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express.co.uk

2017-11-27

https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/842472/bright-blue-stray-dogs-india-polluted-river-bathing-industrial-waste-animal-rights-video

Ajay Nair

WATCH: Outrage after stray dogs turn BRIGHT BLUE after bathing in polluted river

Bright blue dogs were seen on the loose in the Indian city of Mumbai. The Navi Mumbai Animal Protection Cell’s Arati Chauhan took to Facebook and posted the shocking images on the animals. The campaigner claimed the polluted water could cause serious health problems, such as cancer, liver and kidney damage, skin irritation and blindness in the dogs. She told the Hindustan Times: “It was shocking to see how the dog’s white fur had turned completely blue.

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henrymakow.com

2017-11-27

https://www.henrymakow.com/2017/01/%20Western-Women-Have-Lost-Power-to-Love.html

Love is Woman's Stock-in-Trade

January 22, 2017 (l. Matthew Broderick & Ally Sheedy in WarGames, 1983) Western women have been tricked into pursuing power instead of love. Paradoxically, they never have been so powerless. "Any girl who grows to womanhood without knowing that love is her supreme value has been spiritually raped. Feminine spirituality expresses an attitude of spiritual waiting, and tending, and readiness for the meeting with its opposite which is a prerequisite for inner wholeness. Without this she becomes a prey to the masculine within herself, a raging spirit of intellectual or physical activity to which no man can be related, and to which she can in no way relate herself. She is a woman possessed." Irene Claremont de Castillejo, Knowing Woman: a Feminine Psychology. Western Women Have Lost Power to Love (Revised) by Henry Makow Ph.D. Feminism is an occult hit job well on its way to neutering and destroying Western women, and Western society with it. Cabalist Jews and Freemasons are Satanists. They control by degrading and corrupting. Like termites they eat away at the supporting beams of society. Nothing is more important to the survival of society than the family. The family provides us with our roles and identity, as well as necessary emotional and material support. It ensures the young are born, loved and raised properly, and the aged are taken care of. Our family is our link in the chain of eternity. So the Illuminati went after the women, who they deemed frivolous, fickle and feebleminded. "There is no way of influencing men so powerfully as by means of the women, Adam Weishaupt wrote. "These should therefore be our chief study; we should insinuate ourselves into their good opinion, give them hints of emancipation from the tyranny of public opinion, and of standing up for themselves; it will be an immense relief to their enslaved minds to be freed from any one bond of restraint, and it will fire them the more, and cause them to work for us with zeal, without knowing that they do so; for they will only be indulging their own desire of personal admiration." It convinced them that marriage and family were "oppressive." Men toiled in factories and died in war to provide and protect, but somehow women were the ones oppressed. Satanists needed to interfere in the natural affection and attraction males and females have for each other and for their offspring. Satanists exist to banish love. A woman's essence is love, the power to generate love, by loving and being loved in return. This is the source of her power. A woman's love for her husband and children is the most precious thing in the world. For a man, this love is his greatest treasure. By allowing herself to be snookered, by pursuing material instead of spiritual power, she has essentially lost the power to love. She can have power or love. She can't have both. The handmaiden of feminism, promiscuity, has pretty well finished women off as something the Western man would want to marry. She can't dedicate herself to a man. She has nothing but her youth and that won't last. After she has squandered the 15 years of her peak fertility, she will be left with nothing but a cutthroat 9-5 job. The feminist utopia is strewn with this roadkill. HOW WOMEN LOVE A woman loves by consecrating herself to her husband, the father of her children. Women are mediums like copper wires. They carry a man's energy. The key is their choice of husband. He must be someone she respects and trusts with her life. This is love. The man must earn this love in courtship. After marriage, he must continue to win her assent. He must continue to take the initiative because, just as women love by acceding, men love by leading, and by possessing them with their love. Women want to be possessed. It's only the Communists that are convincing them otherwise. Communism is all about revolution - turning what is healthy and natural on its head. They have also emasculated men. In order to be a conductor of male energy, a woman must be submissive. This is how women love- by acceding to male demands. She must allow herself to be possessed, loved, to be an instrument. The Power of Sexual Surrender) The male energy flows through her and often finds expression in a child, who is an expression of their unity. (see As I often say, heterosexuality is the exchange of female (worldly) power for male power expressed as love. Men want power. Women want love. Heterosexuality is the exchange of the two. This is how two people become one, the key to intimacy which everyone is seeking. She becomes part of his sense of self. By brainwashing women to be "strong" and independent, by brainwashing them to see males as oppressors and rapists, Communists (feminists) are psychologically neutering females, making it impossible for them to love men, and to discover themselves as women. They are deliberately throwing a spanner in the works, turning women into lesbians. This is criminal but these hucksters have convinced the unsuspecting women that they are now "liberated." FEMINISTS HAVE BEEN SPIRITUALLY PILLAGED Women need a man's love like a flower needs sunshine and water. Men nurture women and women empower men by acquiescing to their reasonable demands. This is the heterosexual dynamic. Men, if you want to discover if a woman loves you, make a reasonable request and see how she reacts. Left, Sheila Jeffreys, 68, is best known as a lesbian feminist scholar and political activist. What Sheila Jeffreys calls "the eroticization of powerlessness" is heterosexuality. But she is a lesbian who obviously can't understand that women's love is her power. She wants to turn all women into lesbians who like her can't understand that woman's style, beauty, charm (her femininity) depends on eschewing material power. A woman who gives herself to her husband is cherished and loved by him and their children. A woman who pursues power in masculine terms is doomed to a life of isolation and bitterness. Western feminist, you've forfeited your most precious gift for nothing . You lack personality. You lack charm. You lack style. You lack substance. You can't love. You're not even sexy. And soon you won't have youth either. You will have nothing. Western feminists, you've been robbed, betrayed by your society, teachers, and political and cultural leaders; and consequently you've joined the ranks of traitors. You've betrayed your unborn children; your society; your culture; your family and the promise of the future. It's hard to feel sorry for you. But, if it's any consolation, you've been fleeced by the best. ---- First Comment by C - "We are all Communists now..." As you probably know, the Marxist theorist Walter Benjamin described lesbians as "the heroines of modernism", by which he meant that modern urban culture had an inevitably masculinizing effect on women - a process he portrayed as progressive. Reading your excellent piece I was reminded too of the Anglo-Welsh writer Douglas Hyde's memoir of his membership of the British Communist Party in the 1930s, "I Believed". Hyde recalled that sexual promiscuity was rampant among his fellow Communists, but the problem for the male communist studs was that they deemed the female members of the party completely "unbedworthy". Hyde said this was partly because feminine women were mostly not attracted to Communism, and that even when they were, membership of the party - and the promiscuity that went with it - soon masculinized them. Well in a sense we are all Communists now - the promiscuity of the 1930s commmies was probably tame in comparison with what respectable middle class suburbanites get up to today. And there's no doubt in my mind that the physical coarsening of modern feminist/SJW female millennials, and their embrace of the crudest forms of machismo - tatoos, piercings, doc marten boots, etc - is directly linked to their parents equally enthusiastic embrace of "sexual liberation" a couple of decades ago.

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heartland.org

2017-11-27

https://www.heartland.org/about-us/who-we-are/norman-rogers

Norman Rogers

Who We Are - Norman Rogers

Norman Rogers is a policy advisor to The Heartland Institute, speaking and sometimes writing on the topic of global warming. He divides his time between residences in Chicago and Florida. Norman Rogers is a policy advisor to The Heartland Institute, speaking and sometimes writing on the topic of global warming. He divides his time between residences in Chicago and Florida. Rogers has held a variety of engineering and computer programming jobs with IBM, Hewlett Packard and other companies. In 1980 he started a high tech company in Santa Clara, California that gradually grew into a much larger company and was sold in 2005. Currently he is developing a new business, ScienceLights.com, that will manufacture easy-to-install home fluorescent lighting. Rogers took up the study of global warming as a retirement project. His position, expressed in a 2009 essay titled "Global Warming Blues" available at AmericanThinker.com, is that computer climate models are vastly overrated and their predictions are so speculative as to be meaningless. He also believes that some moderate warning would produce benefits as well as harms, and that reducing emissions without the participation of China and India would be pointless. Rogers received a bachelor of arts degree in physics at the University of California at Berkeley and a master of science degree in physics from the University of Hawaii, where he also completed coursework for a Ph.D. in physics. For two years he was director of operations at Zero Population Growth, a fairly radical environmental advocacy group led by Stanford Professor Paul Ehrlich. He is currently a member of the American Geophysical Union and the American Meteorological Society.

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heartland.org

2017-11-27

https://www.heartland.org/topics/government-spending/Welfare-Reform-Report-Card/index.html

Keely Drukala

Welfare Reform Report Card

Welfare Reform Report Card In 1996, Congress passed and President Bill Clinton signed a reform measure called Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) ending the national entitlement to welfare for families with dependent children. Since each state implemented welfare reform differently, a natural experiment started that would allow researchers to discover welfare policies that help people become financially independent and escape poverty. In 2008, The Heartland Institute published the first and only state-by-state analysis of the success of TANF . Titled State Welfare Report Card 2008: Welfare Reform After Ten Years and written by Gary MacDougal, Kate Campaigne, and Dane Wendell, it compiled extensive data on five policies and five performance outcomes for state welfare and anti-poverty programs and assigns a final grade and rank to each state on the strength of the welfare reform policies it has adopted. The 2008 report card revealed that welfare reform was a major success, reducing welfare rolls as well as poverty and increasing work by welfare recipients. It also revealed significant differences in how states responded to the opportunity to reform their welfare systems and in the results. In March 2015, The Heartland Institute released an updated version of the report card titled 2015 Welfare Reform Report Card written by Diane Carol Bast, Matthew Glans, Gary MacDougal, and Logan Pike. Like the first edition of the report card, the new report provided one-page summaries quickly identify the strengths and weaknesses of each state’s programs and give governors and legislators an easy-to-comprehend and promote reform agenda. South Dakota ranked first in its welfare reform policies in the 2015 report, followed by Idaho, Nevada, Utah, and Wisconsin. Missouri ranked last (as it did in 2008). Alabama, Georgia, Massachusetts, Oregon, Rhode Island, and Vermont also received grades of F. The 2015 report card includes 50 one-page “report cards” summarizing anti-poverty performance and welfare reform policies in every state. On this website you can download the complete 2008 and 2015 report cards using the links below. The web version of each report card has a second page explaining the study’s methodology and what the state needs to do to improve its grades. Effective welfare reform can save lives and produce positive effects on multiple generations. It can save taxpayers billions of dollars and help address such serious social maladies as crime, alcoholism, and teenage pregnancy. For these and other reasons, we hope you will devote some small amount of time to help us get this valuable study into the hands of policymakers and opinion leaders. You can find the Executive Summary of the 2015 Report Card here. You can find the full 104-page 2015 Report Card text here. Heartland Institute Issues 2015 Welfare Reform Report Card Missouri Earns 'F' Grade on 2015 Welfare Reform Report Card You can find the Executive Summary of the 2009 Report Card here. You can find the full 2009 Report Card text here. Author Biographies: Diane Carol Bast is executive editor of The Heartland Institute. She edits and oversees the production of all Heartland publications. She has edited or written more than 150 studies and 20 books on state and local public policy. Matthew Glans is senior policy analyst of The Heartland Institute. He holds a master’s degree in political studies from the University of Illinois at Springfield and a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science from Bradley University. Before coming to Heartland, Glans worked for the Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services in its legislative affairs office in Springfield. Gary MacDougal is a policy advisor to The Heartland Institute, author of Make a Difference: A Spectacular Breakthrough in the Fight Against Poverty (New York: St. Martin’s Press, 2000, revised edition 2005), and former chairman of the Illinois governor’s Task Force for Human Services Reform. During the past decade he has consulted with governors, legislators, and public administrators in Alabama, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Michigan, and Minnesota on reforming welfare programs and improving human services. Logan Pike is state government relations manager for The Heartland Institute. She is a graduate of Florida State University with Bachelor of Science degrees in political science and international affairs. Failing Grade in Welfare Reform Alarms Missouri Legislators - March 19, 2015 - Columbian Missourian Legislature's 'Welfare Reform' is as Silly as it is Mean - March 19, 2015 - St. Louis Post-Dispatch Missouri Ranks Last in Welfare Reform - March 19, 2015 - Ozarks First Reform Report Puts Missouri at Bottom - March 19, 2015 - Connect Mid Missouri Heartland Institute Gives Missouri Grade 'F,' in National Welfare Rankings - March 19, 2015 - NBC Affiliate, KSHB-TV Local Lawmaker Says Missouri Deserves Failing Grade on Welfare Reform - March 19, 2015 - NBC Affiliate, KY3-TV Proposed Bill Could Shorten the Eligibility Period for Welfare - March 19, 2015 - NBC Affiliate, KOMU-TV Massachusetts Gets a Failing Grade for Welfare Reform - March 19, 2015 - NBC Affiliate, WWLP-TV Heartland Institute says Missouri has Lowest 'Welfare Reform' Grades - March 20, 2015 - News Tribune Study Reveals the Seven States with ‘Failing’ Welfare Programs - March 20, 2015 - Breitbart Logan Pike and Justin Haskins: R.I. welfare system gets an 'F' - March 20, 2015 - Providence Journal State Rep. Diane Franklin Discusses Welfare Reform - March 20, 2015 - Lebanon Daily Record Seven states that deserve an ‘F’ for their welfare programs - March 26, 2015 - The Hill Op-Ed: Texas’ Welfare Rolls Shrink, Rick Perry Deserves Praise - March 28, 2015 - Breitbart Texas Senate Focuses on Getting More Welfare Recipients Working - March 29, 2015 - MetroWest Daily News Gov. Nixon can save Missouri’s failing welfare system, but he won’t - April 1, 2015 - The Washington Times More Welfare Reform is Needed in Mississippi - January 26, 2016 - The Heartland Blog Georgia Is Moving Forward on Welfare Reform - March 8, 2016 - Valdosta Today Alabama's welfare program is a decade behind most of the country - April 14, 2016 - AL.com Maine is Leading the Nation in Welfare Reform - June 21, 2016 - Townhall

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fellowshipoftheminds.com

2017-11-27

https://fellowshipoftheminds.com/tag/noah-pozners-death-certificate/

Dr. Eowyn, Posted On

Noah Pozner’s death certificate

In their December (Florida) Sun-Sentinel op/ed, Lenny and Veronique Pozner claim that James Tracy had harassed them with a registered letter demanding proof that their alleged son, Noah, had ever lived. That is a misrepresentation of Tracy’s letter, which actually requested Lenny to produce proof of his claim of copyright over Noah’s images. Mere days after Sun-Sentinel‘s publication of Pozners’ op/ed, Florida Atlantic University (FAU) moved to fire Tracy, a tenured professor. Since then, the Pozners’ accusation has been repeated in countless media reports and vicious comments by readers of those news articles. An expert on tenure and academic freedom interviewed by NBC even said on camera that FAU’s termination of Tracy’s employment is justified by Tracy’s (alleged) “harassment” of the Pozners, which trumps tenure and First Amendment right of free speech. This important post by Tony Mead demonstrates that it is Lenny Pozner and his cronies who have been doing the harassing, character assassination, and other machinations. My blog, Fellowship of the Minds (FOTM), is one of the WordPress blogs targeted by Lenny, who was successful at getting WordPress unilaterally to take down images of Noah over which Lenny claims — but has not proved — copyright. WordPress even threatened to shut down FOTM if we ever post images of Noah again. I also know of at least one blogger, a college kid Timothy Hunter, whom Lenny successfully hounded and, as a result, is no longer blogging. Curiously, while he relentlessly goes after YouTubers and bloggers for supposed copyright infringement, Lenny continues to be incurious about how and why an image of Noah was included among the posters of those massacred at the Army Public School in Deshawar, Pakistan, on Dec. 16, 2014. Mr. Mead also raises an important and fascinating question: Just who/what is bankrolling Lenny and his HONR Network? This post by Mr. Mead deserves to be widely disseminated. Please help the cause of truth by spreading this post via email and on social media. To read Tony Mead’s post, go here. UPDATE (Feb. 10, 2016): This morning, at 10:30 a.m., Fellowship of the Minds (FOTM) received an email from Lenny Pozner – HONR Network, demanding that this post be taken down on the grounds that this post: Contains “false information concerning the Pozner family”; Was published “without authorization”; The intent of which is “for the sole purpose of harassment”. This is Fellowship of the Minds‘ response: Pozner’s accusation that FOTM published “false information concerning the Pozner family” is vague, overly general, and unspecific. In reblogging Tony Mead’s post from Memory Hole Blog, FOTM is simply exercising and conforming to the free speech and free press rights guaranteed by the First Amendment to the United States Constitution, for which FOTM requires neither “authorization” nor permission from Lenny or anyone else. Lenny Pozner is not the owner of FOTM, has never had a relationship with FOTM, and has no legal claim over FOTM. According to Law.com, the legal definition of “harassment” is: “the act of systematic and/or continued unwanted and annoying actions of one party or a group, including threats and demands. The purposes may vary, including racial prejudice, personal malice, an attempt to force someone to quit a job or grant sexual favors, apply illegal pressure to collect a bill or merely gain sadistic pleasure from making someone anxious or fearful. Such activities may be the basis for a lawsuit if due to discrimination based on race or sex, a violation on the statutory limitations on collection agencies, involve revenge by an ex-spouse, or be shown to be a form of blackmail (“I’ll stop bothering you if you’ll go to bed with me”). The victim may file a petition for a “stay away” (restraining) order, intended to prevent contact by the offensive party. A systematic pattern of harassment by an employee against another worker may subject the employer to a lawsuit for failure to protect the worker.” Nothing in the legal definition of “harassment” applies in FOTM‘s re-blogging of Mr. Mead’s post for the simple reason that FOTM does not have a relationship with Lenny Pozner, nor is the reblog addressed to Mr. Pozner. Specifically: FOTM has issued no demands or threats at Mr. Pozner. Ironically, it is Mr. Pozner who has issued demands and threats at FOTM. Nor has FOTM forced Mr. Pozner to quit his job or grant sexual favors. Nor has FOTM applied pressure to collect a bill from Mr. Pozner. Nor has FOTM attempted to induce anxiety or fear, or intended to do so, or derived sadistic pleasure in so doing. Nor has FOTM discriminated against Mr. Pozner’s race or sex. Nor has FOTM blackmailed Mr. Pozner. Nor is FOTM the employer of Mr. Pozner. The purpose of FOTM‘s re-blogging of Tony Mead’s post is expressly and solely to inform — a purpose that is stated in FOTM‘s “About” page, specifically our Fair Use Disclaimer: “In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107, the material on this site is distributed without profit to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information for research, educational, or satirical purposes.” UPDATE (October 14, 2017): Today, at 11:15 am, FOTM received another email from Lenny Pozner, demanding that FOTM take down this and several other posts on the grounds of “harassment.” In this latest email, Mr. Pozner threatens that he will file a “police report” if this and the other posts are not removed. Once again, FOTM repeats what was stated a year and 8 months ago: This and other posts on FOTM conform to the free speech and free press rights guaranteed by the First Amendment to the United States Constitution, for which FOTM requires neither “authorization” nor permission from Lenny or anyone else. Neither this nor any other post on FOTM constitutes “harassment” against Mr. Pozner according to the legal definition of “harassment” in Law.com, which any police jurisdiction recognizes. On the contrary, it is Mr. Pozner’s repeated demands and threats that conform to the legal definition of “harassment”. If he continues, FOTM will consider legal action. Advertisements

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express.co.uk

2017-11-27

https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/841923/Instagram-video-teenage-girls-torture-young-kitten-Russia-video

Joe Barnes

Teenage girls TORTURES innocent kitten in vicious leg-breaking attack

The pair repeatedly kicked and threw the small kitten against a wall in the brutal attack, which left the cat with a broken leg. Grotesque footage taken of the girls’ actions shows the animal trying to escape their clutches but they captured it and continued the torture it in what appears to be an abandoned building. Even more disturbingly, one of the teens urges her seven-year-old sister to join in the abuse and praises her when she throws the helpless animal against the wall. NC Two teens attack a helpless kitten in sickening Instagram video At one stage, the girls think they have killed the kitten as it lies motionless on the ground with blood pouring from its head. Fortunately, the kitten survived the harrowing ordeal after another group of teens who witnessed the attack on Instagram rushed to the abandoned building in Kinel, Samara region, in Russia. The kitten is receiving round-the-clock care from vets treating it for serious head injuries and a broken leg. Locals reported the incident to the police who are talking to one of the young girls and her mother. The other teen’s identity is not yet known. The girl’s mother said: “I am shocked with this horror, like everyone else. GRAPHIC CONTENT: Worst cases of animal cruelty Mon, November 28, 2016 WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT: As part of our new 'STOP THE CRUELTY' campaign we take a look at some of the most horrific cases animal cruelty. Play slideshow PA 1 of 32 Handout photo issued by the Orangutan Foundation of Aan, a critically-endangered orangutan who was blinded after being shot more than 100 times with an air rifle. Aan is to undergo an operation that could restore her sight.

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express.co.uk

2017-11-27

https://www.express.co.uk/life-style/top10facts/838052/Cats-facts-Ancient-Egypt-Popes-litters-feline

William Hartston

International cat day: Top 10 facts about our furry feline friends

GETTY According to the Pet Food Manufacturers’ Association, the UK has 7.5 million pet cats 1. Cats were worshipped in Ancient Egypt. Dead cats were often mummified to appease the gods. 2. In 1484, Pope Innocent VIII issued a Papal Bull calling for the burning of all witches and their cats at the stake. 3. According to the Pet Food Manufacturers’ Association, the UK has 7.5 million pet cats. 4. London and East Anglia are the only UK regions with more cats than dogs in an average household. 5. In 2011, an Italian black cat named Tommaso inherited about 10 million euros (£8.5m) when his owner, a reclusive widow, died in Rome aged 94. GETTY Cats were worshipped in Ancient Egypt 6. From 1999-2002, a cat named Catmando served as joint leader of the Official Monster Raving Loony Party with his owner Howling Laud Hope. 7. The mayor of Talkeetna, Alaska was a cat named Stubbs from 1997 until his death in 2017. Cutest cats Wed, January 11, 2017 We've put together a selection of the cutest cats and kittens we could find. Play slideshow Shirley Nordenskiold/WENN.com 1 of 19 Born in 2016 Herman is fast becoming a social media star thanks to his wide-eyed look and adorable Instagram postings. GETTY The mayor of Talkeetna, Alaska was a cat named Stubbs from 1997 until his death in 2017

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express.co.uk

2017-11-27

https://www.express.co.uk/news/nature/833879/kitten-rescued-from-landfill-thanks-to-lorry-driver

Stuart Winter, Louise Waters, Cats Protection Spokeswoman

Adorable kitten rescued from LANDFILL SITE by lorry driver

Paul Gibbons spared the abandoned tabby a rubbish start in life by taking her into arms when he found her languishing wet, cold and terrified in a shoebox. The kitten, dubbed Gracie, was so grateful for Paul’s kindness that she scrambled on to his shoulder as he sat in his cab and refused to budge. Only when Gracie was handed over to fosterers at the Cats Protection’s Atherton and Wigan branch, did Gracie finally settle down – to await a reunion with the driver who wants to give her a forever home. The fact that she survived is nothing short of a miracle Louise Waters, Cats Protection spokeswoman As pictures of the Paul and his furry driver’s mate went viral on Facebook, hundreds of animal lovers applauded him for his gallantry. One wrote: “Some humans don't deserve to breathe the same air as most of us… How could anyone dump this little darling? “Thank goodness her knight in shining armour found her…” NC A lorry driver rescued this tiny kitten from a landfill NC Paul Gibbons found little Gracie languishing wet, cold and terrified in a shoebox Another added: “What a man. You are a HERO. You have saved this little beautiful pussy cat.” Paul, from Golborne, Wigan, found Gracie dumped in a shoebox on the closed landfill tip in North Wales. Cats Protection spokeswoman Louise Waters said: “It appears Gracie had simply been chucked away with the household rubbish in the most appalling and callous way. “If not neutered, cats are prolific breeders which creates many unwanted kittens and this is a desperately sad example of how badly they can be treated. NC People have hailed the lorry driver a hero for saving the kitten “What's more upsetting is that we won't ever know if she had litter mates that didn't make it. The fact that she survived is nothing short of a miracle.” The charity’s Atherton & Wigan Branch says it has had numerous cases where cats and kittens have been abandoned in boxes, but this is the first time they have cared for a kitten found abandoned at a landfill site. Gracie will stay with her fosterers until she is old enough to be re-homed – and what better person than Paul to be her owner. True stories of animal rescues Mon, November 14, 2016 Extraordinary cases were humans have saved animals, including the phenomenal gorilla c-section surgery. Play slideshow Feature China / Barcroft Images 1 of 31 It's not hard to see why this poor polar bear has been named the world's saddest polar bear after being kept in cramped conditions for 300 days in a mall in China

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express.co.uk

2017-11-27

https://www.express.co.uk/news/nature/811380/Newborn-kittens-found-abandoned-plastic-bag-RSPCA-rescued

Stuart Winter, Inspector Sheona Morley

Left to die in a plastic bag: Hunt for cruel owner who dumped one-day-old newborn kittens

RSPCA A heartless pet owner abandoned a litter of kittens to die in a plastic bag RSPCA investigators are on the trail of the culprit who dumped the four young cats in a remote country lane where they were lucky to be discovered still alive. Animal lover Samantha Walker came across the abandoned kittens wriggling inside the white plastic bag and with their umbilical still attached when she was walking along a footpath near Uppingham Road, Corby. Her family are now giving the kittens round-the-clock care with the assistance of the RSPCA. Inspector Sheona Morley, who is leading the RSPCA investigation into the case, said today: “It is clear that whoever dumped these kittens did so with the intention of leaving them to die. "At such a young age, they are totally reliable on their mother and it is heartbreaking that they have been taken away from their mum at such a young and vulnerable age. It is very lucky that they were found Inspector Sheona Morley “It is very lucky that they were found. The family who found them are animal lovers and they have taken the kittens on, hand-feeding them every two hours. "Thankfully, these kittens have now found a lovely home for life, but it could have ended so horribly different if they had not been found.” Ms Walker, whose family have named the kittens Midnight, Hobo, Sprinkles and Jellybean, said: “The kittens are doing extremely well so far – all four of them are strong. Cutest cats Wed, January 11, 2017 We've put together a selection of the cutest cats and kittens we could find. Play slideshow Shirley Nordenskiold/WENN.com 1 of 19 Born in 2016 Herman is fast becoming a social media star thanks to his wide-eyed look and adorable Instagram postings. GETTY The RSPCA are hunting the culprit after the adorable cats were found near a footpath "They are adorable and we now have three with their eyes open. “We hadn’t planned on adopting another four cats all at once, but we plan on keeping them as we have invested so much into getting them to survive. RSPCA The tiny kittens were found by Samantha Walker with their umbilical cords attached RSPCA The family that found the kittens have taken them home and are hand feeding them

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express.co.uk

2017-11-27

https://www.express.co.uk/news/nature/845885/cats-recused-rspca-kittens-escape-certain-death

Stuart Winter, Sarah Bates - Blue Cross Cambridge Animal Welfare Supervisor

Cats tied in plastic bags: Sickening new trend as four kittens are latest dumped in sacks

These terrified youngsters were found drenched in their own urine and covered in fleas after being hurled into bushes inside the tied-up plastic bag. Luckily, a passerby spotted the bag with the kittens’ carrier squeezed inside and which had been dumped at Chesterton, near Peterborough. All were underweight and in a poor state of health but after intensive nursing at Blue Cross Cambridge, they are expected to go to new homes at a future date. All four kittens have been named after Game of Thrones characters as they recover from their frightening ordeal. RSPCA These cats were found drenched in their own urine and covered in fleas inside a tied-up plastic bag Cats sleeping in crazy positions Tue, November 8, 2016 Our feline friends fall asleep in some of the most peculiar places and positions Play slideshow imgur 1 of 16 Cats sleeping in crazy positions This latest heartless disposal of kittens in a plastic sack mirrors a horrific spate of identical disposals over the past week. It is tragic that so many pets are dumped like this Sarah Bates - Blue Cross Cambridge Animal Welfare Supervisor The RSPCA is investigating cases in Birmingham, Salford and Abercynon, Wales, where newborn kittens were left to die in plastic bags rather than their owners take them to animal shelters. Several never survived. Only by chance did the Game of Thrones kittens – Robb, Jon, Rickon and Bran – all pull through. Sarah Bates, Blue Cross Cambridge Animal Welfare Supervisor, explained: “They were covered in fleas and soaked in their own urine when they were brought into us, no doubt due to their terrifying experience of being trapped in the carrier in the darkness. RSPCA All cats were underweight and in a poor state of health but are expected to go to new homes RSPCA The RSPCA is investigating cases where newborn kittens were left to die in plastic bags

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express.co.uk

2017-11-27

https://www.express.co.uk/news/nature/845484/kittens-thrown-away-bins-rubbish-RSPCA-rescue

Stuart Winter, Nic De Celis, Rspca Inspector

Dumped like rubbish: The Scandal of Britain’s unwanted kittens thrown away in plastic bags

The RSPCA is having to pick up the fall out of Britain’s latest shocking treatment of unwanted animals by nursing vulnerable discarded kittens round the clock. August is the height of the so-called Kitten Season when hundreds of unwanted young cats find their way into shelters because they are unwanted. The RSPCA has been caring for 800 kittens in recent weeks. Yet in the space of days, more kittens have come into the charity’s rescue centres having been abandoned in the most heartless way – tied up in shopping bags and left to endure lonely, frightening deaths. These tiny, newborn kittens, were found heartlessly dumped in a carrier bag, left in a bush to die Nic de Celis, RSPCA inspector RSPCA fosterer Joanne Yoli is looking after a tiny brown kitten called Misty who was found tied up in a carrier bag and thrown into a Salford rubbish bin last week. She has been feeding Misty around the clock along with five other kittens, one of which was left to fend for itself on the pavement. Video shows Misty flourishing after such a frightening start to life. Ms Yoli said: “Misty was very cold and dehydrated when she arrived with me. RSPCA Cruel owners are dumping kittens in carrier bags instead of finding them homes “We warmed her up and I gave her some fluids under her skin to keep her hydrated and then when she was warm I started to bottle feed her and she latched on pretty much straight away. “I did have to take her to the emergency vets a couple of hours afterwards as she was passing blood in her urine. "She’s been put on a course of antibiotics in case of an infection and fingers crossed, she’s doing really well now.” Misty’s rescuer RSPCA Inspector Lorna Campbell cannot believe people would be so heartless to get rid of a kitten as if it was take-away wrappings. Inspector Campbell said: “She had been tied up in a blue carrier bag and put in the bin. Cutest cats Wed, January 11, 2017 We've put together a selection of the cutest cats and kittens we could find. Play slideshow Shirley Nordenskiold/WENN.com 1 of 19 Born in 2016 Herman is fast becoming a social media star thanks to his wide-eyed look and adorable Instagram postings. “At the moment, it is still unclear whether she was dumped in the bin or whether she was born a stray and someone thought she was dead so discarded her. It’s very hard to believe that someone would do this maliciously to a small, defenceless kitten. “The kitten couldn’t have been more than a few hours old. She was pretty lifeless and still had her umbilical cord attached – it hadn’t even dried up.” Whoever dumped seven newborn kittens in a carrier bag in Abercynon, Wales, last week was nothing but heartless, say the animal charity. Sadly, two were already dead before they were rescued and another died later. The RSPCA is appealing for witnesses to find out what happened. Its inspector Nic de Celis said: “These tiny, newborn kittens, who seemed only days old, were found heartlessly dumped in a carrier bag, left in a bush to die. RSPCA The RSPCA has been caring for 800 kittens in recent weeks “Sadly, two of the kittens were found dead, and another passed away soon afterwards. "If a passer-by hadn't found this carrier bag, all seven would likely have died. "We’re eager to find out why these poor kittens were dumped in this manner.” Desperate attempts to save a black and white newborn kitten abandoned in blue shopping bag with a picture of Elsa from the hit Disney animation Frozen failed earlier this week, after the young animal had most probably spent the entire night outdoors in the cold. Investigators suspect the kitten’s owners did not want to pay the kitten’s vet fees and so threw it away. RSPCA Investigators suspect the kitten’s owners did not want to pay the kitten’s vet fees The RSPCA’s feline welfare expert Alice Potter said the charity collected more than 30,000 cats across England and Wales last year, with more than a third during the peak summer months. She said: “Dumping kittens — or any animal — is never the right thing to do and can put them at serious risk of harm. “The summer months are typically known as ‘kitten season’ when we see an influx of kittens coming into our rescue centres due to over-breeding. "We urge pet owners to get their cats neutered to help combat this and prevent thousands of unwanted kittens ending up in animal centres across the country. RSPCA The seven newborn kittens were dumped in a carrier bag in Abercynon, Wales

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express.co.uk

2017-11-27

https://www.express.co.uk/news/nature/868010/black-rhino-poach-wildlife-photography-prize-horn-picture-nature

Stuart Winter, Roz Kidman Cox

Shocking image of slaughtered black rhino missing its horn wins wildlife photography prize

BRENT STIRTON Shocking image of slaughtered black rhino missing its horn wins wildlife photography prize The shocking scene is a controversial choice of winner for a competition hailed for its mesmerising and artistic images. The photos, taken by Brent Stirton, show the rhino slouched on its knees with a gaping, bloody wound after being stripped of its precious horn. Yet with the planet’s rhinos being inexorably towards extinction for their horns, judges of the Natural History Museum’s prestigious awards have defended their choice of outright winner. Competition judge Roz Kidman Cox said: “To make such a tragic scene almost majestic in its sculputural power deserves the highest award. “There is rawness but there is also great poignancy and therefore dignity in the fallen giant.” BRENT STIRTON Rhinos are one of the mega-fauna species to have suffered intolerably There is rawness but there is also great poignancy and therefore dignity in the fallen giant Roz Kidman Cox For South African photojournalist Stirton, his compelling image, titled Memorial to a Species, was the visual legacy of visiting 30 wildlife crime scenes to cover the story of the rhino’s tragic decline. His winning image, which beat beat almost 50,000 entries from 92 countries, was taken in South Africa’s Hluhluwe Imfolozi Game Reserve, shortly after the rhino had been shot then de-horned. Stirton also won the Wildlife Photojournalist Award with his pictorial storybook of the tragedy of South Africa’s rhinos, highlighting other a heart-rendering scenes. One captures an orphan called Lulah being cuddled by a wildlife worker after her mother was killed in the Kruger National Park, while another shows members of Saving the Survivors treating the wounds a rhino whose horn was hacked off by poachers. GETTY One captures an orphan called Lulah being cuddled by a wildlife worker Speaking about his award, Stirton, 48, said: “For me to win this, for the jury to acknowledge this kind of picture, it's illustrative that we are living in a different time now, that this is a real issue. “The sixth age of extinction is a reality and rhinos are just one of many species that we are losing at a hugely accelerated rate and I am grateful that the jury would choose this image because it gives this issue another platform.” Rhinos are one of the mega-fauna species to have suffered intolerably because of demand in the Far East for their body parts. Like elephant ivory and tiger skins and bones, a grossly inflated value has been put on the animals’ heads for middle class knick-knacks and medical quackery. Having survived a long episode of persecution that saw black rhino numbers drop to as few as 2,410 individuals in 1995, concerted conservation attempts to save a species that once roamed across sub-Saharan Africa are now being challenged by a new round of poaching. Save the Rhino Thu, September 22, 2016 The most endangered rhinos across the globe. Both black and white rhinos are considered at risk due to a surge in poaching to meet demand for illegal rhino horns, primarily in Asia. Play slideshow Getty Images/Blend Images RM 1 of 25 Black rhinos can run 55 km (34 mi) per hour and make rapid turns of 180' - While White rhinos, which double them in size, can run at a speed of 40 km (25 mi) per hour Although rhino horns are made from keratin, the same substance as human nails and hair, there is a mistaken belief in the Far East the substance is a panacea for cancer. For rhinos, the demand equates to cruelty and pending extinction. Such are the horrors and importance of their plight, the story of the demise of the rhino deserves being exposed in a platform renown for showing nature and wildlife in all its glory. Richard Sabin, the Natural History Museum's Principal Curator of Mammals, explains why: “The Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition isn't just about beautiful images and technical ability — it is also about provoking and stimulating debate. “This image is difficult to look at, but what it shows is an inescapable part of the human exploitation of the natural world. GRAPHIC CONTENT: Worst cases of animal cruelty Mon, November 28, 2016 WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT: As part of our new 'STOP THE CRUELTY' campaign we take a look at some of the most horrific cases animal cruelty. Play slideshow PA 1 of 32 Handout photo issued by the Orangutan Foundation of Aan, a critically-endangered orangutan who was blinded after being shot more than 100 times with an air rifle. Aan is to undergo an operation that could restore her sight.

