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Judge refuses to grant Jan. 6 Proud Boys defendants a mistrial

Trevor Schakohl
Daily Caller
Sat, 15 Apr 2023 02:46 UTC
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© Bill HennessyJudge Timothy Kelly listens to prosecutors during opening statements in January
Five Proud Boys charged with committing seditious conspiracy on Jan. 6 were denied a mistrial Thursday, CNN reported, in a case marked by allegations that dozens of government informants were embedded with the Jan. 6 defendants on the day of the Capitol riot.

Former Proud Boys National Chairman Enrique Tarrio, and members Ethan Nordean, Joseph Biggs, Zachary Rehl and Dominic Pezzola, are being tried together for allegedly conspiring to oppose the January 2021 transfer of presidential power and related charges. Rejecting their request for a mistrial, Judge Timothy Kelly said that all jurors had indicated they could maintain fair judgement in the case, despite several claiming in March that civilians had approached them outside the courthouse, with one juror expressing worries this month that someone might be following her, according to CNN

The individual juror said she was once outside a Washington, D.C. metro station when a stranger asked if she was serving on a jury, and she saw him multiple times, the outlet reported. A man on a bike reportedly once told three jurors near the courthouse he was watching an "interesting" trial there, and they noticed him watching them from the courtroom's gallery the next day.

Comment: To view the case document, go to SCRIBD download this PDF

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Dem Rep. Ro Khanna calls for Sen. Dianne Feinstein to resign

Brianna Lyman
Daily Caller
Wed, 12 Apr 2023 07:13 UTC
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© Getty ImagesSenator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA)
Democratic California Rep. Ro Khanna called on Sen. Dianne Feinstein to resign Wednesday.

"It's time for [Sen. Feinstein] to resign," Khanna tweeted. "We need to put the country ahead of personal loyalty. While she has had a lifetime of public service, it is obvious she can no longer fulfill her duties. Not speaking out undermines our credibility as elected representatives of the people."

Feinstein, 89, announced in February she would not seek reelection in the 2024 race, noting her 30 years of service. Feinstein was first elected to the Senate in 1992 and has represented the Golden State (California) ever since. There has been growing concern among Democrats as Feinstein has continually been absent from votes since February despite her crucial vote on the Judiciary Committee, announcing in March she had been diagnosed with shingles.

Comment: See also:

Not just Biden: Reports says Democrats fear Sen. Dianne Feinstein no longer mentally fit for Congress

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Bud Light execs reportedly scrambling to undo Dylan Mulvaney damage: 'It was a mistake'

Gretchen Clayson
The Daily Caller
Sat, 15 Apr 2023 19:02 UTC
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© Bryan Bedder/Getty Images for GLAAD
Senior executives at Bud Light parent company Anheuser-Busch were reportedly not informed about the company's partnership with transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney, with one source claiming the move "was a mistake."

Earlier this month, Mulvaney revealed a partnership with Bud Light, sharing an image of a personalized beer can depicting Mulvaney's face. In the days that followed, a spokesperson for the company confirmed the partnership stating Mulvaney was just one of "hundreds of influencers" the company worked with in order to "authentically connect" with consumers.

"From time to time, we produce unique commemorative cans for fans and for brand influencers, like Dylan Mulvaney. This commemorative can was a gift to celebrate a personal milestone and is not for sale to the general public," the spokesperson continued.

Comment: Well that escalated quickly:
Beer juggernaut Anheuser-Busch has seen its value nosedive roughly $5 billion since Bud Light's polarizing partnership with transgender activist Dylan Mulvaney.

As of Wednesday's close, Anheuser-Busch has fallen 5.02% and lost $4.562 billion in market cap, according to Dow Jones Market Data Group.

The stock was $66.73 per share on March 31 and closed at $63.38 on Wednesday.

Mulvaney, a trans activist and social media influencer who gained prominence when given an opportunity to interview President Biden about LGBTQ issues in 2022, revealed earlier this month that the beer company sent packs of Bud Light with her face printed on the cans as part of an ad for the beer company's March Madness contest and as a way to celebrate a full year of "girlhood."

