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Attempt at civil discourse on 'Wokeism' ends in Clubhouse room 'coup,' Jewish prof shut down as 'SPICY WHITE' & demands for CASH


RT
Tue, 02 Mar 2021 00:59 UTC
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Evolutionary biologist Bret Weinstein had to relive his Evergreen College moment when he was attacked from all sides in a Clubhouse room hijacked by hostile "anti-racist" mob aghast at the idea of white people discussing "wokeism."

The room, dubbed "Is Clubhouse Obsessed with 'Wokeism'?" was created by independent journalist Michael Tracey, who said he thought the Clubhouse chats "almost inevitably evolve into a discussion of 'woke-ism'... but there's seldom anyone in the room who identifies enough with the ideology to give a defense of it."

His attempt to create a safe space for a civil discourse and let both 'woke' and 'anti-woke' understand each other better was successful at first, with Tracey tweeting that it expanded into a "large multi-racial discussion." Little did he know that the title of the room was more like a foreshadowing of things to come.

Comment: While Clubhouse is an app that has been touted as having some potential, it sounds like they have some bugs to work out if conversations you start can seemingly quickly be taken over by crazed ideologues. It's amazing Weinstein lasted as long as he did.

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Head of French church child abuse probe says there may be 10,000 victims


France 24
Tue, 02 Mar 2021 08:12 UTC
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© Jacques Demarthon, AFP(From L) Members of the French Independent Commission on sexual abuse in church (Commission independante sur les abus sexuels dans l'Eglise - CIASE), psychanalyst Jean-Pierre Winter, judge Antoine Garapon, former State Council deputy-president and CIASE president Jean-Marc Sauve and CIASE general secretary Sylvette Toche pose for a photograph as they attend their first meeting on February 8, 2018, in Paris.
The head of an independent enquiry investigating church child abuse in France said Tuesday that there might have been up to 10,000 victims since 1950.

Jean-Marc Sauve, head of a commission set up by the Catholic church, said that a previous estimate in June last year of 3,000 victims "is certainly an underestimate."

"It's possible that the figure is at least 10,000," he added at a press conference where he delivered an update on the commission's work.

Comment: Sexual child abuse in the Catholic church (and any other organized religion) is happening constantly all over the world. Top positions in organized religions are very attractive for people with psychopathological traits because from these positions they can control and manipulate people. Cases of child sex abuse should be prosecuted in courts, as any other criminal case, and not dealt within the church bureaucracy itself.

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'I'd rather be called a b**ch': Twitch unites commenters in disgust with tweet celebrating 'Womxn's History Month'

Graham Dockery
RT
Mon, 01 Mar 2021 21:55 UTC
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© Wikipedia'Womxn' march in Seattle, 2018.
Streaming platform Twitch is so woke that it managed to enrage women, conservatives and the transgender, all in a bid to celebrate "Womxn's History Month."

UPDATE: Twitch reverts back to 'women' after tweet celebrating 'Womxn's History Month' savaged online

March is Women's History Month, and Twitch wants its users to celebrate. It's putting female streamers on its front page, showcasing female musicians, and dishing out thousand-dollar grants to deserving female students and entrepreneurs. Oh, and it's also spelling "Women's History Month" as "Womxn's History Month."

Unlike women, who have been around as long as men, the word "womxn" has been around for 10 years or so, with the "x" denoting transgender, non-binary and other deviations from the standard "woman." Its predecessor, "womyn," is a word cooked up by radical feminists in the 1970s to eliminate the words "man" and "men" from their gender.

Comment: Update: After getting savaged online, Twitch has reverted back to 'women'. From RT:
Streaming platform Twitch has returned to the conventional spelling for "women" after its social media post hailing "Womxn's History Month" - avoiding any "gender-binary language" - backfired and angered critics on all sides.

Though the company took to Twitter on Monday to inform users that "March is Womxn's History Month," using an alternative styling of "women" in a bid to include non-binary gender identities, it made an abrupt about-face just a few hours later, announcing that it would revert back to the standard spelling.

"While we originally wanted to use a word that acknowledges the shortcoming of gender-binary language, after hearing directly from you, including members of the LGBTQIA+ community on Twitch, we will be using the spelling 'women' moving forward," the platform said in a tweet, adding that the company is "still learning."