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2017-11-27

https://fellowshipoftheminds.com/tag/reports-on-sandy-hook-elementary-schools-environmental-contamination-erased/

Dr. Eowyn, Posted On

reports on Sandy Hook Elementary School’s environmental contamination erased

Blogger “Cinderella’s Broom” discovered that the newspaper, Newtown Bee, had scrubbed from its website articles that were published in 2002, 2004 and 2008 on Sandy Hook Elementary School’s dilapidated roof and environmental toxins. I had cited those articles in two of my posts, including “Sandy Hook Hoax: 6 signs that school was closed before the massacre“.

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2017-11-27

https://fellowshipoftheminds.com/tag/scrdc-408/

Dr. Eowyn, Posted On

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Joe Biggs is a US Army Retired Staff Sergeant who was a reporter for InfoWars, but is now a Texas-based independent journalist and a contributor to the blog BAM (Borderland Alternative Media). Biggs was given by an FBI source a fascinating FBI memo that, though heavily redacted, strongly suggests Democratic National Committee (DNC) staffer Seth Rich indeed was the whistleblower who provided thousands of damaging DNC emails to WikiLeaks, among which are emails showing the DNC deliberately undermined Bernie Sanders’ campaign to favor Hillary Clinton. See: Biggs writes in his BAM post of May 26, 2017: If the Seth Rich murder was just an armed robbery why was the FBI looking into it? why is the mainstream media so hell-bent on shutting this story down? Why is Sean Hannity being silenced for even covering the murder of Rich? There are many unanswered questions but hopefully this FBI memo can be the first step into uncovering the truth behind the murder of Seth Rich. In a heavily redacted memo, released to me by a source within the FBI, we see Seth Rich’s name. The Email states that [Rich’s] laptop contained DNC and Wikileaks information. At the bottom right [of the FBI memo] it has code that can be used to look up the official FBI memo SCRDC-408 What that code means is name of person being looked into. “SCR” Seth Conrad Rich. Location “DC” with “408” documents. Any FBI Memo, if it’s a target of an investigation will show a code that can be used by journalists to request a FOIA. So FOIA experts can use that code and obtain a less redacted version. Below is the redacted classified FBI memo (I supplied the red underlining). Note the following: The memo was dated July 15, 2016, five days after Seth Rich was shot on Sunday morning at about 4:19 am in the residential Columbia Heights area of Washington, DC. The memo made mention of “DC police” gaining “custody” of Seth Rich’s laptop computer (“scr laptop”). The memo said “data obtained” from the laptop included “detailed DNC” “emails”. The memo made mention of “Wikileaks”. Judicial Watch has taken up the Seth Rich case and should, referring to the code “SCRDC-408”, make a FOIA (Freedom of Information Act) request to the FBI for the unredacted memo. See also: ~Eowyn Advertisements

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express.co.uk

2017-11-27

https://www.express.co.uk/news/nature/867209/Our-heroes-Express-salutes-Animal-Welfare-2017-award-winners

Stuart Winter, Philip Mansbridge

Our heroes: Express salutes International Fund for Animal Welfare’s 2017 award winners

IFAW The winners will receive their honours at the House of Lords Eleven two-legged champions and one very special dog will receive their honours from the International Fund for Animal Welfare at the House of Lords tomorrow (October 17). The Animal Action Awards event is sponsored by Express Newspapers. Each of the recipients is testimony to Britain’s global status as a nation of animal lovers. Together, their sterling efforts have made vital differences in the name of animal welfare, be it protecting pets, livestock and wildlife from cruelty or exploitation or rescuing them in their hour of need. We are very proud of all our 2017 IFAW Animal Action Award winners Philip Mansbridge For one special police dog, the Animal of the Year Award comes in recognition of his devotion to duty and saving his handler on the frontline. Finn the police dog and handler Pc Dave Wardell will be guests of honour at the presentations. Speaking on the eve of the ceremony, Philip Mansbridge, UK Director of IFAW, said: “We are very proud of all our 2017 IFAW Animal Action Award winners. “The dedication of each winner to protecting animals is truly inspirational and we hope others will take heed of their stories and also think about how every one of us can make a difference. “IFAW works around the globe, 24 hours a day to protect and rescue animals from cruelty and exploitation, but everyone can be an advocate for animals. “And, of course, we must not forget Finn, whose bravery in protecting his handler and best friend is a fantastic example of the precious relationships between humans and animals.” Here, in alphabetical order, are this year’s recipients of Animal Action Awards: Retired police officer Jim Ashley, 76, and wife Jude, 74, have been volunteering with Shropshire Badger Group since the group’s formation 30 years ago. Mothers of the Animal Kingdom Tue, May 2, 2017 We celebrate a mother's love with a look through the most adorable bond between a mother and her child in the animal world. Play slideshow EPA 1 of 98 16-year-old Polar Bear, Liya and her two Polar Bear cubs at the marine mammal park on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia They work to tackle badger crime and persecution, often being called out to incidents of cruelty and gathering evidence for criminal prosecutions. Hilary Baxter, 80, from Alsager, Cheshire worked as a primary school teacher for 37 years in Stoke before retiring due to serious back problems, yet has continued to assist and later run Alsager Animals in Need for the last 27 years. To date, the charity has rehomed more than 4,000 dogs and 5,000 cats and helped many thousands more. Retired Hull University lecturer, Dr Toni Bunnell, 68, has run York Hedgehog Rescue Centre for the past 27 years, rescuing, rehabilitating and releasing hundreds of hedgehogs. IFAW Lucy Gavaghan,16, from Sheffield Besides rescuing individual ‘hogs, Toni is interested in helping the species by finding out more about why their population is in decline, studying UK population trends and recording details of injured and sick animals. Year 11 student Lucy Gavaghan,16, from Sheffield, has been campaigning for several years to end to the use of caged hens in farming. Her petition on the issue two years ago, which followed an extensive letter writing campaign, gained more than 280,000 signatures and she went on to meet with the bosses of the UK’s biggest supermarkets and achieved agreements from major name stores to stop supporting the battery or caged farming of hens. Qualified veterinary nurse Jo Hinde, 38, from Basingstoke, spends much of her time campaigning for better welfare for rabbits in the pet industry and educating the public on rabbits’ needs and responsible ownership. Having always kept rabbits herself as a child, Jo noticed, when she began work as a veterinary nurse, that lots of fellow staff were not as keen or comfortable treating rabbits as they were cats and dogs. IFAW Bernadette Langfield, 57, from Thornton, Liverpool She has since set up her own company, LagoLearn, specifically to educate members of the public and veterinary staff about rabbit needs. She also volunteers with a number of charities and parliamentary groups to highlight correct rabbit care and welfare, as well as devoting a lot of time to publicising rabbit issues on social media. Bernadette Langfield, 57, from Thornton, Liverpool, always had a fascination with horses and despite growing up on a council estate far from fields. Years later, she took on a neglected horse called Comet and vowed never to let any horse suffer. Eighteen years after opening the Shy Lowen Horse and Pony Rescue Sanctuary, and with the help of her husband and daughter, she has gone on to rescue, rehabilitate and rehome hundreds of unwanted, neglected or cruelly treated horses and ponies. IFAW Animal lover Krista Langley, 56, from Thirsk, North Yorkshire Those which cannot be rehomed are offered a forever home at the sanctuary. Animal lover Krista Langley, 56, from Thirsk, North Yorkshire, has been rescuing wildlife for 18 years, firstly volunteering at a rescue centre in Hereford before going on to found The Wildlife Haven Rescue and Rehabilitation Centre from her home after relocating to Yorkshire in 2008. The 24-hour rescue centre, which Krista Langley, 56, from Thirsk, North Yorkshire, runs with the help of her daughter, Lauren, takes in up to 1,500 wild birds and animals from across the north of England each year, as well as dealing with up to 3,000 calls for help and advice from members of the public and referrals from police and the RSPCA on their telephone hotline. Krista estimates that the centre has rescued more than 8,000 birds and animals to date, taking in everything from bats to badgers, owls and otters. Forensic officer Mark Moseley, 42, works for the Metropolitan Police in London and spends much of his time working at major crime scenes. IFAW Dave Webb, 56, from near Barnstable, North Devon

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express.co.uk

2017-11-27

https://www.express.co.uk/news/nature/868097/X-ray-shows-puppy-became-ill-eating-pile-gravel

Stuart Winter

Greedy dog! Shock X-ray shows how playful puppy became ill after eating pile of GRAVEL

PDSA Owner Victoria Sherrin feared the worse when vets said they could feel a mass Bella the hungry hound’s hair of the dog were plentiful supplies of laxatives after her unfortunate snack. Owner Victoria Sherrin feared the worse when vets said they could feel a mass in the one year old French bulldog’s stomach. Bella had been rushed to the PDSA because she had suddenly gone off her food and then began being constantly sick. “I took Bella for a check-up because she wasn’t herself at all,” said Victoria, 37, from Chipstead, Surrey. “She started snapping at us and couldn’t keep anything down. “I wondered if she’d eaten something odd or had worms but then the vets said they could feel a mass in her stomach and I just broke down.” Fearing that Bella was suffering from a life-threatening illness, Victoria awaited the results from the PDSA’s new £10,000 x-ray machine. Black and white images soon explained why Bella was so poorly – a pile of gravel was sitting in her stomach and intestines. PDSA vet Laura Heaps, from the charity’s Croydon hospital, explained: “Bella’s condition was very worrying, she was very lethargic and was suffering from diarrhoea and vomiting. PDSA This shock X-ray show how one playful puppy swallowed gravel “We examined her and could feel something in her stomach and to be sure what it was, we x-rayed her. “Thankfully, we’d just received a new £10,000 x-ray machine, thanks to funding from players of People’s Postcode Lottery, and the images were very detailed. “When we saw the images on the screen we couldn’t believe our eyes. “You could clearly see the gravel in her stomach and colon. “Luckily because the stones were so small and unlikely to cause a fatal blockage we were able to avoid surgery. “Flat-faced breeds such as French bulldogs are a higher anaesthetic risk than other breeds.” PDSA Bella had been rushed to the PDSA because she had suddenly gone off her food After a course of laxatives and fluids, nature took its course and Bella was later allowed home after making a good recovery. Small stones are just one of the many objects that dogs suffering from a condition called “pica” can wolf down, leaving them at risk of a severe and potentially fatal blockage. The phenomenon is particularly seen in puppies who like to investigate and explore new objects with their mouths, only to swallow them by mistake. Socks, underwear, toys and household items have all been extracted from the abdomens of curious pets. Countless cases come through the PDSA’s doors every year and the charity advises owners to always seek veterinary advice if they suspect their pets have eaten something suspicious. PDSA The phenomenon is particularly seen in puppies who like to investigate new objects with their mouths

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express.co.uk

2017-11-27

https://www.express.co.uk/news/nature/868094/revealed-64-000-pets-feared-dead-shock-dog-attacks-put-down-destroyed

Stuart Winter, Madeline Pike

REVEALED: 64,000 pets feared to have DIED in shock dog-on-dog attacks

GETTY Treatment for pets is not free, so owners could end up forking out huge amounts to save their dogs Another 44,375 dogs are said to have suffered life-changing injuries over the same time frame, leaving owners spending a collective £458 million to treat wounded animals. Among the appalling catalogue of injuries witnessed by vets treating dog-on-dog attack victims were: • A dog attacked so viciously its intestines were ripped out • A dog’s tail being ripped off • A dog left with a cracked ribcage after being thrown by a larger animal • A dog dying at the scene of an attack GETTY Owners have been left spending a collective £458 million on treating wounded dogs It is shocking to hear the number of pets injured each year in dog attacks and the horrifying injuries they suffer Madeline Pike More than a quarter of dogs seen by vets after fighting with other dogs had to be destroyed because of their injuries, warns the same report. The shocking extent of dog-on-dog attacks is being made public by Direct Line Pet Insurance. Research carried for the insurers among vets and owners has uncovered the “awful consequences” of dog fights, with 23 per cent of practitioners reporting how they have treated dogs for punctured stomachs and lungs and 10 per cent dealing with broken jaws and neck injuries. With one in seven owners describing how their pets were attacked by another canine last year, many blamed the incidents on other owners. Nearly a third reported how their pet was attacked because the other dogs’ owners could not control their animals, while a quarter said attacks happened when other dog was off the lead and had provoked their animal. GETTY More than a quarter of dogs seen by vets because of injuries had to be put down Madeline Pike, veterinary nurse at Direct Line Pet Insurance, said: “It is shocking to hear the number of pets injured each year in dog attacks and the horrifying injuries they suffer. "Dog owners should ensure if their pet is attacked or involved in a fight they take them to the vet for treatment as soon as possible, to give them the best chance of survival and a full recovery. “The cost of treatment for attack injuries can be extremely high and the last thing dog owners want to think about if their pet is injured is whether they’re covered, which is why we advise all dog owners to regularly review their insurance policy to ensure their dog is covered should the worst happen.” While the insurers equate the cost of treating each dog averages nearly £400 per animal, one in seven owners spent more than £700 having their dog or one of the other dogs involved in the fight getting treatment. When animals fight Fri, April 7, 2017 These spectacular images show incidents captured on camera when animals unexpectedly attack! Play slideshow Yulia Sundukova/Barcroft Images 1 of 123 Two Komodo dragons intimidate one another, taken on Komodo Island, Indonesia An idea of the causes of canine aggression are also being highlighted in the survey, with 13 per cent of owners describing how their dogs were playing with other animals when things got out of hand or there had been confrontations over food. Alarmingly, six per cent reported how the owner of another dog had encouraged their animal to attack. Vets say problems are caused when male dogs are not neutered or when animals have not been given adequate socialisation with other animals. Madeline Pike added: “Unfortunately, no matter how responsible and conscientious dog owners are, if other owners are not, serious incidents can occur. "All owners should be wary when their dog is off the lead and be vigilant when they interact with other dogs. “Owners with nervous or territorial dogs should consider keeping their dog on a lead when around other animals. "This will not only reduce the risk of a potential fight, but will give them the peace of mind that their dog is safe by their side. “There are also collars available for owners which indicate that their dog is nervous or aggressive. "This can subtly let other owners know to keep their dogs on leads, or away from the pet in question.” Responding to the survey, RSPCA dog welfare expert Dr Samantha Gaines said: “It’s difficult for us to comment on these specific figures as we can’t be sure exactly how they’ve been gathered and analysed but the death of any pet is tragic for anyone involved.

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fellowshipoftheminds.com

2017-11-27

https://fellowshipoftheminds.com/tag/joe-biggs/

Dr. Eowyn, Posted On

Fellowship of the Minds

“Pizzagate” is the term given to speculations and assertions that there is a pedophile network connecting Democratic Party élites and two Washington, D.C. pizzerias, Besta Pizza and Comet Ping Pong. The latter is a Disneyish pizzeria owned by a homosexual named James Alefantis, who is a former boyfriend of David Brock, a powerful Democratic Party operative and Clinton loyalist. The word “pizza” in Pizzagate isn’t just a reference to Comet Ping Pong pizzeria but stems from the many cryptic references to “pizza” and other food items (“hotdogs”; “pasta”; “tempting” “cheeses”; “yummy” “sauces”) in a collection of curious emails sent by and to John Podesta, a longtime Democratic Party operative who was White House chief of staff in Bill Clinton’s administration, White House counselor in the Obama administration and, most recently, chairman of Hillary Clinton’s 2016 presidential campaign. This is the same John Podesta whose emails, published by WikiLeaks, reveal his and his brother Tony’s enthrallment with a cannibalism painting and their involvement with satanic performance-artist Marina Abramovic’s occult “spirit cooking” dinners. Some say the references to “pizza” and “hotdog” are code words used by pedophiles; others dismiss the claim and would have us instead believe that powerful and very busy D. C. élites spend their time incessantly chatting about pizzas in emails. One of the parties in those Podesta emails is James Alefantis who, though the “lowly” owner of a D.C. pizza joint, is considered the 49th most powerful person in Washington, DC. For a sample of the “pizza” emails, see “Pizzagate: The Podesta ‘pizza’ emails”. That there are pedophiles in Washington, D.C. is not farfetched given the Franklin child sex-ring scandal of 1988-1991 which involved GOP élites in Washington, D.C., and Nebraska’s Boys Town and assorted prominent citizens. The scandal is documented in two books: Then there is the more recent case of former Congressman and House Speaker Dennis Hastert (R-Illinois) who, in April 2016 at his sentencing hearing, admitted under pressure from the judge that he had sexually abused boys. The judge in the case called Hastert a “serial child molester” and imposed a sentence of 15 months in prison, two years’ supervised release, and a $$250,000 fine. You would think that claims as incendiary as Pizzagate would warrant investigation by the D.C. police and the supposed “investigative” journalists of the MSM. Certainly, if the allegations were about Donald Trump or Republican élites, you can be sure WashingtonPost/NewYorkTimes/CNN/ABC/CBS/NBC would have reporters crawling over this story ad nauseum. Even more curious is the fact that some big names in the Alternative Media treat Pizzagate like it’s a leprous contagion. Wayne Madsen, who touts himself as America’s premier “independent investigative journalist,” not only has not investigated and continues to refuse to look into Pizzagate, when asked by a reader why, responded with Alinskyite ridicule and insults, calling pizzagate “fake news” and those who blog and YouTube about it “crazy conspiracists” who do “a great disservice to those reporters” like the great Wayne Madsen “who have been investigating actual criminal conspiracies involving pedophiles.” In his post of December 5, 2016, available only to his subscribers, Madsen airily dismisses Pizzagate: “The so-called ‘Pizzagate’ story had problems from the outset of its genesis on a few dubious websites. The vacuous story falsely claimed that the pizzeria was engaged in a pedophile operation with John Podesta, Mrs. Clinton’s campaign manager and former White House chief of staff for Bill Clinton and Barack Obama.” In the chat forum with his subscribers about his post, Madsen redoubles his mockery, calling Pizzagate a “phony” “100% bullcrap” “fake story” concocted by “fallacious conspiracy-mongering” “malicious” and “libelous” “fabulists”. To a faithful reader Will Shanley who doggedly asked Madsen why he’s avoiding Pizzagate, Madsen replied with more derision: “This story is so fake the tabloids won’t even touch it. Concentrate on something more authentic, like Elvis’s three-headed alien baby.” Even Alex Jones and his InfoWars shied away from Pizzagate. As Oscar Platt, who says the Pizzagate story has “definitely something to it,” recounts for Russia Insider, January 19, 2017: Alex Jones publicly dropped his coverage of it. He has the resources and the audience to break the story wide open. Jones even created a special video explaining to his audience his logic for dropping his investigation, and then another one to explain why Infowars team member Joe Biggs, who was very active investigating Pizzagate, left the company. Given the reluctance of both the MSM and AltMedia big shots like Jones and Madsen to investigate and report on Pizzagate, it was a breath of fresh air when a member of the MSM produced a TV report on the subject. He is Ben Swann, an award-winning reporter and anchorman of CBS affiliate WGCL (CBS46) in Atlanta, Georgia, on which he had a regular investigative segment called “Reality Check”. Swann joined CBS46 as an anchor for its early evening and late newscasts in June 2015. On January 18, 2017, CBS46 broadcasted Swann’s “Reality Check” report on Pizzagate, which Swann published to YouTube that same day: As you can see, that video is no longer available, scrubbed from YouTube. Fortunately, citizen journalists had saved Swann’s report, which you can see/hear for yourself in this video that, no doubt, will also be removed from YouTube: The media drones immediately went on the attack: Even more troubling is the fact that, after his Pizzagate report was aired, Ben Swann disappeared and was not seen on CBS46 since. Writing for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution‘s AJC.com on January 27, 2017, Rodney Ho archly observes: Ho calls Pizzagate a “frequently debunked story”. Really? As Ben Swann, with eminent common sense, pointed out in his “Reality Check” report, how can Pizzagate be dismissed as “fake news” or “debunked” when there hasn’t been an official investigation — not one — into the many troubling claims? On January 27, 2017, Ben Swann posted an announcement on Facebook and Twitter that “things are OK,” but that he will “go dark” on social media beginning “Tzuday, Feb. 1”. Note that in his “go dark” announcement, Swann bizarrely spelled Tuesday as “Tzuday,” and identified Feb. 1 as Tuesday when February 1, 2017 falls on a Wednesday. Was this Swann’s way of sending out an S.O.S.? On January 31, 2017, AJC.com’s Rodney Ho reported that “Swann returned on air Monday [January 30], as announced. I saw him at 5:30 p.m. Oddly, his mic was not working properly during an intro about ‘construction fatigue’.” Below is a screenshot from Swann’s January 30 newscast. But as Swann had warned, his social media accounts have “gone dark,” which you can see for yourself. If you go on: Swann’s Facebook page , you will get this message: “This content isn’t available right now”. , you will get this message: “This content isn’t available right now”. Swann’s Twitter account , you’ll get this message” “Sorry, that page doesn’t exist!”. , you’ll get this message” “Sorry, that page doesn’t exist!”. Swann’s TruthInMedia.com website, you’ll get a “401 Authorization Required” message, asking you to give your username and password, which you can’t provide because you don’t have one since TruthInMedia.com had never required your username and password before. Sure looks like Ben Swann, the only MSM journalist who reported about Pizzagate, is being muzzled. So much for the U.S. Constitution’s First Amendment declaration of a free press . . . . H/t AllNewsPipeline ~Eowyn

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2017-11-27

https://fellowshipoftheminds.com/2013/01/08/where-is-sandy-hook-schools-surveilliance-video/

Dr. Eowyn, Posted On

Where is Sandy Hook school’s surveillance video?

There’s one way to resolve questions about whether Adam Lanza was the lone gunman (or even a gunman at all) who murdered 20 children and 6 adults at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Ct. Did you know that the school had a security surveillance system? Indeed, WTNH Channel 8 reports, Dec. 14, 2012, that the school had sent a letter to parents on the installation of a new security and surveillance system at the beginning of the 2012-2013 school year. Here’s the letter: Dear Members of our Sandy Hook Family, Our district will be implementing a security system in all elementary schools as part of our ongoing efforts to ensure student safety. As usual, exterior doors will be locked during the day. Every visitor will be required to ring the doorbell at the front entrance and the office staff will use a visual monitoring system to allow entry. Visitors will still be required to report directly to the office and sign in. If our office staff does not recognize you, you will be required to show identification with a picture id. Please understand that with nearly 700 students and over 1000 parents representing 500 SHS families, most parents will be asked to show identification. Doors will be locked at approximately 9:30 a.m. Any student arriving after that time must be walked into the building and signed in at the office. Before that time our regular drop-off procedures will be in place. I encourage all parents to have their children come to school and return home on the bus and to remain in school for the entire school day. The beginning and ending of our school day are also important instructional times and therefore we want all our students to reap the benefits of full participation in our program. We need your help and cooperation for our system to work effectively. Our office staff is handling multiple tasks. Though they will work diligently to help you into the building as quickly as possible, there may be a short delay until someone can view you on the handset and allow you to come in electronically. There are times during the day when office personnel are on the telephone, addressing student concerns, or in the copy room; there are other times when only one person is in the front office. Please help our staff by identifying yourself and provide your child’s name. Keep in mind we will be following our district guidelines which may need revision once we test the system. Please know your involvement continues to be critical to our school’s effectiveness and your child’s success. We continue to encourage and value your presence in our classrooms and are counting on your cooperation with the implementation of this safety initiative. Sincerely, Mrs. Hochsprung We are told that sometime before 9:30 a.m. EST on December 14, 2012, 20-year-old Adam Lanza fatally shot his mother, Nancy Lanza, age 52, with a .22 Marlin rifle at their Newtown home. Adam Lanza then drove his mother’s car to Sandy Hook Elementary School. At about 9:35 a.m., using his mother’s Bushmaster XM-15, Lanza shot his way through a locked glass door at the front of the school. Connecticut governor Dannel Malloy disclosed that Lanza had broken into the school by firing a volley of bullets through a secured door. After killing 26, Lanza then killed himself when he heard police arriving. A commenter on the American Everyman blog, Scott Groves, writes: “I’ve been asking this question for the last few days. I’ve asked 2 reporters on twitter about it last night and both refused to look into the video from the school. After they refused to be journalists, they blocked me.” So where’s the school’s surveillance video showing Lanza — and Lanza alone — breaking through the secured door? If I were the parent of one of the 20 child victims, I would demand to see that video. UPDATE (Oct. 22, 2013): I finally found evidence that Sandy Hook Elementary School (SHES) indeed did have at least a video cam installed at its front door — an ABCNews video said so. This is the screenshot I took at the 2:05 mark of a long video by citizen journalist Brendan Hunt (aka Xrayultra Studio) who went to the school and took raw footage around the school’s perimeter. (For Brendan’s video, go to my post, “Citizen journalist’s raw footage of Sandy Hook school“.) ~Eowyn Advertisements

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express.co.uk

2017-11-27

https://www.express.co.uk/news/nature/871538/Animal-cruelty-caged-bears-British-rescue-mission

Stuart Winter, Alan Knight

Bear rescue: British animal lovers launch bid to save tragic caged bears

IAR Caged bears are often used as a form of human entertainment in countries such as Armenia and India These tragic brown bears peering through rusty bars and tangles of wire are the victims of an appalling obsession to show off the majestic animals at restaurants, factories and even bus depots. To relieve their boredom, the bears pace aimlessly or poke their powerful paws towards freedom as if pleading for help. International Animal Rescue (IAR) played a pivotal role in ending India’s barbaric practice of bear dancing and is now coming to the rescue of dozens of suffering bears in Armenia. The charity has released a series of pictures and heartbreaking videos to highlight the plight of the bears. IAR Caged bears are regularly seen pacing to and fro, banging their heads, and climbing up the bars Some have been living for years in cramped, barren cages, surviving only on scraps and filthy, stagnant water Alan Knight IAR’s chief executive Alan Knight visited Armenia in August on a fact-finding mission and says the charity is determined to stop the cruelty by launching its Great Bear Rescue. “I have seen for myself the conditions these bears are living in and they are nothing short of appalling,” he said. “Some have been living for years in cramped, barren cages, surviving only on scraps and filthy, stagnant water. “Many of them relieve their boredom and frustration by pacing endlessly to and fro, banging their heads against the walls or climbing up the bars, searching frantically for an escape route. These beautiful creatures have been robbed of their dignity and their freedom. It is absolutely sickening.” IAR The IAR is planning on returning to Armenia later this month to conduct its first bear rescues There are plans for the IAR chief executive to return to Armenia later this month to begin the first bear rescues. Over recent months building work has been underway to create a sanctuary for those liberated bears who cannot be returned to the wild. Each animal released from a life of confinement will undergo veterinary treatment and rehabilitation before its future is determined. The Great Bear Rescue is receiving celebrity support in the UK, with Downton Abbey actor Peter Egan providing the voice-over for an advertisement that will be running on local radio for the next two weeks. Men Behaving Badly star Neil Morrissey also back the efforts to save the bears. He said: “I’m a relative newcomer to the work of International Animal Rescue but I’ve already learned that this is a group that delivers on its promise. “Now that the plight of these poor bears has come to light, I know IAR won’t turn its back on them. I’m with them all the way on this rescue mission. After years of misery and neglect, an end to the bears’ suffering can’t come soon enough.” To find out more about the campaign, visit www.greatbearrescue.org

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express.co.uk

2017-11-27

https://www.express.co.uk/news/nature/873684/boris-johnson-foreign-secretary-pledge-to-save-African-animals-criminal-gangs

Stuart Winter, Boris Johnson

Boris Johnson in heartfelt pledge to save Africa's great animals from criminal gangs

GETTY The dark forces behind poaching in Africa are allegedly also responsible for illegal arms trading The Foreign Secretary says the dark forces funding wildlife poachers are also behind arms trafficking fuelling Africa’s civil wars as well as the scourge of people smuggling. Next year Britain will be hosting the Illegal Wildlife Trade Conference to bring together global leaders to save fast vanishing and iconic creatures being forced to the brink by the crime networks. Elephants, tigers, rhinos, pangolins and many other species are being poached and slaughtered for their ivory, skins and horns worth huge fortunes on the black market. Wildlife crime is said to be worth up £17billion pound a year and only less lucrative to the shadowy syndicates than drugs, weapons and human trafficking The illegal trade in wildlife is a serious organised crime and an utter abomination Boris Johnson The UK Government has committed £26 million in the wildlife crime fight up to 2020, funding dozens of projects strengthening law enforcement and reducing demand for the slaughtered body parts of protected animals. To mark the countdown to next autumn’s conference, Mr Johnson has revealed why he is so committed to the struggle. In a video message, he says: “When I first went to Africa as a child there were more than three million elephants. “Those numbers have now been reduced to about 400,000 and are going down by eight per cent every year in massacres that are driven by poachers, who are themselves funded and assisted by the same criminal gangs who are involved in trafficking weapons, which is fuelling civil wars across Africa, and, of course, the criminal gangs involved in the trafficking of human beings across the Mediterranean and elsewhere. “That is why it is important we tackled these criminals, not just in Africa but in China and elsewhere.” The fight against poaching animals Sun, May 1, 2016 A round-up of the fight against poaching animals in pictures. Play slideshow Nathalie van Koot / WWF-NL 1 of 49 Ivory is burnt The UK launched the first global wildlife crime gatherings in 2014 in an initiative driven by the Prince of Wales and Prince William. Subsequent summits have been held in Botswana and Vietnam. Ministers at the Foreign Office, Defra and DFID have been recently meeting with wildlife organisations, academics and officials from key countries and say it is vital to build a strong, global consensus to tackle what has been abbreviated to IWT (Illegal Wildlife Trade). The Foreign Secretary added: “The illegal trade in wildlife is a serious organised crime and an utter abomination which has no place in the Twenty-first Century. “The criminals who run this trade do more than damage wildlife – they use the same networks of corrupt officials and agencies to commit further crimes, such as drug smuggling and people trafficking, along with financial crimes by laundering their illicit money. “Only by building global consensus and working together will we be able to stop wildlife crime in its tracks, and I am determined that the UK will continue to drive forward this agenda.

