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Sex week at Harvard University included anal sex workshop - Event organizer calls media backlash "latent homophobia and residual prejudices"

William Nardi
The College Fix
Wed, 08 Nov 2017 17:07 UTC
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A workshop at Harvard University on Tuesday night delved into the ins and outs of anal sex, with a presenter denouncing the "stupidity of abstinence" and the joys of "putting things in your butt," according to a College Fix reporter who attended the event.

The workshop was held as part of the Ivy League university's Sex Week, which launched Monday and runs through Nov. 12. Titled "What What in the Butt: Anal 101," the event drew nearly 50 students.

At one point the presenter leading the workshop passed out gloves and butt plugs to students as she offered instructions on anal relaxation techniques.

"Remember it's all about practice, practice, practice," said the presenter, Natasha, a representative of the Cambridge-based adult shop Good Vibrations.
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PC Culture gone mad: Columbia's Black Student Organization wants student group it disagrees with to be defunded

Lindsay Marchello
reason.com
Tue, 07 Nov 2017 16:53 UTC
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The Columbia University chapter of the College Republicans has few friends at the school. The Black Students' Organization (BSO) has no love for the right-leaning group, but rather than agreeing to disagree, the BSO has proposed the Student Governing Board strip them of their funding.

In its proposal, filed October 29, the BSO contends the College Republicans shouldn't be recognized as a legitimate organization or receive funding if they invite controversial speakers to campus. Recently, the group invited Tommy Robinson, the founder of the anti-Islam English Defence League, and Mike Cernovich, an alt-right commentator, as part of Free Speech Month.

The Student Governing Board (SGB) collects about $250,000 from students and reallocates it annually to student organizations on campus. Last year, the College Republicans received $4,640, according to the university's newspaper, the Columbia Daily Spectator.
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UFO 2

No contraband deliveries: Norcal officials want a law banning drone flights over prisons


CBS SF Bay Area
Tue, 07 Nov 2017 16:57 UTC
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© Carlo Allegri / Reuters
Drones are becoming a growing concern among jail guards in Northern California. That's because people may try to use them to smuggle in drugs.

Right now there's no law banning drones flying over prisons, but Santa Clara County is worried about them making drug deliveries at the Elmwood Correctional Facility in Milpitas.

Jail guards figured drones have been delivering contraband at the sprawling 62-acre complex for some time but they did not have proof until now.

A month ago a small drone crashed inside the jail perimeter. Investigators said they found a package of meth on board.

Santa Clara County Supervisor Cindy Chavez learned about the drug drop on a recent tour and now wants the county to look into banning drone flights over the jail. She's says she's not anti-drone.

Comment: Prison officials try to stop drones from delivering contraband to inmates

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Megaphone

Politicizing sports: Russian skier banned for life by IOC despite never testing positive for doping


RT
Wed, 08 Nov 2017 16:32 UTC
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Russian skier Alexander Legkov says he is shocked by the International Olympic Committee's (IOC) decision to give him a lifetime ban. The decision comes in spite of his never having failed a doping test in his professional career.

Last week the IOC handed life bans to two Russian skiers - Alexander Legkov and Evgeniy Belov - prohibiting both from participating in any Winter Olympics, beginning with next year's Games in Pyeongchang.

The decision was based on the findings of the Denis Oswald Commission, sanctioned by the IOC to investigate alleged Russian state-sponsored doping at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics. Pointedly though, the Commission did not specify the kind of doping violations the athletes had committed.
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Cell Phone

Dumbphones are starting to look better and better

Nicole Brewer
CBS
Mon, 06 Nov 2017 16:29 UTC
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These days, our smartphones can do it all.

"Track my sleep, track my workouts," said David Dahan of Cherry Hill, New Jersey.

"I use it a lot for mobile banking," added Megan Killea of Philadelphia.

"Snapchat," laughed Alicia Dyson of North Philly.

Gone are the days when phones are used to simply talk or text. But, what if we could go back to just that?

"Disconnect for a while, stress-free," said Patrice White.

Christina Colon of Brooklyn, New York wasn't so sure. "I don't think I'd be able to function going back," she said.

Comment: See also:

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Chess

Catalonia's declaration of independence annulled by Spanish court


RT
Wed, 08 Nov 2017 16:29 UTC
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© Lluis Gene / AFPA man wearing an Catalan pro-independence 'Estelada' flag as a mask attends a demonstration outside the Generalitat Palace in Barcelona on November 8, 2017
Spain's constitutional court has annulled the declaration of independence made by the Catalonian parliament on October 27.

