[BBC] The 30-year-old artist, whose real name is Willie Junior Maxwell II, was arrested on Thursday at a stadium in New York City ahead of his concert.
Mr Maxwell and five other people are accused of transporting drugs, including heroin, on Long Island and New Jersey.
If convicted they face a maximum of life imprisonment.
Mr Maxwell has so far made no public comments on the issue.
"As alleged, the defendants transported, distributed and sold more than 100 kilograms [220lb] of deadly and addictive drugs, including heroin and fentanyl, on Long Island, deliberately contributing to the opioid epidemic that has devastated our communities and taken too many lives," US Attorney Breon Peace was quoted as saying by CNN.
[NYPOST] A professor at New Jersey’s Rutgers University said she believes that white people are historically "committed to being villains" — and that her unfiltered solution to addressing white supremacy ...the pernicious doctrine that laws were intended to be obeyed, that society works better when people don't pour shreiking from their places of worship every Friday for a weekend of rioting over insults real or imagined; and that cannibalism, beastiality, incest, murder, theft, rape, and similar activities are bad. A Dead White European (which invalidates his opinion) philosopher once opined that societies thrive when a person's word can be relied upon, and that a society which puts individual happiness first will invariably fail. Strangely enough, other successful societies, such as China, Japan, Korea, and those kinds of places could also be lumped with white supremacist societies, since they push the same values... would be to "take them out."
Brittney Cooper, a professor of women’s and gender studies and Africana studies, addressed the history of colonialism during a discussion last month about Critical Race Theory
...teaches that skin color is the most important characteristic of any person, which translates to separate but equal with a different bunch in charge. All whites and Asians are born racist and racism permeates every aspect of society, which should be dismantled and the remains turned over to the kind of dipshit who pushes this nonsense... with the Root Institute.
"I think that white people are committed to being villains in the aggregate," Cooper said during the online conference.
She said white people don’t trust society to redistribute power to diverse groups of people "because they are so corrupt."
"You know, their thinking is so murky and spiritually bankrupt about power that they ... they fear this really existentially letting go of power because they cannot imagine another way to be," she said.
Cooper said there’s no "sufficient" solution to addressing white supremacy.
"The thing I want to say to you is we got to take these motherf—kers out," she said, though she quickly added that she "doesn’t believe in a project of violence."
"I truly don’t because I think in the end that our souls suffer from that and I do think that some of this is a spiritual condition," Cooper said.
Speaking about white supremacy, Cooper also added that she "fundamentally believes that things that have a beginning have an ending."
"All things that begin in white folks are not infinite and eternal, right? They ain’t gonna go on for infinity and infinity. And that’s super important to remember," she said.
She argued that white people are already "losing," noting the rising cost of living and that demographics are shifting.
"White people’s birth rates are going down ... because they literally cannot afford to put their children, newer generations, into the middle class ... It’s super perverse, and also they kind of deserve it," she said.
She said only future generations may see an end to the so-called culture war.
"’Kids actually can grasp critical race theory because the issue that the right has, is that critical race theory is just the proper teaching of American history," she said.
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things that begin in white folks are not infinite and eternal
committed to being villains in the aggregate
this really existentially letting go of power
a project of violence
because I think in the end that our souls suffer from that
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Here's Ms. Donutz-to-Taxpayer-Dollars in 2014, calling for white folk to be burned alive -- this time she had benefit of a (likely white) copy editor at Salon.com:
"Peaceful protests have been happening for over 100 days. But white folks only really pay attention if they fear they have something to lose. Smoke flares in their nostrils, because then they are confronted with the possibility of charred, burning, white flesh. No more water."
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If Rutgers does not fire her... then go liberal style boycott on all Rutgers business donors, and start posting questions to famous Alumni supporters if they support or will continue to support such Campus Racist treachers in any form?
[An Nahar] Protesters started gathering Friday in the heart of London's historic financial district to lobby against the use of fossil fuels ahead of the start of the U.N. climate summit in the Scottish city of Glasgow.The protests in London, which were to be joined by Swedish climate activist Greta "Pippi" Thunberg ...an autistic sixteen year old Swedish expert on climate change... , are part of a worldwide day of action before leaders head to Glasgow for the U.N. Climate Change Conference, known as COP26. Many environmentalists are calling the Oct. 31-Nov. 12 gathering the world's last chance to turn the tide in the battle against climate change.
The protest began at the Climate Justice Memorial outside the insurance marketplace of Lloyd's of London, as demonstrators called for the global financial system to stop investing in the use of fossil fuels.
They laid red flowers spelling out "Rise Remember Resist" at the site before beginning their march to several high-profile institutions in the City of London. They were being escorted by police. Protesters chanted "Ensure our future, not pollution!" as they made their way to the financial firm Macquarie Capital. Outside the firm, five women dressed as banshees and held cymbals, wailing and lying on the ground clutching white roses.
The international bank Standard Chartered will be the focus of the main action in the afternoon, followed later by a vigil at the Bank of England. There are also protests planned at British banks Lloyds and Barclays.
The protesters included people who traveled from the front line of climate change in Asia and the Pacific to call out the banks they say are responsible for financing activities they blame for the destruction of their homes by rising seas.