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express.co.uk

2017-11-27

https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/600046/whales-coastline-beach-Alaska-NOAA-Anchorage-Aleutian-Islands

Tom Parfitt

Why have 30 whales washed up dead on the same beach? Officials left baffled by discovery

Several species have been found along Alaska's southern coast since the end of May – including 11 fin whales, 14 humpback whales and one grey whale. Four other whales were found but their species have not been determined by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The number is deaths is nearly three times the region's average for this time of year – but it is not known whether they are related. The NOAA has announced it would be bringing together federal and local experts to launch a probe into the "unusual mortality event". Spokeswoman Teri Rowles said: "NOAA Fisheries scientists and partners are very concerned about the large number of whales stranding in the western Gulf of Alaska in recent months. "While we do not yet know the cause of these strandings, our investigations will give us important information on the health of whales and the ecosystems where they live." Scientists working with the organisation have already ruled out radiation exposure. But they have only taken one tissue sample and it could take years to find an explanation, experts have warned. The coastline where the animals washed up stretches more than 1,000 miles from south of Anchorage, Alaska's most populous city, to the Aleutian Islands.

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fellowshipoftheminds.com

2017-11-27

https://fellowshipoftheminds.com/2013/02/02/ssdi-changed-adam-lanzas-date-of-death-from-dec-13-to-dec-14-2012/

Dr. Eowyn, Posted On

SSDI changed Adam Lanza’s date-of-death from Dec. 13 to Dec. 14, 2012 !!!

The Social Security Death Index (SSDI) is a database of death records created from the federal government Social Security Administration’s Death Master File Extract. SSDI data are available free-of-charge on genealogy websites, including GenealogyBank.com. On January 20, 2013, I did a post on the curious discovery that, according to SSDI, alleged Sandy Hook mass murderer Adam Lanza had died on December 13, 2012 — one day BEFORE the massacre of 20 children and 6 adults at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut. This was the information was on the website GenealogyBank.com: Adam P. Lanza: Social Security Death Index (SSDI) Death Record Name: Adam P. Lanza State of Issue: New Hampshire Date of Birth: Wednesday April 22, 1992 Date of Death: Thursday December 13, 2012 Est. Age at Death: 20 years, 7 months, 21 days Confirmation: Proven I took a screenshot of that GenealogyBank.com page on Adam Lanza, as a prophylactic in case the site scrubs or alters the page. As you can see (bottom right of the image below), I took the screenshot at 2:29 pm on 1/20/2013: As recent as two days ago, on January 31, 2013, I again went on that genealogybank.com page and saw that the SSDI date-of-death for Adam Lanza was still listed as December 13, 2012. I just checked the site again. You’re not gonna believe this – The date of death is now changed to December 14, 2012!!!!!!!!! Here’s a screenshot I just took, where you can see that it was taken at 1:32 PM on 2/2/2013: It is also noteworthy that of the 28 people (20 children, 8 adults) who allegedly were killed on December 14, 2012, in Newtown, Connecticut, SSDI had the date-of-death for 26 people (Nancy Lanza; 19 children and 6 adults at Sandy Hook Elementary School) as December 14, 2012. (There is no SSDI for one child victim, Ana Marquez-Greene.) Of the 28 people killed that day, only Adam Lanza’s date-of-death was December 13, 2012 — that is, until SSDI recently changed it to December 14, 2012. In other words, according to the original SSDI entry, the man who we are told was the lone gunman who perpetrated the Sandy Hook massacre, had died the day before he killed his 27 victims! Will wonders ever cease…. [Snark] Update (Feb. 5, 2013): As of today, another genealogy website, Ancestry.com, says SSDI has Adam Lanza’s date-of-death as Dec. 13, 2012. See “Ancestry.com still has Adam Lanza’s date-of-death as a day before the Sandy Hook massacre.” ~Eowyn Advertisements

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fellowshipoftheminds.com

2017-11-27

https://fellowshipoftheminds.com/tag/sen-timothy-larson/

Dr. Eowyn, Posted On

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The State of Connecticut’s Public Safety and Security Committee (PSSC) is a joint standing committee of the Connecticut General Assembly and contains members of the Senate and the House. In the Connecticut Legislature, there are no separate chamber committees. PSSC is charged with matters relating to homeland security, the Department of Public Safety, including state police, state organized task force on crime, municipal police training, fire marshals, the fire safety code and the state building code, civil preparedness and legalized gambling, and military and veterans’ affairs, except veterans’ pensions. The Public Safety and Security Committee of 2015 has 15 Democratic members and 10 Republican members. The Chair of the committee is Sen. Timothy Larson, Democrat, who is also the General Assembly’s Majority Whip. For the names of the other 24 committee members, go here. On March 3, 2015, at a public hearing of the Public Safety and Security Committee on SB 1011: An Act Concerning the Training of Security Personnel, a private citizen named Maureen Crowley boldly spoke out on the Sandy Hook fraud. Note: The hearing was held in Room 1C, Legislative Office Building, Hartford, CT. Below is the transcript I took of Crowley’s testimony: Thank you, all, for allowing me to be here today. My name is Maureen Crowley. I was born in New Britain, the city in which my great grandfather James Christopher Crowley founded the Crowley Brothers Paint Company in 1885. We then moved to Plainville when I was a toddler, moved back to New Britian when I was in the 6th grade. I attended St. Francis of Assisi Junior High where Sister Miriam Patrise taught me “When you’re not sure of the right thing to do, the right thing is usually the hard thing to do.” It’s hard for me to speak here today, to speak — an aging baby boomer — would have been easier to sit home. But the truth never comes easily. It comes with dues for those who choose to speak it. The truth is often not palatable or pristine, but it is simple. Simple, but far from easy. Security matters indeed, of course it does. Safety. Based on the events in Newtown, Connecticut, December 14, 2012 — not December 13, 2012, the day which was confirmed by [search engine] Bing itself, that the interview with principal Dawn Hochsprung was cached. Not December 13, the day that the September 2013 FBI Report says that the “shooting” occurred. This was before the other report, Uniform Crime Reporting of the FBI, infamously declared no murders in Newtown in 2012. Not December 13, the day that the Social Security Death Index proclaimed was the day that Mr. Fictional himself, “Adam Lanza,” left this world. There’s even a report from the committee on the psychiatric dimensions of disaster that not only has the date of this event wrong, they have the day of the week wrong. It was NOT on, December 12 was not a Tuesday. December 11 was a Tuesday. In fact, December 11 was the day when United Way started soliciting funds. The list of pre-knowledge — confirmed, issued, and divulged — is long. How could this be if it were a real shooting, done by a 112-pound young man, standing a full 6 feet tall, wearing a size 8½ shoe, after he neatly made his bed and washed the New Hampshire trip dirt off his mom’s car, and shot 26 people? No. [Crowley shakes her head] I was, as some of you here are now, I believed every word out of [CNN anchor] Anderson Cooper’s mouth that day. But once the persecution of Wolfgang Halbig began, I wanted to ask why the Newtown Police would send law enforcement into his home in Florida if they did not have something to hide. This is serious! This is a non-event that has turned the culture of the state of Connecticut and the culture of the United States of America upside down. Mental health vulturism. Drills in which 3rd-graders are forced to look down the barrel of a gun. And even state monitoring of Connecticut homeschooling, and even a president that wants to war on bullets. I reject the official narrative of Sandy Hook. I reject the lies. I’m suspicious of the upwards of $$500 million raised through a plethora of donation websites with zero ISUC scrutiny, zero money-laundering scrutiny, zero United Way … At this point, Timothy Larson, the chairman of the Public Safety and Security Committee, interrupts Crowley and orders her to “wrap it up.” Maureen Crowley continues: We the people are not as stupid as the people in this room think we are. I invite you to at least watch the video, “We Need to Talk About Sandy Hook.” Again, the name of the video is “We Need to Talk About Sandy Hook.” You’ll find it well thought-out, fact based, zero speculation, and interesting. I hope you’ll remember my words today, unlike the ten members of the Connecticut State Police who could not remember how they entered the non-commissioned, non-operating Sandy Hook Elementary School that day! You think broken glass would be memorable, at a school that boasted 34 classrooms when it was K through 5, but no mass evacuation captured on a single police dash cam. Connecticut — the state which I volunteer to teach piano in the prison systems. The state that I graduated from with a Bachelor’s degree from Central Connecticut State University. Connecticut — the state that was nothing but good to me. And I seek to return the favor by speaking the truth. If they don’t like hearing the nickname “Corrupticut,” then neither should any of you. Sredzinski: “Thank you for your testimony. Any further questions? Thank you very much.” Watch Maureen Crowley’s testimony for yourself before Lenny Pozner, father of alleged Sandy Hook child victim Noah Pozner (who died a second time in Peshawar, Pakistan), prevails on YouTube to scrub this video: Thank you, Maureen Crowley. Thank you for speaking out. And may God bless and keep you safe from all harm, brave lady. Here’s contact Info for Public Safety and Security Committee Chair Sen. Timothy Larson: Legislative Office Building Room 3600 Hartford, CT 06106-1591 1-800-842-1420 To send an email: http://www.senatedems.ct.gov/Larson-mailform.php H/t Barry Soetoro, Esq. and FOTM reader Matt L. For all the posts FOTM has published on the Sandy Hook hoax, including every facet alluded to by Maureen Crowley — Adam Lanza’s curious 12/13/2012 date-of-death, pre-dated donation websites, Wolfgang Halbig, the long-abandoned Sandy Hook school, no dash cam video of students being evacuated — go here. ~Éowyn Advertisements

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express.co.uk

2017-11-27

https://www.express.co.uk/news/nature/600319/Pure-joy-Beautiful-moment-baby-orca-leaps-into-the-air-with-jubilation

Pure joy: Beautiful moment baby killer whale leaps into the air with delight

CATERS The baby Orca leaps out of the sea This youngster was full of delight when it was snapped leaping out of the water in front of amazed tourists off the coast of Victoria, British Columbia. The orca, named J50, is part of a pod of orca calves born this year and appears to have taken advantage of her newly-learned ability to breach. J50 exhibited so much energy that throughout the day, tourists watched on as she jumped to and fro, curling her tail upwards to belly flop back into the water and create a splash. Michael Harris, executive director of the Pacific Whale Watch Associtation, said: "I've never seen a baby whale breach like J50's been doing. "She's constantly leaping into the air, and often curling up and doing belly flops. CATERS Sometimes, life is just so good it makes you want to jump for joy CATERS The young orca is part of a new pod "Of course we never know exactly why orcas breach, but when you see a young one do what J50's been doing, over and over again, and being so playful and affectionate as she is with her family members, you lose that cold scientific analysis and just conclude she's leaping for joy. "It's definitely a joy to watch." Clint Rivers, a wildlife photographer, said: "J50 stole the show, and hearts, with more than 60 breaches as she and her family moved south in Haro Strait. "It's like she just figured out how this breaching thing works and couldn't stop. She was still breaching well into the evening." CATERS J20 is happy in his natural environment

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fellowshipoftheminds.com

2017-11-27

https://fellowshipoftheminds.com/tag/maureen-crowley/

Dr. Eowyn, Posted On

Fellowship of the Minds

The State of Connecticut’s Public Safety and Security Committee (PSSC) is a joint standing committee of the Connecticut General Assembly and contains members of the Senate and the House. In the Connecticut Legislature, there are no separate chamber committees. PSSC is charged with matters relating to homeland security, the Department of Public Safety, including state police, state organized task force on crime, municipal police training, fire marshals, the fire safety code and the state building code, civil preparedness and legalized gambling, and military and veterans’ affairs, except veterans’ pensions. The Public Safety and Security Committee of 2015 has 15 Democratic members and 10 Republican members. The Chair of the committee is Sen. Timothy Larson, Democrat, who is also the General Assembly’s Majority Whip. For the names of the other 24 committee members, go here. On March 3, 2015, at a public hearing of the Public Safety and Security Committee on SB 1011: An Act Concerning the Training of Security Personnel, a private citizen named Maureen Crowley boldly spoke out on the Sandy Hook fraud. Note: The hearing was held in Room 1C, Legislative Office Building, Hartford, CT. Below is the transcript I took of Crowley’s testimony: Thank you, all, for allowing me to be here today. My name is Maureen Crowley. I was born in New Britain, the city in which my great grandfather James Christopher Crowley founded the Crowley Brothers Paint Company in 1885. We then moved to Plainville when I was a toddler, moved back to New Britian when I was in the 6th grade. I attended St. Francis of Assisi Junior High where Sister Miriam Patrise taught me “When you’re not sure of the right thing to do, the right thing is usually the hard thing to do.” It’s hard for me to speak here today, to speak — an aging baby boomer — would have been easier to sit home. But the truth never comes easily. It comes with dues for those who choose to speak it. The truth is often not palatable or pristine, but it is simple. Simple, but far from easy. Security matters indeed, of course it does. Safety. Based on the events in Newtown, Connecticut, December 14, 2012 — not December 13, 2012, the day which was confirmed by [search engine] Bing itself, that the interview with principal Dawn Hochsprung was cached. Not December 13, the day that the September 2013 FBI Report says that the “shooting” occurred. This was before the other report, Uniform Crime Reporting of the FBI, infamously declared no murders in Newtown in 2012. Not December 13, the day that the Social Security Death Index proclaimed was the day that Mr. Fictional himself, “Adam Lanza,” left this world. There’s even a report from the committee on the psychiatric dimensions of disaster that not only has the date of this event wrong, they have the day of the week wrong. It was NOT on, December 12 was not a Tuesday. December 11 was a Tuesday. In fact, December 11 was the day when United Way started soliciting funds. The list of pre-knowledge — confirmed, issued, and divulged — is long. How could this be if it were a real shooting, done by a 112-pound young man, standing a full 6 feet tall, wearing a size 8½ shoe, after he neatly made his bed and washed the New Hampshire trip dirt off his mom’s car, and shot 26 people? No. [Crowley shakes her head] I was, as some of you here are now, I believed every word out of [CNN anchor] Anderson Cooper’s mouth that day. But once the persecution of Wolfgang Halbig began, I wanted to ask why the Newtown Police would send law enforcement into his home in Florida if they did not have something to hide. This is serious! This is a non-event that has turned the culture of the state of Connecticut and the culture of the United States of America upside down. Mental health vulturism. Drills in which 3rd-graders are forced to look down the barrel of a gun. And even state monitoring of Connecticut homeschooling, and even a president that wants to war on bullets. I reject the official narrative of Sandy Hook. I reject the lies. I’m suspicious of the upwards of $$500 million raised through a plethora of donation websites with zero ISUC scrutiny, zero money-laundering scrutiny, zero United Way … At this point, Timothy Larson, the chairman of the Public Safety and Security Committee, interrupts Crowley and orders her to “wrap it up.” Maureen Crowley continues: We the people are not as stupid as the people in this room think we are. I invite you to at least watch the video, “We Need to Talk About Sandy Hook.” Again, the name of the video is “We Need to Talk About Sandy Hook.” You’ll find it well thought-out, fact based, zero speculation, and interesting. I hope you’ll remember my words today, unlike the ten members of the Connecticut State Police who could not remember how they entered the non-commissioned, non-operating Sandy Hook Elementary School that day! You think broken glass would be memorable, at a school that boasted 34 classrooms when it was K through 5, but no mass evacuation captured on a single police dash cam. Connecticut — the state which I volunteer to teach piano in the prison systems. The state that I graduated from with a Bachelor’s degree from Central Connecticut State University. Connecticut — the state that was nothing but good to me. And I seek to return the favor by speaking the truth. If they don’t like hearing the nickname “Corrupticut,” then neither should any of you. Sredzinski: “Thank you for your testimony. Any further questions? Thank you very much.” Watch Maureen Crowley’s testimony for yourself before Lenny Pozner, father of alleged Sandy Hook child victim Noah Pozner (who died a second time in Peshawar, Pakistan), prevails on YouTube to scrub this video: Thank you, Maureen Crowley. Thank you for speaking out. And may God bless and keep you safe from all harm, brave lady. Here’s contact Info for Public Safety and Security Committee Chair Sen. Timothy Larson: Legislative Office Building Room 3600 Hartford, CT 06106-1591 1-800-842-1420 To send an email: http://www.senatedems.ct.gov/Larson-mailform.php H/t Barry Soetoro, Esq. and FOTM reader Matt L. For all the posts FOTM has published on the Sandy Hook hoax, including every facet alluded to by Maureen Crowley — Adam Lanza’s curious 12/13/2012 date-of-death, pre-dated donation websites, Wolfgang Halbig, the long-abandoned Sandy Hook school, no dash cam video of students being evacuated — go here. ~Éowyn

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express.co.uk

2017-11-27

https://www.express.co.uk/news/nature/650492/Narnia-Dorset-images-rare-white-stag-Britain

Sharon Hurst

Narnia in Dorset: Incredible images of rare white stag in Britain

This beautiful white stag is giving people a glimpse of Narnia on a Dorset nature reserve Latest visitor to see the snow-like magical creature was Sharon Hurst who was walking her dog on the wildlife reserve at Arne, near Wareham. She said: "We go to Arne at Wareham every Sunday and have a lovely walk with our dog." "You always see the sika deer there but this week I was pleased to see this pure white deer. "He was not scared or nervous with everything going on around him.

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express.co.uk

2017-11-27

https://www.express.co.uk/news/nature/650453/Sher-Pei-dog-can-barely-see-wrinkles

Sarah Sanderson

'They are pushing down on her eyes' Meet the dog who can barely see through her wrinkles

MERCURY The two-year-old Shar Pei struggles to see because of the furrows on her face Two-year-old Shar Pei Honey struggles to see because the furrows on her face droop over her eyes, which makes her terrified of people, other dogs and going out on walks. The cowering canine's foster owner Sarah Sanderson, 37, has launched a desperate appeal to crowd fund at least £800 to pay for Honey to undergo drastic surgery to reduce her facial wrinkles. Ms Sanderson, who lives with her partner and two children, in Birstell, Leeds, said: "Honey's wrinkles are so heavy on her head they are actually pushing down on her eyes so they are nearly shut and she can barely see. Honey's wrinkles are so heavy on her head they are actually pushing down on her eyes so they are nearly shut and she can barely see Sarah Sanderson, owner "She is such a lovely and affectionate dog but because she is really struggling to see it makes her very cautious. "The only way Honey can see is if she really puts her head back so the wrinkles flop back. "Honey is a beautiful girl and a face lift will definitely give her the quality of life she deserves so we desperately need to raise the funds as soon as possible." Ms Sanderson set up Wrinkles Rescue Yorkshire, a rescue specifically for Shar Peis, last March and runs the organisation as her full-time job. Honey was brought to the rescue centre in September because she had been neglected and was suffering from pneumonia, extremely underweight and terrified of people and her surroundings. MERCURY Sarah Sanderson has launched an appeal to crowd fund at least £800 for Honey's surgery She underwent ear flushing to remove compacted dirt from her ears and had an operation to widen her nostrils, but as she put on weight her facial wrinkles became more pronounced. Shar Peis date back to 206BC and are believed to have originated in Dah Let in China, with the wrinkled breed having been bred over thousands of years to develop this distinctive feature of their appearance. However, problems with the natural skin folds over-developing and becoming too pronounced and heavy are known to occur within the breed. Honey's limited eyesight means the 23kg pooch is terrified of meeting others dogs and members of the public when she is on walks, despite her huge size. Ms Sanderson, who runs Wrinkles Rescue Yorkshire with colleagues Marie Bracher and Jo-anne Walls and currently looks after five Shar Peis, said: "At the moment Honey's vision stops her from going on proper walks. "She is very shy and timid, despite her size. "If we are out and about and another dog comes up or people want to stroke her and say hello she is extremely cautious and will shy away from them and hide at the back of my legs. "A face lift will allow her to become more comfortable in herself and her surroundings rather than being fearful about who is going to approach her and what is in front of her. "She will be able to enjoy her walks a lot more and this will definitely bring her lovely friendly character out. "Once she has recovered she will be ready to find her forever home - she has come such a long way. Britain's top 10 favourite dogs Tue, August 22, 2017 A survey of 2,000 dog lovers has found the Labrador Retriever is the nation’s favourite dog, but what other dogs topped the list. Play slideshow GETTY 1 of 14 1) The Labrador Retriever has been topped the poll "I would also like to say thank you for all the support we have had so far - donations, transporters and foster homes." There are many different types of dog face lift surgery options available to vets to pull back the skin, from the relatively-simple eyelid tacking to treat entropion - folding of the upper or lower lid - to more major surgery which cuts away the excess skin. Honey's operation is expected to cost a minimum of £800. To make a donation go to https://www.youcaring.com/honey-shar-pei-520020

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fellowshipoftheminds.com

2017-11-27

https://fellowshipoftheminds.com/tag/wolfgang-halbigs-foia-hearing/

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Wolfgang Halbig’s FOIA hearing

Outstanding description by Tony Mead of what transpired at Wolfgang Halbig’s Connecticut Freedom of Information Commission hearing on Feb. 18. Here’s the takeaway summary: “As one observes the blatant attempts by the State to confuse, obfuscate and delay the release of these documents, it becomes apparent to even the least informed that they obviously have something to hide. There is no justification for the continued efforts to delay the inevitable. If the Sandy Hook incident is a genuine mass murder, why not simply provide Wolfgang with the proof and have him move on? It should really be just that simple!” Halbig’s “win” is in the admission by the FOI Commission that the dash cam videos (taken by state trooper vehicles parked in Sandy Hook Elementary School’s parking lot on the day of the alleged massacre) are part of the public record, instead of “evidence,” and therefore should be made available to Halbig. However, the State of Connecticut already is appealing that. Recall that some dash cam videos had already been made public, none of which shows what should be hundreds of children being evacuated from the school. See my post “Sandy Hook hoax: Where were the 100s of students being evacuated?”. Advertisements

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fellowshipoftheminds.com

2017-11-27

https://fellowshipoftheminds.com/2013/01/20/ssdi-says-adam-lanza-died-a-day-before-sandy-hook-massacre/

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SSDI says Adam Lanza died a day before Sandy Hook massacre

More “make crazy” information on the Sandy Hook massacre. On December 14, 2012, beginning at around 9:30 a.m., a lone gunman, 20-year-old Adam Lanza, blasted past the security system of Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut, and killed 20 first-grade students and 6 adults. Before his killing spree in the school, Lanza had first killed his 52-year-old mother by shooting her four times in the face as she was lying in bed in the family mansion on Yogonanda Street. When Adam heard police arriving at the school, he turned a gun on himself and committed suicide. Or so we’re told. A sharp-eyed citizen journalist, “Space Command” on Prison Planet Forum, discovered something amazing: a Social Security Death Index (SSDI) for an Adam Lanza, born April 22, 1992, who died at age 20 on December 13, 2012! That’s a day BEFORE the Sandy Hook massacre. Adam P. Lanza: Social Security Death Index (SSDI) Death Record Name: Adam P. Lanza State of Issue: New Hampshire Date of Birth: Wednesday April 22, 1992 Date of Death: Thursday December 13, 2012 Est. Age at Death: 20 years, 7 months, 21 days Confirmation: Proven Here’s a screenshot I just took of the SSDI record on the website GenealogyBank.com, as a prophylactic in case the site scrubs the page: Note that: I took the screenshot at 2:29 pm, 1/20/2013 (see bottom right of image). SSDI says “Confirmation” is “Proven.” The State of Issue is New Hampshire . GenealogyBank.com also has the SSDI record on Nancy Lanza, who died on the day of the massacre, December 14, 2012: Nancy Lanza: Social Security Death Index (SSDI) Death Record Name: Nancy Lanza State of Issue: New Hampshire Date of Birth: Tuesday September 06, 1960 Date of Death: Friday December 14, 2012 Est. Age at Death: 52 years, 3 months, 8 days Confirmation: Proven Here’s a screenshot I took of the GenealogyBank.com page: The “State of Issue” being New Hampshire jogged my memory. I had seen New Hampshire in reference to Nancy Lanza before. Indeed, I had. On December 19, 2012, Rachel Quigley reports for the Daily Mail: Sandy Hook gunman Adam Lanza was left home alone with an arsenal of weapons in the $$1.4million mansion he lived in with his mother for three days while she went on vacation, it emerged today. […] According to Headline News, Nancy Lanza had left Adam alone while she went on a mini-break to Bretton Woods in New Hampshire – something she often did. […] The 52-year-old checked into the Omni Mount Washington Resort at 12:10pm on Tuesday, December 11, and checked out at 12:27pm on Thursday, [December 13]. H/t FOTM reader Tani For our other posts on the massacre, see our “Sandy Hook Massacre” page. Update: SSDI’s “state of issue” refers to the state that originally issued the Social Security no. to the individual, not the state in which the death had occurred, although of course it can be the same state for some people. According to this article in the Wall St. Journal, referring to Nancy’s marriage to Peter Lanza: “The troubles began shortly after Peter and Nancy Lanza moved in 1998 with their young sons to Newtown, Conn., from the New Hampshire and northern Massachusetts countryside where they both grew up.” That suggests New Hampshire was the state that had issued Social Security numbers to both Nancy and her son, Adam, which would explain NH being the “state of issue” for their respective SSDI notices. I did a search for “Adam Lanza” on emailfinder.com (paid membership), these are the results (name, age, residence): Adam H. Lanza, age 47, Lake Ariel, PA Adam Lanza, age 24, Glen Cove, NY Adam N. Lanza, age 32, Oceanside, CA Adamo (or Adam) Lanza, age 90, Epping, NH and Seminole, FL Adam J. Lanza, age 35, Albany, NY Adam H. Lanza, no age, Waymart, PA Adam M. Lanza, age 27, Kissimmee, FL Adam Carmellobergma Lanza, 24, Hartford, CT Adam J. Lanza, 35, Georgetown, KY Adam Lanza, Honesdale, PA Advertisements

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fellowshipoftheminds.com

2017-11-27

https://fellowshipoftheminds.com/2017/05/23/murder-of-seth-rich-our-hope-is-now-in-judicial-watch/

Dr. Eowyn, Posted On

Murder of Seth Rich: Our hope is now in Judicial Watch

Kim Dotcom is a German-Finnish Internet entrepreneur and political party founder who resides in Auckland, New Zealand. He claims that “I knew Seth Rich. I know he was the @ Wikileaks source. I was involved,” and promised that he would release a full statement on Rich’s murder. 27-year-old Seth Rich was the disillusioned Democratic National Committee (DNC) staffer, believed to have leaked thousands of damaging DNC emails to WikiLeaks, who was murdered in the early morning of last July 10, in a residential Washington, D.C. neighborhood. The Democrats insist that the DNC emails had been hacked by Russia or agents in collusion with Moscow. After teasing and making us wait for two days, this morning Kim Dotcom released his much anticipated “statement” on Seth Rich — the 27-year-old DNC staffer who was murdered last July 20 — which turned out to be something of an anticlimax. This is his statement: #SethRich was a hero I know that Seth Rich was involved in the DNC leak. I know this because in late 2014 a person contacted me about helping me to start a branch of the Internet Party in the United States. He called himself Panda. I now know that Panda was Seth Rich. Panda advised me that he was working on voter analytics tools and other technologies that Internet Party may find helpful. I communicated with Panda on a number of topics including corruption and the influence of corporate money in politics. “He wanted to change that from the inside.” I was referring to what I knew when I did an interview with Bloomberg in New Zealand in May 2015. In that interview I hinted that Julian Assange and Wikileaks would release information about Hillary Clinton in the upcoming election. The Rich family has reached out to me to ask that I be sensitive to their loss in my public comments. That request is entirely reasonable. I have consulted with my lawyers. I accept that my full statement should be provided to the authorities and I am prepared to do that so that there can be a full investigation. My lawyers will speak with the authorities regarding the proper process. If my evidence is required to be given in the United States I would be prepared to do so if appropriate arrangements are made. I would need a guarantee from Special Counsel Mueller, on behalf of the United States, of safe passage from New Zealand to the United States and back. In the coming days we will be communicating with the appropriate authorities to make the necessary arrangements. In the meantime, I will make no further comment. Our hope now is in Judicial Watch, the D.C.-based citizens’ watchdog group. President of Judicial Watch (JW) Tom Fitton says his organization is now investigating the murder of Seth Rich. Last week, JW filed Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests to the D.C. Metropolitan Police Department and the D.C. Mayor’s Office. JW also has a FOI request to the FBI about the alleged DNC hack. Fitton says: “You can trust Judicial Watch to get to the bottom of this issue…and to get the documents directly so that you and the American people can figure out whether or not there needs to be a controversy about this tragic murder, or whether there’s something more than meets the eye.” See also: ~Eowyn Advertisements

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fellowshipoftheminds.com

2017-11-27

https://fellowshipoftheminds.com/2016/07/27/bernie-sanders-threatened-with-loss-of-senate-committee-position-if-he-didnt-endorse-hillary/

Dr. Eowyn, Posted On

Bernie Sanders threatened with loss of Senate committee position if he didn’t endorse Hillary

Watching Sen. Bernie Sanders hoarsely shouting his praises of Hillary Clinton at the Democratic National Convention — and knowing that the hacked emails of the corrupt Democratic National Committee (DNC) reveal its machinations to undermine Bernie’s campaign — did you wonder as I did why Bernie would be so servile? The Yiddish words schmuck and schlemiel come to mind. I thought that Hillary probably bought Bernie off with promises of some plum assignment in her administration. But I should know better because the Clintons are nasty pieces of work who wouldn’t use the carrot when the stick is so much cheaper and more effective. Reporting from the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia, independent investigative journalist Wayne Madsen says Bernie Sanders was threatened with the loss of his ranking position on the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee if he did not endorse Hillary with enthusiasm. Hillary’s hatchet-man cum errand-boy to deliver the threat was Senator Charles “Chucky” Schumer (D-NY), uncle of the insufferable “comedienne” Amy Schumer. As the incoming Senate Minority Leader, Chucky Schumer will determine committee chairs and assignments if the Demonrats win back control of the Senate in the November election. Hey, Bernie supporters! How do you like them rotten apples? Are you still gonna BOHICA, just like your man, Bernie? See also: ~Eowyn Advertisements

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fellowshipoftheminds.com

2017-11-27

https://fellowshipoftheminds.com/tag/tim-mcgraw-is-pro-control-control/

Dr. Eowyn, Posted On

Tim McGraw is pro control control

I’m not a fan of country music, but even I have heard of Tim McGraw, husband of another country music megastar Faith Hill. AWR Hawkins reports for Breitbart that on July 17, 2015, Tim McGraw will headline a concert fundraiser in Connecticut for a gun control group called Sandy Hook Promise. McGraw’s “A Concert For Sandy Hook Promise” will also feature country singers Billy Currington and Chase Bryant. Tim McGraw in 2003. McGraw had never served in the U.S. military, so why is he in this faux military garb? Sandy Hook Promise is a vehicle through which various alleged family members of alleged Sandy Hook victims have joined to push gun control until it passes. One of the group’s members is Newtown father Mark Bearden, who has pledged to “dedicate the rest of his life” to pursuing gun control. McGraw is quoted by NBC Connecticut as saying: Out of this tragedy a group was formed that made a promise to honor the lives lost and turn it into a moment of transformation. Sandy Hook Promise teaches that we can do something to protect our children from gun violence. I want to be a part of that promise – as a father and as a friend. According to Wikipedia, McGraw is a Democrat and has stated that he would like to run for public office in the future, possibly for Senate or Governor of Tennessee, his home state. In the same interview, he praised Bill Clinton and said that he had supported Barack Obama for president in 2008. Breitbart reporter AWR Hawkins points out that “It should be noted that there was 100 percent gun control at Sandy Hook Elementary on December 14, 2012. No guns were allowed, period. You can’t have more gun than that. Moreover, there were laws against stealing guns and possessing stolen guns as well. But none of these laws stopped or even dissuaded Adam Lanza.” AWR Hawkins should also know that all of that is quite beside the point because no one died at that school on Dec. 14, 2012, perhaps not even Adam Lanza himself, who supposedly shot himself in the head minutes before police and first responders arrived at the school that morning. If you doubt that, ask the State of Connecticut why the government continues to refuse to release Lanza’s and his 21 victims’ death certificates — documents that are deemed public record, i.e., accessible to the public, except in the case of Lanza and his alleged victims. For all the other many, many reasons why many sane people, including Professors James Tracy and Jim Fetzer, believe the Sandy Hook massacre is a gigantic, elaborate false-flag fraud in the interest of gun control, go to our “Sandy Hook Massacre” page. I dare you. ~Éowyn Advertisements

