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CNN reporter Collins was barred from White House for breaking Oval Office protocol

Joseph Curl
The Daily Wire
Thu, 26 Jul 2018 00:50 UTC

To hear the liberal media tell it, the horrible Trump administration, bent on destroying the First Amendment, has barred a legitimate journalist from covering the White House.

Or as The New York Times put it:

"The White House barred a CNN journalist from attending a public appearance by President Trump in the Rose Garden on Wednesday, an apparent act of retaliation that drew immediate rebuke from news organizations and signaled the latest escalation of Mr. Trump's hostilities toward the news media."

But once again, that's not the full story (and just for the record, a lie of omission is still a lie).

Comment: Trump is not the only leader to suffer from the American press corps lack of manners.

This week's Russophobia round-up

RT
Sat, 28 Jul 2018 00:12 UTC

Hackers, spy balls and whitewashing space travel: It's certainly been a varied week in the world of Russophobia. RT takes its regular look at the scare stories peppering the mainstream media over the last 7 days.

Russophobia in space

Russophobia went where no Russophobia has gone before this week. At an aerospace conference, moderator Todd Harrison pulled a question from the twilight zone and asked NASA's Jim Bridenstine "Are the Russians refusing to launch African American astronauts?"

Bridenstine said he's "never heard of that," and then former NASA Administrator, Charles Bolden, who happens to be an African-American himself called it "absurd". Harrison himself will remain earthbound for the foreseeable future because Russia definitely doesn't send idiots to space.

US Cardinal Theodore McCarrick resigns as sex abuse scandal spirals

RT
Sat, 28 Jul 2018 18:37 UTC

Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Cardinal Theodore McCarrick as he faces an array of allegations of sexual abuse, and has ordered him to observe a "life of prayer and penance" until his canonical trial.

The former archbishop of Washington DC faces a litany of allegations, sparked after he was accused of sexually abusing an altar boy in 1971. The American Catholic Church said last month that, after an independent forensic investigation, it found the allegation was credible. The cardinal, who retired a decade ago, said he had "absolutely no recollection," of this.

A second victim has since come forward to say that he suffered serial abuse by McCarrick, starting when he was 11. A number of men have also come forward to say that, when they were studying to become priests, McCarrick forced them to have sex with him at a New Jersey beach house.

Political correctness: A weapon that can be wielded against liberals and conservatives alike

Michael McCaffrey
RT
Fri, 27 Jul 2018 15:05 UTC

America is spiraling downward into a politically correct madness and big Hollywood corporations like Disney are hastening the descent.

On July 20, Disney fired outspoken liberal writer/director James Gunn from the film Guardians of the Galaxy 3 for a series of tweets he had written from 2008 to 2011 which the company deemed "offensive".

The tweets in question, which were Gunn's attempts at humor, were jokes about rape and pedophilia that were dug up by right-wing firebrand Mike Cernovich looking to bring the arch-liberal Gunn down a peg. Cernovich and his merry band of right-wing tricksters couldn't have imagined in their wildest dreams that due to their twitter/media campaign against Gunn, the man who wrote and directed the first two highly successful Guardians of the Galaxy franchise films, he would end up being kicked to the curb by Disney.

Comment: The argument over the limits of free speech rages on. It does seem hypocritical that liberals are defending Gunn's right to say truly appalling thing, while celebrating the fall of conservatives like Amy Powell who made a comment well within the context of a production meeting.

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Trump Jr. and Mueller happen to be at same high-volume airport gate: Twitter goes into hysterics

RT
Fri, 27 Jul 2018 17:20 UTC

Special Counsel Robert Mueller and Donald Trump Jr. were photographed at the same airport gate, setting tongues in Washington wagging about the ongoing 'Russiagate' investigation, flying in coach class, and the notorious Gate 35X.

The photo, published by Politico on Friday, shows Mueller and Trump Jr. at Gate 35X of the Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA). The special prosecutor is seated on the left of the photo, reading a newspaper. Behind him, to the right, the president's son is talking on his cell phone.

Comment: #Resistance-types will try to make hay out of any coincidence.

Poll: Majority of Americans oppose military conflict with Iran, most think Trump would be tempted to start one

RT
Sat, 28 Jul 2018 15:57 UTC

The majority of Americans would prefer to stay away from military conflict with Iran as tensions mount between Washington and Tehran, a poll has revealed. However, most think the US President would be tempted to start it.

Just 23 percent of the respondents of a HuffPost/YouGov survey, published on Friday, approved the idea of the US going to war with Iran. The number of opponents, on the other hand, is more than doubled - 53 percent do not support such a scenario, including 37 percent of "strongly opposed" respondents. The remaining quarter of the surveyed was undecided. Most of the more hawkish respondents were found to be Trump's campaign supporters.

Despite the fact that most Americans agree with Trump that Iran is no friend to the US, they are not supportive of his hawkish approach to their countries' relations, according to the survey. Some 43 percent were found in opposition to the US leader's handling of issues related to Iran, while 36 present supported him. Moreover, more than a third think Trump's actions only worsen the already strained situation.

Comment: Despite his bluster, Trump is likely only using his 'art of the deal' tactics to start the negotiating process; the real threats to Iran are being orchestrated elsewhere:

These are the companies that are richer than entire countries

RT
Sat, 28 Jul 2018 15:48 UTC

The annual revenues of some corporations are so colossal that they dwarf the economies of many countries across the globe. However, the world's most profitable and successful businesses do not always have stellar reputations.

