Thursday, December 17, 2020
A Notre Dame Academy graduate alleged abuse by priests, then died by suicide. Over 400 alumni demand answers.
DE PERE - Graduates of four Catholic high schools are demanding action from St. Norbert Abbey after its leader disputed allegations of sexual abuse lodged by a fellow alumnus who died by suicide in March.
The call for change came after the Green Bay Press-Gazette published an investigation detailing the story of Nate Lindstrom, who said three Norbertine priests abused him as a teenager in Green Bay in the late 1980s. Lindstrom received $420,000 in secret payments from the Catholic order over 10 years until the abbey stopped sending checks in 2019.
Lindstrom, 45, killed himself less than a year later.
Over 400 graduates of Notre Dame Academy and the former Premontre High School, Abbot Pennings and St. Joseph Academy signed a letter sent Wednesday to the Norbertines and Notre Dame officials imploring them to address Lindstrom's allegations. Signees include members of Lindstrom's family and Anne Horak Gallagher, an actress and wife of U.S. Rep. Mike Gallagher of Green Bay.
Catholics claim to have been "reformed" by such allegations, but the truth lies in their actions (or failure to act). They are still swine and they still protect child molesters. In fact, they promote child sex with priests. Pigs!
Wednesday, December 16, 2020
Direct cash payments likely as lawmakers near Covid aid deal
WASHINGTON — Congressional leaders and the White House are nearing agreement on a roughly $900 billion coronavirus relief deal that will likely include a new round of direct payments, three sources familiar with the negotiations said Wednesday.
The emerging package will include enhanced federal jobless benefits, small-business funding, and money to distribute Covid-19 vaccines. The dollar amount of the stimulus payments has not yet been determined — some aides said it could be $600 per person while others said it may be higher.
Negotiators have not yet settled on an income cap for the direct payments, as was done for the previous round of payments approved in March.
Winter storm forecast to strike most of the Eastern Coast with heavy ice and snow
I've seen the local guys pimp the weather before, but not on a national scale. Do these guys even apologize when they get it wrong? No. They just piss on us.
FDA staff recommends watching for Bell’s palsy in Moderna and Pfizer vaccine recipients
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U.S. Food and Drug Administration staff recommends monitoring people who get Pfizer or Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine shots for possible cases of Bell’s palsy, saying it’s not necessarily a side effect but worth watching out for after a handful of trial participants got the condition, which causes half of your face to droop.
A 54-page staff report released Tuesday said there were four reported cases of Bell’s palsy among Moderna’s more than 30,000 clinical trial participants. Three of the participants who got Bell’s palsy also received the vaccine instead of a placebo shot. Pfizer’s trial similarly had four reported cases of Bell’s palsy out of some 43,000 participants. All four Bell’s palsy cases in Pfizer’s trial got the vaccine and not the placebo.
The staff, which endorsed the emergency use of Moderna’s coronavirus vaccine, said there wasn’t enough data to tie the cases directly to the shots, but it warranted close scrutiny.
Two of the cases of Bell’s palsy among Moderna’s vaccine group have since “resolved” while one was still ongoing at the time of the report, the FDA staff said. The vaccinated participants experienced the paralysis between 22 days and 32 days following inoculation, they said.
Read and see more: https://www.cnbc.com/2020/12/15/fda-staff-recommends-watching-for-bells-palsy-in-moderna-and-pfizer-vaccine-recipients.html
Milwaukee Common Council rejects $10 million grant for 30 more police officers, could reconsider
The Milwaukee Common Council on Tuesday morning rejected a nearly $10 million, three-year grant for 30 new police officers, following months of grappling over financial and philosophical considerations.
But it's not over. Long after the 9-6 vote to reject the measure, Ald. Nikiya Dodd made a motion to reconsider, meaning the measure will come before the council again in January. Dodd was among those who voted to reject the grant.
The federal grant became a proxy for the larger debate about policing in Milwaukee, which was roiled by protests this summer after the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis.
In years past, such a grant would have been accepted unanimously with little debate.
"The only reason that we're having this discussion about a grant that we have received numerous times before with unanimous support is because the time period that we are in is requiring us to demand more and to request more from those that have the responsibility of enforcing the law in our communities," said Ald. Ashanti Hamilton.
Index of /file/ wikileaks
https://file.wikileaks.org/file/
Tuesday, December 15, 2020
Social media giants face big fines and blocked sites under new UK rules on harmful content
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LONDON — British regulators could soon have the power to fine and block the sites of social media giants like Facebook, TikTok and Twitter for failing to remove harmful content under new legislation.
