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The Rev. John Raymond of Slidell, an elected member of the Louisiana Republican Party governing board who is charged with four counts of criminal cruelty to juveniles, is running for a seat in the state House of Representatives.

"I feel it's important people who believe in conservative Christian principles hold positions to create laws to direct our state properly," Raymond said in an interview with USA Today Network. "I've spent 23 years serving St. Tammany Parish in promoting Christian conservative values, and I feel compelled to run to bring those values into law."

Raymond, founder of Lakeside Christian Academy, was arrested twice last spring on juvenile cruelty charges related to discipline he is accused of carrying out in his role as headmaster. Raymond said he has been on voluntary leave of absence from the school since his arrests last spring.

He is accused of holding a 4-year-old boy upside down by his ankles and "whipping his buttocks" and taping three 13-year-old boys' mouths shut with packing tape for talking too much in class.

He is also accused of covering the 4-year-old's mouth and nose with his hand to stop the child's "tantrum" in a separate incident. In a news release, police said witnesses reported Raymond's actions prevented the child from breathing "to the point of him going limp." The witness, a staff member, said the child was "out of it and lethargic" and "unable to stand."

The children whose mouths were taped said they had trouble breathing and suffered pain when the tape was removed.

Raymond is a familiar figure in the Capitol who has testified in multiple hearings this spring supporting bills like requiring schools to post "In God We Trust" in classrooms, officially allowing historical Bible courses to be taught in public schools and in favor of LGBTQ restrictions.

https://www.houmatoday.com/story/news/2023/05/26/louisiana-republican-official-charged-with-juvenile-cruelty-running-for-house-of-representatives/70258303007/

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>A two-year-old is set to spend his entire life in a prison camp after his Christian parents were found with a Bible in their homes, according to a report by the US State Department

A toddler is said to have been sentenced to life in a North Korean prison camp after his parents were discovered with a Bible in their home.

The shocking tale was revealed by the US State Department’s International Religious Freedom Report.

It claimed the two-year-old and his entire family were locked up for their religious beliefs.

Several other cases of North Koreans being killed for being Christian were also included in the report, including the firing squad execution of a woman and her grandchild in 2011.

Other believers faced "pigeon torture", where they were suspended with their hands tied behind their backs, unable to sit or stand for days on end.

One victim said: “It was the most painful of all tortures.

“It was so painful I felt it was better to die.”

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https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-65651998

The leader of a far-right militia has been sentenced to 18 years in prison for his role in the US Capitol riot.

Stewart Rhodes, the founder of the Oath Keepers, was convicted on charges of seditious conspiracy and other crimes.

The sentence is the longest yet given to a Capitol rioter. Prosecutors had asked for 25 years.

Meanwhile, Kelly Meggs, the leader of the militia's Florida chapter, was jailed for 12 years.

Rhodes remained outside the Capitol, but co-ordinated with Meggs and other members who stormed the building.

Rhodes and Meggs were also convicted of obstruction of an official proceeding and tampering with documents or proceedings in one of the highest-profile trials related to the riot on 6 January 2021.

At a hearing on Thursday, Rhodes showed little remorse, claiming he was a "political prisoner" and insisting that the Oath Keepers were standing in opposition to people "who are destroying our country".

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Expect Major Damage Control from racists.

https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/box-office-little-mermaid-swim-174707272.html

Box Office: ‘The Little Mermaid’ to Swim to $120M Memorial Day Opening

The Little Mermaid is expected to swim to $120 million in its four-day domestic box office debut, making it one of the better Memorial Day weekend openings and marking the first 2023 summer tentpole targeting females.

Overseas, the movie is tracking for an $80 million opening through Sunday.

Rob Marshall directs the live-action remake of Disney’s beloved animated film. The classic tale stars Halle Bailey as Ariel, the spirited young mermaid who makes a dangerous deal with the evil sea witch Ursula (Melissa McCarthy) in order to experience life on land and meet the dashing Prince Eric (Jonah Hauer-King). The pact, however, poses great risk to her father’s watery kingdom.

