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Julian Assange loses proposal to have his UK arrest warrant dropped


RT
Tue, 13 Feb 2018 15:02 UTC
Assange
© Justin Tallis / AFP
An arrest warrant for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will not be dropped, a British judge has ruled. His lawyers had argued it was no longer in the public interest to arrest him.

Assange has spent more than five and a half years living in a single room inside the Ecuadorian Embassy in London. He took refuge in the building in a bid to avoid extradition to the US over his role in publishing leaked diplomatic and military records.

The Wikileaks founder was wanted in Sweden for a rape investigation when he sought protection in the Ecuadorian embassy in 2012. Swedish prosecutors dropped the investigation last year, but the British warrant for violating bail conditions still stood.

Judge Emma Arbuthnot struck down all five points put forward by his lawyers, stating she doesn't think Assange's fears he would have been extradited from Sweden to the US are "reasonable."
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Court of Arbitration for Sport Secretary General: No proof of doping does not equate to innocence


RT
Tue, 13 Feb 2018 15:56 UTC
Olympic Athletes from Russia
© Rob Schumacher / Reuters
The Olympic Athlete from Russia (OAR) at the Pyeongchang 2018 Olympic Winter Games Opening Ceremony
Court of Arbitration for Sport Secretary General Matthieu Reeb has told RT that he sees nothing illegal or odd in the International Olympic Committee refusing athletes entry, even in the absence of evidence of doping violations.

"The duty of the IOC (International Olympic Committee) was to show that the athletes involved in this case were guilty of an anti-doping rule violation. The fact that you cannot establish the evidence of guilt does not mean that you have established the innocence of the athletes," Reeb said in an exclusive interview with RT.


Comment: That's the exact opposite of the way law has been governed since the signing of the Magna Carta! Innocent until proven guilty, not the other way around. But apparently the IOC thinks they know better than common law and when it comes to Russian athletes, they all are guilty no matter that they've never actually tested positive for doping. Talk about an upside-down, unfair interpretation of law!


The IOC and Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) have been on the brink of an open confrontation due to their conflicting decisions on Russian athletes over doping allegations. The Russian Olympic team was officially banned from the 2018 Winter Games, leaving a reduced delegation of Russian athletes eligible to compete at the Games under a neutral flag.

Some of the sportsmen turned to the CAS to gain admission to the Olympic Games, and last week the Lausanne-based court upheld the appeal of 28 athletes and coaches. However, the IOC still refused to invite them to the games, and even voiced the suggestion that "urgent reform in internal structure" is needed following the "extremely disappointing" decision.
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Caitlin Johnstone: How establishment propaganda gaslights us into submission

Caitlin Johnstone
Information Clearing House
Mon, 12 Feb 2018 13:10 UTC
gaslighting
The dynamics of the establishment Syria narrative are hilarious if you take a step back and think about them. I mean, the western empire is now openly admitting to having funded actual, literal terrorist groups in that country, and yet they're still cranking out propaganda pieces about what is happening there and sincerely expecting us to believe them. It's adorable, really; like a little kid covered in chocolate telling his mom he doesn't know what happened to all the cake frosting.

Or least it would be adorable if it weren't directly facilitating the slaughter of hundreds of thousands of people.

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Russian state bank to cancel debts of plane crash victims


RT
Tue, 13 Feb 2018 14:55 UTC
lights
© Kirill Kallinikov / Sputnik
Sberbank has announced that the bank will cancel the debts of victims who died in the plane crash that occurred in the Moscow region on Sunday.

The Saratov Airlines An-148 was on its way to Orsk when it crashed a few minutes after taking off from Domodedovo Airport. All 65 passengers on board died, along with its six crew members.

Comment: See also: Over 200 body fragments found at crash site of Russia's An-148 airplane near Moscow

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Taking Liberties: USA hockey goalies may be forced to ditch statue masks


RT
Tue, 13 Feb 2018 10:35 UTC
Hockey mask
© Brian Cassella / Global Look Press
The US Olympic Women's Ice Hockey Team are working with the IOC to see whether their goalies at the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Games will be forced to remove their masks with the image of the Statue of Liberty.

Goalies Nicole Hensley and Alex Rigsby will wait to see if their goalkeeper's masks featuring the image of the iconic statue in New York Harbor will be declared a 'political symbol', and therefore in violation of International Olympic Committee (IOC) rules.

Under IOC Guidelines Regarding Authorized Identifications, no item may feature the wording or lyrics from national anthems, motivational words, public/political messaging or slogans related to national identity.

The statue's image adorns the left side of Hensley's helmet, whereas Rigsby's includes a stamp depicting the statue on the chin. Rigsby's also includes a USA crest on the top, a drawing of the famous V-J Day kiss photograph in Times Square, and a bald eagle - the national US symbol.
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Sweden deporting American student for having too little funds in bank account, but welcomes 'former' ISIS terrorists with open arms


Voice of Europe
Sun, 11 Feb 2018 00:00 UTC
Miranda Andersson, American student deported Sweden

Miranda Andersson - Private picture
American student Miranda Andersson, was told to leave Sweden after she didn't have enough money in her bank account for a short period.

