[NYPOST] JACKSON, Miss. -- Mississippi authorities have incarcerated Drop the rosco, Muggsy, or you're one with the ages! a man in the burning of an African-American church that was also spray-painted with the words, "Vote Trump."
Mississippi Department of Public Safety front man Warren Strain says Andrew McClinton of Leland, Mississippi, who is African-American, is charged with first-degree arson of a place of worship.
A bishop said McClinton is a member of the church.
McClinton was arrested Wednesday. Hopewell Missionary Baptist Church in Greenville, Mississippi, was burned and vandalized Nov. 1, a week before the presidential election.
It was not immediately clear whether McClinton is represented by an attorney.
Greenville is a Mississippi River port city of about 32,100 people, and about 78 percent of its residents are African-American.
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Every time Obama says slavery and racism still exists he's doing the same thing this guy did.
[DNAINFO] A Verizon worker collected more than $37,000 in workers' comp while teaching kickboxing in a Staten Island dojo.
Eugene Reems, 49, of Midland Beach, pleaded guilty Monday to stealing the workers' compensation while teaching classes at CKO Kickboxing in Westerleigh, Staten Island, state Inspector General Cathrine Leahy Scott and Staten Island District Attorney Michael McMahon announced.
Among evidence gathered was video showing him using his martial arts skills on a punching bag.
"This defendant’s repeated assertions that he was physically unable to work as a telephone company lineman, while at the same time demonstrating kicks and power punches as a martial arts instructor, was a brazen fraud perpetrated on a critical safety net meant for honest hard-working New Yorkers," Leahy Scott said in a statement.
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[Daily Mail, Where America Gets Its News] Facebook has announced plans to check for 'fake news' using a series of organizations to assess whether stories are true
One of them is a website called Snopes.com which claims to be one of the web's 'essential resources' and 'painstaking, scholarly and reliable'
It was founded by husband-and-wife Barbara and David Mikkelson, who used a letterhead claiming they were a non-existent society to start their research
Now they are divorced - with Barbara claiming in legal documents he embezzled $98,000 of company money and spent it on 'himself and prostitutes'
In a lengthy and bitter legal dispute he is claiming to be underpaid and demanding 'industry standard' or at least $360,000 a year
The two also dispute what are basic facts of their case - despite Snopes.com saying its 'ownership' is committed to 'accuracy and impartiality'
Snopes.com founder David Mikkelson's new wife Elyssa Young is employed by the website as an administrator
She has worked as an escort and porn actress and despite claims website is non-political ran as a Libertarian for Congress on a 'Dump Bush' platform
Its main 'fact checker' is Kimberly LaCapria, whose blog 'ViceVixen' says she is in touch with her 'domme side' and has posted on Snopes.com while smoking pot
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Zuckerman is letting the libs have Facebook because CNN and MN(Bs)BC are down to three or four readers.
[Khaama (Afghanistan)] A Mullah Imam (prayer leader) of a mosque has been tossed in the slammer Youse'll never take me alive coppers!... [BANG!]... Ow!... I quit! over alleged rape of a child in southeastern Ghazni province.
According to the local security officials, the incident took place in a remote village located in the outskirts of Ghazni city.
Provincial Criminal Investigation Department Chief Mohammad Qahir Nasiry confirmed the incident and said the Imam has been arrested and is in jug of the police forces.
He said the perpetrator was arrested after a complaint was lodged by the family of the child.
According to Nasiry, the Mullah Imam has confessed to his crime during the initial investigations.
Ghazni is located in the southeastern part of the country and is among the relatively volatile provinces besides criminal incidents are reported occasionally from the province.
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[Khaama (Afghanistan)] A man was jugged Please don't kill me! for brutally murdering his 7-month-old son over domestic violence in eastern Nangarhar The unfortunate Afghan province located adjacent to Mohmand, Kurram, and Khyber Agencies. The capital is Jalalabad. The province was the fief of Younus Khalis after the Soviets departed and one of his sons is the current provincial Taliban commander. Nangarhar is Haqqani country.. province of Afghanistan.
