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Florida offers to host Summer Olympic Games if Japan bails

Joseph Curl
DailyWire
Tue, 26 Jan 2021 08:47 UTC
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A top Florida official has informed the International Olympic Committee (IOC) that the state is ready to host the summer Olympics games in just a few months if host country Japan drops out.

State Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis on Monday sent a letter to IOC President Thomas Bach "to encourage you to consider relocating the 2021 Olympics from Tokyo, Japan to the United States of America, and more specifically to Florida."
"With media reports of leaders in Japan 'privately' concluding that they are too concerned about the pandemic for the 2021 Olympics to take place, there is still time to deploy a site selection team to Florida to meet with statewide and local officials on holding the Olympics in the Sunshine State," Patronis wrote in the letter. "I would welcome the opportunity to pitch Florida and help you make the right contacts to get this done."

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Ambulance

Death toll of traffic accident in western Cameroon rises to 53


The Sun (Nigeria)
Wed, 27 Jan 2021 13:46 UTC
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The death toll from the traffic accident that occurred early Wednesday in Cameroon's West region rose to 53, and 29 others injured.

The West region's governor Awa Fonka Augustine said, quoted by national television CRTV.

The accident happened at about 3:30 a.m. local time when a 70-seater capacity bus collided with a truck on a steep road near the town of Dschang.

The collision resulted in a fireball that partly burned both vehicles, according to local police.

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Moscow mayor lifts ban on nightclubs and drops curfew for bars amid falling coronavirus cases across Russia


RT
Wed, 27 Jan 2021 08:36 UTC
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While punters in many parts of the world might struggle to buy a drink under tough rules aimed at halting the spread of Covid-19, Moscow is moving to reopen its nightlife industry, as numbers of positive tests continue to drop.

The Russian capital's mayor, Sergey Sobyanin, issued an order on Wednesday morning in which he confirmed that restrictions on bars, restaurants, clubs, and bowling alleys would be lifted.

Previously, rules had required businesses to shut between the hours of 11pm and 6am to limit the number of potential contacts made by partygoers. Venues will still have to stick to sanitary regimes, including caps on the number of guests, use of face masks, and maintaining social distancing.

Justifying the decision, Sobyanin said that "the situation with the spread of coronavirus infection continues to improve. During the past week, the number of new infections did not exceed two or three thousand per day. The number of hospitalized people dropped by another thousand. In coronavirus hospitals, more than 50 per cent of beds are free for the first time since mid-June last year."

Comment: See also: Wuhan pool party shows China is over the Covid-19 lockdowns; the rest of the world, not so much

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Google won't donate to members of Congress who voted against election results

Ashley Gold
Axios
Tue, 26 Jan 2021 00:01 UTC
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© Stefani Reynolds/Pool/AFP via Getty ImagesSen. Ted Cruz led the group of Republicans who opposed certifying the results.
Google will not make contributions from its political action committee this cycle to any member of Congress who voted against certifying the results of the presidential election, following the deadly Capitol riot.

Several major businesses paused or pulled political donations following the events of Jan. 6, when pro-Trump rioters, riled up by former President Trump, stormed the Capitol on the day it was to certify the election results.

Comment: Meanwhile, the DOJ is investigating itself over whether any of its employees tried to help Trump. From RT:
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) is probing whether any current or former official tried to help overturn President Joe Biden's election victory, apparently seeking to root out employees who lack loyalty to the new regime.

The investigation, announced by Inspector General Michael Horowitz on Monday, will be limited to current or former employees of the DOJ. Horowitz said he aims to "reassure the public that an appropriate agency is investigating the allegations."

Former President Donald Trump has been accused of trying to get the DOJ to take legal action to help overturn Biden's victory, based on his allegations of massive election fraud, but any appeal for help was apparently unsuccessful. In fact, ABC News host George Stephanopoulos and other media figures have cited a DOJ statement that there was no evidence of widespread election fraud as a talking point in their efforts to dismiss Trump's allegations as preposterous.

"The Department of Justice, led by William Barr, said there was no widespread evidence of fraud," Stephanopoulos said Sunday in an interview with Senator Rand Paul (R-Kentucky). "Can't you just say the words, 'This election was not stolen.'"

The New York Times said on Friday that DOJ lawyer Jeffrey Clark plotted with Trump to oust acting Attorney General Jeffrey Rosen and try to force Georgia lawmakers to overturn the state's election results. Like a steady stream of other anti-Trump articles by the newspaper, the story was based on comments by officials who declined to be identified.

The investigation marks the latest inquiry by the new Biden-led government into alleged wrongdoing by the Trump administration. The House this month voted to impeach Trump for a second time, and the Senate will hold a trial seeking to convict the former president even as it juggles with confirmation hearings and trying to push through Biden's legislative agenda.

The DOJ not only declined to launch the sort of comprehensive election fraud investigation that Trump sought, but also chose to keep probes involving Biden's son, Hunter Biden, from public view until after the election.
In case there was any doubt as to which team the DOJ is playing for.

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Two ex-Israeli soldiers sue colleague for revealing their Gaza crimes


Palestine Post 24
Sat, 23 Jan 2021 00:01 UTC
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Former Israeli soldier testifies about crimes committed during 2014 Gaza war.

Two former Israeli soldiers filed a defamation lawsuit against a colleague for revealing crimes all three committed during the Israeli war on the Gaza Strip in 2014.

Israeli Channel 7 said the soldiers sued their former colleague Yaron Zeev for telling the NGO Breaking the Silence about the crimes and are demanding compensation of 2.6 million shekels ($790,000).

