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Jokes in order to situate the humor away from peoples vulnerability my partner had alzheimers before he died. And i find it funny ever. Hello there welcome to the Program Saturday the 7th of december here in moscow its kevin i want to light it choosing out international for a news update this weekend 1st that member of the Saudi Air Force has fatally shot 3 people and wounded 8 others the u. S. Naval base in the state of florida the f. B. I. Has taken over the investigation now they believe to be looking into whether or not the instance terror related the shooter was a saudi military trainee who was at the base to study aviation so the word goes at the moment he was shot dead at the scene by offices unconfirmed reports suggest the perpetrator published an anti american manifesto prior to the attack heres our to america contributor molly barrows with more for you this saturday. The f. B. I. Is now taking the lead on this which is interesting because a Saudi National Florida Governor on the santas though told reporters that the Saudi Arabian government needs to make things better quote unquote for the victims one of the things that i talk to the president about is given that this was a Foreign National in the employ of a Foreign Service is you know be time to do this but obviously the government of saudi arabia needs to to make make things better for these victims Naval Air Station pensacola bay security and local Law Enforcement got the call that there was an active shooter on the base local sheriffs deputies were among the 1st to respond and theyre reporting that the shooting happened in a classroom building on the base covering 2 floors its had a huge impact on the Pensacola Community this is a military town this base is the heart of this community and many many waves a lot of people either had relatives that were enlisted or they work for the base this has been a very very difficult day for us for our families for the navy family here there is some real heroism today this is the 2nd shooting at a navy base in 3 days there was one at the joint base pearl harbor heckman on wednesday a sailor opened fire there killed 2 other Shipyard Workers before killing himself they dont have that motive as well but its all in their investigation morning from says hes spoken to the sad moment about what happened and was told to shoot it does not represent the true feelings of the people for the u. 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King solomon of saudi arabia just called to express a sincere condolences and give his sympathies to the families and friends of the warriors d who were killed and injured in the attack thinking the saudi people have made me angry by the actions of the shooter and that this person in no way shape or form represents the feelings of the saudi people who love the American People so much trump will try to downplay the saudi role in this and that if it were yeah i think its correct to say that if it was another country that President Trump had not does not have such close ties with he would be strongly denouncing this as something he may even you could imagine trump seeking to cut off ties with the country if it was a different Foreign National you could very well see him impulsively taking action to dramatically change relations so but the fact that one of his President Trumps close supporters in Congress Matt gates is calling this terrorism could complicate things a bit for for the president. But he is today with a 2020 president ial Election Campaign split into life an overwhelming majority of americans now a saying that they are tired of the nation being so divided its according to a new poll out to tell you about well the 90 percent of respondents said its important to reduce Political Division in the country while more than 80 percent said the political gridlock they thought was a big problem with that in mind that it seems that the democrats are using some questionable tactics in their impeachment efforts against donald trump right now caleb maupin reports. Time is running out and impeachment paths are coming to a dead end its time for the democrats to roll out 2020 alexion plan b. There is no limit on the number of times that the senate can vote to convict or not a president no limit to the number of times the house can vote to impeach or not a president if the senate doesnt vote to. Convict trump or tries to monkey with his trial he could of course be retried in the new senate should he win reelection so if that doesnt work perhaps they can rely on the tried and trusted tactics of old lets review 2016 1st dont take your rivals seriously or even acknowledge that they have a chance im very excited about the progress that secretary clinton is making i know she will win and that the actual elections trump is not going to be president of the United States i continue to believe mr trump will not be present to the trump tower celebrations dont focus on summing up your errors or what you could learn or adjusting your message instead focus on intense legal maneuvers to try and impeach the president as well as shifting the blame to moscow rise today mr speaker. To call for the impeachment of the president of the United States of america talking about a president who fired the f. B. I. Director who was investigating the president for his connections to russian involvement in the president ial election playing the russia card doesnt work draw another card out of the pack ukraine included with the craniums we were just a few miles off today announcing the house of representatives moving forward with an official impeachment inquiry into can impeachment proceedings now against this president i believe congress should take the steps towards impeachment you could reach in a bag and pull so many things out that are impeachable of this president he is in water where he has got to move as quickly as possible to these tactics certainly look like theyre failing politics about different ideas competing ideas heres where i draw the line if you start using non political means to achieve a political goal youve crossed the line of the d. N. C. Has pushed the