A member of a drill music group has been stabbed to death and two others have suffered knife injuries in south London.

The deceased man is understood to be a 23-year-old known as Incognito, a well-known figure in Londons underground rap scene and one of the Moscow 17 group.

He was killed on the same road as another member of Moscow 17, 17-year-old Rhyhiem Ainsworth Barton, who was shot dead in May.

Police say they are treating the incident as gang-related and have launched a murder investigation into the killing.

Two men aged 18 and 19 remain in custody on suspicion of murder after being arrested close to the area. A police cordon is in place around the crime scene and officers are calling for witnesses to come forward.

Police and Londons Air Ambulance Service were called to Warham Street in Camberwell at around 7.20pm on Wednesday where all three men were found.

One of the victims was declared dead at the scene, the Metropolitan Police said, while the two others aged 16 and 31 were taken to hospital with non life-threatening injuries.

A statement released by the Met said the deceased mans next-of-kin had been informed.

Detective Chief Inspector Richard Leonard, who is leading the murder investigation, said: Another young man has tragically and needlessly lost his life through an act of violence.

We are keeping an open mind about the positive motive for this attack, but at this early stage one line of enquiry is this being gang-related.

Id like to reassure the community that we have made two arrests and we are working around the clock to establish what happened and bring those responsible to justice.

However, we cannot do this alone and Id appeal to any witnesses or anyone with information to get in touch with us as a matter of urgency. Any information, however insignificant you think it is, is vital to our investigation. Any information provided will be treated in the strictest confidence.

A Twitter account for Moscow 17 posted: Today we have taken a very sad loss in our member @SK017_ /Incognito , we ask for all prayers be directed towards him & his family.

Drill music often features violent lyrics and has been used by territorial gangs to threaten each other.

Sadiq Khan said on Twitter: My heart goes out to the family of the 23-year-old man fatally stabbed last night in Southwark.

At the time of Rhyhiems death in May, his mother Pretana Morgan called for a halt in the wave of violence in the capital.

She said: Let my son be the last and be an example to everyone. Just let it stop. What must be, must be.

Its not about race, its not about nation, its not about culture. Nothing. Its just a human race.

Just one human race. So children, please let my son be the last.

The latest stabbing comes after Met Police commissioner Cressida Dick said violent crime was starting to stabilise in London.

The murder rate in the UK capital briefly overtook New Yorks earlier this year after a spate of deadly knife attacks.

Anyone with information is asked to call the incident room on 020 8721 4622 or police on 101.

Drill music rapper Incognito killed in south London stabbing


Imran Awan worked for Debbie Wasserman Schultz for thirteen years since she came into office in 2004 as a Florida representative.

Imran and his two Pakistani brothers managed the IT affairs for several Democratic government officials.  They were relieved of their duties in February 2017 on suspicion that they accessed specific computer networks without permission, also known as hacking.

Abid, Imran, and Jamal Awan were barred from computer networks at the House of Representatives in February 2017.

Imran Awan was married to two women at once, including his first cousin, as is his countrys custom.

Imran had his court case rescheduled recently until next month.

Daily Caller investigative journalist Luke Rosiak joined Lou Dobbs on Wednesday to discuss the latest in the Imran Awan Pakistani hacking scandal.

In his interview Wednesday night Luke Rosiak mentioned that Attorney General Jeff Sessions is refusing to bring up charges against Wasserman Shultzs IT expert Imran Awan.

Now this...

 The Awan brothers server with much of the key evidence to the case has gone missing.

The Epoch Times reported:

In a behind-closed-door briefing to the House leadership in September 2016, the inspector general said their activity was suspicious in part because the IT workers had taken steps to conceal their identities. Excessive logons are an indication that the server is being used for nefarious purposes and elevated the risk that individuals could be reading and/or removing information, reads a presentation by the inspector general that was not released to the public. The inspector general also warned of the risk that the server could be used as a repository to store documents taken from other offices or evidence of other illicit activity. The investigation had uncovered Dropbox accounts installed on at least two Democratic Caucus computers used by the IT workers, against House IT policy. The two accounts associated with the Dropbox accounts on the computers each contained thousands of files. We have not been permitted to view content of the files on these workstations. However, based on the file names, some of the information is likely sensitive, the presentation says. The inspector general also warned House leadership that the accounts could have been used to exfiltrate information. While file-sharing sites, such as Dropbox, have legitimate business purposes, use of such sites is also a classic method for insiders to exfiltrate data from an organization. Following a second briefing in late September 2016, in which the House inspector warned the House leadership of continuing unauthorized access, the investigation was moved to the Capitol Police in October. It was not until months later, on Feb. 2, 2017, that the House sergeant at arms banned the IT workers from the House network. The Democratic Caucus server, which had been identified by the inspector general as ground zero of the suspicious activity, had disappeared at that time. Three senior government officials with knowledge of the situation told the Daily Caller News Foundation last year that it had been physically stolen.

KEY EVIDENCE GOES MISSING Server Belonging to Wasserman Schultz IT Worker Imran Awan Is Physically


Donald Trump calls the traditional media Fake News. He was condemning the pillars of the communications industry, newspapers and television news outlets that police themselves rigidly. Yet, the president calls them the true Enemy of the People. Why?

He has incredibly thin skin, and his idea of the press is Fox News  especially Sean Hannity. These members of the media fawn over POTUS, and he eats it up, just as he takes in the fake adoration shown to him by cruel dictators around the world. Yet, the real news irks him to no end. He just tweeted:

There is great anger in our Country caused in part by inaccurate, and even fraudulent, reporting of the news. The Fake News Media, the true Enemy of the People, must stop the open & obvious hostility & report the news accurately & fairly. That will do much to put out the flame...

What Trump apparently does not understand or refuses to understand is that the news job is to hold the president, any president accountable. The man currently sitting in the Oval Office hates to be held accountable.

No, he wants to make up stories and statistics and create lies out of thin air every day, multiple times. Then, he expects the news to ignore that and gush over his so-call great economy and accomplishments. Never mind that President Barack Obama saved the country from certain financial disaster and started the economy on its current trajectory.

Trump wants the press to ignore the caged immigrant children, the ban on Muslim immigrants, and his hate-filled rhetoric that gins up his followers to the point of inciting violence in some cases.

Writer for The New Yorker, Maggie Haberman retweeted Trumps inaccurate morning tweet simply yet powerfully:

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Pulitzer Prize Winning NY Times Reporter Responds To Trumps AM Media Attacks


Jose Mourinho believes he will make a maximum of one new signing in January, claiming it will take crazy money to bring in Manchester United calibre targets.

Mourinho was left bitterly frustrated by the failure to secure a top class centre back in the summer, and defensive reinforcements remain his priority when the transfer window reopens in January.

Toby Alderweireld, Milan Skriniar, Harry Maguire and Kalidou Koulibaly are among his defensive targets, but the United manager has revealed his concerns about the clubs ability to secure the worlds top players in the modern era.

The club are in the process of restructuring their scouting and recruitment departments, but Mourinho admits they are still have considerable work to be done to bring in the players he believes are required to return United to the summit of English football.

The transfer market is very difficult unless the clubs want to go to what I call crazy numbers, he said.

You have no chance in the market unless you go to crazy numbers, or instead you go to what you call the second level players and still have crazy numbers. But that second level is the level people say, and I agree, thats not what Manchester United is.

Mourinho has spent around 375million since taking over at Old Trafford in 2016, and also made Alexis Sanchez the highest paid player in the history of United - on around 400,000-a-week - when signing the Chilean from Arsenal in January.

But Mourinho believes he still needs to make significant improvements to a squad that currently sits 14 points adrift of Premier League leaders Manchester City and seven points off the top four.

Mourinho claims a big factor in Uniteds struggles is their inability to pick off the cream of the talent from English rivals.

Football has changed, he said. Its more difficult to buy players of a high, high, high level. The clubs are more powerful. The clubs dont want to sell, and to sell is to go to absolutely incredible levels.

Before the smaller clubs were almost begging the big clubs: 'Get my best players. I need to sell. Please, you are powerful. Buy my best player.' At this moment, they dont want to sell. They dont want to sell.

Its more difficult to make the team better and stronger with buying unless you do what some clubs do and for some reason they can do this and others cannot, which is say: 'I need a right back and a left back; send away the ones you have and buy four at the same time.'

Its difficult. We do what we can. Last season, it was fantastic to finish second and we are fighting hard. I know that we have to do better than what we are doing, absolutely, we have to do better, but one thing is to do better and another is to compare ourselves with what Manchester United was in the past because it is impossible.

Not just because Manchester United was fantastic, but because there was a big difference to the others and now it is not like that.

I give you an example that I hope is a good example. Is Manchester United by its history, by its dimension, bigger than Tottenham? With all respect Tottenham is an amazing club. I think everybody would say yes.

Can you buy Tottenhams best players? No, because they dont sell. Of course, they are so powerful that they can say no.

A few years ago, who was Tottenhams best player? Michael Carrick. And a few years later, who was the best player? (Dimitar) Berbatov. Can we go there now and bring Harry Kane?

Dele Alli, (Christian) Eriksen, (Heung-min) Son? Can we go there and bring those players here? No. So who is more powerful now? Them or us?

Alderweireld is one Spurs player considered attainable, with the centre-back still to sign a new contract at the club.

The Belgian will be available for 25.4m next summer, meaning a compromise deal could be struck in January.

Pressed on Alderweireld, Mourinho said: Its very hard for me to go for names in that sense.

Its easier to say we cannot buy Eden Hazard or we cannot buy (Sergio) Aguero than to speak about names where the general feeling is there is a chance. I cannot go in that direction.

Jose Mourinho sets out Man Utd January transfer window plans in aposcrazyapos market


Happy Birthday to our beautiful First Lady, Melania Trump.

The First Lady turned 48 years old on Thursday.

