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UK: Fifth of workers still earning below 'real' living wage

Rhiannon Bury
Telegraph
Sun, 05 Nov 2017 12:01 UTC
Fifth of UK workers still earning below 'real' living wage UK factory workers
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More than a fifth of UK workers are still earning below the so-called real living wage, meaning that an estimated 5.5 million employees are struggling to get out of poverty, according to a new report by KPMG.

Although the real living wage is a voluntary target set higher than the Government's mandatory living wage, around 3,600 employers have agreed to pay it, giving all workers over the age of 18 a paypacket worth £8.45 an hour, or £9.75 an hour in London.

But KMPG found that millions are still struggling to make ends meet in low-paid jobs, especially as the cost of living rises, with around 21pc of workers on a lower rate. The Government's national living wage, which replaced the minimum wage last year, is set at £7.50 for those aged 25 and over.


Comment: Even if these increases were adopted across the board it would do little to alleviate the dire problem Britain is facing, particularly because those wage increases still do not accurately reflect the real cost of living or take into account inflation. The government has no honest intention of helping the worst off in society; those suffering poverty are the result of a corrupt establishment and its pathological greed:

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Christian nurse sues hospital for discriminating against religious beliefs, requiring her to assist abortions, vaccinations

Claire Chretien
Life Site
Fri, 03 Nov 2017 15:41 UTC
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A Catholic nurse is suing Duke University Hospital, claiming that the university discriminated against her religious and pro-life beliefs by requiring her to assist in abortions.

Sara T. Pedro was told during her employee orientation that Duke University Hospital provides no exceptions to employees in its Emergency Department who don't want to participate in abortions. The lawsuit, filed by The Thomas More Law Center on Pedro's behalf, says that Duke's Emergency Department performs "a large number of abortions."

The lawsuit claims that Pedro faced retaliation and discrimination after she made a written request to be exempt from the pro-abortion policy.

Comment: Despite the obvious Christian fundie slant to this piece, it does raise interesting questions about where one draws the line between personal beliefs and the rights of the employer to require employees to render the services it offers. While it's good that this Christian nurse is taking a stand against vaccines because there IS evidence to suggest they can have serious negative effects on children, abortions carried out in professional medical facilities do not generally have negative health effects. Any claims about "killing an unborn" child fall into the 'moral' category and cannot be considered a health-related matter.

See also:
Trump, DOJ, HHS issue key protections for religious liberty, pro-life
Pro-Vaxxers are the new pro-lifers: Religious hysteria trumps rational discussion in the vaccine debate

Meanwhile, on the other side of the religious spectrum: Missouri Supreme Court to decide if abortion rules violate Satanist's religious freedom

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Although stores are closed, TJ Maxx continues to pay employees in Puerto Rico

Kathleen Conti
Boston Globe
Mon, 06 Nov 2017 12:06 UTC
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© Elise Amendola/Associated Press/File 2017A TJX Cos. spokeswoman says the company has paid employees before when a natural disaster has caused store closings.
The owner of the Marshalls, TJ Maxx, and HomeGoods chains has been getting some rave reviews of late, but the praise has nothing to do with bargain-priced clothing or housewares.

Framingham-based TJX Cos. is being praised for continuing to pay its employees in hurricane-battered Puerto Rico, even as its stores there remain closed six weeks after the devastating storm left residents and businesses without electricity and fresh water.
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In fighting racism, the Left should look to their own

Daisy Cousens
The Spectator
Fri, 01 Sep 2017 12:37 UTC
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Over the last few weeks, the left has been a very happy bunch. With the 'Unite the Right' rally on August 12th in Charlottesville, they finally, finally, got that first little shred of concrete evidence (outside the online bubble of 4chan and The Daily Stormer) that some Trump supporters are white supremacists. No, not the ordinary, working class Middle-Americans who were caught in the slip-stream of the collective, months-long tantrum thrown by so-called 'progressives' when their preferred candidate lost the election. I mean an actual faction of self-admitted white nationalists, protesting (with a permit) the removal of a statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee.

Can you imagine the elation of the left when, after hearing of the death of 32-year-old Heather Heyer, they realised they had actual people to direct their cries of "Nazi!" "White supremacist!" and "Fascist!" at? No longer are they hurling insults at the empty air, trying desperately to make everyone who disagrees with them into some sort of Hitler-clone. Instead, they have real-life Anglo-enthusiasts to validate their virtue signalling.

How thrilling for the left to be able to justifiably use those shiny new labels; after all, "racist" "bigot" and "sexist" are so 2016. In fact, the left is so thrilled to find this fraction of Trump supporters happy to call themselves white supremacists; they've gone on a Confederate statue trashing spree to celebrate.

In the wake of Charlottesville, numerous Confederate monuments around the USA have either been removed, considered for removal, or (in the Case of Durham, North Carolina) torn down by wailing social justice warriors. However, the debate over not just monuments, but also the display of the Confederate flag, predates the events of August 12. This movement is, of course, pushed largely by the Democrats, and has understandably gained more traction over the past couple of weeks. The left would put this newfound vigour down to eradicating 'hate' by erasing history, and thus engaging in the usual leftist pastime of throwing their toys out of the pram. Then again, the right would put it down to the left's penchant for opportunistic virtue signalling. However, I would like to posit a third option.

