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Small group of protesters stopped as Hong Kong marks 21st anniversary of handover to China


The Guardian
Sun, 01 Jul 2018 16:03 UTC
Hong Kong Carrie Lam
© Vincent Yu/APHong Kong chief executive Carrie Lam, in red, at a ceremony marking the 21st anniversary of Hong Kong’s handover to China.


Police intervene to protect flag-raising ceremony attended by territory's leader Carrie Lam

Police in Hong Kong stopped about 20 pro-democracy protesters from getting near a flag-raising ceremony marking the 21st anniversary of the city's handover from Britain to China.

The protesters on Sunday carried a coffin symbolising a death of democracy and chanted slogans against one-party rule in China, demands for universal suffrage in Hong Kong and mainland China, and freedom for Liu Xia, the widow of Nobel peace prize winner Liu Xiaobo.

The ceremony, held beside Victoria harbour, continued uninterrupted, with the Beijing-backed Hong Kong chief executive, Carrie Lam, in attendance. At a reception later on Sunday, she expressed confidence in Hong Kong's future without mentioning any politically sensitive topics.

Comment: Twenty protesters? Contrary to what The Guardian seems to suggest, it sounds like people in Hong Kong are quite happy with China!

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If self-serving celebrities want to help vulnerable kids, they should look at US foster care & militarism

Michael McCaffrey
RT
Sun, 01 Jul 2018 15:48 UTC
Immigration activists rally inside the Hart Senate Office Building
© Jonathan Ernst / ReutersImmigration activists rally inside the Hart Senate Office Building after marching to Capitol Hill in Washington, US, June 28, 2018
Hollywood celebrities are furious over Trump's policy of separating immigrant children from their families, but their outrage is selective and often self-serving.

In recent weeks, border separation has been the top story. Media coverage has included horrific pictures and videos of young immigrant children in anguish at being taken from their families. Pundits have repeatedly used the phrase "babies in cages" to describe the situation.

Hollywood celebrities like Oprah, John Legend, Ellen DeGeneres and Evan Rachel Wood are among the many stars moved by the plight of these children, who have gone public with their disdain for President Trump and his immigration policy.

Comment: Some of the celebrities supporting feminism may also want to consider the role feminist ideology plays into keeping families apart. See: Also see:

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Germany: Bus crashes into ambulance leaving 46 injured, mostly children


RT
Sun, 01 Jul 2018 15:56 UTC
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© AFP / File photo
At least 46 people, including children, were injured after a bus crashed into an ambulance in northern Germany, police told local media. The children are between 10 and 15 years old.

The incident took place near the city of Luebeck on Saturday evening. The bus carrying 42 children and five adults was on the way to the summer camp when it collided with an ambulance.

The majority of the injuries the passengers received were light, police later confirmed to local news outlets. Yet, two people - a child and an adult - were taken to the hospital with serious injuries.

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India: Dozens killed as bus plunges off mountain road into gorge


The Guardian
Sun, 01 Jul 2018 15:43 UTC
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© AFP/Getty ImagesPolice said the 28-seater bus was carrying about 45 commuters.
At least 30 people have died after an overcrowded bus plunged off a mountain road into a gorge in northern India.

The bus fell into a gorge 200 metres deep in the Himalayan foothills, the chief minister of Uttarakhand state, Trivendra Rawat, said. About a dozen others were injured, some of them critically, Rawat said.

Rescue and retrieval work was hampered by bad weather, senior police official Sanjay Gunjiyal said, adding that rescuers had so far pulled out 20 bodies.

Police said the 28-seater bus was carrying about 45 commuters.
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SOTT Focus: Behind the Headlines: 2018, The Year The Left Became Completely Unhinged


Sott.net
Sun, 01 Jul 2018 16:00 UTC
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Democrat politicians calling for their enraged supporters to assault anyone suspected of supporting 'Team Trump', media personalities calling for the president's assassination, mutilated dead animals being left on government employees' doorsteps... is the US on the brink of civil war?

We may not be there yet, but 2018 is playing out as the year 'the left' (in the US anyway) became completely unhinged. Join Joe and Niall tomorrow Sunday 1st July for a run-down of This Week in Crazy...

Show starts: 18:00 Central European / 12:00 US Eastern

Running Time: 01:26:29

Download: MP3

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A convoy of French soldiers ambushed by terrorists in conflict-ridden Mali


RT
Sun, 01 Jul 2018 15:41 UTC
Explosion in Gao, Mali
© AFPSmoke billows from the site of an explosion in Gao, Mali on July 1, 2018.
A convoy of French soldiers within the counter-terrorism Operation Barkhane was ambushed in conflict-ridden northern Mali, media report, citing officials and sources. Reports suggest that the convoy was hit by a suicide bomb.

