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    Florida man killed by large flightless bird he owned

    in Politics and World Events

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    Florida man killed by large flightless bird he owned
    8 hours ago

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    Cassowary birds are described as having "dagger-like" claws

    A 75-year-old man has been killed in Florida after he was attacked by a large flightless bird he owned.

    Alachua County Sheriff Department told the BBC they were called to the man's property on Friday and found the man badly wounded by a cassowary.

    The man, named Marvin Hajos, was taken to hospital by paramedics where he died from his injuries.

    Police are investigating but say initial information suggests this was a "tragic accident".

    It happened south of the city of Alachua in northern Florida.

    "My understanding is that the gentleman was in the vicinity of the bird and at some point fell. When he fell, he was attacked," Deputy Chief Jeff Taylor told the Gainesville Sun newspaper.

    A woman at the property, who identified herself as Mr Hajos' partner, told the newspaper he had been "doing what he loved".

    Mr Hajos had kept exotic animals, including llamas, for decades, reports from local newspapers say.

    Similar in appearance to emus, cassowary are among the largest and heaviest bird species in the world - and can weigh more than 100lb (45kg).

    The birds can run up to 30 mph (50km/h) and have a five-inch claw on each foot.

    The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission consider cassowary a Class II species, which require a permit for ownership.

    Police say the bird involved in the incident remains at the property.

    https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-47924486

    Julian Assange arrested In London

    in Politics and World Events

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    57 minutes ago, Jazzy Jan said:

    If anyone is interested,  this was a great movie made about Julian Assange's start as a political hacker in Melbourne.   

     

    As usual, movie makers try to make hacker looks good/innocent/kind/hero, and indirectly sent a message to all that "it's ok to be a hacker".

     

     

    Julian Assange arrested In London

    in Politics and World Events

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    2 hours ago, Jazzy Jan said:

    Yes,  agree with you Horn.   However,  didn't Sweden drop the charges ?  If the charges are still open, he should be forced to go to Sweden,  not the USA and fight the charges there. 

    Jan, I'm surprised you have decided to turn a blind eye.

    Don't tell me you didn't google why the Swedish dropped the charges?

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    In 2015, the statute of limitations on Ardin’s (Rape victim) allegation expired. And in 2017, Swedish authorities dropped their investigation into Miss W’s claim because they saw no way to proceed while Assange was in the embassy.

    https://www.vox.com/identities/2019/4/12/18306901/julian-assange-arrest-wikileaks-rape-sweden-embassy

    One of the victim was attacked by Julian Assange's mother & supporters just because she had decided to speak out.

    Does it sound familiar? MJ's supporters accusing paedophile victims for making up sexual allegation all over again.

    MJ is a legendary superstar

    Julian Assange is the whistle blower

    How could they hurt anyone when look so good?

     

    Julian Assange arrested In London

    in Politics and World Events

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    Julian Assange is a sexual predator.

    He's no difference from Roman Polanski.

    Why Ecuador ended asylum for 'spoiled brat' Julian Assange

    Ecudaor, which prides itself on its hospitality and spent almost $1 million a year protecting the WikiLeaks founder, saw his behavior as a national insult.


    April 12, 2019, 4:54 PM MPST / Updated April 12, 2019, 7:17 PM MPST

    By Associated Press

    QUITO, Ecuador — The dramatic end to Julian Assange's asylum has sparked curiosity about his seven-year stay inside Ecuador's Embassy in London that was marked by his late-night skateboarding, the physical harassment of his caretakers and even the smearing of his own fecal matter on the walls of the diplomatic mission.

    It would've tested the patience of any host. But for tiny Ecuador, which prides itself on its hospitality and spent almost $1 million a year protecting Assange, it was also seen as a national insult.

    "We've ended the asylum of this spoiled brat," a visibly flustered President Lenin Moreno said Thursday in a fiery speech explaining his decision to withdraw protection of Assange and hand him over to British police. "From now on we'll be more careful in giving asylum to people who are really worth it, and not miserable hackers whose only goal is to destabilize governments."

    Others, including former Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa, who granted Assange asylum in 2012, said that while Assange violated the terms of his asylum and was a burden on Ecuador "that's no excuse for throwing him to the lions."

