Stratfor: How North Korea Could Pull Off a Pacific Nuclear Test

The Brief   How North Korea Could Pull Off a Pacific Nuclear Test

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FBI Ten Most Wanted Update, 2016 Crime Stats, More

Federal Bureau of Investigation

New Top Ten Fugitive A Washington state gang member charged with two murders in 2010 has been named to the FBI’s Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list, and a reward of up to $100,000 is being offered for information leading to his capture. September 25, 2017 Full Story

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A Brother's Death - Part 3

This article first appeared in The Middletown Insider.

This is the third in a series of four videos depicting the living conditions of someone who fell through the webbing of our social safety net.

It is far shorter than the previous two, and perhaps the most powerful and moving, of all.

We have a societal obligation to help those in need of mental health and other social services. In this case, those needs were not met; society failed.

Casey died on October 29th, 2016 at the age of 55. The official cause of death, determined in January 2017, was an accidental overdose of Tramadol.

Casey was physically and mentally disabled and had been for many years. He tried to get aid through Social Security; he sought aid through the Georgia Dept. of Social Services and was a recipient of food from a local food bank. It is unclear how much, if any, aid he received from taxpayer funded sources.

What is abundantly clear, is that Casey did not receive the healthcare, mental or physical, that he needed. Casey was one of those people who truly needed help, but did not get it. Casey is not alone; there inestimable thousands in similar straits.

The purpose of sharing these videos is to raise awareness of what sort of living conditions the mentally disabled, who don't get help, can and do fall into. When time allows, the videographer is going to do something (he's not yet sure just what) with the videos and what he has learned, to help bring substantive change to a failed bureaucratic system.

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President Trump's Weekly Address

Hurricane Update
President Donald J. Trump is actively engaged in monitoring the recovery efforts in Puerto Rico, and the full weight of the United States government is engaged to ensure that food, water, healthcare, and other lifesaving resources are making it to the people in need. At the request of the Governor of Puerto Rico, Ricardo Rossello, the President authorized Acting Secretary Duke to waive the Jones Act to ensure that ample resources are making it to the island, and we will continue to focus on the challenge of distributing those resources. The island setting presents logistical hurdles that do not exist on the mainland where trucks from around the country can converge on disaster areas. Ten thousand federal government relief workers are there, including 7,200 troops that are now on the island and working tirelessly to get people what they need. Lifesaving resources to hospitals have been prioritized, and 57 of the island's 69 hospitals are now operational. The Army Corps of Engineers is spearheading a massive mobilization to restore power, and this began with providing the diesel fuel necessary for sustainable emergency power generation. They're also working to restore long-term power generation and distribution around the island. There's a long way to go, but we will not rest until everyone is safe and secure. Our message to the incredible people of Puerto Rico is this: The President is behind you. We all are -- the entire country. Your unbreakable spirit is an inspiration to us all. We are praying for you, we are working for you, and we will not let you down.
FEMA Update Yesterday, FEMA announced that all municipalities in Puerto Rico have been reached by search and rescue thanks to the joint efforts of multiple federal agencies. President Trump and Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Elaine Duke received a comprehensive briefing from FEMA on Thursday morning on disaster relief. Points of this briefing included:

• FEMA and its federal partners continue 24-hour operations to reach inaccessible areas of Puerto Rico to reach survivors, provide fuel to hospitals, and re-open.
• The travel distance to the Islands as well as substantial impacts to air and sea ports, has presented complex challenges requiring a phased approach to the delivery of personnel, resources, equipment to move the resources, and lodging for responders.
• There are thousands of federal staff, including more than 600 FEMA personnel, on the ground in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands engaged in response and recovery operations from Hurricanes Maria and Irma. Hundreds of additional federal personnel are supporting response and recovery operations through mainland coordination centers and logistics facilities.

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Acting Secretary of DHS Elaine Duke and Homeland Security Advisor Tom Bossert Provide Hurricane Update
Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Elaine Duke is on the ground in Puerto Rico today. She and Homeland Security Advisor Tom Bossert provided an update on the ongoing hurricane relief efforts in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands yesterday. Our response is, and has been from day one, people first. The focus is on immediate relief and gaining access to all areas of the island. 4 ports and 8 airports are now open, which allows for supplies to get on the island.
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President Donald J. Trump celebrates the 70th Anniversary of the National Security Council | September 28, 2017 (Official White House Photo by Shealah Craighead)

POTUS and VP TODAY

Today, President Trump delivered remarks to the National Association of Manufacturers in Washington, D.C. Vice President Pence participated in a meeting with President Hashim Thaçi of Kosovo and then joined President Trump for lunch with Governor Rick Scott. Later in the day, the Vice President will visit the National Reconnaissance Office.