The incident took place near the city of Gao in the north of the country on Sunday.

It's not yet clear if the attack left any dead or injured. Fatouma Wangara, a local resident, told AFP that a French convoy was struck by a suicide car bomb. "An armored vehicle blocked the way and the car blew up," she said. Another local said that the area around the place of the incident was cordoned off by the French military.
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Chicago taxpayers on the hook for $2.5 Million after police hold a toddler at gunpoint while beating her mother

Matt Agorist
The Free Thought Project
Sat, 30 Jun 2018 15:36 UTC
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This week, the taxpayers of Chicago were told they would be footing the bill-to the tune of $2.5 million-to pay for an excessive force lawsuit that accused police of holding a 3-year-old little girl at gunpoint while beating her handcuffed mother.

The lawsuit stems from a search warrant carried out in the home of Aretha Simmons in 2013. During the raid, according to the lawsuit, the entire family was severely abused and the 3-year-old suffered severe mental trauma - labeled by an expert as "one of the worst cases of child PTSD" he's seen.

On August 29, 2013, Chicago police executed a search warrant at an inner-city Chicago home in hopes of finding a drug dealer. Cops barged in the home of 3-year-old Davianna Simmons where she lived with her grandparents' and mother Aretha Simmons. An officer pointed and held a loaded gun at point-blank range to the chest of 3-year-old Davianna, reports The News and Observer.

During the raid, according to the lawsuit, not only did Simmons allege that police threatened her small daughter with a gun, but she said the girl saw police violently shake and strike Simmons and point a gun at the head of the girl's grandmother.

According to the lawsuit, while officers were searching the home, Davianna saw and heard an officer damaging and destroying her dolls, other toys and bedroom furniture.
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At least 9 injured in knife rampage in Idaho, suspect in custody - police


RT
Sun, 01 Jul 2018 11:06 UTC
Prison
© Justin Sullivan / AFP
A knife rampage in the state of Idaho left at least nine people injured, police confirmed. The attack happened at an apartment complex which also houses refugees. A suspect has been detained by authorities.

The assault happened in Boise at 9pm on Saturday. It was described by Police Chief William Bones as involving the highest number of people injured on a single occasion in the city's history.

The suspect, a 30-year-old man, was taken into custody immediately following the rampage. Police reported that he "came from out of state," but it remains unclear how long he had been in Idaho.

The victims, who include refugees, were immediately transported to a local hospital. They were found inside the apartment complex and in a nearby parking lot. According to a statement made by Boise police, four of the victims are being treated for life-threatening injuries.
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Mass protests against Trump and immigrant families separation policy (which Trump already ordered to end)

Martin Pengelly, Jessica Glenza, Lucia Graves
The Guardian
Sun, 01 Jul 2018 15:10 UTC
anti-Trump protest immigration
© Kevin Hagen/APActivists shout during a rally to protest the Trump administration’s immigration policies in New York.


Mass protests against Donald Trump and his immigration policies were held across the US on Saturday, in cities from Los Angeles to Boston and in state capitals and smaller towns between.

As large parts of the country sweltered beneath a heatwave, marchers braved the blistering sun to express fierce opposition to the president's policy of separating undocumented immigrant families at the southern border. They also voiced concern over Trump's forthcoming supreme court pick.


Comment: These protestors don't read the news much, do they?

Trump to sign executive order to end separation of illegal immigrant families


The president, who was playing golf at his club in New Jersey, attacked what he called "radical left" Democrats, who he said were behind calls to disband Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice), the agency central to his hardline immigration approach.

"To the great and brave men and women of Ice," Trump tweeted early in the day, "do not worry or lose your spirit. You are doing a fantastic job of keeping us safe by eradicating the worst criminal elements. So brave! The radical left Dems want you out. Next it will be all police. Zero chance, It will never happen!"


Comment: Maybe this is a good time to study what happened in Ukraine with the Maidan protests? Just in case.

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2 + 2 = 4

At any given point in life, people spend their time in 25 places


Phys Org
Sun, 01 Jul 2018 15:16 UTC
At any given time, people regularly return to a maximum of 25 places. This is the finding of a scientific study that reveals entirely new aspects of human behavior.
crowd
© City University London
The study, titled "Evidence for a conserved quantity in human mobility' is published in Nature Human Behaviour is based on analyses of 40,000 people's mobile traces collected in four different datasets.

It is also the first of its kind to investigate people's mobility over time and study how their behavior changes.
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