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Cop breaks down in tears after killing woman, 19, who shot at him at Michigan Juneteenth parade

Jorge Fitz-Gibbon
New York Post
Tue, 22 Jun 2021 17:47 UTC

A dramatic new video shows the moment a Michigan cop shoots and kills a 19-year-old woman at a Juneteenth parade — and then crumples to the ground in tears. Authorities said the woman, Briana Sykes, drove up to the cop, who was on traffic duty during the Flint parade on Saturday, and fired at the officer, Fox affiliate WJBK-TV reported.

The unnamed officer is seen on the footage yelling for Sykes to drop the weapon before he fires into the car.

Police tried to revive Sykes at the scene to no avail — and the sobbing officer is seen falling to the ground in anguish. Sykes was taken to a local hospital and pronounced dead, authorities said. One eyewitness told the station:

"I kind of feel like him dropping, it was the devastation of the whole situation. I feel like the police was doing his job. He had a life to protect. Not only his, but we had a parade full of kids."

Comment: Images from the shooting in Flint, Michigan:

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The officer crumbles to the ground in tears following the shooting.
He had a life to protect not only his own but a parade full of kids.

Vaccinated Israelis may need to quarantine because of Delta COVID-19 variant

CNA
Wed, 23 Jun 2021 06:07 UTC

Israel empowered health officials on Wednesday (Jun 23) to quarantine anyone deemed to have been exposed to an especially infectious variant of COVID-19, even if they were previously vaccinated or recovered from the disease with presumed immunity.

The decision followed a warning by Prime Minister Naftali Bennett on Tuesday over new outbreaks caused by the Delta variant, with daily infections rising after weeks of low plateau credited to Israel's record mass-vaccination drive.

Under the updated Health Ministry directives, vaccinated or formerly infected people can be ordered to self-isolate for up to 14 days if authorities believe they may have been in "close contact with a carrier of a dangerous virus variant".

Such proximity could include having been passengers on the same plane, the ministry said - a possible dampener on Israel's gradual opening of its borders to vaccinated summer tourists.

Addressing parliament, Health Minister Nitzan Horowitz said fines of "thousands of shekels" would also be levied against Israeli citizens or residents who travel to countries blacklisted as high COVID-19 risks.

SCOTUS refuses 'to print a new permission slip for entering the home without a warrant'

Damon Root
Reason
Wed, 23 Jun 2021 19:21 UTC

In California v. Lange (2019), the California Court of Appeal held that a police offer may always enter a suspect's home without a warrant if the officer is in "hot pursuit" of the suspect and has probable cause to believe that the suspect has committed a misdemeanor.

Today, in an important win for Fourth Amendment advocates, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned that ruling. "We are not eager — more the reverse — to print a new permission slip for entering the home without a warrant," declared Justice Elena Kagan in Lange v. California.

The case originated when Arthur Gregory Lange drew the attention of a California highway patrol officer for honking his horn and playing his car stereo at a loud volume, both of which are traffic infractions at worst. The officer followed Lange's car and ultimately switched on his overhead lights just a few seconds before Lange pulled into his own driveway.

Lange, who says he never saw the officer's lights in his rearview mirror, entered his driveway and pulled into his garage. The officer quickly parked, exited his vehicle, stuck his foot under the garage door to prevent it from closing, and performed a search without a warrant.

Hong Kong's Apple Daily closes days after police raid tabloid's office over allegations of 'collusion with a foreign country'

RT
Wed, 23 Jun 2021 19:12 UTC

© Apple Daily/Handout via REUTERS
Police officers are seen at the headquarters of Apple Daily in Hong Kong, China June 17, 2021

Apple Daily, a Hong Kong-based newspaper, has announced that it is permanently closing days after hundreds of police officers raided its offices and froze its assets over allegations its breached China's national security law.

Announcing the decision to shut down the publication, Apple Daily's management said it will "cease operation immediately after midnight" over concerns about "staff members safety." The publication's Thursday edition will be the newspaper's final printed copy.

The statement from the management team was paired with a message posted by publisher Next Digital on the newspaper's website thanking readers for their support.

'Rome is burning': Netflix accused of going full 'FURRY' with bizarre animal makeup dating trailer

RT
Wed, 23 Jun 2021 19:02 UTC

Still from 'Sexy Beasts'

Netflix's series 'Sexy Beasts' has debuted its first trailer, leaving users perplexed and hesitant about people dressing in elaborate animal costumes to go on dates.

The streaming giant has already shown they have faith in the concept by ordering two seasons worth of 'Sexy Beasts' episodes, the first of which debuts on July 21.

The concept of the series is that people will be put into professional-level makeup and prosthetics as mythical creatures or animals and then go on blind dates, the idea being that falling in love will be based entirely on personality and have nothing to do with people's physical appearances.

"Do you have health insurance?" one cast member can be heard saying in the trailer as they are masked by elaborate panda makeup.

Content-sharing platform Disclose.tv says Google and Apple temporarily 'censored' content on Telegram group chat

RT
Wed, 23 Jun 2021 18:04 UTC

Disclose.tv, a Reddit-like service for people who seek "true insight into what is actually happening in the world" has accused Google and Apple of censoring its group chat on Telegram messenger.

