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Bibi1581 Blog For 04/01/2018: Morning Edition

1…………> Trump vs Bezos: Start Paying

President Donald Trump has cranked up his attacks on Amazon, accusing the online retail giant is ripping off the US Postal Service.

[The US Post Office would lose $1.50] “on average for each package it delivers for Amazon”. If the P.O. ‘increased its parcel rates, Amazon’s shipping costs would rise by $2.6 Billion.’ This Post Office scam must stop. Amazon must pay real costs (and taxes) now!”  he tweeted, suggesting also said the Washington Post newspaper was a “lobbyist” for Amazon.


Amazon owner Jeff Bezos also owns the Washington Post, which has reported on stories including Robert Mueller’s continuing investigation into links between the Trump election campaign and Russia, as well as his relationship with porn star Stormy Daniels, and details how three different legal teams are digging for dirt in the Trump Organization’s accounts.

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-43606088

 

 

2…………> Banzai Fleet: Whale Killers

Three ships from a Japanese whale-hunting fleet returned to their home port of Shimonoseki, carrying on board 333 minke whales harpooned during a trip into the Antarctic Ocean, as Tokyo claims the slaughter is for “scientific purposes”  despite international protests and condemnation.


Japan is a signatory to the International Whaling Commission moratorium on whale hunting, but makes use of a loophole that allows the mammals to be killed for scientific research.

Although minke whales grow only to some 33 feet in length, they are still categorized as great whales.

http://p.dw.com/p/2vHuD

 

 

3…………> An Elephant Named Xi: South China Sea

ASEAN countries agreed to begin negotiating a “code of conduct” to iron out tensions over natural resources, trade routes, and island territories pose a threat to regional stability, despite China attempts to prevent member countries from exploiting those areas and prevent drill oil and gas drilling and control fisheries, and in fact has illegally built large island bases in the Spratly Islands in an attempt to project power with ships and helicopters and potentially planes to actually control the sea areas.

When China occupied Mischief Reef in the Philippine Sea, it started as a series of bamboo huts on stilts and is now an artificial island with a runway that is 3 kilometers long and massive buildings and radar towers as it is has done in the Scarborough Shoal.


“This is ours and nobody should take it away from us, and by compromising in effect we are giving up our territory.’ They see it very much in territorial terms. And that’s the problem”, experts are warning about Mr.Xi government pirating out other nations territories.

 


http://p.dw.com/p/2vEuV

 

 

4…………> The Tip Of The Spear: US Navy

An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter attached to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 9 carries ordnance from the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) to the fast combat support ship USNS Supply (T-AOE 6) during an ammunition offload. The ship is underway conducting sustainment exercises to maintain carrier readiness. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Mario Coto (Released) 180327-N-JC445-0117

http://www.navy.mil/management/photodb/webphoto/web_180328-N-RY670-247.jpg

 


5…………> Easter Celebrations: He Has RisenCelebrations are underway around the world as Christian communities mark Jesus Christ’s resurrection on Easter Sunday, from solemn rituals to chocolate egg hunts, each has its own unique way to commemorate one of Christianity’s most significant days. 

In Vatican City, Pope Francis led Easter mass under tight security in front of tens of thousands of faithful pilgrims, as “El Santo Padre” delivered his traditional Easter blessing and message from the balcony of St Peter’s Basilica.

Meanwhile, hundreds of Christians flocked to Jerusalem’s Church of the Holy Sepulchre, built on the site where they believe Jesus was crucified, buried and resurrected. 

Worshippers prayed and sang hymns in the church in Jerusalem’s Old City as they lined up to admire the edicule — the chamber that tradition says marks Jesus’s tomb.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-04-01/easter-celebrations-around-the-world/9608808 

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Bibi1581 Blog For 03/31/2018: Evening Edition

1…………> Brown vs Trump: Pardons Wars

President Trump blasted California Gov. Jerry Brown for his pardon of five ex-convicts facing deportation, including two who fled the Khmer Rouge regime in Cambodia with their families four decades ago, referring to Brown as “Moonbeam,” a nickname a newspaper columnist coined for him in the 1970s. Trump then listed the ex-convicts’ crimes before they were pardoned Friday. They include misdemeanor domestic violence, drug possession, and kidnapping and robbery.

