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Tommy Robinson case referred to Attorney General because it's 'too complex'


RT
Tue, 23 Oct 2018 16:32 UTC
Tommy Robinson
© Reuters / PETER NICHOLLSTommy Robinson arrives at the Old Bailey to attend a hearing
EDL-founder Tommy Robinson's contempt of court charges will now be referred to the Attorney General, as the case is 'too complex' to hear at the Old Bailey.

Robinson, real name Stephen Christopher Yaxley-Lennon, was charged with contempt of court after he live-streamed details of an ongoing child grooming trial on Facebook.

After receiving a statement from Robinson, Judge Nicholas Hilliard QC said the case should go to the Attorney General for his consideration.

Lawyers would not be able to perform an appropriate cross-examination of the evidence, the court heard.

"I think it necessary to look at quite a lot of the detail of what Mr Yaxley-Lennon said in the broadcast as to come to the overall picture as to what happened.

"I'm satisfied in the light of the issues as they now appear as they emerged from the statement of yesterday, that cross-examination of Mr Yaxley-Lennon is necessary for a proper and thorough examination and resolution of the case that is in the public interest," the Judge stated

Robinson was then released on bail.
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Italians slam newspaper's 'filthy' opinion piece comparing Brexit to Germany's Nazi regime


RT
Tue, 23 Oct 2018 09:55 UTC
brexit protest
© Reuters / Toby Melville
A columnist in a major Italian newspaper has been slammed on Twitter as "filthy" and an "imbecile" for apparently comparing Brexit to the Nazi regime, and those choosing to leave Britain to Jews fleeing the Holocaust.

An opinion piece in the Corriere della Sera, headlined "The descendants of the Jews who escaped Nazism now escape Brexit," was blasted online for purportedly putting Britain's democratic choice to crash out of the EU two years ago on the same level as the Third Reich.

The piece argues that just as people were forced to flee Germany during the Second World War for fear of being persecuted by the Nazis, their descendants are now escaping the UK ahead of it leaving the 28 member state bloc.

It points out that the number of Jewish refugee descendants flocking to Germany shot up to 1,667 in 2017, compared to just 43 in 2015, before the EU referendum took place.
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Instant karma: Antifa protester loses job after telling 9/11 widow her husband should 'rot in his grave'


RT
Mon, 22 Oct 2018 15:20 UTC
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© YouTube / christianA screenshot from the viral video shows Wilson confronting the woman
An Antifa protester who told a 9/11 widow that her husband should "rot in his grave" was served an instant dose of karma when he was identified and promptly fired from his job on Saturday.

In a video that went viral last week the man, later identified as Steve Wilson, picks a fight with a woman at a crosswalk in Portland, Oregon. After heckling the woman for allegedly blocking him, she responds that she is merely waiting for the crossing light to turn green.


"You're a f*cking little snarky little f*ckin' idiot, aren't you?" he snaps.

When he continues with the abuse, the woman dares him to "try something." In response, Wilson says he isn't going to punch her because he "wasn't like her husband." When the woman responds that her husband was a New York police officer who died on 9/11, Wilson follows up with a rant about how the NYPD "sodomized immigrants with their bully sticks" and concludes with: "Your husband should rot in the grave."


Comment: NPC 'culture' strikes again.

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Ms. '#MeToo' Alyssa Milano accused of hypocrisy over links to 'Sharia law-supporting' Muslim activist


RT
Tue, 23 Oct 2018 15:27 UTC
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© Reuters / Jim Bourg; , Reuters / Lucy Nicholson; Wikipedia Commons / The Alex Jones Channel(L) Alyssa Milano, (C)Linda Sarsour (R) Laura Loomer
Actress Alyssa Milano has been asked to disavow her friend and fellow #MeToo movement supporter Linda Sarsour, a controversial Muslim women's rights activist who has been accused of antisemitism and support for Sharia law.

Speaking on a panel at the Politicon conference in Los Angeles, Milano was confronted by conservative journalist Laura Loomer over her friendship with Sarsour.

"You are friends with Linda Sarsour, both of you ladies have positioned yourselves as speakers and representatives of the #MeToo movement," Loomer asked Milano.
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Trans activists up in arms over US govt plan to define gender in terms of biological sex


RT
Mon, 22 Oct 2018 15:03 UTC
trans activists sign protest
© Reuters / Carlo AllegriActivists protest against President Trump's ban on transgender troops in the military in July
Transgender activists are up in arms over reports that the Trump administration is considering a policy which would require government agencies to define a person's sex based solely on biological considerations.

According to a New York Times report, the Department of Health and Human Services is planning to establish a legal definition of sex under Title IX, a federal civil rights law that bans gender discrimination.

While many transgender activists argue that a person's gender is largely their own choice, a department memo seen by the Times argues that a person's sex should be defined "on a biological basis that is clear, grounded in science, objective and administrable," with a person's genitals at birth defining their gender.

"The sex listed on a person's birth certificate, as originally issued, shall constitute definitive proof of a person's sex unless rebutted by reliable genetic evidence," the memo reportedly reads.

The news was met with fury by transgender activists, and a protest was held in New York's Washington Square on Sunday night. The Transgender Law Center said that the proposal is an effort "to erase our very existence as trans people," and accused the Trump administration of planning "the destruction of our communities."


Comment: Hardly. This is not a holocaust. Trans people will still exist, same as they always have. Their official sex will simply be recorded as the sex they actually are - that they were born with - regardless of how they identify. That's the reality after all: trans men are women who identify as men, and vice versa.

