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Terrible idea: Royal family consider diversity tsar under modernisation plans

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The royal family are considering appointing a diversity tsar under new plans to modernise the monarchy.

The move comes after Buckingham Palace conducted a review of policies, procedures and programmes currently in place and found that not enough progress had been made, with an acknowledgement that "more needs to be done".


Comment: Whose kind of "progress"?


It comes after the Duke and Duchess of Sussex claimed in an explosive interview with Oprah Winfrey that a member of the family had made a racist comment about their son, Archie.


Comment: Hiring a diversity tsar is an admission of guilt for "systemic racism." The Palace will get more than they asked for. The job of a diversity tsar is to see everything as racist/sexist/transphobic/ableist/etc. Once you fall into that trap, it's even harder to escape.


In the most shocking disclosure, Harry and Meghan described how someone within the household had asked about how dark the skin tone of their baby son would be - with Winfrey clarifying later that neither the Queen nor the Duke of Edinburgh were behind the remark. The allegation of racism within Buckingham Palace was one of several incendiary claims in the tell-all interview.

While the work being undertaken around diversity predates the couple's interview, their comments will be taken on board as part of the process, it is understood.

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Fulton County GOP rebukes Brad Raffensperger after GA Sec. of State busted for deceptive anti-Trump smear

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Donald Trump and Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger. The phone call had been dishonestly portrayed by Trump opponents, and Willis hoped that Raffensperger
Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, whose office leaked information that led to deceptively edited stories against Donald Trump, is being rebuked by the Fulton County GOP, according to a new report.

Journalist Ryan James Gidursky obtained the 'scoop' on Saturday afternoon that the Fulton County GOP are denying Raffensperger the ability to be a delegate to the county convention.
"SCOOP: The Fulton County GOP in Georgia denied the Secretary of State Brad Ratffensperger of being a delegate to his county convention from his own precinct," Gidursky reported. "Raffensperger [ed.] was not in attendance but sent a note asking to be elected."
Gidursky provided more evidence for the report.


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Facebook says took down 1.3 billion fake accounts in Oct-Dec - team of 35k on the lookout for 'disinformation'

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Facebook Inc said on Monday it took down 1.3 billion fake accounts between October and December and that it had over 35,000 people working on tackling misinformation on its platform.


Comment: That's a lot of fake accounts... Facebook reportedly has around 2.8 billion active users.


The company also removed more than 12 million pieces of content about COVID-19 and vaccines that global health experts flagged as misinformation, it said in a blog bit.ly/394arNi post.

False claims and conspiracies about the coronavirus vaccines have proliferated on social media platforms including Facebook and Twitter during the pandemic.


Comment: Why is this Facebook's job? Imagine a world where Facebook treated official statements from "respected authorities" with the same amount of skepticism! Lord knows, they get away with a ton of "false claims and conspiracies" about any number of topics.


Facebook's disclosure of data on misinformation comes ahead of an inspection by the U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce into how technology platforms including Facebook are tackling misinformation.

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Misplaced faith: Union's support of Biden did little to save members' jobs in Pennsylvania

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© Salena ZitoLocal United Steelworkers president Mitchell Becker (right) and vice president Chris McNally, who both endorsed Joe Biden, were shocked when they found out their paper mill plant will be shuttered.
When the Appvion Inc. paper mill plant shuts its doors for good in two weeks, putting 293 people out of work, it will mark the first significant manufacturing loss in this state since President Biden took office.

"We were all completely blindsided," said state Sen. Judy Ward, who claims she and other local officials had no hint that the plant, founded in 1866, was in danger of shuttering.

If you received a stimulus check in the mail, there's a good chance the men and women who work here produced the paper it was printed on. And yet there will be no stimulus for this factory, which produces carbonless security paper for official documents like car titles and house deeds.

Comment: Why so much trust in the face of Biden's actions? He has done nothing to create a 'level playing field'. Currently, his only major action has been to open the borders to a massive influx of cheap illegal labor.

Sensible people would be beginning to miss Trump:


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Photos reveal 'terrible conditions' inside border facility, hundreds of migrant children packed into small makeshift rooms

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© Courtesy of Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-Texas)Migrants in the Donna overflow facility, March 21, 2021
New photos inside one of the Biden administration's surge facilities at the U.S.-Mexico border show the awful conditions under which migrant children are being kept amid the ongoing illegal immigration crisis.