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express.co.uk

2017-11-27

https://www.express.co.uk/sport/football/587763/Liverpool-Arsenal-Luiz-Adriano-AC-Milan-Brazil-Shakhtar-Donetsk-Transfer-Gossip

Anthony Chapman

Deal! Superb Brazil star and Liverpool target agrees huge move despite Arsenal interest

The Brazil international has just six months remaining on his current deal and has already rejected a move to United Arab Emirates outfit Al-Ahli. Adriano has been attracting interest from both Liverpool and Arsenal after firing home 115 goals in his last six seasons at Shakhtar. But Italian newspaper Tuttosport claims that Milan have won the race for the striker's signature after agreeing personal terms on a lucrative contract. The Serie A outfit have already landed Sevilla's Carlos Bacca, while a move for Paris Saint-Germain's Zlatan Ibrahimovic is also on the cards. GETTY Luiz Adriano looks set to join AC Milan

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fellowshipoftheminds.com

2017-11-27

https://fellowshipoftheminds.com/tag/tim-mcgraw/

Dr. Eowyn, Posted On

Fellowship of the Minds

McGraw previously performed at a Sandy Hook benefit, which caused some controversy. He’s staying put on his push for gun control. Can’t we just start with enforcing current gun laws? From The Mercury News: Tim McGraw and Faith Hill might have just alienated themselves from the majority of country music’s conservative fan base. In a wide-ranging interview with Billboard, the husband and wife country superstars opened up about their support for gun control. “Look, I’m a bird hunter — I love to wing-shoot,” McGraw said. “However, there is some common sense that’s necessary when it comes to gun control. “They want to make it about the Second Amendment every time it’s brought up. It’s not about the Second Amendment.” Billboard conducted the interview less than two weeks after a gunman opened fire at the Route 91 Harvest Festival, killing 58 and injuring nearly 500 people in attendance at the Las Vegas country music festival. The country music community has since been criticized for its tepid response. On Wednesday, the Country Music Association Awards did briefly honor the Las Vegas victims. Host Carrie Underwood sang “Softly and Tenderly Jesus is Calling” as pictures of the 58 victims were displayed. But there was little acknowledgment of the tragedy beyond that. In fact, CMA organizers originally banned journalists from asking about Las Vegas and guns, but a public backlash forced them to reverse course. Hill and McGraw were in attendance at the Nashville award show, and performed “The Rest of Our Life.” “In reference to the tragedy in Las Vegas, we knew a lot of people there,” said Hill in the Billboard interview. “The doctors that (treated) the wounded, they saw wounds like you’d see in war. That’s not right. Military weapons should not be in the hands of civilians. It’s everyone’s responsibility, including the government and the National Rifle Association, to tell the truth. We all want a safe country.” DCG Advertisements

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express.co.uk

2017-11-27

https://www.express.co.uk/sport/football/587759/Chelsea-Antonio-Rudiger-Stuttgart-Bid-Transfer-Gossip

Anthony Chapman

Chelsea submit £12.8m bid for superb Germany international

The centre-back has been linked with a move to Stamford Bridge this month after apparently expressing his desire to join the Premier League champions. Germany international Rudiger is believed to have told his agent to get a deal sorted despite interest from Wolfsburg and Porto. And Chelsea appear to have got proceedings underway, with German newspaper Stuttgarter Nachrichten claiming a £12.8m offer has been submitted. Jose Mourinho is on the look-out for a new defender as he looks to defend his title while also challenging for the Champions League. GETTY Antonio Rudiger has been linked with a move to Chelsea this summer

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express.co.uk

2017-11-27

https://www.express.co.uk/sport/football/587744/Chelsea-Inter-Milan-John-Obi-Mikel-Transfer-Gossip

Anthony Chapman

Chelsea star John Obi Mikel set for Inter Milan switch

The Italian giants have already splashed the cash on Monaco's Geoffrey Kondogbia, and are desperate to land another tough-tackling midfielder ahead of the new Serie A campaign. Roberto Mancini appears to have missed out on Marseille's Giannelli Imbula, while Galatasaray's Felipe Melo remains an option. However, the Daily Mail claims that Mikel could be on his way to the San Siro instead after failing to break into Jose Mourinho's starting XI last season. Nemanja Matic and Cesc Fabregas are Chelsea's first-choice pairing in the centre of the park, while Ramires remains ahead of Mikel in the Stamford Bridge pecking order. GETTY John Obi Mikel has been linked with a move away from Chelsea this summer

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express.co.uk

2017-11-27

https://www.express.co.uk/life-style/health/880808/heart-disease-symptoms-dog-death-risk-cardiovascular

Matt Atherton, Natalie Pallier, Battersea Dogs, Cats Home

Heart disease symptoms: Having a DOG could reduce your risk of DEATH by this much

GETTY Images Cardiovascular disease symptoms could be prevented by having a dog Owning a dog reduced the risk of death by a third in single households, and the risk of cardiovascular disease by 11 per cent, a Swedish study claimed. The reduced death risk could be caused by dog owners being more physically active - going on walks - or having an increased sense of well-being, the researchers said. Almost a quarter of UK households have a dog, according to latest figures. Cardiovascular disease was the cause of nearly half of all European deaths last year. “The results showed that single dog owners had a 33 percent reduction in risk of death and 11 percent reduction in risk of cardiovascular disease during follow-up compared to single non-owners,” said lead junior author of the research, Mwenya Mubanga. “Perhaps a dog may stand in as an important family member in the single households.” While the study couldn’t assess the exact cause of the link between dog ownership and health, the scientists suggested it may be caused by improved physical activity. Dog owners would also have an increased well-being and social contacts. The bacteria found on dogs may also play a role in helping people to live longer, they claimed. GETTY Images Single households could reduce their risk of death by a third by getting a dog The study analysed more than 3.4 million people, that didn’t have cardiovascular disease. All of their hospital visits were recorded over a 12-year period, and compared to whether they owned a dog, or not. Dogs could have a beneficial impact in reducing cardiovascular disease risk in their owners by providing social support, and motivation for exercise, it was revealed. Mubanga said: “A very interesting finding in our study was that dog ownership was especially prominent as a protective factor in persons living alone, which is a group reported previously to be at higher risk of cardiovascular disease and death than those living in a multi-person household. “Another interesting finding was that owners to dogs from breed groups originally bred for hunting were most protected.” Battersea Dogs & Cats Home said it was no surprise that owning a dog had health benefits. The charity’s Head of Centre Operations, Natalie Pallier, said: “This study proves what we have long known at Battersea - that dogs are good for your heart. GETTY Images Dogs reduce stress and gives people a reason to get up, said Battersea Dogs & Cats Home 10 Step plan to eliminate your risk of heart disease Thu, April 6, 2017 Heart disease is the world's biggest killer, claiming 17.5 million lives annually. A new 10-step plan that promises to ELIMINATE your risk of dying from heart disease has been revealed. Play slideshow Getty 1 of 11 10 Step plan to eliminate your risk of heart disease Dogs help reduce stress, prevent loneliness and being around them makes people feel happier Natalie Pallier, Battersea Dogs & Cats Home

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express.co.uk

2017-11-27

https://www.express.co.uk/news/nature/860631/Cruelty-crusade-victory-RSPCA-animal-jail-prison-abuse-wildlife

Stuart Winter, David Bowles

Cruelty crusade VICTORY: Animal thugs to face five years behind bars

GETTY Michael Gove says a ten-fold increase in the courts’ powers are needed to combat animal cruelty The RSPCA said it was “thrilled” the Government was cracking down on the worst animal abusers who will now face up to five years for crimes that shock the nation. Express.co.uk launched a Cruelty Crusade last year after series of appalling cases of scaldings, stabbings and beatings of innocent animals ended with torturers facing a maximum of six months behind bars under the Animal Welfare Act. Environment Secretary Michael Gove says a ten-fold increase in the courts’ powers are needed to combat cruelty. Welcoming the news, RSPCA head of public affairs David Bowles said: “We are thrilled that the Government has responded to calls from the RSPCA and members of the public to toughen up sentences for the worst animal abusers. We now feel that those who commit these acts will soon be receiving sentences that reflect the seriousness of their crime and hope this will act as a real deterrent against cruelty and neglect. “The RSPCA picks up the pieces of animal cruelty every day of the year. Our inspectors regularly rescue animals from horrific circumstances of mistreatment, brutality and neglect. It is only through the prosecutions that we take that many of the perpetrators are brought to justice. “The strength of feeling behind a move to toughen up these sentences is huge — but at the moment the courts are limited by the law under which the strongest sentence for animal cruelty is six months’ imprisonment and an unlimited fine — but this rarely happens. “Michael Gove’s promise to bring sentences in line with Northern Ireland — which has a maximum of five years imprisonment — should help to deter people from abusing and neglecting animals and will finally mean that the sentence fits the crime.” The RSPCA investigated 149,604 complaints of animal abuse last year, a five per cent rise on the previous year, and also answered 1.15 million calls on its cruelty hotline. SWNS/RSPCA Last year Express.co.uk launched a Cruelty Crusade after a series of animal abuse The RSPCA picks up the pieces of animal cruelty every day of the year David Bowles Investigators say the surge in reports is being fanned by the public witnessing increased amounts of animal cruelty on social media. Among the worst cases the animal welfare investigated were two snakes decapitated by scissors, a shih-tzu repeatedly stabbed in the face and neck with a kitchen knife and a golden eagle kept in a cramped kitchen. One case caused widespread public outrage when two brothers, who filmed themselves abusing their family pet bulldog, walked from court with suspended sentences. A petition calling for them to be jailed gained more than 470,000 supporters. Announcing the new punishments, which will also increase the punishments for dog fighting, the worst cases of puppy farming and the shooting and torturing of pets and wildlife, Mr Gove declared: “We are a nation of animal lovers and so we must ensure that those who commit the most shocking cruelty towards animals face suitably tough punishments. GRAPHIC CONTENT: Worst cases of animal cruelty Mon, November 28, 2016 WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT: As part of our new 'STOP THE CRUELTY' campaign we take a look at some of the most horrific cases animal cruelty. Play slideshow PA 1 of 32 Handout photo issued by the Orangutan Foundation of Aan, a critically-endangered orangutan who was blinded after being shot more than 100 times with an air rifle. Aan is to undergo an operation that could restore her sight.

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express.co.uk

2017-11-27

https://www.express.co.uk/news/nature/870090/animal-cruelty-cat-shot-airgun-sniper-twice-in-a-week

Stuart Winter, Rspca Inspector Susan Hammon

PET WARNING: Cat shot by sick airgun sniper TWICE in one week

PH Between January 2012 and June this year there have been 1,814 air gun incidents relating to cats Only when Patch the black and white pet was being treated for a badly broken leg did vets discover he had been shot twice in a week. The other pellet had embedded itself deep in Patch’s stomach but luckily had missed any vital organs. Patch’s owner Sue Holmes today spoke of the agony her pet suffered as the RSPCA launched an investigation into the shootings at Ruddington, Nottinghamshire. She said: “It was devastating to see Patch in so much pain and it’s so frustrating not knowing exactly what happened to him. Poor Patch could have been killed. Not only is this a brutal act of cruelty against a much-loved pet but it is also against the law RSPCA Inspector Susan Hammon “This is the first time anything like this has happened in our area and there’s lots of cats that live around here. “We found him cowering under our garden furniture and covered in blood. “We took him straight to the vets who found that there were two pellets, one in his stomach and one in his back leg which broke his femur. “The one in his stomach appeared to have been there longer, for about a week or so. It hadn’t damaged any vital organs and Patch had just been going about his business with this inside. PH The garden where Patch was shot “This is very worrying that he was actually targeted twice in a week.” Patch is on cage rest while he waits for a new series of x-rays but his owner hopes he will make a full recovery after such a close call. RSPCA Inspector Susan Hammon is investigating the shootings, which happened in Loughborough Road. She said: “We know this happened during a short time frame as a neighbour had spotted Patch up the tree in their garden that morning and took a picture of him. PH The wound Patch was left with after he was shot twice “The neighbour knew nothing about the attack which suggests it happened shortly after the picture was taken. “It was only about ten minutes later when his owner Sue found him with his injuries. “Poor Patch could have been killed. Not only is this a brutal act of cruelty against a much-loved pet but it is also against the law. “That is why we are taking this very seriously and would like anyone with information to come forward.” PH The deadly pellets taken out of Patch Animal welfare campaigners are pressing for people to need licences for air guns as the number of shootings reaches epidemic levels. Between January 2012 and June this year there have been 4,828 air gun incidents, with 1,814 relating to cats. Earlier this month, Policing Minister Nick Hurd said he would be exploring whether air weapon controls are still “appropriate and effective" and to also “take stock of the regulatory position” after a coroner called for a legal review in light of the tragic death of a 13-year-old killed by a home-made air rifle while playing with a group of boys last year. David Bowles, RSPCA assistant director of external affairs, said: “The RSPCA has long been calling for stricter regulations around owning airguns as well as better education and explanation of the law for those buying an airgun. GRAPHIC CONTENT: Worst cases of animal cruelty Mon, November 28, 2016 WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT: As part of our new 'STOP THE CRUELTY' campaign we take a look at some of the most horrific cases animal cruelty. Play slideshow PA 1 of 32 Handout photo issued by the Orangutan Foundation of Aan, a critically-endangered orangutan who was blinded after being shot more than 100 times with an air rifle. Aan is to undergo an operation that could restore her sight.

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express.co.uk

2017-11-27

https://www.express.co.uk/news/nature/876080/cat-fireworks-set-alight-animal-abuse-cruelty

Stuart Winter, Sam Copeland-Whelan

PURE EVIL: Sick thugs attach fireworks to cat's body and set it alight

The cat was horrifically wounded and died just as vets arrived- STOCK PHOTOS The terrified pet was found horrifically wounded and died as vets rushed to the street where it had been tortured with two powerful rockets. Police have launched an investigation into the appalling case of animal cruelty and are trying the find the cat’s owner to breaking the shocking news. A horrified animal lover has told how she had been left “absolutely heartbroken” after the cat had been been found barely alive in Thorndike Avenue, Alvaston, on Saturday afternoon. Sam Copeland-Whelan, who has six cats of her own, spoke out after her brother had found the cat in a street near to where she lives and immediately alerted vets. “It had two firework rockets attached to it and all of its fur was no longer on it and one of its legs had been ripped off,” Sam told the Derby Telegraph.

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express.co.uk

2017-11-27

https://www.express.co.uk/travel/articles/706712/shocking-numbers-tourists-put-off-holidays-these-monsters-sharks-solitair-holidays

Claudia Cuskelly

Shocking numbers of tourists are put off holidays by THESE monsters

GETTY Sharks are a deciding factor for some Brits NOT to travel Though using sharks as an excuse might not seem legitimate, it seems there are some holidaymakers who would disagree. A surprising one per cent of Britons won’t travel thanks to the threat of the deadly sea predators. To put that in perspective, more than 640,000 people in the UK would prefer stay at home rather than risk their own Jaws encounter. The research revealed by Solitaire Holidays of 1000 participants found a lengthy list of excuses Brits use to get out of seeing the world. GETTY One per cent of Brits won't travel because of the deadly sea predators Top facts about sharks Sat, July 30, 2016 To mark Shark Awareness Day 2016, we look at some lesser-known facts about the species. Play slideshow SERGIO RICCARDO/ CATERS NEWS 1 of 10 Great white sharks eat 11 tons of food a year while the average human eats closer to half a ton of food each year. Coming in at number one with a staggering 36 per cent of the vote was putting off travelling to wait for a friend or companion. So more than a third don’t like the idea of traveling solo so much, they’ll wait for a friend, relative or companion rather than make the move. Solitair Holidays Managing Director Sian Jones said: “It’s surprising that so many people are putting off seeing the world to wait for a companion to join them. “One of the best things about traveling alone is you never have to adhere to anyone else’s schedule. Instead, you can wake up when you want, see what you want and do what you want without having to answer to anyone.” GETTY Fear of flying was a holiday excuse for almost 1 in 10 tourists More than a quarter of participants think travelling is too expensive (26 per cent) and organising the trip itself is simply too stressful for 21 per cent. Not being beach body ready was the next most popular excuse with 16 per cent of the vote, followed by a fear of flying (nine per cent). Travel posed too great a threat to personal safety for seven per cent of participants and more animal fears - this time insects or poisonous creatures - stopped 1 in 20 in their tracks. Ms Jones said: “Unless you have a rationale fear of something, in this day and age there should be no travel excuse, if you really want to do it, then stop with the flimsy excuses.” GETTY Not being beach body ready accounted for 16 per cent of holiday excuses

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express.co.uk

2017-11-27

https://www.express.co.uk/news/nature/691524/great-white-sharks-danger-wipe-out-extinction

Stuart Winter, Sara Andreotti, Marine Biologist

Is the end of great white sharks in sight? Fearsome predator in danger of being wiped out

GETTY South Africa's population of breeding great whites is dangerously low Nature's greatest hunting spectacle – the sight of great white sharks killing South Africa’s fur seals – is in danger of being confined to the history books. Watching the sharks kill South Africa's fur seals above the waves or coming face-to-face with the apex hunter in an underwater cages attracts thousands of tourists to Western Cape each year. Yet it is human interference that is being highlighted as one of the key factors that threatens the great white’s future in the South Atlantic. Nets used to protect swimmers and surfers along Durban’s coastline have been blamed for killing more than 1,000 great whites in the 30 years up to 2008. Trophy hunting and pollution have also taken their toll. A dwindling gene pool is now only speeding up the demise of the creature that spawned the legend of Jaws in these once shark-infested waters. As few as 333 great whites capable of breeding now remain off South Africa’s shores, a figure below the 500 threshold to prevent “inbreeding depression”, says a new study. The figure is up to 50 per cent fewer than expected. GETTY Diving with sharks is a popular tourist pastime, but it is negatively impacting the environemnt Research over the past six years has been charting the sharks’ fortunes around Gansbaai, a well known shark hotspot 100 miles from Cape Town. Their numbers might already be too low to ensure their survival Sara Andreotti, marine biologist “South Africa's white sharks faced a rapid decline in the last generation and their numbers might already be too low to ensure their survival,” said Sara Andreotti, research leader and marine biologist at the University of Stellenbosch. “We are already in a situation where our number of breeders is below the minimum level required for a population to survive.” South Africa has led the way with great white shark conservation, becoming the first country to declare it a protected species in 1991. Australia and the United States have followed suit. Top facts about sharks Sat, July 30, 2016 To mark Shark Awareness Day 2016, we look at some lesser-known facts about the species. Play slideshow SERGIO RICCARDO/ CATERS NEWS 1 of 10 Great white sharks eat 11 tons of food a year while the average human eats closer to half a ton of food each year. If South Africa’s great whites die out, not only will it mean the lost opportunity to watch these ultimate hunters in action, killing Cape fur seal pups with spectacular effect, but also damage to fragile ocean eco-systems. Seal numbers could rise and send fish numbers plunging. While South Africa’s sharks decline, great whites in Australian and American waters appear to be flourishing. Incredible pictures from the Atlantic White Shark Conservancy show the bloody aftermath of a attack on a seal off Monomoy Island in Massachusetts. GETTY If the great white goes extinct, it might destroy the delicate marine eco-system of South Africa

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express.co.uk

2017-11-27

https://www.express.co.uk/news/nature/705875/great-white-shark-swims-near-boy-terrifying-video

Stuart Winter, Jim Gibbons

Terrifying moment shark swims MENACINGLY close to boy

YOUTUBE/JACK GIBBONS The incredible moment was captured on film by Jim Gibbons In a scene straight from the Steven Spielberg classic, the youngster stares at a giant great white shark as it swims menacingly close to his father’s boat. Yet young Jack Gibbons seems totally unfazed as the ocean’s most notorious predator circles the water inches from his feet. Jack said: “When I saw it coming towards me, its eyes were just pointed to the side so you couldn’t see any of its eyes. "But you could see it’s white and just the nose was coming right at you." Jack’s father Jim shot the incredible footage of the 20ft great white during a dad-and-lad fishing trip off of Race Point Beach in Provincetown on the extreme tip of Cape Cod. The location is a double for Amity Island, the fictional New England holiday resort where Peter Benchley set his 1974 Jaws novel. YOUTUBE/JIM GIBBONS Jack Gibbons, 8, was first to spot the apex predator Spielberg’s big screen reprise went on to win three Oscars but even the multi-million dollar Hollywood production had to rely on a model. The Gibbons were left in awe by the real thing. He’s hungry and he’s sizing us up for dinner Jim Gibbons Race Point Beach is becoming the place to see great white sharks this summer, with reports from lifeguards of one a mere four feet from shore, leading to orders for the resort’s shore to be closed temporarily last weekend. Conservation studies have seen an increasing number of sharks identified near Cape Code in recent times, with 34 tagged in 2012 and 120 catalogued last year. Attacks on humans are extremely rare with only two reports since 2000 and neither fatal. YOUTUBE/JIM GIBBONS The large white shark circles the boat like a scene from the Steven Speilberg classic, Jaws For the Gibbons, the up close and personal view was something to treasure. And film. Jack can be heard yelling, as he directs his father to get a shot of a lifetime: “Right here, right here! YOUTUBE/JIM GIBBONS As stealthily as it arrives, the great white slips off into the tranquil waters

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express.co.uk

2017-11-27

https://www.express.co.uk/travel/articles/694569/watch-heart-stopping-video-shark-circling-kayaker-Western-Australia-ian-watkins

Claudia Cuskelly

WATCH: Heart-stopping footage of beast-like 5m long SHARK circling a KAYAKER in Australia

Ian Watkins was out kayaking yesterday afternoon in King George Sound, Albany, off the southern coast of Western Australia. He was about 200 metres off Possession Point when a giant great white shark surfaced out of the water. Ian’s helmet camera captured the horrifying encounter and his next move: a frantic call to emergency services. The surfer's head swings the camera from side to side on his boat as he desperately searches for the big fish. YouTube/Storyful News Ian Watkins got the fright of his life when a huge shark paid him a visit Top facts about sharks Sat, July 30, 2016 To mark Shark Awareness Day 2016, we look at some lesser-known facts about the species. Play slideshow SERGIO RICCARDO/ CATERS NEWS 1 of 10 Great white sharks eat 11 tons of food a year while the average human eats closer to half a ton of food each year. Soon after the video starts, a dark fin can be seen right next to the left side of his tiny boat. Ian had been rammed by the shark which he says could have been the same size as his 17-foot kayak. "It pushed me from the left hand side and then it nudged me from the middle across the left hand side,” he told the ABC. The footage shows his portable radio as Ian makes a call for help. "Whale charter, whale charter, whale charter, do you copy? Emergency, emergency, emergency," he can be heard saying. YouTube/Storyful News The helmet camera shows the kayaker making a call to emergency from his radio A nearby whale watching tour turned its vessel around to help him. As Ian waits, he turns frantically from side to side and dips his paddle in the water to try to spot the shark again. "He's still hanging around me,” he says to the radio as he tries to hurry them along. Eventually the Albany Ocean Adventures boat came to his rescue and now Ian’s reconsidering whether to go out in the water again. After posting the video to his Facebook page, Ian wrote to friends this morning: “It is something that I will have to come to terms with over the next few weeks. Something that I will never forget and it wasn’t nice.” YouTube/Storyful News Ian dips his paddle into the water on either side as he nervously waits to be rescued Google Maps King George Sound is at the southern tip of Western Australia

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express.co.uk

2017-11-27

https://www.express.co.uk/life-style/life/632203/Prince-George-Where-to-get-a-blue-coat-just-like-the-one-he-wore-to-nursery

Ellie Hooper

Prince George's blue coat set for sell-out... but where can you buy one?

Duchess of Cambridge Prince George's sought after jacket As the future King began his first day at nursery today, photos were released of the landmark moment on the Kensington Palace Twitter. And while the Prince’s adorable looks had the internet cooing over him, people were equally fascinated with George’s outfit, that included a navy quilted jacket and sky blue rucksack. The jacket cost just £30 from John Lewis. But although it is no longer available - it went offsale last year - a strikingly similar coat can be picked up from high street retailer Joules - the Baby Joule Milford Quilted Jacket. And although, at £35.95, this jacket costs more than George's, it's still a snip for such a smart garment. The Duke and Duchess have released 2 photos to mark Prince George's first day at Westacre Montessori School nursery pic.twitter.com/a5ScewaRJ4 — Kensington Palace (@KensingtonRoyal) January 6, 2016 Joules Prince George's jacket is similar to this one from Joules Another option for slightly older boys is the Joules Boys Brooksby Quilted Jacket, available here for just under £40. George is now attending the Westacre Montessori School Nursery in East Walton, Norfolk, that is just a short drive from the family home on the Sandringham estate. The two and a half year old is expected to attend the nursery several times a week at an average cost of £33 a day - far cheaper than most London nurseries. And it seems George will be following in the family tradition of getting a Montessori education, with both his father William, and uncle Harry having attended similar schools. Prince George arrives for his first day at nursery in Norfolk earlier today pic.twitter.com/w4BPGNE1H0 — Kensington Palace (@KensingtonRoyal) January 6, 2016 Prince George in pictures Thu, September 7, 2017 Pictures of Prince George of Cambridge from birth, to Royal tours, family holidays and his first steps. Play slideshow REUTERS 1 of 136 Prince George on his first day of school

junksci

naturalnews.com

2017-11-27

https://www.naturalnews.com/039823_pesticides_honeybees_pollinators.html

Food supply threatened by pesticides that kill bees: Honey and almonds are at risk

(NaturalNews) Two studies have found that the pesticide neonicotinoid, used since 1990, is contributing to killing the honeybees needed for pollination of our food crops. Our food supply is reliant on bees to pollinate the crops. They contribute to $$15 billion worth of our food supply. In fact, it's estimated that one third of the food in our diet is connected to honeybees in some way. Honeybees pollinate our corn, apples, almonds, lemons, broccoli, onions, cherries, oranges, avocadoes, and other fruits, vegetables and flowers, not to mention honey. California's almond crop will soon be at stake, as the trees need pollination every year and there are not enough honeybees to do the job.Neonicotinoid insecticide is contributing to the declining bee population in the U.S. and around the world. The pesticide affects over 94 million acres of land, via seeds treated before they are planted, especially corn, cotton and sunflower seeds. Even small amounts of neonicotinoid make the bees more susceptible to other diseases, and reduces their homing ability. Continued exposure to the chemical is fatal to honeybees. Colony Collapse Disorder caused beekeepers to lose up to 90 percent of their hives in 2006.Honeybees dying caused the worst honey production year in 2012, and may lead to a crisis in the California almond industry. Thereported that the shortage of nectar and pollen in the hives in 2012 took a toll on the bee colonies as the bees suffered from poor nutrition. Fewer bees survived the winter. Of the 1.6 million bee colonies that California relies on to pollinate the almonds, 500,000 come directly from California and the rest are brought in by trucks from across North America. The loss of bee colonies could wreak havoc with the almond pollination period in California, and lead to an economic loss for California almond growers, as well as higher prices of almonds for consumers. California supplies 80 percent of the world's almonds, three quarters of which are shipped worldwide. Almonds are a $$3 billion industry.A study published in the journalobserved honeybees and bumble bees. They discovered that the beehives treated with small, nonlethal doses of neonicotinoid insecticides reduced the production of queens by 85 percent compared to the pesticide-free hives. Since the bees only live for one year, production of queens is vital to continuing the bee colonies. The study also attached radio transmitters to honeybees to watch them gather pollen and pollinate in areas with and without neonicotinoid insecticides. They found that the bees in the pesticide areas were twice or three times more likely to die outside the hive and they lost their homing ability, which could be one of the causes leading to Colony Collapse.In 2012, the(EPA) was asked to stop the use of neonicotinoid insecticides. The researchers, beekeepers, and environmental groups have asked the EPA to require pesticide markers to test the product, and the EPA reported that they began to review the studies in 2012.Pesticides based on neonicotinoid available to farmers and the public might be labeled with the following active ingredients: Imidacloprid, Thiamethoxam, Abamectin, Thiocloprid, or Acetaminiprid, according to a list compiled by the Pesticide Action Network UK, and a petition to the EPA collected over 120,000 signatures by March of 2013, with 5,000 more needed before the end of April, 2013.Talya Dagan is a health advocate and health coach, trained in nutrition and gourmet health food cuisine, writing about natural remedies for disease and nutrition and herbal medicine. You can follow her blog at www.talyadagan.com

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naturalnews.com

2017-11-27

https://www.naturalnews.com/2016-11-22-the-only-immunity-given-with-vaccines-is-to-the-manufacturers-from-paying-for-damages.html

S.D. Wells, Tuesday, November

The only immunity given with vaccines is to the manufacturers from paying for damages

(Natural News) Ask yourself one massively important question please: Why are flu shots free, when no other kind of medicine or drug is free, anywhere, anytime? Well? We’re waiting for your answer. Are you guessing because your government just wants nothing more than for you to be healthy and avoid the flu? Wrong. So then, what is the answer? Could it be that the flu shot itself causes so much sickness and disparity health-wise that simply by dishing out toxic medicine for free, tens of millions of Americans end up seeking expensive healthcare treatment directly caused by the mercury, aluminum, and formaldehyde in influenza vaccines? Nary a human being can fathom just how HUGE the U.S. vaccine market really is, nor the fact that drug companies work in conjunction with the US government to reap the profits from the chronic sick care required to treat the damage that inoculations inflict on adults, teens, children, infants, and yes, pregnant mothers. Fact: The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has accumulated $$3.5 billion in vaccine tax “revenue” that’s all sitting in a slush fund called the Vaccine Injury Compensation Trust Fund. This fund is used to keep parents quite after their children are violently injured from vaccine toxins that can literally destroy the central nervous system, the immune system and the brain. Where does the money come from, you ask? There’s a $$0.75 excise tax on all the vaccines–the ones that the CDC recommends, and also the ones that are force-vaccinated (at gunpoint should you refuse) on the children of California (who cannot attend public or private school if they don’t get jabbed). That’s right, the taxpayers are forced to pay into a slush fund that in turn pays for just a small portion of the injuries to innocent children that are crippled by vaccine toxins. How exciting! Also, with your tax dollars, the government hires the country’s top attorneys to litigate against you in their own special court if you try to sue them for compensation when your kids are maimed or killed by “immunizations.” How ironic, huh? How much does your lawyer cost? Some families fight this special court for ten years just to get some compensation. Welcome to the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program. Why did Congress create this scam of a program? Answer: There were so many huge lawsuits for injuries and deaths from vaccines that the drug manufacturers were literally losing money. Imagine that. So instead of forcing the vaccine makers to actually make safer vaccines, such as taking out the mercury, aluminum, MSG, formaldehyde, human albumin, and genetically modified ingredients, Congress simply granted all vaccine makers immunity from civil litigation. What a country! Certain flu shots, like Fluluval, have been proven in scientific laboratories to contain 25,000 times more mercury than the EPA allows in drinking water. Go figure. This highly toxic “preservative” is injected into muscle tissue, thus bypassing all human normal defense mechanisms of filtration, including the lungs, skin, and digestive processes. Even your filtering organs don’t get a chance. Vaccine toxins cross the blood/brain barrier and do chronic damage, especially to infants and children. Why do you think autism rates spiked from 1 in 10,000 kids twenty years ago to 1 in 68 today? The GAO (General Accounting Office) of the Federal Government reports the Vaccine Injury Compensation Program pays out only about $$350 million yearly from their slush fund. How much is your child’s life and health worth? Take a big guess now why the slush fund is so padded? The reason is because autism spectrum disorder has been taken OFF the list of vaccine injuries that can be compensated for from this massive slush fund. That’s like medical insurance that doesn’t cover cancer, heart attack, diabetes, stroke or dementia. According to records, more than 40% of cases filed in the special vaccine court represented autism cases. Which vaccines cause the most cases of autism? The beloved MMR and MMR II (measles, mumps, rubella combo jab). For every million doses of vaccine injected into naive Americans, only one person will be compensated for injury By the way, in case you are unaware, there are filing deadlines for vaccine injuries also. If you don’t file for injury within 3 years, you have no rights. If you don’t file for death from vaccine within 2 years – no more rights! Many medical doctors and pediatricians alike know that too many vaccines given too close together cause horrific neurological disorders, central nervous system failures, and permanent brain damage, not to mention auto-immune disorders where your body essentially attacks itself. These doctors can never say a word about this or the AMA and CDC will take away their medical license faster than you can say,”Autism spectrum disorder.” Save yourself and your children the nightmare of chronic health conditions literally caused by the toxins in today’s vaccines and flu shots. You can build immunity to infectious diseases, colds, bacteria and viruses by simply buying organic natural remedies like medicinal mushrooms, garlic, oil of oregano, licorice root, cinnamon, aloe, chlorella, vitamin D, and turmeric. Sources: HRSA.gov HealthImpactNews.com NaturalNews.com NaturalNews.com TV.NaturalNews.com NaturalNews.com

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conservapedia.com

2017-11-27

http://www.conservapedia.com/Special:WhatLinksHere/Cambodia

Pages that link to "Cambodia"

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conservapedia.com

2017-11-27

http://www.conservapedia.com/Atheism_and_truth

Atheism and truth

From Conservapedia Atheism, as defined by the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, the Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy, and other philosophy reference works, is the denial of the existence of God.[1] Dr. Joseph Thomas Kennedy declared: “ The truth of God's existence is the benchmark from which all landmark's are located. The truth of God's existence is the foundation on which all truth rests. God existed before evil existed, and God will exist after evil is annihilated. To deny the existence of God is an act of insanity so severe that God says that person is a fool (Psalm 14:1; 53:1).[2] ” Unlike Christianity, which is supported by a large body of sound evidence, atheism has no proof and evidence supporting its ideology (see: Attempts to dilute the definition of atheism). See also: Atheism and epistemology Atheism provides no ultimate starting point for knowledge.[4] In addition, atheism lacks proof and evidence that it is a valid worldview (see: Attempts to dilute the definition of atheism). For more information, please see: Atheism and epistemology Atheism and irrationality See also: Atheism and irrationality A common and legitimate criticism of the atheist worldview is that atheism is irrational.[5] In short, atheism is a fundamentally incoherent worldview with a number of inconsistencies.[6] See also: Atheism and debate See also: Atheism and debate In relation to atheism debates, although atheists commonly claim there are reasonable arguments for atheism, the quality of atheist debate has been quite poor from the proponents of atheism. See: Rebuttals to atheist arguments and Atheism debates In addition, prominent atheists and evolutionists have established a reputation of dodging debates (see: Atheism and cowardice). For example, in 2012 both the weak atheist/agnostic Richard Dawkins and the British Humanist Society dodged debates with Dr. William Lane Craig. Also, due to Christian creationists generally winning creation vs. evolution debates in the 1970's and 1980's atheists tend to dodge creation vs. evolution debates. Richard Dawkins has established a reputation of avoiding his strongest debate opponents. The cowardice associated with atheism has become so obvious that it is making newspaper headlines.[8] On May 14, 2011, the British newspaper The Daily Telegraph published a news story entitled Richard Dawkins accused of cowardice for refusing to debate existence of God.[9] In The Daily Telegraph article Dr. Daniel Came, a member of the Faculty of Philosophy at Oxford University was quoted as writing to Richard Dawkins concerning his refusal to debate Dr. William Lane Craig, "The absence of a debate with the foremost apologist for Christian theism is a glaring omission on your CV and is of course apt to be interpreted as cowardice on your part."[10] See also Videos:

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lifenews.com

2017-11-27

https://consciouslifenews.com/actually-happened-december-21-2012/1169325/

What Actually Happened on December 21 2012?

