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Criminal state: Imprisoned teen Tamimi in coma after life-threatening medical neglect by Israeli authorities

Hassan Tamimi hospital
Imprisoned Palestinian teenager Hassan Abdulkhaleq Mizher Tamimi was subjected to life-threatening medical neglect by Israeli authorities.

Tamimi, 18, has a serious medical condition in his liver and kidneys, which makes him unable to absorb proteins. He requires a strict vegetarian diet, medicines and periodic tests at the hospital.

Israeli authorities provided him with none of that since his arrest two months ago, and his medical condition deteriorated sharply.

As his situation worsened, Israeli authorities refused to transfer Tamimi to a hospital or provide necessary treatment, his relative Muhammad Tamimi told Wattan TV.

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NJ cop arrested after beating a mentally ill man in wheelchair

Paterson police New Jersey
The Patterson Police Department in New Jersey is making headlines this week after their fourth officer in only two months has been arrested by federal agents. Officer Roger Then, 29, was arrested on Wednesday for participating in the beating of a mentally ill man in a wheelchair - and making a video to remember it.

The person in the wheelchair was a patient at a hospital. He had committed no crime and had called authorities for help because he felt suicidal. However, once he got to the hospital, help was the last thing he received. Instead, he received a horrific beating at the hands of the two responding officers.

Officer Then and his partner, known only as Police Officer 1 in the complaint, proceeded to beat their wheelchair-bound victim so horrifically that he required surgery to save his eyeball.

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Evergreen State's "Independent" report whitewashes campus meltdown, claims professor

Evergreen State College

Riot police face off against Antifa protesters at the height of the disruptions at Evergreen State.
Evergreen State College released a 38-page "Independent" report on the protests and riots of last spring that is far from "independent," claims a former administrator at the college.

Last spring, Evergreen State was engulfed in riots after a Bret Weinstein, a former professor, sent an email questioning the school's "day of absence," which called for white students to leave campus for a day of diversity workshops while students of color stayed on campus to participate in a different form of diversity programming.

"If Evergreen's looming financial crisis becomes fatal, we now have a historical document placing blame not on Bridges, but on [Weinstein]."

After accosting Weinstein in class and verbally berating him to the point that the campus police chief suggested he leave campus for his own safety, the student protesters then held several high-ranking administrators hostage until they agreed to comply with a list of demands.

The report was commissioned to review the situation and provide feedback on how the college could prevent and control a recurrence of similar disruptions.

President George Bridges nominated people to conduct the "Independent" review, which was then followed by vetting and approval of the nominees by the Board of Trustees.

Multiple faculty members and a former high-ranking administrator, however, claim that the report is far from "Independent."

Comment: No amount of whitewashing is going to erase the mark of what happens when leftist ideology is taken to the extreme. See also:


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The Eurozone is structurally imbalanced and the Euro is doomed

EU flag
Papering over the structural imbalances in the Eurozone with endless bailouts will not resolve the fundamental asymmetries. Beneath the permanent whatever it takes "rescue" by the European Central Bank (ECB) lie fundamental asymmetries that doom the euro, the joint currency that has been the centerpiece of European unity since its introduction in 1999.

The key imbalance is between export powerhouse Germany, which generates huge trade surpluses, and its trading partners, which run large trade and budget deficits, particularly Portugal, Italy, Ireland, Greece and Spain.


Those outside of Europe may be surprised to learn that Germany's exports are roughly equal to those of China ($1.2 trillion), even though Germany's population of 82 million is a mere 6% of China's 1.3 billion. Germany and China are the world's top exporters, while the U.S. trails as a distant third.

Germany's emphasis on exports places it in the so-called mercantilist camp, countries that depend heavily on exports for their growth and profits. Other (nonoil-exporting) nations that routinely generate large trade surpluses include China, Japan, Germany, Taiwan and the Netherlands.

Comment: A backlash is building and, given the vote, many in the Eurozone would choose to leave, or at least radically renegotiate the terms of membership:


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Netanyahu's wife attempts to physically assault top PM official for refusing to illegally finance renovation of private home

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's wife sara
© AP Photo/ Gali Tibbon
According to anonymous sources cited by the Israeli media, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's wife attempted to physically assault the director general of the Prime Minister's Office, although both denied it.

Sources close to the incident stated that tensions have existed since Eli Groner was appointed as director of the Prime Minister's Office in 2015. The dispute that led to the alleged physical incident in January was about who should pay the bills at the Netanyahus' private home in Caesarea, Haaretz reported.

On January 13, Sara Netanyahu presumably sought financing for their Caesarea home renovation, but Groner refused, saying he would not "go to prison for her." When she arrived at the Prime Minister's Office in person, a senior office took her to Groner, and the altercation occurred.

Comment: There could be no family more befitting the genocidal state of Israel The Netanyahu's are plagued by endless allegations of wrong doing from bribery to fraud, with Sara Netanyahu's documented narcissistic rage, and then their progeny divulging the family's corruption while touring strip clubs. So it comes as no surprise that Sara Netanyahu would attempt to assault a top politician for non-compliance in her crimes: Also check out SOTT radio's:


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Trump-praising, Tory-supporting blowhard Jewish leader Arkush labels Corbyn an anti-Semite

corbyn supporters and detractors
© Tom Nicholson / Global Look Press
Jonathan Arkush, the outgoing president of the Board of Deputies of British Jews, has said that Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn "has views which are anti-Semitic and problematic" in an interview for The Telegraph.

