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Jewish model subject to death, rape threats just for supporting Trump

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It is disgusting how the left treats minorities and people of color just for supporting Trump.

The people who claim to oppose fascism couldn't be more facistic themselves, calling into question whether or not the only thing they really oppose is true liberty and morals.

Jewish model Elizabeth Pipko is the leader of the pro-Trump movement "Jexodus" for former Democratic Jews who are sick and tired of the party's antisemitism and lies.

However, the model and activist says that there has been a violent backlash to her public support of Trump.

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Teen who accused Indian legislator of rape seriously injured in 'suspicious' crash

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Protest demanding the arrest of Kuldeep Sengar in Lucknow, India, 2018
An Indian teenager who accused a lawmaker of rape in 2017 has been seriously injured in a 'suspicious' car crash that killed two of her relatives, her family said. It's the third fatal incident since the case came to light.

The Uttar Pradesh girl accused the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) MLA Kuldeep Sengar of raping her, and tried to self-immolate outside Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath's residence to bring attention to her case. Sengar, a member of the Legislative Assembly, has been charged with criminal conspiracy, abduction of minor, rape, and threat and is currently in jail.

The teenager was travelling with her family and her lawyer on Sunday when their vehicle was hit by a speeding truck in Rae Bareli. Her aunt and her sister were killed in the collision and she was critically injured.

The truck involved in the crash had a blackened number plate, images shared on social media show. The truck driver fled the scene but he was later caught, and was the owner of the truck.

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Massive rally urging to fix relations with Russia held in Georgia

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Thousands have rallied in Georgian port city of Batumi, calling to improve the rocky relations with Russia that strained even further over the last few months.

The gathering was staged by the county's major opposition party dubbed 'Alliance of Georgia's patriots. Despite the heat, the rally attracted at least some 20,000 people, according to the event's organizers.

"Our main demand to the [country's] leadership - is to see at last what the people really want. We should start a direct dialogue with Tskhinval, Sukhum and Moscow," the party's leader, Irma Inanishvili said as sited by RIA Novosti.

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Caitlin Johnstone: What the hell is going on here, anyway?

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Over the course of my young career here I've amassed a very eclectic group of readers from all across the political spectrum, which I quite enjoy. Sometimes I read the comments sections just to watch what happens when you bring people together from wildly different worldviews who wouldn't normally interact with each other very much and see how those reality tunnels dance together in a conversation or debate.

I can't rightly call my whole audience left-wing or right-wing, conspiracy theorists or anarchists, activists or intellectuals, or almost any other label I can think of. There's only one attribute that comes to mind which unites pretty much all of my readers and social media followers, and that's a drive to know what's really going on in the world. Their curiosity about what's going on in what specific field may differ from person to person, as do the conclusions they reach, but basically I think we're all united by a desire, perhaps often an obsessive one, to come to some understanding of what's really happening in the world.

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Russia celebrates Navy Day with ship parades & shore assault demos

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Russian sailors and Navy officers celebrate their professional holiday on Sunday with dazzling warship parades, aircraft flybys, and simulated amphibious assault operations staged throughout the country and beyond.

Navy Day is one of Russia's major national holidays and is celebrated on the last Sunday of July. While the navy has over three centuries of history under its belt, the holiday in honor of its achievements and strength was established in 1939.

St. Petersburg, the former imperial capital that cemented Russia's claim for dominance in the Baltic Sea in the 18th century, traditionally holds the biggest naval parade. Forty-three ships from all four Russian fleets sailed in front of spectators. Dozens of aircraft operated by the navy, including advanced Su-30SM fighter jets and Be-12 amphibious anti-submarine warfare planes, took part.

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YouTube terminates account of Sacramento family fighting Verizon 5G cell tower installed next to children's bedroom

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Few people in Sacramento have signed up for 5G. Many want it gone, including the Davidson family who had a small cell tower installed next to their home. They have been very public about experiencing symptoms of Microwave Sickness and Electromagnetic Sensitivity from exposure. According to the family's GoFundMe page, YouTube has now cancelled their account.