“Is this really what the great people of California want?” Trump sarcastically asked.


A spokesman for Mr. Brown responded to a request for comment with more information about the five men but did not directly address Trump’s criticism.https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-blasts-california-governors-immigrant-pardons-171511318.html

 

2…………> “Fake Sports Apparel”: CA

A Mountain House, California man named Seyyed Ali Noori, 50, pleaded guilty to two counts of trafficking in counterfeit goods, while owning and operating Goldstar Wholesale LLC, a regional wholesale distributor based in Tracy, California, and also sold goods at the Galt Flea Market in Galt, California. In August, October, and November 2013, undercover officers with the Sacramento Intellectual Property Task Force purchased hundreds of dollars of counterfeit hats, shirts, and other accessories from Noori. These items bore counterfeit trademarks belonging to professional sports franchises in the National Football League, the National Basketball Association, Major League Baseball, and the National Hockey League, as well as apparel brands like Monster Energy, Nike, and New Era. Purchases were made from Noori at the Galt Flea Market and the Goldstar warehouse.

https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/california-man-pleads-guilty-trafficking-counterfeit-sports-apparel

 

3…………> Pharma Fraud: Orlando

Pharmacy Owner and Pharmacist Sentenced to 160 Months in Prison for $4.3 Million Pain and Scar Cream Kickback Scheme Against Military Insurance Program

The owner of an Orlando, Florida-area pharmacy named Larry B. Howard, 53, of Oviedo, Florida, a licensed pharmacist, was sentenced today for his role in a kickback scheme involving pain and scar creams that resulted in the payment of approximately $4.3 million in false and fraudulent claims to TRICARE. TRICARE provides coverage for active duty military members and their families, as well as retired veterans.

 

4…………> Together With Its Stars: Prof. Hawking

 
A courageous man who overcome a life-long debilitating illness of neuron paralysis at age of 21, but whose restless mind wandered in distant galaxies and star clusters in search of the most profound mysteries of the Creator, has passed away. Professor Stephen Hawking was 76.
 
He left an indelible mark of excellence on modern physics, having discovered what is now known as the “Hawking gravitational radiation” of black holes, postulated the existence of “event horizon” in conditions of extreme gravity forces that warp time and space, and was a respected and beloved author of books on popular science that educated millions about the wonders of the Lord’s Creation.
 

 

5…………> A Message Of Peace

Turn of the channel on people who have offended and demeaned the teachings of our beloved Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, also known as Rabbi Emmanuel. Walk away, let them dry on the scorching sun. Listen to the sound of Christus Vincit, a message of peace and hope.

http://youtu.be/7cFgpvylbRU

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Bibi1581 Blog For 03/31/2018: Morning Edition

1…………> Another MS 13 Cell Busted: Maryland

A federal grand jury has indicted today six MS-13 members, five of whom were unlawfully in the United States, on charges in connection with their MS-13 gang activities, including racketeering conspiracy; murder in aid of racketeering; violent crimes in aid of racketeering; use, carry and possession of a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence; and conspiracy to commit murder in aid of racketeering.

Charged in the nine-count indictment are alleged MS-13 members and associates Moises Alexis Reyes-Canales aka Sicopata, 19; Marlon Cruz-Flores, aka Little S, 22; Fermin Gomez-Jimenez, 20; Manuel Martinez-Aguilar, aka El Lunatic and Zomb, 19; Juan Carlos Sandoval-Rodriguez, aka Picaro, El Pastor, and Gasper, 20; and David Diaz-Alvarado, 20. All the defendants except Cruz Flores, of Annapolis, Maryland, were illegally residing in Annapolis.

According to the indictment, MS-13 members and associates conspired to murder a rival gang member.  On or about March 11, 2016, Sandoval-Rodriguez lured the victim to a park in Annapolis, Maryland with the intent to murder the victim.  On or about that same date, Cruz-Flores, Gomez-Jimenez, Sandoval-Rodriguez, and Diaz-Alvarado, and other members and associates of MS-13 murdered the victim in Annapolis, for the purpose of gaining entrance to, maintaining, and increasing position in MS-13.


https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/six-ms-13-members-born-el-salvador-indicted-maryland-charges-ranging-racketeering-conspiracy

 

 

 

2…………> Pill Mill: Houston

A federal jury found a Houston physician and the owner of a pain management clinic guilty today for their roles in running a “pill mill” that provided tens of thousands of unlawful prescriptions for millions of doses of opioids and other controlled substances.

