[Daily Caller] A cop killer received a check for over $15,000 from a North Carolina county court in early April for a land deal, according to a Saturday report.
Assata Shakur, who is currently on the FBI’s list of most-wanted terrorists, received $15,351.39 from New Hanover County as compensation for a land deal with a private company. The court reportedly worked out the deal, after the company contacted Shakur because she is one of the last living members of the Freeman family who owns land near Freeman Park in Carolina Beach, N.C., according to Raleigh News & Observer.
Shakur, also known as Joanne Chesimard, was convicted for the murder of a New Jersey state trooper and escaped prison in 1979 after receiving a life sentence in a New Jersey state prison. She later fled to Cuba after hiding underground for years. Shakur, godmother of rapper Tupac Shakur, was most recently in the news after she was honored at The Women’s March, where they called her a "sign of resistance" and a "feminist figure" who fought sexism within the movements she worked.
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"Those murderous cops in New Jersey
Showed Comrade Assata no mercy!
This critical knowledge
I picked up at college:
She's merely a coloured Paul Kersey."
The dean of the City University of New York (CUNY) School of Law is defending protesters who disrupted a speaking event by aggressively heckling a conservative professor. In my mind, speech is not speech unless it's spoken and heard. People who keep me from hearing are interfering with my right to free speech.
As previously reported by Campus Reform, Josh Blackman, a law professor from the South Texas College of Law Houston, was invited to speak on "the importance of free speech" by the CUNY Federalist Society.
When Blackman arrived, however, he was met with protesters who prevented him from speaking for the first eight minutes of his speech, shouting things like "legal objectivity is a myth" and "he’s a white supremacist."
[RELATED: Black conservative shouted down for speaking ’against own people’] That's not racist at all.
While an administrator told the protesters at the time that the the university’s rules state that "you may not keep anyone from speaking," CUNY Law Dean Mary Lu Bilek took a much laxer tone in an email to Inside Higher Ed, saying that the relatively short duration of the protest made it acceptable.
"For the first eight minutes of the 70-minute event, the protesting students voiced their disagreements," Bilek reported. "The speaker engaged with them. The protesting students then filed out of the room, and the event proceeded to its conclusion without incident."
Bilek then asserted that "this non-violent, limited protest was a reasonable exercise of protected free speech," adding that "it did not violate any university policy."
[RELATED: Columbia students claim shouting down conservatives is ’free speech’] All Columbia students? Including the law school dean?
Blackman, however, strongly disagrees with the dean’s assessment, telling Campus Reform that the students interrupted his speech and did not want to engage in any discussion.
"I was invited to speak at CUNY Law for an hour-long discussion on free speech. I had planned to speak for about 45 minutes, and leave the remainder for Q&A," he explained. "The protesters interrupted me for roughly eight minutes, and only left when I tried to engage them on the issues." Yeah, they do that.
Blackman also challenged Bilek’s assertion that the protest was "limited," saying it significantly interfered with his ability to deliver his remarks as planned.
"I was not able to give the presentation I wanted‐both in terms of duration and content‐because of the hecklers," said Blackman. "The Dean is simply incorrect when said the protest was only ’limited.’ To date, nobody from CUNY has contacted me." Nor will they. Because then they would have to set some civilized rules for their fascist students to follow.
Campus Reform reached out to CUNY for comment, but has not received a response. You need to shame them where those they care about will see it.
[AlAhram] Egypt's High Administrative Court ordered on Monday that former president Hosni Mubarak ...The former President-for-Life of Egypt, dumped by popular demand in early 2011... 's grandson be allowed to travel abroad.
The court rejected an appeal filed by the State Lawsuits Authority, the legal body which represents the government in judiciary related issues.
The state-affiliated authority challenged a November 2014 decision by the administrative court to suspend a decision barring Omar, the son of Alaa Mubarak, from travelling following an appeal by the ousted president's son.
Mubarak's family was barred from travelling in 2011 pending trial for Mubarak and his sons on charges of illicit gains and tampering with the stock market.
The defendants were convicted and served a three-year prison term for the illicit gains charge. The trial for stock market tampering is still ongoing.
After his ouster in 2011, the former president stood trial in a number of criminal cases on various charges, but received a final conviction in only one corruption case.
Mubarak's sons have been gradually reappearing in the public eye, often being seen in public places around Cairo and holiday getaways.
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[PRESSTV] The Philippines has strongly denounced brutal treatment of a maid by her Saudi boss after the employer allegedly forced her to drink household bleach.
The Philippines Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Monday that the domestic worker underwent emergency abdominal surgery after she was taken, unconscious, to a hospital in Saudi's southwestern Jizan city on April 2.
"We are working closely with authorities in Jizan to make sure that justice will be given to Agnes Mancilla," the statement read.
