7-year-old girl attacked with knife in Detroit.

NY Post: Deranged old man slits throat of 7-year-old girl playing in park.

“I was playing and then I saw like a man,” Saida told WXYZ Detroit, “I said ‘hi’ to him.”

That politeness gave no pause to Gary Lansky, 73, who proceeded to grab the girl’s head and pull out a pocket knife, according to authorities.

“And he just put up my head and then he just slide the knife on my throat,” Saida told the station Thursday.
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“He came up to her out of all the kids, like why her,” [her mother Amira] Sharhan added, “It’s unbelievable. I don’t know how to explain it really.”

CBS News: Mother of 7-year-old girl attacked with knife in Detroit speaks out: "Why her?"

[...] she kicked him, ran home, and was rushed to the hospital in an ambulance.

"They said that she's lucky, she's very lucky. It was really deep, the cut," Sharhan said.

The alleged attacker, 73-year-old Gary Lansky, is charged with assault with intent to murder and felonious assault.

The Michigan chapter of the Council of American Islamic Relations (CAIR-MI) believes the case should be investigated as a hate crime.

Click on Detroit: Family of 7-year-old ‘slashing’ victim at Detroit park calling for hate crime charges.

“This is a hate crime. It’s not a random act of violence,” said Arab-American Civil Rights League Executive Director, Mariam Charara.

In this instance, CAIR and AACRL are spot on.

Lansky is - you guessed it - playing the Victim Card. He's old. He has dementia. He didn't know what he was doing. Really? He picked the little Muslim kid out of all the other children, slit her throat and didn't know and understand what he did? Hate Crime!

What's this from FB?

Ohhhhhhhhhhhh...

You may recall last year's tragic stabbing of a Detroit Synagogue President, Samantha Wolf. This story received national MSM coverage several nights in a row breathlessly describing it as, "an apparent anti-semitic attack," until the investigation proved it was random, the attacker didn't know Ms. Wolf and didn't know she was  Jewish. 

Narratives. Some are more newsworthy than others.

Israeli woman kills 6-year old and a dog with machete.

ISRAELI WOMAN KILLS 6 YEAR OLD AND A DOG WITH A MACHETE THEN PROCEEDS TO A SHOPPING MALL WHERE SHE STABS A SECURITY GUARD.

LINK

I can't make heads or tails of the (Twitter/X) video ⏬ 

Total Hypocrisy and Guess What?

BBC: Body of Israeli shepherd, 14 found in West Bank. 

PM Benjamin Netanyahu called Achimeir's death a "heinous murder".
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"The heinous murder of the boy... is a serious crime," Mr Netanyahu said in a statement reacting to the teenager's body being found near Malachi Hashalom.

It hasn't been determined who killed this sheep herder and Netanyahu - murderer of Palestinian children, civilians, humanitarian aid workers and his own people - refers to this as a, "heinous murder [and] a serious crime." That's a damn funny statement coming from Satan's offspring.

And now: Guess What? (Hint: Every Single Time).

 

Bondi Junction stabber story memory-holed in 3, 2, 1 ...

Four mudered in 24 hours in London, including yet another stabbing.

Daily Mail: Four murdered in 24 hours on yet another bloody weekend in London: another stabbing victim [and] two dead from beatings.

* The 54-year-old man found in Coldharbour Lane Brixton, after reports of fight
* He was taken to hospital but died at 10.10pm and two men, aged 62 and 64 arrested on suspicion of murder
* Death came hours after murder of eight-months pregnant Kellymary Fauvrelle
* Another man, in his 20s, was killed in Newham at 11.07pm yesterday
* And his death came hours before an 18-year-old man died in Walworth

The name of the killer of Kellymary Fauvrelle has not yet been released. Yet...

al-Reuters via Yahoo: Londonistan Mayor Sadiq Khan says working 'round the clock to get answers. 

Pregnant mom is London's 64th stabbing fatality this year.

The Guardian: Baby delivered after pregnant woman stabbed to death in London.

