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America will die from politically correct-induced insanity unless universities become free-speech zones once again

Robert Bridge
RT
Tue, 02 Apr 2019 17:48 UTC
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America is faced with the grim prospect of the First Amendment being abolished in the places where it should be most vibrant - the schools and universities. Nothing less than the nation's survival is at stake.

Judging by the current PC madness now afflicting America, it looks as though Uncle Sam rolled out of bed one morning, stared at his reflection in the mirror and said to himself, "I no longer identify as a normal nation with long-standing values, conservative ideals and a strong moral foundation. Today I identify as an intolerant and self-indulgent narcissist, ready to lash out and silence anyone who disagrees with my worldview." And then many of the nation's inhabitants quickly followed suit.

Indeed, America seems to have reached the point in its 'progressive' development where those who seem to have literally lost their minds - much like the authority figures in Ken Kesey's masterful 1962 novel, 'One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest' - wish to institutionalize the remainder of the sane population.

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Students at Hofstra University demand removal of Thomas Jefferson statue

Alana Mastrangelo
Breitbart
Mon, 01 Apr 2019 16:08 UTC
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Thomas Jefferson
Students at Hofstra University in Long Island, New York, demanded on Friday that the school remove a statue of Thomas Jefferson, arguing that it is not possible for the university to have the statue on campus while also being an institution that "prides itself on diversity and inclusion." Students also called on the university to train its faculty and professors to behave in a more politically correct manner.

Hofstra University students held their second annual "Jefferson Has Gotta Go!" protest of a Thomas Jefferson statue on campus on Friday, demanding that the university move the structure into a museum along with the "appropriate context."

The Jefferson statue, which has also been subjected to acts of vandalism in the past, stands in front of the university's student center - a location that some students have expressed frustration over, stating "it is unfortunate" that so many students and families "take photos and share hugs and smiles" in the presence of the Jefferson statue.
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Sick! Amazon caught selling 'nauseating' sex doll which arrives tied-up and gagged

Elisa Menendez
Metro
Mon, 01 Apr 2019 21:02 UTC
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Images showed a childlike doll of a woman gagged and tied up
A 'nauseating sex doll' of a young woman bound and gagged has been pulled from Amazon's website amid outrage from customers.

The online shopping giant has been forced to remove the doll, priced at £61, from the site, following a complaint from a London woman who claimed it was being sold for 'male sexual abuse'.

Images show the 'adult toy' sitting in a corner, dressed in a childlike pink skirt and white top, with its hands tied and ankles tied-up and a gag over its mouth.
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Brussels becomes first major city to halt 5G rollout due to health concerns

Josh del Sol Beaulieu
Take Back Your Power
Tue, 02 Apr 2019 09:07 UTC
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Great news. A Belgian government minister has announced that Brussels is halting its 5G plans due to health effects.

The statement was made by Céline Fremault, the Minister of the Government of the Brussels-Capital Region, responsible for Housing, Quality of Life, Environment and Energy. From an interview last Friday, with L'Echo:
"I cannot welcome such technology if the radiation standards, which must protect the citizen, are not respected, 5G or not. The people of Brussels are not guinea pigs whose health I can sell at a profit. We cannot leave anything to doubt."

- Céline Fremault, Minister of the Government (Brussels-Captial Region), responsible for Housing, Quality of Life, Environment and Energy
Celine Fremault
Ms. Fremault accurately identified that a 5G pilot project is not compatible with Belgian radiation safety standards (9 V/m, or 95 mW/m2 according to this online converter), and stated that she does not intend to make an exception. (In the Building Biology guidelines, the threshold for extreme concern is 1 mW/m2. However, many government agencies still only consider thermal effects, instead of the cumulative body of thousands of peer-reviewed scientific studies.)

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Amazon continues to leave employees suffering after workplace injuries

Michael Sainato
The Guardian
Tue, 02 Apr 2019 08:00 UTC
Amazon made its CEO is the wealthiest person in the world. So why can't the company care for those injured while working there?

Amazon fulfillment center
© Mary Altaffer/AP
A worker retrieves a book that fell off a pod at the Amazon fulfillment center in New York.
Michelle Quinones, 27, started working at a Fort Worth, Texas, Amazon Fulfillment Center in July 2017 as an order picker, where she spent long hours on overnight shifts in the Amazon warehouse meeting mandatory rates for filling orders.

A few months into the job, Quinones started having carpal tunnel symptoms. She was sent back to work at least 10 times from her warehouse's Amcare clinic, which are put in place to provide Amazon employees with on-site first aid.

By November 2017, Quinones' carpal tunnel progressed to the point where her right wrist required surgery to repair damage to her tendons. But Amazon's workers' compensation insurer did not authorize surgery until February 2019, after more than a year of court battles.

