Freed Ailing Ex-Terror Trial Lawyer Arrives in NYC
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Lynne Stewart’s attorney says she landed Wednesday afternoon at LaGuardia Airport, where she was greeted by supporters and relatives.
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Syrian Electronic Army Says Hacked into Skype’s Social Media Accounts
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The group also posted the contact information of Steve Ballmer, Microsoft Corp’s retiring chief executive, on its Twitter account along with the message, “You can thank Microsoft for monitoring your accounts/emails using this details. #SEA”
That message was an apparent reference to revelations last year by former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden that Skype, which is owned by Microsoft, was part of the NSA’s program to monitor communications through some of the biggest U.S. Internet companies.
A message posted on Skype’s official Twitter feed on Wednesday, apparently by the hacking group, read: “Don’t use Microsoft emails (hotmail, outlook), They are monitoring your accounts and selling the data to the governments. More details soon. #SEA”
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Illinois Law Grounds PETA Drones Meant to Harass Hunters
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The law was created in response to PETA’s plan to employ drones called “air angels” to monitor outdoors enthusiasts engaged in hunting and fishing nationwide. Of course, the motivation for many outdoorsman is to get away from technology and be in harmony with nature.
But PETA has another plan for lovers of the wilderness. They want to spy on hunters as self appointed green police trying to trap them in violations. Surprisingly, these “hobbyists” are able to take home their personal drone for only $324.99.
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2014 California Laws Affect Transgenders, Smokers, Drunk Drivers
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Transgender Rights: We will all sleep a little better at night knowing that students in grades K-12 who identify as transgender will be able to use the school bathrooms of their choosing as long as it is “consistent with their gender identity,” even if it is different than their gender at birth. Students will also be able to select whether they want to be on the boys team or the girls team based on their “gender identity.”
On Campus Smoking: Men wearing dresses to class with earrings in their noses is no problem, but don’t get caught inhaling a Camel walking to your next exam. All 10 University of California campuses will be smoke-free starting Jan. 1, 2014. The ban includes all tobacco products. Sorry, e-cigarettes count; they are also banned.
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Nun: Slain Christians’ Blood Drained and Sold (+videos)
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Sister Hatune Dogan told WND in a Skype interview that members of the Syrian opposition are draining the blood of Christians they behead and selling vials to Islamic radicals for $100,000 a piece.
The Syrian Orthodox nun explained that the blood is used in a ritual washing of hands in the belief the act atones for sins and provides privileged access to heaven.
The Christians, she said, are beheaded in ceremonies in which they are forced to kneel, with their hands and feet bound, as the Muslim radicals read a death sentence imposed because the victim refuses to renounce Christianity and embrace Islam.
She detailed how the head of the victim is brutally severed with knives. The blood spurting from their necks is captured in basins and then bottled.
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Ignored By Jail Staff, Woman Allegedly Loses Arm After Rough Arrest
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The woman — 35-year-old Amy Needham of Ross Township, Penn. — was arrested in April for skipping a preliminary hearing related to a disorderly conduct charge against her. Needham claimed that police surprised her while she was in the bathroom, tasered her and applied arms bars and wrist locks, according to The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Police also used handcuffs that were “too tight,” according to Needham’s official complaint.
The lawsuit alleges that the rough treatment of her arms and wrists led her to develop “compartment syndrome,” a muscle condition that results in permanent nerve and tissue damage if untreated. Muscles affected by compartment syndrome wither and die unless surgery is administered, according to Raw Story.
Needham spent one week in Allegheny County Jail, during which she asked to see a doctor 16 times. Belatedly, she was taken to a hospital, where doctors amputated her arm at the elbow.
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North Korea’s Kim Jong Un Says Purge of Uncle Was ‘Correct Decision’
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Kim’s comments, delivered in a lengthy New Year’s Day address, were his first since Jang was accused of plotting a coup and stripped of all his posts. Although Kim did not mention Jang by name, he described the purge as the “correct decision.”
Kim also said the North must be more vigilant in stamping out dissent and called for intensified ideological education for Workers’ Party members and citizens to “ensure that they think and act at all times and in all places in line with the Party’s ideas and intentions.”