We are so blessed to have such a gracious and beautiful First Lady.

First Lady Melania is a mother who exudes warmth and absolutely loves children.

Children light up when Melania Trump enters the room.

She often visits hospitals to comfort sick children.

Melania also has amazing style and can rock high heels like no other FLOTUS.

And who could ever forget how stunning the White House looked this past Christmas thanks to First Lady Melania.

Happy Birthday to Our Beautiful First Lady Melania Trump


(Natural News) Discussing the illegal nature of people who enter the United States without permission is an apparent trigger point for Twitter, which is now actively de-platforming groups like the Center for Immigration Studies (CIS) simply for mentioning the topic on the social media platform.

According to The Daily Caller, CIS was unable to promote tweets on its page that contained video footage of alien trespassers crossing the southwest border with Mexico because Twitter decided that the content was hateful.

The footage in question was captured by The Daily Caller, showing hordes of illegal aliens pouring across the United States-Mexico border without obstruction. The tweet containing this footage explained how it depicts precisely why the U.S. is in dire need of an impenetrable border wall at its southern border.

Twitter just rejected paid promotion of the tweet .. saying: This determination is based on the following Twitter Ads policy: Hateful Content,' wrote Mark Krikorian, Executive Director for CIS in a follow-up tweet following the first tweets removal from Twitter.

Its because it contains the phrase illegal alien, which @TwitterAdsHelp deems unacceptable, he added.

Three other tweets from CIS posted between September 6  11 were similarly rejected and removed by Twitter for using words like illegal, alien, and criminal to describe people who illegally enter the U.S. in violation of the law.

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Though all of this terminology has long been encapsulated in federal law and Supreme Court precedent, Twitter doesnt like it because it apparently has a negative connotation with regards to human beings, none of whom can possibly be illegal, according to the leftist liberals in charge at Twitter.

Twitter is not allowing us to promote any tweets including the phrase illegal alien(s), citing it as Hateful Content, CIS has stated. However, the phrase illegal aliens has been used in both federal law and by the Supreme Court.

When questioned about why simple ads demonstrating the illegality of people who dont belong in America rushing across the border are considered Hateful Content, while actual hateful content calling for innocent men to have their lives completely ruined in order to take down the patriarchy is fully allowed, Twitter had this to say:

We dont have a comment. For background, our ads policies are enforced dispassionately and are detailed here for all advertisers.

Upon perusing the link provided by Twitter, Natural News discovered that Twitter doesnt in any way accurately or fairly enforce its Hateful Content guidelines. It clearly states at the link provided above that hate speech, as defined by Twitter, includes disparaging content against gender identity, which would include men being disparaged by angry feminists.

But angry feminist content is all over Twitter and, as far as we know, has never once been removed. Meanwhile, factual information about illegal activity taking place on American soil is being pulled left and right by Twitter for allegedly being hateful.

At the same time, Twitter and others are colluding with one another to manipulate and steal American elections on top of all this censorship, which is why Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, is calling on the heads of all these companies to be arrested and charged with racketeering and fraud for their crimes against America.

Google is a serious threat to democracy, wrote Adams about another major tech giant thats selectively censoring content in defiance of its own stated policies and guidelines.

Just like the other tech giants, Google declares anything it doesnt like to be either fake news or Russian propaganda.'

For more news on tech giant censorship, visit Censorship.news.

Illegal aliens are the new protected class just like transgenders any criticism of either group


Ten days after the shooting massacre at Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida  and after survivors of that shooting leapt into action pressing lawmakers for new gun control legislation  Republican politicians and the NRA on Sunday signaled they would resist most new gun laws.

I do want to caution people, because I know that people are trying to find daylight between President Trump and 5 million law-abiding gun owners all across the United States, NRA spokesperson Dana Loesch told George Stephanopoulos on ABCs This Week.

These are just things that hes discussing right now, she said of Trumps comments in support of raising the age to buy rifles.

Loesch said the group opposed any legislation to raise the purchase age for firearms, as well as legislation to require universal background checks for gun purchases. She also said the group opposes a ban on bump stocks, noting that the NRA would leave it to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms to do its job and make sure that these classifications are consistent.

Republican politicians signaled similar resistance to most new gun legislation.

Im not into banning specific weapons, Florida Gov. Rick Scott (R) told Fox News Chris Wallace. I think what you need to do is ban specific people from having weapons. Focus on the problem.

 Scott recently released his plan to prevent future school shootings in Florida, including raising the age to purchase any gun in Florida to 21, from 18 for rifles. He also called for a ban on bump stocks.

Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY), pictured above, was more absolutist in an interview with NBCs Chuck Todd.

I wish that background checks stopped criminals, or stopped school shootings, but they dont, he said, asked about legislation to require universal background checks for any gun purchase. Criminals are going to get ahold of guns. What weve got to look at is, whats the solution?

He said the vast majority of gun sales prevented by background checks had occurred because the background check system is flawed, and added separately that the proposal by some to ban AR-15s, like the one allegedly used in the Stoneman Douglas massacre, was ridiculous.

If you take out New York and California, 8 percent of Americans have concealed carry permits, he said separately, appearing to cite a number published in 2017 by the Crime Prevention Research Center, a pro-gun research group.

Massie promoted his bill to repeal the Gun-Free School Zones Act and said he supported President Donald Trumps proposal to arm teachers who volunteer for that responsibility.

And Sen. Pat Toomey (R-PA) told Todd that he would be very skeptical of legislation to raise the age of purchase to 21, because the vast majority of 18, 19, 20, 21-year-olds are law abiding citizens who arent a threat to anyone.

Asked about a ban on the AR-15, he countered: Heres the problem, Chuck. Theres a lot of hunting rifles that are as powerful as an AR-15. The difference between the AR-15 and an awful lot of commonly sold rifles is just cosmetic.

Toomey promoted his legislation, written with Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV), to require background checks for gun shows and online purchases. But he acknowledged it would be an uphill battle.

I havent gotten anyone who said, Yes, sign me up, but there are definitely members who are reconsidering, Toomey said.

Still, Rep. Brian Mast (R-FL), in an interview with CBS Face the Nation host Margaret Brennan, continued to break with his party in calling for ending the sale of assault rifles and a host of other measures.

In a New York Times op-ed Friday, Mast said Congress should define, and then ban, anything it considers to be an assault or tactical firearm, as well as require universal background checks and other new laws.

I think theres a very real opportunity here for response, and for action, and thats what really brought me to my change of heart in talking about this, he told Brennan.

NRA Republicans Draw Familiar Lines On Gun Control Debate


As part of a cutting-edge team for the advancement of consciousness, for lack of a better category in which to put these amazing thinkers, individuals like William Brown and Nassim Haramein are challenging all that we know about cosmology  both the scientific aspect and the spiritual  which really should never have been separated. The vast is in the minute. Our Universe is programmed fractally into every single tiny particle. This is also what I explain in the book The Power of the Elevation of Consciousness: Soul Restructuring, when I talk about our multidimensional expression, and how consciousness can be found etherically in the center of every atom.

As scientists struggle to describe a mechanism that organizes the cosmological order, they have come up with several hypotheses. Among the most recent of these is the cosmological inflationary paradigm. Alan Guth first postulated that the Universe was growing larger in 1981,[1] and many of his peers have supported his assumptions, namely, that early in the formation of our Universe, density perturbations produced larger scale structures like planets, stars, and even black holes, that we can observe today.

What is most fascinating to observe, however, is how mainstream science is catching up to the predictions of rogue physicist Nassim Haramein, who has specifically described how an entire Universe is within a single atom. In a talk about his theories, Haramein details how the energy of an enormous black hole is present within a single elementary particle.

As Haramein states clearly, Einstein didnt have some of the mathematical tools and data that we have today. . . weve drilled down to galaxies, stellar objects, and atoms. And as we drilled down on both sides of the equation, we reach a very interesting point. . . in the middle of the sun [or any other cosmological object] is a point of infinite density. Some may call this a point of singularity. It only follows that the Universe is not necessarily expanding, but that it is already Infinite, just as the ancient sages and shamans predicted.

Ancient shamans describe our cosmology in this way: it is multi-layered and spreads out to Infinity. Is this not what physicists like Haramein and biologists like Brown are able to show, not just in theory, but with scientific and mathematical data? I think that the universe is not expanding in the sense of linear expansion, but it moves outwards following a toroidal pattern that give us the impression of growth, but in reality it is only re-positioning what is already there, in the same infinite space.

The evolution of consciousness parallels this cosmological pattern. We begin with personal consciousness, which extends to humankind, then to nature, then to the spheres of the stars and planets, and so on out to the solar system, and beyond. We then begin to experience the consciousness of light itself, and the properties of light as it moves through the omnipresent realm. We may even learn to hear the primordial sound that accompanies the Infinite in an act of creation  manifesting all into material form. These seven levels or wheels of consciousness are described in Vedic texts[2], ancient South American texts, and in oral traditions from American Indians, Aboriginal peoples in Australia and so on. This also happens to correspond to the Seven rishis the seven main chakras of the body, and so on.  But of course, if the Universe is in every elementary particle, would this not also alter their organization and form?

It is as if human kinds very best are struggling to break free from a consciousness which sees itself as all there is (i.e. the lower three chakras which are involved primarily with food, sex, and gaining shelter or material wealth) to an expanded view of ourselves as part of the larger Cosmology.

Again as Haramein describes it, as we drill down into the atom, we see that not only are the particles quantized, but the electromagnetic field. If you missed the magnitude of that statement, it means that there is an infinite amount of energy AT ANY POINT IN SPACE. Why? Because any point, even in the tiniest particle, the God particle, you might say, even though there is no God particle, only the God pattern, the entire Cosmology is present.