You can also visit the family's blog 5G Awareness Now here.

The Telecom Industry has admitted they have no scientific evidence that 5G wireless is biologically safe and plenty of researchers say it isn't (see 1, 2, 3). American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and other health experts have also warned that children are more vulnerable than adults to all sources of cell phone and wireless radiation. Pets are affected by exposure too.

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Greenwald accuses Brazil's Bolsonaro as a 'wannabe dictator' after threats of 'jail' for explosive leaks

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(L) Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro (R) Glenn Greenwald
The award-winning journalist has called Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro a 'wannabe dictator' after being threatened with jail time amid a scandal surrounding the nation's justice minister sparked by Intercept reports.

Amid rumors that Glenn Greenwald could face deportation under a new government decree, Bolsonaro stated that "he will not be kicked out" - but instead might "do jail time in Brazil." The decree, issued by Justice Minister Sergio Moro, allows summary expulsion of people accused of unconstitutional acts or deemed a danger to the "security of Brazil."

Bolsonaro said nothing about the charges that could land the reporter in prison. Instead, he attacked Greenwald's choice of life partner, claiming that the journalist might have engaged in a relationship with a Brazilian citizen only to avoid deportation.

Comment: Greenwald's definitely ruffled some feathers in Brazilian politics, and weakened the current ruling party's credibility. No wonder Bolsonaro is making threats.


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LGB vs. T: How the trans issue is causing the left to devour itself

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Two factions of the Left square off.
The following is adapted from Panic Attack: Young Radicals in the Age of Trump, a recently published book by former College Fix editor Robby Soave. Soave is currently an associate editor at Reason.

Today there are tensions between a second-wave feminism that is worried about people who were born men co-opting their movement and a younger feminism that embraces all people who self-identify as women. The new view has largely won that fight, and this victory has influenced how the broader public discusses trans issues.

Consider what happened to filmmaker Kimberly Peirce at Reed College in 2016. She had been invited to Reed College in the fall of 2016 for a screening of her landmark 1999 film Boys Don't Cry. The movie tells the true story of a transgender man who was murdered. Peirce herself has identified as a lesbian and genderqueer, and her movie contains a message of acceptance.

Comment: Human nature can be pushed only so far. The societal backlash against the gender extremists is likely to be severe.


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I'm not that good: John McAfee denies posting drone footage of Epstein's 'orgy island' from jail

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John McAfee at the Marina Hemingway in Havana, Cuba.
Eccentric billionaire John McAfee says he is not behind a YouTube channel that has been posting drone footage apparently shot on Jeffrey Epstein's island, saying that even he wouldn't be able to do it from a Dominican prison cell.

A YouTube channel has been posting videos apparently showing Little Saint James, a Caribbean island owned by convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, which was dubbed "Pedophile Island" and "Orgy Island" by the press due to the alleged abuse that has taken place there.

Some people believe the person responsible for the channel is none other than John McAfee, a veteran software engineer, cryptocurrency advocate, and US presidential candidate, who is also on the run from the Internal Revenue Service over his self-confessed eight years of not paying taxes.

The theory was popularized on the anonymous website 4chan after McAfee said the CIA attempted to "collect" him and his wife from their "freedom boat," the Daily Dot reported.

Comment: See also: Software magnate John McAfee will run for president 'in exile' using thousands of masked doppelgangers


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Thriving nation: Little-known facts about India, one of the world's largest economies

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India’s economy has nearly sextupled in size in less than 20 years
A thriving nation with a population of around 1.37 billion people, India is one of the world's largest economies. It seeks to achieve an ambitious target of becoming a $5 trillion economy in the next five years.

Here are some interesting facts that you may not have known about the country.

India's economy has nearly sextupled in size in less than 20 years

At the turn of the millennium the country's gross domestic product was approximately $459 billion, according to the World Bank. Last year, it generated the equivalent of $2.726 trillion. That's an expansion of just short of six times in less than two decades.

Comment: It's understandable why the the US is strategizing to keep India within its sphere of influence and why India is becoming less inclined to appease Washington.