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Surgeons in Guangzhou recently removed a glass cup from a married man's anus, and he isn't saying how it got there.
However, it was apparently up in there for two full days before the pain became too unbearable and the man rushed into the hospital at 2 a.m. screaming for doctors to help him.

Quickly, doctors took an X-ray and discovered that yup, he had a cup stuck up his bum. More specifically, that cup was made of glass, 8 centimeters tall, 7 centimeters in diameter, resting in the upper part of his rectum, and could lead to his death if not removed quickly and carefully.

According to a local news report, doctors at first tried to take out the object the same way that it came in. Using drugs to relax the man's anus, they were able to reach the cup, but found it too slippery to pull out.
Worried that the glass cup might shatter if they tried to force it out, doctors instead decided to cut the man open to retrieve the cup from his abdomen.

Afterward, the man spent some time in the hospital recovering from the surgery, but has since returned home. He never did tell doctors how the cup got up there in the first place. Reportedly, he is a married man in his thirties with children.
Earlier this year, another man from Guangzhou also required medical attention after sticking a live eel up his butt, hoping to cure his constipation -- A folk remedy that nearly killed him when the eel started burrowing through his intestines.

http://shanghaiist.com/2017/04/20/live_eel_constipation_cure.php

http://shanghaiist.com/2017/09/04/cup-up-butt.php

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An episode of popular children’s cartoon Peppa Pig has been pulled in Australia for a second time after parents complained it encouraged youngsters to play with dangerous spiders.

The 2004 episode Mister Skinny Legs was removed from online viewing by ABC in 2012 after regulators found it sent the “inappropriate” message that spiders were harmless.

In the episode, a terrified Peppa Pig is told by her father that spiders are very small and “can’t hurt you” before the cartoon pig picks the spider up and tucks it into bed.

The cartoon show ends with Peppa declaring: “We are all going to have tea with Mister Skinny Leg".


ABC banned the show from future broadcast, but it was accidentally published online before being aired again on Nickelodeon channel Nick Jr on August 25 this year.

Nick Jr originally defended the decision to air the episode after a mother complained to the channel, saying the episode is “light-hearted, friendly and very mild in impact”.

After contact from Australian media, Nick Jr agreed to remove the programme.

Australia is home to some of the most venomous spiders in the world, including the dangerous redback spider and wolf spider.

A man reportedly died from a bit from a redback spider in April last year, the first fatality from a spider bite in more than 30 years.

According to data released earlier this year, about 12,600 people were admitted to hospital for spider bites between 2000 and 2013.

https://www.standard.co.uk/news/world/peppa-pig-episode-pulled-in-australia-due-to-spiders-cant-hurt-you-message-a3626941.html

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http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/sep/6/conservatives-urge-media-stop-citing-discredited-s/

>Leading conservative organizations had a request Wednesday for journalists: Stop relying on the Southern Poverty Law Center and its “hate map” as a credible source on political extremism.

>In anopen letter, 47 conservatives led byMedia Research CenterPresident Brent Bozell asked media outlets to “cease using the SPLC’s data and its various maps in your reporting,” describing the Alabama-based group as an “attack dog of the political left.” “The SPLC is a discredited, left-wing, political activist organization that seeks to silence its political opponents with a ‘hate group’ label of its own invention and application that is not only false and defamatory, but that also endangers the lives of those targeted with it,” said the letter to “members of the media.”

>They cited the 2015 shooting of a Family Research Council building manager in Washington, D.C., by gunman Floyd Lee Corkins, who said he was inspired to attack the organization after finding it on the SPLC’s “hate map.” “We believe the media outlets that have cited the SPLC in recent days have not intended to target mainstream political groups for violent attack, but by recklessly linking the Charlottesville melee to the mainstream groups named on the SPLC website — those that advocate in the courts, the halls of Congress, and the press for the protection of conventional, Judeo-Christian values — we are left to wonder if another Floyd Lee Corkins will soon be incited to violence by this incendiary information,” the letter said.