To then expand this theory of Haramein even further, there are multiple infinities. If each point contains the energy of infinity, and more than one point can exist simultaneously we have the possibility for infinite infinities. Yes, its almost impossible to even wrap your head around such as notion. No matter the complexity of this mathematical notion, it exists.[3]

When mathematicians want to discuss Infinities this always leads back to the Planck length (10^-33), which is essentially just the super small electromagnetic fluctuations of an elementary particle as it blinks in and out of existence (wave-particle theory).

At Planck length, classical ideas about gravity and space-time as weve been taught, all go out the window. Quantum science prevails, or as Einstein dubbed it spooky action from a distance, or the idea of quantum entanglement which Einstein himself struggled to come to terms with.[4]

The Planck length is also present in what we traditionally call space  the material world, in fact, is made up of 99.9999999% space. There is space between planets and stars on the macro-level and at the level of tiny particles, there is still 99.99999999% space. The atom itself contains this amount of space. We pay far more attention to the .000000001% and expect to find answers. In reality, we have a majority of space that is slightly disrupted with vibration, to flicker in and out of existence to become matter.

Think about this for a moment and what it truly means. We think that the place we were born or the parents we had, or the job we have now, or the person we are in a relationship with now dictates our reality. We think that our DNA is formed and set in stone based on unrelated events that we are just the unintended recipient of. WHOA. Lets look again.

Were infinite space (wisdom and possibility) vibrating in and out of material form at the Plank level, with the energy of multiple infinities (multiple singularities) ready and waiting at our fingertips because we arent just connected to the Cosmos, we are the Cosmos. We can affect our outcomes at any fraction of a second with quantum entanglement, by altering the vibration of matter, and because we become conscious of the space of which we are made, we can, just as Infinite Expression, change it.

You touch your thigh and think its a dense accumulation of muscles and bone, but you havent yet awakened to the higher levels of consciousness awaiting you in the cosmological order. You are like a harmonic oscillator processing vibration.[5] To change your life, change the electromagnetic field within which you are vibrating. Its all there. Einstein would be proud.

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Former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe was fired by Attorney General Jeff Sessions on March 16th with just hours to go before he was set to retire with a fat, taxpayer funded pension.

McCabe immediately released an angry statement following his firing.

He blasted President Trump for tweeting about him and calling for him to him to be stripped of his pension. McCabe also claimed he was being singled out for what he witnessed in the aftermath of Trumps firing of FBI Director James Comey.

On Friday, Andrew McCabe defended himself against his firing in a scathing op-ed for the Washington Post.

Not in my worst nightmares did I ever dream my FBI career would end this way.. McCabe says in his op-ed.

Hey, McCabe, were sure General Flynn feels the same way after Deep State criminals, led by you ruined his career.

McCabe describes the moment he found out he was fired:

So, after two decades of public service, I found out that I had been fired in the most disembodied, impersonal way  third-hand, based on a news account. Shortly after getting word, I noticed an email from a Justice Department official in my work account, telling me that I had been removed from the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the civil service.

Andrew McCabe then claims he did nothing wrong:

I have been accused of lack of candor. That is not true. I did not knowingly mislead or lie to investigators. When asked about contacts with a reporter that were fully within my power to authorize as deputy director, and amid the chaos that surrounded me, I answered questions as completely and accurately as I could. And when I realized that some of my answers were not fully accurate or may have been misunderstood, I took the initiative to correct them. At worst, I was not clear in my responses, and because of what was going on around me may well have been confused and distracted  and for that I take full responsibility. But that is not a lack of candor. And under no circumstances could it ever serve as the basis for the very public and extended humiliation of my family and me that the administration, and the president personally, have engaged in over the past year.

McCabe then goes on to describe Trumps celebratory tweets as cruel and hurtful.

We dont feel sorry for Andrew McCabe. He was a part of a clique inside of the FBI who were all about control.

McCabes firing had nothing to do with President Trump; the investigation into his behavior began before Trump became president.

In fact, many agents inside the bureau cheered McCabes firing.

Fox News Catherine Herridge with more on McCabes op-ed:

McCabe Speaks Out About His Firing in Scathing Op-Ed Not in My Worst Nightmares Did I Ever Dream My


Prime Minister Justin Trudeau meets with Prime Minister of France Edouard Philippe in Paris, France on Tuesday, April 17, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

Nearly a month after striking an all-party agreement to investigate the wider implications of the massive Facebook data leak that gave UK-based data strategy firm Cambridge Analytica unauthorized access to personal information on tens of millions of users  including, according to the latest estimates, more than half a million Canadians  the House privacy committee is finally ready to launch the promised probe, which will also explore the inherent risk of platform monopolies, as well as the threat that such breaches could pose to the democratic process.

The hearings  which are expected to continue for several weeks  are set to kick off this morning with a briefing by Privacy Commissioner Daniel Therrien, who has publicly voiced his concern over the need to boost protection for personal data, which could include extending the federal regime to cover political parties, which are currently exempt from the law.

Later this week, the committee will hear from Facebook Canada head Kevin Chan, whose office, the Toronto Star reports,  offered to provide a closed-door courtesy pre-brief on the controversy in advance of his public appearance, a move that left the committees lone New Democrat member, Charlie Angus, bristling.

It speaks to, I think, Facebooks disregard as a massive international corporation lobbying various governments on major policy, Angus told the Toronto Star on Monday.

This is an attempt to hear our concerns so theyre better prepared for television, and perhaps, outside of the view of the public, kind of win us over. Thats not how committee work is supposed to be done.

Its a reaction that Chan, at least, might have anticipated, given his past experience on the Hill.

A former mid-level-and-rising Privy Council Office official, he spent a stint as senior policy advisor to then-Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff, an experience that, one might reasonably conclude, should likely have given him a pretty good idea as to just how such a gambit would go over on the opposition side of the aisle.

Also on the Hill today: New Democrat Sheila Malcolmson, Anne Minh-Thu Quach and Peter Julian hit the House Foyer to release a report card on Finance Minister Bill Morneaus most recent budget  and specifically, its ostensible focus on womens equality.

Meanwhile, their caucus colleague Matthew Dube is ready to share his partys as yet unassuaged concerns over the governments proposed overhaul of the anti-terror and national security regime, which is currently undergoing clause-by-clause review.

Dube, as per the advisory, intends to ask the Liberal government to accept the NDPs amendments and to work with him in defending the rights and freedoms of Canadians.

Outside the precinct, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is slated to spend a second day making the rounds in Paris, where hell stop by the Senate for a quick one-on-one with Prime MInister Edouard Philippe before heading to the National Assembly, where hell officially become the first sitting Canadian prime minister to address the French legislature.

After that wraps up, hell drop by a closed-door reception for French parliamentarians and meet with representatives from the Canadian Commercial Delegation, after which its wheels up for London.

Also out and about today: Morneau joins his G20 colleagues in Washington, DC to discuss the state of the global economy at the spring session of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank Group.

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When Johnson Controls announced GLAS back at CES, the flagship feature of the $319 translucent smart thermostat was its integration with Microsofts Cortana smart assistant. Now Cortana has company: ahead of its upcoming August 24th release date, the company has announced that GLAS will support Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant, too  but theres a catch.

Only Cortana on the device itself

GLAS itself does feature a built-in microphone and speaker, which will let users talk to and interact with Cortana straight from the device. But only Cortana is getting those privileges  users will still be able to use Alexa and Assistant through skills to control the temperature in their homes through GLAS, but youll need to use another device like an Echo or Google Home to do it.

GLAS is a smart thermostat similar to the Nest Learning Thermostat, with the ability to remotely control the temperature in your home and automatically learn your schedule and living patterns. Its also like the Ecobee 4, which has a built-in Alexa speaker. But it looks to stand out from the crowd by offering the ability to track both indoor and outdoor air quality and then adjust the climate inside your home accordingly.

Customers are able to preorder GLAS for $319 from Amazon and Johnson Controls website, with the first batch of devices set to ship later in the month on August 24th.

GLAS the 319 Cortana-powered thermostat is getting Alexa and Google Assistant support


The running water in the province looks like mud.

Thousands of people took to the street in protest to lack of drinking water.

 The mullahs cant even keep the water running.

Here is more video of the chaos in Khorramshahr.

You can hear the regime open fire on the people in this clip.

Horror in Iran Regime OPENS FIRE on Demonstrators Protesting Lack of DRINKING WATER


Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-IA) re-upped his interest in releasing transcripts related to the June 2016 Trump Tower meeting between Donald Trump Jr. and a Kremlin-linked lawyer, Politico reported.

In January, Grassley indicated he wanted the transcripts released and told Politico this week that the documents are nearly ready for public consumption, as soon as redactions are completed.

I dont understand the process of redaction, Im not an authority in that, and I think you have to have people who are an authority in it, Grassley told Politico. But we ought to get the redactions done and get them out.

The committee also plans to make public statements from Natalia Veselnitskaya, the Russian lawyer who attended the meeting with Trump Jr., as well as White House adviser Jared Kusher and then-campaign chairman Paul Manafort.

According to emails that Trump Jr. released last summer, the meeting was held under the pretense that the Russian lawyer wanted to share damaging information about Trumps then-opponent Hillary Clinton. The discussion ended up reportedly being centered around adoption and Russia sanctions.

Grassley Again Says He Wants 2016 Trump Tower Meeting Transcripts Released


After one brief moment of what felt like humility from the U.S. president after he chose to criticize and threaten California with a loss of federal funds as 23 American citizens lie dead, Trump was right back to his ridiculous disinformation campaign.

Rep. Ted Lieu (D-CA) and even Guns n Roses frontman Axl Rose sounded more informed about the California wildfires than the president. They tried to explain, but their words will surely fall on deaf ears since Trump is in many ways directly responsible for the death and devastation.