Anheuser-Busch stock plummeting comes as country music singer John Rich said he pulled cases of Bud Light from his Nashville, Tennessee, bar as part of a boycott against Anheuser-Busch; conservative rocker Kid Rock used several Bud Light cases for target practice in a viral video; and there has been widespread backlash on social media while beer distributors are concerned.


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Best of the Web: The Netherlands makes it legal to euthanise terminally-ill children aged as young as 12 at their parents' request

Gemma Parry
Daily Mail
Sat, 15 Apr 2023 00:01 UTC
Noa Pothoven
It comes nearly four years after 17-year-old Noa Pothoven (pictured) was legally allowed to die at home after medics allowed her to refuse food and drink
Parents in the Netherlands can now euthanise their terminally ill children aged 12 and under plans to widen the countries existing end of life laws.

The Dutch Government announced plans to expand euthanasia regulations to include doctor-assisted death for terminally ill children between one and 12 years old on Friday.

The rules would apply to an estimated five to 10 children per year, who suffer unbearably from their disease, have no hope of improvement and for whom palliative care cannot bring relief, the government have said.


Comment: Similar claims were made about assisted suicide in Canada, except that one can now qualify for simply being poor or suffering from a mental illness: Canada euthanising 1000s of people who aren't terminally ill


'The end of life for this group is the only reasonable alternative to the child's unbearable and hopeless suffering,' the government said in a statement.

Comment: By this point it's pretty clear that this is no longer about having laws which take into account rare and unusual cases, where the specific situation is paramount, and people do not have to fear unreasonable and inhumane justice, this is instead about the establishment's agenda of promoting death and darkness: "Unintended consequences": Ireland's assisted suicide Bill was too flawed to continue

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Protests flare across France after Council's rules in favour of pension reform


TheLocal.fr
Fri, 14 Apr 2023 20:55 UTC
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© Geoffroy VAN DER HASSELT / AFPHire bicycles are set alight outside the Hotel de Ville in Paris during a demonstration after the French constitutional court approved the key elements of the controversial pension reform.
On Friday evening the Constitutional Council ruled in favour of the majority of Emmanuel Macron's planned pension reform - representing the last step on the legal and political process to challenge the highly controversial reform bill.

Within hours manifestations sauvages (unplanned or unlicenced demonstrations) erupted in French cities including Paris, Marseille, Toulouse, Lyon, Rennes and Nantes.

In Paris there were some, isolated violent moments, with barriers and waste bins set alight while police used tear gas and baton charged demonstrators.

Comment: See also: French woman arrested & faces trial for calling Macron 'filth' on Facebook

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Ukrainians question why they are fighting in Donbass town - Bild


RT
Wed, 12 Apr 2023 19:18 UTC
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© Yasuyoshi Chiba/AFPUkrainian soldiers in Bakhmut/Artyomovsk February 16, 2023
Many Ukrainian soldiers are not convinced the town of Artyomovsk - which they call Bakhmut - is worth clinging to, as Russian forces are advancing street-by-street, the German outlet Bild reported on Wednesday.

"Bakhmut is hell," wrote freelance journalist Jan Humin, who visited the town last week and wrote about one 28-year-old soldier who was badly injured. The armored ambulance refused to start, so the soldier from western Ukraine had to be evacuated by a jeep on a dirt road, dodging Russian artillery fire.
"The positive energy that surprises you everywhere in Ukraine, even when things are going badly, cannot be felt in Bakhmut. Few soldiers feel like talking; while the sound of constant impacts is heard, they sit still and wait for what is to come.

"The mood among the military is tense, focused, and worried. Many wonder what they are fighting for in Bakhmut. Is it really still worth defending this devastated city against the repeated attacks of the Russian armed forces."
The Russians are "slowly but surely winning" the seven-month battle for the town, with only two roads still connecting the "almost surrounded" Artyomovsk to the Ukrainian rear, according to Humin. The Russians are advancing street-by-street and "it seems only a matter of time" before they capture the town completely.