The victim is in "serious but stable condition" in hospital and Saudi police have detained her female employer, who has not been named, it noted.
The statement, citing Edgar Badajos, the Philippine consul in the Saudi city of Jeddah, said that Mancilla had worked in Soddy Arabia ...a kingdom taking up the bulk of the Arabian peninsula. Its primary economic activity involves exporting oil and soaking Islamic rubes on the annual hajj pilgrimage. The country supports a large number of princes in whatcha might call princely splendor. When the oil runs out the rest of the world is going to kick sand in the Soddy national face... since 2016 "but was repeatedly physically abused by her lady employer" who had also failed to pay her salary.
The report is the latest incident of mistreatment of Filipino workers in the Arab monarchies of the Persian Gulf region.
In February, allegations of abuse of domestic workers caused a diplomatic row between the Philippines and Kuwait after President Rodrigo Duterte lashed out at Kuwait, where the body of a murdered Filipino maid was found stuffed in a freezer.
Duterte claimed that Arab employers routinely raped their Filipino workers, forced them to work 21 hours a day, and fed them scraps.
Also in August 2016, a Philippine worker, who was allegedly raped by her Saudi employer, succumbed to her wounds while in a coma. Irma Avila Edloy died at King Salman ...either the largest species of Pacific salmon or the current Sheikh of the Burnin' Sands, Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques and Lord of Most of the Arabians.... Hospital in the Saudi capital Riyadh due to severe injuries.
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[Gizmodo] Recent advancements in science and medicine have put cures within reach for diseases that have long plagued humankind.
In a recent report, though, Goldman Sachs analysts posed an uncomfortable question that quickly sparked criticism.
"Is curing patients a sustainable business model?" analysts asked in an April 10 report entitled "The Genome Revolution," which CNBC first reported.
One-and-done cures enabled by gene editing, analyst Salveen Richter wrote in the note to clients this week, are near-miraculous innovations that stand to benefit patients immensely.
But they also present a challenge to business.
"While this proposition carries tremendous value for patients and society, it could represent a challenge for genome medicine developers looking for sustained cash flow," she wrote.
[DAWN] An independent watchdog criticised Pakistain's human rights ...which are usually entirely different from personal liberty... record over the past year in a new report released on Monday, saying the nation has failed to make progress.
The damning report card issued by the Human Rights Commission of Pakistain (HRCP) says people continue to disappear in Pakistain, sometimes because they criticise the establishment and other times because they advocate better relations with India.
The Commission of Inquiry on Enforced Disappearances, per the report, received 868 new cases, of which 555 were settled.
The report claims that the blasphemy law continues to be misused, especially against dissidents, with cases in which mere accusations that someone committed blasphemy lead to deadly mob violence.
While deaths directly linked to acts of terrorism declined in 2017, the report said attacks against the country's minorities were on the rise.
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[DAWN] Eight men accused of raping and murdering an eight-year-old girl pleaded not guilty "Wudn't me." on Monday to the horrific crime that has sparked revulsion and brought thousands to India's streets in protest.
Four police and a Hindu temple custodian are among those accused of gang raping and killing a Moslem girl from a poor tribe in Jammu and Kashmire state where the highly-charged case has stoked long-simmering religious tensions.
The accused men appeared in court in the city of Kathua on Monday for the first time since being tossed in the clink Book 'im, Mahmoud! in February for the girl's murder.
Ankur Sharma, a lawyer for the accused, said the men had pleaded not guilty and were willing to take a lie-detector test. The court adjourned the case for procedural reasons, he added.
"The court has directed that chargesheet copies should be provided to all the accused. The next date of hearing is April 28," Sharma told news hounds.
The girl was kidnapped, drugged and raped over five days at the Hindu temple in January before being strangled and bludgeoned with a rock.
The case ignited moral outrage and mass demonstrations across India after details of her gruesome death were made public by police last week.
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[DAWN] A man axed his 50-year-old wife to death in Sujawal district, Sindh, on Sunday night reportedly for not preparing dinner on time. I suppose that'll make it on time in the future...
Kori Jatoi was killed by her husband Yar Mohammad Jatoi in Budho Khan Jatoi village. Later the accused surrendered to the police and confessed to committing the crime "Dat's right! I dunnit an' I'm glad!"
"In a fit of anger [for not preparing dinner on time], he attacked his wife and killed her on the spot," Head Muharrar Mushtaq Ali told Dawn. "Could happen to anybody, really."
A first information report of the incident has been registered under Section 302 of Pakistain Penal Code (PPC) against Yar Mohammad, on the complaint of the dear departed Kori Jatoi's brother Sahib Dino.
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A special suit developed by the Israeli company StemRad to protect astronauts from space radiation will be launched into space as part of preparations for NASA trips to Mars and carries the flag of Israel.
