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Millennials will learn absolutely nothing from Facebook's privacy crisis

Matthew Hennessey
New York Post
Sat, 07 Apr 2018 10:43 UTC
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© NY Post photo composite/Mike GuillenMillennials don't seem to care that Facebook harvests their data for profit, but Zuckerberg should be worried.
Last year it seemed Mark Zuckerberg was looking for a way into politics. Now he could be looking for a way out.

The Facebook founder has been called to testify before Congress starting Tuesday. He'll face tough questions about how a Trump-affiliated data-analytics firm got hold of personal information belonging to nearly 90 million of the social-media site's users. On Wednesday he told reporters he'd made a "huge mistake" in not prioritizing the protection of user data.

That's a bit like a casino apologizing for letting you lose so much money at the craps table. Facebook exists to sell access to user data.

Comment: Generational differences are often leave the older generation baffled at what 'those crazy kids are up to'. But the current generation seems to have its priorities completely backwards; objectively so.

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Transgender female weightlifter competes despite 25% advantage - but forced to withdraw after elbow injury

Breck Dumas
The Blaze
Fri, 06 Apr 2018 17:37 UTC
Laurel Hubbard
© Hannah Peters/Getty ImagesLaurel Hubbard is taking the women's weightlifting world by storm, but her past as a male competitor has been met with scrutiny.
Four years ago, weightlifter Laurel Hubbard transitioned from being a male to a female. She will now compete in the women's weightlifting competition at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, in spite of protest.

The Commonwealth Games is an athletic competition (similar to the Olympics) between countries that include 53 members comprised of the former British Empire. The competition has carried on since 1930.

Cited as one of New Zealand's "brightest medal prospects," the 40-year-old is facing scrutiny over whether or not her competition against naturally-born women is fair. Otago University physiology professor Alison Heather said that "in general males outperform females across most sports, in weightlifting and strength sports...(and) that male to female difference can be as high as 25 percent."

Heather added: "A man transitioning to a female has physiological advantages that they take into their new female life based on their previous male life." She described those advantages such as having naturally larger hearts and lungs, muscle mass and bone structures.

Hubbard qualified under the parameters set for transgender athletes by the International Olympic Committee, which are also followed by the International Weightlifting Federation. The metrics are based on testosterone levels, and after twelve months of hormone therapy, Hubbard is able to compete in the women's category.

Comment: Of course it's unfair. If trans people want to transition and still compete in sports, there should be a trans league. Perhaps it could be called the Gender-special Olympics?

However, in this specific case, Hubbard has been forced to withdraw:
The 40-year old, whose participation grabbed headlines before the Games even began, suffered a suspected ruptured ligament while attempting a Commonwealth record 132kg in the snatch when leading the women's 90kg-plus division.

Hubbard's third lift - an attempt to break her personal best of 131kg - went horribly wrong when Hubbard dropped the bar behind her and the athlete's elbow twisted awkwardly, leading to a withdrawal before the clean and jerk phase.

"At this stage we don't know the exact details of the injury - it seems likely that I have ruptured a ligament or... some fairly significant tissue damage, but until we have further scanning we won't know the details or extent of the injury," Hubbard said, New Zealand news site Stuff reported.

"The one saving grace in all of this is that I'm not in any great pain at the moment - I'm sure that that will come with time."


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Diamond and Silk react to Facebook's explanation for why their content was censored

Cristina Laila
Gateway Pundit
Sat, 07 Apr 2018 17:09 UTC
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.@YouTube @TeamYouTube stopped over 95% percent of our videos from being monetized, stating: “It’s Not Suitable For All Advertisers”……..“Wonder if @TeamYouTube stopped the monetization of our videos because we are loyal supporters of the @POTUS….Hummmm………..”
Diamond and Silk unloaded on Facebook Friday night after the social media giant finally responded to their many inquiries as to why Facebook is censoring their content and brand.

The dynamic duo boast over 1.2 million Facebook followers on their main Diamond and Silk page.