Mark Heley | Reality Sandwich We are now a year on from what was possibly the most speculated upon, widely discussed, prophesied about, and generally hyped-up date in the modern era ( at the very least since Y2k). Otherwise known as the end of the Thirteen Baktun cycle in the Mayan long count, December 21, 2012, came and went like any other day. Or did it? I have to declare an interest here, as the author of a ‘2012’ book ‘The Everything Guide to 2012’, I have had a long standing interest in Mayan calendrics, especially from an astronomical point of view, as well as from a cultural point of view. I have been a speaker at events worldwide on the subject for a number of years. The essential point of view I was hoping to share in my talks- and in my book- is that the Classic-era Maya had a far more sophisticated and, in many ways, accurate calendar than the one we currently use. I envisaged this leading to the possibility of modern culture coming to a critical point of self-realization as it contemplated the evidence that our technology-rich, but temporally poor, society isn’t in fact, the ultimate pinnacle of cosmic and intellectual evolution. That, in actuality, previous cultures had demonstrated greater accomplishments in understanding their place in the universe. Instead, I repeatedly declared, our headlong rush into ‘the future’ was no more than a cultural byproduct from a decidedly wonky and medieval Catholic calendar system that had blinkered us to the essentially cyclical nature of time. In coming to that realization, I fondly hoped we might suddenly see the folly of our rapaciously ecocidal culture and on the very brink of that precipice, pulls ourselves up and avoid the fate that had befallen even the great Maya themselves. When I began my research into Mayan calendrics in the mid ’90’s, it was a fringe subject. Jose Arguelles’s ‘The Mayan Factor’ and the Harmonic Convergence had come and gone, although the Dreamspell was beginning to find a second wind in the global trance culture that was flourishing then. Terence McKenna was in full swing, but few people understood the hyperbolic intricacies of his Timewave Zero theory and John Major Jenkins ‘Maya Cosmogenesis’ was fresh of the press. 2012 was far enough away that it could be a speculative Rorschach inkblot test on the future of evolution of humanity. As Johnathan Zap has pointed out in his book ‘The Singularity Archetype’, it was just far enough away to be glamorous and intriguing, but also just far enough away that it didn’t succumb to reality testing. Those were the good old days of 2012’ology. It was esoteric, obscure, and inextricably interwoven with psychedelic culture- and we liked it that way! Gradually, as we got closer to 2012, things changed. As if by morphogenetic resonance, the once fiendishly difficult to explain ‘otherness’ of the Mayan tzolkin calendar became more accessible to people I encountered. More people outside of Central America had heard about the end date of The Mayan Calendar and were growing curious, eager to see if this mystical date with destiny held a remedy for the vapidity of modern technological life. In the mid-noughties, 2012’ology hit what in retrospect was it’s golden peak. Daniel Pinchbeck’s synthesis of the subject in ‘The Return of Quetzalcoatl’ brought it to wider recognition in the awakening millennial culture, Geoff Stray had written and published the encyclopedic ‘Beyond 2012’, the first independent documentaries began to be made and aired, while my and Daniel’s talks at Burning Man were attended by vast throngs of eager and attentive listeners. It was as if our hour as a transformational culture was about to really hit on the world stage. It was the dawning of the age of Aquarius (all over again). At the highpoint of the 2012’ological movement I was invited to speak to a group of Fortune 500 CEOS and business leaders at an intimate, private gathering in Amsterdam. I was whisked from the airport in an understated black Audi limo to what was obviously a very expensive, but understated Dutch hotel on the seafront. There, I gave the business leaders exactly the same presentation as the one I had made at Burning Man and countless other conferences and festivals. Afterwards we sat around a large dinner table and they earnestly asked me what they could do about 2012 and how best to prepare their corporations and employees. One of the leaders of the UN’s business leadership program asked me ‘What does it feel like to have the undivided attention of all these world business leaders?’. I pointed out that I wasn’t in the business of making predictions and that the information I presented needed to be internalized so that they could reflect for themselves about how this epic global paradigm shift would play itself out. They nodded sagely, but I got the distinct impression that they would have been much happier if I’d just told them what to do. Then once again, ‘2012’ changed. It became a Hollywood action blockbuster and suddenly, every media outlet had to run their own article, every TV channel had to run a documentary. In the week before Roland Emmerich’s film came out, there were five different documentaries that premiered on US channels from the History channel to HBO. Each was complete with stock footage of CGI apocalypse from the ‘2012’ movie interspersed with talking heads. There’s Daniel Pinchbeck talking about a consciousness shift, followed by an aircraft carrier crashing into the White House. Here’s John Major Jenkins talking about the precession of the equinoxes, followed by a tsunami engulfing LA. Well, despite the best intentions and sincerity of the on screen pundits, guess what the take-home message was for the mass audiences? December 21 is the end of the world. All those insightful intellectual counterpoints effectively achieved was to add a veneer of pseudo-respectability to the backdrop of multi-million dollar digital mayhem. Read the rest of the article…

political

dailycaller.com

2017-11-27

http://dailycaller.com/2015/02/10/law-and-order-svu-takes-on-gamergate-the-way-youd-expect-they-would/

Freelance Journalist

‘Law And Order: SVU’ Takes On Gamergate, The Way You’d Expect They Would

LAW & ORDER: SPECIAL VICTIMS UNIT -- NBC Series -- "Raw" -- Pictured: (l-r) Diane Neal as ADA Casey Novak, B.D. Wong as Dr. George Huang, Dann Florek as Capt. Donald Cragen, Christopher Meloni Det. Elliot Stabler, Mariska Hargitay as Det. Olivia Benson, Ice-T as Det. Odafin ìFinî Tutuola, Tamara Tunie Dr. Melinda Warner, Richard Belzer as Det. John Munch -- NBC Universal Photo: Virginia Sherwood R EDITORIAL USE ONLY -- DO NOT RE-SELL/DO NOT ARCHIVE It’s a long-established tradition for TV shows to draw inspiration from real-life events. NBC’s “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” is no different, and Wednesday, February 11, sees the crime drama series tackle Gamergate in an episode entitled “Intimidation Game.” The plot centers on the online harassment and kidnapping of a game developer, Raina Punjabi, modelled on controversial feminist game critic Anita Sarkeesian. NBC’s trailer opens with Punjabi discussing the threats she’s received with police. She is set to attend an important game launch but has become the victim of an online harassment campaign. Punjabi insists that she will attend the launch, however, because not only is it a massive international event but also she refuses to give in to online hordes of anonymous, misogynistic trolls. During the conversation, terms like “swatting,” “doxxing,” and “dark net” are referenced, with one detective pointing out that online threats are “not covered by free speech.” The dialogue is embarrassingly clumsy, written for an audience not familiar with Gamergate or the more complex workings of the internet. We later discover (in a second clip released by NBC) that Punjabi is in fact kidnapped — presumably by the same trolls who had threatened her online. It’s a pretty solid guess at this point that SVU’s finest will save the day, the perps will go up the river (do people still say that?), and just enough time will be left for a brief, simplistic debate about misogyny, where free speech begins and ends, and how we should police the internet. So far, so predictable. There is a quite considerable bump in the road, though. The manner in which the writers of “Law & Order” have historically incorporated social commentary into their shows is beyond appalling. They consistently misrepresent complex social issues and pander to political and intellectual lowest common denominators. There is nothing wrong with a TV drama highlighting and making accessible important social issues. It is, however, patently clear that the makers of “Law & Order” have no interest in balanced, fair commentary and are instead focused on ensuring that their treatment of moral, legal, political, and ethical issues move in lockstep with prevailing ideas. Ten years ago, an SVU episode entitled “Game” was aired in which kids who played violent video games were replicating virtual violence in real life. In the episode, detectives are puzzled by a strange homicide in which a sex worker is run over by a car and then beaten to death by the driver. (No points for guessing which video game was the subject of this particular program.) The message was clear: violence in video games causes real-life violence. It was a thesis extremely prevalent among many politicians and activists at the time, most notably Jack Thompson, but it is one that now, a decade later, is viewed with widespread disdain. Numerous studies as well as a downward trend in violent crime and a corresponding uptick in game sales have shown that the idea is pure nonsense. If NBC’s teaser is anything to go by, then the events as depicted in “Intimidation Game,” just like those depicted in “Game,” will also be completely at odds with reality. Last October, Anita Sarkeesian was due to speak at the University of Utah but cancelled the event when threats were made in an anonymous email: “If you do not cancel her talk, a Montreal Massacre style attack will be carried out against the attendees, as well as students and staff at the nearby Women’s Center. I have at my disposal a semi-automatic rifle, multiple pistols, and a collection of pipe bombs. This will be the deadliest school shooting in American history and I’m giving you a chance to stop it.” You don’t need to be Columbo to figure out that this is an idle threat, but that didn’t stop a slew of police agencies from giving it the once-over. Campus police, local and state police, as well as a number of federal agencies — including the FBI — investigated the threats and deduced that there was no viable threat to Sarkeesian or the attendees, and that she could safely attend. Sarkeesian, however, chose to ignore that advice and cancelled. Like many prominent figures opposed to Gamergate, she took to social media to express her fear and revulsion at the supposed threats. Unlike the scenario portrayed in “Intimidation Game,” though, Sarkeesian was never advised by police to cancel her gig, was never kidnapped, and, according to police authorities, was never in any sort of danger.

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dailycaller.com

2017-11-27

http://dailycaller.com/2017/09/04/female-entrepreneurs-say-they-faced-sexism-until-they-invented-a-male-co-founder/

Female Startup Invents Man To Deal With Sexis

FILE PHOTO: The 'Fearless Girl' statue which stands in front of Wall Street's charging bull statue is seen in New York, U.S., March 15, 2017. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton/File Photo Two female entrepreneurs who claim to have faced sexism when launching their Los Angeles-based startup say that inventing an imaginary male co-founder made the condescension all go away. Their claim has landed them an avalanche of free publicity. The duo, Penelope Gazin and Kate Dwyer, were shopping around for investors to bank in their startup — a marketplace for weird art called Witchsy, but claim they faced doubts about the viability of their project from men who would’ve otherwise worked with them or invested in their website. “When we were getting started, we were immediately faced with ‘Are you sure? Does this sound like a good idea?'” Dwyer said in an interview with Fast Company. “I think because we’re young women, a lot of people looked at what we were doing like, ‘What a cute hobby!’ or ‘That’s a cute idea.'” The site, which is now celebrating its one-year anniversary, was designed as an alternative to Etsy by offering manual curation for tacky, “ironic” hipster art. The project gained traction from like-minded independent artists, for whom they managed to sell at least $$200,000 worth of merchandise for within one year. It even received an investment from Rick and Morty’s Justin Roiland, with whom they are collaborating on merchandise. While the project may be a success, its origins are mired with anecdotes about the sexism the duo faced early on. Gazin told Fast Company that an unnamed web developer they hired to work with them early on attempted to stealthily delete the website after she declined to go on a date with him. In other cases, Gazin and Dwyer say that outside developers and graphic designers they tried to enlist for help sent them condescending emails. Fast Company describes these individuals as “almost always male, were often short, slow to respond, and vaguely disrespectful in correspondence. In one request, a developer started with the words ‘Okay, girls…'” That all changed, they say, when they decided to invent a fictitious third co-founder named Keith Mann to communicate with outside parties. “It would take me days to get a response, but Keith could not only get a response and a status update, but also be asked if he wanted anything else or if there was anything else that Keith needed help with,” said Dwyer, who added that one of the developers they interacted with showed deference to Keith more than he did to the women. The Witchsy cofounders’ claim has landed them coverage not only with Fast Company, but with The Guardian, Business Insider, News.com.au, Quartz, and a host of smaller publications. Dwyer told Quartz that when they took on the role of the imaginary man, they were able to put business ahead of niceties. “I think a lot of times as women, we’re always accommodating everyone else’s emotions first. In business, that’s not really possible and so we just kind of gave that up,” she said. Ian Miles Cheong is a journalist and outspoken media critic. You can reach him through social media at @stillgray on Twitter and on Facebook.

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2017-11-27

http://dailycaller.com/2017/06/28/feminist-harasses-critics-but-claims-shes-the-real-victim/

Feminist Harasses Critics, But Claims She’s The Real Victim

Feminist media critic Anita Sarkeesian is facing a barrage of criticism since her unprovoked outburst at popular YouTuber Carl “Sargon of Akkad” Benjamin at Vidcon 2017 last week. The feminist berated Benjamin before an audience, calling him a “garbage human” for criticizing her work on YouTube. Since then, Sarkeesian has been claiming victimhood — describing Benjamin’s presence at her panel as an act of intimidation in a blog post, and in an interview on Polygon where she called for the creation of a blacklist for those who “harass” her. Despite Sarkeesian’s claims, game developers are now accusing her of promoting harassment. One prominent creator spoke out against her for publishing a piece of fiction about murdering him. The feminist critic often rails against video game players, claiming they direct abuse and misogynist harassment at women in the gaming industry. With enough “fuck you” money to speak out against the feminist outrage mob on social media without fear of reprisal, billionaire Minecraft developer Markus Persson called out the social justice ideologue and her supporters. “I thought you were ok after our brief talk at my house,” tweeted Persson. “You seemed sane and level headed. Unfortunately, you have turned more evil.” “She’s an empty vessel, a wrench, a tool to be used. She’s a sinister greedy fuck,” he added. Not one to mince words, Persson said that Anita’s behavior was akin to that of a “cunt.” He also took aim at gaming website Polygon for supporting her false narrative that demonized Carl Benjamin and his friends as “misogynist harassers.” Persson called the website “toxic filth” that is “actively harming any healing that could ever happen.” Adding to the discussion was Randy Pitchford, the CEO and owner of Gearbox Software, the game studio best known for “Borderlands.” Despite being an outspoken progressive liberal who often voices his support for feminist causes, Pitchford told Persson that he was subject to Sarkeesian’s bullying. “She posted a fiction story about murdering me,” wrote Pitchford. “My child read it – that’s how I found out about it. In person later, she did not apologize.” Sarkeesian has not responded to these claims, and the murder fantasy remains live on the official Tumblr account for Feminist Frequency.

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2017-11-27

http://dailycaller.com/2015/02/17/what-gamergates-critics-get-right-and-why-it-doesnt-matter-harassment/

Policy Analyst

What #Gamergate’s Critics Get Right And Why It Doesn’t Matter: Harassment

With last year’s debunking of Rolling Stone’s infamous UVA Rape story as a hoax perpetrated by a deeply unethical journalist, concerns about feminism’s corrosive influence on journalistic and academic integrity officially went mainstream. How odd, then, that the movement most ahead of its time in blowing the horn on this issue – a movement that is still going, despite having sustained enough fictional deaths to rival the life cycle of Flappy Bird – is still steadfastly cast as hateful and itself corrosive. That movement is Gamergate, the consumer revolt against intellectual dishonesty and agenda-driven or corruption-driven behavior within the gaming industry that has raged unchecked for close to half a year. To its proponents, it is a noble last gasp of integrity within an art form that is under siege from censors. To its enemies, it is nothing but a vehicle for misogynistic harassment and thuggish, violent suppression directed toward enlightened criticism of a retrograde industry. And make no mistake, those enemies have been better at getting their views accepted (despite their factual inaccuracy), as now “Law & Order: SVU” seems to have taken it upon itself to transform #Gamergate into its villain of the week. Game developer Brianna Wu, one of the movement’s most bitter and steadfast enemies, has also penned an essay claiming she’s “risking her life” by standing up to #Gamergate. Ironically enough, despite being an attempt to silence the movement, Wu’s essay has breathed new life back into it, which has been mostly dormant for the past month. With enemies like this, Gamergate scarcely needs allies. Nevertheless, the charges she makes are serious, and so some consideration of their accuracy and fairness is warranted. Let’s get one obvious point out of the way – there’s no doubt at all that some degree of harassment has taken place under the #Gamergate banner. Screenshots of actual emails by those subjected to this treatment prove it. Doxxing (ie revealing a target’s personal contact information in a public forum) has also taken place, with probably the most shameful episode being the doxing of actress Felicia Day for the mere act of stating that she was afraid of the movement – a statement that should have been met with acts of charity and assurance of safety. Some within the movement have understandably tried to disclaim responsibility for Day’s mistreatment (Day did not respond to requests for comment), and while it is true that the only evidence tying the doxx poster to it is the fact that the poster used the username “Gamerg8,” and usernames are one of the easier ways for trolls to throw up false flags, Occam’s razor suggests that it was simply an unhinged supporter of the movement. And speaking of unhinged, Jace Connors, one of the men who Wu cites most prominently in her article is so nuts that even the house wiki of 4chan, Encyclopedia Dramatica, regards him with disdain, despite the fact that 4chan is widely regarded as one of the birthplaces of #Gamergate. Another – the man Wu describes as “wearing a skull mask” — was identified by the anti-Gamergate subreddit “Gamerghazi” as “Tyce Andrews, leader of the white nationalist Juggalo gang ‘White Justice Army.’” These men are as far from a representative supporter of #Gamergate as, say, the Charlie Hebdo attackers were of Islam generally. And just as in the Charlie Hebdo case, few would accept the idea that all Muslims are tarnished by the association (especially considering that a Muslim man himself died trying to protect the magazine staff), the threats against Wu by such confirmed nutters are scarcely fair to lay at the door of an entire movement. Especially considering that #Gamergate, being a Twitter hashtag movement, has precisely zero power over who claims to be associated with it, as pretty much anyone can use the hashtag with impunity. That being said, death threats have almost certainly also occurred, though against whom, and how seriously they should be taken, are subjects worth more discussion. In any case, the critics are right that the movement has its fair share of bad apples, some of whom have unfortunately been elevated to spokespeople simply by virtue of bluster. Worse, one of the movement’s celebrity supporters has publicly called for songwriter Jonathan Mann (an opponent of #Gamergate) to be shown some “love” (ie anything but) after the latter made a song mocking the celebrity in question. Fortunately, those who responded to the call for “love” seemed to do so mostly to say they couldn’t stand to listen to Mann’s work for long enough to bother him. While this is not admirable behavior, it cannot be lost on the reader that one of an allegedly misogynistic movement’s confirmed targets is a male human being with the last name “Mann,” just in case you forgot his sex. Mann himself, who hosts an entire playlist titled “F**k yeah I’m an SJW,” is certainly ideologically out of step with the movement, but his presence as one of its targets is just the most ironic example that proves a deeper truth: The claim that #Gamergate is monolithically misogynistic – a claim usually supported by a highly selective listing of its most high profile targets, and by the fact that its supporters tend to be white males – has been refuted comprehensively, and at great length by multiple sources. At worst, the movement can be said to only target ideological feminists (and only some variants of those), which is far from a representative sample of the fairer sex. All of this is to say that #Gamergate could really use what those of us in the political reporting business call a “Sister Souljah” moment — a very public denunciation of extremist allies that press agents have no choice but to cover. Until that time, the spectre of violence will probably continue to hang over the hashtag like the sword of Damocles, with every incidence of video-game related internet anger threatening to bring it down. This is not fair to the movement, but it is how perception management works, fair or no. However, as with the other facts that #Gamergate’s opponents have propagated to discredit it, the fact that harassment, death threats and abuse have taken place under its flag gives an actively malicious picture of the situation. Even #Gamergate’s opponents admit that the majority of the movement are not extremists, but if this is true, then the fact that a few extremists derail its message would seem highly unfair to lay at the movement’s door collectively. Gamergate’s opponents have a ready rejoinder to this in the form of an amusing (if uncharitable) webcomic that treats a “moderate #Gamergater” as the functional equivalent of someone standing next to a mugger and profiting off of that mugger’s theft while claiming to abhor his behavior. “Please understand, I do NOT condone this guy’s actions, he does NOT represent me, but you should probably do as he says,” the ‘moderate #Gamergater’ analogue says. In other words, even if most of the movement disapproves of violence and harassment perpetrated under its banner by misogynists and/or trolls, it still profits from their existence due to their hardball tactics, and is therefore complicit with them. Moreover, the argument goes, even by virtue of being associated with the violent harassers, the entire movement is discredited. Even by the standards of politics, the second part of this argument is terrible guilt by association. To illustrate the absurdity of the “#Gamergate cannot be redeemed from its worst supporters” argument, consider that many neo-Nazis supported President Obama during his campaign in 2008, yet no one except perhaps the most insane Alex Jones listener would suggest that President Obama himself is a Nazi, or that his campaign for president was discredited by this association with Nazis, especially in light of President Obama’s repeated condemnations of racism. Similarly, #Gamergate’s supporters have denounced harassment not merely as individuals, but even through their institutional fronts. For instance, the front page of the Kotakuinaction subreddit, one of #Gamergate’s many home bases, includes the sentence, “We condemn censorship, exclusion, harassment and abuse.” Moreover, the movement attempted to set up an institutional “harassment patrol” (though evidence shows that the anarchic nature of Twitter has derailed this) in order to combat precisely that. Needless to say, this is enough evidence to believe that the movement makes its condemnations of harassment in good faith, even if it cannot stop every misbehaving member. However, the first part of the argument – that #Gamergate profits from the harassment because those doing the harassing can exact concessions more brutally than moderates – is more interesting, due to its sweeping nature. That is, this idea – that profiting from violence or extremism even under protest discredits a movement — is not merely an indictment of #Gamergate, but of practically every mass movement in history. By this standard, for instance, Martin Luther King Jr would’ve had to consider the entire Civil Rights movement discredited by the violence of Malcolm X. Nelson Mandela’s willingness to use violence as a leader of the anti-Apartheid movement would have killed it in its crib. Even Gandhi – yes, Gandhi – arguably would be censured under this standard because of his viciously racist attitudes toward “kaffirs,” ie black people. And that’s not even touching the influence of Muhammad Ali Jinnah in Gandhi’s struggle. Of course, it’s not just noble or even progressive causes that have profited from violent or extreme supporters. One has no doubt that well-mannered segregationists probably had their cause advanced by the Ku Klux Klan, for instance, and while 1964 Presidential candidate Barry Goldwater was himself a member of the NAACP, his principled opposition to civil rights legislation probably won him at least some of his votes from less principled but more hateful people. But the point is not that #Gamergate is comparable to segregationists, or to Gandhi. Rather, it is that having violent and/or extreme members is an inevitable side effect of creating a successful mass movement. To suggest that a movement is automatically discredited the instant extremists enter the picture is to discredit all of movement politics. In fact, even #Gamergate’s opponents themselves cannot live up to this stringent requirement. One study of the tweets spawned by the hashtag showed that violent and harassing tweets account for a minuscule fraction of the tweets by both supporters and opponents of the movement. Ironically, however, harassing tweets by opponents dwarfed the number of similar tweets by supporters. As for what those harassing tweets might look like, the “Gamergate Harassment” Tumblr has collected a wide spectrum of them, including at least one from an individual who holds a high level position at a gaming publication – a media scandal in its own right. And just like the supporters of the movement, some of #Gamergate’s opponents have recognized the need to purge their movement of bad apples. Randi Harper, the woman responsible for the now clearly overzealously curated #Gamergate Twitter “block list,” recently pleaded with her fellow #Gamergate opponents to stop sending her personal information for #Gamergate supporters. “The doxxing is a problem that has to stop,” Harper wrote. Amen. However, Wu’s article is focused purely on death threats, and this is a persistent meme where #Gamergate is concerned, often used by its enemies to justify their own harassment. And it is true that Wu is not the first opponent of the movement to receive death threats, nor to garner publicity from their existence; in fact, feminist critic Anita Sarkeesian got a great deal of attention when she canceled a speech at Utah State University following similar threats, at least one of which was investigated by the FBI. Though in the interest of fairness, one should note that the threat that was investigated made absolutely no mention of #Gamergate, and seems to have been motivated by anti-feminist animus more generally. But let’s assume that Sarkeesian has received #Gamergate-related death threats, even if that particular one wasn’t such a case (not a very hard presumption to make). In that situation, Sarkeesian’s case is relevant not merely because it provides a parallel, but also because it raises an important question: How seriously should these death threats be taken? Well, according to Utah State University itself, the threats against Sarkeesian weren’t serious at all: Throughout the day, Tuesday, Oct. 14, USU police and administrators worked with state and federal law enforcement agencies to assess the threat to our USU community and Ms. Sarkeesian. Together, we determined that there was no credible threat to students, staff or the speaker, and that this letter was intended to frighten the university into cancelling the event. In other words, these threats were acts of petty terrorism that were never meant to be carried out. Nevertheless, Sarkeesian pulled out of giving her speech due to anger at the university refusing to suspend its compliance with Utah’s concealed carry laws. This despite the fact that law enforcement (up to the FBI) apparently thought none of the death threats were credible. It is at this point that several #Gamergaters are probably rushing for their keyboards, hoping to convince the author that Brianna Wu is lying about all her harassment (with pictures that purport to show her sitting in her house to prove it), and so is Anita Sarkeesian, because they’re dirty feminist propagandists who don’t play fair. To give these overzealous people some credit, it is poor practice for a journalist to repeat the existence of alleged threats as fact without first asking to see proof. And to also be fair, faking assaults, threats and other forms of violence in order to garner sympathy is a well-worn political tactic, used primarily by the Left, though not exclusively. Some skepticism in the face of women with a reputation for lying and self-promotion (especially considering that one is using her harassment to drum up support for her Patreon fundraiser) is understandable, in view of these facts. Nevertheless, the author finds the actual evidence against Sarkeesian and Wu’s accusations unconvincing (to say the least), and also regards it as more productive to treat their threats as genuine because it enables a more frank discussion about the real points at issue. To be clear, receiving a death threat – especially the sort that Sarkeesian and Wu claim to have received – is never a pleasant experience. This author received a few at an old place of employment related to an article about the Trayvon Martin case, and can attest to their being frightening and disheartening, sometimes to extreme degrees. And certainly, having an avowed white nationalist gang leader post a video proclaiming his intention to kill you must be terrifying, even if the video was a serious tactical misstep on his part. We can take these threats as seriously in a moral sense as we like, but on some level, it behooves us to also ask how frightened we should be by them, if only to spare the nerves of their recipients. And there are surely cases where the answer to that question is “not frightened at all.” The internet is littered with instances of pathetically unserious death threats, for instance this video. Those sorts of threats are sources of ghoulish comedy more than horror, and rightly so, for the people making them are embarrassing themselves with their attempts at inspiring fear. The aforementioned Encyclopedia Dramatica even has a name for this species of “too big for their britches” internet user – the “Internet Tough Guy.”