Unveiled Tuesday, the proposals are part of the U.K. government’s bid to force tech giants to rid their platforms of illegal and toxic content. Executives could be held personally liable for failing to respect a legally-binding duty of care. It comes as authorities around the world clamp down on Big Tech.
Social media services that host user-generated content or allow people to talk to others online will be required to remove and limit the spread of content that contains child sexual abuse, terrorist material or suicide, according to the government. They will also need to do more to ensure children aren’t exposed to grooming, bullying or pornography.
Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Twitter and other popular social networks will be required to establish clear terms and conditions which set out how they tackle content that is legal but could cause significant physical or psychological harm to adults, such as misinformation about coronavirus vaccines.
Monday, December 14, 2020
Wisconsin Supreme Court rejects Donald Trump's election challenge
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The Wisconsin Supreme Court chambers. |
The Wisconsin Supreme Court promptly denied President Donald Trump's request for it to override the popular will of the voters and overturn the state's presidential result, likely securing President-elect Joe Biden's win just before Wisconsin's 10 electors cast their votes for Biden Monday.
The 10 electors representing the Democratic presidential slate will meet in the Capitol to cast their ballots for Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris.
In a 4-3 ruling written by conservative-backed Justice Brian Hagedorn and the court's three liberal-backed members, the court affirmed a circuit court's ruling that Biden won the election, and dismissed Trump's challenge as meritless and far too late.
"Our laws allow the challenge flag to be thrown regarding various aspects of election administration," Hagedorn said. "The challenges raised by the Campaign in this case, however, come long after the last play or even the last game; the Campaign is challenging the rulebook adopted before the season began."
The meeting of the electors is typically a ceremonial task not given much attention, but amid this year's litany of legal maneuvering by Trump and his allies to override the will of the voters and overturn the election result, more attention is being paid to formerly mundane U.S. election procedures.
Antrim County Results Voting Machines are where the fraud is
Forensics report Antrim County (MI)
The forensics report of the Dominion voting machine for Antrim County, Michigan has been released. The news is worse for Biden than we had expected. Some of the conclusions:
- The allowable election error rate established by the Federal Election Commission guidelines is of 1 in 250,000 ballots (.0008%). We observed an error rate of 68.05%. This demonstrated a significant and fatal error in security and election integrity.
- Significantly, the computer system shows vote adjudication logs for prior years, but all adjudication log entries for the 2020 election cycle are missing.
- Likewise, all server security logs prior to 11:03pm on November 4, 2020 are missing. Other server logs before November 4, 2020 are present, therefore, there is no reasonable explanation for the security logs to be missing.
Tabulations. The columns are Date, Registered voters, Total voters, Biden voters, Trump voters.Nov 3 22,082 16,047 7,769 4,509Nov 5 22,082 18,059 7,289 9,783Nov 21 22,082 16,044 5,960 9,748
It looks to me as if someone technical tried to go back in twice and hide what they did on Election Night. Notice that the real results suggest that the Trumpslide was actually bigger than even the most optimistic people had expected. In 2016, Trump won Antrim County with 8,469 votes to Hillary Clinton's 4,448, while Romney beat Obama 7,917 to 5,107.
This isn't just evidence of vote fraud in Michigan. This is conclusive, rock-solid proof.
Peru halts trial of China Covid vaccine after patient suffers neurological problems
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Boxes containing the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine are loaded onto a truck for shipping
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The Peruvian government has suspended its trial of a major Chinese coronavirus vaccine candidate after a participant suffered a serious medical episode, even as the country claims it will begin rolling out jabs in the next three months.
The Peruvian minister of health Pilar Mazzetti said that the decision of the National Institute of Health (INS) to temporarily stop Sinopharm’s trial in the country was to evaluate the reason behind the adverse incident, which saw a participant experience neurological symptoms.
German Malaga, chief researcher at the local Cayetano Heredia University, which is involved in the study, said the volunteer had experienced decreased strength in his legs among other symptoms.
The authorities are trying to ascertain if the adverse incident is due to the vaccine or to other reasons. The vaccine was due to complete the first stage of the trials in the next few days.
DHS warns against the 'Cannibal Sandwich,' a Wisconsin tradition
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The Wisconsin Historical Society's website notes the "Cannibal Sandwich" consists of raw, lean ground beef served on bread (especially rye cocktail bread) with sliced onions, salt and pepper.
It's also known as "tiger meat," "steak tartare," or simply, "raw beef and onions."
According to the Wisconsin Historical Society, these sandwiches have traditionally been served at holiday parties and other festive gatherings in the Milwaukee area. Milwaukee historian, John Gurda, who served it at his 1977 wedding reception, told FOX News in 2013 the sandwiches have been a festive dish in German, Polish and other ethnic communities in the Milwaukee area since the 19th century, adding it was once common to see them at wedding receptions, meals following funerals and Christmas and New Year's Eve parties.