It isn't clear what prompted the sudden reversal, but the company's initial, now-deleted post quickly triggered backlash, including from those identifying as transgender. Some argued that few actually refer to themselves as "womxn" and that the term instead makes "most trans women feel othered" rather than included.

"No one who's a woman wants to be called a womxn just like no Latinos want to be called Latinx. White liberals know what's best for us tho," wrote trans YouTuber Blaire White, referring to another attempt to de-genderize the words "Latino" and "Latina" favored by many American progressives.


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Freedom? Israel launches Covid-tracking 'FREEDOM BRACELET' as alternative to quarantine


RT
Tue, 02 Mar 2021 21:45 UTC
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© Reuters / Amir CohenA traveler shows off an electronic bracelet as Israel introduces them to enforce Covid-19 quarantines, at Ben Gurion international airport near Tel Aviv, Israel March 1, 2021
While courts reins in spy agency' Shin Bet contact tracing

Israel has unveiled a coronavirus-tracking bracelet as an alternative to a two-week quarantine for incoming travelers, sparking privacy concerns as a top court moved to curb the Shin Bet spy agency's role in contact tracing.

A pilot program for the tracking bracelet kicked off at Ben Gurion Airport on Monday, where 100 devices were doled out to arriving travelers as a way to avoid a stay at a military-administered quarantine hotel. Instead, those opting for the bracelet system - which features the electronic wristband, a smartphone app and a wall-mounted tracking device - will be free to return home to wait out the two-week isolation period.

While the device will alert authorities if participants venture too far from the wall-mounted tracker, Ordan Trabelsi, the CEO of SuperCom, the company behind the bracelet, said it does not collect any other information, insisting the tech is minimally intrusive.

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Best of the Web: Texas Governor Abbot announces end of mask mandate, state to be '100% open' March 10

Aaron Barker and Amanda Cochran
Click2Houston
Tue, 02 Mar 2021 21:33 UTC
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The governor agrees
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said Tuesday he is lifting business capacity limits and the state's mask mandate starting next week.

Abbott made the announcement at a news conference in Lubbock.

"Every business that wants to open should be open," Abbott said.

Abbott said that county judges can institute coronavirus-mitigation measures in their counties if the hospitalization rate rises above 15% for seven consecutive days. However, he said no one can be jailed for failing to follow those protocols or be penalized for not wearing a mask.

Comment: Less than an hour later, the governor of Mississippi, Tate Reeves, announced similarly for his state.
"Starting tomorrow, we are lifting all of our county mask mandates and businesses will be able to operate at full capacity without any state-imposed rules," Reeves said in a tweet on Tuesday.
Our hospitalizations and case numbers have plummeted, and the vaccine is being rapidly distributed. It is time!
The governor said he signed "what I expect will be one of my last executive orders regarding Covid-19" on Tuesday, which will replace the restrictions currently in place with "recommendations" starting Wednesday, with the exception of a rule limiting indoor arenas to 50-percent capacity, as well as restrictions on K-12 schools.

Reeves nonetheless urged Mississippians to practice social distancing, wear masks and follow other health guidelines amid the pandemic, while State Health Officer Thomas Dobbs said the health department is still "strongly recommending" that those aged 65 and older avoid social gatherings until they receive a vaccine.
Divergent realities! Mississippi has quickly followed Texas in fully reopening. Smells like coordination! Though not literal secession, there's a world of difference between life in, say, Florida vs California - effectively splitting the USA into two.

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CBP sends reinforcements to US-Mexico border amid surge in migrants; 'not a crisis' says Homeland Security chief

Steven Nelson
New York Post
Mon, 01 Mar 2021 07:12 UTC
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© AP/Andrew HarnikHomeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas • White House on March 1, 2021
US Customs and Border Protection is sending additional agents to the Mexican border in response to a mounting migration crisis.

The agency, which includes the Border Patrol, said in a Monday statement that the agents will be arriving to help address a spike in apprehensions, including of unaccompanied children. The agency said in a statement:
"Due to fluctuations along the Southwest Border, U.S. Customs and Border Protection is deploying additional Border Patrol agents to the Rio Grande Valley Sector area of operation."
Hundreds of agents may be redeployed from assignments along the US coasts and the northern border with Canada, the New York Times reported.

The Biden administration is dealing with a significant uptick in border apprehensions, with Republicans accusing President Biden of sparking the surge by relaxing some of former President Donald Trump's policies.

