – including elephants, lions, and rhinos – have been slaughtered by trophy hunters, with the wealthiest among them paying top dollar to kill rare and endangered creatures hovering at the brink of extinction.
The grim data underscores the ties between an industry that rakes in over $400 million per year and the global elites thirsty for a chance to kill the rare animals that conservationists have tirelessly worked to rescue.
The new book, entitled Trophy Leaks: Top Hunters and Industry Secrets, was written by Campaign to Ban Trophy Hunting (CBTH) founder Eduardo Gonçalves, and exposes the shocking scale of an industry that disingenuously claims that it is pursuing the aim of conservation.
Instead, the book reveals that trophy hunters have killed some “100 endangered animals” every day in 2018. The book, which also relies on analysis by the International Fund for Animal Welfare, shows that the life of an animal is taken for sport every three minutes in a blatantly irresponsible contribution to a loss of biodiversity that has seen the global rate of species extinction accelerate to unprecedented levels in recent decades.
For this reason, Gonçalves aptly characterizes the trophy hunting trade as an extinction industry that banks on the wholesale slaughter of creatures.
“An estimated 1.7 million animals were shot by trophy hunters over the past decade – the equivalent of almost 500 animals a day, or one every 3 minutes,” Gonçalves writes.
The book also reveals how shills for the game-hunting industry have run high-profile disinformation campaigns on social media to counter the efforts of the U.K. government to outlaw imports linked to trophy hunters. About £600,000 (USD $800,000) was used to prop up sock puppet accounts on Facebook and Twitter that purported to be Africans opposed to Boris Johnson’s pledge to ban trophy imports to Britain.
According to the book, nearly 800 hunters have won the “African Big 5” prize from the industry, which rewards those who have slain at least one buffalo, elephant, leopard, lion, and black or white rhino.
Hunting lobbyists with the Safari Club International (SCI) industry association have also awarded special prizes to hunters who have killed over 80 different African species.
Hunting advocates have also allegedly pledged over $2 million to Donald Trump’s presidential campaign in hopes of seeing a generous return on investments under his administration.
While Trump has previously denounced trophy hunting as a “horror show,” his two sons are prominent trophy hunters and the Humane Society of the United States has denounced his administration for catering to wealthy trophy hunters and ignoring the pleas of conservationists to ban the import of slain animal “trophies.”
“Future generations will look back aghast at how we allowed the world’s most endangered species to be gunned down in their droves by adrenaline junkies in pursuit of grinning selfies and gruesome souvenirs,” Gonçalves told the Daily Mail.
“Trophy-hunting isn’t about a handful of sick individuals – it is about a huge global industry which wields extraordinary power and manipulates governments.”
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themindunleashed--2020-12-28--Truck Driver Arrested After Playing Message Similar to the One Heard in Nashville

A man was arrested in Tennessee after driving around in a box truck that was playing an audio message similar to the one that was heard before a vehicle exploded in downtown Nashville on Christmas Day .
According to a statement from The Rutherford County Sheriff ’ s Office , members of a nearby church and customers at a convenience store “ heard a box truck driver play audio Sunday similar to the audio heard before the Nashville explosion Christmas Day.
” The sheriff ’ s office did not go into detail about what the message said specifically .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 33-year-old James Turgeon .
Police say that they did not find any explosives on the truck , but Turgeon was still charged with two counts of felony filing a false report and one count of tampering with evidence .
Detective Sgt .
Steve Craig said that Turgeon damaged the wiring of the speaker system “ intentionally , resulting in the tampering with evidence charge.
” There was also reportedly a child in the vehicle when it was finally intercepted by police .
Turgeon was arrested after the truck shut down Highway 231 South @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , a Tennessee State Park , on Sunday afternoon .
As of Sunday , Turgeon was being held on a $ 500,000 bond at Rutherford County Adult Detention Center .
Despite the fact that no explosives were found , authorities are still taking the incident very seriously because the recording was similar to the one heard in Nashville before the bombing on Christmas day .
It is also suspicious that the incident happened within days of the initial attack , and in the same state .
The Nashville attacker was identified as 63-year-old @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Korneski previously told CNN that there is no indication that there was anyone else involved in the attack , but this recent incident with James Turgeon could provide clues about a possible connection .
Thus far , police sources are denying that there is any connection between the two events , despite their strange similarities .
Tennessee Bureau of Investigation Director David Rausch said that there was no connection , except for the fact that it was a possible copycat .
“ There is no connection other than the individual taking advantage of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ according to Fox17 .
Korneski said that the FBI has not determined a motive in the Nashville bombing .
“ These answers won ’ t come quickly .
Though we may be able to answer some of those questions … none of those answers will ever be enough for those affected by this event , ” Korneski said .
At least 8 people were reported to be injured in the explosion , but the warning allowed most residents in the area to evacuate before the blast occurred .
While the motive is still @ @ @ @ @ @ @ appears to be an AT & T building in the city .
The blast resulted in power and telephone communication outages in large sections of the city , but as of now most service has been restored .

