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Church of England forgave pedophiles and allowed them to continue working with children, inquiry finds

Lizzie Dearden
Indepenedent
Tue, 06 Oct 2020 00:00 UTC
John O’Brien
John O’Brien: Church of England spent decades failing to protect some children and young people from sexual predators
Almost 400 church employees have been convicted of child sex offences

The Church of England forgave paedophiles after they expressed remorse and allowed them to carry on working instead of protecting children, a report has found.

The Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA) said that between the 1940s and 2018, 390 clergy members or people in positions of trust were convicted of child sex offences.

"The culture of the Church of England facilitated it becoming a place where abusers could hide," said a report released on Tuesday.

"Deference to the authority of the Church and to individual priests, taboos surrounding discussion of sexuality and an environment where alleged perpetrators were treated more supportively than victims presented barriers to disclosure that many victims could not overcome."

IICSA said that many members of the church regard forgiveness "as the appropriate response to any admission of wrongdoing".

Comment: It seems that the Church of England - as well as other well established Churches - will not make the necessary changes to how it responds to its pedophiles unless it is absolutely forced to by external means. So much for the "clergy's moral code".

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California governor's office tells diners to wear masks "in between bites"

Caitlin O'Kane
CBS News
Tue, 06 Oct 2020 19:25 UTC
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The California governor's office put out a tweet on Saturday advising that restaurant-goers keep their masks on while dining. "Going out to eat with members of your household this weekend?" the tweet reads. "Don't forget to keep your mask on in between bites. Do your part to keep those around you healthy."

In California, masks are required for anyone going outside their home, as well as workers in customer-facing businesses, offices, factories, and health care professionals, among others, according to the state's COVID-19 guidance.

Comment: They're just going to keep on throwing more and more idiotic rules at people until they all snap. Welcome to clown world.

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Dollars

Billionaires' media: The smearing of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

Joyce Nelson
Global Research
Tue, 06 Oct 2020 00:01 UTC
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On Sept. 17, Toronto-based The Globe and Mail newspaper published an extraordinary and very lengthy article vilifying Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and calling him "a top voice of misinformation on social media." The headline for the piece summarizes its range: "How a Kennedy became a 'superspreader' of hoaxes on COVID-19, vaccines, 5G and more". [1]

For more than a decade, Kennedy Jr. has raised issues about vaccine safety through the organization he founded, Children's Health Defense. The Globe and Mail piece stated:
Like other conspiracy theorists, [RFK Jr.] has gained popularity during the COVID-19 pandemic by adapting his anti-vaccine messages to fit the crisis, firing off false allegations against Microsoft founder Bill Gates [on COVID-19 vaccines, and other issues] and about the safety of 5G telecom networks. Since February, Mr. Kennedy Jr.'s social media support has tripled from 229,000 followers to 665,000 today.

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Netflix indicted in Texas over 'Cuties' movie's 'prurient interest in sex'

Janice Williams
Newsweek
Tue, 06 Oct 2020 14:43 UTC
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© Courtesy of NetflixThe cast of French-Senegalese film, "Cuties."
Netflix's troubles regarding the French-Senegalese film Cuties isn't quite over. The streaming giant was hit with an indictment in Texas over the movie's alleged promotion of the sexual exploitation of minors.

Representative Matt Schaefer shared the indictment Tuesday on Twitter. "Netflix, Inc. indicted by grand jury in Tyler Co., Tx for promoting material in Cuties film which depicts lewd exhibition of pubic area of a clothed or partially clothed child who was younger than 18 yrs of age which appeals to the prurient interest in sex #Cuties #txlege," he wrote.

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'Boer Lives Matter': South African farmers storm court where two men held over murder of white farm worker


RT
Tue, 06 Oct 2020 18:20 UTC
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© Yeshiel/Xinhua/via GlobalLookPress
Farmers fired shots and carried 'Boer Lives Matter' signs as they stormed a court in eastern South Africa on Tuesday where two suspects were to appear before a judge over the brutal murder of a young farm manager.

Sekwetje Isaiah Mahlamba, 32, and Sekola Piet Matlaletsa, 44, who were arrested on Saturday, were at the Senekal Magistrate's Court in the Free State on Tuesday morning for a pre-trial hearing.

The two men are accused of killing Brendin Horner, 21, whose body was found on Friday at about 6am local time, tied to a pole at the farm he managed in the town of Paul Roux. He had sustained multiple wounds, and a knife was discovered nearby.
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Facebook bans QAnon across its platforms

Ben Collins and Brandy Zadrozny
NBC News
Tue, 06 Oct 2020 22:59 UTC
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© Kyle Grillot / AFP - Getty Images fileQAnon demonstrators protest child trafficking on Hollywood Boulevard in Los Angeles, on Aug. 22, 2020.
The change is a significant escalation over its previous actions targeting QAnon and one of the broadest rules the social media giant has put in place in its history.

Facebook said Tuesday that it is banning all QAnon accounts from its platforms, a significant escalation over its previous actions and one of the broadest rules the social media giant has put in place in its history.

Facebook said the change is an update on the policy it created in August that initially only removed accounts related to the QAnon conspiracy theory that discussed violence, which resulted in the termination of 1,500 pages, groups and profiles.

Comment: What most people fail to realize, especially the mainstream media, is that the vast majority of QAnon followers are harmless basement dwelling conspiracy enthusiasts, not dangerous militia members. Like with most things, this Facebook ban is about controlling the narrative, not about any clear and present threat to people's safety. This unlike Antifa and BLM, which have not been banned from any platforms.

