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Manchester Arena bombing inquiry: Police failings cost lives after officers took two-hour kebab break

ByIzzy Lyons and Robert Mendick
Telegraph
Thu, 17 Jun 2021 08:39 UTC
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The inquiry found there were a number of missed opportunities to prevent or minimize the 'devastating impact' of the attack which led to the deaths of 22 people
Member of the public warned security of suspicions about Salman Abedi - one of nine missed chances to prevent suicide bombing, report says.

Police failings on the night of the Manchester Arena bomb cost lives, an inquiry report has found, after two officers on duty took a two-hour break to go for a kebab.

A report into the terror attack which killed 22 people was released on Thursday and heavily criticised "serious shortcomings in the security" on the night of the bombing.

On May 22, 2017, Salman Abedi detonated a homemade device in the foyer of the Manchester Arena, killing 10 children and 12 adults and seriously injuring 264 others.

The British Transport Police (BTP), the force responsible for patrolling the arena, was accused of failing "to give adequate consideration to the threat of terrorism" despite the UK facing a "severe" threat at the time.

A public inquiry into the attack has previously heard how BTP officers Pc Jessica Bullough and PCSO Mark Renshaw took an "inappropriate" two hour and nine minute dinner break to get a kebab five miles from the arena.

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Scientists admit lab leak theory was dismissed due to fear of 'racism' accusations

Steve Watson
Summit News
Fri, 18 Jun 2021 00:01 UTC
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"At the time, it was scarier to be associated with Trump and to become a tool for racists"

Leading scientists in the U.S. have admitted that they originally dismissed the theory that the coronavirus could have leaked from a lab in Wuhan because they didn't want to be associated with President Trump and his supporters, or accused of being 'racist' against Chinese people.

NBC news notes in a report that at least five virologists "noted that the context and circumstances of the origin debate have changed."

The report adds that "The shift reflects how some scientists who previously avoided the topic or were quick to dismiss it are grappling with enduring uncertainties about the virus's origin, free from the politicization that clouded such discussions during the Trump administration."

Comment: The lab leak theory is solid, but don't be so quick to assume it leaked from Wuhan.

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Barcelona mayor calls for rethink on lockdown evictions in wake of suicides

Ada Colau
The Guardian
Tue, 15 Jun 2021 15:17 UTC
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© Quique García/EPAStephen Burgen in BarcelonaAda Colau has called on the Madrid government to drop its opposition to the policy of rent controls recently introduced in Catalonia.
Ada Colau, the Barcelona mayor, has called for a rethink on evictions after official statistics revealed that nearly 11,000 individuals and families have been evicted in Spain during the first three months of this year, in spite of a moratorium imposed in March.

During the last three months of 2020, when the country was in the grip of the second wave of Covid-19, 11,202 evictions were carried out in Spain.

Catalonia leads the eviction table with an average of 24 a day and a total of 2,437 in the first quarter, more than twice the number for Madrid. The majority, 1,635, were carried out in Barcelona.

Comment: Note also that many residents of Barcelona are heavily reliant on the tourism industry for their income and much of Europe has been locked down for well over a year now: Hundreds protest against harsher lockdown restrictions in Barcelona

See also: UK's Tory gov greenlight 'up to 55,000' evictions as country reimposes regional lockdowns

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Pentagon UFO report latest - Lawmakers say unidentified flying objects pose national security risk after secret briefing

Frances Mulraney
The Sun
Thu, 17 Jun 2021 14:32 UTC
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Congressmembers say UFOs pose major national security risks as the Pentagon's highly anticipated UFO report gets delivered to Capitol Hill.

Members of the House Intelligence Committee received a quiet sneak peak of the bombshell report explaining that while the existence of alien life is questionable, any UFOs pose a major threat to national security.

The unidentified objects could be espionage assets used by adversaries of the US, which means the abundant phenomenons in the sky prove alarming for how up to date the country is on foreign espionage tactics.

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'Trans Mission' exposes the fallacy of the gender transition narrative

Libby Emmons
The Post Millennial
Thu, 17 Jun 2021 18:55 UTC
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There are two sides to the debate over transgender ideology and critical gender theory as regards children. The primary narrative that we hear from nearly all cultural outlets — from films and television shows to news stories and children's books — is that there is only one correct treatment for a gender dysphoric child. But there is another side that is emerging, a narrative voiced by people who underwent gender transition as teens who find, upon reaching adulthood, that their dysphoria was not solved by exacerbated by medical gender transition.

The new documentary "Trans Mission: What's the Rush to Reassign Gender?" digs into this divide. Produced by The Center for Bioethics and Culture, "Trans Mission" tries to understand the industry that has emerged around the concept of gender identity and medical gender transition of minors.

Why hasn't the medical community considered that medical treatment intended to change a child's reproductive system may not be care, but is instead a form of harm? Why haven't there been long-term studies to evaluate the efficacy of prescribing cross-sex hormones to teens, or to understand the long-term impact of so-called puberty blockers?

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Canada's treatment of religious communities is a prime example of using Covid as an excuse to bully just because they can

Micah Curtis
Source
Fri, 18 Jun 2021 09:24 UTC
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© Emil Muench/Archive Photos/Getty ImagesThe McDougall Memorial United Church outside Morley, a Stoney Indian Reserve in Alberta, Canada.
More and more religious services have been cracked down on by Canadian government officials. Police choppers have tracked down services that are forced to hide, while the premiers enjoy lavish dinners. This is an abuse of power.

