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DHS postpones plan for mug shots of innocent US citizen travelers
Press releases issued today by US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and Sen. Edward Markey suggest that CBP and its parent agency, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), have cancelled or postponed, at least for now, their plans to require mug shots of all US citizens leaving, or returning to, the US.
But rather than admit that it has partially backed down or postponed some of its most offensive and intrusive plans in the face of public and Congressional outrage, CBP has sent reporters a statement alleging that our report breaking the story and others that followed contained “incorrect claims” about CBP plans:
https://papersplease.org/wp/2019/12/05/dhs-postpones-plan-for-mug-shots-of-innocent-us-citizen-travelers/
‘My faith in humanity is restored’: Jury finds Elon Musk not guilty in defamation case over ‘pedo guy’ tweet
A California jury sided with Elon Musk, clearing him of defamation charges brought by a British diver whom the eccentric billionaire called a ‘pedo’. Musk insisted his tweet was meant as an insult, not an accusation of pedophilia.
It took the Los Angeles jury less than an hour to reach a not-guilty verdict in a trial that kicked off earlier this week. The high-profile spat between Musk and Vernon Unsworth dates from July 2018, when the billionaire and the expat squared off over the dramatic rescue of a Thai youth soccer team from a flooded cave.
Unsworth, who lives in Thailand and is an expert in cave diving, mocked Musk’s proposal to send in a custom-built miniature submarine to facilitate the mission as a PR stunt, suggesting he “stick his submarine where it hurts.” Musk fired back with a tweet calling Unsworth a “pedo guy” while goading him to file a lawsuit, which the latter eventually did.
Musk later apologized and deleted the tweet, telling the court that he perceives Twitter a “war zone” and his offhand remark as an insult, rather than a malicious lie to slander the diver.
Upon exiting the courtroom, the relieved Tesla and SpaceX CEO said that he was pleased with the verdict.
“My faith in humanity is restored,” he told reporters.
There has been mixed reaction on social media, with some arguing that Musk was given a pass by the jury because of his celebrity billionaire status.
“I wonder what it was about the celebrity billionaire Elon Musk that enabled him to escape all sanction for making a hugely damaging allegation against a private person which he admitted was completely baseless,” Guardian columnist Oliver Burkeman tweeted.
I wonder what it was about the celebrity billionaire Elon Musk that enabled him to escape all sanction for making a hugely damaging allegation against a private person which he admitted was completely baseless
— Oliver Burkeman (@oliverburkeman) December 6, 2019
Others noted that it would be only fair if Musk now gets the taste of his own medicine, arguing the ruling suggest that calling Musk a “pedo guy” won’t be defamation either.
“I interpret this ruling as legalizing the act of calling Elon Musk a pedo,” one commenter quipped.
I interpret this ruling as legalizing the act of calling Elon Musk a pedo.
— Lord Acton-A-Fool (@LordActonAFool) December 6, 2019
Pedo guy Elon Musk wins case https://t.co/sxNiflU3ID
— Cody Johnston (@drmistercody) December 6, 2019
https://www.rt.com/usa/475248-musk-pedo-defamation-victory/
Talk is cheap and Bulllshit even cheaper
Bomb threat report briefly shuts down Patrick Air Force base in Florida
Parts of the Patrick Air Force Base in central Florida were evacuated for safety after a bomb scare that turned out to be a false alarm. All clear has been issued about an hour after the initial report.
The bomb threat was reported around 3 p.m. and saw the base security personnel, fire department and explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) investigating the tip-off for about an hour before the all clear was given.
The all clear has been given for Patrick AFB. Security Forces, EOD and the Fire Department have determined there is no credible threat to the area at this time.
— 45th Space Wing (@45thSpaceWing) December 6, 2019
It came just hours after a shooter at the Naval Air Station in Pensacola, Florida killed three people and injured eight more, before dying in a shootout with police.
A bomb threat has been reported for Patrick Air Force Base, Fla. The immediate area was evacuated for safety. Security Forces, EOD and the Fire Department are currently on scene investigating. We will provide more information as it become available.
— 45th Space Wing (@45thSpaceWing) December 6, 2019
https://www.rt.com/usa/475245-bomb-threat-report-patrick-airbase/
To good/funny not to post kek…..she will cry herself to sleep every night for the next 12 years just like AOC… No wait its now only 11 years… KEK
We achieved nothing and don't want to continue: Greta Thumberg DISAVOWS school strike for climate change?
After more than a year of school strikes, climate marches and high-profile speeches, Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg told supporters that her movement hasn’t achieved any actual change and she doesn’t want to continue.
“We are getting bigger and bigger and our voices are being heard more and more, but of course that does not translate into political action,” Thunberg told activists in Madrid on Friday. The 16-year-old activist arrived in the Spanish capital earlier in the day to attend a UN climate summit.
School strike week 68. They say more than 500 000 people showed up tonight in Madrid!#fridaysforfuture#climatestrike#schoolstrike4climate#cop25pic.twitter.com/YAxPZt3fOU
— Greta Thunberg (@GretaThunberg) December 6, 2019
Thunberg, who first shot to fame for organizing a school walkout in her native Sweden last year, said that the worldwide school strike movement is “not a sustainable solution” to climate change.
“We don’t want to continue. We would love some action from people in power,” she added. “We have achieved a lot, but if you look at it from a certain point of view we have achieved nothing.”
Rather than an admission of defeat, Thunberg’s statement was likely another attempt to shame world leaders into declaring a “climate emergency” and pledging to slash carbon emissions.
She struck a similar tone in New York in September, when she told another UN summit “I shouldn’t be up here,” before chastising them for stealing her “dreams and my childhood with your empty words.”
https://www.rt.com/news/475244-greta-thunberg-madrid-achieved-nothing/