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'The demand for racism outstrips the supply': Rapper & fitness coach Zuby to RT on rugby song 'racism' & cancel culture in sport

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UK rapper and fitness guru Zuby claims society's "demand for racism outstrips the supply" in an interview with RT Sport after England rugby announced it will review the use of 'Swing Low, Sweet Chariot' as its unofficial anthem.

The Rugby Football Union (RFU) announced it would review the singing of 'Swing Low, Sweet Chariot', which has been adopted by fans at Twickenham, the home of England rugby, as an unofficial hymn that can be heard being bellowed out before and during games.

However, the RFU took issue with it being sung by those "who have no awareness of its origins or sensitivities" and are seeking to educate those who choose to air its lyrics at games.

The song dates back to 19th century USA and was written by enslaved man William Wallis and his wife Minerva, and its composition is said to reflect life in the slavery and oppression of that era.

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If Seattle really thought Black Lives Matter, it would shut down CHOP chaos

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© REUTERS/Lindsey WassonA Seattle Police officer trying to secure a crime scene after a fatal shooting in the CHOP/CHAZ zone, June 29, 2020.
Two African-Americans have been killed and two more seriously injured in the so-called CHOP zone of Seattle, Washington. City authorities continue to pretend everything is fine, because apparently only some black lives matter.

Set up by Black Lives Matter protesters and their self-described Antifa "allies" on June 10, the zone was initially known as Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone (CHAZ) before it was renamed Occupied Protest (CHOP), apparently in a reference to the French revolutionaries' beheading spree that preceded the rise of Napoleon Bonaparte. It is centered on the East Precinct, abandoned by Seattle PD on orders from Chief Carmen Best and Mayor Jenny Durkan.

Over the past three weeks, however, four black men have been shot - two of them fatally. The latest incident happened in the early hours of Monday, and claimed the life of a 16-year-old African-American male, while a 14-year-old is in the hospital in critical condition, according to the Seattle PD. The white Jeep Cherokee they were in was found riddled with bullets on 12 Avenue between Pike and Pine - just outside the East Precinct.

Chief Best said the crime scene had been tampered with, and that police had no luck interviewing witnesses as "people are not being cooperative with our requests for help."


Comment: This is the actual reason why some people want to "defund" the police: they want to create a climate where there is impunity for crimes like murder. Only the uninitiated think it is about eliminating police brutality.


Monday's incident was the second fatal shooting since the establishment of the zone. On June 20, a 19-year old African-American man was shot and killed inside the zone. Another man, of unknown age, was hospitalized with "life-threatening injuries."

Attention

Is self-hatred so rampant in the West politicians are now denying cold hard facts?

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© Getty Images/Fraser Bremner-PoolScottish Justice Secretary, Humza Yousaf MSP
Scottish Justice Secretary Humza Yousaf reeled off a list of positions in Scottish public life, all held by white people. But he conspicuously failed to mention that Scotland is 96 percent white, as it didn't fit the narrative.

A strange and confusing scene befell the Scottish Parliament earlier this month. Like most people on the planet (and indeed in Scotland), the incident passed me by at the time, but it came to my attention after footage began circulating on social media.

The clip in question features the Scottish Justice Secretary Humza Yousaf reeling off a list of positions in the Scottish legal profession and law enforcement, and then saying - or more accurately, spitting - the word "white" after them.

You might think he was describing the colour of tiling they had all opted for in their bathrooms. But no, Mr Yousaf was pointing out the melanin levels of these senior lawyers, judges and policemen.

Comment: One would hope that showcasing irrationality would jar folks back into sanity. It is more likely this social trend, cause or cross - in casting out the benefits of historical context, progress and reason - is just the beginning of a great societal demise.


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Pakistan: Security forces thwart attack on Karachi Stock Exchange, seven dead

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© AFP/Asif HassanPakistan Stock Exchange incident, Karachi, Pakistan
Four militants have been killed in an attack on Pakistan's stock-exchange building in the southern port city of Karachi. Two security guards and a police officer were also killed in the June 29 attack in the heart of the city's financial center, according to police.

"All four [attackers] are dead. Our casualties include one police officer dead and three others are injured," Sharjeel Kharl, deputy inspector-general for the police in Karachi's Southern Zone, told reporters. "Two [private] security guards have also been killed."

Police said that armed attackers pulled their vehicle up to the building and hurled a grenade before storming the entrance and firing indiscriminately. The gunmen managed to enter the grounds of the high-walled stock exchange, but the attack was thwarted by special forces troops who surrounded the building.

Security forces and the militants exchanged fire for about 20 minutes during the attack, which began at about 10 a.m., according to local media.


Comment: As countries and cultures continue to disintegrate, the opportunities for terrorism increase. There is always a political agenda motivating these attacks.
The attack occurred at around 10am local time. Four gunmen dressed as off-duty police officers drove to a parking lot in front of the stock exchange building in a single vehicle and threw a grenade at the main entrance gate, police said. The terrorists then opened fire indiscriminately, forcing people to flee in panic.


Around 150 employees were at the building during the assault, the stock exchange director told the media. They locked themselves inside their offices.


Police and security personnel were quickly dispatched to the scene, and a fierce firefight ensued in which all of the terrorists were shot dead. Police seized AK-47 rifles, hand grenades, and other explosives.

See also:
'No doubt' India was behind attack on Karachi Stock Exchange, claims Pakistan's PM Khan


Brain

How many voters think Biden has dementia? 38%

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© COA/The Federalist2020 presidential candidate, former VP Joe Biden
Nearly four-out-of-10 voters believe Joe Biden has dementia. Most voters, including just over half of Democrats, feel it is important for the likely Democratic presidential nominee to publicly address the issue.

