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'Does Putin own your company?': Russian cafe in New York raided by hostile health inspector

Tepemok cafe
The founder of the chain of cafés "Teremok", Mikhail Goncharov, has spoken of a "hostile" attitude of the sanitary inspector in New York.

The check itself caused financial damage to the franchise, while the health department official asked several "surprising" questions.

Comment: Was this inspection retaliation to his support of the letter? More on the letter to Trump:
The American public organization "Congress of Russian Americans" sent a letter to Donald Trump, in which they expressed disappointment with the state of relations with Russia and concern about the discrimination of Russians in the United States.
"Five million Russian Americans living in this country are forced to bear the brunt of the consequences of these reckless words and actions. Russian Americans have faced serious discrimination," reads the letter sent on behalf of the head of the organization, Natalia Sabelnik.
According to her, "falling into the abyss of Russophobia" does not meet the interests of the United States. Moreover, Trump does not fulfill his pre-election promise to improve Russian-American relations. The organization noted that about 90 percent of voters hoped that it would restore relations with Moscow and abolish anti-Russian sanctions .

The message also condemns the expulsion of Russian diplomats from the United States under the pretext of Russia's involvement in the Skripal case. The organization is assured that it is too early to draw conclusions.
"We ask you to stop the development of a new cold war that is increasingly getting out of control, we need to stop sanctions against Russia and start a dialogue," the letter said.



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Long Island judge confesses to being a panty thief

Judge Robert Cicale

Judge Robert Cicale
A Long Island judge who police say repeatedly broke into his neighbor's home to steal her underwear has confessed to snatching panties on multiple occasions, even though he has pleaded not guilty.

Still, Suffolk County District Judge Robert Cicale has been removed from the bench and is facing up to 15 years in prison.

Cicale was arrested on burglary charges and appeared in court Friday morning.

The judge is a married father of three young children, and he is accused of sneaking into a home across the street and stealing the underwear of a 23-year-old woman who lives there with her parents. He reportedly knew the girl from when she worked as an intern at the Islip Town Attorney's Office, when he used to work there.

In his confession, he said he stole the underwear upon feeling "urges." He admitted that on several occasions, he entered the home, opened her hamper and took underwear.

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UK: Father's benefits cut after son's death deemed not good enough reason to miss assessment

UK: Father's benefits cut after son's death deemed not good enough reason to miss assessment
Geoffrey Williams, who receives Employment and Support Allowance (ESA), was due to have an assessment on 15 February but was unable to attend as he mourned the death of his 24-year-old son Leon just over two weeks before.

The 50-year-old, currently living with his brother in Rimini Road, said he called the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) four times to confirm he was in Northamptonshire with family following his son's sudden death and that they were understanding to his situation.

But when asked to put his reasons for missing the assessment in writing, he then failed to receive his payment on 22 February and when he appealed the action, he received a letter on 7 March saying he had "not shown good cause for failing to attend the medical assessment" and that he was no longer entitled to ESA.

Comment: How many times must the DWP apologise before it becomes clear this is no longer a matter of human error but merely an act of policy against people claiming benefits and actually best practise within the organisation? The UK is clearly on a downward spiral and is attacking the most vulnerable in society first, and it will go for the rest later.

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David Hogg's call to boycott Laura Ingraham sets dangerous precedent

David Hogg
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David Hogg
For Laura Ingraham, there was no choice but to apologize to Parkland school shooting activist David Hogg for her foolish tweet regarding the 17-year-old being rejected by several colleges.

"On reflection, in the spirit of Holy Week, I apologize for any upset or hurt my tweet caused him or any of the brave victims of Parkland," Ingraham wrote on Twitter. "For the record, I believe my show was the first to feature David immediately after that horrific shooting and even noted how 'poised' he was given the tragedy. As always he's welcome to return to the show anytime for a productive discussion."

Ingraham had obviously seen this story played out before, almost one year ago, via her friend and former co-worker Bill O'Reilly, a cable-news icon who eventually saw too many advertisers flee his program, forcing the network to dispose of the popular prime-time figure who had been with it for decades as the industry's top-rated host.

Comment: This kid is pretty out of control. But that's nothing new as this is pretty representative of teenagers from time to time. Raising such a voice to the level of national influence, however, is yet another mark against modern liberalism.


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The prolific sex trafficking in Telford, UK and the left's politically correct ignoring of it

Sex abuse in Telford
The sleepy town of Telford, England, is home to the latest bout of grooming gangs and child sexual exploitation. On March 11, the Mirror revealed the results of an eighteen-month investigation into the rape and sexual trafficking of up to 1,000 girls, some as young as 11, with offenses dating back to the early 1980s. It is said to be the UK's worst and most prolific case of child sexual abuse. Since the release of the investigation by the Mirror, more Telford victims have found the courage to come forward.

The Telford case bears an eerie likeness to the infamous Rotherham scandal, in which 1,400 girls were raped and trafficked by grooming gangs between 1997 and 2013. Similar cases were reported in Rochdale, Oxfordshire, Newcastle, and eleven other English towns. The incidents, although widespread and involving thousands of victims, have three things in common. The victims; primarily white girls. The perpetrators; predominantly Muslim Pakistani men. The crimes; not dealt with by authorities for years, because police and local councils did not want to be accused of racism.

