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October 12, 2017

Veterans, in & heading to Puerto Rico, needs our help

Jason Maddy is with a crew of Veterans, in Puerto Rico, who have seen the supplies at the ports; and also know those supplies are not getting to many people in need.



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Currently, a group named Action Walkers, are traveling across country to obtain supplies, for Puerto Rico, who will link up with the Jason Maddy Veterans, to assure these supplies get to people in desperate need.

https://twitter.com/laserhaas01/status/918523347285110784

If you have the ability to assist, in any way, please reach out to these groups or the tax dedeuctible entity that Michele Reid, from Boston, is teaming up with, of Jose Lopez, who has a Bronx NY charity - JAL Community Visions , 2462 Devoe Terrace, Bronx NY 10468.

JAL_enterprise@yahoo.com

October 2, 2017

Sex robot molested, destroyed at electronics show

Source: ZDnet

The past year has seen a proliferation of sex robots, with plenty of accompanying controversy.

The creator of a sex robot says his doll was trashed by randy men at an electronics festival in Austria.

The incident happened at the Arts Electronica Festival in Linz, Austria. Sergi Santos, an engineer from Barcelona, Spain, was showing off a robotic doll he calls Samantha. The interactive robot is reportedly programmed to respond to "romance."

But instead of offering some engaging conversation and a bit of spark, Santos says that men at the festival treated Samantha like, well, an object. "The people mounted Samantha's breasts, her legs, and arms. Two fingers were broken. She was heavily soiled," he told Britain's Metro. "People can be bad. Because they did not understand the technology and did not have to pay for it, they treated the doll like barbarians."

Read more: https://www.google.com/amp/www.zdnet.com/google-amp/article/sex-robot-molested-destroyed-at-electronics-show/

October 2, 2017

VIDEO of Vegas Shooting by Mandalay Bay Kills (50+)

Source: New York Times

A gunman firing from a Las Vegas hotel rained a rapid-fire barrage on a huge outdoor concert festival on Sunday night, sending thousands of people fleeing until SWAT units found and killed him. More than 20 victims died, and more than 100 others were wounded, officials said.

Online video of the attack outside the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino showed the country singer Jason Aldean performing outside at the Route 91 Harvest Festival, a three-day country music event, interrupted by the sound of automatic gunfire. The music stopped, and concertgoers ducked for cover.

https://twitter.com/nytimes/status/914794864440758272

Read more: https://mobile.nytimes.com/2017/10/02/us/las-vegas-shooting.html



[div class"excerpt"]UPDATE

https://twitter.com/reviewjournal/status/914806279494819841

https://twitter.com/OfficialJoelF/status/914740775740739584
September 8, 2017

Matt Taibbi: Board Recommends Discipline in Eric Garner Choking Case

Civilian Review Board Substantiates Charges Against Policeman in Eric Garner Case:

After years of delays, the city finally admits Daniel Pantaleo acted improperly

https://twitter.com/mtaibbi/status/906178492018065408

New York's Civilian Complaint Review Board has substantiated two complaints against Daniel Pantaleo, the New York City policeman caught on tape in the infamous Eric Garner case. Rolling Stone has learned the board ruled that Pantaleo did in fact use a chokehold, and also ruled that Pantaleo restricted Garner's breathing.

A Year Later, the Garner Grand Jury Decision Still Stings
The CCRB recommended departmental charges – the strongest possible reprimand – in the case.

This is the first real step toward discipline of officer Pantaleo in the three years since Garner's killing. While the ruling does not necessarily mean he actually will be disciplined by the NYPD, it does at least mean a group of city investigators has finally conceded that Pantaleo used a banned procedure and improper force.

https://twitter.com/jackmjenkins/status/906209511056318465

https://twitter.com/es_snipes/status/906194552494596097


September 8, 2017

Viral Friday: Heroic Young Girl FLIPS OFF Info Wars

Doesn't get much better than this. Info Wars attempts to interview young girl. She calls them F...in idiots and Flips him off.

Tweet Video is going viral

https://twitter.com/classiclib3ral/status/905611123394793472



September 8, 2017

67 Yr Old Woman's Viral Letter to Supremacists

After the events in Charlottesville, VA (actually since the election of Donald Trump as President of the United States), the country is a little bit…um…divided. Right now letter written by 67-year-old Jonna Ramey and published in The Salt Lake Tribune is currently all over the internet, after having been tweeted by a woman named Alicia Mayer. This is a great thing because it's a sentiment that should be spread far and wide. The blistering op-ed, which reads as an open letter to white supremacists, is titled simply, "What is wrong with you?
https://www-someecards-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.someecards.com/news/women/jonna-ramey-letter-white-supremacists/amp


https://twitter.com/RealAliciaMayer/status/904530756722089984

The full text reads,

I am a 67-year-old American white woman. My parents enlisted in World War II to fight fascism. They both served; my mother was a nurse, my father navigated bombers. They lost friends in that bloody war so that all the world could be free of fascism. They did not fight so that some white people could claim supremacy or that Nazis could openly walk the streets of America.

White person to white supremacist person: What is wrong with you?

People of European heritage are doing just fine in the world. They run most of the world’s institutions, hold much of the world’s wealth, replicate as frequently as other humans. You’re not in any danger here. The world is changing, that’s true. Others want a piece of the pie. They work for it, strive for it and earn it. Technology (robotics) is having a greater effect on your job prospects than immigrants. Going forward, tackling corporate control and climate change will need all of our attention, ideas and energy. Put down your Tiki torches and trite flags and get involved in some real work.

By the way, the world won the war against Nazi fascism in the 1940s, just as America won the war against the Confederacy in the 1860s. Aligning with two lost causes just labels you as profound losers.

And finally, white person to white person: Like my parents before me, I will not stand idly by nor give up my rights or the rights of other Americans because you think you are better than some of us. It doesn’t work that way. All Americans stand shoulder to shoulder against your hatred and bigotry
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September 7, 2017

Toys"R"Us taps law firm to weigh restructuring options: source

Source: Reuters

https://twitter.com/Reuters/status/905568810433949698

Read more: https://support.google.com/websearch/answer/7220196?p=AMP&visit_id=1-636403409085091730-1542297515&rd=1



This is a case I know much about. Bain Capital makes a lot of its money by bad faith dealings; and has benefited from racketeering. It was only a matter of time before Toys R Us went bankrupt (after we got help to stop another {likely rip off IPO})

SEE NY Times "Rigging I.P.O. Game"

https://twitter.com/hadenough2010/status/316586950683414528


Then....see that a few weeks later, Bain Capital had to quit the pursuit of Toys R Us... I.P.O.

https://www.google.com/amp/amp.timeinc.net/fortune/2013/03/29/toys-r-us-cancels-ipo/%3fsource=dam

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