TasteofHome.com notes it can be topped with a raw egg yolk, and there are other versions besides beef, including venison, lamb and bacon tartare.
State health officials warn ground beef should always be cooked to 160 degrees, and "eating raw meat is NEVER recommended because of the bacteria it can contain."
According to the DHS, Salmonella, E. coli O157:H7, Campylobacter and Listeria are bacteria that can be found in raw and undercooked beef, and regardless of where you buy your ground beef, these risks are real.
The DHS' website notes there have been eight outbreaks linked to raw ground beef dishes since 1986, including a large Salmonella outbreak involving more than 150 people in December 1994.
For more information on how to prevent food poisoning during the holiday season, check out the food safety page on the DHS' website.
From: https://www.fox6now.com/news/dhs-warns-against-the-cannibal-sandwich-a-wisconsin-tradition
Racine homeless shelter facing deficit over motel bills
RACINE, Wis. (AP) — Officials at Racine’s largest homeless shelter says they are facing a $148,000 deficit mainly for the costs of motel stays for people during the coronavirus pandemic.
The Homeless Assistance Leadership Organization, or HALO, usually spends about $5,000 a year on putting people up in motels, usually when the shelter is full or someone is sick.
Due to ongoing efforts to keep the shelter from overflowing during the COVID-19 crisis, HALO has spent more than $332,000 just on motels.
The Racine Journal Times reports that the HALO shelter normally has enough beds for 120 people.
In March, when the pandemic hit, there were about 130 people staying there
From: https://www.channel3000.com/racine-homeless-shelter-facing-deficit-over-motel-bills/
There were 18 crashes in a three-hour span on the Interstate in Racine County Saturday night
From The Journal Times.com:
That's one crash every 10 minutes.
The reason for each of the crashes, according to the Sheriff's Office, was "a combination of freezing roadways and (drivers) operating too fast for conditions."
Despite so many crashes, only five injuries were reported, none of which were reported to be life-threatening.
This is why I hate driving. People no longer have any idea of what they're doing on the road. The last guy who cut me off gave me the finger.
See:
Milwaukee County sheriffs responded to 80 crashes and 52 disabled vehicles during the weekend's rain-snow mix
Re: Major leak 'exposes' members and 'lifts the lid' on the Chinese Communist Party
Didn't the WI Republicans invite the Chinese in via Foxconn? Qui Bono?
Also the Foxconn Industrial Internet (Fii), a subsidiary of Foxconn was not included in the original contract and according to the WEDC, work and employees associated with Fii are not eligible for tax credits.
Currently Fii is building a massive dome building that can be seen from Interstate 94 to produce servers.
Major leak 'exposes' members and 'lifts the lid' on the Chinese Communist Party
A major leak containing a register with the details of nearly two million CCP members has occurred – exposing members who are now working all over the world, while also lifting the lid on how the party operates under Xi Jinping, says Sharri Markson. Ms Markson said the leak is a register with the details of Communist Party members, including their names, party position, birthday, national ID number and ethnicity. “It is believed to be the first leak of its kind in the world,” the Sky News host said. “What's amazing about this database is not just that it exposes people who are members of the communist party, and who are now living and working all over the world, from Australia to the US to the UK,” Ms Markson said. “But it's amazing because it lifts the lid on how the party operates under President and Chairman Xi Jinping”. Ms Markson said the leak demonstrates party branches are embedded in some of the world’s biggest companies and even inside government agencies. “Communist party branches have been set up inside western companies, allowing the infiltration of those companies by CCP members - who, if called on, are answerable directly to the communist party, to the Chairman, the president himself,” she said. “Along with the personal identifying details of 1.95 million communist party members, mostly from Shanghai, there are also the details of 79,000 communist party branches, many of them inside companies”. Ms Markson said the leak is a significant security breach likely to embarrass Xi Jinping. “It is also going to embarrass some global companies who appear to have no plan in place to protect their intellectual property from theft. From economic espionage,” she said. Ms Markson said the data was extracted from a Shanghai server by Chinese dissidents, whistleblowers, in April 2016, who have been using it for counter-intelligence purposes. “It was then leaked in mid-September to the newly-formed international bi-partisan group, the Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China - and that group is made up of 150 legislators around the world. “It was then provided to an international consortium of four media organisations, The Australian, The Sunday Mail in the UK, De Standaard in Belgium and a Swedish editor, to analyse over the past two months, and that's what we've done". Ms Markson said it, “is worth noting that there's no suggestion that these members have committed espionage - but the concern is over whether Australia or these companies knew of the CCP members and if so have any steps been taken to protect their data and people”.