Comment: Erasing or rewriting history has always been a mode of perception management for politicians, governments and regimes. For the left, it seems to be the standard default.

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A few smart state governments seek to eliminate hated Daylight Savings Time


Sputnik
Mon, 06 Nov 2017 11:11 UTC
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© AP Photo/Robert F. BukatyCommuters leave the Casco Bay Ferry terminal in Portland, Maine.
Now that most of the US has grudgingly adjusted their clocks to "fall back" one hour, a few state governments are moving to entirely eliminate the overwhelmingly unpopular custom of switching to Daylight Saving Time (DST) for half the year.

Maine and Massachusetts are debating an end to the observation of DST, in a move that would switch the two state's official time zones from Eastern to Atlantic, according to Yahoo.com.
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Hollywood normalizes sexualization of children: 'Sexiest actress' is 13yo girl

Rachel Blevins
Free Thought Project
Sun, 05 Nov 2017 12:00 UTC
Hollywood's disturbing sexualisation of children: 13yo girl 'sexiest actress' Millie Bobby Brown
A 13-year-old girl was named one of Hollywood's "sexiest" actresses in one magazine, and featured in a series of suggestive poses in another.

While she is only 13 years old, actress Millie Bobby Brown has become famous for her role in the Netflix hit Stranger Things, and she has also become Hollywood's latest attempt at normalizing sexual infatuation with children.

Brown was the only child featured in a line-up of 13 actors and actresses who "prove that Television has never been hotter" and "sexier" according to a story from W Magazine. The online excerpt features a quote from Brown in which she discusses how she was asked to change her appearance in order to play the role of "Eleven" on Stranger Things.


Comment: Former child star outs pedophile Disney director, Victor Salva


Comment: The scandal of paedophilia hasn't just infected Hollywood:

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Does occult symbolism pervade Hollywood culture?

Buck Rogers
Waking Times
Fri, 03 Nov 2017 00:00 UTC
Occult Symbolism
The avalanche of revelations about the perverted and predatory sexual underbelly of Hollywood and the entertainment industry is long overdue. It has always been an open secret of sorts, but the whole house is coming down right now as more people are suddenly feeling empowered to speak out, and the media is finally ready to listen and take seriously to the stories of victims.

But what if pedophilia and the sexual harassment of women in entertainment is only a symptom and not actually the disease?


Comment: The disease is more likely the pathological and psychopathic vultures who have infested and taken over the entertainment industry. They are drawn to positions of power in Hollywood and sex is another way of exercising that power.


Just below the surface, hidden in plain sight in Hollywood is the overwhelming influence of the occult and the esoteric schools of ancient black magic. It has always been present in this industry because those who seek power in our world have long recognized that television, film and music are the most efficient and important roadways into the public psyche and the collective conscience.

Comment: Hollywood is starting to unravel as of late. Also, there doesn't seem to be direct evidence of outright occult practices in Hollywood, even though all the signs and symptoms exist. There is enough evidence to show dark ritualistic practices do occur within 'elite' circles.

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Sick! Cosmo magazine pushes incest

Paul Bois
The Daily Wire
Thu, 02 Nov 2017 23:31 UTC
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Just a little over a week after it said white girls were forbidden to wear Princess Moana costumes for Halloween, Cosmo managed to out-ridiculous itself by normalizing incest.

If you think Cosmo couldn't top its already off-the-charts insanity, then brace yourself, because things are going to get really gross... even by Cosmo standards.

The recent article titled "This Is What It's Like to Fall In Love With Your Brother," profiles the haunting tale of Melissa, who did not know she had a brother for 40 years until just recently. To make a long story short, when Melissa met her long-lost brother, named Brian, she felt immediate attraction to him and the two had sex after just one drink, even though both were married at the time.

Melissa maintains that she and her husband maintain an open relationship; Brian has since left his wife. Eventually, the two hope they can move in with each other and marry.
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Hamburg University institutes religious code of conduct to keep Muslim students from praying too loud and flooding bathrooms

Eric Owens
Daily Caller
Sat, 04 Nov 2017 23:14 UTC
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A moderately prestigious university in Germany has instituted a religious code of conduct in response to complaints about Muslim students praying noisily in the library and flooding campus bathrooms with water as they ritually cleanse their feet.

The University of Hamburg is the site of the new set of religion-related rules, reports Times Higher Education, a London-based education news website.

The 42,890-student university is the first in Germany to institute such a code.

The University of Hamburg's executive board determined that the religious code of conduct is necessary after receiving numerous complaints.

In addition to the bathroom flooding and the loud library praying, people described as "external Salafists" have demanded that female Muslim students wear veils on campus, according to school president Dieter Lenzen.
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Investigation started as high schoolers record brutal beating of fellow student


CBS New York
Fri, 03 Nov 2017 23:08 UTC
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School district officials are reaching out to families after some Ridgewood High School students allegedly stood by, watched and recorded the brutal beating of a fellow student.

Grace, a senior, told CBS2's Vanessa Murdock she saw video of a fight that happened on Ridgewood School District grounds after school hours.

"It made me so upset," she said. "I was like, 'Oh, I can't watch that.'"

Baba, a sophomore, said he wanted to know what all the buzz was about and ended up watching the video, too.

"It shows one kid like basically just beating the tar out of the other kid," he said. "Like it was not really a fair fight."
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