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Russia building protective dome at Europe's largest nuclear plant following repeated attack by Ukraine


RT
Sat, 17 Dec 2022 11:37 UTC
Zaporozhye NPP
© alf1969FILE PHOTO: The structure will shield stores of spent radioactive fuel from Ukrainian attacks
Russia is constructing a protective dome over spent radioactive fuel stores at the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant as Ukrainian forces continue to target the facility, senior regional official Vladimir Rogov has said.

He took to Telegram on Saturday to post a short video of the work that's taking place. It showed technicians setting up shields over the tanks that hold spent nuclear fuel.

The dome is designed to protect the storage facilities from shrapnel and improvised explosive devices carried by drones, the official explained, adding that it would be reinforced further at a later period.
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Briefcase

Kari Lake gets win over Katie Hobbs from Arizona judge in ballot inspection case

Jon Dougherty
Conservative Brief
Sat, 17 Dec 2022 19:47 UTC
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Republican gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake (L)
Democratic Secretary of State Katie Hobbs (R)
A judge in Arizona has handed Republican gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake a win over the declared winner in the race, Democratic Secretary of State Katie Hobbs. On Friday, the Maricopa County judge granted Lake's request to inspect ballots as her legal contesting of the November election continues.

Reports noted that Judge Peter Thompson signed off on three out of four requests made by Lake via her legal team to review 50 random "ballot on demand" printed ballots cast on Election Day, as well as another 50 early ballots cast from "six separate Maricopa County batches," and another 50 random ballot-on-demand printed ballots that were marked as spoiled.

However, Thompson rejected a request from Lake to inspect 50 randomly selected early ballot envelopes.

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Alarm Clock

What Covid expert Dr. Jay Bhattacharya discovered at Twitter HQ

Toby Young
Daily Sceptic
Sat, 17 Dec 2022 19:25 UTC
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Freddie Sayers and Dr. Jay Bhattacharya
UnHerd has published an interview between Freddie Sayers and Dr. Jay Bhattacharya in which the Stanford Professor reveals what he found when Elon Musk invited him to Twitter HQ - that he was shadow banned by the social media company for criticising the lockdown policy, as was Dr. Martin Kulldorff. You can watch the interview in full here and read an edited transcript here. Here is Dr. Bhattacharya on why censorship of this kind causes harm.
Do you think the pandemic response might have gone differently if voices such as yours were not suppressed?

Yes... I do really believe censorship kills, and censorship killed during this pandemic. The policies could have been so much better... The policies that were adopted were incredibly damaging to the lives and livelihoods of so many people. 100million people thrown into poverty worldwide: that's the estimate from the World Bank. Just the consequences of that itself are going to have tremendous effects on the lives and livelihoods of people going forward. And of course, all these children were robbed of an education for years. Those are absolutely monumental outcomes of the policies we adopted during the pandemic, and they should have been freely discussed. My view of the scientific evidence is that it was so clear, even at the time, that we should not have been closing schools. And if we had been allowed to have a free and fair discussion, I think the schools would not have closed - if there hadn't been this sort of demerit system for people who spoke up against these kinds of policies.

Comment: Bhattacharya is going very easy on Fauci, considering the monstrous consequences of Fauci's actions.

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Bizarro Earth

Canada euthanising 1000s of people who aren't terminally ill

Tom Leonard
Daily Mail
Sat, 17 Dec 2022 18:29 UTC
Michael Fraser
Michael Fraser, 55, was euthanised by his GP after he pleaded poverty
When Michael Fraser's GP made a call on him at his Toronto home, both knew he had come not to cure him but to kill him.

Mr Fraser's closest friends came too, gathering for a little party at which he enjoyed one last beer and urged the others not to waste the food in the fridge and take it home with them.

Then he and his wife Ann adjourned to the couple's bedroom where Dr Navindra Persaud was waiting.

Mr Fraser, 55, lay on the bed with his wife as his doctor, after first asking for final approval, injected drugs into his arm.
First, a sedative that induces sleep in one to two minutes, followed by a local anaesthetic then another sedative that induces coma.

Comment: it's rather telling that just a decade ago euthanasia was considered to be an avenue of last resort, but now - even by some doctors whose profession is supposed is to preserve health and life where possible - consider it as a viable option to a whole myriad of problems: "Unintended consequences": Ireland's assisted suicide Bill was too flawed to continue

See also: Disabled Canadian veteran & Paralympian blasts gov't for offering to EUTHANIZE her when she complained about chairlift installation

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ABC, CBS, NBC evening newscasts cover Elon Musk's feud with journalists, avoid Twitter Files exposing FBI ties

Joseph A. Wulfsohn
Fox News
Fri, 16 Dec 2022 17:34 UTC
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© Getty ImagesTwitter owner Elon Musk faced backlash for the banning several journalists he claimed violated the platform's "doxxing" policy.
The three broadcast networks turned a blind eye to the stunning revelations from the latest installment of the "Twitter Files" but had enough time to cover Twitter owner Elon Musk's spat with journalists.