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But animal advocates argue that dairy is inherently cruel - even with higher welfare standards

The investigation showed calves being kept in tiny pens.

An undercover investigation of a dairy farm has prompted British high street giant M&S to sell only RSPCA Assured milk.

The footage taken by leading international animal organization Animal Equality uncovered potentially illegal - and cruel - practices on one of M&S's Dorset farms.

Images showed large calves kept in cramped conditions in tiny pens - potentially a breach of welfare regulations.

At the time, M&S Food Director Andy Adcock, said: "We hold our hands up. Keeping calves over eight weeks old in such pens is unacceptable. One of our farmers made a mistake."

The calves were clearly too big to fit in the pens

Cruel

Clive Brazier, Head of RSPCA Assured, said: "For the first time ever, consumers will be able to buy RSPCA Assured labelled milk in a high street retailer.

"This is a major step forward for improving dairy cow welfare and we hope other retailers will follow suit."

Speaking to PBN, Animal Equality's Executive Director Toni Shephard, said: "We are pleased our groundbreaking investigation prompted M&S to audit standards on its farms.

"We hope the RSPCA assurance will prevent calves from suffering in tiny pens beyond the legal age limit."

But increased welfare standards will not remove the cruelty from the dairy process, according to Shephard.

She added: "However, newborn calves will continue to be removed from their mothers - this is an unescapable part of milk production and can only be avoided by choosing one of the may plant-based milks available."

https://www.plantbasednews.org/post/leading-animal-organization-m-s-rspca-assured-milk

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DM9oPYhqO_Q

Do pack animals just follow their leader? Or if not, how do they reach a consensus? According to observations taken of African wild dogs in Botswana, one option is sneezing.

According to new research, if enough animals in the pack sternutate, that constitutes a quorum that it's time to get up and go hunting.

The research was initiated by Neil Jordan of the UNSW Centre for Ecosystem Science, who was studying the dogs' social rallies. This is when the dogs, when they have finished resting, conduct energetic greeting ceremonies before running off to hunt.

Jordan started to notice that, prior to these rallies, the dogs would sneeze a lot more than usual.

"I wanted to better understand this collective behaviour, and noticed the dogs were sneezing while preparing to go," he said.

"We recorded details of 68 social rallies from 5 African wild dog packs living in the Okavango Delta in Botswana, and couldn't quite believe it when our analyses confirmed our suspicions."

Previously, researchers had thought the dogs were sneezing just to clear their airways. But the amount of sneezing, and the dogs involved in the sneezing, indicates that it has a more deliberate purpose.

"The more sneezes that occurred, the more likely it was that the pack moved off and started hunting. The sneeze acts like a type of voting system," says Jordan.

The research team found that if the dominant dogs sneezed, then only a few sneezes were required for the rally to take place. If the dominant dogs did not sneeze, then the rally would only take place after 10 or more sneezes.

However, this also demonstrated that the pack leaders could be overridden, if enough of the pack wanted it.


https://sciencealert.com/cutest-polling-booth-ever-african-wild-dogs-vote-by-sneezing

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Theresa May made the commitment in PMQs when asked about the trial of a cyclist who knocked over and killed a woman.
Cyclist Charlie Alliston - whose fixed gear bike had no front brakes - was cleared of manslaughter last month but convicted under the 19th century offence of "wanton or furious driving".
Labour MP Heidi Alexander said this law was "hopelessly outdated and wholly inadequate".
The Lewisham East MP, whose constituent Kim Briggs was killed in the incident, also asked whether the offence of dangerous driving could be extended to cover cyclists.
Mrs May said the point was about ensuring legislation is kept up to date, and added: "I am sure this is an issue that the secretary of state for transport will look at."
It was the first Prime Minister's Questions since the summer recess, and Mrs May clashed with Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn on executive pay and zero-hours contracts.
Mr Corbyn urged her to support McDonald's workers, who went on strike this week, and accused her of going back on "tough talk" and a manifesto pledge to tackle boardroom pay rises.
The PM said the McDonald's strike was a matter for the fast-food chain and that her party had just published proposals on corporate governance.
She was also urged by the Labour leader to lift the cap on public sector pay rises - saying public servants did a good job in often "very difficult and harrowing circumstances".
The government would balance protecting public servants' jobs with "being fair to those who are paying for it" she added.
To coincide with PMQs, nurses held a protest outside Parliament calling for an end to the pay cap.
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-41172434

