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Russian-controlled nuclear power plant attacked by Ukraine, 2nd attack this month on Europe's largest plant


RT
Wed, 20 Jul 2022 13:31 UTC
Zaporozhye
© Sputnik / Konstantin MihalchevskiyThis aerial view shows the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant located in the steppe zone on the shore of the Kakhovsky reservoir in the city of Energodar, Zaporozhye region, Ukraine.
Europe's biggest nuclear power plant has been attacked by three 'kamikadze drones' belonging to the Ukrainian armed forces, Russian media has reported, citing local officials.

According to statements, Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant, located in southeastern Ukraine but under the control of Moscow's forces, has not been damaged and its reactor was not impacted by the attack.

The radiation background is normal and it is constantly being monitored, Vladimir Rogov, a member of the Zaporozhye Region military-civil administration, told Tass news agency.

Comment: Footage following the attack:



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Anti-gun zealots can't admit concealed carry saves lives

David Harsanyi
The Federalist
Mon, 18 Jul 2022 19:43 UTC
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© Today/YouTubeThree people were killed and several others were injured after a gunman opened fire at the Greenwood Park Mall near Indianapolis on Sunday, July 17, 2022.
After a video of law enforcement officers acting like utter cowards at the Uvalde school shooting was released, Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., claimed that the incident "puts to bed, forever, the question of whether the way to deal with bad guys with guns is to make sure there are more good guys with guns."

Well, "forever" ended this weekend, when a 22-year-old fatally shot a man armed with an AR-15 who had opened fire in a mall food court in Greenwood, Indiana, killing three. We don't know all the specifics — and we'll never know how many lives the Good Samaritan saved — but it is clear Murphy's assertion was incorrect on two counts: Cops who stand around while children are being slaughtered aren't "good guys," but real good guys with guns do exist.

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UK inflation hits new 40-year high of 9.4% as cost-of-living crisis deepens

Elliot Smith
CNBC
Wed, 20 Jul 2022 02:04 UTC
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© Henry Nicholls/ ReutersONS figures showed that real wages in the U.K. over the three months to May experienced their steepest decline since records began in 2001.
U.K. inflation hit yet another new 40-year high in June as food and energy prices continued to soar, escalating the country's historic cost-of-living crisis.

The consumer price index rose 9.4% annually, according to estimates out Wednesday, slightly above a consensus forecast among economists polled by Reuters and up from 9.1% in May.

This represented a 0.8% monthly incline in consumer prices, exceeding the previous month's 0.7% rise but remaining short of the 2.5% monthly increase in April.

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UK armed forces introduce ban on use of sex workers abroad

Dan Sabbagh
The Guardian
Tue, 19 Jul 2022 19:12 UTC
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Britain's armed forces have introduced a ban on the use of sex workers abroad for the first time as part of an attempt to stamp out sexual exploitation and abuse across the military.

Personnel found to have engaged in what the Ministry of Defence describes as "transactional sex" face the prospect of dismissal - and they could also be prosecuted if in countries where prostitution is illegal.

It is the first time a consistent prohibition across all three services has been introduced, ending a patchwork of policies and reflecting what the defence secretary, Ben Wallace, said on Tuesday was a change in social attitudes.

Speaking at the Farnborough airshow, Wallace said he could not immediately explain why the policy had taken so many years to implement.
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Court rules UK plan to hit net zero target for emissions too vague

Camilla Hodgson
Financial Times
Mon, 18 Jul 2022 12:00 UTC
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© APTraffic crosses the Woodhead Reservoir in West Yorkshire as water levels dip in the heat on Monday. The UK and large swaths of Europe are enduring record temperatures this week
The UK government's plan for reaching net zero emissions was unlawful because it provided insufficient detail for how the target would be met, a judge ruled in a high-profile climate case on Monday.

Kwasi Kwarteng, secretary of state for business, energy and industrial strategy, launched the so-called net zero strategy last year. But neither he, nor the minister who approved the strategy on his behalf, knew how each individual policy would contribute to achieving the legally binding target, and therefore could not properly assess the credibility of the plan, Justice David Holgate said.

That was a breach of the government's obligations under the Climate Change Act, the judge said. A detailed and quantified explanation of how the policies would achieve net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 was important for holding ministers to account and for "transparency", the judge said.


Comment: Bojo recently specifically changed the rules so that ministers do not have to be transparent and, in turn, it's unlikely they'll be held accountable; as just the recent scandals plaguing Westminster will attest: UK PM waters down ethics code and blocks watchdog powers days after damning report revealing corruption within government


He ordered ministers to publish an updated strategy by the end of March 2023. "This decision is a breakthrough moment in the fight against climate delay and inaction.
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Gender activists seek to prevent identifying human remains as 'male' and 'female'

Christina Buttons
The Post Millennial
Wed, 20 Jul 2022 00:47 UTC
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Activists attempting to tear down the so-called "gender binary" are now coming for archaeology, the scientific study of human history and prehistory through the analysis of artifacts and remains. An essential practice in archaeology is to determine the sex of human remains through measurements of a skeleton's pelvis, skull, and other sexually dimorphic traits. This is important for understanding many cultural and functional ways societies structured themselves according to gendered roles.

