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Male rights campaigners calling for new 'minister of men' to tackle rising anti-male discrimination in Britain


RT
Thu, 11 Jan 2018 21:36 UTC
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Male rights campaigners are calling for the appointment of a minister for men to tackle what they say is growing anti-male discrimination in modern Britain. Feminist critics, however, blasted the idea as "nonsense."

The proposal for a minister representing the male gender was proposed in the book 'Why Britain Hates Men: Exposing Feminism', by Swayne O'Pie.

O'Pie argues that just as former Labour Prime Minister Tony Blair created a minister for women position within the cabinet back in 1997, the same could be done for men to "redress the balance between the fairness of men and women."

While acknowledging women's issues, O'Pie, who is a member of male rights campaign group Justice for Men and Boys, said his campaign is about "men not being politically represented."
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Iraqis forced to return home to ruined, booby-trapped areas


RT
Thu, 11 Jan 2018 11:58 UTC
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In the aftermath of Iraq's costly military victory over Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS), refugees have told RT that they face booby-traps, looted houses and vacant lands if forced by authorities to return to their home towns.

In early January, disturbing reports emerged in international media, suggesting the Iraqi authorities are forcibly sending people from refugee camps to their home districts - despite these being unsafe, or even destroyed, in the conflict.

While Baghdad denies that people are being sent back against their will, Iraqi refugees, who were filmed by an RT stringer (local contributor), say there are valid reasons for them to oppose forced return.

"We don't want to return to our home yet," said a young man stranded in an IDP [Internally Displaced Person] camp for three years. He said his family's house is looted and "there's a lot of booby-traps." Due to tribal divides, they also fear things might turn violent if they return, the refugee added.


Comment: If it was you and your family, would you go back?

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Trump's recognition of Jerusalem as capital of Jewish people is "assault on my religion" says New York rabbi

Philip Weiss
Mondoweiss
Thu, 11 Jan 2018 13:26 UTC
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Here is an excellent talk on Trump's decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of "the Jewish people," published ten days ago by the scholar David Shapiro, an anti-Zionist rabbi for an orthodox Queens synagogue and an expert on Jewish history and law (who has been endorsed by Norton Mezvinsky).

Here are some of Shapiro's points about Jewish religion and Jewish nationalism:

Comment: Also See: Also check out SOTT radio's: Behind the Headlines: Has Trump Gone Full Shlemiel in Planned U.S. Embassy Move to Jerusalem?

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Auto-banned! US army convoy told to exit German highway by traffic cops


RT
Thu, 11 Jan 2018 11:37 UTC
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German police are reminding motorists that nobody is above the law. The move comes after officers stopped six US Army howitzers, saying the vehicles were overloaded and didn't have the correct identification documents.

Autobahns in Germany are famous for their high speed traffic so it's no surprise local police are always on high alert. Yet convoys loaded with the US army's large-caliber cannons are not something law enforcement has to deal with every day.

The aforementioned convoy, consisting of trailers ferrying six American M109 self-propelled howitzers to an undisclosed location run by the US Army, was stopped by Saxony traffic police in the middle of the A4 highway. The "unusual transport" was stopped just outside the eastern German town of Bautzen.

"Thorough inspection [of the convoy] revealed that the required transportation documents were missing, the cargo was too wide and, above all, too heavy," the police explained. One of the trucks was also overloaded by about 16 tons, and the drivers dispatched by a Polish cargo company, "had already exceeded their driving and exhaustion limits."
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Meghan Markle closes her Instagram, Facebook and Twitter ahead of royal wedding, will have to be 'more careful' from now on

Sunita Patel-Carstairs
Sky News
Wed, 10 Jan 2018 13:48 UTC
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Meghan Markle has shut down all of her social media accounts ahead of her wedding to Prince Harry in May.

Kensington Palace confirmed the 36-year-old American actress is no longer a Facebook, Twitter and Instagram user.

The palace said: "Ms Markle is grateful to everyone who has followed her social media accounts over the years.
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'Cruel mongrels': Authorities search for suspects who nailed koala to wooden post


RT
Thu, 11 Jan 2018 19:56 UTC
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The discovery of a dead koala found screwed to a wooden post in a park in Queensland, Australia, has sparked outrage and a hunt for the perpetrator.