idea that your political views are now part of your fundamental identity instead of seeing the other side as someone that that you disagree with the opposing political side is seen as an absolute evil what were seeing over here is somebody who is they are people who are saying that they want less divisiveness but a lot of times especially professional politics thats just code for if you dont agree with me dont speak i think it when your entire policy is based of all opposing somebody else. After a very short period of time you start to look like you dont have any ideas of your own you have no vision of your own except for that bad guys bad. Next former Facebook Content moderator is taking the company to Court Alleging that his work caused him to develop posttraumatic stress disorder he claims the psychological damage was caused by having to view hundreds of violent and obscene videos each and every day in his job without any proper training you hawkins takes of the story. Lets be honest weve all had one of those days at the office most of us have probably experienced stress but some jobs can make things much worse apparently being a social media moderator could be one of them my 1st day on the job i witnessed someone being beaten to death with a plank of wood with males in it and repeatedly stabbed was the 1st time for me seeing video and it all as school as you from the ive had to go on antidepressants because of working on the job at times i was so over my problems with alcohol to get to sleep because at least i wasnt dreaming when i slipped after having a few drinks on me or diagnosis of p. T. S. D. Is something youd expect after tours of duty in a war zone working in the Emergency Services perhaps but not from a desk job yet after months working for c. P. L. Solutions a 3rd Party Company providing Moderation Services for facebook as many as a dozen former employees are suing both companies for what they claim is psychological trauma well before your my generation gets carried away things may not be that bad to so lets not overreact i was a report. Or a little over a dramatic day and have understand. Whats going on its not that most people are. Terrible but former employees claim a different picture while the lawsuits are new the problem is not and anyone would think twice before applying for the role off to seeing this job feedback i have seen videos of a baby sitter choking a toddler to death in the giving bloody noses to baby anyone i have to always look at it. You always see death every single day former employees allege of climate of pressure hitting high video targets hundreds per day while maintaining pinpoint accuracy little time to make decisions and action plans for getting them wrong and even less opportunity to get the support and counseling they claim they need facebook disagree the job is tough they say moderators get good training and full support at work this includes 247 on site support with trained practitioners and on call service and access to private health care from the 1st day of employment we are also employing Technical Solutions to limit their exposure to graphic material as much as possible of the trouble is facebook are between a rock and a hard place theyve been criticized for years from failing to do more to prevent genocide and being too slow to stop streams of mass murder to allowing violent posts and not tackling fake news which lead to violence in recent years facebooks hired tens of thousands more staff to deal with increases in violent content. And Automated System seem to be a part of the solution but this hasnt come soon enough for those taking it giant to court. The killing of 4 men suspected of the gang rape and murder of a woman in Southern India in november has been publicly celebrated in the region there are alleged atrocities but widespread demonstrations with calls for them to be lynched and executed while Rights Groups are accusing the Police Officers now who shot the suspects of carrying out an extrajudicial killing. About this were going to go was on her way to see a doctor when a stranger approach to tell her that her scooters trial was punctured the vehicle she then called her sister to which her mobile phone switched on. Under the law it was. Police actions were justified. The killers can be punished and we are happy. That is what some of. You watching on the weekend now up next snuff. Box with a well way small despite security concerns surrounding the chinese family just been talked about shortly before little about the mobile talk about it after the break. Join me every thursday on the alex salmond short and ill be speaking to us from the world of politics sport im sure ill see you then. Again as christmas approaches there are all kinds of festive goodies packing the shelves as ever but adding to it this year one comic company has created a seasonal car that they thought was packed with a pinch of humor the car depicts a grandfather who has the disease ult simers being removed from christmas dinner accused of committing theyve seen actors linked to his illness but has been heavily criticised in britain for mocking people without summers where there are or half a 1000000 in the u. K. You have to live with a disease. The content of this card is misinformed utterly inappropriate and actively damaging to the wider representations of People Living with dementia and see if the card will be on the mark we invite you code quality law specialist linda bell austin who get tossed from online political magazine spiked. We have experienced a slight overreaction i think what we need to understand is that this is a card which is by modern toss and if you know about modern toss the cartoonists they specialize in using crass and distorted expectations of what is expected of a particular situation im caricaturing them my father had families before he died. And i didnt find it funny ever there were amusing things that he was able to share and. If only we if we had a cure for alzheimers i suspect we might all relax a little but even funny taking it off for sale fails to recognize that people are complicated based there may well be people who are living without simers or a family suffering