A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a woman who was about eight months pregnant was stabbed to death on Saturday.

Paramedics delivered the 26-year-old woman’s baby as she was dying, after they found her at a residential address in Croydon, south London.

The child was taken to hospital and the Metropolitan police said it remained in a “critical condition”.

A 37-year-old man was arrested and is being held in custody while officers from of the Met’s Homicide and Serious Crime Command launched an investigation.
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The Met said officers were “keeping an open mind”* as to what might have motivated the attack. The woman’s next of kin have been informed although she has yet to be formally identified.

* WTF does that mean?

2019 London Stabbings, via Daily Mail

Daily Mail: Stabbing victim identified as Kellymary Fauvrelle, age 26.

Three dead in stabbing attack in Japan. 17 others injured.

Daily Mail: Schoolgirl and a man die and 17 others are injured after knifeman on stabbing rampage slashes commuters at a bus stop near Tokyo before slitting his own throat.

A schoolgirl and a man are dead and 17 others are injured after a mass stabbing near Tokyo on Tuesday morning.

A man wielding two knives slashed a group of commuters, mostly primary school girls, at a crowded bus stop during rush hour in Kawasaki, Japan. 

The wounded were rushed to nearby hospitals, and one girl has been confirmed dead, according to local station NHK.

Police have confirmed the suspect, believed to be in his 40s or 50s, has died after slashing himself in the neck.

A bus driver who witnessed the incident told officials the perpetrator had been holding a knife in each hand when he walked over to the bus stop and began slashing children.  

One witness told the New York Times the knifeman was shouting 'I will kill you.' 

The young children are believed to be first-grade students aged six to seven who were boarding a school bus when the man unleashed his attack.

ABC News reports 19 wounded:

NHK TV in Japan is quoting police as saying the suspect in a knife attack that wounded at least 19 people at a bus stop just outside Tokyo has died.

Police wouldn't publicly confirm the reports and it wasn't clear how many had died in Tuesday's attack.
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Some Japanese media outlets are reporting at least three deaths, while some are saying two, including the attacker.

World News

BBC: Polish mayor dies after being stabbed.

The mayor of the Polish city of Gdansk has died in hospital, a day after being stabbed at a charity event.

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BBC: Ground Zero artwork with Saudi flag removed.

Following the complaints, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey confirmed that it is moving all 20 sculptures from its current site in the World Trade Center complex.

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SMH: Australian woman texts "Help me"; detained by Thai government.

A week after she was due back in Sydney, Claire Johnson messaged a friend saying she was "so scared" and asked her to contact the consulate.

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Daily Star: A no-deal Brexit would force over 1 million Brits to retake driving test.

The Department for Transport (DfT) has warned overseas motorists they need to exchange their UK licences for a European one before March 29.

On Tuesday British Prime Minister Theresa May is facing a crunch vote to get her Brexit deal through Commons.

BBC: Theresa May says Brexit opponents not acting in the interests of the people.

She said her "absolute conviction" was that the UK and EU would be able to finalise their future relationship by the end of 2020, meaning the backstop would never be needed.

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People's Daily: Detained Canadians in China and diplomatic immunity.

China on Monday said Canada's criticism on China's detention of two Canadian citizens is groundless, noting one of them has no "diplomatic immunity."

Chinese Foreign Ministry confirmed earlier that coercive measures have been taken against two Canadians suspected of jeopardizing China's national security.

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BBC: China sentences Canadian man to death for drug smuggling.

Robert Lloyd Schellenberg was originally given a 15-year jail term in 2018 but after an appeal the court said the sentence was too lenient.

Monday's ruling comes weeks after Canada arrested Meng Wanzhou, a top official at Chinese telecoms giant Huawei, on a request from the US.

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NPR: Gays purged in Chechnya.

Around 40 people have been detained and another two killed in the latest crackdown on Chechnya's LGBT community, Russian activists say.

The "new wave of persecution" started at the end of December, the Russian LGBT Network say in a statement on Monday.

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Tech entry - Ars Technia: Get paid to Hack this Tesla.