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Wisconsin Senate greenlights measure to kill governor's statewide mask mandate & ALL Covid-related emergency orders


RT
Wed, 27 Jan 2021 05:01 UTC
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Wisconsin's Republican-controlled Senate has voted to end Governor Tony Evers' face mask order, with lawmakers arguing the government overstepped its authority by extending emergency mandates without approval from the legislature.

The state Senate voted 18-13 to pass the joint resolution on Tuesday, deeming the Democratic governor's emergency health orders "unlawful." The bill applies not only to Evers' most recent declaration last week, but to "all actions of the governor and all emergency orders" issued throughout the pandemic, including the statewide requirement for mask-wearing in public.

Wisconsin Republicans have blasted the emergency mandates as unconstitutional, with GOP state Senator Duey Stroebel arguing on Tuesday that "It is not ok or normal or inevitable or necessary to indefinitely suspend the lawmaking process."
There is no such thing as a perpetual emergency.
Before it becomes law, the measure must also pass through Wisconsin's State Assembly, where the GOP carries a 58-30 majority. The lower chamber is set to take up the bill on Thursday, which, if passed, would mark the first pandemic-related action taken by the legislature since April.
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Dominoes

House GOP wants to add Facebook, Twitter to Parler probe of Capitol siege

Ebony Bowden
NY Post
Mon, 25 Jan 2021 04:58 UTC
parler
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Republicans on the House Intelligence Committee want any FBI probe into conservative social network Parler and its involvement in the Jan. 6 Capitol siege to also include a look into Facebook and Twitter.

In a letter to Intel chairwoman Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY), the lawmakers say the tech giants were developing a growing alliance with Democrats to "muzzle certain viewpoints, opinions, and perspectives," Fox News reported Monday.

"Like you, we were disturbed and angered by the riot and we believe those responsible should be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law," they wrote.

"But casting blame on a single social media company known for its conservative username while simply ignoring other social media companies known for sympathizing with liberal causes is blatantly and overtly partisan."
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Pro-Trump 'WalkAway' campaign founder Brandon Straka arrested by FBI on federal charges linked to Capitol riot


RT
Mon, 25 Jan 2021 04:48 UTC
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© AFP / Patrick T. FallonBrandon Straka
Brandon Straka, founder of a campaign encouraging Democrats to flee their party, has been arrested on three federal charges over his alleged role in the Capitol Hill riot, after the FBI followed up on a tip from a relative.

The 'WalkAway' organizer was taken into custody on Monday after being charged on three counts related to the unrest in DC on January 6, including impeding a police officer during civil disorder, knowingly entering or remaining on restricted grounds without authority, and engaging in disorderly conduct "with intent to disturb a hearing of Congress," according to the FBI's Omaha field office.

While an eight-page criminal complaint against Straka does not accuse the conservative activist of entering the Capitol during the riot, it claims he was part of a crowd rallying at the entrance of the building and urged other protesters to go inside, all of which was captured in footage posted online.

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Red Flag

US-based nonprofit sues Apple to REMOVE Telegram over failure to censor 'hate speech,' cites Parler crackdown as example - Update: Google sued as well


RT
Mon, 18 Jan 2021 00:33 UTC
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The Coalition for a Safer Web, a nonprofit founded by an ex-US ambassador, has sued Apple, demanding it deletes Telegram from its store, arguing that the app is being used to "incite extreme violence" ahead of the inauguration.

The Washington-based nonprofit and its president Marc Ginsberg, who served as US ambassador to Morocco from 1994 to 1998 and was deputy senior adviser to the US president on Middle East Policy (1978-1981), argue in the newly filed federal lawsuit that Apple has failed to hold Telegram accountable for violating its terms of service.

The complaint, filed on Sunday with the US District Court for Northern California, accuses Telegram of allowing anti-Semites, white supremacists and other extremists to thrive on its platform, with Apple purportedly turning a blind eye to the fact.

"Telegram currently serves as the preferred neo-Nazi/white nationalist communications channel, fanning anti-Semitic and anti-black incitement during the current wave of protests across America," the lawsuit argues. It alleges that the privacy-focused messaging app is poised to become an even bigger breeding ground for extremist content as users "migrate to Telegram" after Big Tech's crackdown on Parler, which was booted from Apple and Google stores for providing a platform for some pro-Trump supporters who stormed the US Capitol.

Comment: Update 1/26: Another lawsuit was filed by the same group, this time calling for a judge to force Google to drop Telegram from its App Store. They are both realistically frivolous lawsuits that should be dropped by the court instantly so that it can busy itself with actual work, but sadly the climate in the US is to restrict free speech. That is the world the liberals want right now.

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Dominoes

Coronavirus setting back the Woke's attempts to 'diversify' women in the workplace

Sonia Elks
Reuters
Mon, 25 Jan 2021 23:23 UTC
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Companies need female employees to help them bounce back from the coronavirus pandemic and must not let gender equality slip off their agenda due to the tough business climate, a virtual meeting of global figures heard on Monday.

Women have been hit hard by the pandemic's economic impact, with the International Labour Organization warning last year that COVID-19 threatened to wipe out "modest progress" on workplace in equality in recent decades.

Business leaders, campaigners and politicians told Monday's online meeting organised by the World Economic Forum that women risk losing hard-won gains at work.

"I have heard many organisations are saying 'Well, we have so many important issues that diversity really isn't something we can focus on right now'," said Laura Liswood, secretary-general at the Council of Women World Leaders.

Comment: This should make it clear that the people running the show really don't care about diversity and women in the workplace. They created a fake pandemic that destroyed many women's businesses and locking down cities means most working women have to stay home to take care of children that aren't attending school.

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