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Snowflake Michael Moore warns 'evil genius' Trump will be 'last president of US'


RT
Fri, 10 Aug 2018 12:16 UTC
Donald Trump
© Jonathan Ernst / ReutersUS President Donald Trump
Calling President Donald Trump an "evil genius" plotting to declare himself dictator for life, filmmaker and activist Michael Moore said his new film 'Fahrenheit 11/9' will mobilize the liberal #Resistance majority.

Moore's new documentary, scheduled to hit theaters on September 21, seeks to "bring Trump down" before the November midterms. The title is a retread of his 2004 work 'Fahrenheit 9/11,' with the reversed date referring to Election Day 2016.

Trump is an "evil genius" who has "no intention of leaving the White House," Moore told HuffPost in an email interview on Thursday, after the trailer for his new film was released. The clip refers to Trump as "the last president of the United States."

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Bullseye

Lindsay Lohan slams #MeToo women for 'seeking attention,' says crimes should be reported instead


RT
Fri, 10 Aug 2018 12:16 UTC
Lindsay Lohan
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Lindsay Lohan has slammed women who jumped on board the #MeToo bandwagon "for the attention," calling them "weak." The actress said that if these women's accusations were serious, they should file police reports.

"Everyone goes through their own experiences in their own ways. If it happens at that moment, you discuss it at that moment," Lohan told The Times. "You make it a real thing by making it a police report."

Lohan did not name any names, but was referring to women she sees as jumping on board the bandwagon, publicly coming forward about their alleged abuse long after it happened.
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China shows big guns in epic recruitment video now viral on Chinese social media


RT
Fri, 10 Aug 2018 11:52 UTC
Chinese army
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Beijing's top-notch military hardware is showcased in a bombastic recruitment ad which went viral on Chinese social media. The blockbuster-like video was produced for Army Day.

The ad titled 'I Am a Chinese Soldier' began circulating in China last week. It starts with touching scenes of servicemen departing from their families. "Peace behind me, war in front of me," the narrator is heard saying, describing the sacrifices the soldiers make leaving their loved ones behind, the National Interest reported.

The video then drastically changes its tone, turning into an extravaganza of Chinese military might. Accompanied by an epic soundtrack, it includes fighter jets, tanks, an aircraft carrier strike group, numerous artillery pieces, and ballistic missiles. The ad also features the grueling training the soldiers undergo, preparing for combat.


Comment: It seems like the American military resents this:

Top US general displays massive idiocy, says US can't be friendly with Russia and China because of their hypersonic weapons

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IMF: 'India's economy is like an elephant starting to run'


RT
Thu, 09 Aug 2018 10:58 UTC
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India will remain the world's fastest-growing economy as the country begins reaping the rewards of the ongoing structural reforms, according to Ranil Salgdo, the IMF's mission chief for India.

Solgado described India's $2.6 trillion economy as an elephant that is starting to run. Growth of the world's sixth-biggest economy is expected to soar to 7.3 percent in the current fiscal year, ending in March 2019, and 7.5 percent next year. The current pick-up reportedly follows a drop to 6.7 percent in the previous fiscal year.

According to the Washington-based institution, India makes up 15 percent of the entire global growth. At the same time, the IMF called on governors of Asia's third-largest economy for action to curb inflation and increase the number of females in the workforce.

The fund expects India to see a "broadly positive outlook" to "strengthening investment and robust private consumption," but expressed concerns over risks tied to higher fuel prices and the weakening national currency.

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Fire

iPhone explodes in man's pocket causing severe burns, says new lawsuit


Digital Journal
Thu, 09 Aug 2018 09:15 UTC
iPhone
© Regis Duvignau / Reuters
A South Carolina man caught on fire after the battery in his iPhone 6 exploded, according to a recent lawsuit. The phone was in his pocket, when it heated up, exploded and set his clothes on fire, causing severe burns.

The man, Ronnie Portee, is represented by Kevin Dean of Motley Rice LLC and George T. Sink, Jr. of George Sink, P.A. Injury Lawyers. In the suit filed on July 31, Mr. Portee claimed his iPhone was defective, didn't have the proper mechanisms to prevent the battery from overheating, and lacked appropriate warnings.

"Our client was nearly killed by an iPhone exploding in his pocket. We trust our cell phones won't hurt us; that they're designed to be safe. They're in our pockets, purses, planes and cars; they sit by our bedside while we sleep - 95% of Americans own cell phones [1]. We don't expect cell phones to catch on fire, yet we're starting to hear more and more about the dangers of smartphones that explode or catch fire without warning," explained attorney George T. Sink, Jr.

It seems nowhere is safe - not even Apple stores. iPhones have reportedly exploded in a Swiss Apple store, where 8 people were treated for injuries, and an Apple store in Spain reportedly saw two iPhones catch fire in two days [2]. What's worse, there are reports of an iPhone setting a dresser on fire while its owner [3] was sleeping and reports of an iPhone burning into the stomach of a teenager in Florida [4], with vivid pictures of midsection burns in the shape of the phone.

Comment: So in addition to radiation dangers, we can look forward to them exploding as well. And it seems like Samsung isn't much better.

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Blackbox

Who really profits from your beliefs?

Caitlin Johnstone
Medium
Fri, 10 Aug 2018 09:10 UTC
statues
Have you ever stopped and considered how the ideas in your head got there? Especially the ideas you hold as true and important?

I mean really considered it. All the way through. Maybe you know that some of your beliefs and values were put there by your parents, by your religion, or by a book you read once, but where did those ideas come from before that? And what about the ideas that they are premised upon?

