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Brit-French black comedy film 'The Death of Stalin' pulled from Russian cinemas after backlash


RT
Tue, 23 Jan 2018 17:28 UTC
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© CC-BY-SA 3.0Josef Stalin: the man who redefined the meaning of "fascism" for propaganda purposes
A black comedy about the death of Joseph Stalin has been pulled from cinema schedules in Russia just days before it was due for release, after several members of a State Duma committee said it contained "elements of extremism."

On Tuesday, several members of the Committee for Culture said Russia should put off the release of The Death of Stalin, a French-British production.

"We urge not to ban the film, since we are not to do this under the law, but to conduct additional examination, because we, for instance, see some elements of extremism in it," former actress-turned-politician Elena Drapeko, who is the deputy head of the Committee for Culture, told journalists.

The Death of Stalin is directed by prominent Scottish satirist and TV director Armando Iannucci, the man behind political satire TV series Veep and The Thick of It.
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Texas cops arrest 'child sex trafficking victim' and charge with felony

Elizabeth Nolan Brown
Reason
Sat, 27 Jan 2018 17:24 UTC
They also arrested her younger friend for prostitution.
Silencing child trafficking
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The cops of Harris County, Texas, routinely bust adult women and men in prostitution stings while assuring us it has to be done in order to find and save teens selling sex. So what happens when they find girls doing just that? Why, they arrest them too-and charge one with a felony.

It's yet another example of the disparity between what authorities say their priorities are and where their priorities evidently lie.
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SWAT team descended on Disney star charged in string of armed robberies, held on $550k bail


RT
Sat, 27 Jan 2018 17:15 UTC
Disney
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A SWAT team descended on Disney star Adam Hicks' home, where he was arrested for a series of armed street robberies in the upper-class Los Angeles County city of Burbank. Now he could face up to 60 years behind bars.

Hicks, 25, appeared in court in Burbank, California on Friday, and was charged with three felony counts of attempted second-degree robbery and two felony counts of second-degree robbery, while being held on $550,000 bail, E! News reported.
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More teens ingesting Tide Pods despite warnings, as meme earns commercial appeal


RT
Sat, 27 Jan 2018 12:59 UTC
Tide pods
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YouTube and Facebook have been desperately trying to stop kids from participating in a popular new trend that involves eating laundry detergent, but it's not working. Now, some businesses are taking advantage of the phenomenon.

Earlier this week, the American Association of Poison Control Centers (AAPCC) issued a "high alert" warning that said the trend of teens intentionally ingesting Tide Pods has "increased in its popularity despite repeated warnings."

Like many trends, the Tide Pod Challenge began on social media. Teenagers posted videos of themselves attempting to eat the packets of liquid laundry detergent while daring their friends to do the same.

In the first two weeks of 2018, US poison control centers handled 39 cases of teenagers intentionally eating Tide Pods, according to the AAPCC. During the next week, there were another 47 cases reported, bringing the total number of teens sent to a poison control center for eating laundry detergent to 86 this year.

Comment: See also: Darwin Awards: Deadly detergent eating flashmob jumps to dangerous scale

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Next month British judge to decide on Assange's bid for possible freedom

Michael Holden
Reuters
Fri, 26 Jan 2018 13:31 UTC
Julian Assange
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WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, holed up in the Ecuadorean Embassy in London for over five years because he fears extradition to the United States, will learn next month if he has succeeded in having a warrant for his arrest dropped.

Assange, 46, fled to the embassy in the wealthy Knightsbridge district of the British capital in 2012 after skipping bail to avoid being sent to Sweden to face an allegation of rape, which he denied.

The Australian-born Assange had feared Sweden would hand him over to the United States to face prosecution over WikiLeaks' publication of a large trove of classified military and diplomatic documents - one of the largest information leaks in U.S. history.