Now in its 13th year, [Pwn2Own has been the foremost hacking competition] ... is adding a new category—a Tesla Model 3, with more than $900,000 worth of prizes available for attacks that subvert a variety of its onboard systems.
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The biggest prize will be $250,000 for hacks that execute code on the car’s gateway, autopilot, or VCSEC. A gateway is the central hub that interconnects the car’s powertrain, chassis, and other components and processes the data they send.

World News

EU (still) Making Sausages Reforms in Copyright Laws

This is a Must Read by, and at, Julia Reda.com. 

Article 13 is almost finished – and it will change the internet as we know it.

... EU copyright reform law have resumed: After missing the original Christmas deadline, negotiators for the European Parliament and Council are now aiming to finalise the text on January 21, 2019.

The negotiators have reached agreement on the core of Article 13, which will change the internet as we know it: They want to make internet platforms directly liable for any copyright infringements their users commit.

What remains to be decided: Exactly what lengths will platforms need to go to to avoid or limit their liability? Just how much they will need to restrict our ability to post and share our creations online?

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NYT: New caravan forming in Honduras.

More than 300,000 Central Americans entered Mexico last year, most of them illegally, and an estimated 80 percent of them were bound for the United States border, Ms. Sánchez Cordero said.

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Reuters: PG&E multi-billion dollar bankruptcy?

PG&E, which carries a hefty debt load of more than $18 billion, is expected to soon disclose a large financial charge related to liabilities resulting from catastrophic November blazes.

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France 24: Macron looks to calm the Yellow Vests.

Macron's initiative comes after nine weeks of protests by the "yellow vests" -- named after the high-visibility jackets they wear. The disparate anti-government uprising has wreaked havoc in Paris and French cities, shaken the economy and challenged his authority.

BBC: Yellow Vests disable 60% of speed cameras.

Good for them!
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Sky News: Polish mayor stabbed on stage.

Pawel Adamowicz, who is the mayor of Gdansk, was attacked in front of hundreds of onlookers in the city during an event in aid of the Great Orchestra of Christmas Charity.

Doctors said he underwent five hours of surgery for wounds to his heart and abdomen but that "the next hours will decide everything".
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According to Polish broadcaster TVN, the suspect shouted from the stage and claimed that he had been wrongly imprisoned by the previous government.

Sky News: Stage of stabbing attack.

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The Diplomat: China's interest in Antarctica, space, the moon AND Antarctica.

China views exploration of outer space as part of its overall national development. Its space-based BeiDou 2 system aims for global coverage by 2020. Furthermore, China aims to have a human-crewed space station by 2020-22 and a space-based solar power station by 2050, all to protect China’s national interests. Comparable to its actions in Antarctica, Chinese nationalistic goals and somewhat imperialistic advance will likely determine the shape of future conflict.

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ING: Why a Brexit delay is likely.

 ...it’s worth noting that there are at least two ways the law-making process alone could force a Brexit delay.

BBC: "Brexit Box" survival kits flying off shelves.

"People from all over the UK are buying it and those that can afford more are purchasing more than just the Brexit box, perhaps the three-month or six month packs."

BBC: Theresa May says no Brexit more likely than no deal.

Labour has vowed to table a vote of no confidence if Mrs May loses.

Its leader Jeremy Corbyn said Labour would vote against the deal and would start moves to trigger a general election if it is voted down.

Daily Mail: Boris stirs up the anti-Mays.

9 News: May says no deal means catastrophe.
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GLB News: The already overcrowded 2020 declared Dem presidential candidates.

Easier to raise hands if you're a Dem and not running for president.
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SMH: Australia, where some workers choose lifestyle over pay.
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Singapore Straits: Stowaway bird appears 12 hours into flight.

Business-class passengers [were] greeted by [ a mynah bird ]  about 12 hours into the flight. A typical Singapore-London flight takes about 14 hours.

My mind is completely blank. Can't think of a one-or-two-liner on the stowaway bird. Anyone?

