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Best of the Web: Amazon demands IN-PERSON VOTING for employees' union election 'because mail-in ballots raise risk of fraud'

Tyler Durden
ZeroHedge
Sat, 23 Jan 2021 19:00 UTC

Comment: Oh really?!?


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In a Thursday filing with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), the Seattle-based online retail giant formally requested that a group of Alabama warehouse trying to form a union be required to vote in person, rather than by mail, according to Bloomberg. The company also requested a postponement of the vote so the NLRB can reconsider its earlier ruling which gives workers the next two months to vote by mail.
A group of workers at Amazon's Bessemer, Alabama, warehouse filed paperwork in November for an election to decide whether to be represented by the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union, a rare step for workers at a company whose U.S. workforce isn't unionized. The NLRB, which oversees union votes, earlier this month said the vote would be conducted by mail, citing standards set up during the pandemic to keep workers and staffers safe. -Bloomberg
Amazon objected to the NLRB's decision - saying they had 'unfairly dismissed the company's argument' that its facility is safer than the surrounding Jefferson County, which hit a 20% COVID-19 positive test rate earlier this month. The company argues that in-person voting would have "fully minimized any risk of transmission," and that the NLRB's decision on mail-in votes was "based on speculation and conjecture, and without ever balancing the purported risk of virus spread against the public policy that 'strongly favors' allowing employees to vote in person."

Comment: So suddenly mail-in voting is prone to fraud and coercion? The ease with which these people speak out of both sides of their mouths is absolutely jaw-dropping!

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Democrats urge tech giants to change algorithms that facilitate spread of extremist content

Rebecca Klar
The Hill
Thu, 21 Jan 2021 20:02 UTC
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House Democrats sent a letter to top social media platforms on Thursday urging the them to make permanent changes to algorithms that facilitate the spread of extremist and "conspiratorial" content.

The letter from the lawmakers comes roughly two weeks after a mob stormed the Capitol in a deadly riot.

Reps. Anna Eshoo (D-Calif.) and Tom Malinowski (D-N.J.) led dozens of their colleagues in letters addressed to the CEOs of Twitter, Facebook, Google and YouTube urging various changes across the platforms to mitigate the spread of extremist and conspiratorial content.

Comment: The Dems obviously want to be the ones polluting people's minds. No other extremist content allowed in the minds of the masses.

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Lawyer for 'Q Guy with the Horns and the Fur' claims his client finally realizes he's been 'duped' by Trump

Aaron Keller
Law & Crime
Fri, 22 Jan 2021 18:33 UTC
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Al Watkins, the St. Louis attorney for so-called "QAnon Shaman" Jacob Chansley, 33, is at least partially blaming former President Donald Trump for a deadly siege on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6.

Speaking of his client, Watkins told St. Louis television station KSDK on Thursday that Chansley "regrets very, very much having not just been duped by the president, but by being in a position where he allowed that duping to put him in a position to make decisions he should not have made."

He referred to Chansley as "the guy with the horns and the fur, the meditation and organic food."

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Spectator's new 'Wokeyleaks' lets whistleblowers anonymously call out social justice indoctrination

Libby Emmons
Source
Sun, 24 Jan 2021 09:41 UTC
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"Anyone in a position of power should be criticised and laughed at and that includes people with large social media followings that rile up big, angry online mobs," They/Them writes.

The Spectator launched an anonymous tip line where people can expose social justice indoctrination in the workplace. Wokeyleaks, as it's called, "will also function as a confidential news leak organization for any other sources who wish to divulge classified information (and hilarious anecdotes) about woke culture without fear of getting canceled."

The person behind this is themselves anonymous, and will go simply by the pronouns "They/Them." They write that their "disillusionment with the Social Justice 'left' was less a road to Damascus moment and more death by a thousand cucks."