The Jewish leader and barrister of more than 30 years has been an outspoken critic of Corbyn since he became president of the board in 2015. In the interview he asks the Labour leader to offer "some clarity on his real views about Israel."

He cites Corbyn's association with the Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC) group as being problematic, because "If you look at its [PSC] logo and language, it's quite clear its world picture has no room for Israel." He adds: "Delegitimizing the State of Israel is anti-Semitic. He was a chairman of Stop the War, which is responsible for some of the worst anti-Israel discourse."


Comment: No, it isn't. Judaism is a religion. Semites are people who are indigenous to the Middle East. Zionist Israel is a neo-colonial, criminal state that has been sanctioned multiple times by the UN for breaking international law. Big difference.


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Israeli celebration premature; Gazans have crossed the 'fear barrier'

Gaza violence
© zeenews.india.com
Great March of Return
60 Palestinians were killed in Gaza on May 15, simply for protesting and demanding their Right of Return as guaranteed by international law.

50 more were killed since March 30, the start of the 'Great March of Return', which marks Land Day.

Nearly 10,000 have been wounded and maimed in between these two dates.

'Israel has the right to defend itself', White House officials announced, paying no heed to the ludicrousness of the statement when understood within the current context of an unequal struggle.

Peaceful protesters were not threatening the existence of Israel; rock throwing kids were not about to overwhelm hundreds of Israeli snipers, who shot, killed and wounded Gaza youngsters with no legal or moral boundary whatsoever.

8-months old, Laila al-Ghandour was one of the 60 who were killed on May 15. She suffocated to death from Israeli teargas. Many, like her, were wounded or killed some distance away from the border. Some were killed for simply being nearby, or for being Palestinian.

Meanwhile, Ivanka Trump, daughter of US President, Donald Trump, ushered in a new era of international relations, when she and her companions unveiled the new US Embassy in Jerusalem.

Comment: The courage and sacrifice of the Palestinians has not gone unnoticed. It is appalling that recognition has taken decades and resolution has yet to come.


Yoda

Jordan Peterson and how the Left's thought police keep political discourse controlled through shallow ideological crusades

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Like most people, I'd never heard of Jordan Peterson until a short time ago. In my case, the first signal of his arrival on the cultural scene was a friend's series of Facebook posts vividly denouncing him as a reactionary cult-like leader. Seeing a Canadian psychology professor be the subject of such alarm piqued my curiosity. As an American ex-academic, I tend to stereotype Canadians as almost laughably polite, and professors as largely contained in their own hyper-specialized, politically irrelevant bubbles. The vision of a wild-eyed Canadian psych prof with a fanatical alt-right following on YouTube was an intriguing challenge to my priors.

Soon, I found myself going down the Peterson rabbit-hole with countless others. I listened to several of his lectures on reinterpreting Bible stories as archetypical myths. Contradicting my friend's warnings of hate-filled right-wing propaganda, I found Peterson's discussions intellectually engaging, personally meaningful, and a refreshing departure from the standard discourse on such issues. I read up on Peterson's battles over Canadian hate speech legislation and watched his infamous Cathy Newman interview. Here again, I found Peterson's commentary to be largely thoughtful and thought-provoking. I tuned into his podcast discussions with Sam Harris, and started exploring Harris's work as well. I even bought and read 12 Rules for Life, and put Maps of Meaning on order at my local public library.

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UK risks water shortage as 3 billion litres of water lost in leaks everyday - Meanwhile heavy rain causes flooding in parts of the country

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In a new report, the Environment Agency stated three billion litres of water is equivalent to the usage of 20million people.

The agency starkly warned of significant water shortages in future years as the UK population continues to grow.

The warning of a potential future water shortage comes as Britain has been hit with sweltering heat this year, with temperatures expected to reach highs of 30C over the bank holiday weekend.


Comment: It's also been pretty stormy for this time of year too.


This has prompted bookmaker Coral to cut its odds on this year being the hottest on record.

Comment: With many places in the UK under water right now this a sick joke. The UK receives adequate rainfall each year that, were it collected and transported correctly, there would be more than enough for the population, even with increased demand.

The future for the UK looks bleak indeed. We see the same corruption plaguing all privatised utilities and services. And not satiated by this carnage, the pathological establishment have their eyes on the police, schools and the NHS.


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Peace Destroyers: Report finds widespread evidence of child sex abuse by UN peacekeepers and NGO workers across the globe

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© AP Photo / Eranga Jayawardena
United Nations peacekeepers are meant to bring stability to vulnerable populations and deter violence. However, a growing pile of allegations against them indicates they also bring sexual abuse and exploitation, endangering the people they were sent to protect.

Sex abuse of children by NGO workers or UN peacekeepers have come under the spotlight again after it has been reported that British lawmakers are reviewing a UN report from 2001 naming 15 major aid organisations implicated in a "sex-for-food" scandal.

The report alleges that workers from more than 40 NGOs and 15 international organisations - such as the International Rescue Committee (IRC) and Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) - "had sexually exploitative relationships with refugee children."

Although the allegations couldn't be fully confirmed, their sheer volume "is a critical indicator of the scale of the problem," the researchers reportedly warned.

The UN High Commissioner for Refugees from 2001 to 2005, Ruud Lubbers, at the time rejected allegations of child sex abuse by members of his staff as "gossip."