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San Diego Air Museum's Independence Day post of Soviet jets sparks online controversy


RT
Thu, 05 Jul 2018 15:40 UTC
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Su-25s making flypast during Russian Navy Day parade in St. Petersburg, July 30, 2017
A controversy has unfolded on Twitter after San Diego Air and Space Museum celebrated Independence Day by posting a jubilant image of Soviet-made Su-25 jets trailing smoke in the colors of the Russian flag.

The Fourth of July has probably been quite a day for San Diego's Air and Space Museum and Education Center (SDASM), which encouraged visitors to come and honor "some of the greatest heroes in aerospace history." What the museum really meant by the appeal is a mystery, but its Twitter account unexpectedly posted an image of six Soviet-built Su-25 Frogfoot jets trailing smoke in the white, blue and red of the Russian tricolor.

Su-25s are frequently employed to make flyovers during various celebrations across Russia, such as Victory Day or Independence Day - otherwise known as Russia Day - but they have seldom seen any action during American patriotic festivities.
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Thousands celebrate 'Pride Day' across Latin America, Caribbean, as 'gender fluidity' spreads


teleSUR
Wed, 04 Jul 2018 21:01 UTC
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Peru's 'LGBT community' demanded equal rights during their 'Pride' parade.
Of the 20 countries that form the American Convention only Argentina, Colombia, Brazil and Uruguay recognize same-sex marriage nationally.

Thousands of members of the LGBT community marched to celebrate International LGBT Pride Day Saturday with participants in several countries in Latin America and the Caribbean taking to the streets to demand respect for their rights.

In Peru, thousands marched in the capital city of Lima marking the day of pride demanding their rights be respected.

In El Salvador, the marchers flooded the main streets with the colors of the rainbow, music, and slogans, joining other commemorative events on the day around the region.
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Walmart pulls 'Impeach 45' t-shirt from website after harsh online feedback


Conservative Fighters
Wed, 04 Jul 2018 15:28 UTC
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Walmart has pulled the the controversial anti-Trump "Impeach 45" apparel from its website after receiving harsh feedback online.

The outcry sparked a #BoycottWalmart trend on Twitter as users expressed their distaste for the chain promoting the impeachment of President Trump, echoing some Congressional Democrats.

Ryan Fournier, chairman of the group Students for Trump, was one of the first to discover Walmart was selling the clothing item, according to the International Business Times. He asked the company in a tweet, "What kind of message are you trying to send?"

"These items were sold by third party sellers on our open marketplace, and were not offered directly by Walmart. We're removing these types of items pending review of our marketplace policies," a Walmart spokesperson told Fox News.
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NY Times reassigns reporter Ali Watkins after her intimate relationship with Senate aide is revealed

Jon Levine
The Wrap
Tue, 03 Jul 2018 15:10 UTC
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The New York Times has reassigned reporter Ali Watkins after news emerged last month that she had a sexual relationship with a source while she was at her previous employer BuzzFeed.

"We are troubled by Ali's conduct, particularly while she was employed by other news organizations," said Times executive editor Dean Baquet in an internal memo on Tuesday. "For a reporter to have an intimate relationship with someone he or she covers is unacceptable. It violates our written standards and the norms of journalism."

"After careful examination and discussion, I have decided to reassign her to a position in New York for a fresh start, where she will be closely supervised and have a senior mentor," he added along with a promise to put in new internal safeguards to ensure similar situations do not arise in the future.

Comment: Previously:

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David Hogg calls on Trump to repeal the Patriot Act, Kyle Kashuv embarrasses him with facts


Conservative Fighters
Thu, 05 Jul 2018 14:51 UTC
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In response to President Donald Trump calling out the National Security Agency for possible privacy violations and tweeting that it deleted "685 million phone calls and text messages," pro-gun control Parkland activist David Hogg called for Trump to "repeal the Patriot Act":


Comment: Whichever Democrat gave this kid a platform is probably regretting that decision at this point.

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World Cup proves to the Brits that Russia is not the enemy

Seraphim Hanisch
The Duran
Tue, 03 Jul 2018 14:08 UTC
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The UK government is likely to have to eat a lot of crow this year. Despite all the fiery rhetoric about Russian "aggression" and secret spies deployed by Vladimir Putin all around the world, and especially in England, some British citizens came to Russia anyway. The FIFA World Cup is being played here, after all, and football is very important for these people.

As the result of this, the people from one of the most stalwart Western powers are getting a completely different and first-hand, view of Russia.