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According to this professor, 'Science, statistics, and technology are all inherently racist'

Sofie Salmon
Campus Reform
Thu, 21 Jan 2021 21:37 UTC
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University of Rhode Island and Director of Graduate Studies Erik Loomis recently claimed "science, statistics and technology" are racist.

"Science, statistics, and technology are all inherently racist because they are developed by racists who live in a racist society, whether they identify as racists or not," Loomis tweeted in reference to a New York Times article.


"This is why I have so much contempt for those, including many liberals, who 'just want the data.' The data is racist!" he continued.

Loomis has come under scrutiny several times in the past for tweets and blog posts. He most recently made news for his blog post "Why was Michael Reinoehl Killed?" a reference to ANTIFA supporter Michael Reinoehl who was killed by police after killing Trump supporter Aaron "Jay" Danielson during an earlier clash.

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We ignore Big Tech censorship at our peril

Andrew Doyle
spiked.com
Thu, 21 Jan 2021 03:24 UTC
The glee of seeing Trump banned has blinded left-wingers to the threat posed by Silicon Valley
Jack Dorsey Twitter
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The greatest trick of authoritarians is to convince their subjects to rejoice in their own subjugation. Over the past week we have seen self-proclaimed 'leftists' cheering on multi-billion dollar corporations as they ratchet up their policies on censorship and their determination to control the parameters of acceptable thought and speech. The strength of feeling against Donald Trump - entirely understandable, of course - has meant that his permanent ban from all major social-media platforms is being treated as a victory for progressive values. The instinctive sense of satisfaction that comes from seeing one's enemy silenced has blinded many to the broader picture. These are the imbeciles that stare at the finger as the wise man points at the moon.
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Best of the Web: Planning the first battle in Biden's America: MAGA vs. The GOP

Andrew Korybko
OneWorld
Fri, 22 Jan 2021 22:29 UTC
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A new party?
Multiple preexisting socio-political fault lines are rapidly rising to the surface in Biden's America, but among the few examples of friction that might actually be to the country's ultimate benefit will arguably be the one between the Trump-inspired "Make America Great Again" (MAGA) movement and the Republicans (the "Grand Old Party", GOP), as the former has the chance to politically smash the latter by simultaneously founding a third party in parallel with putting immense pressure upon their counterpart's leadership from within in an attempt to take wrest control of the party if successful.

MAGA's Split From The GOP

Biden's America is rapidly bringing multiple preexisting socio-political fault lines to the surface, but this might actually be to the country's ultimate benefit if the friction between the Trump-inspired "Make America Great Again" (MAGA) movement and the Republicans (the "Grand Old Party", GOP) becomes the first battle defining this new era. MAGA has the chance to politically smash the GOP by simultaneously founding a third party in parallel with putting immense pressure upon their counterparts' leadership from within in an attempt to wrest control of the party if successful. Former President Trump's unexpected decision to throw in the towel and give up fighting what he vehemently believed was the unprecedented electoral and voter fraud that resulted in current President Biden's certification by the Electoral College and influenced the storming of the US Capitol on the same day earlier this month provoked an irreparable rift between MAGA and the GOP. Many of the former now want nothing to do with the latter.
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Ireland's police are teaming up with Israel's torture ministry. Why?

Ciaran Tierney
Electronic Intifada
Sat, 23 Jan 2021 20:28 UTC
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© Liam McBurney ZUMA PressIreland’s two police forces are taking part in an EU-funded project alongside Israel’s “torture ministry.”
Ireland's police forces have given unconvincing explanations about why they are cooperating with an Israeli ministry implicated in torture and war crimes.

The European Union has allocated approximately $8.5 million to a research project ostensibly aimed at using new speech and facial recognition technologies to help identify criminal networks.

Named Roxanne, the project includes Israel's ministry for "public security" and a number of law enforcement bodies.

The involvement of Ireland's two police forces in the project has angered campaigners and politicians from across the island. They have pointed out that the Israeli ministry oversees prisons where Palestinians are routinely abused and a police force active in settlements which violate international law.