with outsiders out there who are fans of modern toss and will nonetheless get the joke and find it funny and i think by taking out the sail by and with the outside society pretending that everyone who has an interaction with outside this thinks the same way i think were slightly underestimating peoples capacity to find humor in even the most black and dark situations do we make jokes about the holocaust should we i mean on the basis of what i just heard that justified then the whole of course who rape or this list the number of things that could be if you were using this logic work for me are must say that i am lucky the question is where the sight of the human lies now the subjects that you just listed have been used as stock topics for comedy but comedians have to be very careful as to where they situate their humor it would not be funny to make a joke merely the expense of the victims of the holocaust or victims of rape but there are ways you can craft jokes in order to situate the humor away from peoples vulnerability in my case it was my father but when your your your wife who you or your husband. Have a condition light. Out time as what youre dealing with is very very difficult and its not worth the. Speculation about whether tech giant wowo will play a pivotal role in the u. K. 5 g. Plans are back in focus this week and promised a Boris Johnson was spotted taking a photo using one of the chinese firms smartphones indeed just days after talking about security concerns surrounding the company britains close ally of the us says additionally already placed harsh trade restrictions on way washington previous is just suggested to the socalled 5 Eyes International intelligence coalition between america the u. K. Canada Australia New Zealand would be at risk if london gives china a role of its 5 g. Infrastructure well hes been constantly accused the links to the Chinese Government some of the Companies Deny it all went online to share the address dashti reports. While way a massive distributor forcing its way into the west Tech Industry and shaking up relations between china europe and america when it comes to trade security and surveillance Telecom Giant vodafone found security flaws in one way British Intelligence post in that building behind me has warned of serious risks to you carry operators while we can create a back toward china for years it and the Chinese Government have been accused of intellectual property theft a number of reasons why they say huawei it is not to be trusted the u. K. Prime minister Boris Johnson is trying to strike a balance when it comes to wall way in its 5 g. Network or huawei and 5 g. I dont want this country to be unnecessarily hostile to investment from from overseas on the other hand we cannot prejudice all Vital National security interests but a day later Boris Johnson calls instead when he visited the set of a british Morning Television show thats not selfies with the 2 hosts using. The Television Host said that the phone belonged to Boris Johnson leading to some to speculate whether the fact the Prime Minister uses a chinese model represents some sort of security vulnerability however johnsons a its sad that the phone was borrowed from staffers and casually put into his very own pocket but whatever the truth is while they vote mind the extra free public sphere tool and they and other chinese firms are making quite Great Strides in western markets as for november this year huawei has become the 3rd most popular phone in the u. K. With almost 10 percent of the market share with the u. K. Planning of course to leave the European Union all attention will turn to securing as much investment from countries around the world as possible so well as far as jobs is move a big 5 g. Signal china obviously is it is a huge and important market as well as a supply of. Many range of particular let tronic goods particularly if for briggs it is going to go ahead then certainly britain will be seeking to increase trade with china and the chinese have made it very clear that if that is going to be the case then they cannot exclude hallway so britain in a sense is caught in a bit of a Pincer Movement here wanting to boost trade with china on the one hand but a little nervous about this particular concern lets go around the world in brief in a minute now and see whats happening 3 top stories 1st of protest toll on iraq or at least 15 people been killed in a gun attack for the 60 were also injured when government in cars opened fire on protesters in the capital baghdad the shooting followed a showdown between demonstrators and Security Forces near the countrys government over 400 people have been killed in the violence unleashed by antigovernment protests in october greece next then nearly 80 people have been detained in clashes between protesters and riot police in several cities those pictures a signal from athens the arrests happened during annual rallies commemorating the shooting of a teenage boy there 11 years ago the killing back then but police sparked massive riots across the country thousands of Security Forces were deployed for this latest demonstration. A search and rescue operation continues in the kenyan capital after a 6 floor residential building collapsed friday 3 people are confirmed dead and many more are fit to be still trapped under the rubble there look the big mess there will keep post if we hear more. Of. A russian floating launch platform no less for a spacecraft is to be redeployed from american waters to russias far east after the move has given a green light by the u. S. State department it goes down off reports on it. The space race pitted moscow against washington for decades but now its bringing more than just 2 countries closer its a relationship thats proving a catalyst for learning to gether as russia Breathes New Life into a cutting edge launch site. In the middle of the ocean. Its made in mission was in 1999 since then 36 launches 32 of them successful rockets flown from sea launch were produced in ukraine and equipped with a russian made engine after 2014 launches from the pad were indefinitely candy as relations between the countries hit rock bottom 7 space the