Twitter, as could be expected, is divided on the issue:











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New York Times, Rolling Stone, ABC, and CBS all DENIED motions to dismiss lawsuit brought by Covington teen Nick Sandmann

Mia Cathell
The Post Millenial
Fri, 02 Oct 2020 05:07 UTC
Nick Sandmann
Motions to dismiss defamation lawsuit filed by Covington Catholic teen Nick Sandmann against multiple left-wing news outlets were denied.


The New York Times, Rolling Stone, ABC News, and CBS News' motions to dismiss the lawsuit brought forward by the defamed teenager were rejected Thursday.

"Today marks another important step towards achieving justice against a media that thinks it has a license to smear," Sandmann told The Post Millennial.

Sandmann's defamation lawsuit against The Washington Post was initially dismissed. Sandmann's attorneys later amended the complaint, reopening the suit. In July, The Washington Post settled the lawsuit with an amount not disclosed to the public.

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Round up the 'anti-vaxxers'? Enlist religious leaders? Bill Gates warns US needs to brainstorm ways to reduce 'vaccine hesitancy'


RT
Tue, 06 Oct 2020 21:53 UTC
Bill Gates
© The Last American Vagabond
Billionaire software tycoon Bill Gates has urged the US to prepare for a Covid-19 vaccine rollout by deputizing trusted community leaders to "reduce vaccine hesitancy," bemoaning the rapid spread of "conspiracy theories" online.

The Microsoft founder-turned-vaccine-evangelist painted a mostly rosy picture of a vaccine rollout getting "rich countries" back to normal by the end of 2021 in an interview during the Wall Street Journal's CEO Council on Tuesday.

However, with less than half of Americans saying they'd get a Covid jab - even if paid $100 for it - in a recent survey, Gates then focused his talk on enlisting the nation's "trust network" to overcome the skeptics.

Lamenting that "vaccine hesitancy is in all countries and predates the pandemic," Gates suggested American health officials start "thinking about which voices will help reduce the hesitancy, so we can get a level of vaccination that really has a chance of stopping" the virus.

Gates provided the example of challenges the polio vaccine faced in some countries - and the cunning lengths some were willing to go to get their populations jabbed.

Comment: Interestingly, the FDA released stricter guidelines for the covid vaccine:
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The agency released tighter standards for emergency coronavirus vaccine approval on Tuesday, almost certainly spoiling President Donald Trump's plan to have the jab rolled out for the public before Americans head to the polls on November 3. The White House had complained the new guidelines would unacceptably delay the much-anticipated vaccine and attempted to prevent their release for two weeks.

The new recommendations, which are not legally binding, strongly encourage manufacturers to follow patients for at least two months after their last jab in order to monitor any late-appearing adverse effects. They also advocate ensuring the immune response does not wear off rapidly, and potentially observing how inoculated patients respond to virus exposure. With Phase III trials ongoing for four of the vaccine candidates and a fifth set to enter Phase III this month, the recommended monitoring period would push approval into December - even if clinical trials concluded this week and no side-effects cropped up.

In addition to the extended monitoring period, manufacturers are advised to document five cases of severe Covid-19 infection in trial participants who received the placebo, ensuring participants' continued health isn't merely a product of their belief that they have been vaccinated.

The New York Times speculated that the guidelines had finally been released in response to a marked decline in public confidence in the jab, which many fear will be rushed, unsafe, or ineffective. A whopping two-thirds of Americans polled last month were unwilling to participate in the first round of immunizations, with a quarter saying they'd never get it and 44 percent adopting a "wait and see" approach.

That fraction has grown steadily over the last few months as Republicans and Democrats turned the vaccine into a political football. The FDA itself was accused of taking a political stance by billionaire vaccine evangelist Bill Gates, whose money is bankrolling the development and future manufacture of six vaccine candidates.

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Facebook censors, Twitter flags yet another Trump post about covid-19

Kayla Sargent
NewsBusters
Tue, 06 Oct 2020 21:04 UTC
trump covid tweet
Facebook and Twitter have, unsurprisingly, bowed once again to pressure from the left.

Today, Facebook removed, and Twitter placed an interstitial, or filter, on a post from President Donald Trump in which he stated that COVID-19 is less lethal "in most populations" than the "Flu."

"Facebook has been criticized for not removing posts that violate community guidelines in a timely manner," said Axios, "yet the company sprung to action when Trump posted misinformation about the virus that 'could contribute to imminent physical harm.' Twitter took action about 30 minutes later."

Twitter's interstitial claimed that the tweet "violated the Twitter Rules about spreading misleading and potentially harmful information related to COVID-19. However, Twitter has determined that it may be in the public's interest for the Tweet to remain accessible." Although Twitter did not remove the tweet entirely, users must click "view" in order to see the tweet.

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Chris Cuomo mocked as 'hypocrite' for MUTING Trump recovery 'propaganda' video & reminded he broke quarantine rules


RT
Tue, 06 Oct 2020 03:16 UTC
Chris Cuomo
© Reuters / Mike BlakeChris Cuomo
CNN presenter Chris Cuomo was ripped for muting a clip of Donald Trump's return from hospital to the White House — and quickly reminded he'd published his own dramatic "re-entry"-to-life video after being diagnosed with Covid-19.

"This president is a walking lie," Cuomo announced in his Monday-night monologue, accusing Trump of irresponsible comments on the Covid-19 pandemic. He slammed footage of Trump's return to the White House and said he would not air it with audio because it was "propaganda" intended to project an image of strength.

"How much bullsh*t do you need in your life?" he asked viewers.

"He's not stronger than I am!" Cuomo added, referencing the time in April during which he, too, was sick with the virus. Twitter users were also more than happy to recall that time, reminding him of the reports he had broken quarantine rules back then.
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