Comment: The time for a reality check was before the war began. Pragmatically for Ukraine, the only way out is surrender.

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Tantrum: NPR rage-quits Twitter over having its 'credibility' undermined by Elon Musk's platform

Brian Flood
Fox News
Fri, 14 Apr 2023 17:21 UTC
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NPR has decided to stop using Twitter on the heels of Elon Musk’s social media juggernaut temporarily labeling its account "state-affiliated media."
NPR becomes first major news organization to abandon the platform

NPR has decided to stop using Twitter on the heels of Elon Musk's social media juggernaut temporarily labeling its account "state-affiliated media."

The move is significant as the left-leaning outlet is the first major news organization to essentially quit the platform.

"NPR's organizational accounts will no longer be active on Twitter because the platform is taking actions that undermine our credibility by falsely implying that we are not editorially independent," NPR said in a statement.

Comment: Fox looks into the inquiry into Twitter's former activities as exposed by the Twitter Files:



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Corporate Equality Index (CEI): Why brands risk going broke to look woke

Daisy Luther
The Organic Prepper
Mon, 10 Apr 2023 00:00 UTC
Hello I'm Woke
If you're anything like me, you may have been utterly baffled by recent events in marketing. Companies like Gillette, Disney, Nike, Tampax, and Bud Light seem to have completely abandoned their core customer base and pandered to an entirely different demographic - one that's unlikely to even need or want their products in the first place.

(Trust me when I tell you this is really important content. Let's see if I can write this article in a way that won't get me slapped with another round of defunding and deplatforming.)

Well, look no further for the answer.

Move over, ESG scores. Now big corporations are competing for super-high CEI scores. And to do it, many of them have to completely turn their backs on the loyal consumers who've been buying their products for years.

What is a CEI score?

Brought to us by a group of control-freaks-pretending-to-be-do-gooders who call themselves The Human Rights Campaign, CEI stands for Corporate Equality Index.
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Mayor Adams and NYPD unveil dystopian robot dog to fight crime


Zerohedge
Wed, 12 Apr 2023 21:20 UTC
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Mayor Eric Adams and the New York City Police Department have reintroduced the controversial robotic dog for surveillance patrols, and there's another surprise this time: an R2-D2-style robot. These robots are set to debut in Times Square, making this already bustling area of the city appear even more than dystopian ever.

According to local news ABC 7, Mayor Adams said Tuesday he is modernizing the NYPD with the latest technology to fight crime.
"We are scanning the globe to find technology that will assure this city is safe," the mayor said.

Comment: How about undoing the many detrimental and destructive policies that made Dem-run cities like New York more unsafe?


The return of the $74,000 Boston Dynamics' four-legged robotic dog called "Digidog" is set to assist the NYPD in investigating high-risk or hazardous incidents. Digidog first appeared on the streets in 2020 and was shelved months later after civil rights advocates called the technology 'aggressive policing.'
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Kiev votes to name street after WW2 Waffen-SS commander


RT
Wed, 12 Apr 2023 19:52 UTC
Vladimir Kubiyovich (L, in glasses) meets senior Nazi officials
© WikipediaVladimir Kubiyovich (L, in glasses) meets senior Nazi officials at a festival in Wawel, German Occupied Poland, October 1943
Residents of Kiev have voted to rename a street in the Ukrainian capital after an infamous Nazi collaborator, the Jerusalem Post reported on Tuesday.

Although city authorities were reportedly ready to honor Waffen SS commander Vladimir Kubiyovich, Mayor Vitaly Klitschko canceled the measure after Israel's ambassador intervened.

As Ukrainian officials continue their campaign of removing monuments to Russian culture and history, the Kiev city council recently opened an online poll where residents could vote on a new name for Przhevalsky Street, which was named after the 19th-century Russian explorer Nikolay Przhevalsky.

Comment: See also:

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