Monthly Archives: November 2017

NPR’s Cokie Roberts: Press Corps Covered Up Congressional Sexual Misconduct ‘For Years’

Appearing on ABC’s This Week, National Public Radio’s Cokie Roberts admitted that “for years” the female press corps has covered up sexual misconduct on Capitol Hill.

While speaking about John Conyers and Al Franken, two Democrats facing numerous sexual misconduct allegations, Roberts let this bomb matter-of-factly drop on the left-wing Sunday show, “I mean, we all talked about for years: ‘Don’t get in the elevator with him,’ you know, and the whole every-female in the press corps knew that, right, don’t get in elevator with him.”

Which “him” is Roberts referring to? Conyers? Franken? Are there others?

But back up just a moment– According to Roberts, “every” woman in the press corps knew that there was sexual misconduct going on in congress, knew that it was so brazen and so permissive that not even a female reporter was safe on an elevator, and NO ONE REPORTED IT?

No one bothered to inform the public?

How do things get so brazen that a Conyers or a Franken or a whomever feels perfectly safe groping a journalist on an elevator? I will tell you how — when said groper knows there will be no accountability for his behavior.

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‘CIA created ISIS’, says Julian Assange as Wikileaks releases 500k US cables (Video)

Wikileaks founder Julian Assange today said the CIA was responsible for paving the way for ISIS as the whistle blowing organisation released more than half a million formerly confidential US diplomatic cables dating back to 1979.

On the sixth anniversary of the first infamous “Cablegate” by WikiLeaks, when it releases its first batch of sensitive US files, on November 28 2010, it has expanded its Public Library of US Diplomacy (PLUSD) with 531,525 new diplomatic cables from 1979.

In a statement to coincide with the release of the cables, known as “Carter Cables III”, Mr Assange explained how events which unfolded in 1979, had begun a series of events that led to the rise of ISIS.

He said: “If any year could be said to be the “year zero” of our modern era, 1979 is it.”

Mr Assange said a decision by the CIA, together with Saudi Arabia, to plough billions of dollars into arming the Mujahideen fighters in Afghanistan to tackle the Soviet Union, had led to the creation of terror group al-Qaeda.

This, in turn, he said led to the 9/11 terror strikes, the invasion of Afghanhistan and Iraq by the US, and the creation of ISIS.

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Merle Haggard on the Porter Wagoner show

“Little Ole Wine Drinker Me” and “Today I Started Loving You Again”

Dr. Strangelove Or: How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love The Bomb – Trailer

Complete Classic Movie: The Good Humor Man (1950)

Stars: Jack Carson, Lola Albright, Jean Wallace. Biff Jones is a driver/salesman for the Good Humor ice-cream company. He hopes to marry his girl Margie, who works as a secretary for Stuart Nagel, an insurance investigator.

Click here to watch The Good Humor Man.

Harvey Weinstein, TWC Accused of Sex Trafficking at 2014 Cannes Film Festival

Disgraced movie producer Harvey Weinstein and his former indie film firm The Weinstein Company have been accused of sex trafficking at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival, court documents have revealed.

Actress Kadian Noble claims, in an 11-page complaint filed Monday with the U.S. District Court Southern District of New York, that Weinstein sexually assaulted her and that it was covered up by The Weinstein Company.

“Harvey Weinstein was able to force or coerce Kadian into sexual activity in his hotel room because of his promise to her of a film role and use of his influence on her behalf,” complaint reads.

“Harvey Weinstein traveled in foreign commerce, knowingly recruiting or enticing Kadian offering her something of value, knowing that he would use this offer as a means to defraud, force or coerce her into a sexual encounter,” the complaint continues. “Harvey Weinstein ultimately forced Kadian into sexual acts.”

Allegations that Weinstein participated in sex trafficking are based on claims that Weinstein enticed Kadian with the promise of acting roles so long as she complied with his alleged sexual demands.

Women who participated in this were referred to as ‘FOH’s,’ meaning ‘Friend of Harvey,’ and were dealt with accordingly by The Weinstein Company’s employees — one such employee being Harvey’s brother, Bob Weinstein, who has described Harvey as a “very sick man.”

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Terror Free

After they find potential targets, or threats, the Italians employ another fast tactic: deportation.

Terror attacks in western Europe have seen a huge surge over the past two years, since 2015, there have been 53 attacks way up from just two in 2014. Horrific tragedies in France, Britain and Belgium come to mind. But one country, to date, has been largely spared. Our Scott Thuman traveled to Italy and found some remarkable reasons why.

Rome. One of the oldest cities in Europe, called the Eternal City and has survived the rise and fall of empires. But in this current global war on terror, it has remained unscathed. So why so safe, so far?

Scott Thuman: How much of it, would you say is good work and intelligence, and how much of it is good luck?

Giampiero Massolo: Well you know in life, you always need luck so it’s an inevitable combination, actually.

Giampiero Massolo was Italy’s Director of Intelligence from 2012 to 2016. He says the way current terrorist organizations operate is similar in some respects to another group they’ve been fighting for decades, the Mafia. And that experience is paying off.

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My Chat with Laurier TA Lindsay Shepherd – The Saad Truth (Video)

Must watch video.

Homeless people defecating on LA streets fuels horror hepatitis outbreak, as city faulted (Video)

“Most of the local politicians are a bunch of phonies, they’re not interested in helping the homeless or they would’ve done it by now,” he said. “… They use the homeless to get more money for tax programs.”

An outbreak of hepatitis A is spreading through Los Angeles County after leaping from a large homeless contingent in San Diego, threatening thousands of people and fueling criticism that local officials have not done enough to contain the deadly liver disease.

Hundreds of cases have turned up in southern California as well as Michigan — but conditions in Los Angeles, where roughly 50,000 people live on the streets, have prompted deeper concerns.

Reports compiled by volunteer organizations have faulted city officials for not providing enough accessible toilets as the homeless population sharply increased by 23 percent this year.

In a prescient warning, a June 2017 report by a collection of nonprofits called the LA Central Providers Collaborative sounded the alarm about crowding and living conditions on Skid Row, citing the city’s own predictions about the increased risk for hepatitis A and other diseases.

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Canada: Identity vs. Values – Faith Goldy (Video)

Is there such thing as a core Canadian identity; or, are we just a geographical location for ‘muh values’? What has been the effect of Canada’s immigration points system, state multiculturalism, and The Charter on our identity (and our ‘values’) and what does that mean given Canada’s looming demographic headstand?