The photos, shared with Axios by Democratic Rep. Henry Cuellar (Texas), were taken inside a U.S. Customs and Border Protection temporary surge facility in Donna, Texas, and show hundreds of children packed into tiny, makeshift rooms as they await transfer to longer-term facilities operated by the Department of Health and Humans Services. Conditions inside such facilities have previously been described as "grim," cage-like, and "akin to jails."

Due to the rapid influx of migrants and the unpreparedness of the administration, many of the migrant children are being kept in surge facilities for longer than is legally permitted.

Comment: The crisis is getting too big for the media to wave away:


Project Veritas is on the case:


It must have taken some serious weight-throwing for Rep. Cuellar to be able to inspect the site:

Biden Admin will not allow reporters to tour child migrant detention facilities, cite COVID-19

Unfortunately, Biden consistently signaled this would be his actions regarding the border:


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Settlers attack Palestinian farmer and his wife in Masafer Yatta

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Dozens of Jewish settlers attacked on Saturday morning a Palestinian citizen and his wife in the Masafer Yatta area, south of al-Khalil.

The Masafer Yatta Village Council stated that Saeed Elyan and his wife were injured after they were attacked by settlers in Sha'b Al-Butm area.

The council said that settlers of the Mitzpe Yair settlement threw stones at the farmer Elyan and his wife and beat them while they were on their land. The settlers also smashed the windows of Elyan's private car.

Elyan and his wife were taken to al-Khalil Government Hospital for treatment. Medical sources pointed out that the husband was wounded in his face and suffered bruises in his body while his wife was injured in her pelvis.

Elyan used to stand vigil at his land with his family to defend it against Israeli confiscation.

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Seven arrests after 'extremists' brought bloodshed to Bristol Kill the Bill march

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Avon and Somerset police have condemned scenes which saw a police station come under siege.
A chief constable whose force controversially stood by as protesters ripped down the statue of Edward Colston today insisted he had 'no intelligence' that there would be any disorder before thousands tore through Bristol in a 'night of thuggery' during a 'Kill The Bill' riot.

At least 20 officers were injured as a 'mob of animals' swarmed through the city, setting police vehicles on fire, vandalising NHS workers' cars, hurling fireworks and smashing the windows of a police station.

But Andy Marsh, chief constable of Avon and Somerset Police, claimed the event had been 'hijacked by extremists' and said there was no 'prior intelligence' that any disorder was planned 'on this scale'.

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4 dead, 1 injured after an explosion at chemical factory in Maharashtra, India

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At least 4 people were killed and one other person was critically injured after an explosion at a chemical factory in an industrial area in Ratnagiri district on Saturday. If reports are to be believed, the incident took place at around 9:15 AM at the Gharda Chemicals Ltd. factory in the Lote-Parshuram MIDC complex. Several fire-tenders and firemen were rushed to the spot to rescue the labourers working there.

Around 40 other workers were rescued by the fire department staff and the police personnel following the blasts that triggered a blaze, a police official told news agency PTI.

While the injured worker was rushed to a nearby government hospital for treatment, the bodies of the four deceased were sent to a morgue for autopsy and other formalities.

The official also confirmed that the fire that erupted after the blasts has been brought under control and a cooling operation is underway.


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French police break up 'unauthorized' carnival in Marseille after thousands of revelers defy Covid-19 restrictions

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© AFP / Christophe SimonPeople at a carnival on Canebiere Street, in Marseille, southern France, on March 21, 2021.
A street festival in Marseille that attracted crowds of merrymakers ended with tear gas and fines after local authorities declared the event unlawful and dispatched police to clear out the area.

A huge crowd of people, most of them young and without masks, paraded through the southern port city as they played music and danced. According to police estimates, the celebration attracted as many as 6,500 participants.


Comment: People have had enough.

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Venezuela says natural gas plant explosion was 'terrorist attack' targeting sanctioned state-run energy company

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The Venezuelan petroleum minister said that Saturday's powerful explosion and blaze at a gas plant was the result of a terrorist attack. The plant belongs to the state-run energy company (PDVSA), which was sanctioned by the US.

Footage reportedly filmed in the northeastern town of El Tejero shows a powerful blast and bright flames rising to the sky.


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