WALMART

US retailer Walmart, with revenue of $486 billion in 2017, out-earned the sixth-largest economy in the euro zone - Belgium (with GDP of $468 billion). If it were a country, Walmart would be ranked 24th in the world by GDP.

VOLKSWAGEN

Revenues of German automaker Volkswagen are greater than Chile's GDP. The company, which has been hit by the 'Dieselgate' scandal, earned $276 billion last year. Chile's GDP in 2016 was $250 billion, and it is considered by many to be the most stable nation in South America, ahead of other nations such as Argentina, Brazil, and Colombia. Volkswagen would be number 43 in the world if its revenue represented its GDP.

Rafael Correa: 'Assange's days in Ecuadorian Embassy are numbered; hypocrite Moreno already has an agreement with US'

RT
Sat, 28 Jul 2018 14:31 UTC

Correa supporters Ecuadorian embassy London

The days of Julian Assange's residence in the Ecuadorian embassy in London are numbered, the country's former president Rafael Correa, who was still at the helm when he offered the WikiLeaks founder asylum, has told RT.

Correa's remarks came amid speculation that his successor, Lenin Moreno, may soon kick Assange out, probably to be arrested by British authorities. According to Assange himself, this would lead to the unsealing of a secret US indictment against him and his extradition to America.

Moreno this week said that, sooner or later, the whistleblower will have to leave the diplomatic mission. However, Ecuador wants to make sure that nothing "poses danger" to the whistleblower's life, the president stressed.

You can be sure that he [Moreno] is a hypocrite. He already has an agreement with the US about what will happen to Assange. And now he's just trying to sweeten the pill by saying he's going to have a dialogue" about conditions of the transfer, Correa told RT Spanish. "I'm afraid ... that Assange's days in our embassy are numbered."

Comment:

CBS Chief Executive & #MeToo supporter Leslie Moonves accused by six women of misconduct

RT
Sat, 28 Jul 2018 14:18 UTC

CBS Chairman and CEO Les Moonves has been accused by at least six women of sexual harassment, in a culture allegedly shared by some top managers at the network, an exposé by The New Yorker has revealed.

Four of the six women told New Yorker's Ronan Farrow that Moonves had tried to forcibly touch or kiss them, while the other two alleged victims revealed that the 68-year-old media executive, who played a significant part in the ongoing "Me Too" anti-harassment movement, attempted to physically intimidate them or threatened their careers.

One of the women, actress Ileana Douglas, who won an Emmy for Six Feet Under, described how Moonves tried to grab her and "violently kiss" her during a business meeting in 1997. "I couldn't get him off me... the physicality of it was horrendous," she said. "What it feels like to have someone hold you down - you can't breathe, you can't move."

Comment: Considering an accusation is as good as a conviction in the #MeToo age, we can expect Moonves will be thrown out on his butt without so much as a peripheral investigation. It's a rather effective way to take down one's enemies - judge jury and executioner all for the low low price of a tweet.

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Dallas Cowboys owner calls Trump's stance on the NFL 'problematic'

RT
Fri, 27 Jul 2018 14:56 UTC

Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones has said US president Donald Trump's interest in the National Football League (NFL) is "problematic", however he added that his players will be obliged to stand for the anthem.

Speaking at the annual press conference in California which marks the opening of the Cowboys training camp, Jones said that Trump's recent comments on anthem protests only added fuel to the burning issue which still remains unresolved.

"His (Trump's) interest in what we're doing is problematic from my chair, and I would say in general the owners' chair," Jones said.

"It's unprecedented, if you really think about it. But like the very game itself, that's the way it is and we'll deal with it. We feel strongly about how we deal with it and we'll do so accordingly, but, yes, I, like everybody, would like for it to go away," he added.

Comment: Trump launches a petition against the NFL, asks people to stand during the national anthem

New Lt. Governor of Virginia Winsome Sears: "We're going to have safer neighborhoods, safer communities, and our children are going to get a good...

parzival

Bill Gates is going to be the one with the uncertain future,,, * New Lt. Governor of Virginia Winsome Sears: "We're going to have safer...

parzival

The more we hear about adverse affects the more we will merely shrug. It's a catch 22. Is that an asteroid trail in the photo?

sass

Welcome to the new normal. The more sensory exposure we have about such things, the less it is an issue.

sass

more misbehaving phuqqin' jewzskies starring on the sott; speaks for itself

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Society's Child

CNN reporter Collins was barred from White House for breaking Oval Office protocol

This week's Russophobia round-up

US Cardinal Theodore McCarrick resigns as sex abuse scandal spirals

Political correctness: A weapon that can be wielded against liberals and conservatives alike

Trump Jr. and Mueller happen to be at same high-volume airport gate: Twitter goes into hysterics

Poll: Majority of Americans oppose military conflict with Iran, most think Trump would be tempted to start one

These are the companies that are richer than entire countries

Rafael Correa: 'Assange's days in Ecuadorian Embassy are numbered; hypocrite Moreno already has an agreement with US'

CBS Chief Executive & #MeToo supporter Leslie Moonves accused by six women of misconduct

Dallas Cowboys owner calls Trump's stance on the NFL 'problematic'

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