Trump had multiple warnings that cutting funding for volunteer firefighters and fire science research. New Yorks Daily News said in July 2017, as a previous fire raged across the state of California:

Mother Jones warned just three months ago that Trumps defunding of the Joint Fire Science Program would make conditions even more dangerous:

The Trump administration has offered no reason for targeting the Joint Fire Science Program. Its among dozens of areas the White House has proposed slashing or eliminating science funding. As in the White Houses 2018 budget request, only the Pentagon, Department of Veterans Affairs and NASA would get increased research funding in 2019.

Of course, political analysts warned of the dangers of a Trump presidency in 2016, as well. No one listened then, either.

Twitter had lots to say about Trumps return to threats and accusations before the bodies have even been buried in California. See some of their responses below:

Featured image via Twitter by Gage Skidmore under a Creative Commons license

Trump Tries To Educate Public On CA Wildfires Makes A Total Fool Of Himself


The former Marine reported for The Washington Post, McClatchy Newspapers, the AP, CBS and others.

The Gateway Pundit reported on Austins disappearance in 2012.

In August Austins parents pleaded for the return of their son.

Now this...

 Robert OBrien, the US Special Presidential Envoy for Hostage Affairs, says Austin Tice is alive.

The New York Post reported:

A freelance journalist from Texas abducted in Syria over half a decade ago is still alive, according to US officials. Robert OBrien, US Special Presidential Envoy for Hostage Affairs, said Tuesday investigators have every reason to believe that Austin Tice, who was taken in August 2012, is being held captive in Syria  but didnt elaborate on the reporters condition... ...Washington has declined to identify who they believe is holding the former US Marines captain. The Syrians say they have no clue where he is.

Update US Officials Say Reporter Austin Tice Is Still Alive Six Years After Kidnapping in Syria


Jean-Claude Juncker took a huge swipe at Brexit Britain during his State of the Union address claiming no single member state could have achieved Galileos success.

Theresa May unveiled new plans for a new British-made satellite navigation system to rival the European Galileo programme should the EU continue to threaten to kick the Brexit Britain out of the project.

Speaking during his State of the Union address, the President of the European Commission took a swipe at the UK claiming no single member state could have achieved the success of Galileo.

EU President Doubles Down on Contested Galileo Satellite


At this point, its well-established that President Donald Trump responds to the ongoing persistence of the Russia investigation as if hes overwhelmingly guilty of something. Now, a new report from the Associated Press has some details about just why that might be the case.

The Justice Departments Bruce Ohr  frequently targeted by the president  explained to members of Congress in a private interview this week that, in 2016, former British spy Christopher Steele told him Russian intelligence believed they had then-candidate Trump over a barrel. Steele was tasked during the 2016 U.S. election season with assembling opposition research on Trump; his efforts produced his infamous dossier that he sought to sound the alarm over throughout the lead-up to the 2016 U.S. presidential election.

Part of his methods included a July 2016 breakfast meeting with Ohr, at which time Steele also asserted that former Trump adviser Carter Page had met with higher ranking Russian officials than hed admitted to at the time. In his aforementioned dossier, Steele claims that Page met with longtime Putin confidante Igor Sechin and Kremlin official Igor Diveykin during a July 2016 visit to Moscow that was billed as for a speech.

According to Steeles initial allegations, Sechin presented Page with an opportunity for a huge brokerage fee covering the sale of a portion of the Russian energy giant Rosneft should Trump take power and lift sanctions on Russia. In addition, Diveykin allegedly claimed to Page that the Russian government had a collection of damaging information on Trumps then-electoral rival Hillary Clinton  and one on Donald Trump, too.

Page eventually admitted to meeting with Rosnefts head of investor relations Andrey Baranov during his time in Russia. His Trump campaign approved trip overseas came just months after hed emerged as a foreign policy adviser to then-candidate Donald Trump, who named him during an interview with The Washington Post. On the flip side of that, Steeles meeting with Ohr at which he raised concerns about Page came just weeks after hed filed a memo with Fusion GPS, the firm he was working for, outlining his findings.

In the time since, Trump has torn into Ohr time and time again for his interactions and relationship with Steele.

As recently as Thursday, he tweeted:

Nellie Ohr did not work on the investigation into Trumps background associated with the 2016 U.S. elections, and Bruce, for what its worth, has been reassigned from his previous position. After having previously served as associate deputy attorney general, he lost that position and one as director of the Organized Crime and Drug Enforcement Task Force as well. He told Congress Attorney General Jeff Sessions and Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein explained to him that the latter shift was to keep him out of interactions with the White House, which the position would entail.

Trumps relentless attacks on Ohr figure in his broader continued assault on the Justice Department, which has at times targeted Sessions himself among a whole host of others.

AP Makes Friday Pee Pee Hooker Tape Steele Dossier Announcement


It is a wonderful autumn day with bright foliage, sun and mist hanging over the fields in the early morning. The atmosphere is cheerful and carefree. And then two weeks later it is November.

The clouds arrive suddenly, bringing rain, and the days never really get bright any more. Our mood becomes cloudy too, and the winter blues begin. But what happens to make us feel this way?

When the days get shorter, your body reduces the production of the neurotransmitter serotonin. But serotonin makes you happy, and reduces anxiety, grief and hunger. In turn, you then need more tryptophan, which the body uses to make serotonin. This means you can (indirectly) eat your way to happiness with walnuts, bananas and chocolate, which are all rich in trytophan. But take care not to eat too much, or you will gain weight.

The short, dark days also prevent vitamin D from forming in our skin. Vitamin D is such an important vitamin: it acts like a hormone, and also regulates the production of serotonin. If you cannot eat, or do not like, fatty fish, then you should supplement vitamin D in winter. It can protect you from so many diseases.

B vitamins also support the breakdown of stress hormones and the build-up of serotonin. People who consume little or no meat or eggs, or who take medication for the stomach or metformin, are often especially deficient in Vitamin B12. Make sure you get some.

Our mood is also influenced by our immune system. Protect yourself with fruit and vegetables rich in zinc, vitamin C for colds, and drink enough fluids. But healthy eating is not everything. Walk a lot in the fresh air, dance, or take 10,000 steps a day. Wear colourful clothes, too. Meet friends. Laugh as much as you can. Our brain releases happiness hormones when we use our facial muscles for a hearty laugh. Take a bath with lavender, hops or melissa and play soothing music. Buy yourself a fabulous bouquet of colourful flowers, smell it, and set off on your dream journey to the most beautiful place you have experienced in your life. And enjoy the happiness that flows into you.

How to banish the winter blues


WASHINGTON  With a strong economy and a new success in North Korea, President Donald Trump will cruise to re-election in 2020, his lawyer predicted, particularly if the Democrats nominate a moron like former Vice President Joe Biden.

They need someone new, who would be more threatening to us, Rudy Giuliani, himself a failed presidential candidate in 2008, told HuffPost. Theyve got to hit us with a surprise.

Giuliani said not one of the candidates currently receiving attention as potential 2020 opponents worries him, but he reserved his harshest comments for the former vice president.

Joe Biden is a moron, he said, claiming that Biden finished last in his law school class at Syracuse University and had been unable to understand issues Giuliani tried to discuss with him when he was a federal prosecutor and Biden was a Delaware senator. Im calling Joe Biden a mentally deficient idiot.

Biden unsuccessfully ran for president in 1988 and 2008. He considered running in 2016, as the sitting vice president under President Barack Obama, but did not, citing the recent death of his son Beau from brain cancer.

Its unclear why Giuliani felt compelled to attack Biden personally. In a poll early this year, 58 percent of Americans saw Biden favorably compared to 28 percent who saw him unfavorably. In contrast, approval ratings for Giulianis boss, Trump, have ranged from the mid-30s to the low 40s through his presidency thus far.

Giuliani also said Democrats would hurt themselves if they asked Obama to campaign for Democratic congressional candidates this fall, saying that would limit them to just 42 percent of the vote. Please, bring him back, he said.

Giuliani has taken charge of the legal team defending Trump in the ongoing investigation into contacts between Trumps 2016 campaign and Russian spy agencies, which the U.S. intelligence community determined had worked to elect Trump.

The FBI had begun its probe of possible collusion between the Trump campaign and the Russians well before Election Day. Control of the investigation was shifted to special counsel Robert Mueller after Trump fired then-FBI Director James Comey in May 2017. Soon after, the president told NBC News as well as senior Russian officials visiting the Oval Office that he had fired Comey because of the investigation.

Muellers investigation has so far resulted in the guilty pleas of five individuals, including three former Trump campaign staffers, and the indictment of 15 other people and three companies. That total includes 14 Russians, Trumps former campaign chairman Paul Manafort, and the Internet Research Agency troll farm that was used to create and disseminate propaganda to help Trump win.

A related investigation by Giulianis former office is examining the dealings of longtime Trump lawyer Michael Cohen. A former business partner of Cohen has agreed to cooperate in that probe and plead to New York state charges.

Notwithstanding all this, Giuliani said the ongoing investigation into contacts between Russia and Trumps 2016 campaign would not result in anything damaging to Trump. At most, he said, it would offer a possible basis for House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) to seek an impeachment vote, should Democrats take control of the chamber in November.

Giuliani predicted she would not do so, though, because she was in the House in the late 1990s, when Republicans chose to impeach Democratic President Bill Clinton and saw it backfire against them.

Giuliani Trump Will Win Second Term Easily Especially If Dems Nominate Moron Biden


The two 13- year-olds recorded a cover of Emeli Sande and Professor Green's Read All About It with their own lyrics, as a tribute to their friends who died in the Grenfell Tower fire. They have amassed more than 110,000 hits on YouTube for it and are raising money for relief efforts.

His empire, with 900 shops in 50 countries, has a 995 million turnover and donated 13.3 million to charities and activist groups last year.

Founder and Chair of African and UK based charities with over 1.5m beneficiaries across entrepreneurship and social impact, the British philanthropist also recently launched a 1m short film fund grant supporting diversity.