Comment: Is hiding witnesses to police brutality included in the training curriculum?
The Israeli police have refused to bring Palestinian workers who have been arrested while working without permission in Israel to court to hide police brutality against them, Haaretz newspaper reported on Thursday.

Haaretz said that a large police force attacked a group of Palestinian workers in the Modiin settlement near the occupied city of Jerusalem, causing fractures and severe physical harm.

According to the paper, the police attacked the workers in a construction site after receiving a false tip claiming that they planned to carry out an attack in the settlement, noting that two workers suffered various fractures on the body and face and a dislocated shoulder.

The judge at the Magistrate's Court in Petah Tikva demanded the Israeli police clarify how they dealt with the detainees, and to explain why they decided not to bring three of them to the court.

The police claimed three workers entered quarantine due to suspicion of being infected with coronavirus, however they did not present health reports supporting their allegations.

Despite the police claim, the court accepted the police request to extend the detention period to provide evidence that the workers had been working without permission.

One of the detained Palestinian workers told the court that the Israeli special forces arrived at the construction site and assaulted him and his colleagues breaking his arm and nose, although none of them resisted detention or attempted to escape.


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RIP Larry King: A man from an era of more civil, respectful and insightful journalism. Farewell and thank you


RT
Sat, 23 Jan 2021 19:55 UTC
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RT is paying tribute to talk show legend Larry King, whose distinguished career served us a reminder of simpler times when questioning entrenched beliefs and listening to those you don't agree with was considered a virtue.

The entire field of broadcast media is shaped to its core by the gold standard that he established, and the debt owed him by all practitioners of his craft can never be repaid in full.

Larry attained national prominence as host of The Larry King Show, taking calls from listeners across the country and giving every last caller a fair hearing; he challenged them, he consoled them, and by making the space everyone's perspective, he enlightened his whole audience.

Comment: Tributes have flowed in for the legendary host:
Beloved US talk show legend Larry King has died in hospital at the age of 87 following a long illness, his family confirmed. The veteran interviewer won stacks of awards during his career and hosted RT America's PoliticKing show.

This is the official RT statement regarding King's death:
"Today the world lost a legend and RT lost a dear colleague and friend. Larry King was a staple on TV screens for decades, shaping the face of news and current affairs for millions, and inspiring generations of journalists. He hosted two landmark shows on RT, PoliticKing and Larry King Now, and we proudly worked with him since 2013. Countless famous faces, world leaders and loyal viewers will feel his absence from the airwaves deeply."
RT's editor-in-chief, Margarita Simonyan, has expressed her condolences over Larry King's death. She called him "the main legend" and a "symbol" of television, as well as "the most recognized TV personality in the world."

She added that King had always said he would work on TV until his death, and she is very proud that he worked with RT over the last eight years. He was a great man who was very easy to work with, Simonyan said, calling his death a "grievous and irreplaceable loss."






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Schizoid nation: French doctors say not to talk on subway - because Covid


Reuters
Sat, 23 Jan 2021 19:24 UTC
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Passengers on public transport systems should avoid talking to one another or on the phone in order to minimise the risk of spreading coronavirus, the French National Academy of Medecine said.

"The mandatory wearing of masks on public transport, where social distancing is not possible, should by accompanied by one very simple precaution: avoid talking and making phone calls," the academy said in a statement.

Academy member Patrick Berche said on BFM TV on Saturday that if there were only three people in a subway car there was no problem, but if you were only two centimetres away from the next person it made sense not to converse or talk on the phone.

"It is not an obligation, it is a recommendation," he said.

The academy is not an official advisory body. It can respond to government questions but also issues recommendations, which sometimes go against official policy.

Comment: Obsessive-compulsive behavior (constant hand-washing, mask-wearing). Paranoia. Hysteria. Antisocial behavior. And, as this article suggests, asociality. Covid regulations are designed to induce mental illness in the general public. And it's working.

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