company that starts to itself with reviving the platform plans on bringing it to the shores of russias far east next year and it will take another 12 months to get it operational it is expected see launch will continue to fly ukraine made rockets until 2023 when it is shed yule to make a switch to so use fife a Russian Rocket still in Development Everything from the Pacific Ocean the man steering a 7 space is no stranger to orbital exploration his military background makes him a bishops so much so hes been dubbed the russian elan musk but for the says theres a key difference but you must hes a talented guy but mr mosque is always trying to sell the future well here in russia were living in our current economic reality and sell exactly what we have now. Theres tough competition before 7 space to become number one in the industry but russias government has already said it will aid its cause. Is a big space enthusiasts it is in his blood i hope the project will last for a long time i will offer to cooperate fully with him we are interested in supporting private Russian Companies and we are ready to share risks now its too early to say with confidence if space x. Has reason to worry but theres a new team with a big vision seems so he goes down off there was to a crossover talking about various social media in r. T. Dot com units here in half an hour in the studio with the latest here in moscow this saturday was kevin ofa nerve signing off saying thanks for watching this channel r. T. International will stay with us too for our next tailor made programs for you in your part of the world just ahead this weekend. What politicians do something to. Put themselves on the line and they get accepted or rejected. So when you want to be president or injury. Or somehow want to. Have to go right to be 1st thats what before 3 of them or cant be good. Im interested always in the waters of. The ship. Thinking of getting a new phone the ones we got in here shows no problem was he didnt know until he was traveling this time you know why are you going near the crate with him he will stir reaching out and she will want to bring him anywhere near and. Breeding dogs that caged in into maine conditions on public phone i mean 67 years you know theyve been locked up in a cage outside you see no protection from the weather the heat you know the courtier the rain the snow the funder nothing they have no protection. To get what you. Get through kids. Across the u. S. Cruel puppy mills are supported by dog shows on pet stores most of the puppies that are coming from these large Scale Factory farming kind of operations are being sold in stores even joined a Group Businesses are involved like ogling mom santa there has been a shocking amount of organized opposition to adverts to increase the standards of care for dogs bred in commercial breeding for so many days most of that opposition is coming from huge agricultural groups and industries that have nothing to do with jobs dont buy dog. So what weve got to do is identify the threats that we have its crazy confrontation let it be an arms race move this on off and spearing Dramatic Development only personally im going to resist. I dont see how that strategy will be successful very critical time time to sit down and tom. And this is boom bust broadcasting around the globe and covering the world of business and finance and the impact on us all ive been one and im bridgeboro in washington heres what we have on the show today were taking a look at the auto markets as we move more towards the electric vehicle economy who is winning big and who is laying off tens of thousands of workers lauren fix the car coach will join us to break it down plus its been a bad week for 2 of the biggest Ride Sharing Companies as reports of sexual assaults are hitting both and a live heart we have Team Coverage of the accusations and how the companies are responding and were also taking a look at the markets around the world whos up whos down this week and why the u. S. China trade talks continue to impact so many economies its a packed show so lets get started. And we begin today with an actual concrete step in the u. S. China trade talks because every day both sides say that they are close but then nothing really happens friday something happened as china has agreed to waive tariffs on some u. S. Soybeans and pork as what they call a goodwill gesture those tariff waivers were reportedly based on applications by individual firms for u. S. Soybeans and pork imports according to Chinas Finance Ministry keep in mind china had impose tariffs in response to the tariffs launched by washington over allegations of chinas stealing and forcing the transfer of American Intellectual property now speaking of tariffs december 15th that is the deadline for phase one of the u. S. China trade talks to advance otherwise a new round of you have to u. S. Tariffs will kick in. Those tariffs will cover about 156000000000. 00 in chinese imports chinas move to issue these waivers on key Agricultural Products may be a signal to washington its commitment to get a deal done soon and certainly before the deadline. Germanys industrial sector is struggling facing the steepest decline since 2009 put in the euro zones largest economy fell by 5. 3 percent year over year for the month of october according to the federal Statistics Office Analysts Expect issues with the german industrial sector will affect the overall growth of the eurozone economy in the 4th quarter of this year german manufacturing in october also fell by 1. 7 percent with production of capital goods buildings vehicles machinery and equipment dropping by 4. 4 percent the Auto Industry alone which employs more than 80800000 people in the country and actually affects nearly 2000000 peoples jobs has watched as Vehicle Production fell 14. 4 percent year over year. And speaking of the auto sector its got a real shocker on our hands here tesla announced on friday that its chinese built model 3 cars will receive government subsidies teslas model 3 cars being built in its 2000000000 dollars factory in shanghai were on a list recommended for subsidies for new Energy Vehicles which included plug in hybrids