Sunday, December 13, 2020
Wisconsin Supreme Court Judge Tells Trump Attorney His Phony Lawsuit ‘Smacks of Racism’
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A Wisconsin Supreme Court judge told an attorney for Donald Trump that the president’s suit to toss out more than 200,000 votes in the state “smacks of racism” as it targets the state’s largest, most diverse counties, which hold the highest numbers of Black voters. During a hearing on Saturday, Justice Jill Karofsky, a liberal member of the court, told James Troupis, “This lawsuit, Mr. Troupis, smacks of racism.” Justice Rebecca Dallet noted that the suit focused only on the state’s “most non-white, urban” zones. Trump and his campaign have alleged without evidence that widespread voter fraud plagued the state and swung the election for President-elect Joe Biden. Similar suits filed in other swing states have been summarily rejected, as was a suit brought to the Supreme Court on Friday.
Read it at Law and CrimeFrom: https://www.thedailybeast.com/wisconsin-supreme-court-judge-tells-trump-attorney-his-phony-lawsuit-smacks-of-racism
'I became a lightning rod': Wisconsin health officers have been vilified and threatened during COVID-19, and some have quit
Madeline Heim, and Mary Spicuzza, USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin
It compared the possibility of getting the virus in several settings, said Lawther, who was then the health officer for Sauk County, home to the Wisconsin Dells.
For example, a person is more likely to get infected while dining at an indoor restaurant than sitting at an outdoor playground, because of air flow and the ability to wear a mask.
Within the hour, he started getting calls from members of the Sauk County Board of Supervisors.
Voices raised, they gave him "as close to a demand as you can get" to retract the release, he said, arguing that it wasn't appropriate for a public health official to discuss the risk of visiting some businesses over others.
Commentary by RAMAC's Matt Montemurro: City’s response to COVID isn’t working
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There is no single solution a community can provide. Attacking the pandemic is a battle that requires many strategies. Crafting a battle plan without including a cross section of the community, especially the business community, is fool-hardy. Relying on a single tactic, with little regard for outcomes, especially unintended, is an abdication of leadership.
City Hall has recently issued a return to severe restrictions in its efforts to
stem the spike in COVID-19 cases and hospitalization in Racine. They are primarily aimed at private enterprise, including private schools. Small business and schools have followed every mandate/restriction issued by the city. And after a short period of improvement, have been asked to once again bear the brunt of what seems to be ineffectual or one-sided approach to limiting the reach of the virus. The unintended consequences of severely reducing capacities and service are plenty. Most important is the inability to operate business as a going concern. Without some kind of financial support, family-owned and small businesses will be unable to survive at 25% capacity. Could our government leaders make do with 25% of their pay for the foreseeable future? Would they then feel the pain our small businesses feel?
The businesses in Racine have complied with all the restrictions imposed by City Hall. Many of them barely hung on this spring. With newly re-imposed limitations, that number will surely decline. And the decision to close our schools adds additional direct burdens on our kids, particularly those most vulnerable; their parents; and indirectly, our businesses.
This past spring, when COVID-19 first struck, RAMAC, Racine County and over 40 businesses, along with an advisory board of 15, convened and produced Rebound Racine. There was county, business, private, education, faith community, and public representation. They outlined the impact and recovery needs as the county faced the pandemic. Beyond that, they outlined specific steps to reopen and provided recovery resources across a variety of industries. It was a thorough, front-to-back study with multifaceted approaches. It provided multiple and business-specific responses. It was truly inclusive.
Looking at City Hall’s approach to education — restricting both public and private schools to closure — is another example of ignoring those actually involved in education and deciding on a blanket, single solution for all our schools. The leadership of each private school and the superintendent of RUSD should have all been at the table when making these decisions.
This draconian strategy presents huge downside risks: Learning from home, kids identified as at-risk while attending school may slide further and further behind. Reading, math and other gaps become wider as a direct result of closing schools.
Home learning becomes a real burden for working families and for those lacking resources to access on-line learning. The choice facing parents is limited: work from home and help kids learn, return to the workplace and let kids fend for themselves, lacking structure and real-time support, or walk away from jobs that cannot support work at home options, furthering economic stress. Rather than employ a single pronged attack, why not involve educators, administrators and parents in developing viable tactics that keep learners learning, teachers teaching, and parents working?
It’s time Racine’s governing leaders considered alternative and multiple strategies to address the havoc this pandemic is creating. We agree on the problem. Include all stakeholders, including actual non-committee citizens, and our businesses in developing the battle plan. Then you can start talking about real inclusion
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