The provincial police commandment in a statement said the perpetrator Amanullah was arrested from Behsud district after brutally stabbing his child to death. The statement further added that Amanullah is originally a resident of Bati Kot district and he is currently in the custody of the Criminal Investigation Department for further investigation.
According to the local officials, Amanullah stabbed his child to death after divorcing his wife on Tuesday.
The provincial security commandment said immediate steps will be taken to try the perpetrator and ensure justice for the child.
The latest incident involving the brutal murder of a child comes as the rate of domestic violence has been on the rise during the recent months.
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[Al Jazeera] Gambia ... The Gambia is actually surrounded by Senegal on all sides but its west coast. It has a population of about 1.7 million. The difference between the two is that in colonial days Senegal was ruled by La Belle France and The Gambia (so-called because there's only one of it, unlike Guinea, of which there are the Republic of Guinea, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, New Guinea, the English coin in circulation between 1663 and 1813, and Guyana, which sounds like it should be another one) was ruled by Britain... 's president has reiterated he will not step down despite losing the December 1 election, as West African leaders and Western powers urge him to hand over power peacefully.
Yahya Jammeh initially conceded defeat on state television ... and if you can't believe state television who can you believe?
after 22 years in power, but a week later, reversed his position, denouncing the election results and demanding a new vote.
"Unless the court decides the case, there will be no inauguration on January 19," Jammeh said on Tuesday.
His political party has lodged a complaint with the Supreme Court to overturn the December 1 vote result.
Last week, Gambian troops took over the Independent Electoral Commission office in the capital, Banjul, and instructed its chairman to leave while barring other employees from entering.
Jammeh's pledge to stay, which broadcast on state television ... and if you can't believe state television who can you believe?
, indicated a hardening of his position.
It came a day after President-elect Adama Barrow said he was ready to take office on January 18 - the day Jammeh's mandate ends.
"I am not a coward. My right cannot be intimidated and violated. This is my position. Nobody can deprive me of that victory except the Almighty [God]," Jammeh said.
Jammeh condemned West Africa's regional bloc, Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), for what he termed "meddling" in Gambia's affairs.
The political crisis in Gambia will be settled internally and peacefully, Jammeh said, adding he would maintain his position of challenging the election result.
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Is Barry watching?
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[BBC] The Kremlin has said it will take "adequate measures" after the US increased sanctions on Russian individuals and companies because of the 2014 annexation of Crimea.
As well as six bank officials, the US has targeted Yevgeny Prigozhin, a man known as the Kremlin's caterer, who has close links to the defence ministry.
The US Treasury said the action underscored its refusal to recognise the annexation.
The EU has prolonged its sanctions too.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov did not specify what new measures would be taken by Russia, which imposed a food import ban on European countries in retaliation in 2014.
"We can only once again express regret and misunderstanding over this destructive persistence of our US colleagues," Mr Peskov said on Wednesday. "We believe this damages bilateral relations."
What is not clear is whether US sanctions on Russia will continue for much longer when Donald Trump becomes president.
When asked if sanctions would stay in place, Reince Priebus, chosen by the president-elect as has White House chief of staff, said this month that "as far as where that product goes next, you have to just wait and see".
Unlike the US, the European Union has not added further names to its list.
Although EU leaders did agreed that sanctions should be extended for another six months, some member states, including Italy and Slovakia, are keen to have the measures eased.
[NY Post] North Korean leader Kim Jong Un personally oversaw a rocket firing contest and a simulated combat flight drill, according to reports from the state-run Korean Central News Agency.
The agency announced Wednesday that the reclusive leader guided a firing contest of multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS) operated by units of the Korean People’s Army under simulated war conditions. Kim reportedly said all commanding officers and troops need to be ready to strike targets at any time and gave a “high appreciation” of the successful competition, KCNA announced.
The report did not indicate exactly when or where the drills took place.
