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Trump's elephant trophy decision gets mixed responses

Miranda Green
The Hill
Thu, 08 Mar 2018 16:27 UTC
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The Trump administration's decision to reverse course on an Obama-era ban on African elephant trophy imports is facing pushback from some allies of President Trump.

While hunting advocacy groups and members of Congress who back them are cheering the decision from the Department of Interior's Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) to allow imports on a case-by-case basis, others are knocking the move.

Two conservative media hosts who pushed Trump in November to put a pause on a decision to overturn an established trophy import ban are among those urging him to hold up the Obama-era order.
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11 confirmed dead in Turkish jet crash in mountainous SW Iran


RT
Sun, 11 Mar 2018 17:48 UTC
Iran map
© Google MapsThe plane crashed in a mountainous area near the city of Shahr-e Kord.
A total of 11 people, eight passengers and three crew, have been killed in a plane crash in southwestern Iran, reports the ISNA news agency, citing civil aviation officials.

Iranian emergency services are searching for the wreckage of a Turkish private jet that crashed in a mountainous area in the southwest of the country while en route to Istanbul on Sunday, Reuters reports. Turkish businessman Huseyin Basaran's daughter and her seven friends were on board reports Turkish news outlet DHA.

"We can confirm that a Turkish private jet... while passing through our airspace disappeared from the radar and crashed near Shahr-e Kord," said Civil Aviation Organization spokesman, Reza Jafarizadeh, as cited by Asriran.
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World's most violent cities: Mexico paradise Los Cabos ranks #1

Isabel Reviejo
Perth Now
Thu, 08 Mar 2018 09:35 UTC
Los Cabos, Mexico
Los Cabos, Mexico
AFTER a dizzying rise in its homicide rate, the Mexican city of Los Cabos has been ranked as the world's most violent city, according to a Citizens' Council for Public Safety and Criminal Justice report.

The report states that the north-western Mexican city at the southern tip of Baja California topped the 50 most violent cities list with a murder rate of 111.33 per 100,000 inhabitants.

Caracas, Venezuela, ranked second, with a slightly lower rate of 111.19 murders per 100,000 inhabitants, followed by Acapulco, Mexico - with 106.63 - another of the 12 Mexican cities included in the annual ranking.

Violent crimes rose by 18.91 per cent all over Mexico in 2017, but the case of Los Cabos is especially worrisome.
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The weaponizing of administrative absurdity & excess in universities

Jonathon Kneeland
newcenter.ca
Sat, 03 Mar 2018 17:18 UTC
Rick Mehta acadia university
Rick Mehta, associate Professor of Psychology
Another Canadian university and one of its professors have both fallen victim to what many say is a dangerous, poorly constructed, incoherent and overreaching harassment policy.

Acadia University is located in Nova Scotia, Canada. In 2014 it had revenue of $95,346,000, but managed to spend $101,020,000. They were also the recipient of a $24,500,000 bailout for the 2016/17 fiscal year. Acadia has been accused of obscene administrative excess and extreme bureaucratic incompetence and mismanagement. They are now engaged in another troubling controversy that is likely to further damage their already battered reputation.

Professor Rick Mehta received a letter from his employer dated February 13, 2018, informing him that he is being investigated in response to "complaints and expressions of concern" over "...the manner in which you are expressing views that you are alleged to be advancing or supporting..." I could not find anyone who could accurately describe what an "expression of concern" is. It is possible that this might mean a facial expression of some sort.

Comment: What has been written about Acadia University could be applied across the board.

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Ontario Trent University to host 'It's OK to be (Against) White(ness)' event

Nathan Rubbelke
The College Fix
Fri, 09 Mar 2018 17:22 UTC
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Trent University in Ontario workshop draws criticism

An upcoming talk titled "It's OK to be (Against) White(ness)" is stirring up controversy at a Canadian university.

The event, scheduled for Monday and sponsored by the student association at Trent University in Ontario, has been accused by some of being "inflammatory" and racist against whites.

However, an event organizer has pushed back against those accusations, saying the gathering is about "diversity, inclusion and conversations about how we can all work together to help achieve racial justice."

The event, which has a full title of "It's OK to be (Against) White(ness): Racial injustice in a time of racist entrenchment," will include a keynote address given by University of Regina professor Michael Cappello.

While the talk has stoked criticism and controversy, a Trent University spokesperson told The College Fix in an email that the university is not anticipating protests or protesters at the workshop. Though, the university said that security will be provided at the event.

Comment: What would people think if an event was called "It's OK to be (Against) Black(ness)"? How would they react?

Why is one phrase racist and not the other? Ah yes. Because Postmodernism.