A man was arrested in Tennessee after driving around in a box truck that was playing an audio message similar to the one that was heard before a vehicle exploded in downtown Nashville on Christmas Day.
According to a statement from The Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office, members of a nearby church and customers at a convenience store “heard a box truck driver play audio Sunday similar to the audio heard before the Nashville explosion Christmas Day.”
The sheriff’s office did not go into detail about what the message said specifically.
The driver of the truck was identified as 33-year-old James Turgeon. Police say that they did not find any explosives on the truck, but Turgeon was still charged with two counts of felony filing a false report and one count of tampering with evidence.
Detective Sgt. Steve Craig said that Turgeon damaged the wiring of the speaker system “intentionally, resulting in the tampering with evidence charge.”
There was also reportedly a child in the vehicle when it was finally intercepted by police.
Turgeon was arrested after the truck shut down Highway 231 South in Lebanon, near Cedars of Lebanon, a Tennessee State Park, on Sunday afternoon.
As of Sunday, Turgeon was being held on a $500,000 bond at Rutherford County Adult Detention Center.
Despite the fact that no explosives were found, authorities are still taking the incident very seriously because the recording was similar to the one heard in Nashville before the bombing on Christmas day. It is also suspicious that the incident happened within days of the initial attack, and in the same state.
The Nashville attacker was identified as 63-year-old Anthony Quinn Warner.
FBI agent Doug Korneski previously told CNN that there is no indication that there was anyone else involved in the attack, but this recent incident with James Turgeon could provide clues about a possible connection. Thus far, police sources are denying that there is any connection between the two events, despite their strange similarities.
Tennessee Bureau of Investigation Director David Rausch said that there was no connection, except for the fact that it was a possible copycat.
“There is no connection other than the individual taking advantage of the situation,” Rausch said, according to Fox17.
Korneski said that the FBI has not determined a motive in the Nashville bombing.
“These answers won’t come quickly. Though we may be able to answer some of those questions … none of those answers will ever be enough for those affected by this event,” Korneski said.
At least 8 people were reported to be injured in the explosion, but the warning allowed most residents in the area to evacuate before the blast occurred. While the motive is still unclear, the target of the explosion appears to be an AT&T building in the city. The blast resulted in power and telephone communication outages in large sections of the city, but as of now most service has been restored.
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themindunleashed--2020-12-28--Homeless Man Hailed as Hero After Rushing Into Burning Building to Rescue 16 Dogs and Cats

Keith Walker , a 53-year-old homeless man in Atlanta , rushed into a burning animal shelter to rescue over a dozen animals earlier this month .
Gracie Hamlin , the founder of W-Underdogs animal shelter , told CNN that the fire department did not want to deal with the animals who were trapped inside the burning building .
“ He is my guardian angel .
Even the firefighters didn ’ t want to handle the dogs .
They called animal control , but Keith was already in the building pulling out the cats and dogs until they were all safe @ @ @ @ @ @ @ can ’ t thank him enough for saving my animals .
I ’ m still in disbelief , because I ’ ve been around a fire and I know how fast they flare up .
He is my hero , ” she added .
Walker says that he was scared to go into the building but he couldn ’ t stand to leave the animals in the fire , especially because his dog was in there with them .
“ I was nervous as hell , I ’ m not going to lie @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in there with all that smoke .
But God put me there to save those animals .
If you love a dog , you can love anyone in the world .
My dog is my best friend , and I wouldn ’ t be here without him , so I knew I had to save all those other dogs , ” Walker said .
Walker also had a friendly relationship with the shelter before the fire , as they allow him to keep his dog at the shelter every night .
Walker was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ dog Bravo up from the shelter when he saw that the building was on fire .
When he went inside to rescue Bravo , he was also able to grab six other dogs and ten cats .
The animal shelter is not entirely destroyed , but it was left uninhabitable .
Luckily , the owners of the shelter were already planning on moving to a new facility , so the animals had a safe place to go after they were rescued .
Walker , who has been homeless since he was 13-years-old , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the story started to make headlines .
One GoFundMe has already raised more than $ 17,000 for him .
Hamlin said that the shelter has been friendly with Walker for about a year , and has been providing his dog with free food and medical care .
However , he may not be looking for the type of help that people may traditionally assume of a homeless person .
“ We are in contact with Keith and working to assess his needs and wants .
He is not currently accepting offers of help @ @ @ @ @ @ @ touch with him and share as much as he will allow .
We will also continue to provide food and medical care of his dog , Bravo .
We have made many offers to Keith over the years and he prefers to live his life of his own free will and we respect that and will continue to work with him on options , ” Hamlin said .
“ While we are certainly appreciative of the outpouring of recognition for his selfless deed , it is also important to respect his perspective on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ does not want in terms of help .
This is the same credo we follow with all of the members in our community in which we serve , as we continue to work hard to build and maintain the bond of trust between us , ” she added .

Keith Walker, a 53-year-old homeless man in Atlanta, rushed into a burning animal shelter to rescue over a dozen animals earlier this month.
Gracie Hamlin, the founder of W-Underdogs animal shelter, told CNN that the fire department did not want to deal with the animals who were trapped inside the burning building.
“He is my guardian angel. Even the firefighters didn’t want to handle the dogs. They called animal control, but Keith was already in the building pulling out the cats and dogs until they were all safe,” Hamlin said.
“I can’t thank him enough for saving my animals. I’m still in disbelief, because I’ve been around a fire and I know how fast they flare up. He is my hero,” she added.
Walker says that he was scared to go into the building but he couldn’t stand to leave the animals in the fire, especially because his dog was in there with them.
“I was nervous as hell, I’m not going to lie. I was really scared to go in there with all that smoke. But God put me there to save those animals. If you love a dog, you can love anyone in the world. My dog is my best friend, and I wouldn’t be here without him, so I knew I had to save all those other dogs,” Walker said.
Walker also had a friendly relationship with the shelter before the fire, as they allow him to keep his dog at the shelter every night. Walker was actually on his way to pick his dog Bravo up from the shelter when he saw that the building was on fire. When he went inside to rescue Bravo, he was also able to grab six other dogs and ten cats.
The animal shelter is not entirely destroyed, but it was left uninhabitable. Luckily, the owners of the shelter were already planning on moving to a new facility, so the animals had a safe place to go after they were rescued.
Walker, who has been homeless since he was 13-years-old, was praised as a hero online after the story started to make headlines.
One GoFundMe has already raised more than $17,000 for him.
Hamlin said that the shelter has been friendly with Walker for about a year, and has been providing his dog with free food and medical care. However, he may not be looking for the type of help that people may traditionally assume of a homeless person.
“We are in contact with Keith and working to assess his needs and wants. He is not currently accepting offers of help but we will continue to stay in touch with him and share as much as he will allow. We will also continue to provide food and medical care of his dog, Bravo. We have made many offers to Keith over the years and he prefers to live his life of his own free will and we respect that and will continue to work with him on options,” Hamlin said.
“While we are certainly appreciative of the outpouring of recognition for his selfless deed, it is also important to respect his perspective on what he may feel he does or does not want in terms of help. This is the same credo we follow with all of the members in our community in which we serve, as we continue to work hard to build and maintain the bond of trust between us,” she added.
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themindunleashed--2020-12-30--Native Man Tased By Park Ranger After Walking Off Path To Pray At National Monument

