Friday, November 3, 2017

Uber Bans Conservative for Questioning why Company Hires ‘Islamic Terrorists’

"Someone needs to create a non Islamic form of @uber or @lyft because I never want to support another Islamic immigrant driver."

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After learning that jihadist Sayfullo Saipov was employed as a driver for ride-sharing service Uber, conservative activist Laura Loomer, formerly an undercover journalist at Project Veritas, wondered allowed on Twitter why the company hires so many extremists. Now, Uber has permanently banned her from using its services — and its competition, Lyft, has done the same. 
Here is a sampling of Loomer’s Twitter feed which caused both Uber and Lyft to deactivate her account:
Loomer was also inundated with online suggestions to commit suicide. Celebrity Gigi Hadid called her a “f***ing moron.” She began to wonder why sharing her opinions under the First Amendment was leading to such ridicule. With nothing she could do about other people’s opinions, Loomer said she will be suing the companies:
Loomer, then, tweeted a news story about a Muslim Lyft driver who raped a passenger:
The ride-share companies claim Loomer has violated “community guidelines.”
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Nurse Gets Settlement for Refusing Illegal Sample

Salt Lake City has been focused on changing policies and procedures to make sure this never happens again.

11.2.2017 
 
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 Amelia Hamilton 
 
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A Utah nurse who was arrested after refusing to take a blood sample from an unconscious patient has been awarded a $500,000 settlement from the city and her employer. Back in July nurse Alex Wubbels refused to take the blood sample from an unconscious patient for the police without a warrant and bodycam footage showed her being handled roughly by the police as she was handcuffed and shoved into a squad car. Salt Lake City and the University of Utah are each paying half of the settlement amount. 
A spokesman for the Salt Lake City mayor said:
First and foremost, Salt Lake City has been focused on changing policies and procedures to make sure that this never happens again, and we are glad that we were able to come to a resolution with Nurse Wubbels.
The Salt Lake City police Detective who arrested the nurse, Jeff Payne, was fired from the police force and Lieutenant James Tracey, the watch commander at the time, was demoted. The patient has since died. 
In a press conference, she said that she would use a portion of the funds to help people get body cam footage of themselves at no cost. 
We all deserve to know the truth and the truth comes when you see the actual raw footage and that’s what happened in my case. No matter how truthful I was in telling my story, it was nothing compared to what people saw and the visceral reaction people experienced when watching the footage of the experience that I went through.
As part of the settlement agreement, Wubbels will not pursue a lawsuit.
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Papa John's Blames NFL Flag Flap For Slower Sales

"The NFL has hurt us and, more importantly, by not resolving the current debacle to the [players' and owners'] satisfaction, NFL leadership has hurt Papa John's."

11.2.2017 
 
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 Brian Lilley 
 
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It's not just TV ratings that are being hurt by the NFL's ongoing anthem/kneeling controversy. One of the biggest sponsors for the league says sales are slowing and it has everything to do with players kneeling during the anthem. Papa John's, the official pizza sponsor of the NFL since 2010, released disappointing sales projections for the coming months.
The prediction that some store sales are slowing came even as the company announced better-than-expected year-over-year revenues. But despite past sales, CNBC reports that the company says in the current quarter sales are dropping and the NFL is a big part of the reason according to Papa John's CEO John Schnatter.
"The NFL has been a long and valued partner over the years, but we are certainly disappointed that NFL and its leadership did not resolve the ongoing situation to the satisfaction of all parties," Schnatter said during an earnings call Wednesday. "This should have been nipped in the bud a year and a half ago."
Schnatter said the declining TV viewership and the negative sentiment towards football caused by the kneeling controversy is at the core of his restaurant chain's problems. He called on NFL owners to remedy the situation:
"The NFL has hurt us and, more importantly, by not resolving the current debacle to the [players' and owners'] satisfaction, NFL leadership has hurt Papa John's," Schnatter said. "Leadership starts at the top, and this is an example of poor leadership," he said.  
Sales at existing stores grew just 1% in the current quarter, much lower than the expected growth of 1.4%. The company said it expects the lackluster sales to continue in the upcoming quarter.
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Poll: Millennials Favor Stalin and Kim Jong Un

It's not looking good.

11.2.2017 
 
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 Alex Parker 
 
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It’s not looking good for 21- to 29-year-olds, which is to say, sadly, it’s not looking good for the future: according to a poll published Thursday, nearly one in five millennial meatheads consider  Joseph Stalin and Kim Jong Un to be “heroes.”  
The survey is, of course, illustrative of a growing acceptance among history’s most triggered generation of the devastating systems of socialism and communism.  
According to the study conducted by the Victims of Communism Memorial Fund, roughly half of millennials would prefer to live in a communist or socialist country rather than a capitalist democracy. Breaking down the numbers, the study notes:
“One in five (23%) of Americans age 21-29 consider Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin a ‘hero’; 26% for Vladimir Lenin; 23% for Kim Jong Un.”  
In addition, over one-fifth of millennials have a positive view of Karl Marx.
Marion Smith, executive director of the Fund, told The Daily Caller News Foundation:
“This troubling turn highlights widespread historical illiteracy in American society regarding socialism and the systemic failure of our education system to teach students about the genocide, destruction, and misery caused by communism since the Bolshevik Revolution one hundred years ago.”
The study — not coincidentally — also revealed that 71% of millennials couldn’t give an accurate definition of “communism,” and four-fifths were unaware of the lives lost due to the governmental system.
Under Stalin’s rule, as many as 60 million people were killed. Communism killed 94 millionin the 20th century. Kim Jong Un has executed hundreds of citizens since taking power in 2011. The death toll for Confederate statues, culturally-appropriated Halloween costumes, and sex-specific pronouns: zero.
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Documents: Terror Suspect Wanted to Attack People on Brooklyn Bridge

Saipov planned to continue his attack.

11.2.2017 
 
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 Amelia Hamilton 
 
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Sayfullo Saipov, the 29-year-old Uzbek man accused of running down pedestrians on a bike path this week, planned to continue his attack on the Brooklyn Bridge, according to CNN. He also wanted to show his dedication to ISIS by displaying their flag in the hospital room where he is recovering from gunshot wounds he sustained when police stopped the attack.
Saipov waived his right to silence when he appeared in court on Wednesday and told investigators that he had planned the attack, which killed eight, for about a year. He had hoped that the crowds of people celebrating Halloween would maximize casualties in what was the deadliest attack on New York City since September 11, 2001.
A source at the US Attorney's Office told CNN that he did not enter a plea to federal terror charges. Saipov is charged with providing material support to ISIS, violence and destruction of motor vehicles. The charges carry the possibility of the death penalty.
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    WaPo/ABC Ask: Did Trump Commit a Crime?

    19 percent thought there were facts to support this conclusion.

    11.2.2017 
     
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     Amelia Hamilton 
     
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    The Washington Post and ABC News asked readers the following question:
    Do you think it's likely or unlikely that Trump himself committed a crime in connection with possible Russian attempts to influence the election? (IF LIKELY) Do you think there's been solid evidence of that, or is this your suspicion only?
    That's right, they asked their readers to opine on whether or not the President may have committed an unspecified criminal act in relation to Mueller's investigation into ties between Russia and the 2016 election. 49 percent responded that they believed it was likely while 44 percent thought it unlikely. Of those who thought it likely, 30 percent said this was based on suspicion, while 19 percent thought there were facts to support this conclusion. 
    Solid reporting, guys. 
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