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'Social media companies are failing children': MP proposes limiting screen time for kids


RT
Sun, 11 Mar 2018 16:40 UTC
Child
Parents should be obligated to limit the amount of screen time their children spend on social media, according to minister Matt Hancock. He said the negative impact it can have on young people is a "genuine concern."

The secretary of state for digital, culture, media and sport suggested an age-verification system and a government-imposed screen time limit as possible solutions to tackle the problem. "There is a genuine concern about the amount of screen time young people are clocking up and the negative impact it could have on their lives," he told The Sunday Times.

"For an adult, I wouldn't want to restrict the amount of time you are on a platform but for different ages it might be right to have different time cut-offs," he added. Companies that have thrived in the internet revolution like Facebook, Google and Twitter were so focused on developing the technology that they didn't think about the collateral damage they could cause, Hancock explained.

Comment: "We are not afraid to legislate because it is our job to make sure the laws are up to date," he explained. "The social media companies have been failing in their duty of care to children and we are going to require them to take that care."

And what about the parent's responsibility to restrict their children's screen time?

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Dublin: Thousands of pro-life activists rally to retain abortion restrictions


RT
Sat, 10 Mar 2018 17:11 UTC
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© Cathal McNaughton / Reuters
Thousands of pro-life activists took to the streets of Ireland's capital Dublin, to protest an upcoming referendum which, in the event of a 'Yes' vote, will relax one of the most restrictive abortion laws in the world.

The number of protesters at Saturday's march conflicts widely. While some organisers claim that up to 100,000 people from all over the island turned up, pro-choice activists say the number was less than 10,000.

Irish state broadcaster RTE leads with the headline: "Tens of thousands march in favour of retaining Eighth Amendment." However, within the copy RTE concedes that "In excess of 15,000 people attended the rally."
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Telford, UK: 18-month investigation reveals massive child grooming ring; hundreds of girls sold for sex

Nick Sommerlad & Geraldine McKelvie
Mirror
Sun, 11 Mar 2018 16:48 UTC
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© Sunday MirrorGirls as young as 11 have been lured from their families to be drugged, beaten and raped in an epidemic that, say victims, is still ongoing.
Up to 1,000 children could have suffered in Britain's worst known abuse scandal - where sex gangs targeted girls as young as 11.

The rape hell of vulnerable young girls in one town - Telford - went on for a shocking 40 years, the Sunday Mirror can reveal.

As many as 1,000 children could have suffered at the merciless hands of perverts and torturers in Telford since the 1980s.

Girls as young as 11 have been lured from their families to be drugged, beaten and raped in an epidemic that, say victims, is still ongoing.

Three people were murdered and two others died in tragedies linked to the scandal.
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SOTT Focus: The Truth Perspective: Does Racism, Sexism, Homophobia etc. Actually Exist?


Sott.net
Sun, 11 Mar 2018 17:00 UTC
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© Joe Penney / ReutersOk, so what is it?
If you blithely absorb mainstream media talking points, you could be excused for believing that historical social issues such as racism, sexism, homophobia, etc., have today reached pandemic levels.

But is that true?

More to the point, do racism, sexism, homophobia, etc., as defined in popular parlance today, even exist?

Join your hosts today as we sort fact from hysteria with a little of that increasingly rare commodity: common sense.

We'll also be bringing you an up to date analysis of the week's major social and political news.

We're live from 12 noon - 1:30pm US Eastern, 5pm - 6:30pm UTC, 6 - 7:30pm Central European, this Sunday March 4th, 2018. If you can't tune in then, download the show from the Sott Radio Network archive!

Running Time: 02:16:35

Download: MP3

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East Ghouta civilians protest against 'rebels' and express support for Syrian Army (VIDEOS)


Sputnik
Fri, 09 Mar 2018 16:34 UTC
East Ghouta Syria
© Sputnik/ Mikhail AlayeddinA humanitarian corridor between Damascus and East Ghouta near the Al Wafidin refugee camp in Syria
Local Syrians in parts of Damascus' East Ghouta pocket have been protesting against militants, calling on them to leave the area and allow the Syrian Army in. Rallies have been held in recently liberated areas and parts of east Ghouta which are still under the control of hardline Islamist militants.

New footage posted on social media platforms today reportedly show fresh anti-militant protests and pro-government rallies in east Ghouta.

Dozens of civilians gathered in the city of Hamouriyah - which is reportedly still under the control of militants - earlier today, waving makeshift Syrian flags and chanting anti-militant slogans.


Comment: Another video of East Ghouta civilians protesting against terrorists and in support of the Syrian Army:


But you would not know this from reading mainstream media outlets:




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