A park ranger repeatedly tased an indigenous man for walking off a path in a national park that is known as sacred land to the native people .
The incident happened at the Petroglyph National Monument in Albuquerque , New Mexico .
The park is home to a variety of ancient petroglyphs that were carved into stone by indigenous people many centuries ago , and is now one of the area ’ s top tourist attractions .
The victim , Darrell House , says that he was walking off of the path to find a quiet place to pray when @ @ @ @ @ @ @ He said that he was also intending to avoid a large group that was coming down the path ahead of him , which is probably a good idea considering the ongoing pandemic .
House did not immediately give the officer ID when he demanded it .
“ I didn ’ t see a reason to give my identification .
I don ’ t need to tell people why I ’ m coming there to pray and give things in honor to the land .
I don ’ t need permission or consent , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ liked that very much , ” House said The ranger quickly pulled his taser and fired after his commands were not immediately obeyed .
House says that his dog was shocked by the taser as well .
“ I was holding my dog , so my dog got tased as well , he felt the shock , he felt everything .
I ended up dropping him when I fell , ” House told KRQE .
Shortly after he was tased , a second ranger arrived on the scene and handcuffed him .
House @ @ @ @ @ @ @ authority to inflate his ego .
“ He wanted to show power , dominance , keep me in order .
That ’ s what authority figures are trained to do , to keep people like me in order .
To make the ‘ Indian ’ look crazy , to make them look insane , ” House said .
House was given three citations after being attacked by the ranger , the charges include interfering with agency function and resisting , being off the trail , and giving false identity information .
Vanessa Lacayo @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Service , said in an email that the agency is investigating .
“ We take any allegation of wrongdoing very seriously , and appreciate the public ’ s patience as we gather the facts of this incident , ” Lacayo said , according to NBC News .
House believes that native people should have access to their sacred lands without worrying about being assaulted for not showing identification .
“ We don ’ t have a set time , we don ’ t have set places , we don ’ t have buildings @ @ @ @ @ @ @ things built to worship , ” House said .
“ Nature is what we ’ ve been worshipping … and protecting it has always been our job.
” “ I am Native , you know .
I have rights to this land .
I have rights off the trail , ” he said .
House said that he will go back and continue to pray and meditate at the sacred site .
“ I will go back .
I am going to continue to do my prayers , going off trail without permission @ @ @ @ @ @ @ right , ” he said .

A park ranger repeatedly tased an indigenous man for walking off a path in a national park that is known as sacred land to the native people. The incident happened at the Petroglyph National Monument in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The park is home to a variety of ancient petroglyphs that were carved into stone by indigenous people many centuries ago, and is now one of the area’s top tourist attractions.
The victim, Darrell House, says that he was walking off of the path to find a quiet place to pray when he was confronted by the ranger. He said that he was also intending to avoid a large group that was coming down the path ahead of him, which is probably a good idea considering the ongoing pandemic.
House did not immediately give the officer ID when he demanded it.
“I didn’t see a reason to give my identification. I don’t need to tell people why I’m coming there to pray and give things in honor to the land. I don’t need permission or consent, and I don’t think he liked that very much,” House said
The ranger quickly pulled his taser and fired after his commands were not immediately obeyed. House says that his dog was shocked by the taser as well.
“I was holding my dog, so my dog got tased as well, he felt the shock, he felt everything. I ended up dropping him when I fell,” House told KRQE.
Shortly after he was tased, a second ranger arrived on the scene and handcuffed him.
House said that the ranger was abusing his authority to inflate his ego.
“He wanted to show power, dominance, keep me in order. That’s what authority figures are trained to do, to keep people like me in order. To make the ‘Indian’ look crazy, to make them look insane,” House said.
House was given three citations after being attacked by the ranger, the charges include interfering with agency function and resisting, being off the trail, and giving false identity information.
Vanessa Lacayo, a spokesperson for the National Park Service, said in an email that the agency is investigating.
“We take any allegation of wrongdoing very seriously, and appreciate the public’s patience as we gather the facts of this incident,” Lacayo said, according to NBC News.
House believes that native people should have access to their sacred lands without worrying about being assaulted for not showing identification.
“We don’t have a set time, we don’t have set places, we don’t have buildings, and we don’t have things built to worship,” House said. “Nature is what we’ve been worshipping … and protecting it has always been our job.”
“I am Native, you know. I have rights to this land. I have rights off the trail,” he said.
House said that he will go back and continue to pray and meditate at the sacred site.
“I will go back. I am going to continue to do my prayers, going off trail without permission. Without consent. That is my right,” he said.
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themindunleashed--2020-12-29--Trump Ends Obama’s 12-Year Record as Most-Admired Man in America

Outgoing U.S. President Donald Trump may not have won a second term in office this year , but he has managed to unseat former President Barack Obama ’ s 12-year streak as the most admired man in America , according to the results of a new Gallup survey released on Tuesday .
The annual survey asked respondents which man or woman in the world they admired the most , and the president managed to narrowly edge out his predecessor with 18 percent naming Trump , compared to 15 percent who named Obama .
Runners up included former first lady Michelle @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris both being named by 6 percent of respondents .
First lady Melania Trump came in third among most-admired women with 4 percent .
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Director Anthony Fauci and Oprah Winfrey both received 3 percent , while 2 percent chose Pope Francis , German Chancellor Angela Merkel , Queen Elizabeth II , Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez , and former first lady and Sen. Hillary Clinton .
The top 10 list of most-admired men was rounded out by Tesla CEO Elon Musk , Sen. @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Gates , Lakers superstar LeBron James , and the Dalai Lama finishing with 1 percent each .
Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett and climate change activist Greta Thunberg also finished with 1 percent .
The sitting U.S. president has been named the most-admired man by Gallup in 60 out of 74 years , with Obama coming out on top in all eight years of his presidency while George W. Bush topped the list in every year of his administration with the exception of 2008 .
Donald Trump , however , finished second @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Republicans overwhelmingly fueled Trump ’ s ascension in the list , with GOP stalwarts naming Trump as their most admired by 48 percent .
The 2020 rankings mark the 10th time that Trump has ranked among the top 10 .
Prior to entering politics , Trump made the list in 1988 , 1989 , 1990 and 2011 .
No other public figure received more than 2 percent of Republicans ’ votes .
Democrats backed Obama by 32 percent , a decline from the 41 percent last year .
Biden only made his second @ @ @ @ @ @ @ made the list in 2018 .
The record for most appearances in the top 10 belongs to the late evangelical Christian preacher Rev .
Billy Graham , who has been in the list 61 times prior to his 2018 death .
Former President Carter , who has appeared in the list 29 times , is the most-represented living man .
Meanwhile , Queen Elizabeth II has appeared in the women ’ s list 52 times while former British Prime Minister received 34 top 10 finishes , with Oprah Winfrey and Hillary Clinton appearing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Twenty-one percent of those polled offered no response , while 11 percent named a personal friend or relative as the person whom they most admired .
From Dec. 1 to 17 , pollsters surveyed 1,018 adults .
The poll has a margin of error of plus or minus 5 percentage points .

