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Family of Muslim teen arrested for bringing homemade clock to school files federal lawsuit against school officials


RT
Mon, 08 Aug 2016 19:51 UTC
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© Irving Texas Police Department / Reuters A homemade clock made by Ahmed Mohamed, 14, is seen in an undated picture released by the Irving Texas Police Department September 16, 2015.
The family of a 14-year-old who was arrested in September for bringing a homemade clock to his Texas high school and then charged with having a "hoax bomb" has filed a federal lawsuit against school officials for violating his civil rights.

Ahmed Mohamed was arrested at his Irving, Texas, high school for bringing a homemade digital clock made of a plastic pencil box, electric wires, and other hardware. He said he wanted to show the clock to his English teacher. A family attorney said in November that Mohamed was interrogated by seven adults for nearly 90 minutes and was not allowed to call his parents, a violation of the Texas Juvenile Justice Code. He was threatened with expulsion if he did not sign a confession saying he intended to bring a "hoax bomb" to school.

Irving police eventually dropped the charges though Mohamed was still suspended for three days. He did not return to the school and was forced to leave the United States upon receiving death threats. He and his family now live in Qatar.

Now, Mohamed's family has sued the Irving Independent School District, the city of Irving, and MacArthur High School principal. The suit asks that a jury determine damages.

Comment: Arrest of 14-year-old student for making a clock: The fruits of sustained fearmongering and anti-Muslim animus

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Brexit fallout? UK industrial production shows fastest growth in 17 years


RT
Tue, 09 Aug 2016 14:19 UTC
Worker in UK
© Russell Cheyne / Reuters
Second quarter industrial output in Britain grew 2.1 percent compared with the first, according to the UK's Office of National Statistics. This is the fastest growth rate since 1999.

The ONS noted that the UK vote to leave the European Union did not slow down growth.

"Any uncertainties in the run-up to the referendum seem to have had little impact on production, with very few respondents to our surveys reporting it as an issue," ONS chief economist Joe Grice said as quoted by Reuters.
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Intolerable: Christian army vet threatens to cut heads off Texas mosque members in 'scary' voicemail


RT
Tue, 09 Aug 2016 12:45 UTC
Anti-muslim protesters
© Nancy Wiechec / Reuters
A Watauga mosque in Texas received a threatening voicemail from an army veteran that was so severe, they called the police.

The caller, identifying himself "a Christian," heaved expletive-filled threats targeting the Watauga Masjid Center, WFAA reports.

"F*ck you, f*ck Muhammad, f*ck Islam," said the caller. "This is America. If you don't like the way we do sh*t, get the f*ck out."

"I'm a US Army veteran. If you think you're going to establish Sharia Law in my neighborhood and this country, you are wrong," he said. "Because let me tell you something. People like me and my other military brothers are f**king heavily armed to the teeth."
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Uproar after Harrisburg police murder man, claims he held knife to mother's throat disputed by witness


RT
Tue, 09 Aug 2016 01:37 UTC
Leek moss
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A man with a knife to his mother's throat refused to drop the weapon, police say, before they opened fire and killed him. The mother, however, disputes this version of events.

Earl Pinckney, 20, was allegedly holding a knife to his mother's throat when Harrisburg, Pennsylvania police were forced to Taser, then shoot him. However, his mother, Kim Thomas, vehemently denies that this was the case.

"No you didn't Tase my son. You shot him right in the heart," Thomas toldPenn Live. "They need to know."

Comment: Earl Pinckney is yet another victim of police brutality, when will these officers who abuse the power they are given and are clearly disturbed characters be held responsible for their actions?

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Video: A Russian nationalist shares his opinion about Islam


The Saker
Mon, 08 Aug 2016 00:00 UTC
Konstantin Dushenov
© politikus.ru
Let me begin by saying that I am not a big supporter of Konstantin Dushenov. Without going into a long detailed discussion about this, let's just say that I don't consider myself a nationalist. However, I will readily admit that Dushenov makes some excellent points and that I do agree with a lot of what he says. This time, I decided to post his short commentary about Islam to show that in Russia, even the hardcore nationalists are very pro-Islamic, at least by European or US standards.

There is an (apparent) paradox here: the Russians fought the Takfiris in at least 3 extremely vicious wars (Afghanistan, First Chechen and Second Chechen) and yet after 35+ years of fighting the Takfiris there is no Islamophobia in Russia. Amazing no? In the West, all it took to trigger an anti-Muslim hysteria was a few false flags, and millions of westerners immediately bought into the "Islamic boogeyman" canard.

Russians fight Takfiris in wars far more brutal and violent than anything experienced by the US/NATO militaries, and yet they do not indulge in Islam-bashing.
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Stormtrooper

Houston cop bashes handcuffed man's head in, leaves him bloodied on the floor

Matt Agorist
Free Thought Project
Sat, 06 Aug 2016 00:00 UTC
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© ABC13
Houston, TX — Last June, Reuben Williams was pulled over for suspicion of DUI and refused the breathalyzer. As Texas is a no refusal state, Williams was brought to the jail, strapped to a gurney, and had his blood forcefully taken. Because he protested this kidnapping and subsequent forced medical procedure by police, an officer bashed his head in.

The incident was captured on the jail's surveillance video. However, police kept it secret, until now.