Some in London protested about local issues, including the plan to build the Silvertown Tunnel under the River Thames in east London, which they say will attract more vehicle traffic into the British capital.
Across the world, demonstrators were taking to the streets to urge action now, including in coal-reliant Poland, where city sirens sounded at noon in Warsaw and other major cities. Poland's conservative government has been slow to embrace new climate goals, arguing that the country needs more time to phase out its heavy dependence on coal and pivot toward more renewable sources.
The summit in Glasgow is taking place a year late because of the coronavirus (aka COVID19 or Chinese Plague) ...the twenty first century equivalent of bubonic plague, only instead of killing off a third of the population of Europe it kills 3.4 percent of those who notice they have it. It seems to be fond of the elderly, especially Iranian politicians and holy men... pandemic. Six years ago in Gay Paree, nearly 200 countries agreed to individual plans to fight global warming. Under the Gay Paree pact, nations must revisit their previous pledges to curb carbon pollution every five years and then announce plans to cut even more and do it faster.
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[Korrespondent] This year, another record harvest of grain and leguminous crops is expected in Ukraine - 81 million tons. This is the third record in the last four years, according to the Inflation Report of the National Bank of Ukraine.
"A significant harvest plays a significant role in the recovery of the Ukrainian economy after the coronavirus crisis. It will also have a positive effect on a number of related activities, and will also provide stable export earnings," the report says.
According to NBU estimates, an increase in grain harvest by 10 percent gives an additional growth in agriculture by 3.4 percentage points. and a direct impact on real GDP growth, by 0.3 percentage points. Accordingly, only a record grain harvest this year will provide 0.8 percent of real GDP growth in 2021.
The report also says that the growth in agricultural productivity has secured Ukraine's role as an important player in the global market. During the period from 2005 to 2020, the volume of exports of food products (together with agricultural and food industry products) in nominal terms increased more than five times, and their share in the export of goods increased from 13 percent to 49 percent.
Despite a lower harvest of agricultural crops according to the results of the 2020/2021 marketing year (MG), the country ranked first in the world for the export of sunflower seeds, 4th place for corn and barley, 6th place for the export of wheat, reminded the NBU.
"In 2021, the weather turned out to be more favorable for Ukraine compared to other countries in the region. Against the background of poor harvests in other countries and, accordingly, maintaining high prices, this will ensure high export earnings at the end of this year and over the next year," the report says.
The NBU also noted that it is the agro-industrial complex that has played a key role in the formation of favorable conditions in the foreign exchange market in recent months.
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Ukraine is blessed with the most fertile soil ("black earth") on the planet. Ukraine is cursed with the most corrupt and dysfunctional society north of the Black Sea. But at least they have Burisma & Biden Inc.
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^ Like Tom I'm delighted to see good news, but this does read like a cut-and-paste from Pravda ca. 1960.
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Like Tom I'm delighted to see good news, but this does read like a cut-and-paste from Pravda ca. 1960.
This is from a Ukrainian government agency reporting on the record harvest.
Please note that throughout the history of journalism, you will find that 85 percent of all news stories are institutionally generated, and that includes both eastern and western media.
Only in the last 20 years can you find original news generated by independent individuals, thanks to the internet.
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[RIA Novosti] Moscow will do everything possible to protect the rights of Russians, including in the Donbass. This is stated in the commentary of the Department of Information and Press of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs regarding reports of the detention of Russian citizens living in the village of Staromaryevka in Ukrainian captivity.
The ministry appealed to partners in the "Normandy format" and the OSCE with an appeal to influence Kiev and ensure that violent actions against local residents stop.
"We continue to monitor the development of the situation," the ministry added.
According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the situation in Staromaryevka is difficult: officers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine periodically arrive there to carry out 'filtration measures.' They impose a kind of curfew, prohibiting local residents from leaving their homes, ostensibly to check the passport regime. This was done most severely at the beginning of the week.
These documents were confiscated from people with passports of Russia and the DPR , and their owners were subjected to violent actions.
"This even caused an armed escalation, which was discussed at the meeting of the Contact Group on October 27," the Foreign Ministry noted.
On Wednesday, the head of the DPR Denis Pushilin said that the Armed Forces of Ukraine had seized the village, and a checkpoint had been set up at the entrance. According to him, children and the elderly also live in the village, and it is "extremely problematic" to liberate Staromaryevka in a peaceful manner."
He stressed that Kiev is going to provocations and is doing everything possible to unleash a full-scale war in the region, but blame the DPR and LPR for this.
Donetsk has already applied to the OSCE and called on the world community to force Kiev to return to the mainstream of a diplomatic settlement of the conflict.
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[BREITBART] An unknown number of additional women have accused World Health Organization (W.H.O.) staff of sexual abuse in the Democratic Republic of the Congo ...formerly the Congo Free State, Belgian Congo, Zaire, and who knows what else, not to be confused with the Brazzaville Congo aka Republic of Congo, which is much smaller and much more (for Africa) stable. DRC gave the world Patrice Lumumba and Joseph Mobutu, followed by years of tedious civil war. Its principle industry seems to be the production of corpses. With a population of about 74 million it has lots of raw material... (D.R.C.) during the agency’s response to the country’s Ebola outbreak from August 2018 to June 2020, Rooters reported Wednesday."More people [have] come forward alleging abuses by aid workers at the time," Rooters paraphrased Dr. Gaya Gamhewage — the W.H.O.’s acting director of prevention and response to sexual exploitation, abuse, and harassment — as saying on October 27.