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2017-11-27

http://dailycaller.com/2017/08/02/want-cheaper-drugs-take-a-small-bite-of-this-health-care-reform-elephant/

President, Citizen Outreach

Want Cheaper Drugs? Take A Small Bite Of This Health Care Reform Elephant

Drug companies want the NHS to "refresh" treatments with the newest drugs on offer. Getty Images. In light of the latest epic fail by the GOP to repeal Obamacare, I think it’s safe to suggest that these Senate Republicans could screw up a one-car funeral. This shouldn’t be that tough. Congressional Republicans have been clamoring for repeal for years now. In fact, they introduced, I think, over 40 different pieces of legislation to either repeal, replace or repair Obamacare while President Obama was still in the White House. You would think that with control of the House, the Senate AND the White House now, this is the GOP’s golden opportunity to, you know, do what they said they were going to do. But that’s to overlook the historical pattern of Republicans seemingly never blowing an opportunity to blow an opportunity. So what now? Since the Republican Party’s mascot is the elephant, perhaps they should consider the age-old wisdom about the ginormous challenge of how to eat an elephant: “One bite at a time.” If they can’t get the whole Obamacare repeal enchilada with just Republican votes, it would seem a strategically wise idea to shift to smaller, piece-by-piece health care reforms that make sense, would make a difference in lowering health care costs, and make peace between Democrats and Republicans. Mission impossible? Hardly. What if I told you there was a bill on the Hill that would dramatically reduce the cost of prescription drugs by the BILLIONS that is co-sponsored by staunch conservatives such as Republican Sen. Mike Lee and uber-liberals such as Sen. Patrick Leahy? No, no. This isn’t “unicorn” legislation. It’s real. It’s the CREATES (Creating and Restoring Equal Access to Equivalent Samples) Act of 2017 (S.974), introduced in the Senate back in April. Here’s the deal… In order to encourage the ridiculously expensive research necessary to bring new prescription “miracle” drugs to the market – made ridiculously expensive in large part by ridiculously extensive government regulations in the approval process – Congress grants drug makers monopoly control over the sale of new drugs through the patent system. But those patents for new drugs don’t last forever. They have a shelf life. Long enough for the drug maker to recoup its investment in developing the drug and taking it to market. And once that limited period of monopoly time expires, competition enters the picture in the form of lower-cost generic alternatives. The problem is, for a lower cost generic company to bring a lower-cost alternative to a brand-name drug to market, they, too, must go through a similarly long, expensive approval process. And that process includes conducting a blizzard of clinical tests and submitting the results to the FDA (Food & Drug Administration) demonstrating that the lower-cost generic alternative is safe and “bioequivalently” similar to the original. Have I mentioned that generics cost less? A lot less? Didn’t want to leave that part out. Of course, the only way to test the generics against the original brand for the application process is to obtain large sample quantities of the original brand to use in the tests which, by law, the brand manufacturers are required to provide. Without those samples, the lower cost generic firms are unable to complete their FDA applications. As such, guess what? Some brand drug manufactures are either slow-walking requests for samples from lower cost generic manufactures or outright refusing to do so. As Robin Feldman, Director of the Institute for Innovation Law at the University of California, testified a year ago, “even a few months of monopoly profits can be worth hundreds of millions of dollars more” to the brand drug company, which encourages the brand drug companies “to expend tremendous energy blocking generic entry by any means possible.” Exhibit A: Martin Shkreli and Turing Pharmaceuticals. As you’ll recall, after 62 years of monopoly control, Turing’s patent on Daraprim expired. So to keep the gravy train chugging along, Shkreli skyrocketed the cost of the anti-infection drug from $$13.50 per pill to a whopping $$750 per pill! At about the same time, Turing invoked a loophole in the law by establishing a “controlled distribution system” that effectively blocked generic competitors from obtaining the samples they needed for the required clinical tests to apply for approval of a lower cost generic alternative. Lower. Cost. And they weren’t even subtle about it. As Pharmalot.com reported in 2015, Jon Haas, director of patient access at Turing, came right out and admitted to thumbing his nose at the law… “If someone calls and asks for 50 bottles of Daraprim, they would have to come to me for approval. . . . Most likely I would block that purchase. We spent a lot of money for this drug. We would like to do our best to avoid generic competition. It’s inevitable. They seem to figure out a way [to make generics], no matter what. But I’m certainly not going to make it easier for them.” In other words: Up yours, Congress. Drop dead consumers. Alas, the penalty for failing to provide such samples is roughly equivalent to issuing a parking ticket that everyone knows will be routinely dismissed in court anyway. As David Olson of Boston College Law School testified last September, “While the law’s requirements are clear, there is no effective penalty for refusing to comply.” And that’s what the CREATES Act is all about. Putting some teeth in existing law. It provides for very narrow, but firm, civil penalties for the most egregious violations of the legal requirement to provide, without delay, testing samples to lower-cost generic manufacturers by brand drug offenders. The CREATES Act fosters competition and would save taxpayers and consumers BILLIONS of dollars in health care costs. It is supported by Democrats and Republicans; conservatives and liberals. It could be passed before the summer recess. It should be a no-brainer. A one-car legislative funeral. Only Senate Republicans could screw this one up. Only Senate Republicans could blow this opportunity to take just a small bite of the health care reform elephant. #sad. Mr. Muth is president of Citizen Outreach and publisher of Nevada News & Views

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2017-11-27

http://dailycaller.com/2017/07/17/feminist-critic-trashes-new-doctor-who-for-not-being-black-and-transgender/

Feminist Critic Trashes New Doctor Who For Not Being Black And Transgender

Doctor Who might be the “wokest” science fiction show on TV. Since its reboot, the long-running British television series has cultivated a young audience of progressives whose predilection for coming up with new genders is about as prolific as finding new things to be offended by. While most of the show’s viewers are keen on seeing where it’s headed with the announcement that the new Doctor (the show’s main character) is female, some are less than thrilled—and it isn’t for any reason you might expect. In all previous seasons, including the originals from the 60s onward, the show’s main character has always been played by a white male actor. The roster of Doctors includes classical talents like Jon Pertwee and Tom Baker, to more recent Doctors played by David Tennant and Peter Capaldi. The latest season is a change to the formula, with Jodie Whittaker in the leading role. In the series’ lore, the Doctor is an enigmatic time-traveling figure who’s essentially the same person in a different body each time he (or she, in the case of Jodie’s character) regenerates. While he usually sported a preference for regenerating as a man, the newer seasons leading up to the 13th Doctor paved the way for his regeneration as a female. The Doctor is by no means “transgender,” but belongs to a race that doesn’t much care for binary sexual distinctions. Feminist critic Anita Sarkeesian, who harassed her critics during a recent panel at VidCon, took issue with the Doctor’s newest regeneration. Writing on the official Feminist Frequency account on Twitter, Sarkeesian condemned Doctor Who for being an “overwhelmingly white show” that simply isn’t doing enough to fix the issue of minority representation in the media–as if it is the show’s duty to address social problems. “It needs to be said that [Doctor Who] is still an OVERWHELMINGLY white show and that issues of representation do not exist in isolation from each other,” she began. “It’s not as if you fix the ‘woman’ problem, THEN fix the ‘race’ problem, THEN the ‘queer/trans’ problem, etc. It all has to happen in tandem.” Sarkeesian strongly implied that the new Doctor must be intersectional–a transgender woman of color. “Treating these as separate issues works to create a vision of progress that perpetuates the very imbalances we’re struggling against,” she continued. “We need to acknowledge the ways these issues are inextricably linked if we’re going to move forward toward a more equitable world for everyone.” She concluded her sermon by saying people “can and should” celebrate what little progress the show is making with its new casting choice, but noted that there’s still much more progress to be made. Sarkeesian wasn’t the only one bothered by the development–but she’s certainly the loudest. There are hundreds of tweets lamenting that the Doctor isn’t also black or transgender. Ian Miles Cheong is a journalist and outspoken media critic. You can reach him through social media at @stillgray on Twitter.

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2017-11-27

http://dailycaller.com/2017/10/26/the-conversations-you-wont-hear-at-the-womens-convention/

President, Students For Life Of America

The Conversations You Won’t Hear At The Women’s Convention

History is destined to repeat itself this week in Detroit. This January, the Women’s March banned pro-life women from partnering in their “women’s march.” This week, their convention will feature no pro-life or conservative speakers. That’s a shame, because many of the topics on the agenda would benefit from a pro-life perspective… the perspective that most American women hold. Yet, despite its name, the “Women’s” March doesn’t care about what’s important to most American women. Conversations on domestic violence will likely be devoid of facts on how abortion is used as a tool of the patriarchy. There will likely be no mention of how men (i.e. Rep. Tim Murphy) coerce women into abortion to escape responsibility for their actions. One study reported that 53 percent of women felt “forced” by someone to have an abortion while 65 percent felt “forced” by their circumstances. Meanwhile more than 80 percent of the women said they would have chosen life for their pre-born child with someone’s encouragement or help. Conversations on anti-violence will likely not discuss the violent nature of abortion, of which fifty percent of victims are female. Or the fact that abortion is too often used to target preborn girls. It will not discuss how Planned Parenthood lies to women about the fetal body parts that they have been caught selling, sometimes without the woman’s knowledge or consent. Will the convention discuss the racist history of Planned Parenthood? How Planned Parenthood’s founder was a eugenicist who promoted birth control in order to keep down the black population? Or how white researchers used poor and immigrant women as guinea pigs (some of whom died) to determine the effects of the Pill and what dosage should be sold to white women? Doubtful. But that’s okay. The pro-life generation will be outside the convention to have these conversations with attendees, the media, and the public. Our student leaders know about the violent, racist, and anti-women ideology that underpins the abortion industry. They intend to debunk the great lie of the Feminist Left that women cannot have both a career and a family. They know that, abortion is the ultimate tool of the patriarchy. Today’s empowered women know that they can multitask for achievement. It’s ironic that Victorian patriarchs told women they could not be successful at work and at home … so they should stay home, and leave the voting and economic issues to the men. Now feminist leaders tell women they cannot be successful at home and a work … so they should just stay a work and leave behind their dreams for meaningful relationships and children. Either way, women are sold short. Women have incredible freedoms in the U.S. — freedoms that women in other nations can scarcely hope to attain in the future. In the United States, women can be successful and achieve their dreams no matter what their background or circumstances. By and large, American women live without the fear of female genital mutilation, becoming the child brides of violent abusers, or being robbed of their basic human rights. But the glaring contradiction in America’s otherwise shining record of female empowerment is abortion. Abortion undermines every achievement we make as women by reminding us that American culture has failed to assure women that the cost of their own success is never the blood of their own children. Abortion is an affront to the dignity of women just as it is an affront to the lives of millions of preborn males and females who become the collateral damage of a failed second-wave feminist ideology. Women deserve the opportunity to thrive in every endeavor — a home and a work and wherever their dreams will take them. Women deserve better than the lies of the mainstream feminism movement. Kristan Hawkins (@KristanHawkins) is president of Students for Life of America. Perspectives expressed in op-eds are not those of The Daily Caller.

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2017-11-27

http://dailycaller.com/2017/11/19/genuine-feminism-is-alive-its-just-not-very-interesting/

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Genuine Feminism Is Alive, It’s Just Not Very Interesting

Here’s a theory: Our current perception of feminism is based off of the screaming of the movement’s vocal, radical minority. The same can be said for many of the movements jockeying for coverage right now, namely that the genuine, majority viewpoint doesn’t get covered because it’s less interesting. This all makes it seem like the level-headed people do not exist. There’s a lot going on with modern-day feminism. Most of what I’ve seen and written about is bad. I’m hopeful it isn’t nearly the whole truth. I recently found myself visiting a friend at a networking and panel event for female empowerment in Washington, D.C. It’s the second most liberal city in America. For context, 90.48 percent of the District’s population voted for former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in the 2016 presidential election and 92.46 percent voted for then-Sen. Barack Obama in 2008. “Apprehensive” is the perfect way to describe how I felt. My friend is not conservative by any measure of the word, and I was worried I’d be stuck skulking in a dark corner desperately hoping no one smelled my “wrongness” while impassioned feminist advocates played the victim card and disparaged men in broad swaths. I didn’t trust that our wonderful friendship would mean any of the women in the room were as willing to reach across the isle. What actually transpired was rational, sound and, most importantly, helpful to young women of any viewpoint. The first bit of advice all the the panelists agreed on was this: “Take risks, it’s really important.” Speakers fostered ideals like paying it forward, working hard, building a community around yourself and bringing women up without tearing men down. “We’re not neglecting men,” one of the five panelists said. “Include men in the conversation. I got [to] where I am because of men and women.” Learning how to work in a team is critical, another panelist said, because if your team fails, you fail. There’s no time for pity parties and no time for the blame game. Taking responsibility is paramount. The life lessons they stressed were applicable to any young woman or man trying to build their personal and professional lives. It was all sound advice. Interrupting people is a “shitty habit” that’s not gender exclusive, a panelist said. “It’s something everyone should work on.” Being heard is about “confidence … Trust your gut. A part of it is making interruptions irrelevant. Greet them as a professional.” The event’s theme was strength. Confidence in yourself, your ability to succeed, overcome obstacles and handle the tough times. Fortitude is something many young adults lack, but it’s critical to being able to deal with the inevitable bad days, stress and pressure that come with growing up and screwing up. No one mentioned anything about what women “deserve” or are owed. The talk emphasized equality of opportunity, not outcome. As for dealing with hurt feelings? It’s all about building a thick skin. “People make judgements, that’s the way the world is.” By the end of the panel I turned to my friend and said I couldn’t believe not a single person had taken a jab at President Donald Trump or the right. In fact, politics hadn’t been mentioned once. She cracked a joke about liberals I won’t repeat here. We both laughed, and I left happier than I’d arrived. (RELATED: Healthy Feminism Still Exists. I Found It In An Auditorium In New York City.) If once is happenstance and twice is coincidence, let’s hope I’ll be back writing about how three’s a trend. The critical takeaway is not that radical feminists dominate the airwaves, it is that traditional feminism is alive, well and fills 4-hour events in the second most liberal city in the country. Healthy feminism bolsters a lesson we learned as children: Things exist even though we can’t always see them. Follow Katie on Twitter and Facebook

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2017-11-27

http://dailycaller.com/2015/06/26/read-the-highlights-from-antonin-scalias-face-melting-dissent-on-gay-marriage/

Read The Highlights From Antonin Scalia’s FACE-MELTING Dissent On Gay Marriage

The Supreme Court ruled 5-4 that the Constitution recognizes same-sex marriage, but Justice Antonin Scalia spun up a scorching dissenting opinion lambasting the court for its decision. “The opinion is couched in a style that is as pretentious as its content is egotistic,” Scalia wrote. He went on, his style some of the most inflammatory we’ve seen from the court. “‘The nature of marriage is that, through its enduring bond, two persons together can find other freedoms, such as expression, intimacy, and spirituality.’ (Really? Who ever thought that intimacy and spirituality [whatever that means] were freedoms? And if intimacy is, one would think Freedom of Intimacy is abridged rather than expanded by marriage. Ask the nearest hippie.” And Scalia’s footnote may be the best quip of all. “The Supreme Court of the United States has descended from the disciplined legal reasoning of John Marshall and Joseph Story to the mystical aphorisms of the fortune cookie.” Read the rest of the opinion here: Scalia Dissent Follow Casey on Twitter and like him on Facebook Content created by The Daily Caller News Foundation is available without charge to any eligible news publisher that can provide a large audience. For licensing opportunities of our original content, please contact [email protected].

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2017-11-27

https://consciouslifenews.com/benjamin-fulford-5-22-12-group-criminals-rest-assured-days-numbered/1128699/

Benjamin Fulford 5-22-12: this group of criminals… can rest assured their days are numbered

(Source: Kauilapele’s Blog) There is a fair bit of “nuclear satanic terrorist cabal” talk in this week’s Ben article. And we know that all that nuclear talk will be just that. Talk. Reading beyond that, two key elements here are the offer of assistance to the White Dragon Society by first, new major power groups in Turkey, and second, William Twofeather, an Apache war-chief and spiritual war leader. I will offer little more than this for the moment, but I’ve covered as much of this article as I felt were useful in the highlights. Highlights A British Intelligence source said that a bomb that was intended to go off in London was a Ukranian SS19 that had been “dialed down” from a maximum blast of 500 kilotons to 100 kilotons. This satanic group will also make another push to start World War 3 in Iran, he and other sources said… So that, it seems, was the real secret agenda of the meeting of NATO terrorist states this past weekend in Chicago. …this group of criminals… can rest assured their days are numbered even if they do manage a bit more horror. It is also now clear that we are dealing with a sub-group within and outside of the committee of 300 and not the entire committee. …for now the [humanitarian aid] funds are still being frozen by people connected to the P2 freemason lodge. The public obstacle seems to be the Washington D.C. corporate government using President Obama as his figurehead and senior Chinese government officials friendly to the P2 fascists. …recently new major power groups offered to support the goals of the White Dragon Society: the Turkish government, the ancient Middle-Eastern order of assassins and the spiritual war leader of Turtle Island (North America). The Turks were advised [by the White Dragon Society] to put pressure on the Gulf slave states run by Sabbatean satanic pseudo-muslims. …the White Dragon Society was offered support by William Twofeather, an Apache war-chief and spiritual war leader of the original native inhabitants of Turtle Island (…North America)… (…North America)… …[the] sort of tactic needed to defeat the cabal. Concentrate on the leaders. Twofeather is also a veteran of the US marine special forces and a proud American who is appalled at what has happened to the country he fought for. ————————————————————————— Time for China to stop supporting fascist US regime Benjamin Fulford, May 22, 2012 We would like to start this week’s report with a special message to Chinese President Hu Jintao: The Chinese people asked the creator to grant the peaceful rise of China to the center of the world stage. You were told this would happen but that you had to promise to end poverty and stop environmental destruction. You have now presided over one of the greatest periods in China’s long and glorious history. However, you were not able to end poverty and stop environmental destruction. We ask you to please not stand in the way of people who wish to accomplish these goals. Specifically, we would like you to stop subsidizing the illegal fascist Obama corporate government with Chinese money. In 2011 alone you supplied them with $$295 billion in Chinese subsidies. Please stop doing this. Thank you. And now for the news: satanic Sabbatean cult that illegally seized power in Western Europe and the US is now a dangerous, injured beast threatening to once again unleash nuclear terror. A British Intelligence source said that a bomb that was intended to go off in London was a Ukranian SS19 that had been “dialed down” from a maximum blast of 500 kilotons to 100 kilotons. This weapon was then traced from England to Germany and may now be in Japan, he said. He said the weapon would be brought into Japan (if it has not already been) via submarine from cabal bases in Sao Tome and New Guinea. The likely offloading point would be the Miura peninsula, according to this source. Japanese AWACS planes should be able to detect the bomb during transportation because it will be unshielded. The bomb in London was brought in at a time when for mysterious reasons someone senior at the British Ministry of Defense ordered all British AWACS to be grounded, he said. These nuclear missiles were part of a batch sold by Russian arms dealer Victor Bout, the source said. Iran also bought some of these weapons, he said. This new, detailed intelligence dovetails with what other sources, including an FSB agent going by the name Richard Sorge and a close relative of the Shah of Iran, said. This satanic group will also make another push to start World War 3 in Iran, he and other sources said. So that, it seems, was the real secret agenda of the meeting of NATO terrorist states this past weekend in Chicago. Read more at Ben’s site ————————————————————————— [A subscription to Ben’s full articles is only $$8 per month ("Payments can… be made with a ‘PayPal’ [account]“), but Ben will allow anyone who can not pay this to subscribe for less (or free). On one page of his site he says, “All subscribers will agree to pay whatever monthly subscription price they can afford. Those who are really poor can get it for free.”

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2017-11-27

https://consciouslifenews.com/benjamin-fulford-5-15-12-battle-against-financial-mafia-illegally-seized-power-west-proceeding/1128403/

Benjamin Fulford 5-15-12: “The Battle Against the Financial Mafia that Illegally Seized Power in the West is Proceeding Well”

(Source: Kauilapele’s Blog) Even though I’m not publishing the full text of this, I wanted to include the quote below from the last paragraph of Ben’s article, as I feel this could form a useful focal point for envisioning what this world is to become in 3D, before our eyes, right now. Other than that, I believe the highlights speak for themselves. “The whole world has a message to the criminal cabal of Satan worshiping oligarchs who enslaved the West: We want an end to war, an end to poverty and an end to environmental destruction. We also want you to release, in a safe and responsible manner, all the energy and other technology that you have been suppressing. We want you to stop behaving like criminals and become responsible global citizens.” Highlights The top US criminal corporate government representative in Japan, Edward Nye, will no longer be welcome in Asia following the release of new information about his links to the March 11, 2011 nuclear and tsunami terror attack on Japan. Many of the top Japanese and Korean agents working for the US corporate government in Japan have already been or are about to be purged… There was also a meeting last week between representatives of the committee of 300, the White Dragon Society and an Asian secret society last week to discuss the new financial system. …the committee of 300… offered… a 1200 trillion dollar “… Bond.” The White Dragon Society made a counter proposal… for an initial donation of $$100 million to the White Dragon Foundation to be used to hire experts to begin planning the establishment of a world economic planning agency. There was also a lot of discussion about Asian gold stashes… Chinese gold that was evacuated to the US in 1938. The… government of the time was given 60 year bonds backed by that gold and was given solemn promises the gold would be returned in 1998… the … families behind the US Federal Reserve Board never intended to give the gold back. A Chinese communist government agent present … said any Chinese gold taken out of China… should be used for global economic development… There was thus a general agreement the gold should be used to back the new financial system. In any case, the battle against the financial mafia that illegally seized power in the West is proceeding well. …the G5 terrorist countries… and their shrinking group of slave states … are being steadily isolated. The… movement that favors world peace now includes over 140 states… The war-mongering NATO group meeting in Chicago this week… only includes 28 countries. …this “world financial crisis,”… is really just a Western world financial crisis. The whole world has a message to the criminal cabal of Satan worshipping oligarchs who enslaved the West: We want an end to war, an end to poverty and an end to environmental destruction… release… all the energy and other technology… We want you to stop behaving like criminals and become responsible global citizens. ————————————————————————— Major purge of US puppets in Japan continuing behind the scenes, Nato terrorist state group being cut off by Benjamin Fulford, May 15, 2012 The top US criminal corporate government representative in Japan, Edward Nye, will no longer be welcome in Asia following the release of new information about his links to the March 11, 2011 nuclear and tsunami terror attack on Japan. He is believed to be the author of a February, 2000 CIA report on the Japanese energy sector that stated the following: “In order to prevent Japanese national power from becoming any stronger and to prevent a resurgence of anti-American feeling in Japan it is necessary to put hand-cuffs on Japan’s energy sector over the long term. Nuclear energy now accounts for 30% of Japan’s power production. The most effective counter measure would be to neutralize the main concentration of Japanese nuclear know-how, the Tokyo Electric Power Corporation. TEPCO has Japan’s largest market capitalization and it is a leader of Japan’s corporate and financial world. It is also very trusted by the Japanese people. To prevent Japan from becoming a nuclear power, it is necessary to destroy trust in TEPCO and drastically set back Japan’s progress in nuclear power.” This CIA report was quoted in the November 2002 issue of Zaikai Tenbo, a leading Japanese business magazine. Many of the top Japanese and Korean agents working for the US corporate government in Japan have already been or are about to be purged and now all “Japan handlers,” working for the criminal corporate US mafia government are being advised to get out of Japan and never come back. There was also a meeting last week between representatives of the committee of 300, the White Dragon Society and an Asian secret society last week to discuss the new financial system. Read more at Ben’s site ————————————————————————— [A subscription to Ben’s full articles is only $$8 per month ("Payments can… be made with a ‘PayPal’ [account]“), but Ben will allow anyone who can not pay this to subscribe for less (or free). On one page of his site he says, “All subscribers will agree to pay whatever monthly subscription price they can afford. Those who are really poor can get it for free.” Ben may be contacted at any of the emails below which he provides on his websites: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected]]

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2017-11-27

https://consciouslifenews.com/love-light/1143432/

Cherie Roe Dirksen

‘Love and Light’ — What Does it Mean?

What is Meant by the Saying ‘Love and Light’? This is an interesting conundrum. It is a saying that has become a standard greeting in the spiritual community but what exactly does it mean? I touched on this adage in my book Divine You but never really found a satisfactory answer. But, hang on, do I see a light at the end of this tunnel? I was listening to Deepak Chopra the other day and he was discussing light in the context of photosynthesis. Science and Light Can you believe it, science rearing its technical head in a spiritual blog? Actually, the bridge between spirituality and science is closing in rapidly. Let’s put this simply because I don’t want your attention to wane. Light creates form. There you go, in a nutshell! Ha, but what does this have to do with spirituality? Everything! We are spirit having a human or ‘material’ experience. We are incarnate, in form in a dimension that requires atoms (which are pretty much free-floating molecules) to coagulate into matter to make up ‘stuff’. I know, my scientific prowess is amazing — I’m surprised New Science magazine hasn’t lassoed me to write for their journal yet. Suffice to say that we need this ‘stuff’, or, more eloquently, solid matter to navigate this third dimension of physical, material reality. Okay, now I know you’re an intelligent bunch so you’re still with me… The sun’s rays are transported to Earth through the ether and provides organisms with light energy which they convert into chemical energy — a process otherwise known as photosynthesis. Even the word ‘photosynthesis’ is profound — it is derived from the Greek photo-, “light”, and synthesis, “putting together”. Without light plants won’t grow and without plants, herbivores would die and without herbivores, then carnivores and omnivores die — you get the picture. Are you beginning to put things together here? Light = putting together. Right, so Where is Love in all of This? Love, although it can’t be proven in a laboratory, is the glue that binds existence together for us spiritual beings. It’s what makes life interesting and adds to our staying power here. Without love, what would be the point, right? Ergo, in my humble opinion, love is what keeps us on this planet. It is what holds the form together, the egg to our cake — the binding ingredient of all biological life. So light provides us with form and love keeps us in form — interesting, huh? Let’s Put this Together, Shall We? In conclusion to this waffle, I’d like to sum this up by adding; there is another wise saying in spiritual circles — Namaste — which means ‘I bow to you’ — it’s beautiful and shows respect. It is a recognition of the divine spark within another. However, of late, we have that new greeting to contend with, ‘love and light’. Now, if you like of course, you can say this with some conviction and actually mean ‘may you be held in good form’. Okay, that sounds ridiculous. Let’s see — how about summing it up with ‘love and light’ meaning: ‘May love always keep you tethered to the One of all that is and light grace your being’. What’s your take on this adage? Do you use it? Does it get your heckles up? What does it mean for you? DigitalArt ©Cherie Roe Dirksen Originally written by Cherie Roe Dirksen for Lightworkers World

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2017-11-27

http://dailycaller.com/2017/09/12/trudeau-opposition-to-islamophobia-law-an-example-of-sexism/

Ottawa Bureau Chief

Trudeau: Opposition To ‘Islamophobia’ Law An Example Of Sexism

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau suggested that some of the opposition to Islamophobia legislation was an example of sexism. Speaking Friday to a Women in the World conference in Toronto, Trudeau took aim at the official opposition Conservatives and accused them of not recognizing gender equality. A private member’s motion was passed in March by female Member of Parliament Iqra Khalid, that identified a “public climate of hate and fear” in Canada and demanded that Islamophobia be treated as a hate crime and be subject to prosecution under the Canadian criminal code. “Women who have made it, who have succeeded, who have gotten elected are now two years into it and wondering ‘Is this really what I signed up for?’ because of the nastiness, because of the negativity,” Trudeau said, according to the Canadian Press. He said the Toronto-area Liberal MP “ended up experiencing death threats and a level of online violence and commentary and viral videos against her that were quite terrifying.” Khalid went through a “very difficult time” and considered resigning as an MP, Trudeau said. Critics of her motion said it would be a threat to free speech in Canada. Trudeau also suggested that the Conservatives are also exhibiting more “pushback” than are U.S. negotiators to the prime minister’s insistence that gender equality and climate change issues be enshrined in a renegotiated North American Free Trade Agreement. “The pushback we’re getting is actually not from south of the border, the pushback we’re getting is from Canadian Conservatives who said ‘Oh no this is about economics, it’s about jobs. … It’s not about rhetorical flourishes of being good on environment or being good on gender,'” Trudeau said. Trudeau suggested the Conservatives are a “supposedly responsible political party…that still doesn’t get that gender equality is a fundamental economic issue” and said “we still have a lot of work to do in Canada.” Follow David on Twitter

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2017-11-27

http://dailycaller.com/2017/08/21/varietys-jerry-lewis-obituary-is-shamefully-political/

Variety’s Jerry Lewis Obituary Is Shamefully Political

Comedy legend Jerry Lewis passed away today. He lived to the ripe old age of 91. Best known for his works “The Ladies Man,” “The Nutty Professor,” and “The Bellboy,” Lewis’ comedic ability was never truly given the accolades it deserved during the height of his career—until 2009, when he was given an honorary Oscar. Rather than celebrating Lewis as one of America’s finest comedians, Variety’s Richard Natale and Carmel Dagan opted instead to pan the actor’s politically incorrect jokes and vocal right-wing political views in their obituary posted today. “Lewis’ brand of humor did not always wear well as times and attitudes changed,” Variety claims. “Over the last 10 years of his life, his reputation soured slightly as he was forced to apologize for making a gay slur on camera during the 2007 telethon, continued to make racist and misogynistic jokes, and didn’t hesitate to share his right-wing political views.” Despite having raised more than $$2.5 billion dollars for sick children with muscular dystrophy, the publication found it necessary to add an angle about racism and homophobia to his obituary. Woe betide the actor and film pioneer who dared to stick to his guns instead of bending his knee at the altar of social justice and its politically correct crusaders, who deemed his comedy too risqué for their taste (or lack thereof). Choosing not to commemorate his achievements in the world of comedy, the humor-challenged publication describes his career as “beset by controversy,” highlighting Lewis’ worst flaws—the kind that made him human, which by their standards, made him a bad person. “He was, by his own admission, an impatient man, and over the years battled numerous illnesses and a prescription drug dependency,” Variety claims gleefully. “His parting with [Dean] Martin in 1956 after 10 years as a duo was acrimonious. And the telethons were awash in claims that there was a disparity between the money pledged and the money collected.” The piece goes on to state how Lewis had eventually become irrelevant to the American public—or in their words, “Americans largely dismissed him,” stating that he had developed a following with French film journals by directing “uninspired fare” later in the ‘70s. Despite some faint, but damning praise about his performance in Scorcese’s “The King of Comedy” and “Wiseguy,” the writers added a caveat to say that his later work “failed to impress.” Missing from the condemnatory article are Lewis’ contributions to his pioneering use of video assist in filmmaking. As a director, Lewis is credited with inventing the precursor to the complex system, which allows filmmakers to view a video version of a take immediately after it is filmed. When he was filming The Bellboy in 1960, he used a video camera to record scenes simultaneously alongside his film camera. It must be a real joy for two hacks to highlight Jerry Lewis’ flaws to override all the good he did–both for filmmaking, and for the world in general. Ian Miles Cheong is a journalist and outspoken media critic. You can reach him through social media at @stillgray on Twitter and on Facebook.

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2017-11-27

http://dailycaller.com/2017/08/23/how-mic-com-exploits-social-justice-outrage/

How Mic.com Exploits Social Justice Outrage

Mic.com, the website that banks on daily outrage for social justice warriors, let go of 25 of its writers last week. Their jobs were rendered redundant following an editorial shift towards video content. Former employees told their stories to The Outline’s Adrianne Jeffries, who penned a damning story about how the website exploited social justice for clicks before abandoning its most prolific contributors. For half a decade, the site formerly known as PolicyMic has veered far towards the left by publishing countless articles harping on the latest outrage in realms as diverse as politics to movies, comic books and video games. If there’s a social justice angle to be taken, they’ll take it. “’Wolfenstein 2’ DLC: In a huge series first, you’ll play as a black man and a woman.” “Marvel’s ‘Iron Fist’ missed chance to recast lead white character as Asian, some say.” You get the idea. Former employees told The Outline that the website’s founders, Chris Altchek and Jake Horowitz, are apathetic to the issues the website promotes. Formerly designed to offer balanced takes from across the political spectrum, Mic moved to bank on social justice issues when they struck gold with social media traffic—driving as many as 65 million unique visitors each month. According to former employees, the website has writers contributing hundreds of articles each week based on SEO keywords and topics—basically anything that would allow them to mine what Jeffries calls “Facebook gold” after it discovered viral success on the social media platform. “Mic realized earlier than most places that they could commodify people’s feelings about race and gender,” said a former contributor, who stated that the website found a way to replicate daily viral outrage through its “Identities” section, which focused on “examining the intersections of sexuality, gender, class and race in politics and culture for the millennial generation.” A 2015 report on Digiday revealed how Mic.com managed to turn the largely insular Tumblr platform into a bigger traffic driver than Twitter by speaking the same language as its millennial users. It’s a fact that the company doesn’t even bother to hide—bragging on their entry for the Shorty Awards about how they employ a “strategist with Tumblr expertise” to engage that community. And nothing speaks Tumblrese like someone fluent in the language of social justice. The fixation on traffic stats was a problem for employees, who wanted to feel like they were “making a difference” through social justice rather than being part of the problem by harping on every little issue. The Outline’s damning report states that many employees were in it to promote their social justice causes and cared little about driving traffic—and actions by the site’s two co-founders were sometimes considered callous. In one 2015 instance, when a TV news reporter and her cameraman were shot on live TV, Altchek and Horowitz ordered pizza and sent an email to staff telling them to take the day off if they felt traumatized by the news. A group of employees penned a group email to complain about this, asking why the site never offered pizza or personal days any time a black man was shot by a police officer.It’s worth noting that the murders of Alison Parker and Adam Ward by a disgruntled colleague hit many journalists close to home because of their shared profession. Another instance cited was when Horowitz allegedly interrupted a story pitch by a contributor wanting to do a story about a woman building rooftop gardens. The former employee recalled him asking: “But, is she black? Is she black?” According to former staffers, editors focused on business lacked the sensitivity they expected from a site promoting social justice. The site’s former SEO director, Michael Cahill, allegedly instructed employees to replicate New York Magazine’s viral cover story of all the women who accused Bill Cosby of rape. Speaking to the Outline, a social justice writer found it “gross” that he wanted contributors to find rape victims and share their stories, as if they were a commodity. To any business-minded person, what Cahill did only made sense for a publication that butters its bread with social justice topics. But to its former contributors, his actions were insensitive. It only went downhill from there—The Outline highlights how Mic baited Facebook readers into “getting worked up over everything” from pointless stories about random people doing problematic things. “Mic trafficked in outrage culture,” said a former staffer, who added that these efforts only made people desensitized to “huge breaks in social and political norms.” No kidding. Despite pivoting towards video, the Mic.com appears to be unflinching in its drive for daily clickbait. Just today, the website dragged a sexy male unicorn character in a relatively unpopular video game for being “gay minstrely.” The outrage couldn’t be more pointless. Ian Miles Cheong is a journalist and outspoken media critic. You can reach him through social media at @stillgray on Twitter and on Facebook.