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In an interview published Monday at NY Mag, New York Mayor Bill de Blasio went full Communist, arguing against private property rights while saying the state should decide who gets to live in what buildings.

“What’s been hardest is the way our legal system is structured to favor private property,” de Blasio said. “I think people all over this city, of every background, would like to have the city government be able to determine which building goes where, how high it will be, who gets to live in it, what the rent will be.”
Wait a second — de Blasio thinks residents of New York want the city to decide who gets to live in what buildings? No wonder we like to refer to him as “Comrade” de Blasio. But there’s more.

BILL DE BLASIO COMES OUT AGAINST PRIVATE PROPERTY
“I think there’s a socialistic impulse, which I hear every day, in every kind of community, that they would like things to be planned in accordance to their needs,” he added, apparently drawing from the Communist maxim of “from each according to his ability, to each according to his need.”
He then admitted his desire for central planning: “And I would, too. Unfortunately, what stands in the way of that is hundreds of years of history that have elevated property rights and wealth to the point that that’s the reality that calls the tune on a lot of development.”
“Mayor de Blasio has long been anti-capitalism,” America Rising added. “With his latest incendiary comments to New York Magazine, it’s clear he’s serious about challenging Bernie Sanders in 2020 for the title of most out-of-touch leftist running for president.”

“This is today’s Democrat Party,” Jim Hoft said at the Gateway Pundit. “Open Communism.”

http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2017/09/bill-de-blasio-goes-full-commie-argues-private-property-rights/

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Not only first hearing about this on breaking news, but also questioning the situation in my American Gov. class, as we know two days ago, North Korea test-launched two hydrogen bombs.

One being 8X weaker than the ones dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and another being, 8X STRONGER then those previously listed.

A North Korean Diplomat named these test as a sneak peek to 'gift packages the US will soon receive' around two hours ago.

Though many are pushing on military action for this situation, Jon Wolfsthal a former member of Obama's NSC believes that we shouldn't take action until we are assured that we can deplete all of North Korea's nuclear weapons. If not we would be getting a nuclear response.

What are your guy's inputs on the situation?

>the mountain they are testing these on is bout to collapse
>saki bomb!

Sources:

http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/09/03/548262043/here-are-the-facts-about-north-koreas-nuclear-test

https://www.google.com/amp/www.foxnews.com/world/2017/09/05/north-korea-mountain-used-as-nuclear-test-site-at-risk-collapsing-chinese-scientist-says.amp.html

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On Monday morning, National Public Radio ran a story about the health risks of sitting for hours every day, particularly for people in late middle age and older.

Titled “Get off the couch, Baby Boomers — Or you may not be able to later,” the “Morning Edition” story by correspondent Patti Neighmond explained that prolonged sitting and binge TV watching are contributing factors to becoming less mobile in old age.

However, Trump supporters saw the #GetOffTheCouchBabyBoomers hashtag starting to trend and — assuming it was aimed at them — spoke up in their defense.

https://www.rawstory.com/2017/09/i-owe-you-nothing-confused-trump-fans-are-furious-over-get-off-the-couch-health-campaign/