Do any of them even deserve this title?
Outgoing U.S. President Donald Trump may not have won a second term in office this year, but he has managed to unseat former President Barack Obama’s 12-year streak as the most admired man in America, according to the results of a new Gallup survey released on Tuesday.
The annual survey asked respondents which man or woman in the world they admired the most, and the president managed to narrowly edge out his predecessor with 18 percent naming Trump, compared to 15 percent who named Obama.
Runners up included former first lady Michelle Obama at 10 percent, with President-elect Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris both being named by 6 percent of respondents. First lady Melania Trump came in third among most-admired women with 4 percent.
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Director Anthony Fauci and Oprah Winfrey both received 3 percent, while 2 percent chose Pope Francis, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Queen Elizabeth II, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and former first lady and Sen. Hillary Clinton.
The top 10 list of most-admired men was rounded out by Tesla CEO Elon Musk, Sen. Bernie Sanders, Microsoft’s Bill Gates, Lakers superstar LeBron James, and the Dalai Lama finishing with 1 percent each. Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett and climate change activist Greta Thunberg also finished with 1 percent.
The sitting U.S. president has been named the most-admired man by Gallup in 60 out of 74 years, with Obama coming out on top in all eight years of his presidency while George W. Bush topped the list in every year of his administration with the exception of 2008. Donald Trump, however, finished second to Obama in 2017 and 2018.
Republicans overwhelmingly fueled Trump’s ascension in the list, with GOP stalwarts naming Trump as their most admired by 48 percent. The 2020 rankings mark the 10th time that Trump has ranked among the top 10. Prior to entering politics, Trump made the list in 1988, 1989, 1990 and 2011.
No other public figure received more than 2 percent of Republicans’ votes.
Democrats backed Obama by 32 percent, a decline from the 41 percent last year. Biden only made his second appearance in the top 10 after he made the list in 2018.
The record for most appearances in the top 10 belongs to the late evangelical Christian preacher Rev. Billy Graham, who has been in the list 61 times prior to his 2018 death. Former President Carter, who has appeared in the list 29 times, is the most-represented living man. Meanwhile, Queen Elizabeth II has appeared in the women’s list 52 times while former British Prime Minister received 34 top 10 finishes, with Oprah Winfrey and Hillary Clinton appearing 33 and 29 times, respectively.
Twenty-one percent of those polled offered no response, while 11 percent named a personal friend or relative as the person whom they most admired.
From Dec. 1 to 17, pollsters surveyed 1,018 adults. The poll has a margin of error of plus or minus 5 percentage points.
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themindunleashed--2020-12-29--McConnell Blocks Quick Vote on $2,000 Checks, Despite Bipartisan Support

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell blocked attempts on Tuesday to unanimously pass a measure for $ 2,000 stimulus checks despite the fervent bipartisan clamor from President Donald Trump , Sen. Bernie Sanders , and a broad majority of Americans .
The Kentucky senator objected following demands from Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer ( D-NY ) to push a quick vote on the direct aid to citizens , who are buckling under the economic pressures of the ongoing pandemic .
Speaking from the Senate floor , McConnell acknowledged that Trump “ would like further direct financial support for American households , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ night , the president signed a $ 2.3 trillion economic relief package while lambasting the fact that the second-round stimulus checks would only be $ 600 , rather than $ 2,000 per person .
On Monday , the House voted to pass a bill increasing the amount to $ 2,000 , with the bill receiving 44 Republican votes , gaining the two-thirds majority support required to pass in the House .
However , McConnell ’ s move on Tuesday prevented the quick passage of the measure .
It remains unclear whether McConnell will @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , which he tied to Trump ’ s request to look into election security and his demands that Congress address Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act , which provides protection for companies hosting third-party content on their platforms , such as Twitter and Facebook .
“ Those are the three important subjects the president has linked together , ” McConnell said .
“ This week the Senate will begin a process to bring these three priorities into focus.
” McConnell also objected to joint efforts by Schumer and Independent Vermont Sen. Sanders @ @ @ @ @ @ @ checks .
Schumer ’ s request likely would have passed on Tuesday afternoon , while Sanders ’ request would have set the stage for a vote on the bill on Wednesday afternoon .
Sanders voiced objections to McConnell ’ s attempt to quickly move to a vote to override Trump ’ s veto of the National Defense Authorization Act .
“ There are only a few days left in this session , ” Schumer said , urging that the Senate prioritize direct aid to Americans in the form of the stimulus checks .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Senate holds a vote on both measures : the NDAA veto override and the House bill to provide $ 2,000 checks for the American people.
” Under the House-passed legislation , the $ 600 checks would be increased to $ 2,000 .
Those earning over $ 75,000 per year would get less money while people earning over $ 95,000 would get nothing .
Married couples who file their taxes jointly would see their check amounts decrease if they earn over $ 150,000 per year , while the checks would zero out at $ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump on Sunday would see a new $ 300 weekly supplement given to unemployed people while the Paycheck Protection Program would get $ 284 billion in new funding for forgivable small business loans .
Nearly 6 out of 10 consumers in the U.S. say that they have dealt with major financial setbacks due to the pandemic as of the end of November , according to a study from TransUnion .
The study also found that 40 percent of those households say that their ability to continue paying their bills is reliant on them @ @ @ @ @ @ @ over stimulus checks comes as organizations have warned that the start of 2021 could see a historic crisis of evictions and homelessness across the country as a nationwide ban on evictions is set to expire at the end of the year , removing protections from some 30 to 40 million renters , according to the CDC .