Amazon's rapid growth has turned its CEO, Jeff Bezos, into the wealthiest person in the world, with an estimated net worth of $148.7bn. Meanwhile, the company's workers have long reported brutal working conditions in Amazon warehouses.

A Guardian investigation has revealed numerous cases where Amazon workers are left to suffer after sustaining workplace injuries, leaving them unable to work, deprived of income, and forced to fight for months to receive benefits and medical care.

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How countries fall into the welfare trap and what it means for economic growth

Antony P. Mueller
Mises Institute
Sat, 30 Mar 2019 00:00 UTC
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People like the welfare state because they suppose that it comes at no costs and provides many benefits. If people knew how much the present consumption of social benefits entails less prosperity in the future, the population would have a critical attitude towards the welfare state and politicians would have a harder time selling their fraud. Just as a society that ranks security over liberty loses both, a society that attributes a higher value to social benefits than to wealth creation ends up with neither wealth nor benefits.

A short-term perspective is intrinsic to modern democracy. It is run not by the people but by political parties. Such a political system promotes the redistribution of the cake and neglects that the goods must be produced before they can be consumed. Without production, however, there can be no distribution. The illusion is widespread and propagated by the political machinery that production is independent of its distribution so that one could redistribute without weakening production. Yet how the product is distributed affects its future making.

Comment: See the Sott Focus: US Wars Fund The Welfare State Which Finances The Liberal March Towards Totalitarianism

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ICE director sees 'Merkel-style disaster' developing: Over 1M illegal aliens expected to arrive in US in 2019

John Binder
Breitbart News
Tue, 02 Apr 2019 21:16 UTC
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Over one million illegal aliens are expected to be added to the United States' illegal population - which includes between 11 million to 22 million illegal aliens - this year, alone, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials have confirmed.

Breitbart News analysis revealed that at current projections of illegal immigration at the U.S.-Mexico border, Catch and Release levels, and visa overstays, the nation is set to admit and resettle about one million to 1.5 million border crossers and illegal aliens this year.

Acting ICE Director Ron Vitiello confirmed to Senator Lindsey Graham that at current rates, the U.S. is on track to admit about 1.2 million illegal aliens by the end of the year.

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Fired for common sense: Professor sues university after dismissal for 'troubling' views on gender dysphoria in kids


RT
Tue, 02 Apr 2019 20:48 UTC
Dr. Allan M. Josephson fired transgender views
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Dr. Allan M. Josephson
A professor at the University of Louisville is suing his employer after being fired from a top position for expressing views on gender dysphoria and saying children who insist they are transgender should not instantly be believed.

Dr. Allan M. Josephson was formerly the head of the school's Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychology, but was demoted to a junior faculty position after university activists "sounded the alarm" over views he expressed during a 2017 panel discussion on gender dysphoria in children - and in February the university decided not to renew his contract.

Josephson's lawsuit alleges that activists and a few of his colleagues demanded that he be "disciplined" for the comments which had "troubled" them. But what were the egregious comments which sparked the professor's demise?
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Socialism's endless refrain: 'This time, things will be different'

Kristian Niemietz
Quillette
Sat, 30 Mar 2019 20:52 UTC
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A poster depicting “Workers, peasants, soldiers, intellectuals, re-enforcing the ranks of the Unified Socialist Party of Catalonia”
Germany's socialist left is currently embroiled in a row over the correct stance on Venezuela. The conflict came to the fore at the February conference of Die Linke, the country's main socialist party, when a group of Nicolás Maduro fans stormed the stage, chanting slogans and waving banners with pro-Venezuela messages.

Nicolás Maduro is the successor to Hugo Chávez, and has served as Venezuelan President since 2013. The legitimacy of his presidency has been in free fall in recent years, and many now call him a dictator. As Maduro's popularity has waned, his tactics have become increasingly brutal. In 2018, a panel of legal experts convened by the Organization of American States recommended that the regime be referred to the International Criminal Court for crimes against humanity.

Many members of the Die Linke party establishment, however, still side with Maduro, whom they see as a comrade under siege. Others, especially in the party's youth organisation, take the opposite view - which is why the February conference was contentious. One young member describes the party's in-house Chavistas as "die-hard reactionaries, who have an antiquated understanding of socialism."
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Finger-scanning vending machines are a part of a global biometric police database


Mass Private I
Tue, 02 Apr 2019 00:00 UTC
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Gone are the days when you could use a "slug" to purchase a can of soda, because today's vending machines will know who you are and your criminal record before you purchase an item.

American Green Vending Machine (AGM) uses finger vein readers to identify each customer.

"The American Green Smart System is an age verification system that allows the opportunity of merchandising and selling age restricted products. American Green's technology interface is one of a kind and does some pretty cool things such as vein verification biometrics."

Customers must register their personal biometrics and information with AGM before they are allowed to purchase anything.

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