His company Winton Global Investment Management is one of the worlds biggest hedge funds and he has given vast sums to educational establishments, museums, galleries and research centres.

As well as heading the worlds largest independent oil trading company, Taylor is a significant giver through his family foundation and is chairman of the trustees of the Royal Opera House, with subsidised tickets for children from poor backgrounds.

Founder of The Felix Project charity, which has fed thousands of hungry people with surplus food. He is also chairman of the Evening Standard.

The Duke of Sussex directs much of his philanthropic work through the foundation he co-founded with his brother in 2009. He also founded the orphan charity Sentebale and launched the military sports event the Invictus Games.

Set up Freedom to promote awareness of forced marriage in Britain and also uses her novels to engage young people with issues including FGM.

The ex-prime minister of Denmark took up her post at Save The Children in 2016 - also  on the board of several other international organisations.

The fund invests in education programmes to break down barriers preventing 130 million girls around the world going to school.

This  London restaurant helps migrant and refugee women build careers in the food industry.

Delivers weekly sessions for groups of young women from marginalised background, and voted one of the 100 most inspiring women by Amnesty International..

Knighted this year for services to philanthropy, the founder of Travelex is also chair of the Princes Trust International and a donor to Great Ormond Street and Jewish charities.

Chairman of the family-founded foundation that gives grants totalling over 60 million a year.

The Progress 1000 Londons most influential people 2018 - Social pillars Charity amp Philanthrop


What produces the healing power of sound?

We can feel it when we turn on the radio and our favorite song happens to be playing, or when we sit quietly and listen to the rain. There is a palpable peace when we are absorbed in quiet and a different kind of rejuvenation when we hear the wind in the trees. There is no doubt that sound has subtle, but profound effects on our body, minds and spirits. How exactly does sound work, though, to heal us?

Have you ever listened to an orchestra prepare to play an invigorating symphony? There is a cacophony first with the woodwinds and strings, horns, and timpani making quite a ruckus, but when they tune their instruments precisely, the sound that washes over you like a wave, can bring peace and excitement that surpasses some of the most invigorating practices on earth  like sky diving, or dropping 45 feet into a hidden cave.

Sound is not unorganized chaos. It is a dynamic but ordered pattern.  Dr. Hans Jenny

The body works in much the same way. If a single instrument (organ, or organ system) is playing its own tune, and not in harmony with the rest of the body, disease is more likely to happen. As sound therapist, Dr. John Beaulieu, ND, PhD explains,

One of the most effective ways to change the energy field is through a science named cymatics. Though he was not the first to discover that sound could heal, Dr. Hans Jenny, M.D. of Basel Switzerland put together some fascinating experiments where we could literally see how sound works.

Jenny created cymatics when he put sand, fluid or some other powder on a metal plate that was attached to an oscillator. An oscillator is essentially a vibrator, but his oscillator was controlled by a generator that was able to produce many thousands of types of frequencies. Some of these can be found in nature, and others are created by man.

By changing the frequencies on the oscillator, Jenny found that sand, or water or whatever substance he was using to create a visible medium for his sound, would morph into some very interesting shapes. These shapes mimicked the properties of divine geometry, and the higher the frequency, the more complex the shapes would appear to be. He wrote:

What Jenny was observing was really a simple way of observing matter come to life. Since we now understand, through the emerging field of quantum physics, that patterns emerge via waves of energy, the plates were showing the scientist a similar phenomenon. In ancient Sumerian society, this was a known fact.

This is why practices like mantra were held in high esteem. The seed syllable, OM, for example, causes a certain frequency to imprint upon the matter around it, and thus change the energetic field.

The kind of singing that we do calms the spirit and helps us live in peace with our world and with one another, says Abbot Philip Lawrence, a scholar of chant who also leads the Monastery of Christ In The Desert  home to an American order of Benedictine monks from Abiquiu, New Mexico.

Chanting has some strange effect on the brain waves according to various studies, continues Abbot Philip, but this effect is certainly not the Monks of the Deserts objective; rather their goal, and that of Gregorian chant, notes Abbot Philip, is to focus on the words rather than the challenge of voice production or sight reading.

It is always our hope that our singing will bring others to peace, inner tranquility and an appreciation of beauty. These values can help create a world in which peace and tranquility prevail.

Since all matter is just different frequencies of the collapsed wave, or quantum field, then we have the ability to create a different reality with sound.

The possibility for great healing can be seen in the science of sound. The picture of the Sri Yantra, a mandala created by sound, and said to be imagined by a yogi in deep meditation, is a representation of one of the oldest sounds in the world.

Some call it a manifestation of divine sound. The triangles that appear in the Sri Yantra are perfectly integrated based on the divine number, Pi, which is also the basis for the golden mean, Phi.

The Greek philosopher, Pythagorus understood sound and divein geometry, and it was written about by Euclid in Elements around 300 B.C., by Luca Pacioli, a contemporary of Leonardo Da Vinci, in De Divina Proportione in 1509, by Johannes Kepler around 1600.

Many others knew of this cosmic mathematics, and its power to heal throughout the ages.

The harmonics of sound work to create order out of chaos

The harmonics of sound work to create order out of chaos. Disease, you might say, is a form of chaos in the body. According to Dr. Robert Friedman, the connection between the Golden Ratio and ideal health was a no-brainer.

During his medial residency in the 1980s, Dr. Friedman began observing the Golden Ratio throughout the human bodyon the anatomical, physiological, and molecular levels.

The deeper I looked, said Friedman, the more deeply I discovered this incredible and ubiquitous Code to be embedded throughout the structure and function of the body...it only followed that the more one could harmonize with this grand principle, the more efficient and effortless life could be.

Over millennia, those who have studied the science of sound, have come to understand that certain frequencies are very healing for the human body. Overall, however, you are trying to create resonance  When two systems are oscillating at different frequencies, there is an impelling force called resonance that causes the two to transfer energy from one to another.

When two similarly tuned systems vibrate at different frequencies, there is another aspect of this energy transfer called entrainment, which causes them to line up and to vibrate at the same frequency. (Richard Gordon)

Certain frequencies are very healing for the human body.

When we entrain with healing frequencies, our bodies and minds vibrate in harmony. These include:

285 Hz  Signals cells and tissues to heal. Leaves the body feeling rejuvenated.

396 Hz  Liberates guilt and fear to make way for higher vibrating emotions.

417 Hz  Allows the undoing of challenging situations.

528 Hz  Said to heal DNA, repair cells, and awaken consciousness

639 Hz  This is the vibration associated to the heart. It allows feelings of love for self and other until there is no longer a distinction. To balance relationships, listen to this frequency.

741 Hz  Said to clean the cells and heal them from exposure to electromagnetic radiation. Helps shift someone into empowerment so they can create the reality they wish to see.

963 Hz  Activates the pineal gland, and aligns the body to its perfect, original state. Of course, there are further frequencies, many of which that are not even within the human range of hearing, but they are healing nonetheless. George Lakhovsky, a Russian engineer understood the power of sound as well.

He understood that certain frequencies would make a living being grow stronger. I hope you are able to find healing in the frequencies Ive described, and that this introduction to why sound heals will spur you to learn more.

Christina Sarich is a staff writer for Waking Times. She is a writer, musician, yogi, and humanitarian with an expansive repertoire. Her thousands of articles can be found all over the Internet, and her insights also appear in magazines as diverse as Weston A. Price, Nexus, Atlantis Rising, and the Cuyamungue Institute, among others. She was recently a featured author in the Journal, Wise Traditions in Food, Farming, and Healing Arts, and her commentary on healing, ascension, and human potential inform a large body of the alternative news lexicon. She has been invited to appear on numerous radio shows, including Health Conspiracy Radio, Dr. Gregory Smiths Show, and dozens more. The second edition of her book, Pharma Sutra, will be released soon.

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NASA might still be waiting for its next-generation planet spotting telescope to get off the ground, but the aging Hubble is still doing a fine job in the meantime.

The telescope, which was originally launched way back in 1990, has spent the last 28 years delivering some truly breathtaking images from space, and one of its latest photos is yet another entry into its long list of achievements.

The image you see above is a galaxy known as NGC 4036. At around 70 million light-years away, it would be a bit of a trip to actually make it there, but Hubble is capable of delivering a pretty fantastic glimpse at it from Earth orbit.

Hubble spies distant dusty galaxy


Vladimir Putin: Last year there was one extradition case by the United States... Mueller can use this treaty as an official request to us... in this case this kind of effort should be a reciprical one... For instance we can bring up Mr. Browder... They sent a huge amount of money $400,000,000 to Hillary Clinton!

Putin offered permitting officials in the US, including Mueller, to Russia to assist in their investigation of the supposed Trump-Russia collusion story. Then Putin dropped his bomb where the US could reciprocate Russia in one of their investigations

For instance, we can bring up Mr. Browder, in this particular case.  Business associates of Mr. Browder have earned over $1.5 billion in Russia and never paid any taxes neither in Russia or the United States and yet the money escaped the country. They were transferred to the United States. They sent [a] huge amount of money, $400,000,000, as a contribution to the campaign of Hillary Clinton.  Well thats their personal case.  It might have been legal, the contribution itself but the way the money was earned was illegal.  So we have solid reason to believe that some [US] intelligence officers accompanied and guided these transactions.  So we have an interest in questioning them.

The Russian Prosecutor Generals Office is ready to send a request for the questioning of staffers of US intelligence services and public officers within the framework of a criminal case against Hermitage Capital founder William Browder, prosecutors spokesman Alexander Kurennoy told a briefing on Tuesday. Within the framework of a probe into a criminal case against William Browder and his criminal group, we are ready to send another request to the US competent agencies for a possibility to question these staffers of US special services, some other public officers of the US and a number of entrepreneurs in order to later charge them with the crimes committed by Browder, Kurennoy said. Browder has transferred $400,000 to accounts of the US Democratic Party, Kurennoy said.

