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[Link] Passengers escorted off Qantas flight by police after Sydney airport security breach
Read: 8/9/2022 www.theguardian.com
All passengers on a Qantas flight from Sydney Wednesday evening were escorted off the plane by police to the unscreened area of Melbourne airport, after one passenger managing to bypass screening. Just got off Qantas flight QF487, Sydney to Melbourne.
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[Link] Clash with separatist rebels sees death of three Indonesian soldiers in Papua
Read: 28/1/2022 www.abc.net.au
Separatist rebels have killed three Indonesian soldiers and critically injured another during an attack on a military post in Indonesia's easternmost province of Papua.
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[Link] Why are so many NYPD officers fighting vaccination?
Read: 6/11/2021 www.theguardian.com
In New York City, the Police Benevolent Association of the City of New York (PBA) tried and failed to block the city’s vaccine mandate for all city workers. New York City police officers have been on the wrong side of public health for most of the pandemic.
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[Link] The Great Cop Vax Mandate Apocalypse That Never Happened
Read: 2/11/2021 www.vice.com
When New York City announced that city workers—including cops–would have to be vaccinated against COVID-19, there was howling, threats, and promises that thousands would walk off the job or retire, turning the city into a dangerous, crime-ridden hellscape.
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[Link] State of Emergency Declared Over Crime Spike and Cocaine Boom in Ecuador
Read: 20/10/2021 www.vice.com
Lasso’s declaration comes amid spiraling violence in the country, and just 18 days after a confrontation in an Ecuadorian prison between rival criminal groups left 116 inmates dead, including six who were decapitated.
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[Link] The Palestinian Authority’s crackdown on protest shows it will never serve its own people
Read: 1/9/2021 www.theguardian.com
On 24 June, Nizar Banat, a longtime activist and outspoken critic of the Palestinian Authority (PA), was reportedly arrested and beaten outside his cousin’s home in Hebron by the authority’s security forces – he died in custody shortly after.
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[Link] WhatsApp Can’t Ban the Taliban Because It Can’t Read Their Texts
Read: 26/8/2021 www.vice.com
The Taliban have effectively taken control of Afghanistan, entering the capital Kabul as U.S. diplomats and allies flee the country.
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[Link] A Mexican Cartel Was Driven Out of Town By Indigenous Vigilantes Called ‘El Machete’
Read: 15/8/2021 www.vice.com
PANTELHO, Mexico - As smoke curled from neighboring buildings that had been ransacked and torched the day before, a couple of thousand Indigenous people armed with makeshift weapons gathered around city hall to hear their leaders speak.
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[Link] Controversial crime app Citizen launches $20/month Protect service
Read: 6/8/2021 techcrunch.com
After months of testing with upwards of 100,000 beta testers, Citizen today is launching its premium Protect offering for all users. The subscription service runs $20 a month and opens up a number of features on the app.
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[Link] Chauvin Is Guilty but His Accomplices Go Free
Read: 4/7/2021 goodmenproject.com
Derek Chauvin was sentenced to 22.5 years in prison for the murder of George Floyd. In a lot of ways, this is a very positive step in correcting the problems of policing in this country.
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