The Israel Space Agency (IAA) of the Science and Technology Ministry will sign an agreement with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration on Tuesday to send the suit on the Deep Space Experiment flight as part of a feasibility study for the Mars mission in 2021. The agreement will be signed by IAA director-general Avi Blassberger and NASA director Robert Lightfoot during a space symposium in Colorado.
According to Science and Technology Minister Ofir Akunis, "Israeli entrepreneurs are known all over the world for their innovation and thinking outside the box. We are proud to pave the way for entrepreneurs and enable them to integrate the first Israeli technology of its kind in one of the most fascinating experiments in recent years. This is a wonderful gift for Israel’s 70th anniversary celebrations."
[DailyMail] Upon unveiling the sketch, Daniels' attorney Michael Avenatti said they would pay $100,000 for the identity of the man, and asked for tips to be sent to IDTheThug@gmail.com.
It's Ahhhhnold from 30 years ago! And I know he can time travel!! I've seen the movie!!!
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[Guardian] Scientists have created a mutant enzyme that breaks down plastic drinks bottles ‐ by accident. The breakthrough could help solve the global plastic pollution crisis by enabling for the first time the full recycling of bottles.
The new research was spurred by the discovery in 2016 of the first bacterium that had naturally evolved to eat plastic, at a waste dump in Japan. Scientists have now revealed the detailed structure of the crucial enzyme produced by the bug.
The international team then tweaked the enzyme to see how it had evolved, but tests showed they had inadvertently made the molecule even better at breaking down the PET (polyethylene terephthalate) plastic used for soft drink bottles.
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I read that. It definitely did not end well. As i recall it didn't start well either - something about an airplane dropping ou of the sky for 'no apparent reason'. Amazon link - you can even get it on Kindle..
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Actually, from what I gather reading the article, it breaks the plastic down into... well, plastic. Only at its most basic, oily level where it can be made into more plastic stuff. Which should make large scale recycling financially feasible, rather than a pseudo-scam we have right now. So, on the whole, it sounds good.
[ZeroHedge] Back in March, we detailed how the United States Army M1 Abrams tank, an American third-generation main battle tank, was in the process of being upgraded with an invisible missile shield that will destroy all chemical energy anti-tank threats and other threats before reaching the vehicle. We even said, "that Washington is preparing their main battle tank for the next evolution of hybrid wars."
Known as Trophy, this is the world's first and only fully operational Active Protection System and Hostile Fire Detection System for armored vehicles. This cutting-edge technology will provide M1 Abrams tanks with 360-degree security from all threats, as advanced algorithms are continually detecting, locating, and neutralizing anti-tank threats on the battlefield.
We even noted that the Trophy system was tested thoroughly on select M1A2 tanks in Europe and the Middle East. With much of the testing classified, there were still several unanswered questions surrounding what region(s) of the world the upgrades would go.
However, in a new report on Thursday, the United States Army has decided to deploy the missile shields for M1 Abrams tanks to Europe "as part of a sweeping effort to better arm its Armored Brigade Combat Teams and counter Russian threats in the region," said Warrior Maven, as quoted by Fox News.
"Not only will we be fielding one set of Trophy on Abrams tanks to Europe, but also three other brigades," Maj. Gen. John Ferrari, Director, Program Analysis and Evaluation, G-8, told Warrior Maven in an interview.
"The weapons plus-up for Europe-bound Active Protection System is woven into the 2019 budget request," he added.
The Trophy system employs advanced algorithms that use radar to provide continuous 360-degree protection. The bolt on kit includes four antennas and two rotating launchers mounted on the turret of each tank (see link for the rest)
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I hate they describe it as an "Invisible Shield".
It isn't. Detects incoming threats and fires shit at it to destroy it. Same system the Israelis have been using successfully for a couple years. It isn't a force field.
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It is so irritating to see non-technical j-school grads try to report something they do not understand at all. Point defense I get. Forcefield? No betterthan a hajji.
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.
[Daily Caller] A cop killer received a check for over $15,000 from a North Carolina county court in early April for a land deal, according to a Saturday report.
The dean of the City University of New York (CUNY) School of Law is defending protesters who disrupted a speaking event by aggressively heckling a conservative professor.
...either the largest species of Pacific salmon or the current Sheikh of the Burnin' Sands, Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques and Lord of Most of the Arabians....
[DAWN] Eight men accused of raping and murdering an eight-year-old girl 
[DAWN] A man axed his 50-year-old wife to death in Sujawal district, Sindh, on Sunday night reportedly for not preparing dinner on time.
[ZeroHedge] Back in March, we detailed how the United States Army M1 Abrams tank, an American third-generation main battle tank, was in the process of being upgraded with an invisible missile shield that will destroy all chemical energy anti-tank threats and other threats before reaching the vehicle. We even said, "that Washington is preparing their main battle tank for the next evolution of hybrid wars."