    Ecuador emerged as a haven for the WikiLeaks founder in 2012 as his legal options to evade extradition to Sweden over sex crime accusations dried up in the United Kingdom. On a June day, he moved into the country's embassy near the upscale Harrods department store for what most thought would be a short stay.

    Instead, the cramped quarters, where a small office was converted into a bedroom, became a permanent address that some likened to a de facto jail.

    As the asylum dragged on, his relations with his hosts soured and his behavior became more erratic. Embassy staff complained of him skateboarding at night, playing loud music and walking around in his underwear with no apparent concern for others in the tiny embassy.

    One senior Ecuadorian official described his room as a "sovereign territory within a sovereign territory" that none of the staff at No. 3 Hans Crescent could enter. But the stench from going weeks without a shower, and dental problem born of poor hygiene, was a constant nuisance, according to the official who spoke on the condition of anonymity because he isn't authorized to discuss details of Assange's behavior.

    Then there was the issue of Assange's poop, which authorities said he spread across embassy walls on at least one occasion in an act of open defiance showing how little he thought of his hosts.

    "When you're given shelter, cared for and provided food, you don't denounce the owner of the house," Moreno said Thursday to applause.

    Within months of taking office in 2017, Moreno's government scolded Assange again for meddling in international affairs by voicing his support for Catalan secessionists from the Ecuadorian Embassy.

    Relations grew so prickly that last year Ecuador increased its restrictions on his Internet access and required him to clean up after his cat James. The rules said that if the feline wasn't properly fed and cleaned up after, it would be sent to the pound.

    Assange tried challenging the restrictions in Ecuadorian court, to no avail.

    More recently, as the feuding became more public, he started physically and verbally harassing his caretakers, accusing them of being U.S. spies looking to exchange information on WikiLeaks in exchange for debt relief for Ecuador.

    Foreign Minister Jose Valencia said in an audio recording a few months ago captured a moment when Assange threatened Ambassador Jaime Merchan with pressing something of a panic button that he said would bring devastating consequences for the Embassy in the event of his arrest. Although it wasn't clear what he meant by the threat, authorities shared their concerns with British authorities and in carrying out the raid Thursday were careful to prevent Assange from returning to his room to execute any possible emergency plans.

    The final straw for Moreno was WikiLeaks' decision to spread information about a purported offshore account controlled by the president's brother. Personal photographs of Moreno lying in bed, as well as images of close family members dancing, were also leaked, further incensing him.

    https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/why-ecuador-ended-asylum-spoiled-brat-julian-assange-n993711

    Last Northern white male rhino dies

    in Politics and World Events

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    Poacher is trampled to death by an elephant before his remains are devoured by a pride of lions who ate everything apart from his skull and pants in a South African nature reserve

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    A man attempting to poach a rhino in the Kruger National Park was crushed to death by an elephant before being eaten by a pride of lions leaving behind his skull and a pair of pants. 

    Three of the victim's friends ran away after the victim was crushed by the elephant and rang his family. 

    Mr Phillips said the man's four accomplices were arrested and will appear in court in due course. 

    Local police have arrested three of the man's accomplices and seized two .375 hunting rifles and ammunition.

    https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6894359/Poacher-trampled-death-elephant.html?ito=social-facebook&fbclid=IwAR3P4JXJLeCMWXQaQHQFFlFdizoJPYA4OfFequ9GIx4sNyknXX-asvPbDww

    You should never say bad things about the dead, only good.

    That Rhino poacher is dead.

    Good.

    NY Post are pressed because the QUEEN still REIGNS

    in ARCHIVE - The MADAME X Forum

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    On ‎3‎/‎28‎/‎2019 at 4:20 PM, Napoléon said:

    People defend MJ for being a pedophile but Madonna tells a story about Aretha Franklin and she's ripped to shreds. I can't comprehend the hypocrisy.

    It's funny that those "mega" Madonna + "regular" MJ fans fought hard for MJ's paedophile, researched for all evidence, post links/pictures and trying so fucking hard to shut everyone up constantly in that MJ paedophile thread...

     BUT in this thread, these "mega" Madonna fans either commented one or two times lightly & casually or just simply couldn't be bothered or disappeared.

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