“Kim Jong Un expressed his satisfaction over the fact that all targets were hit properly, saying that the gunners are very excellent at firing and all of them are snipers,” according to KCNA. “He gave a high appreciation of the successful contest.”
MLRS snipers?
Kim also guided a nighttime assault combat flight drill of fighter pilots from the Korean People’s Air and Anti-Air Forces who successfully blasted targets on the ground. After the drills, Kim reportedly shook hands with the pilots, who were “moved to tears,” according to a second KCNA announcement. Kim reportedly took photos with the pilots and congratulated them on the successful drill.
A South Korean military expert told NKNews.org that the drills had actually had more of a defensive purpose, in contrast to North Korea’s more offensive drills that have occurred twice in the past month.
“Since an interceptor fighter has the aim of prohibiting enemy fighter jets from entering North Korean territory, the North conducted a military exercise in a bid to respond to an ‘ambush of South Korean and US soldiers,’” said Kim Min-seok, a senior researcher at the Korea Defense and Security Forum.
But another military analyst told NKNews.com that the exercises were an attempt to demonstrate the country’s firepower as deployments and drills continue on behalf of South Korea and the United States.
“North Korea showed off that the country can make massive retaliation with conventional weapons even without using nuclear weapons,” said Kim Dong-yeop, a researcher at the Seoul-based Institute for Far Eastern Studies.
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"well, that was fun, order xtra bark soup rations. Now take me to lunch, I'm famished!"
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“Kim Jong Un expressed his satisfaction over the fact that all targets were hit properly, saying that the gunners are very excellent at firing and all of them are snipers,” according to KCNA. “He gave a high appreciation of the successful contest.”
In quite a few countries, the term 'sniper' is used to refer to exceptionally good military personnel, no matter what their specialty. IIRC, the Soviets even had a 'sniper' badge and/or medal for outstanding performance regardless of service.
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A suspected car bomb at the Australian Christian Lobby's Canberra office wasn't politically, religiously or ideologically motivated, police believe.
Windows are blown out and furnishings destroyed at the office in Deakin after it was rammed by a van carrying gas bottles about 9.35pm on Wednesday.
The group's director, Lyle Shelton, says the apparent bomb follows a year of death threats over its opposition to gay marriage and the Safe Schools program that aims to reduce bullying of gay students.
It is legal. And soon President Trump and Congress will make it profitable to repatriate all that money that's being hidden abroad. So Google, et al will benefit – as will the American economy – despite fighting so hard against his election; it will be interesting to see if they fight against him next time.
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What is wrong about saving money? I wish I could figure out how to reduce my taxes. About the only way I see right now is gold. This way I pay taxes on the initial withdrawal to buy the product. From then on I can give it to my children without gift taxes.
Via Don Surber
Twitter is "toast" as a company and the stock is not even worth $10, according to a research note published Tuesday, following the departure of another top executive at the social media service.
The microblogging platform's chief technology officer, Adam Messinger, tweeted that he would leave the company and "take some time off", while Josh McFarland, vice president of product at Twitter, also said he was exiting the company. Both executives announced their departure on Tuesday. More at the link
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it needs to control costs as it has lost money for every quarter for year after year
"We lose money on every sale, but we make up for it in volume!"
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Beat me to it, Frank. How do they stay in business? They bring in money but they send it out the door faster. Whose money is floating the enterprise?
By the way, the test pic on this comment was the Hindenberg. It's like Fred installed an AI in last week's upgrade...
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They stay in business by investors buying future revenues. Which is the case for any company that sells its stock.
Twitter has competitors that are much bigger in the market in places like India and China. I wouldn't buy their stock.
That's one way to see it. Another way is to note that he's been declared Persona Non Grata.
[AnNahar] The Sick Man of Europe Turkey ...the only place on the face of the earth that misses the Ottoman Empire.... has recalled the head of a key religious organization in The Netherlands after he informed Ankara about Dutch citizens believed to oppose the Turkish government, the Dutch foreign ministry said Wednesday.
