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Craig Murray's jailing is the national security state's latest assault on independent journalism

Jonathan Cook
The GrayZone
Sat, 31 Jul 2021 06:26 UTC
Craig Murray
Craig Murray, a former ambassador to Uzbekistan, the father of a newborn child, a man in very poor health and one who has no prior convictions, will have to hand himself over to the Scottish police on Sunday morning. He becomes the first person ever to be imprisoned on the obscure and vaguely defined charge of "jigsaw identification".

Murray is also the first person to be jailed in Britain for contempt of court in half a century - a period when such different legal and moral values prevailed that the British establishment had only just ended the prosecution of "homosexuals" and the jailing of women for having abortions.


Murray's imprisonment for eight months by Lady Dorrian, Scotland's second most senior judge, is of course based entirely on a keen reading of Scottish law rather than evidence of the Scottish and London political establishments seeking revenge on the former diplomat. And the UK supreme court's refusal on Thursday to hear Murray's appeal despite many glaring legal anomalies in the case, thereby paving his path to jail, is equally rooted in a strict application of the law, and not influenced in any way by political considerations.

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One in five UK businesses threaten to axe jobs as furlough support is cut

Tom Batchelor
Independent
Mon, 02 Aug 2021 10:03 UTC
london bridge mask
© GettyFrom Sunday, companies are being asked to contribute 20 per cent of their furloughed staff's wages
Around one in five businesses have said they are likely to make staff redundant in response to the changing furlough rules, the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) has said.

From Sunday, companies are being asked to contribute 20 per cent of their furloughed staff's wages, up from 10 per cent in the previous month.

Of 250 businesses with employees still on furlough surveyed by the BCC, 18 per cent told the chamber they were considering axing jobs because of the changes, while a quarter said they would aim to reduce hours or move staff to part-time shifts. Almost 40 per cent said the change would have no impact on the business.


Comment: For many people, a reduction of hours or enforced part-time work will mean they have to search for another job; and it's unlikely that the job market will have much to offer them.


Comment: There are no signs that the overall economy will rebound anytime soon, particularly if more lockdowns are enforced, as they likely will be: UK's lockdown extension will have "severe" economic impact

Also check out SOTT radio's: NewsReal: Pandemic is Over! (If You Want it)



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Second eye-witness steps forward to confirm Capitol Hill Police killed Trump supporter Rosanne Boyland then attacked those who tried to save her

Jim Hoft
Gateway Pundit
Fri, 30 Jul 2021 01:40 UTC
Philip Anderson/Capitol police
© UnknownPhilip Anderson at the US Capitol January 6, 2021 • Skirmish with Capitol Police
Earlier this month Trump supporter and activist Philip Anderson confirmed to The Gateway Pundit that Capitol Police killed Trump supporter Rosanne Boyland on January 6. Philip knows this because he was next to her when she died. He was holding her hand. And Philip nearly died himself.

Activist Philip Anderson spoke with The Gateway Pundit about the Jan. 6 protests at the US Capitol and how the Capitol police murdered Rosanne Boyland and nearly took his life too.

This was an amazing eyewitness report that has been ignored by the fake news media because it does not fit their narrative. A black Trump supporter was gassed with clouds of pepper spray, pushed down, and then nearly trampled to death as police officers continued to push people on top of a pile outside the US Capitol.

Anderson described how Rosanne Boyland was the first woman killed by Capitol police that day. Ashli Babbitt was the second woman killed by Capitol Hill police.
Philip Anderson
This photo shows Philip Anderson nearly unconscious being dragged away by Trump supporters after being crushed under a pile on Jan. 6. Roseanne Boylan was next to him when she died.

Comment: The Capitol riot is not Anderson's first encounter with rioters.

See also: BLM activist charged with hate crime over assault of black conservative in San Francisco

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Fauci: New lockdowns unlikely despite surge in Delta cases

Yacob Reyes
Axios
Sun, 01 Aug 2021 00:00 UTC
Fauci
© Madison Area Lyme Support GroupDr. Anthony Fauci
Dr. Anthony Fauci said on Sunday that the United States is unlikely to return to lockdowns but that the "outbreak" driven by the Delta variant is likely to get worse.

Why it matters: Fauci's statements come as the United States experiences an uptick of COVID-19 cases. Nationwide, the average number of new cases per day jumped 55% over the last two weeks.

Fauci said on ABC's This Week:
"I don't think we're gonna see lockdowns. I think we have enough of the percentage of people in the country — not enough to crush the outbreak — but I believe enough to not allow us to get into the situation we were in last winter. But things are going to get worse."

Comment: Theme and variant.

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Olympic celebration sees Hong Kong police make first arrest under controversial national anthem law


Hong Kong Free Press
Sat, 31 Jul 2021 09:05 UTC
HongKongers watch olympics
© StudioIncendoHongkongers watch Edgar Cheung strike Olympic gold at a shopping mall.
A man has been detained by Hong Kong police for allegedly insulting the Chinese national anthem - the first arrest of its kind in the city.

Police said the 40-year-old waved a British colonial Hong Kong flag while urging others to "boo" the Chinese anthem - March of the Volunteers - as well as chant slogans during a livestream of an awards ceremony from the Tokyo Olympic Games at a mall in Kwun Tong on Monday. It is the first time the authorities have invoked the controversial new anthem law since came into effect in June last year.

Comment: A flag on the play: Carrying the wrong piece of cloth on stick can get you arrested, investigated and criminalized.

