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Political rallies held in Moscow against pension reforms that will increase retirement age


RT
Sun, 02 Sep 2018 17:49 UTC
Communist Party rally Moscow September 2018
© Kirill Kudryavtsev / AFPRussia's Communist Party rally in Moscow on September 2, 2018.
Two rallies against pension reform have been held in Russia's capital. Some 8,000 people turned up at the events, while organizers claimed "tens of thousands" were in attendance.

Russia's Communist Party staged its rally at Sakharov Avenue in central Moscow. Some 6,000 gathered at the event, according to official data from Moscow police. The organizers, however, claimed that more than 100,000 people attended their gathering, which was "more than during the previous protest, held on July 28." Photos from the scene, released by the party itself, suggest the official figures are closer to reality.

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South African farmers told they will have to pay debts on property seized by the State

Jack Montgomery
Breitbart
Mon, 03 Sep 2018 12:43 UTC
South African farmers
© Sputnik
South African farmers subjected to land expropriation without compensation will still have to pay off their debts for property which has been seized by the state, according to a major bank.

In an email from Nedbank widely circulated on social media, now confirmed as genuine by Head of Group Media Relations Kedibonea Molopyane, according to The South African, farmers are warned that their debts will have to be paid in full even after their property is confiscated by the government.

It reads as follows:

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USA

Warrior cops have not made America safer or freer

John W. Whitehead
The Rutherford Institute
Mon, 27 Aug 2018 14:16 UTC
warrior cops
"There are always risks in challenging excessive police power, but the risks of not challenging it are more dangerous, even fatal."-Hunter S. Thompson, Kingdom of Fear: Loathsome Secrets of a Star-Crossed Child in the Final Days of the American Century
I have known a lot of good cops, I have defended a lot of good cops, and I have been fortunate to call a number of good cops friends.

So when I say that warrior cops-hyped up on their own authority and the power of the badge-have not made America any safer or freer, I am not disrespecting any of the fine, decent, lawful police officers who take seriously their oath of office to serve and protect their fellow citizens, uphold the Constitution, and maintain the peace.

My beef is with the growing squads of warrior cops who have been given the green light to kill, shoot, taser, abuse and steal from American citizens in the so-called name of law and order.

These cops are little more than vigilantes with a badge.

Indeed, it is increasingly evident that militarized police armed with weapons of war who are allowed to operate above the law and break the laws with impunity have not made America any safer or freer.
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Alaskan officials set to investigate voter fraud after 'anomalies' in recent elections

Evie Fordham
The Daily Caller
Mon, 03 Sep 2018 12:43 UTC
US voter
© Chris Keane / Reuters
A potential investigation hangs over an Alaska State House Republican primary after the race came down to a few votes, but irregularities like 17 voter registrations that trace back to a single mobile home address caught the attention of the Alaska Division of Elections.

Incumbent Gabrielle LeDoux leads challenger Aaron Weaver by 113 votes after Tuesday's election, but at least 26 absentee ballots for LeDoux are classified as "suspect" by the state Division of Elections, reported KTVA.

The state Republican Party Chairman Tuckerman Babcock is calling for an investigation. LeDoux fell out of favor with her party in 2016 after she abandoned the Republican caucus.
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Family

Identity politics: Doing more harm than good to minorities?

Remi Adekoya
Quillette
Sat, 01 Sep 2018 17:12 UTC
identity politics
It is difficult to think of an issue today as contentious as identity politics. Long criticised by the right as divisive and polarising, it has begun to be questioned by some on the left as well - from thinkers such as Mark Lilla and Jonathan Haidt. Writing from a liberal perspective in the Guardian, Columbia University professor Sheri Berman cited a host of psychological surveys showing that many white voters are supporting right-wing populists like Trump in a "defensive reaction" against perceived "group-based threats" that have been provoked, in part, by left-wing identity politics.
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Portraits of alleged migrant attacks' victims displayed at German immigration protests


Sputnik
Sun, 02 Sep 2018 20:09 UTC
illegal immigration protest
Protestors in Germany carry portraits of those allegedly killed by illegal immigrants
The unrest in the Saxon city was prompted by the death of Daniel Hillig, a German national, allegedly killed by two migrants on August 26. The incident led to ongoing mass demonstrations and clashes between different groups of protesters and police.

At least 4,500 participants took part in an anti-immigrant demonstration on Saturday in Chemnitz, the local police stated, adding that A total of 18 people including three police officers were injured during the day.

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Chemnitz police order far-right protesters to go home

Two competing demonstrations in Chemnitz were very much a clash of two Germanys. No police presence could obscure the fundamental conflict, indeed naked hatred, between these two sets of people.

Police in the Chemnitz said Saturday they had ordered the organizers of an anti-migrant protest to call off their march.

The rally, which drew about 4,500 participants, surpassed its authorized time limit, leading to concerns about public safety, officials said. They added that some 3,500 counterdemonstrators had attempted to interfere with the march by blocking its planned route.