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2017-11-27

http://dailycaller.com/2017/09/26/biotech-ceo-joshua-mcclure-openly-admits-to-discriminating-against-men/

Biotech CEO Joshua McClure Openly Admits To Discriminating Against Men

The CEO of a biotech company, MaxWell Biosciences, explicitly stated his intention to discriminate against hiring men at his medical startup on Monday. The company, which performs bioengineering and research into Alzheimer’s Disease and dementia, has the backing of high-profile investors, The Daily Caller has learned. Company CEO Joshua McClure stated in a now-deleted tweet that he was actively seeking women to employ — at the cost of ignoring male talent who apply to work. The tweet was not well-received by critics who accused him of discriminating against men. “I’m a man,” he wrote in response to a threaded discussion about men in tech. “I’m actively ignoring male talent to search for female. Being called a ‘boy’ doesn’t help me change opportunities for women.” In separate tweets, McClure wrote that he believed hiring women is good because they “think different,” and that he sought to diversify his workforce to “alienate the comfort zone.” He linked to an article claiming that diverse teams are “smarter” and “more successful” compared to those with less demographic diversity. Critics quipped that his views appeared to be very much in line with James Damore’s, who was fired from Google after he released a memo calling for the tech giant to break down the walls of its ideological echo chamber. However, unlike Damore, McClure explicitly stated his intention to hire women over men for the sake of diversity. Following the backlash, McClure deleted his original tweet and has not explained why he intends to deprive men of the same opportunities he’s offering women. Ian Miles Cheong is a journalist and outspoken media critic. You can reach him through social media at @stillgray on Twitter and on Facebook.

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2017-11-27

http://dailycaller.com/2017/09/08/londons-victoria-and-albert-museum-to-host-exhibition-on-sexism-in-video-games/

UK Museum To Host Sexism In Games Exhibit

The Victoria & Albert Museum in London is set to host a controversial new exhibition displaying a history of “sexism” and “violence” in video games. The exhibition is being billed as the first show by a major international museum to explore the widely enjoyed interactive medium—which makes it unfortunate that one of the main topics it’s set to explore revolves around the portrayal of women as sexual objects intended for the gratification of men. Set to launch in September 2018, the exhibition will examine a variety of aspects in video games, including core game design and online player communities to the gender imbalance within the game industry. According to a Telegraph report on September 6, the museum will host large-scale installations and hands-on interactive experiences that show the evolution of video games. This includes the portrayal of women in games from titles like “Tomb Raider,” the “Grand Theft Auto” series, and the “Dead or Alive” fighting games. “Gender, misogyny, violence – we are not moving away from any of that,” said Tristram Hunt, who was recently appointed the director of V&A. “You have to understand the design component, but you can’t remove that entirely from some of the social political context in which it is placed. We are going to address all of those issues. We are not going to shy away from any of that.” He said that one of the challenges of V&A was to get visitors to “think differently about what they might not respect visually,” by allowing them to explore the various aspects of something they might not otherwise care about, such as video games. Marie Foulston, who is curating the exhibition, said that its aim is to get people thinking about what video games are really about. “The exhibition will consider the development in the social and political discussions around videogames. A new wave of critics and designers are engaging directly with subjects from sexuality, violence to geo-politics and these topics will feature within the show,” she said, adding that its purpose was to “engage with such subjects in a nuanced and sensitive way that provokes discussion.” Ian Miles Cheong is a journalist and outspoken media critic. You can reach him through social media at @stillgray on Twitter and on Facebook.

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dailycaller.com

2017-11-27

http://dailycaller.com/2017/10/03/blade-runner-2049-changes-plans-for-premiere-after-las-vegas-shooting/

Entertainment Reporter

'Blade Runner' Changes Plans For Pr

US actors Harrison Ford (R) and Ryan Gosling (L) pose with Cuban actress Ana De Armas (2nd R) and Canadian director Denis Villeneuve (2nd L) during a photocall for the film "Blade Runner 2049" in Paris on September 20, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / Philippe LOPEZ (Photo credit should read PHILIPPE LOPEZ/AFP/Getty Images) The red carpet for the world premiere of “Blade Runner 2049” has been canceled due to the shooting at the Route 91 Harvest concert that left 59 dead and hundreds injured in Las Vegas on Sunday. The premiere will go on at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood on Tuesday night, but Warner Bros. has decided to cancel the red carpet portion of the event due to Sunday’s tragic shooting. “In light of the tragic events of last night, Warner Bros. Pictures, Sony Pictures, and Alcon Entertainment are canceling the red carpet for tomorrow’s screening of ‘Blade Runner 2049,” Warner Bros. said in a statement on Monday. “We join the rest of the country in sending heartfelt thoughts and prayers to all those affected by this tragedy.” “Blade Runner 2049” is the long-awaited sequel to the 1982 sci-fi hit “Blade Runner.” Harrison Ford reprises his role as Rick Deckard and is joined by new star Ryan Gosling in the upcoming film. The sci-fi sequel is expected to be a smash hit at the box office with a predicted launch of at least $$40 million, according to Variety.

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dailycaller.com

2017-11-27

http://dailycaller.com/2017/11/03/liberal-columnists-attack-sarah-sanders-for-her-weight-southern-accent/

Associate Editor

Liberal Columnists Attack Sarah Sanders For Her Weight, Southern Accent

White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders holds the daily briefing at the White House in Washington, U.S., October 10, 2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst Two male, liberal columnists this week launched personal attacks against White House press secretary Sarah Sanders. Los Angeles Times columnist David Horsey mocked Sanders’ appearance, saying she “looks more like a slightly chunky soccer mom who organizes snacks for the kids’ games.” WATCH SARAH SANDERS OWN NBC’s PETER ALEXANDER: “Rather than the fake eyelashes and formal dresses she puts on for news briefings, Sanders seems as if she’d be more comfortable in sweats and running shoes,” Horsey wrote on Wednesday. “Yet, even if Trump privately wishes he had a supermodel for a press secretary, he is lucky to have Sanders.” Another columnist, the New York Times’ Frank Bruni, similarly went out of his way on Friday to bash Sanders for her personal characteristics, in this case her way of speaking. Bruni wrote that Sanders is “serving a function other than communication, which turns out not to be her forte.” (RELATED: Kellyanne Conway Speaks Out After Congressman Said She Looked ‘Familiar’ On Her Knees) “To listen to her pronounce ‘priorities’ is akin to hearing the air seep out of a flat tire, and she leaves half of the consonants on the curb,” Bruni added parenthetically, mocking Sanders for her Southern accent. Horsey apologized for his description of Sanders in an update to his column following this article’s publication. “I want to apologize to Times readers — and to Sarah Huckabee Sanders — for a description that was insensitive and failed to meet the standards of our newspaper. It also failed to meet the expectations I have for myself. It surely won’t be my last mistake, but this particular error will be scrupulously avoided in my future commentaries. I’ve removed the offending description,” Horsey said. This story has been updated to include Horsey’s apology.

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dailycaller.com

2017-11-27

http://dailycaller.com/2017/09/19/the-concept-of-white-privilege-and-the-oppression-economy/

'White Privilege' And The Oppressio

As we reported earlier today, San Diego State College is offering extra credit for students who can determine their level of “white privilege.” However, the progressive concept is entirely based on an insular view of the world—which leftists see as being run by “white supremacy.” It’s not reality, and it’s one that promotes an oppression economy. Professor Dae Elliot, who teaches sociology, has offered students in her class the option of earning extra credit for filling out a questionnaire with 20 questions asking them about the privileges they have, to show that “racial privilege is one form of white privilege.” The quiz—titled “White Privilege Checklist”—cites Peggy McIntosh, associate director of the Wellesley College Center for Research on Women as its source for the definition of the term, “white privilege.” She defined the term in 1989 as “an invisible package of unearned assets, which I can count on cashing in each day, but about which I ‘meant’ to remain oblivious. White privilege is like an invisible weightless knapsack of special provisions, maps, passports, code books, visas, clothes, tools, and blank checks.” The term has been cited ever since then by progressive ideologues to promote the idea that white men are the only people capable of holding an invisible privilege over everyone else—effectively casting women and minorities as perpetual victims. This belief has given rise to bitterness and enmity, especially among social justice advocates, who see themselves as crusaders of social equality by demanding equity or “fairness” in the form of reparations and benefits to make up for their disadvantages—whether real or imagined. The quiz, which was provided to students in the classroom, asks 20 questions. I’ll take an effort to answer some of them. “I can arrange to be in the company of people my own race most of the time.” This depends entirely on where you live. A white, black, or Asian man living in a densely populated Hispanic neighborhood would have trouble finding company among people of his own ethnicity most of the time. It also raises the question as to why you’d want to segregate yourself based on ethnicity. The professional world certainly doesn’t provide an option, and colleges like SDSU should be teaching students to be more open to a diverse spectrum of ideas, political beliefs, and cultures without the shadow of xenophobia. “I can go shopping alone most of the time, pretty well assured that I will not be followed or harassed.” I’m assuming the professor’s vaguely-worded question refers to the belief that black men are followed around by store employees more so than a white family. However, this may have little to do with race and everything to do with conduct—a group of teenage girls (regardless of ethnicity) is going to be eyed with suspicion. I’d ask how white privilege manages to protect Asians in this instance. “I can turn on the television or open to the front page of the paper and see people of my race widely represented.” Have you read the headlines lately? It’s nothing but politics and bad news. Beyond that, the United States is 77.4% white. An immigrant from Nepal isn’t going to see much representation in the media outside of the Dalai Lama. Representation is nice, but no one is entitled to it. It’s not as if Chinese movies are filled with white actors—where they’re only ever cast as villains. “I can go into a music shop and count on finding the music of my race represented, into a supermarket and find the food I grew up with, into a hairdresser’s shop and find someone who can deal with my hair.” Once again, this depends entirely on where you live. It’s worth noting that rap and jazz music are popular worldwide, and people of all ethnicities enjoy them despite it being a product of African-American culture. If white privilege was as all-powerful as the professor claims, we’d only be allowed to listen to country music. “I am not made acutely aware that my shape, bearing, or body odor will be taken as a reflection on my race.” White Americans are routinely depicted as obese and unhealthy—even within U.S. media. Despite the existence of many slim and fit Americans, obesity is taken as a reflection of all white Americans. “I can worry about racism without being seen as self-interested or self-seeking.” Whites do have to worry about being considered selfish when they speak out against inequality—even when they aren’t leftists. It’s all thanks to the rise of “virtue signaling” among the progressive left, in which social justice warriors often speak out against inequalities—real or imagined—to earn social currency. “I can take a job or enroll in a college with an affirmative action policy without having my co-workers or peers assume I got it because of my race.” Most people wouldn’t have that assumption if you did your job well and lived up to the standards upheld by the organization. This says nothing of the fact that Asians are actively discriminated against through admissions processes that serve as illegal quota systems. Despite the superior academic accomplishments of Asians in comparison to every other ethnicity, roughly the same percentage of African-Americans, Hispanics, whites and Asians were admitted to Harvard every year. “I can be late to a meeting without having the lateness reflect on my race.” Stop showing up late. That’s just rude. Beyond that, tardiness is also a stereotypical trait of Italians and Spanish people from Europe. They’re also considered white in America. How does white privilege work for them? “I am never asked to speak for all of the people of my racial group.” Nor I. This imagined victimhood stems from a handful of racial incidents in which bonafide racists assume the worst about a person based on the color of their skin—an act no different from what progressives do when they assume every white man is an oppressor. “I can easily by [sic] posters, postcards, picture books, greeting cards, dolls, toys, children’s magazines featuring people of my race.” As can anyone else. Was this questionnaire written in 1957 or 2017? “I can choose blemish cover or bandages in ‘flesh’ color and have them more or less match my skin.” Ditto. “I can do well in a challenging situation without being called a credit to my race.” Only a racist would highlight your ethnicity and credit it for your personal accomplishments, or claim that you’re not as bad all the rest. The same can be said of social justice activists who condemn white people for the actions of dead old men in the 1700s. This has nothing to do with white privilege, and everything to do with racism. “I can walk into a classroom and know I will not be the only member of my race.” This is not the experience of a white child who goes to a public school in a place like Baltimore or New Orleans. Likewise, an immigrant is always going to stand out—regardless of ethnicity. Students who finish the quiz are also informed of other forms of privilege, including “gender, sexual orientation, class, and religion,” and asked to come up with even more forms of privilege. After all, what would a sociology class be like unless it could come up with even more ways to be oppressed? Speaking to College Fix, professor Elliott justified the quiz by saying it helped students to see things from different perspectives. “Only through processes that allow us to share intersubjectively, weigh all of our perspectives according to amount of shareable empirical evidence can we approximate an objective understanding of our society,” she said. An objective understanding of society isn’t going to be one built on victimhood—but self-empowerment and strength. Everyone has their own struggles, but those who allow their struggles to define who they are will never make it very far in life. The oppression economy can only handle so many professional victims before it goes bankrupt. Ian Miles Cheong is a journalist and outspoken media critic. You can reach him through social media at @stillgray on Twitter and on Facebook.

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dailywire.com

2017-11-27

http://www.dailywire.com/news/19502/watch-ashley-judd-loses-her-mind-when-airport-amanda-prestigiacomo

WATCH: Ashley Judd LOSES HER MIND When Airport Worker Calls Her 'Sweetheart'

She's baaaack! Fresh off her incredibly bizarre and vulgar slam poetry session at the Women's March on Washington to protest the democratic election of Donald Trump, insane Hollywood feminist Ashley Judd went all Lena Dunham and reported an airport worker who apparently had the audacity to call her "sweetheart" and compliment her dress. Where does this guy think we are? Saudi freaking Arabia? And Ms. Judd, eager to stamp-out "everyday sexism," took to Facebook to lament the traumatic incident. “I was coming through security and a guy said ‘Hey, sweetheart,'” whined Judd. “And I said ‘I’m not your sweetheart. I am your client.’” The horror continues, as the self-styled Nasty Woman recollected the kind employee — trigger warning — complimenting her dress. “Then when I was setting my things out he said, ‘hey, nice dress." The totally rational actress claims the man "touched" her as he grabbed her belongings and placed them on what can only be assumed to have been a conveyer belt. “I didn’t see him touch anybody else," she accused. "And I turned around and I said ‘that was unnecessary. ... By that time, you know, my skin was burning, my feet are burning. It’s so hard to continue to set these boundaries when someone continues to push." Unbelievably, the nice guy then told her: "Have a good day, sweetheart." Watch the insanity, below: And we have a follow-up video! Thank goodness. Here, Judd basically explains that the manager said he had a talking-to with the employee she complained about (for essentially doing his job in a friendly manner) and that she was given vouchers for coffee in recompense for the intense ordeal. Then, framing herself as a modern Rosa Parks, Judd complimented herself on her bravery for speaking up. "Just because 89 people don't speak up, doesn't mean it's okay," the actress said the manager told her, "and the one person who does speak up, is the person who can help employees realize that it is inappropriate to use that kind of language." For clarity, "that kind of language" includes a man calling her "sweetheart" and saying "nice dress." Watch: How deeply entrenched in your own victimhood do you have to be to be triggered by a friendly airport employee calling you sweetheart? Really? Stay crazy, homegirl.

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conservapedia.com

2017-11-27

http://www.conservapedia.com/Religious_vegetarianism

Religious vegetarianism

From Conservapedia Religious vegetarianism is type of vegetarianism, in which one is vegetarian, based on primarily and/or solely religious reasons often related to minimizing harm to living beings where possible. Religious vegetarians are often followers of Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism and Seventh Day Adventists. Some Muslims living in the United States of America and Canada choose not to eat meat because of not having access to Halal meat, although some of them may simply get Kosher meat, instead. Some denominations of Christianity require and/or believe that being a vegetarian is ideal.

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dailycaller.com

2017-11-27

http://dailycaller.com/2017/10/10/rapper-thinks-jerry-jones-has-slave-owners-mentality-over-anthem-stance/

Rapper Thinks Jerry Jones Has Slave Owner’s Mentality Over Anthem Stance

Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones addresses the press conference for the 2014 The Cowboy Rides Away tour at Dallas Cowboys Stadium on September 9, 2013 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Rick Diamond/Getty Images for Essential Broadcast Media) Rapper Common thinks Jerry Jones’ stance on the national anthem shows he has the mentality of a slave owner. The Dallas Cowboys legendary owner recently made it clear that players who refuse to respect the flag will not be allowed to play on his team. Well, that didn’t sit too well with the star hip-hop singer. Common told TMZ Sports, “It’s an owner mentality. It’s an owner like a slave owner mentality, to be honest. Like, ‘You gonna do what I say on this.'” WATCH: That’s one of the most ridiculous comments I’ve ever heard, and it’s really trivializing to the actual horrors of slavery around the world. NFL players are employees on contracts. They are free to retire from the league at anytime, and they have the freedom to pursue different opportunities. We live in America. We have the freedom to quit any job we want if we don’t like what our boss tells us to do. At the same time, a boss has say over the actions of his employees if they feel it’s damaging the brand. If Cowboys players don’t want to comply with the rules then they should leave. It’s no different than any other job. Follow David on Twitter

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dailycaller.com

2017-11-27

http://dailycaller.com/2017/10/09/espn-host-trump-made-football-bow-video/

Associate Editor

ESPN Host: Trump ‘Made Football Bow’ [VIDEO]

President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence “made football bow” in their campaign against NFL players kneeling during the national anthem, ESPN host Dan Le Batard conceded on Monday. The Miami Dolphins’ requirement that players stand for the flag and Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones’ threat to bench any player who kneels during the anthem were both clear wins for Trump and Pence, said Le Batard, the co-host of ESPN’s “Highly Questionable.” Pence walked out of the Indianapolis Colts’ game against the San Francisco 49’ers after players knelt during the national anthem. Trump claimed credit for Pence’s walkout on Sunday, saying that he instructed the vice president to leave the game if players disrespected the American flag. Le Batard’s co-host, Sarah Spain, trashed Pence’s walk-out as “a waste of money, waste of time and an embarrassment considering what else is going on in our country.” Spain similarly slammed Jerry Jones, who said on Sunday that any Cowboys player who disrespects the anthem will not play. “If we are disrespecting the flag, then we won’t play. Period. Period. We’re going to respect the flag,” Jones said. Spain characterized Jones’ comments as “unfair” to the players. The Miami Dolphins implemented a similar policy on Sunday requiring players to stand for the national anthem. Three players who had knelt the previous week remained in the tunnel, although still standing for the anthem. “All the more reason by the way for Pence and Trump to do this because now they can claim, look, we got the owner of the Dallas Cowboys in line on this. We got the owner of the Dolphins in line on this, because no one was protesting, three guys stayed back in the Dolphins locker room,” Le Batard said. “These guys can now take credit for what was an easy stance,” he said, referring to Trump and Pence. “They made football bow.” WATCH: Another ESPN host, Jemele Hill, was suspended for two weeks on Monday after suggesting NFL fans boycott the Cowboys’ advertisers. (RELATED: ESPN Suspends Jemele Hill For Two Weeks) That statement came after Hill stirred controversy by calling President Trump a “white supremacist.”

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dailycaller.com

2017-11-27

http://dailycaller.com/2017/09/20/jerry-jones-the-national-anthem-is-not-the-place-to-express-yourself/

Entertainment Reporter

Jerry Jones On The National Anthem Protest

Some players around the NFL are continuing to carry on the national anthem protest started by the now unemployed Colin Kaepernick and Jerry Jones is continuing to put them in their place. The Dallas Cowboys owner has made his stance on the national anthem very clear and so have his players. On Wednesday, Jones joined Fox Business for a quick interview in which he explained why everyone should stand for the national anthem and our flag. “I do not think the place to express yourself in society is as we recognize the American flag.” – Jerry Jones on National Anthem protests pic.twitter.com/DE77jTG3HZ — FOX Business (@FoxBusiness) September 20, 2017 “I do not think the place to express yourself in society is as we recognize the American flag,” Jones said. The Cowboys owner also noted that it’s a time to recognize the American troops “and all the people that have made this great country” and given the players the opportunity “to even be there in front of the nation” due to to their sacrifice for our freedom. “That’s not the place to do anything other than honor the flag and everybody that’s given up a little for it,” Jones concluded. All the other owners around the league need to get on board and make sure their players know what the national anthem is all about.

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dailycaller.com

2017-11-27

http://dailycaller.com/2017/10/23/male-feminist-allies-the-witch-hunters-have-become-the-witches-hunted/

Male Feminist Allies: The Witch Hunters Have Become The Witches, Hunted

All it takes to ruin a person’s life is a single loose accusation. In the court of public opinion, the standard of proof preponderance is nonexistent, and those accused of crimes have no recourse to defend themselves. In the wake of the Harvey Weinstein sexual allegations, numerous men in Hollywood, the media, and just about every other industry have been accused of crimes ranging from the innocuous (“weird lunch ‘dates’”) to the serious (sexual assault and rape), all of which have been conflated by a public hellbent on conducting a hunt against the witches in its midst. But in some cases, these accusations have merit, and movements like the #MeToo hashtag on Facebook and Twitter have enabled the victims of sex crimes to speak out about their experiences with the men who’ve victimized them. While a country in deepest Africa is conducting hunts against blood-sucking vampires, Internet denizens are keen to uncover the sexual predators who lie amongst them. While this poses a danger to otherwise innocent men who may be caught in the crossfire or “outed” by bitter ex-girlfriends, there is reason to believe that the accusations against male feminists have more merit than others. In their case, the hashtag is just desserts. For a long time, male feminists have positioned themselves as witch hunters, ready to out any man who dares to step out of line by sharing an “un-feminist” thought or behaves in a manner that otherwise disrespects women (by refusing to treat them like a fragile piece of china). Male feminists—these self-proclaimed paragons of sexual virtue—wear a skin that deceives women into thinking that they’re “safe.” They say, “I respect women. I’m one of the good guys. You can trust me not to take advantage of you.” In doing so, they have been able to worm themselves into feminist safe spaces. These men believe what they say, but it’s only because they think all other men are sexually predatory. They act superior to other men because they believe that they’re the only ones capable of keeping their nature in check. Becoming a male feminist isn’t just like putting on a mask. The men who become male feminists do so, in general (though certainly not in all cases) because they despise themselves for what they are and seek a way to control it—not through therapy or psychiatry, but through an embrace of an ideology that allows them to absolve themselves of personal blame by assuming all other men are as bad as them. Feminism teaches that men are predators. Of course, this isn’t true. But because male sex predators do not want to think of themselves as monsters, feminism offers them an out by telling them, in basic terms, that they can’t help the way they are because it’s how all men are. It’s no secret that modern feminism thrives on identifying women as innate victims, who feel oppressed by the “patriarchy” and the world at large. As such, the movement is attractive to victims of sexual assault, who seek solidarity with others who share their experience. As such, women who identify as feminists are often vulnerable creatures—easy prey for starving sexual predators too pathetic to attain sex by enthusiastic consent. It’s a bad mix. As Julian Assange recently wrote on Twitter, men are aware that “constantly self-proclaiming male ‘feminists’ are often predatory sleaze bags.” We don’t like them because we recognize their predatory behavior, and not because we view them as sex traitors. There is a genuine reason to be wary of male feminists. Obviously, not all of them are bad, but one must ask how much of their zeal is projection. They may even believe what they say when they call out regular men for “toxic masculinity,” but judging by what male feminists themselves have written, their misandry comes from a place of self-loathing, and nowhere else. On The Guardian, proud male feminist Tom Pessah wrote a lengthy apology for being male, beseeching other men to embrace feminism, as he has done. The most telling part of his essay was his admission of having groped a female friend he was attracted to without her consent. He also admitted to leering constantly at women, incapable of keeping his libido in check. He concluded his essay with a condemnation of pornography, which he views as a sickness and condemned for his own bad behavior. Shifting responsibility of his actions to pornography, Pessah, who has been a feminist for 25 years, says pornography made him feel “as if I was possessed by uncontrollable drives.” Countless more men and women watch pornography and haven’t been affected by it as he has. Like Harvey Weinstein, Sam Kriss, Tyler Malka, Rupert Myers, and all the other men who’ve been accused of sexual assault and admitted to it, many more men now risk becoming the subject of inquiry, with no way to really defend themselves thanks to the precedent already set by existing cases. With the movement to out sexual predators in full swing, there is no way to turn back the tide. At this point forward, the only course of action is to be discerning and exercise a policy of “trust, but verify” rather than “listen and believe” and not be as indiscriminate as the witch hunters before us. Views expressed in op-eds are not the views of The Daily Caller.

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dailycaller.com

2017-11-27

http://dailycaller.com/2017/09/27/trump-calls-cowboys-jerry-jones-a-winner-for-handling-players-during-anthem-protests/

Capitol Hill, Health Care Reporter

Trump Calls Cowboys’ Jerry Jones ‘A Winner’ For Handling Players During Anthem Protests

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally for Senator Luther Strange in Huntsville, Alabama, U.S. September 22, 2017. REUTERS/Aaron P. Bernstein President Donald Trump praised Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones Wednesday morning for how he managed his team during the presentation of the national anthem during Monday night’s game against the Arizona Cardinals. “Spoke to Jerry Jones of the Dallas Cowboys yesterday. Jerry is a winner who knows how to get things done. Players will stand for Country,” Trump tweeted Wednesday. Spoke to Jerry Jones of the Dallas Cowboys yesterday. Jerry is a winner who knows how to get things done. Players will stand for Country! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 27, 2017 The Dallas Cowboys players and personnel, including Jerry Jones, notably kneeled before the national anthem Monday evening, but stood arm-in-arm once the anthem was played before a live audience of millions. WATCH: Prior to the National Anthem, the @DallasCowboys and @AZCardinals shared a moment of unity on the field. pic.twitter.com/RSWQwHTyeD — NFL (@NFL) September 26, 2017 “Our players wanted to make a statement about unity and we wanted to make a statement about equality,” Jones said at a press conference following the game. “They were very much aware that statement, when made or when attempted to be made in and a part of the recognition of our flag, cannot only lead to criticism but also controversy.” “It was real easy for everybody in our organization to see that the message of unity, the message of equality was getting, if you will, pushed aside or diminished by the controversy. We even had the circumstances that it was being made into a controversy,” Jones said. Follow Robert on Twitter Send tips to [email protected] Content created by The Daily Caller News Foundation is available without charge to any eligible news publisher that can provide a large audience. For licensing opportunities of our original content, please contact [email protected].

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dailycaller.com

2017-11-27

http://dailycaller.com/2017/10/09/espn-faces-liberal-boycott-after-firing-jemele-hill/

Associate Editor

ESPN Faces Surprising Boycott After Suspending Jemele Hill

SAN FRANCISCO, CA - FEBRUARY 05: ESPN columnist Jemele Hill attends ESPN The Party on February 5, 2016 in San Francisco, California. (Photo by Robin Marchant/Getty Images for ESPN) ESPN, already unpopular with conservatives, is now facing the possibility of a boycott from furious liberals over the sports network’s suspension of host Jemele Hill. ESPN suspended Hill for calling for a boycott of the Dallas Cowboys’ advertisers after Cowboys owner Jerry Jones threatened to bench any player who kneeled during the anthem. Hill’s boycott was her second violation of ESPN’s social media policies, the network said. She previously stirred controversy by calling President Trump a “white supremacist” on Twitter. WATCH JEMELE HILL CALLS TRUMP A WHITE SUPREMACIST: The backlash against ESPN for Hill’s suspension began almost immediately among left-wing activists and celebrities, many of whom used the hashtag “#BoycottESPN” on social media. “Dear [ESPN] suspending [Jemele Hill] doesn’t make you seem biased, bigoted or racist all,” actor Greg Proops wrote. “Boo. Not watching till she’s back.” Dear @espn suspending @jemelehill doesn’t make you seem biased, bigoted or racist all. Boo. Not watching till she’s back. #BoycottESPN — Greg Proops (@GregProops) October 9, 2017 Actress Debra Messing also called for a boycott of ESPN. “I wanna know who made the call for Jemele Hill to be suspended—We will boycott ESPN til u tell us & that person is fired,” Democratic operative Scott Dworkin wrote on Twitter, using the hashtag “#BoycottESPN.” Reverend Al Sharpton also hinted at a boycott of ESPN. “ESPN’s suspension of Jemele Hill is an outrage and should NOT go unanswered,” Sharpton wrote on Twitter. “ESPN and advertisers will hear from us!” (RELATED: ESPN Host: Trump ‘Made Football Bow’ [VIDEO]) Sharpton struck a similar tone in a statement on behalf of the National Action Network, an activist organization he founded “We consider it outrageous that Jemele Hill was suspended by ESPN,” Sharpton said. “She has the right to tell people that they ought to let advertisers know how they feel, since they are the consumers. While she didn’t call for a direct boycott, it’s not off the table for us in the civil rights community,” he warned. ESPN has struggled to maintain its ratings amidst a growing backlash to the sports network’s increasingly political slant. (RELATED: Report: ESPN’s Left-Wing Politics Are Driving Away Viewers) The network already had a reputation for its liberal bias, even before Hill called President Trump a “white supremacist” on Twitter, which drew a reaction from the White House. White House press secretary called Hill’s remarks a “fireable offense” and Trump demanded an apology from the network. Hill later walked back her comments, although she has remained vocal about politics. JEMELE HILL SUSPENDED FOR TWO WEEKS: Correction: An earlier headline said that Hill was fired. She was suspended.

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lifenews.com

2017-11-27

https://consciouslifenews.com/healing-effects-music-proven-tests/1127488/

The Healing Effects of Music Proven in Tests

(NaturalNews) Easy listening or classical music has been proven to increase healing rates of convalescing patients, researchers have revealed. Patients taking part in the study at John Radcliffe Hospital Oxford were split into two groups – one group underwent operations under local anesthetic and was played music during the operation, whilst the other group was operated on without music. Levels of anxiety were measured through the patients respiratory rate and asking them to rate their anxiety on a scale. Measurements were taken on the operating table prior to the operation, during the procedure and again at the end whilst still on the operating table. The results, published in the ‘Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons,’ showed that the patients who were played the music during their operations measured 29% less on anxiety levels and had a lower average breathing rate. The research was the first of its kind as it measured the effect of music on both planned and emergency operations. The music used was classical or easy listening music such as Vivaldi, Beethoven, or Sinatra. The anxiety before, during, and after an operation can release natural stress hormones that can cause inflammatory responses and therefore slow or prevent healing, leading to longer hospital stays and use of anti-inflammatory drugs. Read the full article: http://www.naturalnews.com/035632_music_sound_healing_medicine.html

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dailycaller.com

2017-11-27

http://dailycaller.com/2017/10/12/jerry-jones-reportedly-wants-to-be-the-bad-guy-over-anthem-protests/

Jerry Jones Reportedly Wants To Be The Bad Guy Over Anthem Protests

Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones addresses the press conference for the 2014 The Cowboy Rides Away tour at Dallas Cowboys Stadium on September 9, 2013 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Rick Diamond/Getty Images for Essential Broadcast Media) Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones reportedly wanted to be the bad guy when he told the media players who disrespected the flag would be benched. ESPN broke the story early Thursday, morning and the details are very interesting for those following the anthem protests. Reporter Todd Archer wrote the following: Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones, in a meeting on Wednesday with players and coaches, said his stance on the national anthem protests was rooted in a desire to play the bad guy and deflect attention from the players, according to a source. In the meeting, Jones sought to ensure that players also saw the bigger picture regarding the business side of the situation, including concerns over TV ratings and sponsors, the source said. … One player said Jones expected the Cowboys will continue to stand during the anthem. Another said the players had a better feeling for Jones’ comments, because at first he wondered if Jones had turned against them, according to the source. I’ve always felt Jerry Jones was one of the smartest guys in the sports world, and this report only makes me more certain in my belief. Jones knows that the anthem protests are not good for business. Something has to be done if money becomes a major issue. Players can complain all they want, but at the end of the day it’s the fans buying the tickets and the sponsors who have the ultimate pull. That’s just how sports works. It’s not a complicated issue to figure out. He’s also smart enough to know he might need to finesse some of his players’ emotions behind the scenes, and it sounds like he’s done just that. Everybody is out here playing checkers and my guy Jerry Jones is playing chess. More owners should pay attention. Follow David on Twitter

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dailywire.com

2017-11-27

http://www.dailywire.com/news/19331/social-justice-warrior-american-airlines-looking-michael-qazvini

SOCIAL JUSTICE WARRIOR: American Airlines ‘Looking Into’ Lena Dunham’s Allegation That Employees Engaged In ‘Transphobic Talk.’ Yes, Seriously.

American Airlines is taking blob-shaped actress and hardcore Hillary Clinton supporter Lena Dunham’s allegations that employees engaged in “transphobic talk” seriously. The airline company directly responded to claims made by Dunham, in which she expressed her dire concern about supposed hate speech. Your comments have us concerned. Please meet us in DMs with your record locator and details. — American Airlines (@AmericanAir) August 3, 2017 Dunham obliged and sent her version of the hateful events that transpired at an airport terminal in New York. Well this night just keeps evolving pic.twitter.com/gYfXadYBUH — Lena Dunham (@lenadunham) August 3, 2017 In response, American Airlines said that it would review the matter seriously. Riding her high horse of apparent moral victory, Dunham celebrated by preaching to her core audience of unhinged leftist social justice warriors. For those who followed my airport saga yesterday, here's my takeaway: these days it's the little things. A smile. Offering a seat. Respect. — Lena Dunham (@lenadunham) August 3, 2017 We can't afford to treat each other like cattle when we have a government that does. Being trapped at the airport filled me with love! — Lena Dunham (@lenadunham) August 3, 2017 The world is doomed. Lena Dunham is now calling out American Airlines and using her celebrity to force them to respond. And in a cowardly act of submission, the company responded, playing into Dunham’s disturbing behavior and paranoid social justice conspiracies for PR purposes.