Activists now want to disrupt this essential classification process, arguing that since we don't know how these skeletons may have self-identified in life, it is immoral to "assign" them genders in the present. In their imagination, individuals born hundreds of years ago may have "identified" as something other than their biological sex.

Comment: Unbelievable. The ideologues will always attack science since it holds definitive proof that their ideology is bogus.

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London: Metropolitan Police asked to investigate British citizens joining Israeli military


The New Arab
Tue, 19 Jul 2022 00:01 UTC
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© GettyThe Israeli army has been accused of routine war crimes against the Palestinians.
London's Metropolitan Police have been asked to investigate reports of Britons joining the Israeli army and becoming complicit in the ongoing persecution of Palestinians in occupied territories.

London's Metropolitan Police were asked to open an investigation into British citizens who joined the Israeli army and committed war crimes against Palestinians.

The International Centre of Justice for Palestinians (ICJP) sent the request to a special war crimes unit on June 1 following reports that Brits were being recruited by Israel to take part in military operations through the Mahal volunteer programme.

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NYC bodega worker has his murder charges FINALLY dropped after he stabbed gangster in self-defense during attack over price of a bag of chips

Keith Griffith
Daily Mail
Tue, 19 Jul 2022 23:23 UTC
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Bodega worker Jose Alba (right) was physically attacked by a customer before pulling out a knife and fatally stabbing the man. Charges against Alba are now being dropped.
New York City prosecutors are seeking to drop murder charges against a bodega worker for fatally stabbing a man who physically attacked him over a bag of chips.

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg's office on Tuesday asked a judge to drop the charges against 61-year-old Jose Alba, who said he was acting in self-defense in the stabbing, court filings show.

Bragg had faced intense backlash after charging Alba, including criticism from the city's mayor, who said the bodega worker was clearly justified in defending himself.
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Charges dropped against Stephen Colbert staffers who were arrested for unlawful entry in House office building

Lindsay Kornick , Chad Pergram
Fox News
Mon, 18 Jul 2022 18:33 UTC
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© CBSCharges against Stephen Colbert's staff were dropped on Monday.
The 'Colbert 9' were arrested in an unauthorized area of a U.S. Capitol building in June.

The "Colbert 9" were cleared of "unlawful entry" charges Monday after staffers for "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" were caught recording comedy skits inside a House Office Building after hours without permission in June.

A statement from the U.S. Attorney's office read:
After a comprehensive review of all of the evidence and the relevant legal authority, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia has determined that it cannot move forward with misdemeanor charges of unlawful entry against the nine individuals who were arrested on June 16, 2022 at the Longworth Office Building. The individuals, who entered the building on two separate occasions, were invited by Congressional staffers to enter the building in each instance and were never asked to leave by the staffers who invited them, though, members of the group had been told at various points by the U.S. Capitol Police that they were supposed to have an escort. The Office would be required to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that these invited guests were guilty of the crime of unlawful entry because their escort chose to leave them unattended. We do not believe it is probable that the Office would be able to obtain and sustain convictions on these charges. The defendants no longer will be required to appear for a scheduled hearing in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia on July 20, 2022.

Comment: Considering the Jan. 6 protesters were granted access to the building by police and yet they're being prosecuted to utmost extent of the law, it seems rather hypocritical to drop charges against entertainers who had dodgy permission to be there. Apparently it's more about which side of the aisle your team is on than one's actual actions.

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Washington mayor torched as hypocrite for complaining about border migrants bused to DC

Charles Creitz
Fox News
Sat, 16 Jul 2022 22:56 UTC
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© Olivier DOULIERY / AFPviaGettyMuriel Browser (composite)
Florida and Pennsylvania officials have floated busing migrants to Delaware.

District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser is being criticized as a "Not-in-my-backyard" hypocrite for complaining about the influx of asylum seekers utilizing homeless shelters and other city services, months after Texas began busing migrants to the place they say caused the overall crisis.

Bowser called the migrant issue "significant" and said she is urging a coordinated federal response, further claiming migrants are being "tricked" into boarding buses to Washington.

Earlier this year, video circulated of buses arriving from Texas and debarking passengers off Massachusetts Avenue near Capitol Hill.

Comment: See also: 'I'm daring them': Texas AG responds after White House shoots down migrant busing threat

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