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'Massive attack against freedom of speech': Elon Musk condemns Ireland's Orwellian hate speech bill

Chris Menahan
Information Liberation
Mon, 01 May 2023 12:04 UTC
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Elon Musk
Ireland is about to pass "one of the most radical hate speech bills" in the entire world which will throw people in jail for possessing "hateful" material on their devices and consider the accused guilty until proven innocent.

"Ireland is about to pass one of the most radical hate speech bills yet," Irish nationalist Keith Woods said on Twitter. "Merely possessing 'hateful' material on your devices is enough to face prison time."

"Not only that, but the burden of proof is shifted to the accused, who is expected to prove they didn't intend to use the material to 'spread hate'. This clause is so radical that even the Trotskyist People Before Profit opposed it as a flagrant violation of civil liberties. Dark times."

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KISS co-founder Paul Stanley calls normalizing child sex changes a 'sad and dangerous fad'

Brandon Drey
The Daily Wire
Mon, 01 May 2023 00:01 UTC
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KISS singer and guitarist Paul Stanley called normalizing gender reassignment surgery on children a "sad and dangerous trend" on Sunday, sparking both backlash and praise for his comments as the nation battles many states crafting legislation surrounding so-called gender-affirming care.

Stanley, 71, who co-founded the iconic rock n' roll group formed in the 1970s, posted on Twitter a statement where he shared thoughts about the controversial topic and new social contagion that has swept the U.S. recently and convinced minors to mutilate their body parts.

"There is a BIG difference between teaching acceptance and normalizing and even encouraging participation in a lifestyle that confuses young children into questioning their sexual identification as though some sort of game and then parents in some cases allow it," he wrote in a statement under the title "My Thoughts On What I'm Seeing."

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Former child actor Matthew Lawrence says he was fired by agency after refusing casting couch advances by Marvel director

Joshua Young
The Post Millennial
Sun, 30 Apr 2023 00:01 UTC
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On Friday, actor Matthew Lawrence said on his podcast Brotherly Love, co-hosted by his brothers and fellow actors Andrew and Joey Lawrence, both actors, that he was "propositioned to get a huge role" by a famous director to get a role in a Marvel movie.

"Whether it's another woman or another man in power, there's been many times in my life where I've been propositioned to get a huge role," Lawrence said. "I've lost my agency because I went to the hotel room — which I can't believe they would send me to — of a very prominent Oscar award-winning director, who showed up in his robe, asked me to take my clothes off and said he needed to take Polaroids of me and then if I did XY and Z I would be the next Marvel character."

"I didn't do that. And my agency fired me because I left this, this director's room," he added.

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Third major American bank collapses, regulators will soon take company over

Ben Zeisloft
The Daily Wire
Fri, 28 Apr 2023 05:07 UTC
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The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, also known as the FDIC, will imminently place First Republic Bank under receivership, marking the third collapse of a medium-sized American bank in less than two months.

First Republic Bank, headquartered in San Francisco, California, caters mainly to wealthy clients with account balances above the $250,000 deposit threshold backed by the FDIC. The company witnessed many customers withdraw their funds in recent weeks as the recent implosions of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank rattled trust in the financial system. FDIC officials had moved to secure both insured and uninsured deposits at the two failed companies to decrease the risk of bank runs at other financial institutions.

Regulators determined that the unstable position of First Republic Bank necessitates the imminent takeover of the company by the FDIC, one unnamed source told Reuters on Friday, adding that no time remains for executives to pursue a bailout through a private deal.

Shares for First Republic Bank plummeted more than 43% on Friday, reaching a low of $3.51 before markets closed. The company's stock was priced at $121.54 at the beginning of the year, marking a 97% loss for investors over the past four months.

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Groups pushing vaccine passports, mandates, were quietly funded by Pfizer

Christina Maas
Reclaim the Net
Wed, 26 Apr 2023 04:47 UTC
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Pfizer, the manufacturer of one of the most widely used COVID-19 vaccines in the country, silently funded groups advocating for vaccine mandates and passports, according to a report by Lee Fang (paywalled).

In August 2021, the president of the Chicago Urban League, Karen Freeman-Wilson, in an interview on TV, argued that vaccine mandates would not disproportionately harm the black community.

"The health and safety factor here far outweighs the concern about shutting people out or creating a barrier," Freeman-Wilson said at the time.

Earlier that year, the Chicago Urban League had received $100,000 from Pfizer for a project on promoting "vaccine safety and effectiveness." The organization did not list Pfizer as a donor or partner on its website and Freeman-Wilson did not mention the funding during the interview.
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Nashville cops: Christian school shooter Audrey Hale's manifesto to be released after review for public

David Propper
New York Post
Thu, 27 Apr 2023 20:01 UTC
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© Nashville Metro Police DepartmentSecurity footage of Audrey Hale in the Covenant School hallway
The manifesto from Covenant school shooter Audrey Hale will be released after authorities prepare it for public consumption, Nashville police said Thursday.