A news piece in the Guardian, entitled "Message to the English: come to Russia and feel the love" blew the lid off the seal that the British propagandists thought they had placed on the great country to their east, and it was done simply and in the most direct way possible, by portraying the experience of the English tourists who are in Russia en masse now for the tournament. Tom Rosenthal writes:
This. World. Cup. Is. Good. Having been lucky enough to be at Nizhny Novgorod for England 6 Panama 1 (stick that in your hats), St Petersburg for Argentina 2 Nigeria 1 (Messi's foot of God) and Kaliningrad for Belgium against England (the game was literally pointless), I get to write in The Guardian to say my personal experience is that Russia is absolutely killing this World Cup, which is a vast improvement on spies in Zizzi*. The organisation of this tournament has been fantastic and you'll struggle to find anyone who'll say otherwise, which is not because they're a double-agent or a Twitter bot, but because it's true.

Comment: Reports like the above are precisely the reason the UK establishment tried so hard to discourage UK citizens from traveling to Russia. Lies can only persist in a vacuum of access to reality, which is what the World Cup experience brings. But it looks like the dose of reality was too much, because right on time, another couple in Britain has been novichocked into the news: Skripal Lie Redux: Two More People "Poisoned" Near Porton Down

The reality creators are simply livid that Russia is getting deservedly good press, that ordinary people are getting a taste of the real Russia and seeing for themselves that it is not the totalitarian evil empire the reality creators pretend it is.

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San Francisco is now a sh*thole: Logs over 16,000 feces complaints in one week

Dan Lyman
News Wars
Wed, 04 Jul 2018 16:47 UTC
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Over 16,000 complaints have been logged with the City of San Francisco regarding 'feces' in the last seven days.

A website and related app that allows local residents to request maintenance or non-emergency services from the city has received 16,015 complaints with the keyword 'feces' in the last week at the time of this writing, and many pertain to human waste in public places.

Additionally, words and phrases synonymous with 'feces' are found in thousands more grievances.

Many of the complaints also connect the fecal matter to vagrants and homeless encampments - a sight all too common now across California.

Users can geotag the location in question, and also provide photos to support their claim.

"Homeless encampment is blocking sidewalk and creates a health hazard w trash and feces," writes one user. "Please move them, and send a cleaning crew. Sidewalk is impassable, forcing pedestrians into the street."

Comment: Interestingly, much like the ideology, this is what the leftist utopia has become: a big toilet. See also:

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Oppressive Left has drowned out common sense, says ex-liberal who started #Walkaway campaign


RT
Thu, 05 Jul 2018 14:17 UTC
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Brandon Straka, founder of #Walkaway movement, speaks to RT about the success of his campaign
The #Walkaway campaign has helped thousands of disillusioned Democrats regain their own voices and push back against "oppression" and incivility from the Left, the movement's founder told RT in an interview.

The #Walkaway hashtag went viral after New York-based stylist Brandon Straka, an openly gay man, created a short video explaining why he felt alienated by the Democratic Party and had to "walk away" - despite being a "lifelong liberal." Thousands of other wary Democrats have since joined Straka, posting videos explaining why they too felt compelled to leave the party.


Comment: Also: #WalkAway hashtag blowing up, urging fed-up Democrats to leave the party

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Iraqi intelligence says Russian missiles killed ISIS leader Al-Baghdadi's son


Yahoo! News / AFP
Thu, 05 Jul 2018 13:59 UTC
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© AP Photo/ Militant video, File
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi
Baghdad (AFP) - Russian forces killed the son of Islamic State group leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi in a missile attack on a Syrian cave in which he was hiding, Iraqi intelligence said Wednesday.

IS's propaganda outlet Amaq said Hudhayfah al-Badri was killed in an "operation against the Nussayriyyah and the Russians at the thermal power station in Homs", in a statement published Tuesday alongside a photo of a young man holding an assault rifle.

Nussayriyyah is the term used by IS for the Alawite religious minority sect of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.

Iraq's Falcon's intelligence cell said Russian forces on Monday fired three missiles at a cave in Homs that held 30 "terrorist leaders" and several of Badri's bodyguards.

It said 11 people were killed in the attack.

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Three men rape 19yo in Canterbury car park, dump her in city center, caught grinning on CCTV after they do it

Alex Matthews
UK Sun
Fri, 29 Jun 2018 14:02 UTC
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Sali Amet (left), Omer Engin (centre) and Salih Altun were jailed for nine years each after admitting rape
Sick sex attackers were caught grinning on CCTV after they gang-raped a sobbing teenage girl in a car park.

Salih Altun, Sali Amet and Omer Engin submitted their 19-year-old victim to a horrific hour-long ordeal before dumping her on a street in Canterbury, Kent.

Cameras caught Altun, 25, and Amet, 23, leaving The Cuban nightclub with their victim during the early hours of Friday April 13.

They were seen holding the "visibly intoxicated" girl up as she staggered through the streets of Canterbury.

The friends then took her back to her car in Holman's Meadow car park and raped her.

Altun and Amet were later filmed running off to fetch Engin, 24, from The Cuban and he joined the other two in attacking the teenager.

After an hour of raping their victim, the three men left her by a Carluccio's restaurant in Canterbury.
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