Comment: It's unlikely a judge will be able to actually grant freedom to Assange at this point. The higher-ups wouldn't let that happen. He's made them look like fools. See also:

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Cher's giving fashion advice to Sarah Huckabee Sanders, Mike Huckabee Responds

Jim Hoft
Gateway Pundit
Sat, 27 Jan 2018 00:01 UTC
Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders
On Thursday Cher the progressive attacked White House Spokesperson Sarah Huckabee Sanders for dressing like a polygamist bride.

Because nasty attacks on women based on their looks is still acceptable if you are high profile liberal.

Comment: Sarah Huckabee Sanders seems to draw a lot of heat from the "progressive liberal" crowd, yet it's all for such trivial, shallow things. Who cares what she's wearing or whether or not she actually baked the pie she shared a picture of on social media? Do they honestly not have anything of importance to be critical of? Governor Huckabee's response was spot on.

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Twitter tries to gaslight Conservatives by suggesting they're in need of mental-health services

Vincent Law
AltRight.com
Wed, 24 Jan 2018 14:48 UTC
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Ever since the Project Veritas leaks, a lot of what happens behind the scenes at Twitter became much clearer.

Teams of SJW Janissaries-taking orders from the SPLC and ADL-work round the clock censoring conservatives.

But this is really an interesting step on their part. I didn't think they'd be so sinister.

Comment: Censorship is one thing but Twitter is now hitting new lows with this latest ploy. See also:

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Child 'soaking in his underwear' seeks help in storm before disappearing, sparking police search


RT
Sat, 27 Jan 2018 15:38 UTC
Police called to hunt for missing
© Joel Goodman/ Global Look PressPolice called to hunt for missing "half-naked" boy
Police are investigating a bizarre case in Kent after residents called officers to say a half-dressed child was running around in the pouring rain pleading with strangers for help, before fleeing into the night.

Concerned adults rushed to seek assistance on Tuesday night after the boy, thought to be aged around 12, banged on doors for help. Despite rain and wind battering the town the boy was going door to door and asking for help. Within minutes the half-naked child disappeared.
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Far left activists Bully Chelsea Manning to tears

Mike Cernovich
Medium
Thu, 25 Jan 2018 00:01 UTC
Chelsea Manning


Cheslea Manning, who was treated with respect at a Night for Freedom, was attacked by far-left hate mob.

Chelsea Manning attended an event I promoted - a Night for Freedom.

Everyone was nice to her, it was chill, and to be honest, not a big deal for me. I meet a lot of people. We shook hands and she went on her way. I thought nothing of it.

After Manning left the party, she faced a vicious online hate mob, which bullied her to tears.

Comment: For more background on the story, see Senate candidate Chelsea Manning drops in to NYC pro-Trump party.

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Hotel Intercontinental siege: Is Kabul falling?

Andre Vltchek
RT
Sat, 27 Jan 2018 15:08 UTC
Afghanistan
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Afghanistan is now facing mortal danger. It has to survive, but it is not clear how it can manage.

Hotel Intercontinental in Kabul, which was attacked by gunmen last Saturday, used to fit like a glove, like a grandmother's couch. Outside, the war has been raging. Millions of Afghan lives were aimlessly broken, hundreds of thousands lost. The price of more than 16 years of NATO occupation has exceeded $1 trillion, but instead of bringing peace and prosperity, it has reduced Afghanistan to rubble.

All that is still functioning in the country are structures and infrastructure built before and during the Soviet era, like irrigation ducts, canals and bread factories. Other tangible assistance came recently from China and India, but almost nothing was provided by the NATO occupation countries, except countless fences, wires and military installations.

Even before the siege at the Intercontinental Hotel, which left more than 20 people dead, Afghanistan's President Ashraf Ghani confessed to 60 Minutes correspondent Lara Logan that he is unable to protect his own capital.

But it is not only the capital, of course. The entire country is spiraling into chaos. It is clear that it will soon be impossible to control it anymore, at least as one entity, from Kabul.
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