As night fell, protesters from both sides were refusing to leave the area, prompting police to bring in water cannons, the DPA news agency reported.

"Our units were at times forced to use direct force," police said on Twitter. "We repeat our call, continue to refrain from violence."

More than 1,200 police officers were deployed to Chemnitz ahead of Saturday's protests, which came one week after a 35-year-old German man was fatally stabbed in the city. Two men from Syria and Iraq have been arrested over the death.

The incident sparked attacks on foreigners and violent clashes that shocked the rest of the country.

Saturday's right-wing rally was led by the anti-immigrant Alternative for Germany (AfD) party and the populist PEGIDA movement. Organizers called it a "mourning march," with many participants holding German flags and pictures of alleged victims of migrant violence.

Large crowds, including hundreds of rival demonstrators, also turned out for a rally opposing xenophobia and anti-migrant sentiment.

Many on the right are angry with Chancellor Angela Merkel's decision to welcome hundreds of thousands of mainly Middle Eastern asylum-seekers to Germany in 2015. The influx led to a backlash in some parts of the country that resulted in the AfD winning seats in parliament for the first time.


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Stock Up

Failing petrodollar: Financial expert reveals why it's best to invest in gold


Sputnik
Sun, 02 Sep 2018 18:28 UTC
gold bars
© AP Photo / Michael Probst
After hitting a price of $1,370 per ounce, the precious metal has shown a significant decline in recent months; losing 12% of its value and falling to $1,200 per ounce. Financial and precious metal markets expert Dimitri Speck has explained to Sputnik why he is still championing investments in gold despite its fall.

Speck explained that the key difference between gold and currencies like the euro or dollar is that it is not some kind of commodity money and its mass can't be increased arbitrarily. Gold also can't go bankrupt and be declared worthless, the financial expert continued.

Comment: Sure, the precious metals markets are completely manipulated, but the writing is on the wall with the petrodollar; it's only a matter of time before it fails. The question, as always, is when? No one knows for sure, but Russia and China have been stockpiling gold for years:

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Footprints

Massive prison break near Tripoli causes hundreds to flee


Sputnik
Sun, 02 Sep 2018 20:29 UTC
streets of Tripoli
© REUTERS / Ismail Zitouny
Some 400 detainees escaped after a riot on Sunday at a prison in the southern suburbs of the Libyan capital Tripoli, AFP reported.

"The detainees were able to force open the doors and leave," Libyan police said in a statement as quoted by AFP, stressing that a skirmish between rival militias raged near the prison of Ain Zara. However, the police did not specify what crimes the escapees had committed.

Starting August 26, the southern suburbs of Tripoli saw multiple clashes between the so-called Seventh Brigade from Tarhouna, also known as Kaniyat, and the Tripoli Revolutionaries Battalion (TRB), nominally affiliated with the GNA Interior Ministry. At least 40 people have been reported killed.

Libya has been in turmoil since the 2011 civil war, which resulted in the overthrow of its longtime leader Muammar Gaddafi. The eastern part of the country is governed by the House of Representatives with headquarters in the city of Tobruk. The UN-backed Government of National Accord (GNA), headed by Prime Minister Fayez Sarraj, operates in the country's west and is headquartered in Tripoli.
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IBM lays off 20K older workers while seeking to import 37K foreigners as replacements

John Binder
Breitbart
Thu, 30 Aug 2018 20:13 UTC
tech workers
© PUNIT PARANJPE/AFP/Getty
Outsourcing corporation IBM laid off about 20,000 older Americans in the last five years, a new investigation reveals, while the tech multinational sought to import at least 37,000 foreign workers to take U.S. jobs.

A joint investigation by ProPublica and Mother Jones reveals that about 60 percent of the Americans that were laid off by IBM in the last five years were workers over the age of forty. This amounts to about 20,000 40-years-old and older Americans being laid off by IBM since 2014.

At the same time, IBM has attempted to import at least 37,000 foreign workers on H-1B visas since 2016.

Every year, more than 100,000 foreign workers are brought to the U.S. on the H-1B visa and are allowed to stay for up to six years. That number has ballooned to potentially hundreds of thousands each year, as universities and non-profits are exempt from the cap. With more entering the U.S. through the visa, Americans are often replaced and forced to train their foreign replacements.
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Afghanistan: Helicopter crash leaves 12 people dead


Sputnik
Sun, 02 Sep 2018 20:09 UTC
helicopter
© Sputnik / Anton Vergun
A Moldovan MI-8 MTV helicopter, belonging to the Valan International Cargo Charter carrier, crashed in the Afghan northern province of Balkh, killing two crew members and 10 passengers, the Moldovan civil aviation authorities said on Sunday.

"There were three crew members, Ukrainian nationals, and 11 passengers, Afghan nationals, on board... Two crew members and 10 passengers were killed," the authorities said in a statement.
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