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Sir Salman Rushdie stabbed 15 times onstage at New York state event - UPDATE: Rushdie on ventilator, likely to lose an eye

Ed Pilkington
The Guardian
Fri, 12 Aug 2022 22:38 UTC
Salman Rushdie stabbed
People rushed to assist the author after the attack, with the attacker being restrained by witnesses. The motive for the stabbing is currently unknown
Sir Salman Rushdie was attacked onstage at an event in western New York state and stabbed in the neck on Friday morning, police have confirmed.

Rushdie, the author whose writing led to death threats from Iran in the 1980s, was attacked on Friday morning as he was about to give a lecture in western New York.

He was taken into surgery on Friday afternoon. Andrew Wylie, a spokesperson for Rushdie, said in an emailed statement: "Salman is in surgery," but did not have further details to share.

Comment: Footage of the incident from Twitter:




UPDATE 13/08/2022: Breitbart reports:
The 75-year-old author, who was born in India and has British and American citizenship, was stabbed repeatedly by an assailant named as Hadi Matar while giving an interview before a live audience at the Chautauqua Institution on Friday.

"Salman will likely lose one eye; the nerves in his arm were severed; and his liver was stabbed and damaged," his agent, Andrew Wylie, has said in a statement quoted by the BBC, adding that he is currently on a ventilator and unable to speak.

While a motive for the attack has yet to be disclosed by the authorities, who have said Rushdie was stabbed at least once in the neck and once in the abdomen, radical Muslims have been baying for the author's blood since the publication of his book The Satanic Verses in the 1980s, which included fictionalised interpretations of the life of the Islamic prophet regarded as blasphemous.

Indeed, the Ayatollah Khomeini, then-Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran, issued an Islamic fatwa calling for the murder of Rushdie and his publishers in 1989 and put a bounty on his head, which has been raised several times over the years and is now worth millions of dollars.




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Holly

Chinese medical platform censored after questioning efficacy of government-backed herbal Covid-19 treatment


Hong Kong Free Press
Thu, 11 Aug 2022 00:00 UTC
Lianhua Qinwen
© ManningsLianhua Qinwen capsules sold in Hong Kong.
DXY, which counts tech giant Tencent among its investors and runs a host of health-related services, previously questioned the value of Lianhua Qingwen, a herbal remedy marketed for fever and sore throats, as a Covid-19 treatment.

A popular Chinese medical information site has been censored by authorities for "violation of relevant laws and regulations", months after its criticism of a government-backed herbal Covid-19 treatment sent shares in a pharmaceutical giant tumbling.

DXY, which counts tech giant Tencent among its investors and runs a host of health-related services, previously questioned the value of Lianhua Qingwen, a herbal remedy marketed for fever and sore throats, as a Covid-19 treatment.

Comment: There's been a glut of articles about possible natural remedies for Covid, even though it's quite likely there are many possible ones out there. Herbalism, homeopathy, high-dose vitamin therapy - all of these and more, in the hands of properly trained practitioners, will undoubtedly have solutions to Covid infection, and they won't negatively impact your DNA!

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Info

Italian fighter in Ukraine faces probe at home


RT
Thu, 11 Aug 2022 19:55 UTC
ukrainian soldier
© John Moore/Getty ImagesA Ukrainian army soldier stands guard at the war-damaged Irpinsky Lipky residential complex following the visit of United Nations secretary general, António Guterres, in Irpin, Ukraine.
Prosecutors have reportedly opened a case against a Genoa resident who said he went to Ukraine to "stop denazification."

Italy has opened a criminal investigation into the case of an alleged neo-fascist sympathizer who said he traveled to Ukraine to fight Russia and prevent the nation's "denazification."

Kevin Chiappalone, 19, is accused of mercenary activities and has become the first Italian to face prosecution in the country for fighting on the Ukrainian side in the ongoing conflict between Moscow and Kiev.
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House

Deputy coroner: House explosion in southern Indiana kills 3


Associated Press
Thu, 11 Aug 2022 14:21 UTC
house explosion
© Denny Simmons/Evansville Courier & Press via APEvansville Fire Department personnel examine the scene after a house explosion at 1010 N. Weinbach Avenue in Evansville, Ind., Wednesday afternoon, Aug. 10, 2022
Three people were killed Wednesday when a house exploded in the southern Indiana city of Evansville, authorities said.

David Anson, chief deputy coroner for Vanderburgh County, told The Associated Press that the identities of the people who died would not be released until the next of kin has been notified.

Evansville Police Department spokeswoman Sgt. Anna Gray said at least one other injury was reported and that victim was taken to a local hospital for treatment.
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Books

UK institute apologizes for discriminating against Russian


RT
Fri, 12 Aug 2022 12:07 UTC
beaston institute for cancer research
© WikipediaThe Beatson Institute for Cancer Research building in Glasgow, Scotland, UK.
Summary A cancer research facility overturned its rejection of a Russian PhD applicant.

A UK cancer research facility has apologized for telling a student that her PhD application had been rejected because she is Russian.

The controversy erupted when student Alisa Iakupova tweeted on Tuesday that her friend had been denied a PhD place at the Beatson Institute for Cancer Research, which is based in Glasgow, Scotland.