Coming Up

Next week, the President will travel to Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands to meet with victims of Hurricane Maria and survey recovery operations.

Anna, Ohio Man Pleads Guilty to Creating Pornography From Rape of Infant, Child & 10 Teens

EDITOR'S NOTE:  While largely kept under the radar by most of the "main stream" media, child sex trafficking and exploitation is rampant in this country and around the world.

DAYTON, Ohio – Robert Steven Jones, 29, of Anna, Ohio, pleaded guilty to 11 charges involving the sexual exploitation of minors, including an infant and a seven-year-old girl.

Specifically, he pleaded guilty to eight counts of production of child pornography, two counts of coercion and enticement of a minor and commission of a felony offense involving a minor while being registered as a sex offender.

Benjamin C. Glassman, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio and Angela L. Byers, Special Agent in Charge, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Cincinnati Division, announced the plea entered into today before Senior U.S. District Judge Thomas M. Rose.

According to the Statement of Facts in this case, while living in Illinois in 2013, Jones recorded himself masturbating and committing other sexual acts on and with a seven-month-old infant. The nearly five-minute video also depicts Jones engaging in acts of physical violence with the baby – including slapping, punching, shaking, restraining and suffocating the infant.

In the same week, Jones recorded a second video, this one approximately 10 minutes in length. This video further depicts Jones holding the baby up to the camera while smothering and choking the infant to such an extent that the baby slowly became limp and turned a blueish color, apparently unconscious.

After making comments such as “You want to see a baby pass the f*** out?” Jones then throws the baby.

In June 2014, Jones moved to Ohio, residing in Sidney, Piqua and later Anna.

Jones engaged in prohibited sexual acts on at least two occasions in July 2015 with a seven-year-old female at his residence in Ohio, and produced two videos of the conduct on his cell phone.

In August 2015, law enforcement officers discovered the videos on Jones’s cell phone while executing a search warrant at his home.

Also according to the Statement of Facts, Jones met with and/or communicated with at least nine other victims, aged 13 years to 16 years, for the purpose of engaging in prohibited sexual acts and creating child pornography. This included victims living in other states such as New York and Tennessee.

Jones faces at least 10 years up to life in prison for each coercion and enticement charge. Production of child pornography carries a mandatory minimum sentence of 15 years and a potential maximum sentence of 30 years in prison. Committing a felony offense involving a minor while being required to register as a sex offender carries a mandatory 10-year sentence, to run consecutive to any other sentence.

Jones was arrested on November 4, 2015 by criminal complaint and he has remained in custody since. He was indicted by a federal grand jury in February 2016.

This case resulted from the national FBI investigation “Operation Pacifier” which involved the takedown of a “dark web” site dedicated to child pornography. Using a court-approved Network Investigative Technique to pierce through the anonymity provided by the Tor network, agents uncovered IP addresses and other information that helped locate and identify users. Investigators sent more than 1,000 leads to FBI field offices in every state in the country and thousands more to oversees partners.

As a result of the investigation, at least 350 U.S.-based individuals have been arrested, 25 producers of child pornography have been prosecuted, 51 alleged hands-on abusers have been prosecuted and 55 American children who were subjected to sexual abuse have been successfully identified or rescued.

“This case is another example of law enforcement adapting to technological advances on the dark web in order to find offenders and bring them to justice,” U.S. Attorney Glassman said.

U.S. Attorney Glassman commended the investigation of this case by the FBI, as well as First Assistant United States Attorney Vipal J. Patel and Assistant United States Attorneys Amy M. Smith and Andrew J. Hunt, who are prosecuting the case.

White House Daily Update

Recovery Operations in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands
President Donald J. Trump is committed to supporting the ongoing response and recovery operations in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. FEMA search and rescue teams, as well as other federal agency partners, are working hard to provide relief and resources across the affected area. You can apply for FEMA assistance here if you have been affected.

