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Sex Abuse Victim Quits Vatican Child Protection Panel Citing ‘Shameful’ Resistance

An Irish sex abuse victim has quit a Vatican panel set up by Pope Francis to deal with paedophile priest scandals over a “shameful” lack of co-operation Marie Collins who was assaulted by a hospital chaplain when she was thirteen, accused Vatican bureaucrats of “resistance” to the work of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors and obstructing reforms backed by the Pope.

U.S. Journalist Investigating "Migrant Crime" In Sweden Has To Leave Under "Police Escort" For His Own Safety

After Trump called attention to the rising tide of migrant crime in Sweden last week, independent journalist Tim Pool decided to head to Stockholm for a first-hand look at the "crime-ridden migrant suburb" of Rinkeby.  Unfortunately, upon arrival Pool didn't get to do much investigating before arousing the suspicion of a couple of masked men who proceeded to follow him through the streets eventually leading to his prompt police escort out of the city out of fear for his crew's safety.

Ihre Papiere, Bitte!: Are We Being Set Up For A National ID System?

Ihre Papiere, Bitte!: Are We Being Set Up For A National ID System?

Via John Whitehead of The Rutherford Institute,

You can’t have it both ways.

You can’t live in a constitutional republic if you allow the government to act like a police state.

You can’t claim to value freedom if you allow the government to operate like a dictatorship.

You can’t expect to have your rights respected if you allow the government to treat whomever it pleases with disrespect and an utter disregard for the rule of law.

CalPERS Threatens To Slash Pension Benefits By 63% For Some Unfortunate East San Gabriel, California Workers

CalPERS Threatens To Slash Pension Benefits By 63% For Some Unfortunate East San Gabriel, California Workers

Last October we wrote about the unfortunate situation in Loyalton, California whereby CalPERS was threatening to slash pension payments to a group of retired city workers after their City Council members failed to understand basic pension accounting and the unintended consequences of terminating their plan (see "Pension Benefits In Tiny California Town To Be Slashed As "Ponzi Scheme" Is Exposed").  Now it seems as though retirees of the East San Gabriel Valley Human Services Consortium may be facing a similar fate after their former municipal employer failed to pay their pension due

Trump Speech Excerpts Leaked: Few Details, Promises Of "Historic" Tax Reform, "Massive" Tax Cuts

Yesterday we asked in lieu of actual details in today's Trump speech, what adjective(s) would Trump pick to spark S&P and USDJPY momentum igniition algos, while overemphasizing his fiscal plan and deflecting from the lack of substance:

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