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell blocked attempts on Tuesday to unanimously pass a measure for $2,000 stimulus checks despite the fervent bipartisan clamor from President Donald Trump, Sen. Bernie Sanders, and a broad majority of Americans.
The Kentucky senator objected following demands from Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) to push a quick vote on the direct aid to citizens, who are buckling under the economic pressures of the ongoing pandemic.
Speaking from the Senate floor, McConnell acknowledged that Trump “would like further direct financial support for American households,” reports Fox News.
On Sunday night, the president signed a $2.3 trillion economic relief package while lambasting the fact that the second-round stimulus checks would only be $600, rather than $2,000 per person.
On Monday, the House voted to pass a bill increasing the amount to $2,000, with the bill receiving 44 Republican votes, gaining the two-thirds majority support required to pass in the House. However, McConnell’s move on Tuesday prevented the quick passage of the measure.
Unless Republicans have a death wish, and it is also the right thing to do, they must approve the $2000 payments ASAP. $600 IS NOT ENOUGH! Also, get rid of Section 230 – Don’t let Big Tech steal our Country, and don’t let the Democrats steal the Presidential Election. Get tough! https://t.co/GMotstu7OI — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 29, 2020
It remains unclear whether McConnell will allow a floor vote on the bill, which he tied to Trump’s request to look into election security and his demands that Congress address Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, which provides protection for companies hosting third-party content on their platforms, such as Twitter and Facebook.
“Those are the three important subjects the president has linked together,” McConnell said. “This week the Senate will begin a process to bring these three priorities into focus.”
Sen. Mitch McConnell objected to Sen. Schumer asking the Senate to pass by unanimous consent the $2000 direct payments bill that the House passed last night by 2/3 bipartisan vote. — Jason Donner (@jason_donner) December 29, 2020
McConnell also objected to joint efforts by Schumer and Independent Vermont Sen. Sanders to urgently bring action on the stimulus checks. Schumer’s request likely would have passed on Tuesday afternoon, while Sanders’ request would have set the stage for a vote on the bill on Wednesday afternoon.
Sanders voiced objections to McConnell’s attempt to quickly move to a vote to override Trump’s veto of the National Defense Authorization Act.
“There are only a few days left in this session,” Schumer said, urging that the Senate prioritize direct aid to Americans in the form of the stimulus checks. “We should not adjourn until the Senate holds a vote on both measures: the NDAA veto override and the House bill to provide $2,000 checks for the American people.”
Under the House-passed legislation, the $600 checks would be increased to $2,000.
Those earning over $75,000 per year would get less money while people earning over $95,000 would get nothing. Married couples who file their taxes jointly would see their check amounts decrease if they earn over $150,000 per year, while the checks would zero out at $190,000.
The stimulus bill signed by Trump on Sunday would see a new $300 weekly supplement given to unemployed people while the Paycheck Protection Program would get $284 billion in new funding for forgivable small business loans.
Nearly 6 out of 10 consumers in the U.S. say that they have dealt with major financial setbacks due to the pandemic as of the end of November, according to a study from TransUnion. The study also found that 40 percent of those households say that their ability to continue paying their bills is reliant on them receiving another stimulus check.
The fight over stimulus checks comes as organizations have warned that the start of 2021 could see a historic crisis of evictions and homelessness across the country as a nationwide ban on evictions is set to expire at the end of the year, removing protections from some 30 to 40 million renters, according to the CDC.
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themindunleashed--2020-12-29--Man Getting Smashed With ‘Twisted Tea’ Can Makes Perfect Meme to End 2020

A recent viral video featured the smack heard around the world , and internet users were quick to express delight over the graceful comeuppance .
A wild video from the Midwest showing a white man having a can of hard iced-tea literally exploded into his face after he repeatedly called a Black customer the n-word has become the perfect meme to end a brutal year .
In the original video , the belligerent and drunk Caucasian customer can be seen accosting a Black shopper in line at a gas station in Ohio as fellow customers urge the man to calm @ @ @ @ @ @ @ no return .
Instead , the white customer continued to pour out profanities , and even goes so far as to threaten to say , “ F*ck yo momma , n***a.
” He also drops the n-bomb no less than seven times .
Clearly annoyed and struggling to keep his calm , the Black man can be seen brandishing the 24-ounce can of Twisted Tea while struggling to restrain himself from using it as a weapon , but the white customer persistently taunts him .
“ What ?
You gon na smack me @ @ @ @ @ @ @ man goads .
“ Smack me !
Smack me , n***a !
” he continues , taunting the Black man by slapping his own face .
After briefly fumbling the alcoholic beverage to the ground , the white man attempts to kick it and missed , sparking an altercation that began with the Black man literally exploding the can directly in the face of the obnoxious antagonist .
The woman filming the incident then exclaims , “ Yeah you got yours , buddy !
” The white man is knocked over briefly before @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is easily wrestled into submission onto the floor and squarely punched five times in the head while the Black man sarcastically dares him to call him the n-word again .
After the antagonist finally taps out while pleading , “ you ’ re good , you ’ re good , ” the Black man releases him while saying “ I asked you not to call me a [ n-word ] .
” Naturally , he then appears to go back to the chilled beverage section of the store to get a new tall @ @ @ @ @ @ @ happened at a Circle K convenience store in the city of Elyria , reports the .
According to local police , authorities were never notified of the incident .
The gripping video footage of the brief brawl was posted to Twitter on Dec. 24 , and has since made its way across every platform of social media , inspiring an outpouring of hilarious memes .
Some wonderful remixes of the video also replayed the footage alongside the music of the Dave Matthews Band , Bruno Mars and Phil Collins .
YouTubers also joined @ @ @ @ @ @ @ commenting that the video “ really touched my soul.
” The Twisted Tea meme has now joined the pantheon of memorable moments in a terrible year , alongside Ghana ’ s dancing pallbearers and Doggface skating and drinking Ocean Spray cranberry juice while listening to Fleetwood Mac .