Diamond and Silk say their reach on Facebook has dramatically reduced prompting them to seek answers from Facebook.

After giving them the runaround for months, Facebook responded with, "The Policy team has came to the conclusion that your content and your brand has been determined unsafe to the community."

Even worse, Facebook said their 'decision is final and it is not appeal-able in any way.'

In a Friday evening tweetstorm, Diamond and Silk told their fans why Facebook is censoring their very popular page.

Comment: Diamond and Silk appeared on Fox News to discuss it. Be sure to watch the last minute or so. These women aren't just Diamond and Silk - they're pure gold.



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Lunatic Senator Kamala Harris jokes on national TV about killing Trump, Pence and Sessions


True Pundit
Thu, 05 Apr 2018 00:00 UTC
Kamala Harris
U.S. Senator Kamala Harris cackled like a medicated fool on The Ellen Show after threatening to kill President Trump.

Her laugh was almost as disturbing as her sentiments.

She also for good measure tossed Vice President Mike Pence and Attorney General Jeff Sessions into the mix.

Yeah she sure seems ready to run for president.

Another lunatic from California.

Comment: Just imagine the outrage had such comments been directed at Obama or Hillary!

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Child protection groups file complaint against YouTube for illegally collecting data on children


RT
Mon, 09 Apr 2018 15:43 UTC
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© Dado Ruvic / Reuters
Google violates child protection laws by collecting data from, and advertising to, children under 13, according to a complaint lodged with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) by a coalition of child protection and privacy groups.

The groups allege that Google, YouTube's parent organization, gathers data from tens of millions of children under 13 in the US alone. Google does this knowingly, and without asking for parental consent first - a violation of the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA).

The advocacy groups, which include the Center for Digital Democracy, Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood (CCFC), and the Consumer Watchdog, are pressing the FTC to sanction Google for these alleged privacy violations.

"For years, Google has abdicated its responsibility to kids and families by disingenuously claiming YouTube - a site rife with popular cartoons, nursery rhymes, and toy ads - is not for children under 13," said Josh Golin, CCFC director. "Google profits immensely by delivering ads to kids and must comply with COPPA. It's time for the FTC to hold Google accountable for its illegal data collection and advertising practices."
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Skripal's niece Viktoria on why Yulia is eager to return to Russia: 'She has a life here, she has work here, and a loved one here'


Sputnik
Sun, 08 Apr 2018 15:29 UTC
Yulia Skripal
© Yulia Skripal/FacebookYulia Skripal
Viktoria Skripal, niece of former Russian intelligence agent Sergei Skripal, has recently been denied a visa to the UK, which has prompted her write a letter to Prime Minister Theresa May to reconsider her application.

According to Viktoria, her cousin, Yulia, who is quickly recovering after the alleged poisoning attack, desperately wants to return to Russia to see her family. She explained that 33-year-old Yulia had a boyfriend, a pet and a job in Moscow.

"She has a dog here, she has a life here, she has work here, and a loved one here," she told The Sunday Telegraph.

Viktoria Skripal also added that she wanted to go to Scotland Yard to "give explanations if they are interested in something." She denied that the Kremlin was behind her planned trip to Britain.

"If the British say I work for the special services, let them prove it. Show me one piece of evidence," Viktoria told the media outlet.

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Flashback Retrieved from the memory hole: Deleted Daily Mail online article - "US backed plan for chemical weapon attack in Syria to be blamed on Assad"

Koen Jacobs
Truth News International
Fri, 14 Jun 2013 14:35 UTC
Syria chemical weapons
In January 29, 2013, Britain's most popular Daily Newspaper, in its online version Dailymail.co.uk published an article titled:

U.S. 'backed plan to launch chemical weapon attack on Syria and blame it on Assad's regime'

A few days later they pulled the article.

What the reason was for the deletion remains unclear. The article was published at this URL.