The cast also includes Daveed Diggs, Awkwafina, Javier Bardem, Jacob Tremblay, Noma Dumezweni and Art Malik.

Bailey’s performance as Ariel has drawn praise from critics amid a racist backlash from social media commenters protesting the casting of a Black actress in the title role. Disney insiders don’t expect these protestations to hurt the film in North America, but are waiting to see how the movie plays in certain overseas markets.

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Peruvian anti-drug police seized 58 one-kilogram packages of cocaine Thursday bearing pictures of a Nazi flags on the outside and the name "Hitler" printed in low relief. The drugs were found in the port of Paita, on Peru's northern Pacific coast, close to its border with Ecuador.

The cocaine was hidden in a shipping container carrying asparagus on the Liberian-flagged vessel SC Anisha R, which had earlier anchored in an Ecuadorian port, according to a police report obtained by The Associated Press. It said the shipment was destined for a port in Belgium.

The Peruvian police's anti-drug directorate showed videos and photographs to the AP revealing that the drugs were stashed inside the ventilation system of the shipping container. Police continued to search the more than 80 containers on the vessel.

Peruvian authorities have previously reported finding cocaine in brick-shaped packages with various and strange symbols, but never with one of the flag of Nazi Germany.

Authorities in Peru estimate the country produces around 100 tons of drugs per year, and most of it leaves for Europe by sea, but also on small planes that carry cocaine to Bolivia on its way to Atlantic ports.

Police did not say if anyone was arrested.

Peruvian authorities seized 22 tons of cocaine in 2022.

Authorities in Peru estimate that the country produces around 100 tons of drugs per year and most of it is shipped to Europe by sea, but it also leaves the country on small planes that carry it to Bolivia, on its way to Atlantic ports.

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https://apnews.com/article/indiana-abortion-ohio-girl-raped-caitlin-bernard-4de25dd09f61fbaed4a83bce34d7fa83

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — An Indiana board is set to hear testimony Thursday that an Indianapolis doctor should face disciplinary action after she spoke publicly about providing an abortion to a 10-year-old rape victim from neighboring Ohio.

The Medical Licensing Board’s hearing comes after Indiana’s Republican attorney general accused Dr. Caitlin Bernard of violating state law by not reporting the girl’s child abuse to Indiana authorities. She’s also accused of breaking federal patient privacy laws by telling a newspaper reporter about the girl’s treatment.

Bernard and her attorneys maintain that the doctor followed Indiana’s child abuse reporting requirements as the girl’s rape was already being investigated by Ohio authorities. Bernard’s lawyers also say she didn’t release any identifying information about the girl that would break privacy laws.

The Indianapolis Star cited the girl’s case in a July 1 article that sparked a national political uproar in the weeks after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade last June, putting into effect an Ohio law that prohibited abortions after six weeks of pregnancy. Some news outlets and Republican politicians falsely suggested Bernard fabricated the story, until a 27-year-old man was charged with the rape in Columbus, Ohio.

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Amazing that the drunken Texas Legistlature finally got around to this

https://www.texastribune.org/2023/05/24/ken-paxton-abuse-power-house-investigation-texas/

In painstaking and methodical detail in a rare public forum, four investigators for the House General Investigating Committee testified that they believe Paxton broke numerous state laws, misspent office funds and misused his power to benefit a friend and political donor.

Their inquiry focused first on a proposed $3.3 million agreement to settle a whistleblower lawsuit filed by four high-ranking deputies who were fired after accusing Paxton of accepting bribes and other misconduct.

Committee Chair Andrew Murr said the payout, which the Legislature would have to authorize, would also prevent a trial at which evidence of Paxton’s alleged misdeeds would be presented publicly. Committee members questioned, in essence, if lawmakers were being asked to participate in a cover-up.

“It is alarming and very serious having this discussion when millions of taxpayer dollars have been asked to remedy what is alleged to be some wrongs,” Murr said. “That’s something we have to grapple with. It’s challenging.”