Back in April, I wrote about Canada beginning to crack down on religious services. During that time, a pastor of Polish descent had said the country was turning into World War II Germany, branding police who raided his church 'gestapo'. Though plainly the nation has not reached those Hitlerian extremes yet, Canada's actions against religious gatherings continue to be concerning.

Recently, a Canadian police force was using a helicopter to hunt down religious services that are forced to be held in secret. After this, several arrests were made, despite Canadian law stating it will protect the right for religious gathering and practice. Crackdowns on both Jewish and Christian religious gatherings, and the virtual canceling of Ramadan for Muslims, have happened all over Canada, and property seizures on top of these measures are not uncommon.

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'How do I have two medical degrees if I'm oppressed?': Father blasts CRT in a passionate speech

Nicole Silverio
Daily Caller
Fri, 18 Jun 2021 00:49 UTC
Ty Smith
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An Illinois father became furious Monday during a speech against Critical Race Theory (CRT) given at a school board meeting.

Ty Smith, a weekend radio show host, blasted CRT at a school board meeting, saying that it will lead children to hate one another and that his personal successes are proof that he is not oppressed due to his race, Faithwire reported.

CRT teaches that America is fundamentally racist, yet it teaches individuals to view every social interaction and person in terms of race. Its adherents pursue "antiracism" through the end of merit, objective truth and the adoption of race-based policies.

"When you talk about Critical Race Theory which is pretty much going to be teaching kids how to hate each other, how to dislike each other. It's pretty much what its all gonna come down to. You're going to deliberately teach kids 'this white kid right here got it better than you because he's white' and you're gonna tell a white kid 'the black people are all down and suppressed,'" Smith said. "How do I have two medical degrees if I'm sitting here oppressed?"

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US-owned Australian TV network tries to reel in ad money using 'social justice' pitch & 'progressive' viewers - reports


RT
Thu, 17 Jun 2021 17:00 UTC
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Hit by flagging ratings, Australia-based Network 10 has reportedly pitched itself as a voice for "social justice, equality and inclusion" and telling advertisers to "go woke" or risk going broke.

In a virtual presentation on Thursday, the network touted its "ability to influence culture" and "socially progressive audience" as qualities that separated it from its competition. Executives also spoke about its emphasis on "integrity" and the need for "purpose-driven" programming.

"How can we better promote and employ social justice, equality and inclusion? How can we represent all Australians and their stories? How can we raise the conversation and not lower the bar?" said Rod Prosser, an executive from ViacomCBS, the network's US-based parent company.

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SOTT Focus: Dutch Siblings' Concerns Dismissed After Mother Dies Shortly After Covid Jab

Amari Roos
Sott.net
Fri, 18 Jun 2021 21:14 UTC
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© Arie KievitAnnemiek van Eck is one of the 381 Dutch citizens registered as 'passed away after corona vaccination'.
On June 14th, 2021, a Dutch news site that carries news from eastern parts of the country published an article about the death of a 74-year-old woman from the city of Breda shortly after she received a covid vaccine. She is one of the 381 people currently registered in Holland as having 'passed away after corona vaccination'. On Monday April 19th, she was playing tennis and afterwards cycled to the vaccination location for her first Covid jab. In the evening, she sent a text to her son Jasper and daughter Femke, saying "Apparently, if they give you the vaccine at night, you won't even notice it."

That night, she passed away in her sleep and her son found her the next evening.

The first thought both Jasper and Femke had was that her death was likely linked to the vaccine. Jasper said: "that seemed the most logical explanation to us." The search for cooperation and answers from medical authorities, however, is proving to be very difficult, leaving the siblings feeling dismissed and alone.

The evening of their mother's death, they called a medical examiner, but he wasn't really interested in possible causes. Femke says: "When we said that we wanted to have a thorough investigation into what happened, the medical examiner immediately started talking about the transport costs and reacted very defensively." The examiner wasn't the only healthcare provider to show little interest in the cause of their mother's death. When they spoke to their mother's GP, he tried to convince them that the death of their mother was most likely a coincidence, and that there is little point in searching for a link with the vaccine. Jasper notes: "In the end, the GP did arrange for a pathologist to investigate the death further. But isn't it strange that you have to face so much opposition?"
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Supreme Court rules Philadelphia can't force Catholic agency to serve gay foster parents

Scott Shackford
Reason
Thu, 17 Jun 2021 13:05 UTC
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No justices disagreed, but Alito, Gorsuch, and Thomas object that the majority is sidestepping a debate over when laws can overrule religious beliefs.

Philadelphia officials were in the wrong when they tried to force a Catholic charity to ignore its religious convictions and place children in the foster homes of same-sex parents, the Supreme Court ruled this morning.

In a decision that saw no dissents, the Supreme Court justices determined that the First Amendment religious freedoms of Catholic Social Services were violated when the city of Philadelphia refused to renew a contract with the organization to handle the placement of foster children there because the agency would not place kids with same-sex couples. The refusal put the organization at odds with the city's anti-discrimination policies. And so, while the city still contracted with Catholic Social Services for other programs, it stopped doing so for foster child placement.

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