Handing over such information "is an undesirable and unacceptable form of interference in the lives of Dutch citizens by a diplomatic representative," Foreign Minister Bert Koenders said in a letter to parliament.
According to Dutch media, Yusuf Acar, the representative in the Netherlands for Turkey's powerful Diyanet religious affairs directorate and a member of embassy staff, had been gathering information on suspected sympathizers of the alleged criminal mastermind of Turkey's failed July coup.
The Netherlands has a large community of citizens with Turkish roots. And last week Acar was quoted by the daily De Telegraaf saying he had indeed collected information, but denied spying on people.
"I drew up a list based on information available on the internet," he said.
Following the revelations, Koenders said in his letter he had summoned the Turkish ambassador for talks and they reached "a mutual agreement to withdraw" Acar from The Netherlands.
Since the failed coup, Ankara has stepped up pressure on alleged supporters of U.S.-based Islamic holy manFethullah Gulen ... a Turkish preacher living in Pennsylvania whom the current govt of Turkey considers responsible for all the ills afflicting Turkey and possibly the entire world... accusing him of criminal masterminding the bid to unseat President Recep Tayyip Erdogan ... Turkey's version of Mohammed Morsi but they voted him back in so they deserve him... .
An anti-Gulen crackdown targeting the army, justice officials, the media and teachers as well as the presidential guard has seen 35,000 people jugged ... anything you say can and will be used against you, whether you say it or not... and 76,000 fired from their jobs. The scale of the crackdown has triggered international concern.
The coup also created tensions in the Turkish community in The Netherlands, prompting the Dutch government to call for calm.
The Diyanet, which is directly linked to the prime minister's office, was established in 1924 to control religion in officially secular modern Turkey.
It has a budget larger than many ministries and takes care of close to 80,000 mosques in the predominantly Moslem country. But it has been criticized for treating non-Moslems and Shiites differently from Sunnis.
I'm shocked.
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[DAWN] SUKKUR: Three persons were killed and two others maimed in an armed attack on some members of the Jakhrani community in Dadpur Jagir village late on Monday night, officials at the Mauladad cop shoppe of Jacobabad said on Tuesday.
They said that the victims had an old matrimonial dispute with their rivals, also belonging to the same community.
According to the police, a group of gunnies opened indiscriminate fire on the victims while they were working in their agricultural fields. The attack left Sohrab, 27, son of Abdul Nabi and Ameer Hamza, 15, son of Mohammed Azam Jakhrani, dead on the spot and Mohammed Azam Jakhrani and his son Abdul Qadir Jakhrani maimed.
The maimed victims were rushed to the Jacobabad Civil Hospital where Azam Jakhrani also succumbed to his wounds before he could be transported to the Chandka Medical College Hospital in Larkana on doctors’ advice.
A post-mortem examination of the three bodies was performed at the Jacobabad Civil Hospital. Later, the bodies were handed over to the heirs.
The police said that the dispute between the two sides had cropped up over an alleged extramarital affair four years ago. Since then, they said, seven people, including a woman, had bit the dust in attacks and counterattacks, they added.
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The Navy is performing a brisk about-face on a controversial plan that shelved ratings titles for enlisted sailors, according to a message Chief of Naval Operations Adm. John Richardson that was set for release on Wednesday morning but was leaked on social media on Tuesday night.
The NAVADMIN message cancels a late September decision in which service leadership announced it would no longer address sailors by their rating – a more than 200-year-old tradition in which enlisted were known by their job title – and instead refer to enlisted sailors with the generic titles of Seaman (E-1 to E-3) or Petty Officer (E-4 to E-6).
The unpopular title change was the most visible part of an enlisted rank modernization effort spearheaded by former Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy Michael D. Stevens.
In the message, Richardson said Navy leadership had heard the criticism.
“I underestimated how fiercely loyal people were to their rating,” Richardson said on Dec. 6 during an all hands call, Navy Times reported. “I’ve gotten a fair amount of feedback on that.”