Many of the allegations detailed Wednesday were already known, but the public airing of them revealed the wide scope of the committee’s investigation into the state’s top lawyer and a member of the ruling Republican Party. The investigative committee has broad power to investigate state officials for wrongdoing, and three weeks ago the House expelled Bryan Slaton, R-Royse City, on its recommendation.

In this case, it could recommend the House censure or impeach Paxton — a new threat to an attorney general who has for years survived scandals and been reelected twice despite securities fraud charges in 2015 and news of a federal investigation into the whistleblowers’ claims in 2020.

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A school in marlin Texas, serving a community of 50% black and 25% Hispanic, is putting off it's graduation ceremony because only 5 high school seniors are eligible to graduate
https://www.kcentv.com/article/news/local/marlin-isd-postpones-graduation-allowing-more-students-meet-requirements/500-9f46f47f-626a-419f-8f29-2342805201dd
Marlin ISD reschedules graduation due to only 5 seniors being eligible
According to the school district, there will be a mandatory senior parent meeting on Wednesday night
MARLIN, Texas — Marlin ISD announced that it will be postponing high school graduation until June in order to give students more time to meet graduation requirements on Wednesday, May 24.

According to the school district, students that have not met the necessary requirements for graduation due to attendance or grades will now have more time to get things in order
Henson told 6 News that a student is able to miss nine days of school per semester, but many seniors exceeded that threshold

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Rep. Lauren Boebert's son called 911 in December to report that his father, Jayson Boebert, had gotten physical with him and was "throwing" him around the house and that he didn't know why.

Minutes after the call ended — while Garfield County Sheriff's Office deputies were on their way to their home — the teen called again to take the accusations back, with Lauren Boebert jumping on the phone to say her son "doesn't need help."

Jayson Boebert denied to the deputies — and to Insider — that he had gotten physical with the teen.

"The safety and well-being of my family are the most important things in the world to me," Lauren Boebert told Insider on Thursday. "We've had some tough times and heartache. I've taken action to ensure there are better days ahead for all of us."

Last month, Boebert, a two-term Colorado Republican who has garnered a national reputation as a far-right representative, filed for divorce. She cited "irreconcilable differences."

An affidavit says when Jayson Boebert was served with the petition, he became "extremely angry."

"He started yelling and using profanities," the server wrote of what transpired.

Lauren Boebert denied that her husband reacted this way, calling it a "complete lie."

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https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trumps-bizarre-reaction-desantis-announcement-sparks-confusion-online

Former President Donald Trump took to Truth Social on Wednesday to blast Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis in a bizarre post that immediately sparked confusion.

"'Rob,' My Red Button is bigger, better, stronger, and is working (TRUTH!), yours does not! (per my conversation with Kim Jung Un, of North Korea, soon to become my friend!)," Trump said in the post.

The comment came after DeSantis formally announced his presidential campaign on the Twitter "Spaces" platform. However, the announcement was marred by a series of technical difficulties that caused the event to be delayed by at least 30 minutes.

"Bonkers," Matthew Brodsky, a political strategist and senior fellow at the Gold Institute for International Strategy, tweeted in response to Trump's post.

"DeSantis has been talking about detailed and substantive policy issues for the last hour," conservative writer A.G. Hamilton added. "This is what you get from Trump. If people want idiocracy and entertainment, Trump might be the better option. If you want substance on the right, DeSantis is it."

"Nobody thinks this is sane; they’re just afraid to admit it," said David Reaboi, a political commentator and fellow at Claremont Institute.

DeSantis' official campaign launch came after months of speculation about his presidential ambitions. The announcement immediately makes him a top contender to win the Republican nomination next year.

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The unhinged Manhattan college professor who went viral for cursing out anti-abortion students shockingly held a machete to a Post reporter’s neck Tuesday — and made wild threats that she was going to “chop” him up.

Shellyne Rodriguez spewed the menacing remarks when The Post knocked on the door of her Bronx apartment Tuesday morning — a day after she made headlines for flipping out on pro-life students at Hunter College.