World News Links - October 1, 2017

News Asia: Two killed by knife attack in Marseille, France. Suspect shot and killed; witnesses say he shouted "Allahu Akbar".
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NDTV: More on the two stabbings in France.
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UPROXX: Multiple terrorist attacks in Edmonton Saturday night.

...a driver apparently used two different vehicles to carry out mayhem spread over three different crime scenes. The 30-year-old male suspect conducted his first attack outside the Commonwealth Stadium during a Edmonton Eskimos game. There, he slammed a Chevy Malibu into a traffic-control barricade, and in doing so, he struck a police car, exited the Malibu, and stabbed a cop multiple times.
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The Edmonton Journal reports that an ISIS flag was found in the Chevy Malibu used within the first attack.

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NDTV: British Prime Minister Theresa May said she's sorry her Conservative Party lost seats in June[.]
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Pravada: Op/Ed shreds Theresa May:

She may occasionally make a foray into a fashion magazine and order a pair of shoes online or some ghastly trouser suit which makes her look like an alien that has been dragged through a swamp before being thrown into a wind tunnel but after an encounter with a shredder.

A bit like a pot-bellied crossdresser[.]

...but tell us what you really think of Theresa May?
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TASS: Russian backlash against Theresa May for her comments on "Russian aggression."
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Italy News Net: Libya asks Europe for help in fighting migration.
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Daily Mail: Mafia don Gennaro Panzuto extradited from UK back to Italy:

The leader of the Neapolitan Piccirillo gang ran his murder, extortion and drug trafficking outfit from his small in home in Catterall, near Preston.

Panzuto's UK home.

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Business Standard: UAE initiates "sin taxes":

The United Arab Emirates has begun collecting new "sin" taxes on tobacco products, energy drinks and soft drinks.

Beginning today, tobacco and energy drinks will be taxed at 100 per cent and soft drinks at 50 per cent.
[.]... includes Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia

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RTT News: JACKPOT in Nevada with legal marijuana.
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Business Standard: China's crackdown on Bitcoin.

Beijing's decision to shut down bitcoin trading platforms has left investors scrambling to cut their losses[.]

"The authorities don't understand anything about bitcoin!" fumed Zhang Yanhua, founder of an investment fund that was dead on arrival after Beijing started tightening the screws at the start of the month.

In mid-September, the central bank- the People's Bank of China- told virtual currency trading platforms based in Beijing and Shanghai to cease market operations.

The bank has focused its sights not just on bitcoin but also ethereum and any other electronic units that are exchanged online without being regulated by any country.

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RTT News: City on Mars by 2024 says Elon Musk.
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I expect better from Courthouse News than something that reads like a rambling, adolescent-written manifesto one might find on the Deep (not Dark) Web (then again, it's more likely I should drastically lower my expectations of Courthouse News):  

I have a friend, a native-born U.S. citizen, an honest, smart and ardent communist, who voted for Donald Trump because he thought Trump would bring about the destruction of our political system. I’ve got to say he called it.

As my favorite Republican columnist David Brooks wrote this week for The New York Times...

Yeeeeahhhh --- writer Robert Kahn loses any slight credibility he may have had when he says, "my favorite Republican columnist David Brooks..."

Yes, David Brooks is a columnist for The NY Times, but describing Brooks as a "Republican"? Unless this is an attempt by Kahn in writing satire, and "attempt" is the key word here.

Finland Police shoot knife-weilding man who stabbed several people. Witnesses say he shouted 'Allahu Akbar' before stabbing.

No update, had to delete broken link and add new link (CNN) of same story.

From CNN: 

At least two people were killed and six others hospitalized Friday in a stabbing attack at two markets in the Finnish city of Turku, police said.

Officers took a suspect into custody after shooting him in the leg after the attack, police said, and they were searching for other possible perpetrators. Police in Finland have shot a man who reportedly stabbed a number of people in the south-western city of Turku.

From Reuters :

Police said they arrested one person after a shootout and had launched a manhunt for other possible attackers. 

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08/18/2017: Changed broken link and story; (link #1)