The look at the revamp for the enlisted system was born from Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus’ push to create gender-neutral terms for the Navy and the Marine Corps, leadership said in September. Instead of tweaking rating titles like Damage Controlman or Hospital Corpsman, the Navy instead moved to refer to junior enlisted sailors by a generic title and adopt a series of Navy Occupational Specialty codes.
The look at the revamp for the enlisted system was born from Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus’ push to create gender-neutral terms for the Navy and the Marine Corps, leadership said in September. Instead of tweaking rating titles like Damage Controlman or Hospital Corpsman, the Navy instead moved to refer to junior enlisted sailors by a generic title and adopt a series of Navy Occupational Specialty codes. The NOS codes are similar to the Military Occupational Specialty used by the Army and Marines and the Air Force Specialty Codes system.
The reintroduction of ratings is by no mean the end of how the Navy will continue to reshape enlisted career paths or planned changes to titles in the service, Richardson said in the message.
“This course correction doesn’t mean our work is done – rating modernization will continue for all the right reasons. Modernizing our industrial-age personnel system in order to provide sailors choice and flexibility still remains a priority for us,” Richardson wrote. “As we execute the rating modernization plan, more sailors will have multiple occupational skill sets or ratings. We will need to tackle the issue of managing rating names. We will continue to involve sailors throughout the fleet.”
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Mabus needs to be ridiculed into retirement. Name a transgendered garbage scow after him
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...Have been talking to a few friends with connections to the USN and DOD. Their takeaway on this:
*The USN leadership had utterly convinced themselves that this would go over without a single complaint.
*The reaction - 'revolt' was apparently not too strong a word - apparently put the fear of God into some people, even more so when the usual incantations of 'sexist' and 'diversity' had no effect whatsoever.
*Notice SECNAV Mabus hasn't said much on this at all.
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Not quite Spithead, but who ever is put in charge with the new administration needs to retire a number of senior grade officers. When your ships can't make it through the canal, you got bigger problem than worrying about the dictionary.
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First off, it was another of a continuing series of SJW moves.
Secondly, it's just another step toward the 'purple suit'. For those unfamiliar with the term, it means having one 'defense establishment', similar to what Canada has (even Canada has backtracked from its original plan somewhat.) Other nations have similar set-ups as well.
While there are some advantages to combining certain common DOD functions, no one has made a solid case as to how such changes will actually contribute to the primary mission of supporting the national interest, or winning wars.
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Outside of the front line medics*, most of the medical personnel could be 'purple', but given the entrenched culture nature of the services, highly unlikely.
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As a retired officer, I really didn't have a dog in the fight over the rating system. However, it struck me as a fucking stupid move. The Navy could have adjusted the names of some of the ratings to eliminate the (mis)perceived sexism. For example, Corpsman could have been renamed Medic,or something similar. The Navy changes, combines, and renames ratings all the time. Instead, Mabus et al decided to throw out the baby, the bathwater, and the bathtub.
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A multi-volume chronology and reference guide set detailing three years of the Mexican Drug War between 2010 and 2012.
Rantburg.com and borderlandbeat.com correspondent and author Chris Covert presents his first non-fiction work detailing
the drug and gang related violence in Mexico.
Chris gives us Mexican press dispatches of drug and gang war violence
over three years, presented in a multi volume set intended to chronicle the death, violence and mayhem which has
dominated Mexico for six years.
Rantburg was assembled from recycled algorithms in the United States of America. No
trees were destroyed in the production of this weblog. We did hurt some, though. Sorry.
[WASHINGTONTIMES] State’s health commission blasts organization for ‘misconduct’ that ‘justif[ies]’ termination
[NYPOST] JACKSON, Miss. -- Mississippi authorities have 
[Khaama (Afghanistan)] A man was 
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[NY Post] North Korean leader Kim Jong Un personally oversaw a rocket firing contest and a simulated combat flight drill, according to reports from the state-run Korean Central News Agency.
[DAWN] SUKKUR: Three persons were killed and two others 