In January, which featured the final weeks of Trump's term and the start of Biden's, CBP detained nearly 78,000 people, up from 36,679 in January 2020. About 2,200 unaccompanied children crossed the border each week in February.

Comment: Biden's migration stance borders on insanity. Calling it something else does not make it so.

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Only 9% of Seattle public school teachers 'want to return to in-person instruction regardless of vaccinations'

Ari Hoffman
The Post Millennial
Mon, 01 Mar 2021 01:36 UTC
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© Unknown/KJNWhere teachers used to be!
According to a February survey done by the Seattle Education Association only nine percent of public school teachers that responded "are ready and want to return to in-person instruction regardless of vaccinations." Meanwhile, Seattle's public school students have not been in a classroom since March 11, 2020, almost a full year.
Last week, it was announced that the scheduled reopening the week of March 1 had been delayed and now rumors are circulating that rumors students may have to wait until the Fall of 2021 before returning to in person instruction. This despite the fact that the Seattle School District has been preparing buildings for students and teachers to return to in-person learning once Seattle Public Schools started talking of plans to reopen schools in phases back in December.

"Buildings are ready with personal protective equipment (PPE); health and safety protocols are in place; plans for student transportation and meals are in place," the district said in its statement.

Comment: Facts should be the decider. It's a job; take it or leave it.

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'Well done, everyone'! Dr. Seuss Enterprises to collaborate with 'educators' to take more beloved books away from kids

Sarah D
Twitchy
Tue, 02 Mar 2021 19:47 UTC
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Let the record show that Vox's Aaron Rupar thinks people are making way too big a deal out of stories that Dr. Seuss is getting posthumously canceled for being problematic:

Let the record also show that Aaron Rupar doesn't know what "purported" means. Because while he's busy sneering at Fox News and Newsmax, Dr. Seuss Enterprises is busy ... canceling Dr. Seuss.

Comment: Biden's administration put a stamp of approval on the suppression by not mentioning Dr. Suess' catalogue in Read Across America Day
In his presidential proclamation, Biden noted that "for many Americans, the path to literacy begins with story time in their school classroom," USA Today reported.

But unlike his two predecessors, former Presidents Donald Trump and Barack Obama, Biden did not mention Dr. Seuss.

The move comes as Dr. Seuss' work has generated controversy following a study highlighting a lack of diversity among the author's characters.

"Of the 2,240 (identified) human characters, there are forty-five characters of color representing 2% of the total number of human characters," according to a 2019 study from the Conscious Kid's Library and the University of California that examined 50 of Dr. Seuss' books.

Last week, a Virginia school district ordered its teachers to avoid "connecting Read Across America Day with Dr. Seuss" because of recent research that allegedly "revealed strong racial undertones" in many of the author's books.


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Cuomo backers pause fundraising amid sexual harassment claims

Carl Campanile and Tamar Lapin
New York Post
Tue, 02 Mar 2021 19:31 UTC
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© Reuters / Mike Sega
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo could lose crucial financial backing as he faces an independent investigation into sexual harassment allegations from two former aides.

Fundraisers and donors told CNBC they are pausing and reevaluating their support of Cuomo, who has said he will be seeking a fourth term when he's up for reelection next year.

"No one is giving to him now. Everything is on hold," one finance executive told the outlet.

The powerful Democrat's campaign has raised more than $4 million since July, and started 2021 with a war chest of $16 million.
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There is no such thing as "white" mathematics

Sergiu Klainerman
bariweiss.substack.com
Mon, 01 Mar 2021 19:04 UTC
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I am not at all qualified to introduce today's guest writer, Sergiu Klainerman.

I barely eked out a C+ in high school calculus, while Sergiu is a professor of mathematics at Princeton who specializes in the mathematical theory of black holes. He's been a MacArthur fellow, a Guggenheim fellow and is a member of the National Academy of Sciences

Mathematics allowed a young Sergiu, who came of age in Ceausescu's Romania, to escape to a world where right and wrong couldn't be fudged, and, ultimately, to a life of freedom in the United States. Without math, his life quite literally would not have been possible.

In the piece below he explains how activists are destroying his discipline in the name of progress. Worse, they are robbing poor children of the opportunity to raise themselves up by mastering it — with untold effects on all of us.

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