The animal's corpse was found screwed to a gazebo in Brooloo park, north of Brisbane, by Koala Rescue Queensland on Wednesday. The group said that, because of the amount of blood present at the scene, it believes the koala was alive when it was attached to the wooden post.

It posted a photo of the dead animal on Facebook in an effort to catch those responsible. An autopsy will take place to determine the cause of death.

"When he is brought in for post mortem, he will be given a name and treated with the respect he deserves. I wish we could have been there for him when it mattered," the animal rescue group said.
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'Werewolf' serial killer Mikhail Popkov now on trial after confessing to 59 more murders


Sky News
Wed, 10 Jan 2018 16:50 UTC
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Mikhail Popkov is said to have admitted killing 81 women
A serial killer nicknamed the "werewolf" has gone on trial in Russia after confessing to another 59 killings.

Mikhail Popkov has already been convicted of raping and killing 22 women, and has now confessed to 59 more between 1992 and 2010, according to Interfax news agency.

He appeared in court in the Siberian city of Irkutsk for a first hearing during which prosecutors read out the charges.

Popkov killed the women with a hammer or axe after offering them lifts late at night, sometimes in his police car, while he was off duty near his hometown.

Russian media have nicknamed him "the werewolf" and the "Angarsk maniac".

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'Sanctimonious': Oprah is 'part of the problem,' ignored Weinstein misconduct, Seal slams TV megastar


RT
Thu, 11 Jan 2018 17:46 UTC
Seal (L) and Oprah Winfrey
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As Oprah's supporters urge her to challenge Donald Trump in the 2020 election, Seal has made clear he isn't a fan. The singer called the TV star "sanctimonious" and accused her of ignoring Harvey Weinstein's misconduct.

Seal publicly slammed the American TV megastar on Instagram. The singer posting two photos of Oprah, one showing her kissing Weinstein on the cheek.

"When you have been part of the problem for decades, but suddenly they all think you are the solution," a text overlay on top of the photographs reads.

"I forgot, that's right ... you'd heard the rumors but you had no idea he [Weinstein] was actually serially assaulting young stary-eyed (sic) actresses who in turn had no idea what they were getting into. My bad. #SanctimoniousHollywod," Seal wrote.

Comment: See also: Oprah For 2020 Prez: Another Liberal Delusion

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Baked noodle: Ukrainian man disables all his heating appliances, because they might contain "Russian gas"

Inessa Sinchougova
Fort Russ
Thu, 11 Jan 2018 19:07 UTC
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A Vinnytsa man dismantled all domestic electrical appliances and a gas boiler in his apartment block, because of the certainty that the house is being heated by Russian gas.

The man did not sleep and did not eat for five days in a row, took out all the things from his home, and then declared that there were "separatists" around. In addition, the Vinnytsian tore his father's red shirt, stating that this color is "from the devil."

A commission of psychiatrists from the Vinnitsa regional psychoneurological hospital came to his aid and examined the man. The hospital filed an application to the court for mental instability, on the basis of which the man has been detained.

Comment: Mental instability? Hardly! This man is clearly sane. Everyone knows Russians are everywhere, and they're bad news. They're even in your gas lines. That's how sneaky they are. But seriously, this is just an extreme example of the hysteria that permeates Ukrainian society today, along with the English-speaking world. Meanwhile, Russians can just sit back in stunned disbelief as "Western" society tears itself apart and loses its collective mind. No collusion necessary - they're doing it all on their own.

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Yale psychology professor who publicly 'diagnosed' Trump apparently lacks a license

Anthony Gockowski
Campus Reform
Thu, 11 Jan 2018 18:56 UTC
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Yale University psychology professor Bandy Lee has deleted her Twitter account amid mounting allegations that she is not licensed in her home state of Connecticut.

Accusations have been circulating on Twitter that the prominent Yale professor, known for her public diagnosis of President Donald Trump as having a "mental impairment" and who recently met with lawmakers on Capitol Hill to discuss the issue, isn't actually a licensed psychiatrist.
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