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South Carolina passes law defining any criticism of Israel as 'anti-semitic' while Israel murders 60 unarmed civilians

Rachel Blevins
The Free Thought Project
Wed, 16 May 2018 14:48 UTC
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As many Americans criticize the number of civilian deaths on the Gaza Strip, a state has passed a measure labeling criticism of Israel as "anti-Semitism."

The news that Israel killed more than 60 Palestinians on Monday alone, has sparked criticism from Americans who are frustrated with the United States' failure to hold one of its closest allies accountable for the human rights violations it is committing-and individuals in one state will soon be labeled as "anti-Semitic" for openly voicing their opinion.

South Carolina will become the first state to legally define criticism of Israel as "anti-Semitism" when a new measure goes into effect on July 1, targeting public schools and universities. While politicians have tried to pass the measure as a stand-alone law for two years, they finally succeeded temporarily by passing it as a "proviso" that was slipped into the 2018-2019 budget.
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Planned Parenthood's outgoing president dismembers the 'only 3% abortions' lie

Guy Benson
Townhall
Mon, 14 May 2018 14:39 UTC
Cecile Richards
As Cecile Richards prepares to step down as the head of abortion giant Planned Parenthood this year, she's giving interviews to sympathetic news organizations as part of her ghoulish "farewell tour," including a chat with liberal New York Times columnist Gail Collins. In that conversation, Richards recalled a meeting she took with Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner early in the Trump presidency, during which the couple proposed that Planned Parenthood stop providing abortions in exchange for more funding for issues like family planning. Richards rebuffed the offer, naturally, but Collins' description of why the overture was rejected is totally unsurprising yet usefully revealing:


Comment: Here are more of Planned Parenthood's stellar taxpayer-funded contributions to the well-being of society:

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Teen gets 13 years in prison for defending home from intruders - because intruders were cops

Rachel Blevins
The Free Thought Project
Wed, 16 May 2018 10:56 UTC
Tyler Harrell
When a SWAT team initiated a no-knock raid in search of cannabis, they were met with gunfire, and while the resident surrendered as soon as he realized his home was being raided by police, the fact that he opened fire on the intruders and shot one of them in the leg has resulted in a 13-year prison sentence.

When a SWAT team broke down the door and charged into the Harrell family's house in the early morning hours of April 14, 2016, they claimed that the intrusive operation was justified, because they believed 18-year-old Tyler Harrell was running a drug ring out of his parents' home.

When Tyler Harrell was woken up by what he believed were burglars breaking into his home, he did what many gun owners would do, and he grabbed his firearm and confronted the intruders. He used his legally-owned AK-47, and while he did not kill any of the officers, he did wound one officer by shooting him in the knee.
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Star of David

'Poor us': IDF tries to garner sympathy after shooting Palestinians - gets public backlash instead


The Canary
Wed, 16 May 2018 10:56 UTC
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Israel's army reportedly shot hundreds Palestinians, leaving at least 52 dead, on 14 May. The massacre happened as the US opened its newly relocated embassy in Jerusalem, against the will of most of the international community.

In the midst of the criminal bloodbath, however, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) sent out a tweet. It contained a video portraying the Palestinians as the aggressors in the current violence.

But the IDF's message didn't resonate with people in the way it probably hoped.
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Red Flag

Santa Monica College tells students to report 'hate speech' to police

Toni Airaksinen
Campus Reform
Mon, 14 May 2018 10:04 UTC
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The president of Santa Monica College is urging students who witness "hate speech" to file a report with campus police.

"Reaffirming SMC's Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion" was emailed to all students and staff on May 3 after an unknown "outside visitor brought hate speech onto one of Santa Monica College's campuses."

"This will not be tolerated," writes President Kathryn E. Jeffries. "If you are the target of hate speech or witness it, you should immediately contact the Santa Monica College Police Department at (310) 434-4300 or submit an anonymous report to campus police."

Comment: "Hate speech" is a meaningless buzzword. However, it's semi-criminalization gives the truly ideologically and intellectually intolerant a cudgel to beat those with different and unacceptable, to them, opinions, and that is the real danger behind "hate speech".

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Light Sabers

Anti-Russian frenzy comes full circle: Elites who pushed Cold War 2.0 are getting caught up in it

Nebojsa Malic
RT
Wed, 16 May 2018 10:21 UTC
moscow
© Anton Golubev / Reuters
Claims of nefarious Russian influence have now come full circle, and are now being used against the very people who launched their careers - and the new Cold War - pushing them on the political establishment in the West.