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Vast majority of Americans refuse to call Saudi Arabia an ally - even before it admitted Khashoggi died in consulate


RT
Tue, 23 Oct 2018 07:35 UTC
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© Reuters / Leah MillisActivists protest the disappearance of Jamal Khashoggi during demonstration outside the White House in Washington
Despite all of the US' business dealings with Saudi Arabia, a new poll showed the vast majority of Americans refused to call the kingdom their ally. And that's even before Riyadh admitted Khashoggi died in their Turkish consulate.

A recent YouGov Poll asked Americans if they consider Saudi Arabia a friend or an enemy. Only 4 percent of the participants have unconditional faith in the Middle East country - they answered that Saudi Arabia is their ally.

Notably, the poll was conducted October 14 - 16, days before the Saudis, after facing massive worldwide pressure and condemnation, finally admitted that dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi died inside Saudi Arabia's Turkish consulate. They claimed the 60-year-old Saudi national was accidentally killed after he got into a "fist fight".

Comment: Americans have been disenchanted with US support of the Saudi regime for some time - and that's without knowing the full extent of Saudi crimes due to media silence.

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US pension funds invest $billions in Russia despite sanctions


RT
Tue, 23 Oct 2018 14:53 UTC
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© Sergey Pyatakov / Sputnik
Mounting political tensions between Moscow and Washington along with endless US threats to impose more and more sanctions haven't prevented America's biggest pension funds from investing in Russia.

The California Public Employees' Retirement System (Calpers), managing retirement savings of nearly two million Americans, has $1.1 billion dollars invested in Russian assets, including state-issued bonds and shares of companies hit by US sanctions, reports Russian business daily RBK.

Apart from Russia's state debt, the fund that controls pensions of California's firefighters and police officers, reportedly holds $872 million in share depositary receipts of Russian firms - $658 billion of which are from companies subject to US sanctions.

Calpers has invested in Russian energy companies Rosneft, Gazprom, Novatek and Surgutneftegas. The Californian pension fund has added state-lender Sberbank shares, worth $238 million traded in the US, and VTB depositary receipts worth $12.5 million traded in Europe.

Comment: The sanctions against Russia are juvenile. Ironically, the only people they really hurt are the Westerners locked out of the Russian markets. The Russian economy has suffered a bit, but not drastically. And Russian industries - especially in agriculture - are thankful for the sanctions. They're making a ton of money and hope the sanctions continue forever.

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YouTube CEO warns that 'meme-killing' EU regulation could end the social media site as we know it


RT
Mon, 22 Oct 2018 20:31 UTC
EU fan
© Reuters / Toby Melville
YouTube's CEO has urged creators on the popular video site to organize against a proposed EU internet regulation, reinforcing fears that the infamous Article 13 could lead to content-killing, meme-maiming restrictions on the web.

The proposed amendments to the EU Copyright Directive would require the automatic removal of any user-created content suspected of violating intellectual property law - with platforms being liable for any alleged copyright infringement. If enacted, the legislation would threaten "both your livelihood and your ability to share your voice with the world," YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki warned the site's content creators in a blog post on Monday.
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PETA claims milk is a 'symbol of white supremacy' and the dairy industry inflicts 'extreme violence and rape' on cows

Leah Mcdonald
The Daily Mail
Mon, 22 Oct 2018 21:12 UTC
PETA protest
PETA protesters inspired by the TV show 'The Handmaid's Tale' pictured opposing the dairy industry's treatment of how cows and their separation from their babies for their milk.
Animal Welfare Group PETA has bizarrely claimed that cow's milk is a symbol of white supremacy.

PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) originally published a blog post titled 'Why cow's milk is the perfect drink for white supremacists' last year.

The animal rights group renewed that claim on Friday when it tweeted a link to its post again.

The group urged people to drink dairy-free alternatives, as dairy products are 'linked to developing heart disease as well as prostate, breast, and ovarian cancer'.

Comment: Only in a completely hysterical culture could anyone dream up a connection between a food and a political ideology. PETA does have a point in regards to how cows are treated in the dairy industry, and dairy consumers should be aware and source from ethical sources. But they really don't further their cause by tying in a bunch of ideological garbage to their cause. They simply look crazy (which certainly isn't untrue).

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Arrow Up

"Just the tip of the iceberg" - spike in tariffs paid by US businesses

Tyler Durden
Zerohedge
Mon, 22 Oct 2018 09:43 UTC
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President Trump is about to get an earful from Americans hurt by the escalating trade war.

New data shows, American businesses and consumers just paid a 45% spike in duties, according to Tariffs Hurt the Heartland, a campaign that highlights the negative impacts of President Trump's trade war on US businesses and the economy.

Trade data released last Thursday during a town hall meeting in Pennsylvania discussed the tariffs' impacts, featuring distillers, pork producers, frame manufactures, and other industry experts.
"For the most recent months available, August 2018, the amount of tariffs paid increased by $1.4 billion -- or 45% -- as compared to tariffs paid in August 2017. Tariff costs in Michigan tripled to $178 million and more than doubled in multiple states -- to $424 million in Texas, $193 million in Illinois, $50 million in Alabama, $29 million in Oklahoma, $23 million in Louisana, and $7.3 million in West Virginia.

These costs strain businesses of all sizes but are particularly painful for small business, manufacturers, and consumers who bear the burden of tariff increases in the form of higher prices," via the data compiled by The Trade Partnership and released by Tariffs Hurt the Heartland.

Comment: See also:

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