RUSSIA READY to Send Request to US Over Bill Browder and his 400000 in Controversial Donations to


(Natural News) Given stress is bad for health while probiotics are good for the gut, Argentinean researchers decide to determine whether or not the latter can offset the former. Their experiment on stressed mice revealed that probiotic supplements could boost the immune system of the gut against infection.

Stress conditions disrupt the natural balance of the body. These physiological changes extend their negative effects on the endocrine and immune systems.

Chronic stress, in particular, triggers changes in the immunity of cells and bodily fluids. Stressful situations release glucocorticoids and catecholamines that affect immune functions and increase the chances of infection.

Exposure to stressors also affects the normally-stable microbiota in the gut. The population of beneficial Lactobacilli drops, weakening the intestinal barrier and allowing other microbiota to move into secondary lymphoid organs, which leads to inflammatory bowel diseases.

Furthermore, acute and chronic stress also reduce the levels of white blood cells that fight enteric pathogens. No wonder stress is associated with cardiovascular and autoimmune diseases, diabetes, and respiratory tract infections in humans. (Related: Dont sweat the exam: Another study confirms mindfulness reduces stress.)

This is where probiotics come in. Beneficial bacteria boost immunoglobin presence in the mucosal immune system, which restores permeability to mucus barriers and improves the local immune response.

This benefit extends to the intestinal barrier and associated immune system. Probiotics can mitigate the local inflammatory response against enteric infections, and they can also alleviate metabolic disorders.

An earlier study by the Argentinean team showed that the consumption of Lactobacillus casei improved the gut mucosal immune response and raised immunological parameters. This experience led them to develop a hypothesis that probiotic supplements could improve or reduce the negative effect of stress on the immune system.

For their new study, they created an experimental stress model where mice were deprived of food for 12 hours and immobilized for three hours every day for 11 days. They administered probiotic supplements  either one of the Lactobacillus casei CRL 431 or Lactobacillus paracasei CNCMI-1518 strains, or probiotic fermented milk with L. paracasei CNCM I-1518  to some of the lab animals.

On the 12th day, some of the mice from each group were sacrificed and analyzed. Researchers looked at parameters for intestinal barrier reinforcement, the innate immune response, and the effects of probiotic supplements.

According to their findings, probiotic supplementation restored the normal shape and the length of the intestinal villi in the guts of stressed mice. Healthy villi can properly absorb nutrients, maintain normal gut function, and provide the proper signals for the small intestines immune cells.

With regards to the immune system itself, probiotics were able to reduce the negative effects of stress-induced glucocorticoids and corticosterone on the macrophages that fight infections. Both probiotic strains normalized the activities of peritoneal and spleen macrophages before OVA immunization.

After OVA immunization took place, only the L. paracasei CNCM I-1518 strain was able to affect the macrophages in the spleen and bodily fluids positively. Both strains retained effectiveness in normalizing the phagocytic activity of macrophages in the peritoneum, the tissue that lines the inner wall of the abdomen and supports most abdominal organs.

The researchers also established that probiotic supplementation was also able to compensate for the immunosuppressive effect of stress hormones. By bolstering adaptive immune response, probiotics can protect against Salmonella thyphimurium and other infectious pathogens.

The probiotic fermented milk with L. paracasei CNCM I-1518 was considered to be the most effective shield against Salmonella infection.

The researchers concluded that probiotic supplementation is a safe and effective way to bolster gut and immune system health during stress conditions.

Probiotics found to offset the detrimental effects of stress on the immune system


RIVIERA BEACH  Breaking from normal practice, the Palm Beach County elections supervisor banned media from filming and photographing the high-profile midterm election ballot review process amid allegations of incompetence by Gov. Rick Scott.

Tensions flared Friday morning when Bucher threatened to have camera operators and newspaper reporters arrested for filming ballot tabulation as Palm Beach County. The meeting at least half a dozen television cameras and even more reporters as Palm Beach County is one of the last in Florida to report unofficial results in an election with three tight statewide races. Bucher accused several reporters of illegally taking pictures and videos of signatures on the envelopes of mail ballots.

Reporters repeatedly assured Bucher that they were filming the board members from a safe distance as they examined ballots and decided whether to toss or count them. Signatures were not visible in any Palm Beach Post photos.

Still, Bucher insisted that shed bring officers to forcibly remove any member of the media who filmed the process.

Despite objections from reporters, the canvassing board insisted that the meeting not be filmed or photographed.

There is no way the canvassing board can determine or ascertain what those cameras, those recording devices are recording, said Judge August Bonavita, chair of the canvassing board. We have to focus exclusively on whats in front of us. We cant pay attention to your cameras.

Five Palm Beach County Sheriffs deputies watched the meeting both from inside the room and behind the glass windows lead inside. Under threat of arrest and removal from the meeting, reporters shut down their cameras.

Rubio Sounds the Alarm Palm Beach Elections Supervisor Bans Media Cameras From Public Ballot Counti


ASTANA, August 17. /TASS/. Kazakhstan plans to ratify the Convention on the
Legal Status of the Caspian Sea in the near future, the Kazakh Foreign
Ministrys Ambassador-at-Large Zulfiya Amanzholova said at a briefing on
Friday.

"We intend to ratify the convention in the near future. The Foreign Ministry
will launch the necessary procedures immediately. We will submit the
convention to the government, the time frame and all the procedures are
determined, so I dont think there will be any delays," she said.

According to her, the Kazakh government will later pass the document to the
parliament. Amanzholova also said that it had taken the Caspian states a long
time to agree on the matter so there was no reason to "delay its
ratification."

The presidents of the five Caspian states (Russia, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan,
Iran and Turkmenistan) singed the Convention on the Legal Status of the
Caspian Sea, which had been agreed on by the five states foreign ministers at
their Moscow meeting in December 2017, at the Fifth Caspian summit held in
Kazakhstans city of Aktau. Besides, several documents on regional cooperation
were also signed.

In other media

Kazakhstan to ratify Convention on Legal Status of Caspian Sea in near future


This fall, New York's celebrity chefs havent strayed far from home with their elaborate expansion plans. Instead of opening restaurants out of state, theyre simply expanding their reach by focusing on super-niche aspects of their current menus in nearby neighborhoods.

Israeli chef Einat Admony, famous for bringing Israeli food to New York with her restaurant Balaboosta, has opened a fast-casual eatery devoted to couscous. The team behind Lower East Side Vietnamese spot An Choi opened the Instagram-friendly, pho-focused Di An Da in Greenpoint. The Frankels Deli co-owners brought their love of deli fare to Bernies, a retro restaurant in Greenpoint. And the new Gladys Jerk Center is an expansion of the Michelin star-winning Gladys, a bright Caribbean restaurant in Crown Heights.

Each chef already has a cult following, but now theyre taking what they do best and giving it a cool twist.

Israeli chef Einat Admony opened Kish Kash, a restaurant devoted entirely to couscous, in June. Before the summer opening, the restaurant was in the works since 2016. The Tel Aviv born chef is also the mastermind behind the now-defunct Balaboosta and the rapidly expanding fast casual falafel restaurant Taim. Taim, which translates to tasty in Hebrew, is known for its freshly made falafel and smoothies.

But Kish Kash is all about the couscous, and its not the grocery store variety you microwave for five minutes. Instead, the Moroccan delicacy is pillowy and light as air, paired with root vegetables and spicy sauces. At the beginning of the meal, freshly-baked challah is served. While the white walls make it feel extremely fast casual, it's perfect for a quick luncheon.

While theres been a sudden influx of solid Vietnamese restaurants in the city, including Hanoi House and the Sarah Jessica Parker approved Madame Vo, An Choi has always been a Lower East Side stronghold. Now, the owners have opened the far more Insta-ready Di An Di in Greenpoint, a Brooklyn neighborhood thats expecting far more traffic after the L train goes down in the spring.

At Di An Di, the focus is pho...and a more Instagram-worthy experience. An Choi is tucked away on the Lower East Side, where patrons sit at small tables with Sriracha. At Di An Di, there's ample space to snap a bowl of pho or a more elaborate Vietnamese crepe.

Frankels might be a traditional Jewish deli in Greenpoint, but its owners have unexpected hip-hop ties. Rapper Despot and Run the Jewels rapper El-P are two of the investors. Alex Frankel, whos in the Brooklyn band Holy Ghost! opened the restaurant with his brother Zach in 2016. Since then, Justin Bieber has stopped by with Hailey Baldwin for what was deemed a 'PDA filled outing.'

Now, Zach has opened Bernies, this time with an even more retro vibe. Instead of bagels with schmear and hot latkes, theyre serving up Americana fare. Come for the pop star company, stay for burgers.

Gladys has long been a go-to for Crown Heights cocktails (try their slushy Dark & Stormy) and inventive Caribbean fare (one favorite is the Guyanese Chow Fun). With turquoise walls and jerk chicken, its a solid spot to bring back those long-departed summer vibes.

Owners Michael Jacober and Junior Felix, whos also the chef, have now expanded with a much larger 'Jerk Center' so you wont have to wait in quite as long of a line for your ice cold cocktails. There are a few small differences; the Jerk Center serves cabbage instead of bok choy. Otherwise, its the same Michelin-approved vibes at a much lower price point.

Missy Robbins didnt venture far from her Williamsburg celebrity hot spot Lilia when she opened her new restaurant, Misi, down the block. Former Disney star Cole Sprouse and model Barbara Palvin are all fans. But even A-listers have to wait with everyone else. When Jennifer Lawrence went to the restaurant in May, she hung around more than 30 minutes for a table.