"We have heard through the inter-agency network that there are more complaints in Goma," she said. Goma is the capital of D.R.C.’s North Kivu province.
Gamhewage said she could not verify the exact number of new allegations as she "did not have access to the complaints due to confidentiality issues."
Several local residents of the D.R.C.’s North Kivu and Ituri regions have accused at least 21 W.H.O. staff members of perpetrating acts of "sexual abuse and exploitation (S.E.A.)" against them during a period spanning August 2018 to June 2020. The W.H.O. employees were stationed in eastern D.R.C. as part of the United Nations ...where theory meets practice and practice loses... (U.N.) health agency’s response to a regional Ebola outbreak. An independent commission contracted by the W.H.O. to investigate the allegations of S.E.A. published its initial findings on September 28.
The commission’s report detailed "multiple allegations of rape and offers of employment in exchange for sex," W.H.O. Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus acknowledged on October 21.
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[BREITBART] The great takeaway from the coronavirus (aka COVID19 or Chinese Plague) ...the twenty first century equivalent of bubonic plague, only instead of killing off a third of the population of Europe it kills 3.4 percent of those who notice they have it. It seems to be fond of the elderly, especially Iranian politicians and holy men... pandemic is a rejection of borders and walls, Pope Francis ...Argentine liberation theologist, born Jorge Mario Bergoglio. He was elected pope in 2013. Rather than setting up shop in Avignon, where he belongs, the first Jesuit Pope chose to reside in the Domus Sanctae Marthae guesthouse instead of the papal apartments. He is big on climate change, against consumerism, and in favor of throwing a blanket over homosexual activity (so to speak) within the clergy. He's not real sure about the Resurrection, about Christ's divinity, and a few other things that would have gotten him burned at the stake a few hundred years ago, but he's hot for a certain South American Earth Mother Goddess... told the BBC on Friday morning.
"Climate change and the Covid-19 pandemic have exposed our deep vulnerability and raised numerous doubts and concerns about our economic systems and the way we organize our societies," the pope asserted in a special audio message for the launch of the COP26 Climate Conference.
"The most important lesson we can take from these crises is our need to build together, so that there will no longer be any borders, barriers or political walls for us to hide behind," he declared.
Francis said the pandemic and climate crisis have together taken away humanity’s sense of security, making people feel powerless and lacking control over their lives.
"We find ourselves increasingly frail and even fearful, caught up in a succession of ’crises’ in the areas of health care, the environment, food supplies and the economy, to say nothing of social, humanitarian and ethical crises," he stated.
These crises are all profoundly interconnected, he stated, and call for "the ability to formulate plans and put them rapidly into action, to rethink the future of the world, our common home, and to reassess our common purpose."
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[BBC] ShotSpotter's incident-review room is like any other call centre.
Analysts wearing headsets sit by computer screens, listening intently.
Yet the people working here have an extraordinary responsibility.
They make the final decision on whether a computer algorithm has correctly identified a gunshot - and whether to dispatch the police.
Making the wrong call has serious consequences.
ShotSpotter has garnered much negative press over the last year. Allegations range from its tech not being accurate, to claims that ShotSpotter is fuelling discrimination in the police.
In the wake of those negative news stories, the company gave BBC News access to its national incident-review centre.
ShotSpotter is trying to solve a genuine problem.
"What makes the system so compelling, we believe, is a full 80-95% of gunfire goes unreported," chief executive Ralph Clark says.
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What I've been reading is they basically make it up. I mean it's theoretically possible it works. It's also possible that Google Alphabet is disinterested company only concerned with the public good.
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"All life forms in sector 4 were eradicated after a gunshot was 'detected'." That's where it's headed.
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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.
[BBC] The 30-year-old artist, whose real name is Willie Junior Maxwell II, was arrested on Thursday at a stadium in New York City ahead of his concert.
...the twenty first century equivalent of bubonic plague, only instead of killing off a third of the population of Europe it kills 3.4 percent of those who notice they have it. It seems to be fond of the elderly, especially Iranian politicians and holy men...
...formerly the Congo Free State, Belgian Congo, Zaire, and who knows what else, not to be confused with the Brazzaville Congo aka 
...Argentine liberation theologist, born Jorge Mario Bergoglio. He was elected pope in 2013. Rather than setting up shop in Avignon, where he belongs, the first Jesuit Pope chose to reside in the Domus Sanctae Marthae guesthouse instead of the papal apartments. He is big on climate change, against consumerism, and in favor of throwing a blanket over homosexual activity (so to speak) within the clergy. He's not real sure about the Resurrection, about Christ's divinity, and a few other things that would have gotten him burned at the stake a few hundred years ago, but he's hot for a certain South American Earth Mother Goddess...