If you trace any widespread idea back to its source, you start bumping into an awful lot of very powerful people. Many popular political opinions today can be traced back to think tanks, groups of academics who are paid to come up with arguments and ideas which support a particular agenda, and to circulate those arguments and ideas wherever they can have maximum impact. These think tanks are funded by extremely wealthy plutocrats, and sometimes by secretive government agencies, all of whom have a vested interest in the agenda being advanced. Today you'll routinely see these think tanks quoted by the mass media as legitimate sources of information on any number of important topics.

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Eye 1

Saudi Arabia executes then crucifies man convicted of murder


RT
Wed, 08 Aug 2018 22:13 UTC
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For the first time in eight years, Saudi Arabia has crucified a man's body as part of his punishment.

Elias Abulkalaam Jamaleddeen of Myanmar was executed on Wednesday in Mecca, the Saudi Press Agency reported, although it didn't specify the nature of his execution. His body was subsequently publicly displayed post-mortem on a cross. Most executions in Saudi Arabia are performed by beheading the condemned with a sword.

Although Saudi Arabia has the third-highest number of capital punishments per year in the world, according to Amnesty International, crucifixions remain extremely rare. Only China and Iran execute more people per year.


Comment: It would be interesting to see a comparison of the crimes committed with the sentences given:


Jamaleddeen was convicted of breaking into a woman's home, firing a weapon in it and stabbing her to death, according to the Saudi Interior Ministry, which oversees the directorates of Corrections and Court Services. He was also accused of stealing weapons and trying to kill another man, as well as attempting to rape a woman.

Comment: The decision to crucify the body reflects the primitive and barbaric ideology that is Saudi Arabia:

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Red Flag

Liberal racism: A horse of a different color?

Jason L. Riley
The Wall Street Journal
Tue, 07 Aug 2018 18:56 UTC
Harvard gates
© brian snyder/ReutersOne of the gates to Harvard Yard in Cambridge, Mass., June 18.
Be honest. Are you really surprised that the New York Times has stood by its decision to hire Sarah Jeong as an editorial board member even after it was revealed she spent years on social media making openly racist and sexist remarks about white men? You may be outraged, sure. But surprised?

To paraphrase a well-known political figure, Ms. Jeong could stand in the middle of Fifth Avenue and shoot a white person without losing the support of liberals. It's a safe bet she was tapped by the Times because of these racial prejudices, not despite them. Editorial board members are hired to help formulate and express the official position of a newspaper. Ms. Jeong is being hired to speak for the Times, and they like where she's coming from.

The Grey Lady attacks President Trump as a racist and sexist on a near-daily basis, and columnists like Charles Blow write about little else. So is it hypocritical for the paper to hire and defend a new editorial board member who has made no secret of her own biases? Of course it is, but that's considered beside the point by people who share Ms. Jeong's worldview.

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Megaphone

Democratic Socialism: A repackaged scam

Giancarlo Sopo
Quillette
Mon, 06 Aug 2018 00:01 UTC
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Cynthia Nixon
© Mark Hallum/Shutterstock.
When I attended a rally with my family in Little Havana for then-Senator Barack Obama in 2007, our old neighborhood greeted both us and the future 44th president as if we were traitors. Older, conservative protestors yelled "Comunistas!" at us from across the Miami-Dade County Auditorium. We brushed off the attacks because we knew they came from understandably traumatized exiles and, to paraphrase the late Supreme Court Justice Potter Stewart, as Cuban Americans, we know socialism when we see it. Obama was no socialist. In fact, his message resonated with us, in part, because of his emphasis on helping those who were struggling by giving them a hand up, rather than a hand out - that was our story.

My mom came to this country shortly before I was born and worked as a social worker while she studied English. The pay wasn't great, and she sometimes had to work a second job, but the hours were flexible and she had good healthcare benefits for our family. After 15 years, she was able to save enough money to start a small business and move us out of our modest duplex off Calle Ocho and into Miami's middle-class suburbs.

Comment: Given the failure of socialism in the recent past, it seems these Neo-Socialists are rebranding and pushing forward. As noted above, comparisons to European nations are not apt. What they are proposing is a radical shift which can only lead to dire consequences.

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Gear

Israeli official denies ceasefire agreement as Israeli armored convoy heads to Gaza Strip

Leith Aboufadel
Al Masdar News
Fri, 10 Aug 2018 09:40 UTC
Israeli armored convoy
Israeli armored convoy heading to Gaza Strip
A massive Israeli armored convoy was seen heading towards the Gaza Strip, today, following an intense confrontation last night.

According to local Palestinian activists, this Israeli armored convoy has position themselves around the Gaza Strip and is preparing to launch a major military operation that is bigger than the one that took place in the Summer of 2014.

This move by the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) comes just hours after the Palestinian forces fired more than 150 rockets towards the settlements surrounding the Gaza Strip.

Comment: Palestinian officials have confirmed that the resistance movement Hamas and the Israeli regime have agreed on a ceasefire mediated by Egypt to stop cross-border fire in the Gaza Strip.
A Palestinian official with knowledge of the ceasefire talks said Thursday that the truce was to begin at 20:45 GMT. Israel did not formally comment on the issue, but an Israeli official, speaking on condition of anonymity, denied a cease-fire had been reached.

Another unnamed Palestinian official confirmed to Reuters the truce had been reached, saying, "Egyptian efforts managed to restore calm between Palestinian factions and Israel that will end the current escalation."

"Palestinian factions will respect calm as long as Israel does," he added.
See also: Israel and Hamas agree to ceasefire after intense fighting

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