The service blamed "Big Tech oligarchs at Google and Apple" for the apparent glitch in the display of its Telegram chat on devices running Android and iOS operating systems. On Android, all comments were replaced with a notice stating that they "cannot be displayed on Telegram apps downloaded from the Google Play Store." The iOS version of the messenger simply refused to display the channel.

Snowflake CBC shuts down Facebook comments to protect "fragile" journalists' mental health and "protect free speech"

Tyler Durden
ZeroHedge
Wed, 23 Jun 2021 17:28 UTC

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CBC President Catherine Tait: "We are shutting down free speech at the CBC to defend free speech"

In a move that can only be described as the pinnacle of embracing snowflake culture, the CBC has said this week it is going to close comments on all of its news links and video posts to Facebook pages to protect the mental health of its journalists.

Journalists - who used to be rugged and used to deal with varying opinions as part of the job description - are "fragile" and "in need of attention", like many other Canadians post-pandemic, the CBC wrote last week. Increasingly, they are facing "vitriol and harassment" for doing their jobs, the report notes.

"For journalists, platforms like Twitter can be a great way to find sources and promote their work, but also a cesspool of hatred. Increasingly, reporters are also physically attacked," Andre Picard told CBC.

Comment: Maybe part of the problem is that people don't like being lied to:

What do they know? 153 Houston Methodist staff who refused to get COVID vaccine have been fired or resigned

Dan Diamond
Texas Tribune
Wed, 23 Jun 2021 17:08 UTC

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© Brandon Bell/Getty Images
Medical workers outside the Houston Methodist Hospital in Houston, Texas, earlier this month.

More than 150 health-care workers who did not comply with a Houston-based hospital system's vaccine mandate have been fired or resigned, more than a week after a federal judge upheld the policy.

Houston Methodist — one of the first health systems to require the coronavirus shots — terminated or accepted the resignations of 153 workers Tuesday, spokeswoman Gale Smith said. Smith declined to specify how many were in each category.

The hospital system announced April 1 that staffers would need to be vaccinated to keep their jobs. While 24,947 workers did get vaccinated by earlier deadlines, Houston Methodist suspended 178 workers who had failed to do so on June 7, giving them an additional two weeks to prove they had been immunized. Twenty-five of those employees did get vaccinated, Smith said.

CBC nixed Israel-Palestine reporting after journalists demanded fairer coverage

Manisha Krishnan
VVICE News
Fri, 21 May 2021 16:54 UTC

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More than 2,000 people signed an open letter saying Canadian media outlets "tiptoe around coverage of Israel and Palestinians."

Two journalists from Canada's national broadcaster say they've been barred from covering the ongoing violence in Israel and the Palestinian territories after signing an open letter calling for more nuanced coverage.

On May 14, an "open letter to Canadian newsrooms on covering Israel-Palestine" began circulating online. The letter, which has now been signed by more than 2,000 people, including many journalists, said Canadian media does not include enough context or Palestinian voices when covering "the ongoing nature of the Israeli occupation." It ended by asking for "fair and balanced coverage" of the conflict.

IKEA accused of racism for plans to serve Juneteenth menu of watermelon and fried chicken

Mia Cathell
The Post Millennial
Wed, 23 Jun 2021 02:00 UTC

IKEA came under fire on Tuesday after one of its stores in Atlanta planned a menu in honor of Juneteenth that would feature fried chicken and watermelon.

The Scandinavian furniture chain's Georgia location sent an email to employees last week alerting its staff members that "to honor the perseverance of Black Americans and acknowledge the progress yet to be made," the IKEA branch is rolling out the special menu on the federal holiday. The store-wide memo also announced that the it will be showcasing videos to observe Juneteenth.

The special Juneteenth menu also included collard greens, macaroni and cheese, potato salad, and candied yams — all traditional Southern comfort food.

Comment: Some day, corporations will realize that there is actually no reason to commemorate any minority celebration because they simply can't help but get it wrong. Don't change your corporate logo for Pride, don't change your menu for Juneteenth, don't have crazy sales for Passover. Just be the same corporation you are everyday and let people celebrate how (if) they want.

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Society's Child

Cop breaks down in tears after killing woman, 19, who shot at him at Michigan Juneteenth parade

Vaccinated Israelis may need to quarantine because of Delta COVID-19 variant

SCOTUS refuses 'to print a new permission slip for entering the home without a warrant'

Hong Kong's Apple Daily closes days after police raid tabloid's office over allegations of 'collusion with a foreign country'

'Rome is burning': Netflix accused of going full 'FURRY' with bizarre animal makeup dating trailer

Content-sharing platform Disclose.tv says Google and Apple temporarily 'censored' content on Telegram group chat

Snowflake CBC shuts down Facebook comments to protect "fragile" journalists' mental health and "protect free speech"

What do they know? 153 Houston Methodist staff who refused to get COVID vaccine have been fired or resigned

CBC nixed Israel-Palestine reporting after journalists demanded fairer coverage

IKEA accused of racism for plans to serve Juneteenth menu of watermelon and fried chicken

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