There exists a cached version of the article which can be found here. [ed:the cached version has since been scrubbed]

See scan of complete deleted article below

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Terrorism ruled out in Muenster car-ramming case; suspect thought to be mentally disturbed


RT
Sun, 08 Apr 2018 14:49 UTC
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© Michael GOTTSCHALK / AFP
A 48-year-old man who rammed a van into a group of diners in the southern German city of Muenster acted alone, the country's interior minister said. He confirmed that police have ruled out terrorism in the ongoing investigation.

"Even despite the fact that there is already compelling evidence that we are dealing with a single perpetrator who did not relate to terrorist context... [the incident] should be thoroughly investigated," German Interior Minister Horst Seehofer stated on Sunday.

Speaking at the crime scene, the minister condemned the "brutal and cowardly crime," but added it would be impossible in future "to reduce or prevent such crimes," according to Germany's Frankfurter Allgemeine newspaper.

Comment: Reports state that the man was mentally disturbed:
The Suddeutsche Zeitung, the first news group to report about the alleged identity of the suspect, said that he was a local resident in his late forties. The man was known to have some mental problems back in 2014 and 2016, the daily added. The paper also identified him as Jens R.

The Der Spiegel weekly, citing its own sources, reported that the man was a resident of Muenster and that he worked as a graphic designer. According to the FAZ daily, the man was born in the town of Olsberg, located south-east of Muenster.

The suspect has no criminal record and has not been known to police before, the media report. He also had no known links to any extremist or radical groups. The man's motives remain unclear. The German Focus magazine reports that the suspect attempted to commit suicide not long before the incident. He shot himself immediately after Saturday's incident.


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There is slowly building anger in the UK at the Government's obvious bungling of the Skripal case

Rob Slane
Russia Insider
Mon, 09 Apr 2018 00:00 UTC
Theresa may Skripal
Anger, resentment and frustration building up in the UK as people realize they have been taken for a ride
  • And just in time the London-funded White Helmets divert attention to a different allegation of Russian-sponsored chemical attack
In her daily press conference on 5th April, the Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman, Maria Zakharova, mentioned a quiet resentment and fury that is building up amongst ordinary Russians over the way the Government of the United Kingdom has handled the case of Sergei and Yulia Skripal. Strange though it may seem, I sense a similar feeling of anger and resentment building up here in the UK, as it becomes clearer and clearer that the official narrative has little or no connection with reality.

The anger and frustration is increasingly being displayed on comment boards underneath pieces reporting on the issue. And the feeling is not confined to those who would normally be labelled "conspiracy theorists". It appears that even many of those who would not normally question official statements can see that something is seriously wrong with all this.

Comment: The author shouldn't fear the growing sense of anger on the part of the public who is beginning to see through the lies, rather, these kinds of developments should be celebrated.

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Flashback Best of the Web: Local medic writes The Times: "No patients have experienced symptoms of nerve agent poisoning in Salisbury"


Moon of Alabama
Tue, 20 Mar 2018 13:30 UTC
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© Ben Stansall / Agence France-PresseAll a big show? Salisbury, southern England, March 8, 2018
There have been some interesting developments in the alleged poisoning case of the British-Russian double-agent Sergej Skripal and his daughter Yulia.

The British governments standing on the issue is getting worse as more inconsistencies and doubts on its statements come to light. The international support for its claims is weakening.

On March 4 the Skripals collapsed on a public bench in Salisbury in England after they had visited a pub and a restaurant. They were brought to the local hospital. A local policemen was probably also affected. (See our previous posts, liked at the end, for many additional details.) A week later, on March 12, the British government said that a nerve agent was the cause of the incident and accused Russia of being responsible for the act:
Mr Skripal and his daughter were poisoned with Novichok-a military-grade nerve agent developed by Russia. Based on this capability, combined with Russia's record of conducting state-sponsored assassinations-including against former intelligence officers whom it regards as legitimate targets-the UK Government concluded it was highly likely that Russia was responsible for this reckless and despicable act.
Novichok is not a nerve agent but supposedly a group of chemical substances investigated in the Soviet Union for their nerve agent potential. Only recently have some of these substances been synthesized.

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