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Undocumented immigrants who were fired from Trump National Golf Clubs after revealing their immigration status say they suffered physical and verbal abuse while employed there, and now fear deportation and retaliation after their employment was terminated.

Four of those undocumented workers were on Capitol Hill to meet with Sen. Bob Menendez, a Democrat from New Jersey, where one of President Donald Trump’s golf clubs is based.

“I applaud the courage of these hardworking immigrants," Menendez said in a statement. "The hardships they experienced while working for Trump National speaks volumes about President Trump’s hypocrisy.

Hope the Menendez meet with these two Syrian fathers who, ...... to widen his views a bit.

Focus...

Incidents of sexual assault at U.S. military academies spiked nearly 50 percent during the last school year despite years of focus on the issue and declarations of zero-tolerance, according to results of a survey conducted by the Pentagon.

The number of students reporting unwanted sexual contact totaled 747 during the 2017-18 academic year compared with 507 in 2015-16.

The increase in assaults stems from more men and women at the Army's academy at West Point reporting unwanted sexual contact from men and women, more women reporting at the Air Force academy in Colorado Springs, while reporting remained stable at the Naval Academy at Annapolis.

About 12,000 students attend the Army, Navy and Air Force academies.

The #MeToo movement has encouraged some women to report sexual assault and harassment.

Time to compare with other countries and find why?

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A computer-savy teen was re-arrested in a brazen scheme to pilfer up to $25 million from the Georgia Department of Revenue, officials said.

Alleged con artist Charles Turner, 19, was booked on suspicion of attempting numerous times to hoodwink state tax collectors into sending him a massive amount of money.

Turner allegedly set up two bogus online businesses offering to sell electronic goods. But instead of delivering the products, he used bank account information and check routing numbers he got from customers in his illicit scheme.

Turner was arrested after prosecutors  dropped forgery charges against him.

He committed the tax refund swindle from his mother's home in suburban Atlanta.

Trafficking...

With Super Bowl LIII just days away, federal officials have been keeping a fixed eye on concerns of sex trafficking in the metro Atlanta area.

Authorities with Homeland Security said that 33 people have been arrested for sex trafficking during the last four days of active investigation in the Atlanta area. Four people have been recovered to date.

Atlanta is considered one of the biggest hubs of sex trafficking nationwide. And the illegal business is prominent during major sporting events, according to research. 

Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen Nielsen said that 1,600 victims were rescued from sex trafficking last year and over 300 people were arrested. Right now, the search is on to find missing teenage girls from Atlanta. Some believe they could possibly be sex trafficking victims or vulnerable to become victims. Their families are fearing for their safety.

Prostitution is illegal in USA, but what's up with all that? Did we replace it with kidnapping?

Escort...

A Belarusian model, who said she had proof that President Trump’s campaign colluded with the Kremlin during the 2016 presidential election, has now backtracked and says she made up the claims.

Anastasia Vashukevich, who spent months in a Thai jail last year for organizing sex training seminars, grabbed headlines after saying she has evidence that Russia worked with Trump’s campaign.

She asked the U.S. government to secure her freedom from the Thai lockup and grant her political asylum in exchange for recordings in which she said Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska is heard talking about interfering in the U.S. presidential elections. She reportedly worked as an escort, with Deripaska being one of her clients.

Following her deportation from Thailand earlier this month, she was detained in Russia on prostitution charges. She was later released after an investigator decided to free her without an "obligation to appear" for further proceedings.

The Media drules on these stories, Politicians, Sex, and Scandels, true or untrue.

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Apple has acknowledged a flaw in its FaceTime software that allowed for brief eavesdropping - even if the recipient did not pick up.

In some cases the target iPhone could send video without the receiver's knowledge.

The company said it had developed a fix and an update would be rolled out this week.

In the meantime, Apple's status page shows it has disabled the ability for users to make group calls on FaceTime.

The flaw appears to occur when both users are running version 12.1 of Apple's mobile operating system iOS, or newer. It also affects Mac users when they are called from an iPhone.

Easier...

Hundred of Billions of Dollars are spent on Wars in the Middle East, … Hundred of thousands of Iraqi, Syrian, lybian, and Yemani died, Millions currently live in misery, and millions lost their homes and land to become refuge in a foreign land. No objection by those who have morals. No Media highlights what is happening. Few of Senators/ Congress and others objected.
Just a thought.

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Worth trying..

Noise...

One of the first things you learn covering American politicians is that they’re not terribly bright.

They’re usually in office for one reason: someone with money sent them there, often to vote yes on a key appropriation bill or two.

On the other 364 days of the year, their job is to shut their yaps and approximate gravitas anytime they’re in range of C-SPAN cameras.

But some do talk all kinds of stuff.  

All of AOC’s supporters sent her to Washington precisely to make noise. There isn’t a cabal of key donors standing behind her, cringing every time she talks about the Pentagon budget.

She is there to be a pain in the ass, and it’s working. Virtually the entire spectrum of Washington officialdom has responded to her with horror and anguish.

  “AOC,”  had a lot to say since arriving in Washington. She will continue to talk until her party leaders tell her to stop,  [Matt Taibi-The rolling stone]

Bugattis...

A trio of treasured Bugattis kept locked in a barn for years by the family of an artist could sell for a small fortune when they are auctioned next week.

Belgian sculptor August Thomassen purchased the three vehicles in the late 1950s and early 1960s when they were practically worthless to everyone but him. His daughter told the De Telegraaf newspaper that he loved their engineering and unusual styling.

The cars will be crossing the block on Feb. 8 at the Retromobile event in Paris, where they should sell for well over $1 million combined. The all-original Type 57 is expected to fetch as much as $750,000 on its own.