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COVID: Berlin court bans anti-lockdown protests


dw.com
Sat, 31 Jul 2021 00:00 UTC
Berlin protest
© Christian Mang/Rückblende/dpa/picture allianceBerlin protest
Judges in the German capital have moved to ban a number of weekend demonstrations amid fears they will lead to a rise in coronavirus infections. Police expect protesters to travel to Berlin nonetheless. Berlin authorities have banned more than tens of thousands of anti-lockdown protesters demonstrating this weekend.

Judges at the German capital's administrative court refused to authorize 13 demonstrations, some of which had been organized by the Querdenker (Lateral thinker) anti-lockdown movement. The ban was upheld by the Berlin-Brandeburg upper administrative court. Organizers said 22,500 people had registered to take part in one of the rallies.

Court officials said the protests were banned amid fears of a rise in coronavirus infections sparked by the delta variant.

A separate march planned for Sunday has also been forbidden. The "For Peace, Freedom, Truth" rally had been expected to draw 3,500 people. Several of the demonstrations had been organized in support of Berlin's nightclubs.

Why were the demos banned? The court said the risk to public health was too high.

Comment: Protests are gaining momentum. How many more variants, real or fake, will it take to quell the resistance?
Germany has become one of the focal points as thousands took to the streets. Authorities in Germany have indicated that unvaccinated people could be banned from cinemas and restaurants and that those who have taken the jab will have "more freedom."

Angela Merkel's chief of staff Helge Braun stated that unvaccinated people, even if they test negative for COVID, would not be allowed to go to venues like restaurants, cinemas, or stadiums, because "the risk to everyone else is too high."

Footage from the weekend highlighted riot police fighting with protesters, pepper spraying people and even aggressively pushing around old women and children. The AP reports that 600 people were arrested.







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Sudesh Amman: Police voiced concern over Streatham terror attacker's intent before his release from jail, inquest hears

Mark White
Sky News
Mon, 02 Aug 2021 19:15 UTC
Sudesh Amman
Police were so concerned that terrorist prisoner Sudesh Amman might launch an attack, they tried and failed to get prison authorities to hold him in jail longer, an inquest into the Islamist extremist's death has been told.

The 20-year-old had been free from prison just 10 days before he launched a knife attack on Streatham High Road in southeast London.

He was shot dead by two armed surveillance officers just a minute after launching his attack on 2 February 2020.

Amman was jailed in December 2018 for collecting and disseminating extremist literature.

"While in prison he appeared to retain an extremist mindset and appeared still intent on carrying out acts of violence on his release," Jonathan Hough QC, for the coroner, told the hearing.

Mr Hough said: "He also seemed to feel he had celebrity status as a result of being convicted of terrorist offences."

During a search of his cell in 2019, prison officers found handwritten notes in Arabic that "appeared to show a pledge of loyalty to the leader of Islamic State", Mr Hough said.
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No, New York Times, there is no good reason to let non-citizens vote - regardless of what self-obsessed immigrants demand

Nebojsa Malic
RT
Mon, 02 Aug 2021 17:54 UTC
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© Getty Images / Hill Street Studios
The New York Times has published an essay by a permanent resident, urging Democrats to expand the US franchise to non-citizens. While we should be thankful someone said the quiet part out loud, the author's argument is nonsense.

"There Is No Good Reason You Should Have to Be a Citizen to Vote," blares the headline over the opinion piece, published Wednesday and authored by Atossa Araxia Abrahamian. She argues that now "it's time for Democrats to radically expand the electorate."

Comment: Democrat strongholds are already at it, whether through overt action, or obfusticaton.

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'Just magical': Joy for Tamberi and Barshim as they opt to share gold in men's high jump


The Guardian
Mon, 02 Aug 2021 17:34 UTC
Mutaz Essa Barshim of Qatar and Gianmarco Tamberi of Ital7 share gold medal
© Hannah McKay/ReutersMutaz Essa Barshim of Qatar and Gianmarco Tamberi of Italy celebrate after winning gold in the men’s high jump final at Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. Photograph:
Two athletes who agreed to share gold medals in the Olympics men's high jump competition, in what is likely to be remembered as one of the most heartwarming moments of the Tokyo Games, have been flooded with praise.

Italy's Gianmarco Tamberi and Mutaz Barshim of Qatar were locked in first place after a tough few hours of competing on Sunday. The two athletes, who are also good friends, were then given the option to settle matters with a jump-off.

Barshim had a better idea: how about two golds?
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New California hog farming law could cut off nearly all of the state's pork supply, bacon prices would skyrocket

Paul Sacca
The Blaze
Sun, 01 Aug 2021 17:27 UTC
bacon
© Desconocido
A new California law for farms could cut off nearly all of the state's pork supply, which would create a bacon shortage in the state and drive up prices substantially.

In November 2018, California voters overwhelmingly approved California Proposition 12, the Farm Animal Confinement Initiative. The bill is aimed at more humane treatment of farm animals would "establish minimum space requirements based on square feet for calves raised for veal, breeding pigs, and egg-laying hens and ban the sale of veal from calves, pork from breeding pigs, and eggs from hens when the animals are confined to areas below minimum square-feet requirements," according to Ballotpedia.

Starting on Jan. 1, 2022, the second deadline of the law goes into effect, which requires "egg-laying hens to be housed cage-free and breeding pigs raised with twenty-four square feet per pig," which would mean expanding animals pens to about 4 feet by 6 feet.
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