“Get the fuck away from my door, or I’m gonna chop you up with this machete!” the manic adjunct art professor shouted from behind her closed door just moments after veteran reporter Reuven Fenton identified himself.

Seconds later, Rodriguez barged out and alarmingly put the blade to the reporter’s neck.

“Get the fuck away from my door! Get the f–k away from my door!” she raged before retreating back into her apartment
https://nypost.com/2023/05/23/nyc-college-professor-shellyne-rodriguez-holds-machete-to-post-reporters-neck/


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ObeKMZLGBG0

Congress must address debt ceiling by June 5, Yellen warns

https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/26/politics/janet-yellen-debt-ceiling-default/index.html

If Congress does not address the debt ceiling by June 5, the US Treasury Department will not have enough funds to pay all of the nation’s obligations in full and on time, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Friday.

“Based on the most recent available data, we now estimate that Treasury will have insufficient resources to satisfy the government’s obligations if Congress has not raised or suspended the debt limit by June 5,” she wrote in a letter to House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and other congressional leaders.

The latest missive comes as President Joe Biden and House Republicans continue to try to hammer out a deal to address the debt ceiling before the US defaults on its obligations, which would wreak havoc on the global economy and financial system. Negotiators are moving closer to an agreement, but several sticking points remain.

https://www.birpublications.org/doi/abs/10.1259/bjr/17150274
...mistranslated unwisely as radioactive therapy
Dopamine antagonists too. Also automated science tried to publish "effect of space invasion on breast cancer"

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https://www.wsj.com/articles/oath-keepers-founder-to-be-sentenced-for-seditious-conspiracy-in-jan-6-attack-ca63206a

Oath Keepers Founder Stewart Rhodes Sentenced to 18 Years for Seditious Conspiracy
Far-right leader gets longest prison term yet imposed over Jan. 6 attack on Capitol

WASHINGTON—A federal judge sentenced Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes to 18 years in prison Thursday for plotting to forcefully prevent the peaceful transfer of presidential power, capping the seditious-conspiracy case against the far-right group’s leader with the stiffest punishment to date stemming from the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol.

Judge Amit Mehta handed down the sentence at a federal courthouse just blocks from the Capitol after a more than three-hour hearing in which prosecutors underscored Rhodes’s role in orchestrating what they called an attack on democracy. In extended remarks, Mehta said it was clear that Rhodes “wanted the democracy in this country to devolve into violence.”

“You, sir, present an ongoing threat and a peril to this country, to the republic and the very fabric of our democracy,” the judge said.

Before issuing the sentence, Mehta sided with the Justice Department’s request to apply an enhanced terrorism penalty for Rhodes, saying the Oath Keepers leader had committed an offense against an “institution of American democracy at its most important moment—the transfer of power.”

“That’s pretty significant,” the judge said. “That’s what the jury found, and I agree with them.” In a separate case earlier this month, Mehta, an Obama appointee, ordered a 14-year prison term that previously stood as the longest sentence in the wave of more than 1,000 prosecutions arising out of the Capitol attack.

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https://twitter.com/ZachAbuza/status/1661328122128506880

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/5/24/traffickers-switch-to-myanmar-after-china-erects-border-fence


18 year old north Vietnamese girl sold other Vietnamese girls as prostitutes to Chinese men in Myanmar brothels

https://newsbeezer.com/vietnameng/hotgirl-wanted-to-queue-for-18-years-to-bring-beautiful-girls-abroad-to-sell-sex/
https://chaohanoi.com/2019/10/12/an-18-year-old-girl-is-on-the-run-from-hanoi-police-for-trafficking-women-to-myanmar-to-work-as-sex-slaves/


https://newsbeezer.com/vietnameng/hotgirl-wanted-to-queue-for-18-years-to-bring-beautiful-girls-abroad-to-sell-sex/

Another Vietnamese woman who sold Vietnamese women and girls in China. This one is south Vietnamese.


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