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dailycaller.com

2017-11-27

http://dailycaller.com/2017/10/10/stephen-a-smith-says-jerry-jones-is-not-fooling-anybody-with-his-anthem-policy/

Entertainment Reporter

Stephen A. Smith Doubts Jerry Jones

Stephen A. Smith seems to believe that Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones doesn’t truly care about the national anthem, but is requiring players to stand for the national anthem to protect his “bottom line.” “Jerry Jones is not fooling anybody. The national anthem and patriotism and all of that stuff is not his priority, the bottom line is his priority,” Smith said on Jones’ plans to bench players who disrespect the flag. “They’re supposed to be America’s team, so I can understand why he’s bloviating about patriotism and what have you, but for him it’s about business. I can respect it, I can understand it, from that perspective that it’s about business. You don’t want to alienate advertisers and sponsors and things of that nature, but at the same time infringing on players rights is an issue for me,” Smith said, pointing out that there is no NFL policy that requires players to stand for the anthem. “I say the players should call his bluff, but I sincerely doubt that they will because you have marginal players who are worried about their jobs, you have veterans like Jason Witten who would never do that, and you have young dudes like Dak Prescott who are too young to do it and another young dude in Ezekiel Elliott who’s got his own issues and is in no position to protest anything. So Jerry Jones knows exactly what he’s doing.” Smith and other commentators on “First Take” debated about Jones and the national anthem for nearly 25 minutes on Tuesday morning, and later discussed it again at length in response to Mike Ditka’s comments on the issue.

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dailycaller.com

2017-11-27

http://dailycaller.com/2017/10/17/jerry-jones-is-absolutely-unfazed-by-nfl-protesters/

Jerry Jones Is Absolutely Unfazed By NFL Protesters

Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones addresses the press conference for the 2014 The Cowboy Rides Away tour at Dallas Cowboys Stadium on September 9, 2013 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Rick Diamond/Getty Images for Essential Broadcast Media) Jerry Jones wasn’t intimated by people protesting the NFL when confronted Tuesday while at an owners meeting in New York. The Dallas News reported the following: Jerry and Stephen Jones are in New York still for the regularly scheduled owners meetings Tuesday afternoon and Wednesday. They were not a part of the morning meeting to discuss anthem issues with players, but the owners will discuss anthem issues privately this afternoon. While there, Jones was confronted by protesters in the hotel lobby Tuesday morning. As two Black Lives Matters protesters stopped Jones, the owner stopped, listened, smiled and moved on without comment. WATCH: Jerry meets protestors pic.twitter.com/jH0wgsuPb5 — Lindsey Adler (@lindseyadler) October 17, 2017 A demonstrator peaceably confronted Cowboys owner Jerry Jones as he walked between meetings. Told Jones he’s treating players as slaves… — Jim Trotter (@JimTrotter_NFL) October 17, 2017 Absolutely stone cold move from Jerry Jones. That guy doesn’t have one second of time to waste on protesters, and why would he? He’s a multibillionaire mogul who owns arguably the biggest franchise in all of pro sports. He’s also openly come out against the national anthem protests. Did the protesters really think he was going to be down for an in-depth conversation about the NFL, civil rights, police brutality and more with a guy protesting and holding a sign? I doubt it. Good for Jones for not taking the bait. There’s absolutely no upside to getting into an argument. Follow David on Twitter

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dailycaller.com

2017-11-27

http://dailycaller.com/2017/10/31/jerry-jones-weighs-in-on-ezekiel-elliotts-suspension-with-surprising-comments/

Jerry Jones Weighs In On Ezekiel Elliott’s Suspension

Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones addresses the press conference for the 2014 The Cowboy Rides Away tour at Dallas Cowboys Stadium on September 9, 2013 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Rick Diamond/Getty Images for Essential Broadcast Media) Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones made it clear he feels his superstar running back Ezekiel Elliott isn’t being treated very fairly by the NFL. Jones discussed the subject Tuesday morning during an appearance on the radio station 105.3 The Fan, and he went in on Goodell. The famous owner said the following: The ruling has more to do with the scope of the Commissioner’s authority, not really a bearing over whether Zeke is guilty of domestic violence or not. Two years ago this wouldn’t be an issue, before Ray Rice, this wouldn’t be an issue because the Commissioner shows where he really wants to come down, when he did Ray Rice…I’m sure he would like to take back his initial Ray Rice stance, and a few others. And he’s in the process of having to correct that, and in doing so Zeke is a victim of an over-correction. Jones is going to look like a genius with these comments if it turns out Elliott is actually innocent of domestic violence. He’ll look like a prophet who foresaw Goodell overstepping the boundaries. However, he’s going to look really stupid if Elliott did actually beat Tiffany Thompson, and now he’s publicly calling out Goodell for the suspension. That’s not a great look for Jones, Elliott, the Cowboys or the NFL as a league. I understand that Jones wants to look out for his players, but perhaps he should hesitate a little bit before calling things an “over-correction.” At the very least wait until the courts and the league have worked through the process. Follow David on Twitter

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2017-11-27

http://www.dailywire.com/news/12643/nasty-ashley-judd-goes-deep-end-womensmarch-i-feel-amanda-prestigiacomo

'Nasty' Ashley Judd Goes Off Deep End at #WomensMarch: 'I Feel Hitler in These Streets!'

On Saturday, the day following President Donald Trump's inauguration, hundreds of thousands of feminists participated in the Women's March on Washington to protest...? Well, we're not exactly sure what they were protesting against per se, but these "pussy hat"-sporting gals were promoting the hell out of the murder of the unborn. #GirlPower During the lively (for those outside the womb) festivities, Hollywood celebrity after Hollywood celebrity graced the masses with their odd slam poetry-esque speeches, each one more terrible than the last. And the winner by a long shot for Most Incoherent Psycho-Babble was one Miss Ashley Judd. In a tragic attempt, Judd engages in a bit of slam poetry, signaling to the crowd just how tolerant of everyone she really is, unless you happen to be pro-life, from the South, or a Trump voter. She speaks of her period blood-stained jeans and claims Ivanka Trump is the president's "favorite sex symbol." The actress also gently compares our president to Hitler, a sure way to unite America and definitely not overplay her opposition to the point of eye-rolls everywhere. Watch the slow-motion disaster for yourself: The internet reacted accordingly: Me watching Ashley Judd's speech pic.twitter.com/bX4dzCQSDF — Heather Wilhelm (@heatherwilhelm) January 21, 2017 @BrentHBaker @AshleyJudd Keep it up. The meltdown continues and you fools will give him another term. — Chris Tsotsoros (@ctsotsoros) January 21, 2017 Well, if we learned anything from this past presidential election, it's that the rantings of rich, out-of-touch celebrities will definitely sway the American people to the left. Well done, Ash.

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dailycaller.com

2017-11-27

http://dailycaller.com/2017/10/11/the-naacp-is-full-on-going-to-war-with-jerry-jones/

The NAACP Is Full-On Going To War With Jerry Jones

The NAACP issued a Tuesday press release charging Jerry Jones, the owner of the Dallas Cowboys, with violating NFL players’ free speech rights by threatening to bench players who continue to kneel during the national anthem. In their statement, the organization indicated that it plans to meet with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell “in order to determine how he can best protect his players.” The organization faces an uphill battle if it hopes to change Goodell’s mind. Just yesterday, the commissioner sent a letter to all 32 NFL teams, stating, “The current dispute over the National Anthem is threatening to erode the unifying power of the game.” Goodell also indicated that the league believes that “everyone should stand.” (RELATED: NFL Commissioner Tells Owners ‘Everyone Should Stand’ for Anthem) The NAACP is determined to fight back against Jones in what it considers to be a civil rights issue. “Jerry Jones’ comments are more than tone-deaf, more than misinformed and misguided – they are a public commitment by an NFL owner to violate his players’ constitutional right to free speech – one of the principles on which our nation was founded,” said Tony Covington, a former NFL player who now serves as the NAACP’s Senior Director of Corporate Affairs. “They are proof that athletes like Colin Kaepernick who have quietly and peacefully used their platform to protest violence against communities of color do so at their own peril.” The NAACP’s statement specifically cited Vice President Pence’s decision to leave a Colts game as a reason why it believes “the NFL has an obligation to take a strong stance on behalf of its athletes and their rights.” The NAACP is not the only organization taking issue with Jones’s decision. According to ESPN, 100 of the United Labor Unions filed a complaint against Jones, alleging that he violated the National Labor Relations Act by threatening to bench players who protest. The filing to the National Labor Relations Board, according to ESPN, states that “the employer, evidenced by repeated public statements, is attempting to threaten, coerce and intimidate all Dallas Cowboys players on the roster in order to prevent them from exercising concerted activity protected under the act by saying that he will fire any players involved in such concerted activity.” It is worth noting that Jones never said that any players would be fired. He did state, however, that players who refuse to stand during the anthem “will not play.” The latest iteration of Kaepernick controversy comes after yet another week of declining NFL ratings. (RELATED: ‘Sunday Night Football’ Ratings Decline Continues)

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2017-11-27

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2017-11-27

http://www.dailywire.com/news/3572/student-i-want-columbia-university-pay-my-period-amanda-prestigiacomo

Student: I Want Columbia University To Pay For My Period

The reigning class of entitled millennials who occupy college and university campuses across our nation undeniably become increasingly insufferable as each day passes. Friday, being no exception to this rule, student Courtney Couillard declared that Columbia University should foot the bill for her period. Because why would anyone think a young, capable woman could be responsible for her own personal hygiene? Now, that would be sexist. Couillard explained that at the latest student council meeting, “President Ben Makansi announced that he would reach out to Vice President of Campus Services Scott Wright about providing free tampons to students.” This, in it of itself, is newsworthy and a problem. But predictably, to never-satisfied social justice brats like Couillard, that this request had to be made at all was actually the appalling part. "[T]hat these requests needed to be made indicates the University’s utter lack of support for people who menstruate — a group that includes a significant portion of the student body" was unacceptable to Couillard. "Sure, I can easily find a free condom on Barnard and Columbia’s campuses, but why can’t I find a free tampon in the bathrooms in Hamilton or Milbank?" she continued. "Why does the administration care about my sexual protective rights, but not how I handle my monthly menstrual cycle?" The student then lumped buying tampons into the "reproductive rights" category (abortion also falls under this ambiguous category among the left), lamented the "tampon tax" — a "tax" President Obama believes to have been created by the evil patriarchy — and wondered about how many "people who menstruate" (Are there men who menstruate, too?) still suffer from a lack of "sufficient financial resources to frequently purchase sanitary products." Limited access to free sanitary products, along with the widely recognized “tampon tax,” is a frequently recurring topic in popular discourse regarding reproductive rights. While California may have pioneered potentially eliminating the tampon tax at the state level, many people who menstruate still lack the sufficient financial resources to frequently purchase sanitary products. And even if the sales tax is removed from these products, we must still front the cost to pay for other menstruation-related items, such as pads, DivaCups, painkillers, and birth control. By the student’s own math, a woman is likely to spend roughly $$96 a year on tampons, or possibly slightly more for sanitary napkins. Of course, getting a job to help pay for the relatively low cost of basic personal hygiene for any of these capable young women never crossed Couillard’s mind. This being the case, some low-income students on campus may end up with "unhygienic periods," "free-bleeding," or "unmanageable" menstrual cycles, according to the worried millennial. Couillard is frightened that the mythical victimhood from made-up "period-shaming" will never cease if you don’t buy her tampons and make her period a public matter verses a private one. "The Columbia community can only begin to deconstruct period shaming by stopping menstruation from being seen as a private problem and recognizing that reproductive health care does not stop at sexual protection," she complained. Couillard ends with a plea to higher-ups to not only pay for her period, but to start engaging in "uncomfortable conversations" about it.

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2017-11-27

https://consciouslifenews.com/horoscopes-september-2017/11141631/

Patrick Arundell

Horoscopes September 2017

This is going to be a month when our desire to be precise can be compromised by a series of hazy influences, which can create a sense of unreality. The best way to overcome this, is refuse to be deflected by anything but the facts of situations. Mind all this can see people experiencing a degree of exhaustion this month. Rest where possible. For your FREE Monthly Horoscopes September 2017 please see below… Monthly Horoscopes Aries 21 March – 20 April This month is going to require a degree of subtlety in your approach. Although the planets are asking you to grapple with everyday practicalities and the detail of things, at times you may find your focus gets skewed by the demands of others, or from the occasional jab of self-doubt or even low energy. However, relationships are given a superb boost from the 23rd and 30th. Taurus 21 April – 21 May Fact can be stranger than fiction this month, which for a practical person like you may sound a little daunting. Actually see this as an opportunity to think outside the box. Your creativity is going to be exceptionally high, as can your imagination. There’s likely going to be opportunities in your love life as well, but in an existing relationship, do listen to your inner voice to guide you. Gemini 22 May – 21 June Mercury ends its retrograde on the 5th, and with Mars moving on the same day, you could find yourself busy around your immediate family or siblings. The Full Moon on the 6th however, can see you unsure about professional possibilities. This can almost feel like you may have too many options. Balancing home and professional life is going to be key to countering this. Cancer 22 June – 23 July Communications are going to need quite a lot of care this month. In the first week it can be your finances that you’re grappling with, but for the rest of the month what you mean to say, may not necessarily be how people receive the information. Your imagination can also be very vivid, but if you’re exchanging facts and figures, it’s going to be vital to be really precise in all you say. Leo 24 July – 23 August If it’s been a case of one step forwards and one step back, preceding the start of this month, it wouldn’t be a surprise. Greater traction is possible from the end of the first week and you can be determined to improve your lot when it comes to your financial position. If you’ve been waiting for some money, the 19th can be a key date. Communications sparkle as the month ends Leo. Virgo 24 August – 23 September You’re given an awful lot of astrological tools to make progress this month and particularly between the 5th and the 12th, when the Sun in Virgo shares a brilliant angle to Pluto, the planet of transformation. But as much as you can feel fired up and purposeful, other people may not share your enthusiasm, and it’s going to be how you deal with them that’s key. Do stay single minded. Libra 24 September – 23 October You may find your efforts slightly conflicted this month due to a number of planets forging oppositions with the dreamy Neptune which is in your sector of sacrifice. It may feel that however much effort you put in, it’s never enough to please some people. Yet your powers of diplomacy are not going to be dimmed, and if there is someone tricky you encounter, lay on the charm Libra. Scorpio 24 October – 22 November Your social situation is going to throw up a lot of rich possibilities this month, and this could see you meeting some new people or moving in fresh circles. Whether you make a new friend or are drawn to someone in a romantic context, perhaps the best way to approach this is on a step-by-step basis. In spite of this, there is a possibility that the reality of one person can fall short of your expectations. Sagittarius 23 November – 21 December This can be a fabulous month for career, goals, promotions and key objectives. Your desire to gain greater recognition can prove to be successful, but it is going to be important to ensure that the people who provide your everyday support systems, feel very much part of what you’re trying to achieve. If not, this could lead to you being less productive in the areas that you wish. Capricorn 22 December – 20 January Although you are someone who takes everyday responsibilities very seriously, this can be a month when you really feel in the mood to break out and do something much more spontaneous. If you’re travelling, it can prove to be a very vivid and uplifting experience. Some Goats may even consider a course of higher education. Details will though need carefully checking Capricorn. Aquarius 21 January – 19 February With Venus remaining in the most sensational part of your ‘scope through to the 20th, this month continues to offer rich potential for improvements around your love life. The more passionate side of your personality can also be aroused. Keeping discipline around a strict diet or financial plan may though prove a little more challenging. You could feel much more liberated in the last week. Pisces 20 February – 20 March In the first four days of September, a practical matter could prove frustrating. But stick at it as progress can be made. But you need to be really engaged both emotionally and creatively to enjoy this month, and any lack of sensitivity in close relationships can make you think about whether to stick or twist. Despite this, by the 19th you may get the reassurances you have been seeking. Our Astrologer Patrick Arundell has been a professional Astrologer since 1998. Patrick has a real passion for astrology and sees it as a tool which can help any person to gain greater personal awareness, to better guide their life moves. Patrick is a member of the Astrological Association of Great Britain and his work appears on websites and in magazines and newspapers, globally. You can enjoy Patrick’s forecasts every week on CLN. To learn more about his astrological, tarot and psychic services, please visit his website http://www.patrickarundell.com or get yourself a FREE 12 Month Personal Horoscope @ http://www.patrickarundell.com/fbpromotion

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dailycaller.com

2017-11-27

http://dailycaller.com/2017/10/12/union-complains-that-dallas-cowboys-now-have-to-stand-during-anthem/

Union Complains That Dallas Cowboys Now Have To Stand During Anthem

Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones addresses the press conference for the 2014 The Cowboy Rides Away tour at Dallas Cowboys Stadium on September 9, 2013 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Rick Diamond/Getty Images for Essential Broadcast Media) A Texas labor union is angry that the Dallas Cowboys owner told his players to stand during the national anthem, and filed a complaint Tuesday in protest. United Labor Unions Local 100 filed a complaint against the Dallas Cowboys’ Jerry Jones with the National Labor Relations Board, arguing that Jones threatened his players’ jobs by unjustly imposing a condition to which they must adhere. “Jones through his efforts to bully his playing workforce is attempting to unilaterally establish a previously nonexistent condition of work,” said Wade Rathke, the chief organizer of Local 100, according to the Star-Telegram. “If there is anything that is disrespectful to the flag then we will not play,” Jones told the players Sunday, according to Dallas News. “You understand? If we are disrespecting the flag then we won’t play. Period.” Local 100 announced its complaint on Facebook, writing that the union aims “to stop owner, Jerry Jones, from threatening players with benching or termination for exercising their right to concerted activity under the National Labor Relations Act.” “Taking away a worker’s freed to associate, act collectively, and speak to grievances on working conditions is disrespecting not only the flag, but everything America stands for. Jones is way off sides and needs to get back inside the lines!” the union also wrote on Facebook. President Donald Trump, however, tweeted his admiration for Jones’s stance and encouragement of his players to do the same. Follow Grace on Twitter. Content created by The Daily Caller News Foundation is available without charge to any eligible news publisher that can provide a large audience. For licensing opportunities of our original content, please contact [email protected].

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dailycaller.com

2017-11-27

http://dailycaller.com/2017/11/14/jerry-jones-responds-to-reports-he-could-be-thrown-out-of-the-nfl/

Jerry Jones Responds To Reports He Could Be Thrown Out Of The NFL

Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones addresses the press conference for the 2014 The Cowboy Rides Away tour at Dallas Cowboys Stadium on September 9, 2013 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Rick Diamond/Getty Images for Essential Broadcast Media) Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones didn’t seem the least big concerned about getting tossed from the NFL over his feud with Roger Goodell. Reports broke Monday that owners had a nuclear option to remove Jones from the league if he didn’t stop his attempts to derail Goodell’s massive contract extension. Jones finds the claims “laughable” that he’s going to be forced to sell his team. “I’ve had NOT ONE inkling of communication with the league office or any owner that would suggest something that laughable and ridiculous,” Jones said during an interview with 105.3 The Fan. Jerry Jones on @1053thefan on report he may be ousted – “I’ve had NOT ONE inkling of communication with the league office or any owner that would suggest something that laughable and ridiculous.” — Roy White III (@RDubThree) November 14, 2017 Is there anybody surprised that Jones isn’t taking these claims seriously? He’s the most powerful man in sports. Of course, he’s not taking any of this garbage as legit. There would be a war fought before he handed over the Cowboys. I’m glad he’s out there publicly stating it. Makes this whole thing way more entertaining than if he just ignored the reports. Follow David on Twitter

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dailywire.com

2017-11-27

http://www.dailywire.com/news/2659/obama-talks-tampons-youtube-star-seriously-video-amanda-prestigiacomo

Obama Talks Tampons With YouTube Star. Seriously. [Video]

Last year President Obama disgraced the presidency by following up his State of the Union address with interviews from three social media personalities, including one with Glozell Green, a green-lip-stick-wearing-fruit-loop-bathing YouTube star who referred to the First Lady as Obama's “first wife.” Now, apparently hell-bent on one-upping his own absurdity, President Selfie followed up this year’s “story time” State of the Union address by discussing tampons in an interview with YouTube star Ingrid Nilsen. Yes, tampons. Really. Nilsen asked Obama about the “luxury” tax on “pads, tampons, and other menstrual products,” because this “women’s health” issue was “really important” to her and her audience... Our Commander-in-Chief then went all “Down with the patriarchy!” and said that tampons were only taxed “because men were making the laws when those taxes were passed." This about sums up the appropriate reaction to this nonsense: (Tampon-talk happens around the 45:30 mark) Transcript per Twitchy:: Nilsen: Now, something that’s really important to me — and my audience — is women’s health. And recently, I was shocked to learn that pads, tampons, and other menstrual products are taxed as luxury goods in over, in 40 states. And I don’t know anyone who has a period that thinks it’s a luxury, because it’s- Obama: I think that’s fair to say. Michelle would agree with you on this. Nilsen: Yes! Because it’s something that’s part of our everyday lives and is really crucial to our health as women. And so, I want to know, why do these items continue to be taxed? Obama: I have to tell you, I have no idea why states would tax these as luxury items. I suspect it’s cuz men were making the laws when those taxes were passed. Nothing says “presidential” quite like talking tampons with a YouTube “star.” Right, President Selfie?

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dailycaller.com

2017-11-27

http://dailycaller.com/2017/06/16/experts-see-rising-extremism-on-the-left/

Experts See Rising Extremism On The Left

Just two days ago, James Hodgkinson opened fired on dozens of Republican congressmen and staffers at a baseball practice in Alexandria, Virginia. The shooting has raised serious concerns among extremism experts regarding leftist extremism in the United States. In the past few months, extremist experts have seen a rise in politically motivated violence from the far left, Vice News reports. As of late, there have been a multitude of violent acts from the far left including Antifa violence at U.C. Berkley and the riots in D.C. following Donald Trump’s inauguration. Ever since the 2016 presidential election, the American Defamation League (ADL) has been tracking the growing anger within the American left, specifically directed at President Trump and his administration. According to Oren Segal, the Director of ADL’s Center on Extremism, the “ADL has been warning law enforcement personnel about the possibility of an increase in left-wing violence as a result of growing anger. The shootings in Alexandria appear to be an example of this.” However, Segal is not the only extremism expert that acknowledges the left-wing violence. Brian Levin, a professor in the Department of Criminal Justice at the California State University at San Bernardino, former NYPD Officer and self proclaimed free speech enthusiast, has also echoed this sentiment. Levin has been warning of leftist extremism for quite some time now and points out that it goes back to the early 1970’s. In an interview with The Daily Caller, Levin reiterated that the “left has coalesced into a small, disorganized movement” and that “the violence is not indigenous to just one side of the political spectrum.” Still, he says it is a movement we need to monitor. “We’re facing the most diverse threat matrix we have had in decades” and “the hard left is small but it’s on the map now which should be concerning to everyone,” Levin told TheDC. Levin stated that “we have to get out of the “gotcha” game” when it comes naming which ideological spectrum the violence comes from. But Levin acknowledged that ideology is not irrelevant. He argues that the one thing that all extremist groups in America have in common is that they are “anti-establishment” and have “opted out of democracy,” he told TheDC.

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dailycaller.com

2017-11-27

http://dailycaller.com/2017/06/27/heres-the-one-significant-change-of-the-new-senate-obamacare-bill/

Capitol Hill, Health Care Reporter

Here’s The One Significant Change Of The New Senate Obamacare Bill

The Senate released its revised bill to repeal major portions of Obamacare Monday morning, and it makes some significant changes to the original June 22 proposal. 1) Takes Out Obamacare’s Insurance Mandate, Replaces It With A Penalty Under Obamacare, if you have the means to purchase health insurance but choose not to do so, you are required to pay a fee called the individual shared responsibility payment. In 2017, that fee is calculated either as a percentage of one’s household income, or per person (individuals pay whichever is higher). The Senate version released Monday takes out the individual mandate and replaces it with a penalty for people who go without insurance. If the Senate passes the bill, people who choose to go without insurance for over 63 days will have a six-month waiting period imposed upon them before they can reenroll in the individual insurance market. The amendment to the individual mandate comes after experts warned that dropping the Obamacare fine –a key provision of the original Senate bill — would lead to insolvency in the insurance marketplace, as younger, healthier people would not pay the penalty for forgoing health coverage. 2) Revised CBO Score The Congressional Budget Office projected Monday evening that 22 million fewer people would have insurance by 2026 while reducing federal spending by $$321 billion under the Senate GOP’s Obamacare repeal bill. (RELATED: CBO Releases Score For Revised Senate Health Care Bill) The House bill, passed in early May, was originally expected to leave 24 million people without insurance, but was later amended to 23 million. The Senate’s version, after weeks of debate, is only anticipated to save an additional 1 million of the expected loss in the insurance market. (RELATED: Reports That 23 Million Americans Will Lose Health Care Are WAY Off) Insurance companies responded to the bill almost immediately, calling on Congress to come invite them to the table for greater input. “I had hoped the U.S. Senate would propose legislation that would be good for our communities and our hospitals. Instead, I’m left concerned that an estimated 22 million people, according to CBO, will lose coverage under this proposal,” CEO of Novant Health, an integrated health system with facilities across the South, Carl Armato said in a statement to The Daily Caller News Foundation. “I believe whatever ultimately comes out of Congress must include significant input from healthcare systems across the country. Novant Health is looking forward to the discussion.” 3) Features That Remain Unchanged In The Revised Version The revised Senate bill keeps many of the provisions of the June 22 draft. The new Senate bill, like the original, allows states to end the individual and employer mandates imposed under Obamacare, with the caveat of the imposed six month waiting period. The revised version continues to include one of the most popular provisions of the Affordable Care Act. Under the Senate bill, individuals under the age of 26 would be allowed to stay on their parent’s health insurance. The Senate bill does include tax credits, but the credits are only tied to income levels, like the original version. The credits would allow low-income consumers to obtain insurance coverage, although the plans will include fewer benefits and treatment options. Credits will also only be available to low-income consumers, and the bar will be set lower than it was under Obamacare. It cuts many of the Obamacare taxes –tax on capital gains, etc. — and suspends the “Cadillac” tax placed on employers through 2025. The new bill also eventually rolls back the federal funds granted to Obamacare’s Medicaid expansion program. States will also be barred from expanding Medicaid after 2020. The states that have expanded Medicaid by the deadline will receive a smaller portion of federal funds, starting in 2021. Follow Robert on Twitter Send tips to [email protected] Content created by The Daily Caller News Foundation is available without charge to any eligible news publisher that can provide a large audience. For licensing opportunities of our original content, please contact [email protected].

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dailycaller.com

2017-11-27

http://dailycaller.com/author/amanda-tidwell/page/2/

The Daily Caller - Part 2

After nearly two years of litigation, a Michigan court ruled against plaintiff Yvette Cormier, who filed a complaint regarding a transgender woman --- biological man --- utilizing the women's locker room at Planet Fitness, the Daily Wire reports . A student group calling itself the Environmental Justice for Underrepresented Communities (EJUC) is demanding that the University of California, Davis create an environmental justice major and minor in the name of inclusion.

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2017-11-27

http://www.conservapedia.com/Category:Yoga

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conservapedia.com

2017-11-27

http://www.conservapedia.com/Category:Dharmic_Religions

Category:Dharmic Religions

This category has the following 4 subcategories, out of 4 total. Pages in category "Dharmic Religions" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total.

political

dailycaller.com

2017-11-27

http://dailycaller.com/2017/06/14/allah-will-get-you-stabbing-in-london-not-being-treated-as-terrorist-incident/

‘Allah Will Get You’ Stabbing In London Not Being Treated As Terrorist Incident

A man wears a Union Flag sweatshirt near the Houses of Parliament in Westminster the day after an attack, in London, Britain March 23, 2017. REUTERS/Hannah McKay A knife attack in London in which the assailants shouted about Allah is being considered a hate crime, rather than a terrorist attack, the Metropolitan Police Department confirmed to The Daily Caller. The attack in Wanstead, U.K. came just days after the London terror attack that drew international attention. Karrien Stevens, the owner of Little Diamonds nursery in Wanstead, has confirmed that one of her employees was slashed with a knife by three women of Asian origin while on her way to work on June 7 at approximately 9:30 in the morning, the Standard reports. Stevens’ employee was pulled to the ground, kicked and punched by the assailants. “One of them got the knife out and cut her arm,” she added. The attackers were “shouting something to do with Allah and the Koran.” Upon the victim’s arrival to work, Stevens “couldn’t believe it and called the police straight away.” Until lately, the United Kingdom has been able to avoid large-scale terrorist attacks that have infiltrated neighboring cities such as Paris, Nice and Brussels. Within the last three months, the U.K. has been subject to not one, but three major terrorist attacks. In March, there was a car attack and stabbing at Westminster bridge that had five casualties. On May 22, a suicide bomb went off at an Ariana Grande concert, the main demographic of her concerts being young girls and women, that killed 22 people and injured at least 59. Most recently, at least seven people were killed when three men plowed a van into pedestrians on London Bridge and stabbed people in the nearby Borough Market on Saturday night. So far, ISIS has claimed responsibility for all of these attacks. Arrests have yet to be made in connection to the crime in Wanstead. “Officers and London Ambulance Service attended and found a woman, aged in her 30s, with a slash wound. Her injuries are not life-threatening … Counter-terror officers are aware of the incident but it is not being treated as terrorism at this stage,” a Metropolitan Police spokesman said last week. The BBC in the U.K. is being accused of censorship after this video went viral. As previously stated, Stevens is quoted on BBC’s website that the attackers were “shouting something to do with Allah and the Koran.” However, the television clip does not include this portion of Stevens’ interview. While BBC does admit that it had to edit the clip to fit its news report, it could not confirm which of Stevens’ comments were omitted from the broadcast, according to the Daily Mail. Since the London terror attack, Prime Minister Theresa May has taken a stronger stance against terrorism. May contends that there has been “far too much tolerance of extremism” and “defeating this ideology is one of the great challenges of our time.”

bias

dailywire.com

2017-11-27

http://www.dailywire.com/news/17190/michigan-court-tells-woman-shell-have-accept-men-amanda-prestigiacomo

Michigan Court Tells Woman She’ll Have To Accept Men In Her Gym Locker Room

On Thursday, a Michigan court ruled that women with memberships to Planet Fitness gyms will have to accept biological men in their locker rooms. Yvette M. Cormier, a former member of Planet Fitness, sued the gym after her membership was terminated on March 4, 2015. Shortly after signing up to the facility, Cormier, feeling uncomfortable, complained to the Midland, Michigan, Planet Fitness front deck when she noticed a transgender "woman" -- a biological man -- in the women's locker room with her. The gym's corporate office told Cormier that their locker rooms were available based on gender identity, essentially telling the Michigan woman that she would simply have to accept men in the women's locker room. Cormier continued to go to the gym but reportedly warned other women that biological men might be in the locker room. Planet Fitness subsequently canceled her membership for her repeated warnings to others. Citing "invasion of privacy, sexual harassment under the Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act (CRA), retaliation, gender-based discrimination, breach of contract, intentional infliction of emotional distress, and violation of the Michigan Consumer Protection Act," Cormier sued Planet Fitness. The court sided with Planet Fitness' policy and explained that since Cormier and the transgender "woman" were both dressed inside the locker room, no damage had been done. "According to plaintiff, because of defendants’ policy, the transgender man had the opportunity to undress in front of her and to see her undress which, she maintains, is conduct or communication of a sexual nature," said the opinion, via Law Newz. "However, the CRA does not define sexual harassment as being subjected to an opportunity for a person to engage in verbal or physical conduct or communication of a sexual nature. Rather the CRA requires that the sexual conduct or communication substantially interfered with the plaintiff’s utilization of public accommodations." The opinion continued: “Transgender rights and policies are polarizing issues and each individual may have a feeling on the issue and on what locker room such individuals should be using,” it reads. “Regardless of whether an average member of the community may find the policy outrageous, the fact is that plaintiff did not suffer severe emotional distress as a matter of law.” “There is no question we’re going to appeal," said David Kallman, who is representing Cormier. "They plan on taking their case to the Michigan Supreme Court. In particular, he disagrees with the appellate court’s interpretation of the CRA, Michigan’s civil rights law. Kallman maintains that Planet Fitness’ policy on locker room facilities and gender identity violates the statute," notes Law Newz. The Planet Fitness mission statement states in part: "We at Planet Fitness are here to provide a unique environment in which anyone – and we mean anyone – can be comfortable." Other than those damn cis-women*