Tax Reform President Trump announced his Administration’s tax overhaul initiative at the Indiana State Fairgrounds yesterday afternoon. Four Indiana lawmakers accompanied the President on the trip - Republican Representatives Susan Brooks and Jackie Walorski, Republican Senator Todd Young and Democratic Senator Joe Donnelly. "Tax reform has not historically been a partisan issue – and it does not have to be a partisan issue today...” the President said. “There is no reason that Democrats and Republicans in Congress should not come together to deliver this giant win for the American people and begin the Middle Class Miracle once again."
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The Unified Tax Reform Framework
The America First tax relief plan will strengthen the middle class, grow the economy, and unleash America’s economic comeback. The plan consists of four main points: tax cuts for working Americans, a simpler tax code, lower business tax rates, and bringing wealth back to the United States. Here are a few of the measures included in President Trump’s tax relief plan:

• Double the standard deduction.
• Consolidate the seven existing tax brackets for taxable income to only three brackets: 12 percent, 25 percent, and 35 percent.
• Streamline the tax filing process to a single sheet of paper for most Americans.
• Reduce the corporate tax rate to 20 percent.
• Tax offshore profits at a one-time low tax rate, thereby ending the tax incentive to keep those profits offshore.

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President Donald J. Trump delivers remarks on tax reform | September 27, 2017 (Official White House Photo by Shealah Craighead)

POTUS and VP TODAY

Today, President Trump will participate in the celebration of the 70th anniversary of the National Security Council. The President will then greet Vice Premier Liu Yandong of the People’s Republic of China. Vice President Mike Pence will be in Wisconsin and Michigan today to meet with business leaders and families to discuss the need for tax reform.

Coming Up

On Friday, President Trump will be delivering remarks to the National Association of Manufacturers in Washington, D.C.

Inside Judicial Watch: Tom Fitton Discusses JW's Battles Against the Deep State

Below, is the latest edition of "Inside Judicial Watch," with Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton, on Tuesday, September 19, 2017,  where Tom discussed the challenges and obstacles Judicial Watch faces in its many battles against the Deep State--from the IRS scandal to ongoing litigation over the Benghazi terrorist attack.    (Click arrow below or link above)

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Stratfor: As the War of Words With North Korea Escalates So Does the Risk of Real War

The Brief   As the War of Words With North Korea Escalates, So Does the Risk of Real War

In a brief news conference in New York on Sept. 25, North Korean Foreign Minister Ri Su Yong said that U.S. President Donald Trump's recent statements to the U.N. General Assembly were tantamount to a declaration of war. Therefore, he argued, Pyongyang has a right to self-defense under the U.N. charter and would be justified if it were to shoot down U.S. strategic bombers, even outside North Korean territory.   Essential Reading Trump Becomes Entangled on the World Stage U.S. President Donald Trump's first speech before the U.N. General Assembly was a message to the world about what U.S. foreign policy should be under his doctrine of "America First." But no matter who resides in the White House, the United States' role in the global system demands that it play a pivotal part in global affairs.   Spain Pumps the Breaks on Catalonia's Independence Drive

D.C. Circuit Court Denies Washington D.C.’s Request to Reconsider Win in NRA / CRPA Supported Right to Carry Case

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D.C. Circuit Court Denies Washington D.C.’s Request to Reconsider Win in NRA / CRPA Supported Right to Carry Case   On Thursday, September 28, the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals officially denied Washington D.C.’s request to rehear the cases of Grace v. District of Columbia and Wrenn v. District of Columbia. These cases challenge Washington D.C.’s restrictive “good reason” requirement (i.e., a special need beyond self-defense) for the issuance of a CCW on the grounds that it violates the Second Amendment to the United States Constitution. As a result of today’s decision, Washington D.C. must either petition the United States Supreme Court to rehear the case, or accept the fact that their “good reason” requirement is unconstitutional. Last July, a 3-judge panel of the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals issued a decision prohibiting Washington D.C. from enforcing its “good reason” requirement. The law at issue requires law-abiding citizens who wish to carry a firearm in public to first obtain a license, but also restricts the issuance of licenses to those citizens who can show a specific, documented need for self-defense—for example, by proving that they have been previously attacked or have been receiving death threats. As stated by the Court in its opinion, “history matters, and here it favors the plaintiffs.” For in reading the Second Amendment, the Supreme Court’s reasoning in Heller, and early historical sources, the Court concluded that “the individual right to carry common firearms beyond the home for self-defense—even in densely populated areas, even for those lacking special self-defense needs—falls within the core of the Second Amendment’s protections.” As a result, the Court ruled D.C.’s “good reason” requirement, which requires individuals applying for a CCW in Washington D.C. to demonstrate a special need beyond mere self-defense, unconstitutional. Washington D.C. immediately petitioned the D.C. Circuit to rehear the case by a larger “en banc” panel of judges, arguing that allowing ordinary, law-abiding citizens to carry firearms—as is allowed in 42 of the 50 states (including major cities like Chicago, Houston, Miami, and Philadelphia)—would somehow “increase crime and cost lives.”