Now, Robbins has opened Misi (she thought the 'i' made it sound more Italian) in the new Domino Park development, which is pasta heavy. The Lilia follow-up is honing in on noodles and vegetables, which are what she does best. But like Lilia, its almost impossible to get a reservation. Even now, the only ones available are at 11:00 pm. If youre not looking for a midnight snack, the trick is getting there early. Sure, 5pm dinner is an early bird special, but you wont regret it once youve tasted the pasta.

The new niche restaurants from star chefs to try out in New York this winter


Ministers have committed to order a review of hate crime law following calls to recognise misogyny as an aggravating factor if it motivated upskirting.

Labour's Stella Creasy urged the Government to fund a Law Commission review into hate crime in new and existing legislation as the Voyeurism (Offences) Bill was debated in the Commons.

The Walthamstow MP said the true extent of hate crimes against women was being "masked" in the criminal justice system because misogyny is not currently recognised as such, but withdrew her amendment to the legislation following the Government's commitment.

Justice Minister Lucy Frazer spoke against the proposals to amend the Bill, saying statutory aggravating factors "don't usually apply to one or two offences" and would make them "inconsistent with all other sexual offences".

She told MPs: "While I recognise the intent behind the amendments, this narrow Bill is not the time to debate misogyny becoming a hate crime.

"However, we as a Government are concerned to ensure our hate crime legislation is up to date and consistent, and I'm pleased to announce today I will be asking the Law Commission to undertake a review of the coverage and approach of hate crime legislation following their earlier recommendation to do so.

"This will include how protective characteristics, including sex and gender characteristics, should be considered by new or existing hate crime law."

Ms Creasy thanked Ms Frazer for "listening", telling the Commons her commitment was "really, really welcome".

The announcement came amid concerns raised by Conservative Maria Miller that the upskirting legislation risks "artificially narrowing" the number of potential convictions.

The chairwoman of the Women and Equalities Committee warned that the Bill is "very narrowly defined" as she urged ministers to accept her amendment which sought to make all upskirting a crime.

"The Bill explicitly doesn't outlaw upskirting per se, it outlaws it in certain circumstances," Mrs Miller told the Commons.

She pointed to figures from Scotland, where she said only a "handful" of cases had been brought since legislation was introduced eight years ago, despite research suggesting that "one in 10 young people in this country experience upskirting".

"That would mean a far higher rate than just three in Scotland or just under 30 in the UK."

The Government has used the Scottish legislation as a base for the Bill, but Mrs Miller said ministers had not reflected changes made to address "significant shortcomings" in the original law.

She told the Commons: "My concern is that in drawing the Bill in this way it is artificially depressing the number of people that will come forward.

"And I think the courts may think that Parliament, in its very specific omission of certain groups of people who are perpetrating this crime, and we know they are already, they are artificially narrowing the number of convictions that might be brought forward and I don't think that is the way Parliament wants this Bill to work.

"And amendment 3 would make sure that it worked far more broadly than that, and actually call to account all of the people who are committing this crime - not just a very small section of them."

Conservative former minister Sir Christopher Chope said he did not believe misogyny should be an aggravating factor.

He said: "The activity itself should be criminalised, it shouldn't be a motive.

"Why do we need to have a motive in respect to an offence that outrages public decency?"

He also called for the law to be "toughened up" to put upskirting offenders motivated by sexual gratification on the sex offenders register.

Liberal Democrat Wera Hobhouse (Bath) condemned upskirting as a "vile practice" that should be a specific offence.

"The harm caused to the victim is substantial regardless of the intention of the perpetrator," she said.

The Bill later received an unopposed third reading and will undergo further scrutiny in the Lords.

Government reviews misogyny in hate crime law to protect women from street and sexual harassment


London Mayor Sadiq Khan has watched his popularity plummet as a result of the largest epidemic of violence in the capitals history.

Figures released Thursday show that 32 percent of patients treated by airborne trauma specialists and paramedics in the first six months of 2018 were stabbing or shooting victims.

The second largest group of emergencies with 27 percent of the total were road traffic accidents, with injuries sustained from a fall or height making up 20 percent.

Londons Stabbing Crisis Dramatically Increases Air Ambulance Use


(Natural News) Icons of the so-called #NeverTrump resistance are growing increasingly unhinged as Trump Derangement Syndrome continues to rob them of their ability to think and act rationally.

There is nothing that these people wouldnt do to depose the president  one way or the other  and they regularly dog whistle that sentiment to their equally deranged supporters. But now two of them  conservative Bill Kristol and anti-Putin Russian chess master Garry Kasparov  have begun fantasizing openly about holding show trials for all of POTUS Trumps supporters before throwing them in prison (or worse).

Those who stand against Trump will move on to many different things when hes gone, but those who still support him should never be forgotten or forgiven, he recently tweeted.

His tweet became semi-viral; it got about 10,000 retweets and 34,000 likes, Information Liberation reported.

But Kasparov wasnt through. In a follow-up tweet that received far less attention, he wrote, Im not talking about functionaries attempting to keep the government working despite Trump, but people of influence who know exactly what he is, and enable him for their own gain.

Mind you, Kasparovs outrage was nowhere to be found when it was Barack Obama corrupting and politicizing our governing institutions, especially the Justice Department and the FBI. No, he only has rage for Trump (despite the fact that in reality, Trump is being far harder on Putin than Hillary would have been or Obama was).

When a Twitter user asked him what he meant by never should be forgiven, Kasparov expounded.

Forgiving a crime or threat that is still clear and present and invites further offense, he wrote. Ill leave forgiveness to the next generation, when the threat is gone.

Kasparov, the little Twitter revolutionary, wasnt done. The following day he doubled down on his wanderlust for wanting to make Trump supporters pay for electing him. (Related: New report from UC-Berkeley blames LEFT-wing violence on  wait for it  conservatives.)

People should know that their choices come with a price. Feel empathy if you can, but dont act from pity because we know such people dont have any for us when they have power, he claimed.

That is particularly rich, considering that the American Left which this man obviously supports is the faction without any empathy for their political opponents, as evidenced by all of the actual violence visited upon Trump supporters at every opportunity.

And: Working with demagogues and autocrats is like working with cancer. You cut it out. These arent political differences, its deciding if were going to have politics at all, he continued.

Again, its the Left that harbors and uses violence to quell political differences. The Left is where we see the demagogues (Obama being D-gogue #1). The Left is where politics ends and violence begins.

Then theres Kristol. He tweeted this gem late last month:

Ran into a long time friendly acquaintance at the cleaners. He (for somewhat understandable institutional reasons) is very much on the Trump train. He jokingly asked if Id be a character witness for him at the Vichy trials after this is all over. Seemed shocked when I said no.

Kristols answer shouldnt surprise anyone who knows him. Hes bitter. Hes angry. Its tough being a #NeverTrump RINO and completely shut out of the first Republican majority government in nearly a decade.

But to accept the premise of his friend  that Trump supporters should be subjected to show trials like those held for Nazi sympathizers in France during World War II  is wrong from the outset.

Trump supporters arent the Nazis here; the Left, with its Brown Shirt tactics of political violence and intimidation, harken back to Hitlers Nazi regime.

If we think the #NeverTrump faction has been violent thus far, just wait to see what happens if Republicans hold all of Congress and POTUS Trump gets reelected in 2020. The derangement will lead to social chaos.

Read more about the Lefts increasing violence at Violence.news.

Deranged anti-Trumpers now pushing for show trials to criminalize imprison all Trump supporters a


Desperate to discredit any investigation into the Trump campaigns contact with Russia, along with the subsequent obstruction of justice efforts, Republicans recently put all of their eggs in one basket. Most pro-Trump politicians and media banded together to cast doubt on Special Prosecutor Robert Mueller (and the whole Department of Justice), claiming a vast conspiracy of FBI abuse of surveillance warrants.

Rep. Devin Nunes (R-CA), in his now infamous memo, claimed that the entire Trump/Russia investigation was based on a Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) warrant on Carter Page. In addition, Nunes memo claimed that the warrant application (that he didnt even read himself) was based entirely on the famous Steele dossier. The Nunes memo goes on to say that the Steele dossier was a partisan effort paid for by the Democratic Party.

Earlier today, sources confirmed that the partisan nature of the Steele dossier was indeed disclosed. Also, a close read of the Nunes memo shows that the FISA warrant on Carter Page was granted before the current line-up of the FBI. FISA warrants are tough to get, and must be renewed every 90 days:

The Republican case is quickly falling apart. Its now obvious that the FISA warrant for Carter Page was not based solely on the Steele dossier.

TIME has recently uncovered a 2013 letter, written by Carter Page. In this letter that he sent to a manuscript editor, he bragged on his Kremlin connections:

Over the past half year, I have had the privilege to serve as an informal advisor to the staff of the Kremlin in preparation for their Presidency of the G-20 Summit next month, where energy issues will be a prominent point on the agenda, the letter reads.

There it is, in Pages own words.

Maybe this has to do with his 2013 recruitment by Russian spies?

Guess the White House and pro-Trump Republicans have some explaining to do.

TIME Magazine Rocks Trump FBIFISA Warrant Evidence Released Donald Is In Trouble


(Natural News) If your doctor tells you that some major health problems like obesity or heart disease run in your family, shouldnt you first check to see if your family members have all been eating the same blood-clogging fats and health-wrecking chemicals that cause those diseases or disorders, and if any of them ever exercised? Todays medical doctors just love to tell all their patients that every health problem runs in the family. In fact, thats the first set of questions on the medical forms you fill out. You have to check off dozens of boxes saying if anyone in your family has a history of any of a whole gamut of ills.

Why? Because that way the doctors can convince you that theres no cure for your heart disease, high cholesterol, or obesity, and that theres no problem if you eat processed food all day and never workout, walk, or jog, because he or she has some magic pills to manage your symptoms. The only way to help you, according to most M.D.s, is to prescribe you chemical medications to manage the symptoms of your hereditary nightmares. You see, its all your parents and grandparents fault. Yep, they gave you those bad genes and theres nothing you can do about it, right? Think again.