Hale's writings have been the subject of much speculation in the aftermath of the twisted mass shooting inside The Covenant School where three young students and three staffers were fatally shot.

A trove of writings was seized from Hale's home, though it's unclear what will exactly be shown to the public.

"The investigation has advanced to the point that writings from the Covenant shooter are now being reviewed for public release and that process is underway and will take a little time," a Metro Nashville Police Department spokesperson told The Post.

Police on Thursday could not give a firm date when the writings would be released and would not confirm if everything would be shown to the public.

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ABC News censors RFK Jr. interview to exclude 'false claims about the COVID-19 vaccines'

Josh Christenson
New York Post
Fri, 28 Apr 2023 19:24 UTC
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© ABC NewsABC News edited their interview with Robert F. Kennedy Jr, cutting out his remarks on vaccines and autism
An ABC News host admitted the network edited statements Robert F. Kennedy Jr. made about the COVID-19 vaccine out of an exclusive interview it conducted with the longshot Democratic presidential candidate.

"We should note that during our conversation, Kennedy made false claims about the COVID-19 vaccines," anchor Linsey Davis said in a disclaimer when the interview aired Thursday. "We've used our editorial judgment in not including extended portions of that exchange in our interview."

"Data shows that the COVID-19 vaccine has prevented millions of hospitalizations and deaths from the disease," Davis added. "He also made misleading claims about the relationship between vaccination and autism.

Comment: Robert F. Kennedy is showing the legendary courage of his father and uncle. Of course he needs to be shut down.

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UK university tells staff criticising China's Covid lockdowns is a 'microaggression'

Ewan Somerville
The Telegraph
Sat, 29 Apr 2023 14:55 UTC
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© Colin SmithUniversity of Surrey
University of Surrey facing revolt from lecturers who say it is policing conformity and 'morally evaluating academics'

The University of Surrey's mandatory online module for staff, titled "introduction to race equity", includes several examples of so-called microaggressions, or subtle remarks or actions that some find offensive.

Academics are told that they should not critique the Communist Party's zero-Covid draconian lockdown measures, which have seen millions locked in their homes, as Chinese students may feel they are simply "caring more about others".

Students are encouraged to anonymously report such perceived slights on a "Report + Support" webpage and scholars are urged "to seek advice from human resources regarding next steps" if they are reported.

The China example quotes a Chinese student saying to their flatmates "don't understand" "how the government [is handling Covid] - our community's [way of] doing this, is really different from other countries - a very, very strict lockdown".

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European paediatrician's outcry over shortage of medicine


Al Mayadeen
Sat, 29 Apr 2023 21:27 UTC
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In a letter, European doctors urged the health ministers to find a quick and sustainable solution to the increasingly severe shortage in stocks of medicine in Europe.

According to AFP, European pediatricians are reporting an alarming shortage in children's medicine, including antibiotics and asthma treatment.

In a letter addressed to the health ministers of Austria, France, Germany, the Italian region of South Tyrol, and Switzerland, doctors urged the ministers to find a quick and sustainable solution to the increasingly severe shortage in stocks of medicine in Europe.

"The health of our children and our youngsters is in danger because of the lack of medicines throughout Europe," the letter reads.

Comment: Initially, one of the primary reasons given for these life threatening shortages is that governments and institutions just didn't order enough due to a 'lack of planning', but how can they make such a catastrophic error? Is there more going on here? Because Canada sounded the alarm over shortages, too, and the US was reporting shortages of ADHD medications because of 'delays' in deliveries from the world's largest supplier in Israel. It's also notable that around the same time China banned the export of certain medicines due to shortages caused by lockdowns. And now we're being told that 'inflation' and the energy crisis is to blame...

One thing seems clear: billions of experimental vaccines can be made, and wasted, at the 'speed of science', but hospitals across the developed Western world can run out of the most basic medications and, months down the line, still no government nor institution has a reasonable explanation, nor a timeline for a resolution, to the crisis:

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Ukraine largest bank experiences total failure in payment transactions


Al Mayadeen
Sat, 29 Apr 2023 20:30 UTC
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FILE PHOTO: PrivatBank Ukraine
Payment systems in Ukraine have recently been subject to constant disruptions that are taking their toll on inner-banking transactions and client withdrawals and payments.

Ukraine's largest bank, PrivatBank, is experiencing massive transaction failures, as clients report on Saturday that they are unable to withdraw cash or pay by card.

The technical issue is speculated to be rooted in the disruption of Ukrainian payment systems as clients of different banks reported similar transaction failures, according to Kyiv News.

PrivatBank spokesperson says that the bank is working on resolving the issue which has disrupted payments all over Ukraine. Suspilne, a Ukrainian broadcaster revealed that inner bank money transfers are also experiencing disruptions.
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