The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone and online survey finds that 38% of Likely U.S. Voters think Biden is suffering from some form of dementia. Based on what they have seen and read, 48% disagree, but 14% are not sure. (To see survey question wording, click here.)

Twenty percent (20%) of voters in his own party think Biden has dementia. But that compares to 66% of Republicans and 30% of voters not affiliated with either major party.

Critics contend that Biden's frequent gaffes and confusing statements suggest he has dementia. Sixty-one percent (61%) of all voters believe it is important for Biden to address the dementia issue publicly, with 41% who say it is Very Important. Thirty-six percent (36%) say it is not important for Biden to speak out on the issue, including 19% who feel it is Not at All Important.

It is important to note that Rasmussen Reports did not define "dementia" in its questions.

Comment: Biden's state of mind will become the state of the nation if he is elected. Apparently this doesn't concern those who have already lost the plot.


Doberman

Activists set up guillotine outside Jeff Bezos' home, call for end to Amazon

Guillotine outside Jeff Bezos' DC residence
© Twitter / @AbolishTheNowGuillotine set up by protesters outside Jeff Bezos' DC residence
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos was targeted on Sunday by activists, who set up a guillotine outside his Washington DC home and called for an end to the "exploitation" of the company's employees.

In front of the guillotine was a sign reading: "Support our poor communities not our wealthy men."

Footage from the scene shows demonstrators outside the residence saying: "It is still exploitation, and when they become threatened, and we have no voice, the knives come out."

Comment: Sitting outside Bezos' house listening to music is not going to change the lives of those in poor communities, but it sure will make these idiots feel like they're doing something great and important.


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Police investigating protesters after confrontation with armed St. Louis 'Karen and Ken' homeowners

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© Google MapsThe 'private property' sign in front of the neighborhood invaded by protesters
A couple pointed guns at protesters who were on private property outside their home Sunday night, as the demonstrators marched past on their way to St. Louis mayor Lyda Krewson's residence to demand her resignation. Police are now investigating the incident to determine whether the protesters committed trespassing and fourth-degree assault by intimidation.


Comment: It's pretty clear from the video that they did commit trespassing.


Mark and Patricia McCloskey stood outside their home on Portland Place, a private street, as hundreds of protesters, some of them armed, marched by and chanted. The McCloskeys had been inside their home when they heard loud activity outside and saw "a large group of subjects forcefully break an iron gate marked with 'No Trespassing' and 'Private Street' signs," St. Louis police said.

"The group began yelling obscenities and threats of harm to both victims," the police said. "When the victims observed multiple subjects who were armed, they then armed themselves and contacted police."

Law experts have noted that Missouri's Castle Doctrine allows homeowners to use deadly force to defend their private property from intruders.

In an interview with KSDK, the local NBC affiliate, Mark McCloskey said that he called to the protesters that they were on private property and told them to leave when they first broke through the gate. When they did not, he got his rifle and stood outside, continuing to tell the crowd that they were on private property.

Comment: Here's Tucker Carlson's commentary on the event:


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Dollars

Gilead's coronavirus treatment remdesivir to cost $3,120 per U.S. patient with private insurance

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© Reuters / Amr Abdallah Dalsh
Gilead Sciences announced Monday the much-anticipated pricing for its coronavirus treatment remdesivir, saying it will cost hospitals $3,120 for a typical U.S. patient with commercial insurance.

The company announced its pricing plans in preparation for it to begin charging for the antiviral drug in July. The company has been donating doses to the U.S. government for distribution since it received emergency use authorization in May.

The drugmaker said it will sell remdesivir for $390 per vial to governments "of developed countries" around the world, and the price for U.S. private insurance companies will stand at $520 per vial. In the U.S., that means Gilead will charge a lower price for government programs and a higher price for private insurers.

"Whether you're covered by a private insurer, whether you're covered by a government insurer, whether you're uninsured with Covid-19, there will not be an issue for access with remdesivir," Gilead CEO Daniel O'Day said in an interview Monday with CNBC's Meg Tirrell on "Squawk Box" after the announcement.

Bad Guys

TIME skewered online after denouncing superheroes as 'cops in capes': 'Stop ruining everything'

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© REUTERS/Toby Melville
TIME magazine has urged the world to stop glorifying superheroes, arguing that they're basically straight white cops with capes - making them extremely problematic. This seems very reasonable, tweeted basically nobody in response.

Hollywood is finally being held accountable for romanticizing the police, TIME gleefully noted in its trailblazing takedown, but the campaign to reexamine the insidious 'good cop' narrative in entertainment should be extended to fictional vigilantes who often possess unfair super-privileges.

"What are superheroes except cops with capes who enact justice with their powers?" the magazine bravely (and rhetorically) asked.

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Suspect Steven Lopez arrested in fatal Louisville BLM protest shooting

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© Sam Upshaw Jr./Courier JournalThe LMPD blocked off the scene of a shooting at Jefferson Square Park in Louisville, Ky. on June 27, 2020.
A frequent participant in Louisville's month of protests has been accused of fatally shooting a photographer in Jefferson Square Park after a dispute with another person.

Steven Nelson Lopez, 23, is facing charges of murder and first-degree wanton endangerment, Louisville Metro Police officials said Sunday after releasing his arrest citation. Lopez is accused of killing Tyler Gerth, a 27-year-old Louisville photographer who had become a vocal supporter of the protests.

At 8:59 p.m. Saturday, MetroSafe Communications reported multiple gunshots being fired in Jefferson Square Park. Arriving officers found one person shot in the face in the middle of the park near a short concrete wall, according to Lopez's arrest citation.