A recent viral video featured the smack heard around the world, and internet users were quick to express delight over the graceful comeuppance.
A wild video from the Midwest showing a white man having a can of hard iced-tea literally exploded into his face after he repeatedly called a Black customer the n-word has become the perfect meme to end a brutal year.
In the original video, the belligerent and drunk Caucasian customer can be seen accosting a Black shopper in line at a gas station in Ohio as fellow customers urge the man to calm down before he reaches the point of no return.
Instead, the white customer continued to pour out profanities, and even goes so far as to threaten to say, “F*ck yo momma, n***a.” He also drops the n-bomb no less than seven times.
Clearly annoyed and struggling to keep his calm, the Black man can be seen brandishing the 24-ounce can of Twisted Tea while struggling to restrain himself from using it as a weapon, but the white customer persistently taunts him.
“What? You gonna smack me with that?,” the white man goads.
“Smack me! Smack me, n***a!” he continues, taunting the Black man by slapping his own face.
After briefly fumbling the alcoholic beverage to the ground, the white man attempts to kick it and missed, sparking an altercation that began with the Black man literally exploding the can directly in the face of the obnoxious antagonist.
The woman filming the incident then exclaims, “Yeah you got yours, buddy!”
The white man is knocked over briefly before attempting to retaliate, after which he is easily wrestled into submission onto the floor and squarely punched five times in the head while the Black man sarcastically dares him to call him the n-word again.
After the antagonist finally taps out while pleading, “you’re good, you’re good,” the Black man releases him while saying “I asked you not to call me a [n-word].”
Naturally, he then appears to go back to the chilled beverage section of the store to get a new tall can of Twisted Tea.
The incident happened at a Circle K convenience store in the city of Elyria, reports the Chronicle Telegram . According to local police, authorities were never notified of the incident.
The gripping video footage of the brief brawl was posted to Twitter on Dec. 24, and has since made its way across every platform of social media, inspiring an outpouring of hilarious memes.
Some wonderful remixes of the video also replayed the footage alongside the music of the Dave Matthews Band, Bruno Mars and Phil Collins.
Dave Matthews Band- Twisted Tea Marching pic.twitter.com/66YYIdjJKT — @FremontPike shitposter (@FPSpr33zy) December 28, 2020
What is even going on right now with this Twisted Tea lmao ? pic.twitter.com/UmawgmyqVP — Chad (From the Republic of Chad) (@from_republic) December 28, 2020
YouTubers also joined the fun, with Black-Filipino user blasianFMA commenting that the video “really touched my soul.”
The Twisted Tea meme has now joined the pantheon of memorable moments in a terrible year, alongside Ghana’s dancing pallbearers and Doggface skating and drinking Ocean Spray cranberry juice while listening to Fleetwood Mac.
When the cop ask me if I have any weapons in my car #TwistedTea pic.twitter.com/BjEzh04yuu — Dangpapicito (@JonyBeats) December 27, 2020
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themindunleashed--2020-12-29--U.S. Files Lawsuit Against Walmart for Role in Fueling Opioid Crisis

( TMU ) — It ’ s no exaggeration to say that the United States health care system is in the grips of a major crisis .
Despite the country being the wealthiest in the world , over 34 million people are uninsured while even more are underinsured .
Thousands of Americans die of preventable illness every year while many struggle to afford their expensive prescriptions , yet U.S. health care remains a multi-billion dollar industry that rakes in major profits year after year .
And while the crisis has been reduced by mainstream media to an election year talking @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” versus “ socialism ” —the health care system has a life-and-death impact on Americans from all walks of life .
Such was the case for Michelle DuBarry , a Portland-based writer whose tragic experience with U.S. health care reveals all that ’ s wrong with a system that upholds corporate profits rather than human life .
When DuBarry ’ s 1-year-old son died after he was struck by a careless driver along with his father Eric , rather than being left to mourn she instead “ sat at his bedside , his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ million incessantly beeping machines , straining to recall what our deductibles were.
” Doctors had attempted to save the baby ’ s life but after two surgeries and one night in the ICU , he succumbed to his injuries .
However , his death was only the beginning of a bereaved mother ’ s unimaginable ordeal at the hands of heartless health insurers and the bureaucracy that serves it .
DuBarry was already in dire straits because she was a new hire at her job and having worked less than a year in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ comfortable taking days off .
After all , if she lost this job then she could kiss her health insurance goodbye .
But a week hadn ’ t even passed before the hospital where she lost her son served her and her husband ’ s home with a lien .
Having just lost their son , DuBarry and her husband now had to look at the possibility of losing their home .
In effect , the hospital was saying “ Sucks that your son is gone , but we did our best – @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , DuBarry ’ s husband couldn ’ t receive any treatment from his primary care doctor because not only would his supposedly “ good ” health insurance not cover it , but his doctor wouldn ’ t accept payment from the auto insurance company either .
Eventually , they only had to pay $ 5,000 following the death of their child and they still had a bit of cash from the auto insurance company on behalf of the reckless driver who killed the child .
But once the health insurers realized that DuBarry @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the auto insurance company , they did what any good predator would do : they sent their legal team to seize the funds leaving the grieving parents penniless .
DuBarry and her husband had no option to go on family and medical leave , so they did what good Americans are supposed to do : they went back to work toiling away to cover their mortgage and bills despite the catastrophic loss of their baby boy .
And while the Affordable Care Act , also known as “ Obamacare , ” is often @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of people who would otherwise lack health insurance , it did precious little to help DuBarry and her husband after their devastating hospital visit .
DuBarry told her story on her personal website , explaining : They “ soon learned that our health insurer was entitled to reimbursement out of these funds , effectively reducing our settlement to $ 0.
” Due to these experiences , DuBarry began organizing to fight for a bill that would match the laws in many other states where the injured party is “ made whole ” for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s insurance prior to the injured party ’ s medical insurer getting paid .
The bill was finally signed into law last June and DuBarry sees it as her late child ’ s legacy .
Michelle has now joined the growing legions of Americans demanding a universal healthcare system .
While the plan has been lambasted by the right , as well as by Democratic Party bosses , many experts have hailed the plan as far more practical and less expensive than the status quo .
People across the globe were floored by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ While Americans on both sides of the political divide—both “ conservatives ” and “ liberals ” —often revel in patriotic pride over the alleged greatness of the United States and the supposed “ freedom ” that citizenship offers , this woman and her husband found out that there simply is no “ choice ” under a private health care model .
Instead , the health insurance industry is out to squeeze every last dollar from those who are suffering .
Why is it so hard for so many people to imagine a model @ @ @ @ @ @ @ rather than the profits of a small handful of health insurance corporations ?

