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Je ne suis pas Charlie: Russians rightfully outraged after Charlie Hebdo cartoons 'ridicule' Sinai plane crash


RT
Fri, 06 Nov 2015 15:52 UTC
Charlie Hebdo cartoon ridicules Sinai plane crash
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Russians have reacted with anger after the French satirical magazine published caricatures of the Russian passenger aircraft crashing in Egypt. Social media in Russia has erupted in fury at the portrayal, with users condemning its publication by Charlie Hebdo.

One Twitter user questioned why the staff at Charlie Hebdo had not printed a cartoon of the members of their team had been shot by jihadists in Paris in January. The user added sarcastically, "That would have been really funny for them."

Others said that people should just start to "ignore" these "disgusting provocations," as their creators are trying to "provoke a reaction."


Comment: Once again Charlie Hebdo proves itself to be conscienceless and that its supposed satire is really just sadism.

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For a courageous Palestinian mother

Louis Yako
Counterpunch
Fri, 06 Nov 2015 00:00 UTC
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Do you know Wedad Saqa? I didn't think you would. Wedad is not a war profiteer or a mercenary "leader" posing in photographs to support American-style democracy. She is not a blood-thirsty politician standing before thousands of people to speak about the importance of "ending wars". She is not a white, privileged, CEO male giving advice about Western "meritocracy", "success", or about creating a healthy and balanced work place. She is not a Hollywood actress who has entered into a Faustian contract with the devil in exchange for a bubble of fame and millions of dollars to aid in the production of propaganda and the creation of certain images and discourses about "the other", and who tries to atone for all that by adopting a few orphans from African countries.

She is not a bourgeois lady who has swallowed a pre-recorded script with the acceptable sentences and social skills to broadcast in every cocktail party. She is not a rich donor wearing a real fur coat and scarf with tons of makeup at a "charity" event filled with glutted people, held under the banner of supporting causes such as "women's rights", charity for the "less fortunate", scholarships for the "underprivileged and underrepresented" students, or "salvaging" war victims, the hungry, and the refugees, after destroying their countries by the same actors.

Comment: "Wedad is like millions of Arab women—and other women around the world—striving to maintain their dignity. Fighting to love and protect their children from pain, need, injustice, wars, exile, and death, at any cost."

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UK citizens celebrate Guy Fawkes Night by torching giant effigy of David Cameron with a pig's head


Sputnik
Fri, 06 Nov 2015 15:08 UTC
Cameron pig
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Bonfire capital of the world, Lewes in Sussex, southern England, has set fire to its biggest ever 'Guy' on Thursday marking the anniversary of Guy Fawkes' plot to blow up London's houses of parliament in 1605 while poking fun at Britain's Prime Minister.

A giant statue of a naked David Cameron with a pig's head on his lap wearing union jack boxing shorts was paraded through the streets of Lewes.

Comment: If the allegations against Cameron are true, it would be no surprise. Perverts are in power in the UK, and they use their own perversion to blackmail one another:
Regarding the initiation rituals of various 'elites', they serve the purpose of 'binding' them to secret societies, clubs and cults that both reward and control their subjects over the course of their future careers. It may be worth considering whether this information is being made public now in order to exert pressure on Cameron and his government; a little reminder, perhaps, that 'we can destroy you'...

#PigGate: British PM Cameron once inserted his 'private part' into a dead pig's mouth, claims scorned billionaire Tory supporter
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Anonymous releases list of 1,000 alleged KKK members, saying some are 'dangerous, sociopathic'


RT
Fri, 06 Nov 2015 16:23 UTC
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Activists from the Anonymous group have released a list of about 1,000 alleged Ku Klux Klan (KKK) sympathizers on the internet. The group said the data dump was a "form of resistance against the violence and intimidation tactics" used by members of KKK groups throughout history.

According to the hacktivist group, it began compiling the list about 11 months ago, following the killing of Michael Brown, the 18-year-old African American fatally shot by police officer Darren Wilson in Ferguson, Missouri, last August.

Last year the KKK pledged to use "deadly force" against those protesting the killing of the teen.
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White and trashed: The bankruptcy of American capitalism

Finian Cunningham
RT
Fri, 06 Nov 2015 11:06 UTC
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News headlines this week of epidemic drug abuse and mortality among Americans confirm what many observers have already noted - America is in bad, bad shape.

But despite the media coverage, there was little commentary on the backdrop to the malaise. American society is collapsing because of an epic failure in the economy.

Reports dwelt on the types of drugs being used and metabolic diseases, such as diabetes, but there was scant attention given to soaring poverty and social misery. Could this be because the US media, like the government, is covering for what should be the "big story"? The bankruptcy of American capitalism. And when we say "bankrupt" we mean not just a protracted downturn in the "business cycle" - but rather the entire system mired in a condition of historic, terminal failure.

The Washington Post headlined: "Nearly 60 percent of Americans — the highest ever — are taking prescription drugs". Reporting on a study by the Journal of the American Medical Association, the article revealed: "Nearly three in five American adults take a prescription drug, up markedly since 2000 because of much higher use of almost every type of medication, including antidepressants and treatments for high cholesterol and diabetes."

Based on the same study, NBC News headlined: "More Americans than ever use prescription drugs". The channel reported that "the percentage of people taking prescription drugs rose from51 percent of the adult population in 1999 to 59 percent in 2011."