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Making sense of the 'anti-semitism' hysteria surrounding Jeremy Corbyn

Jeremy Corbyn
© Dan Kitwood
Jeremy Corbyn
Once again, a wave of hysteria concerning the British Labour's alleged 'anti-Semitic problem' is at a high. The target has always been leader Jeremy Corbyn and his fierce critique of Israel, considered dangerous by the more conservative Blairites and those further right in the political spectrum. Labour has been fighting for its soul, with activists trying to defend their right to oppose Israeli policy, or even Zionism, without it necessarily meaning that they are anti-Semites.

But it is of course the anti-Semitism accusation that is the most effective, and the conservative Jews are eager to make it stick. And now, international mainstream media is shamefully assisting - not only BBC and Washington Post, but also the Israeli liberal newspaper Haaretz.

Amanda Erickson's article in Washington Post Sunday is titled: "In a brutal open letter, Jewish leaders in Britain accuse Jeremy Corbyn of anti-Semitism". She takes the word of "Jewish leaders" for her opening sentence:
"The Labour Party has a long history of troubling behavior, according to Jewish leaders in Britain."

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Clinton-linked cult leader who branded his victims arrested for sex trafficking, conspiracy, slavery

Keith Raniere
The leader of a depraved sex trafficking cult whose executives are "invitation-only" members of the Clinton Global Initiative has been arrested on charges of sex trafficking, conspiracy, and slavery.

When the reality of a secretive women's "self-help group" began to come to light last year, there were several questions about why it was reported members of the group were forced to submit nude photos as collateral when they joined or why they were "branded" with the founder's initials. Now, the latest reports expose this group is actually an elite sex slavery cult, and federal authorities have moved in to take out the alleged leader.

After several former members begged for law enforcement's help last October, police appeared to sit idly by without acting. However, it appears that has now changed.

The ring leader, Keith Raniere, was arrested by federal officials in Mexico, where he has lived for the past five months, one federal official said. According to the complaint, Raniere was charged with sex trafficking, sex trafficking conspiracy, and conspiracy to commit forced labor.

Comment: Sounds very much like Raniere was giving "protection money" to the Clintons, which doesn't sound at all out of character for the crowd that the Clinton cabal runs with or what their line of business is.


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Dmitry Peskov on Weinstein: 'What do you call a woman who sleeps with a man for $10m?'

Presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov
© Mikhail Metzel/TASS
Presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov
  • Dmitry Peskov suggested the actors should have spoken out earlier
  • 'What do you call a woman who sleeps with a man for $10m?'
Vladimir Putin's spokesman has described Hollywood actors who alleged they were assaulted by Harvey Weinstein as "prostitutes", suggesting they should have spoken out earlier.

Dmitry Peskov's comments, made during a discussion panel at a Moscow university, came in response to a question about Russian MP Leonid Slutsky, who has been accused by multiple women of sexual harassment, prompting a public debate and comparisons with the Weinstein scandal.

Peskov said if the allegations against Slutsky were true, the women should have spoken out sooner, and suggested the claims could have been made now because sexual harassment had become "fashionable".

"If he groped you, if he harassed you, why did you remain silent? Why didn't you go to the police?" Peskov asked, echoing a widespread sentiment in Russia over the allegations.

Attention

Venezuelan public health system collapsing - Doctors work under threat of death if patients die

Venezuela doctor Pedro Quijada stabbed
© La Patilla
Resident doctor Pedro Quijada was stabbed outside the Venezuelan hospital where he works, the most recent victim of the wave of violence and insecurity that is beginning to reach hospitals.
Junior Rodríguez is used to seeing death and violence up close because he's a doctor in a public hospital in Venezuela, one of the world's most dangerous countries.

But the violence has been turning more personal for Rodríguez and the rest of the medical staff at the Dr. Luis Razetti de Barcelona University Hospital in the eastern state of Anzoátegui.

The staffers work under constant death threats made by relatives or friends of patients - some of them dangerous gang members - if the patients die.

"Most of the time that's the doctor's worst fear, that the patient dies and the relatives take it out on him," Rodriguez said in a telephone interview. "The threat of harm if the patient dies is always there. We don't have any kind of protection. You treat a person who turns out to be a criminal, and if that person decides to point a gun at you, there's nothing you can do."

Rodríguez quit the hospital months ago and wants to leave Venezuela to escape the crime and economic implosion that has brought widespread hunger to the oil-producing country. He would join the 22,000 other doctors who have fled, according to figures from the Venezuelan Medical Federation (VMF).

Comment: Co-ordinated Move: Colombia and Brazil clamp down on borders as Venezuela crisis spurs exodus


Star of David

Israel waives building permit requirements for U.S. State Dep't while Palestinians are refused, homes demolished

house deomlition Jerusalem

Demolished house in Silwan, occupied East Jerusalem, November 2014
The news from Israel Tuesday was that the finance minister had waived all building permit and rezoning requirements so as to allow the U.S. State Department to ramp up construction on a consular building in South Jerusalem that is to become the new U.S. Embassy, perhaps as early as May.

The Times of Israel reported that Minister Moshe Kahlon said he would sign the waiver because moving the embassy is such a political priority:
"As we promised, we won't let unnecessary bureaucracy delay the move of the American embassy to Jerusalem, Israel's eternal capital," he said in a statement. "...This is a strategic diplomatic move for the State of Israel."

Comment: Business as usual.