In a new lawsuit filed by the U.S. Department of Justice, the Walmart corporation has been accused of helping to fuel the opioid crisis by knowingly filling out thousands of suspicious subscriptions and failing to report the orders to authorities. The DOJ says that the company could be facing billions of dollars in civil penalties if the court rules against them.
The lawsuit claims that Walmart was being investigated for years due to its lenient policy on opioid prescriptions. The company is being accused of violating the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) at its pharmacies and its wholesale drug distribution centers.
Walmart responded to the lawsuit and the allegations with a statement denying the charges, insisting that the lawsuit is based on “a legal theory that unlawfully forces pharmacists to come between patients and their doctors” and “cherry-picked documents taken out of context.”
The DOJ claims that Walmart “knowingly filled thousands of controlled substance prescriptions that were not issued for legitimate medical purposes.”
The company claimed that they did actually report cases to the DEA, and suggested that they were being blamed for the DEA’s own failures.
“In contrast to DEA’s own failures, Walmart always empowered our pharmacists to refuse to fill problematic opioids prescriptions, and they refused to fill hundreds of thousands of such prescriptions. Walmart sent DEA tens of thousands of investigative leads, and we blocked thousands of questionable doctors from having their opioid prescriptions filled at our pharmacies,” a statement from the company read, according to CNN Business.
This lawsuit is just the most recent of many actions that the DOJ has carried out against large corporations that played a role in the opioid crisis. Earlier this year, OxyContin producer Purdue Pharma pleaded guilty to three federal criminal charges for the role that it played in the ongoing opioid crisis.
Justice Department officials said that the company will be pleading guilty as part of a settlement worth over $8 billion.
In the settlement, Purdue will pay $225 million directly to the government and will give up an additional $2 billion to the government through criminal asset forfeiture. The company also faces a $3.54 billion criminal fine, but this money may not be collected due to bankruptcy. Purdue also owes $2.8 billion in damages to cover lawsuits that victims have brought against the company.
The company will be pleading guilty to three federal charges, including conspiracy to defraud the United States and violating federal anti-kickback laws. The company admitted to pushing doctors to prescribe more opioids than they would have otherwise. Investigations into dozens of companies are currently ongoing, and more announcements are expected to come in the following months, with the potential of more charges against corporations that have yet to be named.
Some critics of the industry feel that the lawsuits do not go far enough, pointing out that most people would be facing harsh prison sentences if they were accused of selling drugs to the extent that these companies did.
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themindunleashed--2020-12-29--Elon Musk Says Cryptocurrency Will Be Used On Mars

SpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk has stated that any future economy on Mars will likely be cryptocurrency-based .
The tech billionaire , who is also one of the co-founders of online payments giant PayPal which originally strived for a system like Bitcoin , has said in the past that he hopes to send the first humans to Mars as early 2024 , with the ultimate aim of setting up a “ self-sustaining city on Mars as soon as possible ” .
Now , while responding to a Twitter thread started by AI researcher Lex Fridman , Musk stated that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ crypto ” , suggesting it could be with the novelty cryptocurrency dogecoin which made him the unofficial CEO or a crypto asset named Marscoin .
Although Musk may have been making a joke , the Marscoin project actually exists .
Marscoin was founded in 2014 and saw a brief surge in popularity during the cryptocurrency market bull run in late 2017 but its volume has died down .
The altcoin currently has a market cap of less than $ 100,000 , according to CoinMarketCap at the time of this report .
In comparison @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sitting at a market cap of $ 580,928,809 according to Coingecko .
Dogecoin , the project that Musk is the former CEO of , could be a more likely candidate to use .
This is given its popularity and that it shares many of the same decentralized properties as Bitcoin .
The SpaceX founder has regularly spoken about his life goal to travel to Mars and earlier this year ordered employees to accelerate the development of the next-generation rocket .
SpaceX has previously stated that it would not recognize international law on Mars @ @ @ @ @ @ @ set up “ self-governing principles ” .
According to the Terms of Service of SpaceX ’ s Starlink internet project that TMU reported on , any future settlements on the Red Planet would “ recognize Mars as a free planet ” , adding that “ no Earth-based government has authority or sovereignty over Martian activities.
” The terms stated : “ Disputes will be settled through self-governing principles , established in good faith , at the time of Martian settlement.
” Interestingly enough , this is something that could be achieved through blockchain @ @ @ @ @ @ @ would be people voting directly on issues , ” Musk previously said in a 2016 interview .
“ The potential for corruption is substantially diminished in a direct versus a representative democracy .
”

SpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk has stated that any future economy on Mars will likely be cryptocurrency-based.
Yes — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) December 24, 2020
The tech billionaire, who is also one of the co-founders of online payments giant PayPal which originally strived for a system like Bitcoin, has said in the past that he hopes to send the first humans to Mars as early 2024, with the ultimate aim of setting up a “self-sustaining city on Mars as soon as possible”.
Now, while responding to a Twitter thread started by AI researcher Lex Fridman, Musk stated that a “Mars economy will run on crypto”, suggesting it could be with the novelty cryptocurrency dogecoin which made him the unofficial CEO or a crypto asset named Marscoin.
Although Musk may have been making a joke, the Marscoin project actually exists. Marscoin was founded in 2014 and saw a brief surge in popularity during the cryptocurrency market bull run in late 2017 but its volume has died down. The altcoin currently has a market cap of less than $100,000, according to CoinMarketCap at the time of this report.
In comparison Dogecoin started as a meme is currently sitting at a market cap of $580,928,809 according to Coingecko.
Dogecoin, the project that Musk is the former CEO of, could be a more likely candidate to use. This is given its popularity and that it shares many of the same decentralized properties as Bitcoin.
The SpaceX founder has regularly spoken about his life goal to travel to Mars and earlier this year ordered employees to accelerate the development of the next-generation rocket.
SpaceX has previously stated that it would not recognize international law on Mars, instead, they said they would set up “self-governing principles”.
According to the Terms of Service of SpaceX’s Starlink internet project that TMU reported on, any future settlements on the Red Planet would “recognize Mars as a free planet”, adding that “no Earth-based government has authority or sovereignty over Martian activities.”
The terms stated: “Disputes will be settled through self-governing principles, established in good faith, at the time of Martian settlement.” Interestingly enough, this is something that could be achieved through blockchain technology and smart contracts.
“It would be people voting directly on issues,” Musk previously said in a 2016 interview. “The potential for corruption is substantially diminished in a direct versus a representative democracy.”
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themindunleashed--2020-12-31--Hidden in the COVID Relief Bill is an Order for the Pentagon to Disclose Its UFO Files Within 180 Da

