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Local UK police constabulary tells officers to take the knee, lest they become focus of protester attention

Ian Gallagher and Martin Beckford
Daily Mail
Mon, 15 Jun 2020 17:39 UTC
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Hertfordshire Constabulary said officers who chose not to make the solidarity gesture ‘may become the focus of the protesters’ attention’
A police force has angered officers by warning that they may face consequences if they decline to 'take the knee' at anti-racism protests.

Hertfordshire Constabulary said those who chose not to make the solidarity gesture 'may become the focus of the protesters' attention'.

The advice was issued during a recent operational briefing and points out that, when officers kneel down - joining in the symbolic stance of the Black Lives Matter movement - it 'has a very positive reaction on the protest groups'.

But one senior detective told The Mail on Sunday: 'It's absurd. Will officers be expected to make similarly appeasing gestures at political events - far-Right protests, for instance?'

Former Home Secretary David Blunkett is among politicians who have warned that the action risks drawing police into politics and could lead to false accusations of racism being levelled at any who refuse to join in.

'I am concerned that the gesture of kneeling, though prompted by the best instincts, might give the perception of undermining the role of the police in such situations,' he said last week.


Comment: "The best instincts"? That's debateable.


Comment: It will never be enough:

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Republic Of CHAZ begins reparations; white participants pressured to give blacks $10 each

Tyler Durden
ZeroHedge
Sun, 14 Jun 2020 06:34 UTC
flag upside down
© Reuters/Goran Tomasevic
An upside down US flag affixed to the Seattle Police Department East Precinct building at the self-proclaimed Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone (CHAZ).
Seattle's so-called Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone (CHAZ) has begun reparations, as white members of the fledgling sovereignty were asked on Friday night to give at least one black person $10 before leaving the area.
"I want you to find, by the time you leave this autonomous zone, I want you to give ten dollars to one African American person from this autonomous zone. And if you find that's difficult - if you find it's hard for you to give ten dollars to people of color, to black people expecially [sic], you have to think really critically about - in the future, are you going to actually give up power and land and capital when you have it?

If you have a hard time giving up ten dollars, you have to think about: are you really down with this struggle? Are you really down with the movement? Because if that is a challenge for you, I'm not sure if you're in the right place.

So find an African American person. White people, I see you. I see every one of you, and I remember your faces. You find that African American person and you give them ten dollars. Cash up, venmo, ten dollars in your pocket. That's my challenge to you. Do it."

Comment: See also:

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85% of independent restaurants could go out of biz by the end of 2020 says Independent Restaurant Coalition

Irene Jiang
Business Insider
Sun, 14 Jun 2020 12:13 UTC
Small restaurant
© Irene Jiang/Business Insider
As many as 85% of independent restaurants may be forced out of business by the end of the year, according to a new report commissioned by the Independent Restaurant Coalition.

The report, which was conducted by consulting company Compass Lexecon, outlines the threats facing independent restaurants as the pandemic continues to affect business. Although the restaurant industry as a whole has suffered major losses, independent restaurants like mom-and-pop diners, neighborhood Thai joints, and fine dining staples, are much more at risk than fast-food chains like McDonald's and Starbucks. Independents, which comprise 70% of all restaurants, rely much more heavily on dine-in revenue and don't have the corporate resources that make some chains so resilient in the face of disaster.

Dan Wu, owner of Atomic Ramen in Lexington, Kentucky, said on an IRC press call:
"What I'm afraid of is the people that are the least likely to survive are going to be these small, single-location, immigrant-run, women-run, people-of-color-run operations. That we're the ones that don't have the infrastructure like the chain restaurants to survive this,"
Wu is an immigrant, like many other independent restaurant owners and workers.
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Molotov-tossing Brooklyn lawyer was an intern for Soros-funded anti-Israel group

Joshua Klein
Breitbart
Fri, 12 Jun 2020 00:00 UTC
Urooj Rahman
© Daily Mail
Lawyer Urooj Rahman
One of the two lawyers accused of trying to torch an NYPD cruiser during protests that engulfed Brooklyn over the weekend spent a summer in the West Bank as a fellow and intern with radical Palestinian activist organizations.

Two attorneys, Colinford Mattis, 32, and Urooj Rahman, 31, reportedly were caught attempting to distribute homemade molotov cocktail devices to protesters who were clashing with police near the 88th Precinct in Fort Greene. "Rahman attempted to distribute Molotov cocktails to the witness and others so that those individuals could likewise use the incendiary devices in furtherance of more destruction and violence," a witness was quoted as saying to authorities in a detention memo from federal prosecutors for the Eastern District of New York.

Rahman was captured in a photo obtained by the New York Daily News wearing a Palestinian keffiyeh on her face and holding a makeshift Molotov cocktail. The keffiyeh, a chequered black and white scarf, has become a symbol of Palestinian nationalism.

Comment:


See also:

Two New York attorneys caught tossing Molotov cocktails into police car, handing them out to protesters

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Atlanta police seek masked woman suspected of burning down Atlanta Wendy's

Elizabeth Rosner
New York Post
Sun, 14 Jun 2020 18:27 UTC
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© Atlanta Police Department
The suspect is wanted for setting a Wendy's on fire.
Atlanta police are looking for a woman wanted for setting fire to a Wendy's Saturday night amid unrest over the deadly police shooting of Rayshard Brooks.