Andersson, who studies at the Uppsala University, transferred some money to her parents' account in the United States for safe-keeping.

Therefor her balance dropped below the ($10,126), the amount foreign students should have in their bank account to get a residence permit.

The American student immediately returned the money to her Swedish bank account when she realised her error.

Comment: While these insane liberal policies appear to make little sense, these decisions are part of an overall objective to radically change European countries by completely overwhelming the native population. For more background on the crisis, see: The Truth Perspective: Weapons of Mass Migration: Interview with Michael Springmann on Europe's Migrant Crisis

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Vlogger Logan Paul's scandalous videos trigger new YouTube punishment laws


RT
Tue, 13 Feb 2018 15:08 UTC
Youtube
© Reuters
Youtube logo.
Tasteless videos by scandal hit vlogger Logan Paul have seemingly led YouTube to reconsider how it punishes people who carry out "heinous pranks" or "demonstrate cruelty" online.

YouTuber Logan Paul recently had his ad revenue on the site suspended following outrage at his videos, which appeared to show a suicide victim in Japan, as well as one where the vlogger tasered a dead rat.

Paul, who has 16 million online subscribers, was also slammed for disrepecting Japanese culture for a December video showing him donning traditional dress and fighting in Tokyo. In the clip, the controversial internet star is also filmed buying and then smashing up a Gameboy color before trying to return it to the shop.
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School district removes two literary classics cuz snowflake students say they make them 'uncomfortable'

Chris Enloe
The Blaze
Sun, 11 Feb 2018 17:21 UTC
empty schoolroom
© Getty
A school district in Minnesota is removing two literary classics from their list of required reading because they make students feel "uncomfortable."
American literary classics "To Kill a Mockingbird" and "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" are read by most high school students nationwide. But students in Duluth, Minnesota, will no longer be required to read the novels.

And the reason why encapsulates political correctness culture.

According to the Minneapolis Star Tribune, the books will be dropped from high school English classes' list of required reading in an effort to "be considerate of all students" because the books contain racial slurs.

The books were required reading for ninth- and 11th-grade English classes in Duluth Public Schools, but will be optional next school year.

Comment: History isn't pretty. Trying to protect students from that fact by removing all evidence of it from the curriculum is not doing these students any favours. It just encourages them to remain helpless within their little snowflake bubble.

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Germany spends €50,000 a year to look after single 'child' refugee


Westmonster
Tue, 13 Feb 2018 12:48 UTC
Angela Merkel
One region spent €105.2m in 2017. Official figures show around 43% aren't children.

It costs around €50,000-a-year to look after a single unaccompanied young refugee in Germany, and just one region spent a total of €105.2m was spent on housing and support for them in 2017, according to reports.

Official figures published by the German government show 43% of unaccompanied child migrants are actually adults, and some are allowed to be cared for by child welfare services until the age of 27.

Comment: Breitbart reports more on the advantages that come to grown men who pretend they're 'child refugees':
Many asylum seekers have claimed to be underage because it is much harder for the German government to deport underage asylum seekers and many get preferential treatment.

According to Afghan asylum seeker Hussein K., the suspected murderer of German student Maria Ladenburger, he lied about his age to receive better benefits saying, "if you're a minor, the situation in Germany is better."

Germany is not the only country facing a large number of asylum seekers lying about their age. In Austria last year, authorities found almost 1,000 asylum seekers had lied about being under eighteen. An Austrian policeman commented on the issue at the time, saying: "It is absurd for us to see grown men with beards and greying hair that claim to be 17 years of age."
Further reading: The Muzzies Are Coming! Adopt a Refugee!

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Without Russia Winter Olympics viewing numbers are "worst ever"


Free West Media
Mon, 12 Feb 2018 12:00 UTC
g Russian flag colors in proper order, sneaky and wonderful Serbia

Serbian team reversed its flag colors for the uniform -- opting for a color order as it appears on the banned Russian flag
Last night's coverage of the opener of the 2018 Winter Olympics received one of the worst ratings ever, a result of organisers deciding to keep Russia from participating.

"I am no longer fond of Olympic games. There are too many sport disciplines, too much cheating, too much money and too many politics involved in the Olympics," at least one Canadian viewer told FWM.

The Norwegian team was rumored to have brought some 6 000 doses of asthma medicine for its athletes. Even if the rumour is false, it makes a valid point, because such drugs are exempted by the anti-doping agency if some doctor simply certifies that an athlete "needs" them.

Comment: The mass psychosis has spread across the western world and is showing the corrupt establishment's true colours: Also check out SOTT radio's:

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