Hidden in the COVID Relief Bill is an Order for the Pentagon to Disclose Its UFO Files Within 180 Days

The 5,593-page COVID-19 relief bill that was recently signed by US President Donald Trump was filled with unrelated issues and favors for special interests , with very little help for the people who are unemployed and struggling financially due to the pandemic .
Among the measures stuffed into the bill is a 180-day countdown for the Pentagon and other intelligence agencies to say what they know about UFOs .
The measure was not included in the text of the bill , but was instead listed as a “ committee comment , ” attached to the annual intelligence authorization act .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Sen. Marco Rubio ( R-Fla. ) , said in the comment that it “ directs the [ director of national intelligence ] , in consultation with the Secretary of Defense and the heads of such other agencies … to submit a report within 180 days of the date of enactment of the Act , to the congressional intelligence and armed services committees on unidentified aerial phenomena.
” The measure demands that intelligence agencies provide a “ detailed analysis of unidentified phenomena data collected by : a. geospatial intelligence ; b. signals intelligence ; @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and signals intelligence.
” It is also requested that the US Federal Bureau Of Investigation ( FBI ) provide a “ detailed analysis of data of the FBI , which was derived from investigations of intrusions of unidentified aerial phenomena data over restricted United States airspace … and an assessment of whether this unidentified aerial phenomena activity may be attributed to one or more foreign adversaries.
” Defense Department spokesperson Sue Gough told The New York Post that the agency is aware of the report .
“ We are aware that the Senate @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Intelligence Authorization Act for fiscal 2021 included a requirement for the Director of National Intelligence , in consultation with the Secretary of Defense , to submit a report on unidentified aerial phenomena ( UAPs ) within 180 days of enactment , ” Gough said .
Chris Mellon , former deputy assistant secretary of defense for intelligence , told The Debrief that “ the newly enacted Intelligence Authorization Act incorporates the Senate Intelligence Committee ’ s report language calling for an unclassified , all-source report on the UAP phenomenon .
This was accomplished @ @ @ @ @ @ @ bill.
” “ Consequently , it ’ s now fair to say that the request for an unclassified report on the UAP phenomenon enjoys the support of both parties in both Houses of Congress .
Assuming the Executive Branch honors this important request , the nation will at long last have an objective basis for assessing the validity of the issue and its national security implications .
This is an extraordinary and long overdue opportunity , ” Mellon added .
Nick Pope , who ran the “ UFO office ” of the UK @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The Post , “ I welcome this move , which shows how seriously the phenomenon is being taken in the intelligence community .
The Pentagon ’ s Unidentified Aerial Phenomena Task Force is probably already drafting the report for DNI to send to the Senate Intelligence Committee .
”

The 5,593-page COVID-19 relief bill that was recently signed by US President Donald Trump was filled with unrelated issues and favors for special interests, with very little help for the people who are unemployed and struggling financially due to the pandemic.
Among the measures stuffed into the bill is a 180-day countdown for the Pentagon and other intelligence agencies to say what they know about UFOs. The measure was not included in the text of the bill, but was instead listed as a “committee comment,” attached to the annual intelligence authorization act.
The Senate Intelligence Committee, chaired by Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), said in the comment that it “directs the [director of national intelligence], in consultation with the Secretary of Defense and the heads of such other agencies … to submit a report within 180 days of the date of enactment of the Act, to the congressional intelligence and armed services committees on unidentified aerial phenomena.”
The measure demands that intelligence agencies provide a “detailed analysis of unidentified phenomena data collected by: a. geospatial intelligence; b. signals intelligence; c. human intelligence; and d. measurement and signals intelligence.”
It is also requested that the US Federal Bureau Of Investigation (FBI) provide a “detailed analysis of data of the FBI, which was derived from investigations of intrusions of unidentified aerial phenomena data over restricted United States airspace … and an assessment of whether this unidentified aerial phenomena activity may be attributed to one or more foreign adversaries.”
Defense Department spokesperson Sue Gough told The New York Post that the agency is aware of the report.
“We are aware that the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence committee report on the Intelligence Authorization Act for fiscal 2021 included a requirement for the Director of National Intelligence, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, to submit a report on unidentified aerial phenomena (UAPs) within 180 days of enactment,” Gough said.
Chris Mellon, former deputy assistant secretary of defense for intelligence, told The Debrief that “the newly enacted Intelligence Authorization Act incorporates the Senate Intelligence Committee’s report language calling for an unclassified, all-source report on the UAP phenomenon. This was accomplished in the Joint Explanatory Statement accompanying the bill.”
“Consequently, it’s now fair to say that the request for an unclassified report on the UAP phenomenon enjoys the support of both parties in both Houses of Congress. Assuming the Executive Branch honors this important request, the nation will at long last have an objective basis for assessing the validity of the issue and its national security implications. This is an extraordinary and long overdue opportunity,” Mellon added.
Nick Pope, who ran the “UFO office” of the UK’s Ministry of Defence, told The Post, “I welcome this move, which shows how seriously the phenomenon is being taken in the intelligence community. The Pentagon’s Unidentified Aerial Phenomena Task Force is probably already drafting the report for DNI to send to the Senate Intelligence Committee.”
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