Earlier this month, MP Bob Seely used British parliamentary privilege to claim that Legatum Institute founder Christopher Chandler was investigated by the French security services "on suspicion of working for the Russian intelligence services."

Chandler denied the allegation, calling it "unsubstantiated... laughable" and "suggestive of a deeper agenda".

Yet the atmosphere in which such accusations can be made with impunity has been brought about in no small part by Legatum Institute itself. As James Carden recently wrote in The Nation, Chandler's outfit "has been at the forefront of fostering a political climate in which accusations of unpatriotic disloyalty can be leveled without the slightest bit of evidence or compunction."
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Head of Czech lab that made novichok-related nerve agent mysteriously fired


RT
Wed, 16 May 2018 09:56 UTC
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© David Oxberry / Global Look Press
The Czech Defense Minister has fired the head of the military laboratory who said his lab had made a 'Novichok'-related chemical for testing. His statement was earlier called 'unfortunate' by the country's Prime Minister.

"I thank Bohuslav Safar for a long time at the head of the Military Research Institute," the ministry website quotes Defense Minister Carla Slechtova. Safar remains an employee of the Institute, but has been replaced by his deputy as director, until a new head is named. No reason has been named for the firing.

Safar himself was not given any explanation, either, he told Czech news outlet Aktualne. But he says the connection to his statements on 'Novichok' research is obvious.

"Apparently, it's because of what happened around the 'Novichok' case," Safar said.
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Hondurans protest against US base after Trump Administration terminates Temporary Protected Status


teleSUR
Sun, 13 May 2018 00:00 UTC
Honduras march
© ReutersSome 300 protesters walked in front of Palmerola, a U.S. military airbase to demand the departure of the U.S. troops after TPS cancellation for Hondurans.
With a per capita income of US$5,500 per year and a minimum wage of just over US$1 an hour, Honduras is the second poorest country in the Americas.

Hundreds of people gathered in front of the U.S. embassy in the Honduran capital Tegucigalpa Saturday to protest Washington's decision to cancel the Temporary Protected Status (TPS), which granted protection status to nearly 60,000 Honduran immigrants.

The program protected nearly 56,000 Hondurans and offered respite to people fleeing violence in Central American and Caribbean countries for nearly two decades. TPS was established in 1999, a year after Hurricane Mitch devastated Honduras.


Comment: The tragic irony here is that Hondurans are trying to escape from oppression in part created by - you guessed it - the US:

Honduras election turmoil has people protesting in the streets just as they did after US-backed coup in 2009


The protest follows the U.S. announcement on May 4, in which the Trump administration effectively terminated the program for Hondurans. According to the Center for Migration Studies, those under the TPS from Honduras have 53,500 U.S.-born children.
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Syringe

Spike in cases of measles hits Nouvelle Aquitaine, France - followed by another call for more vaccination


The Connexion
Thu, 10 May 2018 11:58 UTC
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Most cases of contagious disease reported in Nouvelle Aquitaine, as health authorities reveal more than 2,000 cases reported in 2018

More than 2,000 cases of measles have been reported in France in 2018, according to official figures, with Nouvelle Aquitaine bearing the brunt of the disease.

Santé publique France blamed falling vaccination levels as it reported that 21% of cases ended up in hospital: "87% of measles cases occurred in subjects who were not vaccinated or not adequately vaccinated," the health agency pointed out in its weekly bulletin devoted to the illness.

The outbreak has prompted health officials to issue a reminder to anyone born after 1980 or who are parents of children aged 1 year or more to check they have had two doses of measles vaccine.

Comment: Whether there is actually a rise in measles or not, one thing's for sure, whenever one of these stories becomes news it's accompanied by calls for more vaccination - and, so far, those vaccinations end up causing more harm for the recipients than the disease itself:

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Israel's latest Gaza massacre: The names and faces of those who were murdered this week


Middle East Eye
Tue, 15 May 2018 21:18 UTC
Eight-month-old Laila is youngest Palestinian killed in Gaza on Monday, the deadliest day since 2014 war
Gaza protest victims march of return
© Middle East Eye / screengrabFrom left: Ahmed Alrantisi, Laila Anwar Al-Ghandoor, Ahmed Altetr, Alaa Alkhatib Ezz el-din Alsamaak, Motassem Abu Louley
Sixty-two people were either killed or died of wounds inflicted by Israeli forces in the Gaza Strip on Monday and Tuesday as thousands of Palestinians demonstrated across the occupied territory to mark the 70th anniversary of the Nakba.

As of Tuesday afternoon, the Gaza Ministry of Health released the names of 59 Palestinians killed:
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