Meanwhile, the London-based Financial Times, reporting on a separate study also published this week, ran this grim headline: "White, middle-aged, uneducated and dying". The FT said: "Drug and alcohol abuse and mental health issues in the US are contributing to an alarming surge in deaths among white middle-aged people, in a trend that has reversed decades of progress and is not being seen in other advanced economies."

Comment: See also:America's Darkest Secret: The Nine Stages of American Autogenocide

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US reform Jews to adopt transgender rights policy


News Max
Thu, 05 Nov 2015 08:28 UTC
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© omnifeed.comReform Jews call for Transgender Rights
Temples and synagogues affiliated with the nation's largest Jewish movement could adopt gender-neutral bathrooms and their rabbis would be encouraged to give sermons on transgender topics, under a groundbreaking resolution expected to pass at a conference of Reform Jews on Thursday.

The proposal features some of the most far-reaching policies for transgendered men and women seen among any of the nation's mainstream religious organizations, according to advocates for gay and transgendered rights.

It also has generated little discord within the movement of 1.5 million North America Jews affiliated with the Union for Reform Judaism, the organization that will vote on the measure as part of its biennial conference in Orlando. "It's a big deal but at the same time it's not controversial for them at all," said Michael Toumayan of the national Human Rights Campaign, which advocates for gay rights.
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The Episcopal Church and United Church of Christ also have adopted positions in support of transgender issues but the Reform Jewish movement's policy would go further by listing specific actions to promote inclusion, said Toumayan, manager for the civil rights group's religion and faith program.

Comment: The surface reforms and new inspirational perspectives, for the most part, appear as accommodational restrooms. Other topics, such as circumcision, name-changing, gender-neutral language are areas less defined. Reformed Judaism (1.5M) represents less than 2% of the US population, but more than one-third of US Jewish ideology. The Union of Reform Judaism passed a resolution affirming the rights of gays and lesbians in 1977.

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Powerful blast rocks central Stockholm, Sweden; gas leak suspected


RT
Fri, 06 Nov 2015 12:41 UTC
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The blast which was described by witnesses as "powerful" occurred on Brännkyrkagatan street at 11:40 am local time, Aftonbladet newspaper reports.

Windows were shattered in a nearby house, however, the apartment's owner told Expressen.se this is unrelated to the blast.

It is not yet clear whether there are any casualties. "It isn't clear what happened," Stockholm police official Albin Näverberg told Aftonbladet.

He told local media that police are looking into the causes and suggested that there could have been a gas leak. "There was a small blast in the south part of the center, no one was hurt. They suspect [it was] a gas leak," said RT's stringer in the Swedish capital.

Stockholm police have contacted the owner of the apartment where the blast happened. "There are no signs of a crime," the local police department said on its website.

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Special Ed teacher's resignation letter hits a nerve

Robin Sussingham
WUSF News
Tue, 27 Oct 2015 14:47 UTC
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Wendy Bradshaw
A Polk County public school teacher's letter of resignation has apparently hit a nerve with frustrated teachers and parents nationwide.

Special education teacher Wendy Bradshaw submitted her letter to her Lakeland elementary school on Friday morning, then posted it to her Facebook page. It started to go viral within hours, and as of Tuesday had been shared nearly 40 thousand times. It was also posted on the Washington Post education blog.

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People Power! Million Mask March results in protests around the world


Tasnim News Agency
Thu, 05 Nov 2015 12:55 UTC
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In DC people took to the streets, bashing a window at the EPA and replacing an american flag with an anonymous flag at Monsanto's headquarters.
Thousands of protesters took to the streets in hundreds of cities around the world for the 2015 Million Mask March, with police arresting dozens in London and activists storming the doors of biotech giant Monsanto in Washington, DC. Organized by the Hacktivist group Anonymous, the event featured thousands of people from around the world donning Guy Fawkes masks and protesting a variety of injustices ranging from inequality and corruption to police brutality and capitalism itself, RT reported.

Protests spanned the globe, with major events taking place in Europe and the United States, as well as Canada and Guatemala.As in the past, one of the biggest marches took place in London, where hundreds and potentially thousands of people flooded the streets. Although protesters were told to follow a specific route, some broke off from the main group and the scene quickly became chaotic.

Roughly 50 people were arrested as a result. According to Sky News, arrests were primarily for public order violations. Three officers were also injured during the day's events. At one point in the evening, a police car was set on fire, with some demonstrators standing around it, before police finally extinguished the blaze. Smoke devices were also deployed in London.

Comment: In Washington DC, protesters gave out money, food and hugs to the homeless:

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In London, 3 officers were injured and a police car was set on fire. There were also dozens of arrests for 'public order violations'.
Below is video from Seattle where a few hundred protesters took to the streets and were stalked by police on bikes.


Here's another image from Washington, DC:



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5 injured as factory explosion produces huge fireball in Brasov, Romania


Reuters
Thu, 05 Nov 2015 12:31 UTC
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Five people were injured in an explosion at a bread factory in the central Romanian city of Brasov late on Thursday and firefighters were trying to extract a person from the rubble, Deputy Interior Minister Raed Arafat said.

The explosion was caught on camera, as it occurred at a factory near a soccer stadium where a televised match was starting.

"Five people were taken to the hospital ... with burns," Arafat told local television station Antena 3, who said firefighters and ambulances were on site, with local hospitals alerted and helicopters on standby.

"Right now they are trying to extract one person from the rubble. We suspect more people are trapped under the rubble."

Arafat said ten people were estimated to have been working in the factory at the time of the blast.

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