Have you been conned by Big Food to SuperSize everything you eat? Have you noticed when you go out to eat at a restaurant, the average plate of food off the menu is enough to feed a whole family? If youre overweight and suffering from heart disease, the odds are you werent born that way. Its time to check your lifestyle habits, and scrub them against those of your parents and their parents, and maybe even their parents too.

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Obesity and heart disease are caused mainly from consuming animal fat, canola oil, and processed foods. Obesity and heart disease are also fueled and perpetuated by lack of exercise. Does sitting on the couch all day, eating fast food, fried food, and baked goods run in your family? Clogged arteries are not inherited. Sorry to break it to you.

Sure, there are some folks out there who have chemical imbalances and nutrient deficiencies that contribute to their health ills, but the core of most health issues arent passed on from your parents and their parents  thats just a crock of saturated fat spread like propaganda to keep you from seeking out natural remedies and an effective fitness regimen you can handle.

Certain diseases, like cystic fibrosis, are scientifically proven to be a direct result of genetic abnormalities, because some people inherit defective copies of a single gene from their mother and father that show characteristics of the condition. However, with regards to coronary disease, genetic influences have hundreds (if not thousands) of genetic variants, many of which are not inherited, but rather altered, mutated, or modified after birth. Thus, we cant equate the word genetic with inherited, because not everything thats genetic is hereditary. Get it?

One recent study shows that physical exercise, a healthy diet, and not smoking can reduce your risk of cardiovascular disease by 50 percent, even if you have some slight gene variants that make you more susceptible to it. This means we as humans can modify dramatically the risks so many scientists say we are born with.

Science and nutrition experts now believe its our culture, not some obesity gene, that makes people so overweight. Ever wonder why restaurants with buffets always advertise them as all you can eat instead of all you care to eat? Ever wonder why fast food joints let you Supersize servings by simply paying a few extra pennies on the dollar?

A report that claimed scientists had cracked the code behind the obesity gene was all a huge hoax.

First of all, there is no obesity gene, so theres no code to be cracked. Theres really no way around fixing diet and exercise, but scientists at MIT and Harvard University want us to start buying into chemical medicines that Big Pharma pushes for every other disease and disorder out there.

The obesity epidemic in America has nothing at all to do with genetics when speaking of inherited DNA. Thats just a big distraction from addressing the root of the problem, for which allopathic medicine is infamous. It is, however, scientific fact that excitotoxins like monosodium glutamate (MSG) and the artificial sweetener Aspartame are addicting and make people crave more salty foods and more sweets, causing weight gain, inflammation, thyroid irregularities, hormone imbalances, and hypertension, among other health ills.

Many of todays teenagers are so obese they cant even serve in the military. Thats a major problem.

Plus, American advertising influences people to eat all the wrong foods. The main foods and beverages perpetually advertised via mass media are soda, pizza, subs, chips, beer, cheeseburgers, sugary cereals, and fried chicken. Its all part of a complete and balanced breakfast, lunch, or whatever theyre paid to say. Even the portions and servings are way too big these days.

So no, genetics didnt load your gun. The American culture loads the proverbial food gun but you have to pull the trigger yourself. Plus, medical doctors often give the wrong advice, or no nutritional advice at all, along with pushing chemical pills that make matters worse, including horrific side effects, like depression and thoughts of suicide.

Conclusion: Two-thirds of the U.S. population is overweight or obese, and its not because they inherited the magically tragic fat gene. If youre overweight, look into a clean food regimen of raw organic produce and spring water, and start walking, jogging or running until your non-inherited condition greatly improves.

Its not that heart disease and obesity runs in your family its that nobody in your family RUNS


Journalists in the United Kingdom have successfully challenged the reporting ban issued by a judge in the Tommy Robinson case.

Lizzie Deardon of the Independent wrote to the judge asking for the ban to be lifted and representatives from Leeds Live News made oral argumentS on Tuesday.

I wrote to the judge asking for the order to be lifted and he said representatives of the press also made oral submissions in Leeds today, Dearden, a Home Affairs Correspondent for the Independent, tweeted. So to everyone accusing the MSM of being part of some dark conspiracy, just remember that were the only reason reporting this is now legal.

Robinson, a 35-year-old independent journalist and activist was arrested on Friday for suspicion of breaching the peace for his reporting and is now serving a 13 month sentence for contempt of court, as he already had a suspended sentence for a similar offense. He was arrested, charged and sentenced within five hours.

The judge also issued a reporting restriction, barring the press from covering Robinsons case or imprisonment. Articles from the Daily Record, Birmingham Live, The Mirror, and even Breitbart News were all taken offline in the hours following his detention due to the order.

The arrest was over his livestreaming outside the trial of a child grooming gang. That trial is currently under a temporary reporting ban over concerns that the defense could successfully argue that the jury was tainted if there is public outrage over the details. That reporting restriction remains in place.

Robinsons lawyer, Matthew Harding, told Leeds Live that his client was mindful, having spoken to others and taken advice, not to say things that he thought would actually prejudice these proceedings.

Mr Harding said Robinson had been the victim of assaults while serving time in prison before and there had been a price on his head during his last prison term with inmates being offered the reward of drugs and mobile phones to kill him, Leeds Live reports.

Harding made this case during the hearing, but the judge stated that people have to understand that if they breach court orders there will be very real consequences.

Robinson is a husband and father of three.

German conservative MP Petr Bystron announced on Sunday that he is offering the political prisoner asylum.

Freedom of speech is under attack all across Europe. I was at the AfD march in Berlin today, where people were waving #FreeTommy signs. I grew up under Communist dictatorship, and I will not let our freedoms be taken away again, Bystron told The Gateway Pundit.

On Saturday, one day after Robinsons imprisonment, hundreds of supporters flooded Downing St. to demand his freedom.

BREAKING UK Journalists Successfully Challenge Tommy Robinson Reporting Ban in Court


Normally, a congressional hearing is not the place to look for revelations of undiscovered truths. Typically, not much hearing happens at a hearing, anyway. It's often just an opportunity for congressmen to grandstand and yell out a few talking points so their staffers can make

Transparency Would Wipe the Smirk Off Strzoks Face


The American media that promotes diversity in politics, schools and jobs isnt very inclusive.

In not taking a page from their own headlines, the news industry is 77 percent white and 61 percent male, according to the latest report from the Pew Research Center.

Overall, the U.S. workforce is 65 percent white, 53 percent male.

The numbers are similar to others taken by the industry itself. For example, according to Pew, the American Society of News Editors in 2012-2015 estimated that newspaper employees were 87 percent-88 percent white, 63 percent-64 percent male, and 56 percent-57 percent white and male.

Surveys by the Radio Television Digital News Association in 2012-2016 estimated that television newsroom staff were 77 percent-79 percent white and 56 percent-60 percent male, while radio newsroom staff were 87 percent-91 percent white and 61 percent-69 percent male.

Study Diversity-Preaching Media Far Whiter More Male Than US Workforce


WASHINGTON  Six months late and about 17 hours after they first introduced the bill, House lawmakers on Thursday approved a 2,232-page spending bill that will fund the federal government until October and prevent an imminent shutdown.

The massive omnibus spending deal was the culmination of months of negotiations between Republicans and Democrats. Congress has passed five continuing resolutions since September to extend government operations and allow lawmakers more time to negotiate this deal.

Under a previous agreement to lift spending caps, the $1.3 trillion deal increases defense spending by $80 billion and non-defense spending by $63 billion for this fiscal year. The military gets a 2.4 percent pay raise, while civilian personnel get a 1.9 percent bump.

President Donald Trump gets some $1.6 billion for border security measures, although not necessarily for the wall he has long promised. Instead, the bill provides $251 million for secondary fencing, $445 million for levee fencing, $196 million for primary pedestrian fencing and $445 million for the replacement of existing fencing, according to The Washington Post. The legislation specifically prohibits Trump from making any of the wall prototypes designed last year.

The bill provides funding for a number of infrastructure projects  including the New York-New Jersey Gateway program, a rail project for the New York City area. Trump fought hard not to simply fund that project, believing he could negotiate money for his wall with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) in exchange for Gateway spending. But ultimately the New York-area lawmakers who wanted the project won.

The legislation also includes the so-called Fix NICS measure, which tightens up the system for reporting criminal records to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System. And the bill corrects a grain glitch in the GOP tax law that gave farmer-owned cooperatives a significant tax benefit over other agricultural corporations. In exchange for that adjustment, Democrats got an expansion of a low-income housing credit.

The process that produced the spending bill was the exact sort of backroom dealing that Trump railed against in his election. Key lawmakers kept details of the legislation private for months, and then they sprung the text of the measure on other members a little after 8 p.m. on Wednesday. Shortly before 1 p.m. Thursday, the House was voting on the legislation, meaning it was impossible for any of those other lawmakers to have read the bill in its entirety before the vote.

Rep. Mark Meadows (R-N.C.), chairman of the House Freedom Caucus, said he tried to stay up all night to read the bill. As fast as I was reading it, theres no way they read it, Meadows said, noting that he reached the 700s pages of the 2,232-page bill.

House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) also made a theatrical show of the bill, holding up the massive stack of pages and saying he was waiting for the tea party who harangued me and my party about reading the bill.

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) accused her GOP colleagues of attempting to speed through the process and get out of town before the big march for gun control in Washington on Saturday.

Rep. Raul Labrador (R-Idaho), another Freedom Caucus member, also criticized the process, claiming that congressional leaders had planned a two-week recess just before this vote so they could pressure other lawmakers into supporting the bill.

Its why Im leaving Congress, Labrador said, who is instead running for governor of Idaho. These people have no shame. And theyll say whatever to get elected. But I think the American people deserve better than this.

House Passes 2232-Page Omnibus Spending Bill That No One Read