North Koreans “should wage a vigorous struggle to stamp out any sort of alien ideology and decadent lifestyle that may undermine our system,” Kim said.
The acknowledgment of potential dissent is noteworthy because the Pyongyang government has for decades used its propaganda to project a sense of unquestioned loyalty to the Kim family. Some analysts say that under Kim, the North has abruptly abandoned that kind of mythmaking and is instead highlighting the punishment that disloyalty will bring.
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Union Leader Tweet: Wishes Disabled Vet Would Have Died, Lost All Limbs
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She is a Democrat, a Union Leader and she lives in the liberal bastion of Massachusetts. While Democrats are the incessant promoters of tolerance in all things diverse or non-traditional, they sometimes fall short when the same considerations they demand of others are placed upon them.
In the case of Ms. Vrotos, the group that she has a particular disdain for is the same people who protect her right to be disgusting and to air such hateful and hurtful comments. Unfortunately, she also benefits from the sacrifice that disabled the veterans she targeted.
Her twitter comments directed towards Senior Airman Brian Kolfage were:
“You disabled veterans are worthless and all should have died, shame on you for fighting in a Republican war, you deserved to lose all of your limbs and I hope all veterans lose their benefits. I hope you die a miserable death you worthless fake hero. You and your family will be a burden on taxpayers for your entire life.”
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Obama Declares Victory: Nation has Turned “Corner on Health Care – and We’re Never Going Back”
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After lying to the public that Obamacare would allow Americans to keep their doctors and health coverage if they liked it, he now expects us to believe
From here on, no American should have to go broke just because they get sick. You can’t be dropped from your plan when you need it most. Pre-existing conditions will never prevent someone from getting coverage, and women can’t be charged more than men for their plans.
Turning a blind eye to the millions of Americans who have already lost their plans and doctors due to the Obamacare fiasco, the President claims that “for millions of Americans, affordable, quality coverage is finally within reach.” Of course, he doesn’t explain why these “millions” haven’t all jumped at the opportunity to be covered by Obamacare.
But Obama expects his equally blind supporters to help in his fundamental transformation of America. He explains
Fundamental change like this doesn’t happen just because people believe it’s the right thing to do. It happens because people like you . . . fight for it — no matter how hard it gets.
Let’s hope and pray – whoever these supporters are – that they wizen up quickly to this “fundamental change,” recognizing that they are the suckers in the statists’ scheme to create more dependency and government control.
And let’s hope the GOP aggressively pushes back, repealing Obamacare and replacing it with market-based solutions that put the consumer back in the driver’s seat, pushing costs down and quality of care up.
Read Obama’s original email HERE.
MSNBC Host Apologizes to Romney Family for Making Fun of Black Grandchild (+video)
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“I am sorry. Without reservation or qualification. I apologize to the Romney family,” the apology started. “I work by guiding principle that those who offend do not have the right to tell those they hurt that they (are) wrong for hurting. Therefore, while I meant no offense, I want to immediately apologize to the Romney family for hurting them.”
Each tweet of the apology came with the hashtag #MHPApology.
“As (a) black child born into large white Mormon family I feel familiarity w/ Romney family (picture) & never meant to suggest otherwise,” she continued. “I apologize to all families built on loving transracial adoptions who feel I degraded their lives or choices.”
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MSNBC uses Romney grandson in comedy segment
On Sunday, MSNBC’s Melissa Harris-Perry hosted a look back at 2013 through the lens of laughter, complete with a panel of comedians. The hour included a section on the most talked-about photos of the year, such as the Barack Obama selfie at the Nelson Mandela memorial. But toward the end of the segment, Harris-Perry pulled up a Romney family photo that included their recently adopted grandson Kieran Romney, who is black.
“A lot of people had emotions about this baby picture this year,” Harris-Perry said.
One of the panelists, actress Pia Glenn, started singing “one of these things is not like the others,” while Harris-Perry laughed.
“And that little baby, front and center, would be the one,” Glenn said.
Read more about the MSNBC host apology to Romney HERE.