 After a  nine-day trial, Gazelle Craig, D.O., 41, and Shane Faithful, 48, both of Houston, Texas, were convicted of one count of conspiracy to unlawfully distribute controlled substances and three counts of unlawfully distributing and dispensing controlled substances. A sentencing date has not yet been scheduled before U.S. District Judge David Hittner of the Southern District of Texas, who presided over the trial.  Both defendants were remanded into the custody of the U.S. Marshal’s Service.

According to evidence presented at trial, from March 2015 through July 2017, Craig, a licensed doctor, and Faithful, the clinic owner, ran Gulfton Community Health Center (Gulfton), which operated as an illegal pill mill.  The evidence showed that Craig unlawfully wrote approximately 18,252 prescriptions for over 2.1 million dosage units of hydrocodone, a Schedule II controlled substance, and approximately 15,649 prescriptions for over 1.3 million dosage units of carisoprodol, a Schedule IV controlled substance.  The combination of hydrocodone and carisoprodol is a dangerous drug cocktail with no known medical benefit, the evidence showed.

https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/houston-physician-and-pain-management-clinic-owner-convicted-running-pill-mill-provided

 

 

3…………> Dog Fighting Ring: Busted

On March 23, 2018, the United States filed a civil forfeiture complaint seeking the possession of 63 pit bull-type dogs that were allegedly involved in a dogfighting venture in violation of the federal Animal Welfare Act. 

According to the complaint filed last week in federal court, the animals were seized after GSP troopers conducted a traffic stop involving a vehicle inside of which an injured dog was found. The operator of the vehicle admitted to having been present at a dogfight in Eastman, Georgia, and provided law enforcement with the location of the fight. At the reported location, agents discovered a disassembled dog fighting “pit” and more than 60 pit bull-type dogs staked to the ground by heavy chains. The condition of a majority of the dogs, including scarring and aggression towards other dogs, was consistent with dog fighting and related training.


https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/federal-agents-seize-63-dogs-suspected-dog-fighting-ring

 

 

 

4…………> For The Glory Of Allah: IS Diehard

Mohamed Elshinawy, 32, of Edgewood, Maryland, was sentenced today to 20 years in prison, to be followed by 15 years of supervised release, for conspiracy to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS), a designated foreign terrorist organization; providing and attempting to provide material support to ISIS; terrorism financing; and making false statements in connection with a terrorism matter.

As a part of the conspiracy, Elshinawy expressed his support for an Islamic caliphate and his belief in the legitimacy of ISIS. In addition, he expressed his hope that ISIS would be victorious and its enemies defeated and discussed his readiness to travel to live in the Islamic State.  In various other conversations, Elshinawy pledged his allegiance to ISIS, described himself as its soldier, committed to making violent jihad, and asked that others convey his message of loyalty to ISIS leadership.

Elshinawy also received payments from a foreign company totaling $8,700 to be used to fund a terrorist attack in the U.S.

https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/maryland-man-sentenced-20-years-prison-providing-material-support-isis-and-terrorism

 

 

 

5…………> Espionage For ‘Larger Public Good’: FBI Agent

For the second time in less than a year, a former US government employee, this time an FBI agent in Minnesota was arrested for sharing documents that supposedly would help expose “systemic bias” at the FBI, the US government source widely believed to have supplied sensitive information to The Intercept magazine. 

Terry James Albury is likely to plead guilty to two counts filed against him on Thursday by the US Justice Department’s National Security Division, the Star Tribune, a Minneapolis-based newspaper, reports.

“Terry Albury served the US with distinction both here at home and abroad in Iraq,” his attorneys said in a statement.

“He accepts full responsibility for the conduct set forth in the Information. He would like to add that as the only African-American FBI field agent in Minnesota, Mr. Albury’s actions were driven by a conscientious commitment to long-term national security and addressing the well-documented systemic biases within the FBI,” the statement concluded.


https://sputniknews.com/analysis/201803311063088627-ex-fbi-agent-espionage-whistleblower/

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