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The body of a volunteer rescuer in Houston who went missing last week while trying to save flood victims was recovered on Sunday. Alonso Guillen, a 31-year-old disc jockey and recipient of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, is thought to have drowned after a boat he and his friends were using for rescue operations capsized last Wednesday. Family members pulled his body from a creek on Sunday afternoon, the Houston Chronicle reports. His father, Jesus Guillen, said he had asked his son not to go out during the storm but his son insisted on helping people. Guillen was born in Piedras Negras, Mexico, and moved to Lufkin in his teens. Family members said he was allowed to remain in the U.S. thanks to DACA, which prevents the deportation of immigrants who were brought to the U.S. under the age of 16. Guillen’s death comes as President Trump reportedly prepares to end the DACA program. Guillen’s mother, Rita Ruiz de Guillen, said from her home in Mexico that she hoped U.S. authorities would allow her in the country to bury her son, but she was previously turned back at the border.

http://www.thedailybeast.com/texas-daca-recipient-dies-rescuing-flood-victims

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Alan Zimmerman is the president of Congregation Beth Israel in Charlottesville, Va. On Aug. 14, he wrote a letter to the members of his synagogue describing events of the prior weekend involving neo-Nazis, the KKK and other hate groups.

On the previous Saturday, 40 congregants were in the temple while three men dressed in fatigues and armed with semi-automatic rifles stood across the street. The worshipers felt compelled to leave their synagogue through its back door.

Later, Zimmerman learned that Nazi websites had posted a call for his temple to be burned. Beth Israel subsequently canceled a Havdalah service at a member's home that had been announced on a public Facebook page. Zimmerman said in his letter, "This is 2017 in the United States of America."

President Donald Trump claims that the protesters described above were "good people" concerned about the removal of a statue of Robert E. Lee. Trump is lying.

http://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/opinion/readers/2017/09/04/charlottesville-synagogues-experience-proves-protesters-werent-good-people/617546001/

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http://rec0ded88.blogspot.com/2017/09/instagram-compromise-worse-than.html

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Hawaii is now toying with the idea of introducing universal basic income as robots continue to take people’s jobs.

http://www.trunews.com/article/hawaii-toys-with-idea-of-universal-basic-income

The government giving its citizens an allotted monthly or yearly amount of money could soon happen in Hawaii as many experts feel this will be the only way to way to cope with the mass future job loss coming to the world caused by automation. CBS news reported that Hawaii state lawmakers have voted to explore the idea of a universal basic income in light of research suggesting that a majority of waiter, cook and building cleaning jobs — vital to Hawaii's tourism-dependent economy — will eventually be replaced by machines. The crucial question of who would pay for the program has yet to be determined. But support for the idea has taken root. "Our economy is changing far more rapidly than anybody's expected," said state Rep. Chris Lee, who introduced legislation to consider a guaranteed universal income. Lee said he felt it's important "to be sure that everybody will benefit from the technological revolution that we're seeing to make sure no one's left behind."

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An annual festival that sees a dog being dressed up in human clothing, carried on a sedan chair and worshipped as a god, has been celebrated by villagers in an area of China.

Conducted every year by the Miao people of Jiaobang village in the Guizhou province, The Dog Carrying Day festival has seen the creatures worshipped for centuries.

Legend has it that the first settlers in the area were saved from dying of thirst by a dog which led them to a water source in the area, an act the settlers believed to be a sign of divinity, according to the South China Morning Post.

The annual celebration is marked with a parade for the dog which is dressed in a tailor-made shirt and a hat. It is then placed on a wooden sedan chair and carried over a rice paddy, while people sing and beat drums.

A shaman leads the parade and people have mud thrown at them as part of a symbolic gesture to the god for peace, health and prosperity.

People will gather in the streets alongside the parade to show gratitude to the animal and pray for a good harvest in the coming year, according to the People’s Daily newspaper.

Some have criticised the parade however, with people last year claiming online that the parade mistreats the dog by tying a chain around the animal’s neck.

Others have compared it to the Yulin Dog Meat Festival, where thousands of dogs are slaughtered at the event which was founded by traders in 2010 hoping to boost sales.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/dog-carrying-day-china-celebrates-dressing-parading-wooden-throne-annual-tradition-festival-miao-a7930446.html

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http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/349240-students-in-denver-staging-massive-walkout-to-protest-trumps-daca

who needs a diploma when you're FIGHTING HATE