In the video, we can watch cops, in the land of the free, forcefully strap Williams down to examine the man's blood.
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Cognitive dissonance: Jewish organizations' reaction to Black Lives Matter platform demonstrate inability to engage with reality about Israel

Julia Carmel
Mondoweiss
Mon, 08 Aug 2016 00:00 UTC
Israeli demolition
© ActivestillsA member of the Adgluni family watching his house being demolished by Israeli authorities in Beit Hanina, East Jerusalem on January 27, 2014.
The Movement for Black Lives has been receiving both widespread praise and criticism over the content of their new platform, particularly in response to their use of the word "genocide" to describe the Israeli government's treatment of Palestinians. Some of the movement's critics, including some of the largest Jewish communal organizations in the United States, have even condemned The Movement for Black Lives' language "in the strongest possible terms." Their harsh responses are indicative of skewed priorities regarding the struggle for social justice, both in the U.S. and in Israel.

In their condemnation of the platform's use of the terms genocide and apartheid, the Union for Reform Judaism (URJ) did so "as deeply committed Zionists." URJ also misrepresented The Movement for Black Lives by claiming that the platform "falsely suggests American Jews...must choose between their commitment to combatting racism in the United States and their Zionism." But the platform actually makes no mention of "Jews," let alone American Jews, nor does the platform mention Zionism. And while the URJ extrapolates from the platform's stance on Israel, the URJ doesn't directly address why they reject the use of the terms genocide and apartheid.

Comment: Bravo to the Black Lives Matter movement for their vision and for seeing the sheer scope of the problem; that being that the treatment of blacks and others in the U.S. is not at all so different from the treatment that Palestinians receive. But as a by-product of telling it like it is, great cognitive dissonance existing among Jewish people who profess to being "liberal" is revealed for what it is. It seems Zionism comes very hard wired among even those Jews who have some "progressive" leanings.

See also: Jewish groups outraged after Black Lives Matter accuses Israel of genocide

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Report: More than a third of UK internet users find it difficult to disconnect

Jasper Jackson
The Guardian, UK
Wed, 03 Aug 2016 19:01 UTC
Young girl using a computer
© Greenwales/Alamy
The scale of the UK's obsession with the internet has been laid bare by a new study showing that the ever increasing amount of time we spend online is leading to lost sleep, neglected housework and less time spent with friends and family.

For the first time, the annual Communications Market Report from media and telecoms regulator Ofcom has delved into how people cope with spending so much time connected, finding that more than a third of UK internet users are deciding to take "digital detox" breaks from the web.

On average, UK adults now say they spend 25 hours a week online, up from nine hours in 2005. Three quarters of UK internet users say it is important to their daily lives and 59% say they are "hooked" on the device they use to connect.

The report, which surveyed 2,050 adults and 500 teenagers, found that more than a third find it difficult to disconnect and almost half said they felt lost when they could not access the internet, rising to 59% of 16- to 24-year-olds.

Many of those surveyed were concerned about their obsession with the web. Four in 10 think they spend too much time online, and 41% said they spent more time online than they intended.

Almost half (48%) said that as a result of spending too much time online they neglected housework and a similar proportion (47%) also blamed web browsing for missing sleep or being tired the following day. Nearly one in three said they missed out on time with family or friends and 13% said they were late for work as a result of their internet use.

Comment: 10 Tips for finding balance in the age of excessive internet usage

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Survey finds clergy are illegally discussing politics from the pulpit


RT
Mon, 08 Aug 2016 22:01 UTC
church
© Enny Nuraheni / Reuters
The separation of church and state is supposedly one of the cornerstones of the First Amendment. Yet nearly a third of black Protestants have heard pastors preaching in favor of Hillary Clinton, while the same number heard remarks against Donald Trump.

A new survey from the Pew Research Center shows that worshippers are hearing political speech from the pulpit ‒ something that has been illegal for more than 60 years. Of the 40 percent of Americans who attended religious services within the last few months (through the beginning of July), nearly two-thirds (64 percent) reported that religious leaders had spoken out on at least one political topic, such as religious liberty, homosexuality, abortion, immigration, environmental issues and economic inequality. Almost half (46 percent) said their clergy members had discussed multiple issues from the dais.

Nearly half (49 percent) of recent service attendees said their clergy rarely or never speak about social and political issues from the pulpit.

While only 14 percent of recent churchgoers said their clergy had spoken directly for or against a specific presidential candidate, religious endorsements or denouncements from the pulpit vary by sect ‒ and by race. In general, leaders are slightly more likely to speak out against a particular candidate (11 percent) than for one (9 percent).
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Google under fire for replacing Palestine from its maps with Israel


Sputnik
Mon, 08 Aug 2016 21:40 UTC
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The Palestinian Journalists' Forum said the decision "is part of the Israeli scheme to establish its name as a legitimate state for generations to come and abolish Palestine once and for all."

Google, the world's most widely-used search engine, is garnering sharp criticism for deleting the name Palestine from areas of its maps and replacing it with the name Israel.

"The move is also designed to falsify history, geography as well as the Palestinian people's right to their homeland, and a failed attempt to tamper with the memory of Palestinians and Arabs as well as the world," the journalists said in a statement.
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