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October 17, 2018
Turkish sources say killing took 7 minutes for Khashoggi to die, horrendous screams
Tubaigy began to cut Khashoggis body up on a table in the study while he was still alive, the Turkish source said.
The killing took seven minutes, the source said.
As he started to dismember the body, Tubaigy put on earphones and listened to music. He advised other members of the squad to do the same.
When I do this job, I listen to music. You should do [that] too, Tubaigy was recorded as saying, the source told MEE.
A three-minute version of the audio tape has been given to Turkish newspaper Sabah, but they have yet to release it.
https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/exclusive-khashoggi-829291552
As he started to dismember the body, Tubaigy put on earphones and listened to music. He advised other members of the squad to do the same.
When I do this job, I listen to music. You should do [that] too, Tubaigy was recorded as saying, the source told MEE.
A three-minute version of the audio tape has been given to Turkish newspaper Sabah, but they have yet to release it.
https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/exclusive-khashoggi-829291552
October 9, 2018
Interesting video.
https://www.heraldtribune.com/news/20181008/hurricane-michaels-winds-could-raise-stink
Hurricane Michael and Red Tide toxins - can be positive or negative
Karelia braves is the red tide organism that effects the nervous system "just like pesticides." Particles going miles inland in the wind.
SARASOTA Dissipating red tide could get an unwanted stir from Hurricane Michael this week as it passes Southwest Florida, where deadly algae has persisted offshore for a year.
Offshore winds are expected to continue until Michael passes, and then shift toward the shore, potentially spitting sea spray with the airborne red tide organism, Karenia brevis, onshore. These are the same conditions that have brought scores of dead fish onto area beaches in recent months, along with breathing problems for beachgoers.
We dont really know exactly what is going to happen, said Richard Pierce, an ecotoxicologist and senior scientist at Mote Marine Laboratory. There have been instances where a hurricane dispersed red tide so it didnt come back. There have been times when it stirred things up and it brought more nutrients to the area and red tide came back worse than it was.
Offshore winds are expected to continue until Michael passes, and then shift toward the shore, potentially spitting sea spray with the airborne red tide organism, Karenia brevis, onshore. These are the same conditions that have brought scores of dead fish onto area beaches in recent months, along with breathing problems for beachgoers.
We dont really know exactly what is going to happen, said Richard Pierce, an ecotoxicologist and senior scientist at Mote Marine Laboratory. There have been instances where a hurricane dispersed red tide so it didnt come back. There have been times when it stirred things up and it brought more nutrients to the area and red tide came back worse than it was.
Interesting video.
https://www.heraldtribune.com/news/20181008/hurricane-michaels-winds-could-raise-stink
October 9, 2018
https://www.good4utah.com/news/local-news/lds-church-president-urges-women-to-fast-from-social-media/1503813143
OMG!! LDS Church president urges Mormon women (not men) to take a 10 day fast from social media
Could it be because Mormon Women for Ethical Government says it has 6,000 members opposing Judge Kavanaugh?
"... I invite you to participate in a 10-day fast from social media and from any other media that bring negative and impure thoughts to your mind," Nelson said. "Pray to know which influences to remove during your fast. The effect of your 10-day fast may surprise you. What do you notice after taking a break from perspectives of the world that have been wounding your spirit? Is there a change in where you now want to spend your time and energy? Have any of your priorities shiftedeven just a little? I urge you to record and follow through with each impression.
https://www.good4utah.com/news/local-news/lds-church-president-urges-women-to-fast-from-social-media/1503813143
October 9, 2018
(GROSS -Pre-Harvest glyphosate spraying is also done in Florida on the sugar cane crop for sweeter sugar. Glyphosate also feeds algae and red tides.)
US Food Brands Petition EPA to Ban Pre-Harvest Glyphosate Spraying
The Environmental Working Group, joined by food and nutrition companies including MegaFood, Ben & Jerrys, Stonyfield Farm, MOMs Organic Market, Natures Path, One Degree Organic Foods, National Co+op Grocers and Happy Family Organics, petitioned the Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday to sharply limit glyphosate residues allowed on oats and prohibit the pesticides use as a pre-harvest drying agent.
Glyphosate, the active ingredient in Monsantos Roundup, is mostly used as a weedkiller on genetically modified corn and soybeans. But it is also increasingly sprayed on oats just before harvest as a drying agent, or desiccant. Glyphosate kills the crop, drying it out so that it can be harvested sooner than if the plant were allowed to die naturally. This allows easier harvesting but also increases the likelihood that the pesticide makes it into foods.
https://sustainablepulse.com/2018/09/28/us-food-brands-petition-epa-to-ban-pre-harvest-glyphosate-spraying/#.W7wT0lJRfUY
Glyphosate, the active ingredient in Monsantos Roundup, is mostly used as a weedkiller on genetically modified corn and soybeans. But it is also increasingly sprayed on oats just before harvest as a drying agent, or desiccant. Glyphosate kills the crop, drying it out so that it can be harvested sooner than if the plant were allowed to die naturally. This allows easier harvesting but also increases the likelihood that the pesticide makes it into foods.
https://sustainablepulse.com/2018/09/28/us-food-brands-petition-epa-to-ban-pre-harvest-glyphosate-spraying/#.W7wT0lJRfUY
(GROSS -Pre-Harvest glyphosate spraying is also done in Florida on the sugar cane crop for sweeter sugar. Glyphosate also feeds algae and red tides.)
October 9, 2018
https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/kavanaugh/card/1538782969
Kavanaugh vandalizing a car while drunk at Yale - one of thousands of tips
One document likely in the stack would be a notarized statement submitted to the FBI Tuesday by a truck owner, who allegedly confronted an inebriated college student who was smashing the black cargo box in the bed of his parked Ford Courier on a New Haven, Conn., street in the fall of 1986.
I yelled again at the person, and realized it was Brett Kavanaugh, reads the statement, which goes on to allege that the future Supreme Court nominee, uncontrollably, incoherently drunk, later refused to pay for the damage when confronted over the incident at meeting of Truth and Courage, the secret society both Yale undergraduates belonged to. Judge Kavanaugh, through his attorney, denies the incident took place.
I yelled again at the person, and realized it was Brett Kavanaugh, reads the statement, which goes on to allege that the future Supreme Court nominee, uncontrollably, incoherently drunk, later refused to pay for the damage when confronted over the incident at meeting of Truth and Courage, the secret society both Yale undergraduates belonged to. Judge Kavanaugh, through his attorney, denies the incident took place.
https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/kavanaugh/card/1538782969
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