Madrid previously canceled the region's unilateral declaration, triggering Article 155 of the constitution, also known as the 'nuclear option,' which stripped the Catalonian government of power.

Further to the annulment, the court decided to lift fines of €12,000 per day imposed on electoral syndicate members Josep Maria Jové and Rosa María Vidal, according to El Pais.

The court also noted that the head of the Catalonian parliament, Carme Forcadel, and cabinet members Anna Simó and José María Espejo continue to disobey the court's ruling.
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Passport

Americans keep setting new records for renouncing citizenship, and GOP's proposed tax reform may make it worse

Matt Welch
Reason.com
Tue, 07 Nov 2017 19:31 UTC
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One of the biggest arguments in favor of tax reform is that it's an opportunity to get rid of bad laws and human-harming regulations that virtually no non-self-interested observer can defend with a straight face. A welcome fix in the House's current tax-reform package, for example, is the removal of bonds for the construction of professional sporting stadia from the tax-exempt status granted to municipal bond-finance of actual infrastructure.

So why on earth does the Republican Party's opening bid for tax-code overhaul not include the end of worldwide income taxation on U.S. citizens (even if they live and earn their money abroad), nor repeal of the odious Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act? After all, both promises are right there in the 2016 Republican Party Platform:
The Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) and the Foreign Bank and Asset Reporting Requirements result in government's warrantless seizure of personal financial information without reasonable suspicion or probable cause. Americans overseas should enjoy the same rights as Americans residing in the United States, whose private financial information is not subject to disclosure to the government except as to interest earned. The requirement for all banks around the world to provide detailed information to the IRS about American account holders outside the United States has resulted in banks refusing service to them. Thus, FATCA not only allows "unreasonable search and seizures" but also threatens the ability of overseas Americans to lead normal lives. We call for its repeal and for a change to residency-based taxation for U.S. citizens overseas.

Comment: More on the odious FATCA:

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Eye 2

Teacher who admitted filming up pupils' skirts will not face criminal prosecution


RT
Wed, 08 Nov 2017 14:43 UTC
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A teacher accused of filming up his pupils' skirts for his own sexual gratification will not face any criminal proceedings. Andrew Corish, 60, fell short of being convicted because a court ruled his actions did not amount to a criminal offence.

Corish, from Caterham, Surrey, told the Evening Standard he apologized to the victims in a statement he gave to a professional misconduct panel on Monday.

The National College for Teaching and Leadership misconduct panel heard the teacher had admitted to using his phone "to film up the skirt of one or more pupils," and that he stored "one or more inappropriate images taken up the skirts of pupils, including videos."

The panel will later this month evaluate whether to recommend to the education secretary to either sanction or ban Corish from teaching.
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Pistol

Teen robbery ring targets spas and salons in Chicago

Suzanne Le Mignot
CBS Chicago
Mon, 06 Nov 2017 16:10 UTC
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They are young and armed - thieves on the prowl. Their target? Salons and massage spas in Chicago.

As CBS 2's Suzanne Le Mignot reports, surveillance video is proving quite helpful.

Two teens, wearing hoods, enter Happy Feet massage spa in Norwood Park. They go straight to the front desk and start taking money. The receptionist calls out for the owner. When she enters the room, one of the teens pulls a gun on her.

"I say, 'OK. You can take everything,'" the owner tells CBS 2's Suzanne Le Mignot. "I'm so scared."

After holding the owner at gunpoint, one of the teens enters the back laundry room and takes money from a purse. He heads to the front, with a worker's bag in hand. Then, both teens leave.
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Gold Seal

PC culture takes over coverage of Hollywood sexual harassment scandal as reactions dangerously conflate minor misconduct with real abuse

Danielle Ryan
RT
Wed, 08 Nov 2017 16:15 UTC
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It is undeniably a great thing that abusers like Harvey Weinstein are finally receiving their comeuppance, however overdue it may be. But in the aftermath of Weinstein's downfall, we're at risk of broadening the definition of sexual harassment too widely.

There is a vast difference between genuine sexual harassment, abuse or rape - and minor misconduct, flirting or otherwise inappropriate behavior in the workplace (or anywhere else). Yet, in recent weeks, the two have been dangerously conflated.

Since the deluge of Weinstein revelations, we've seen other 'scandals' emerge whereby some man or other may or may not have flirted inappropriately without reciprocation years ago. The fact that these kinds of minor accusations are making headlines and being portrayed as sexual misconduct or outright harassment is disturbing, to say the least. Not to mention, the irresponsible conflation of the two is an injustice and an insult to women - and men - who have experienced real harassment or rape at the hands of a genuine abuser.
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