The Atlanta Police Department on Sunday shared a photo of the woman, who appeared to be white, and was dressed in a black with her face largely covered.
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Hello, child services? Woman with baby wears 'If they start shooting, stand behind me' T-shirt at BLM protest, causes outrage


RT
Mon, 15 Jun 2020 18:45 UTC
blm protester
© Twitter / ShelbyTalcott
In a solidarity gesture with BLM protesters, a woman holding a baby offered herself as a human shield in case the police started shooting, raising the question on social media of "how much is too much?"

A woman wearing a now popular among protesters 'If they start shooting, stand behind me' T-shirt was seen on Monday at the Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone (CHAZ), which was recently renamed to CHOP (Capitol Hill Organized Protest or Capitol Hill Occupied Protest, depending on who you ask).

Tennis player Shelby Talcott shared the picture of her on Twitter.
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Briefcase

78-year-old academic & navy veteran charged with HIGH TREASON for selling classified data on Russian Arctic submarines to China

Jonny Tickle
RT
Mon, 15 Jun 2020 16:22 UTC
prison bars
© Getty Images / Hans Neleman
Despite Moscow and Beijing's cultivation of friendship in recent years, there's still competition between the two powers. The arrest of the president of Russia's Arctic Academy of Sciences on treason charges serves as a reminder.

Valery Mitko, 78, is currently under house arrest, accused of selling classified information on submarines to China. His lawyer Ivan Pavlov explained that he was first detained in February, and a June 5 court decision prolonged his confinement until October. Mitko faces up to 20-years in prison, if found guilty.

"According to the investigation, Mitko handed over classified materials to Chinese intelligence during his trip to China," the lawyer said, speaking to news agency TASS. "After his return to Russia, a search took place in his apartment, and he was charged with [treason]."
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London airport says industry may take years to recover

Silvia Amaro
CNBC
Mon, 15 Jun 2020 03:53 UTC
Gatwick
© Chris J Ratcliffe
EasyJet aircraft at Gatwick Airport in London, England.
Passenger demand at London's second-largest airport may not return to pre-crisis levels for another three or four years as the sector grapples with severe disruption.

Airports have been heavily impacted by the coronavirus pandemic, with airlines stopping or significantly reducing their flights in the wake of lockdowns and travel restrictions to contain Covid-19.

"We think it will take three to four years for Gatwick to come back to 2019 passenger volume levels," Stewart Wingate, chief executive officer of Gatwick, told CNBC's Steve Sedgwick Monday.

Comment: Evidently, while the UK government continues about the harmless virus, businesses are well aware that there's no danger, hence their criticisms of the unjustifiably quarantine measures: Global stocks slump amid fears of renewed lockdown measures due to claims of coronavirus 'outbreaks' in US and China

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Global stocks slump amid fears of renewed lockdown measures due to claims of coronavirus 'outbreaks' in US and China

Steve Goldstein
Barrons
Mon, 15 Jun 2020 12:24 UTC
Jakarta
© Associated Press
Health workers take nasal swab samples during a public testing for the new coronavirus conducted in Jakarta, Indonesia, on June 15, 2020.
Stocks slumped across the globe on Monday as concerns grew over rising Covid-19 infections that come just as many countries open up after pandemic lockdowns. Investors worried that if new outbreaks lead to broad stay-at-home orders and extend restrictions on businesses and travel, the economic recovery could be slowed or delayed.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 128 points, or 0.5%, while the Nasdaq Composite ticked up 0.3% and the Russell 2000 rose 0.3%. Each index was well off of its lowest levels of the morning, when the Dow had lost more than 700 points.

The S&P 500 was down 9 points, or 0.3%, at 3,032. The 3,000-point mark had provided support for the index during last week's selloff. That level could now become resistance as the market eventually seeks to recover its recent losses.

Comment: Note that the markets do not seem to be fearful of the effect of the virus or any 'outbreaks' , per se - which would make sense because it's harmless for the great majority - instead it's the threat of renewed, tyrannical lockdown measures that have decimated economies that are of most concern:

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Many young men are shunning sex. Is it because feminism and #MeToo are constant reminders of the inferiority of male identity?

Frank Furedi
RT
Mon, 15 Jun 2020 17:13 UTC
man alone in room
© Getty Images / Tara Moore
Celibacy is becoming the new normal, as surveys show that the number of sexually inactive young Americans is increasing, particularly among males aged between 18 and 24.

Once upon a time sex was regarded by young adults as a pleasurable activity that played an important role in their lives. These days, many young adults claim that sex is not a big deal. Surveys show that during the past two decades, the number of sexually inactive young Americans has steadily increased.

Sexual inactivity is particularly widespread among young men. A survey of American adults, published by the American Medical Association (AMA), indicates that between 2000 and 2018, sexual inactivity increased among men aged 18 to 24, to the point that around one in three reported no sexual activity during the past year.So it is not surprising that, contrary to the expectation that people would increase their sexual activity during the lockdown, reports indicated that they were having less sex than previously.

Comment: There is also the unchecked influence of a near infinite amount of internet pornography that is only a couple of clicks away. It may not be as hip or trendy an explanation as blaming feminists and the MeToo movement, but no theory or explanation as to why young men aren't having as much sex would be complete without taking it into account. See:

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