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Bizarro Earth

11 killed as man goes on shooting rampage over 'family dispute' in Montenegro


RT
Fri, 12 Aug 2022 22:38 UTC
Montenegro
State prosecutor Andrijana Nastic talks to the forensic team at the house where a gunman started a mass shooting in Cetinje, Montenegro August 12, 2022.
A resident of Cetinje, Montenegro shot and killed eleven people - including two children - and injured six more on Friday, before he was shot and killed by police, according to local media reports.

Witnesses said the man pulled a pistol in what was termed a family dispute, killed his family, and then proceeded to fire into random bystanders.

Cetinje police are still investigating the scene and very little information has been released officially.

Montenegro state TV initially reported that more than ten people may have been shot, including a police officer, citing local residents. The toll was later raised to 11 dead and six wounded.

Comment:

See also: Knife attacker kills six and injures 14 in Chinese city, THIRD incident this month (June 2022)

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Pistol

IRS seeks armed accountants ready for 'deadly force'

Paul Bedard
Washington Examiner
Wed, 10 Aug 2022 03:03 UTC
SWAT team
© ForbesIRS SWAT Team
Even before Congress and President Joe Biden give the final OK for the IRS to hire 87,000 more agents in an $80 billion package, the tax agency is revealing a priority job category that could get first dibs on the huge budget expansion.

On its jobs page is a listing of vacancies for special agents to be placed around the country to root out financial fraud.

But these are opening for more than just financial experts: They will also be armed. Among the job requirements listed: "Carry a firearm and be willing to use deadly force, if necessary."

Special agents, who can be placed around the nation and world, have an interesting job, according to the IRS description. They are financial analysts and armed officers ready for a shootout.

Comment: Another show of unnecessary force to intimidate the public.

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Wolf

Hunter Biden laptop repairman John Paul Mac Isaac says FBI agent threatened him to keep quiet

Miranda Devine and Emily Crane
New York Post
Thu, 11 Aug 2022 17:21 UTC
John Paul Mac Isaac computer hunter biden laptom
© James KeivomJohn Paul Mac Isaac, owner of The Mac Shop in Wilmington, Del.
Hunter Biden laptop repairman discusses double standard after Mar-A-Lago raid

The computer repair shop owner who blew the whistle on Hunter Biden's infamous laptop claims in a new book that an FBI agent threatened him to stay silent.

John Paul Mac Isaac said two federal agents came to his Mac Shop in Wilmington, Del. in December 2019 to recoup the laptop following a subpoena, he details in his new book American Injustice: My Battle to Expose the Truth.

The repairman, who had volunteered to hand the laptop over to the feds two months earlier, said the alleged threat came after he made a joke, telling them: "Hey, lads, I'll remember to change your names when I write the book."

"Agent Wilson kept walking but Agent DeMeo paused and turned to face me," Paul Mac writes of the encounter.

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2 + 2 = 4

Los Angeles School District prepares to inflict lesson on 'privilege and intersectionality'

Spencer Lindquist
Breitbart
Tue, 09 Aug 2022 16:53 UTC
louden county protest critical race theory white privilege
© Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty ImagesA rally against "critical race theory" (CRT) being taught in schools at the Loudoun County Government center in Leesburg, Virginia on June 12, 2021.
The Los Angeles Unified School District has prepared a lesson to teach children about privilege and intersectionality.

The lesson was prepared by the Los Angeles Unified School District's (LAUSD) Office of Human Relations, Diversity, and Equity. Titled "Privilege 101," the lesson is intended to advance the left's view of identity in the classroom.

The presentation claims that there are various different types of privilege, including "white privilege," "heterosexual privilege," "religious privilege," "gender privilege," "cisgender privilege," and "able-bodied privilege."

The presentation went on to discuss the concept of intersectionality, claiming that "people may experience privilege in some areas but lack privilege in others." It noted that there are various identity categories, highlighting race, sexual orientation, nationality, disability, and gender identity.

Comment: If you are at all able, homeschool your kids.

LA schools implement 'Queer Theory into K-12 pedagogy': Christopher Rufo

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Stock Down

Grocery prices increased 13.1% in July

Brooke DiPalma
Yahoo
Wed, 10 Aug 2022 16:32 UTC
inflation chart us july 2022
Americans can still expect sticker shock when they head to their local grocery stories due to inflation.

Despite inflation cooling down a bit in July, up 8.5%, Americans are still paying significantly more for food.

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics' July Consumer Price Index (CPI), the cost of food rose 10.9% , with food in the at-home category rising 13.1%, higher than the year-over-year rise in recent months. For the overall food category, that's the highest increase since May of 1979, but for the food-at-home category, which is household groceries, it's the highest since March of 1979, according to Steve Reed, an economist at the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).

Compared to June of 2022, the grocery category increased 1.4%

Comment: Transport costs are clearly not the only issue driving up food prices, because officials from across the planet have warned of looming global food shortages - this is not simply a logistics issue - and these shortages have been many years in the making, and Western governments in particular did little to avoid them. They have also been made many times worse by the lockdowns, and now any hopes of recovery are being destroyed with the establishments coordinated attacks on farmers:

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