Substack writer Matt Taibbi went viral on Friday with part six of the ongoing reporting shedding light on Twitter's controversial actions before Musk took over as its owner. This one involved the FBI systemically flagging Twitter users for tweets that include "possible violative content."

"Twitter's contact with the FBI was constant and pervasive, as if it were a subsidiary," Taibbi began the thread on Friday. "Between January 2020 and November 2022, there were over 150 emails between the FBI and former Twitter Trust and Safety chief Yoel Roth... a surprisingly high number are requests by the FBI for Twitter to take action on election misinformation, even involving joke tweets from low-follower accounts."
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Ohio teacher forced to resign over Christian religious beliefs

Mia Ashton
The Post Millennial
Fri, 16 Dec 2022 17:34 UTC
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The Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) filed a federal lawsuit Monday on behalf of an Ohio teacher who refused to violate her religious beliefs and participate in the social transition of two students who identified as transgender and wished to be referred to by new names and pronouns.

Vivian Geraghty was forced to resign from teaching English at Jackson Memorial Middle School in August after Jackson Local School District officials tried to force her to speak in a way that would violate her sincerely held religious beliefs, an action which she believes was unconstitutional.

According to an ADF press release, Geraghty's sincerely held religious beliefs and scientific understanding are that a person is male or female based on sex, not personal identity, and participating in a student's social transition violates those beliefs by forcing her to communicate messages she believes are untrue and harmful to the student.
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Pistol

Chicago high school shooting leaves 2 dead

Louis Casiano
Fox News
Fri, 16 Dec 2022 17:34 UTC
Chicago school shooting
© Fox ChicagoTwo people were killed and two others were wounded Friday in a shooting outside Benito Juárez Community Academy in Chicago.
Two people were killed and two more were injured Friday in a shooting outside a Chicago high school, police said.

The shooting occurred around 1:50 p.m. outside the Benito Juárez Community Academy on the city's lower west side as students were being dismissed for the day in staggered phases, the Chicago Police Department said.

"We are conducting a pretty aggressive investigation," Chicago Police Supt. David Brown said.

One boy was dead when he was taken to Stroger Hospital and another boy died after being brought there in "traumatic arrest," Fox Chicago reported. Two other teens — a boy and a girl — were in less serious condition at the hospital, the news outlet said, citing officials.
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Popcorn

Musk lifts Twitter suspensions of journalists: 'People have spoken'

Katherine Donlevy
New York Post
Sat, 17 Dec 2022 17:34 UTC
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Elon Musk has reinstated the Twitter accounts of a half dozen journalists who had been briefly suspended for showing how to track the location of the billionaire's private jet.

The move to lift the bans early Saturday came after Musk faced a firestorm of criticism from prominent political figures, including Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and House Intelligence Committee chairman Adam Schiff, for suspending the accounts.

The Twitter CEO said he allowed the users back on the platform based on the results of a 24-hour Twitter survey that he posted Thursday night where he asked if the accounts should be reinstated immediately or in seven days. More than 58% of voters urged him to unsuspend the journalists "now."

"The people have spoken," Musk tweeted at 12:18 a.m. Saturday. "Accounts who doxxed my location will have their suspension lifted now."

Comment: See also: Twitter suspends CNN, NYT, WaPo journalists, Elon Musk alleges they're banned for 'doxxing' his family

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Handcuffs

Five Antifa members charged with domestic terrorism

Paul Farrell
Daily Mail
Thu, 15 Dec 2022 17:34 UTC
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Domestic terrorism suspect Serena Abby Hertel screaming while being arrested
Five members of Antifa are in custody on domestic terrorism charges after they were protesting outside of a planned $90 million police training center.

The site of the planned center has been the focal point of protests for months by Antifa who have referred to the site - which protesters have made an autonomous zone - as Cop City. Many of those who were arrested were holed up in treehouses where police later recovered explosives.

Prior to Tuesday's arrests, police detained several people at the site for crimes including destruction of property and arson along with car-jacking and attacks on locals and government officials.

The official reasoning for the protest, according to a report from the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, is environmental concern for the Weelaunee Forest. The center would cut out 381 acres of the woods.

Among the photos documenting the protest is an image of a group of ski mask-clad protesters standing over a truck with a banner reading: 'No forest, no peace, truck the police' as well as a smaller sign that read: 'No Cop City.'
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Dollar Gold

Shaquille O'Neal says 'I don't understand crypto' after being named in lawsuit over FTX collapse

Tom Acres
Sky News
Fri, 16 Dec 2022 22:59 UTC
Shaquille O'Neal
© Cary Edmondson/USA TODAY Sports
The NBA star turned TV analyst was named alongside NFL veteran Tom Brady, comedian Larry David and tennis player Naomi Osaka in a lawsuit against FTX, which alleged celebrities who promoted the platform brought it credibility.

The American basketball legend Shaquille O'Neal has defended his appearance in ads for the collapsed cryptocurrency firm FTX, arguing he was "just a paid spokesperson".

The NBA star turned television analyst was named in a class-action lawsuit against the exchange last month, which alleged stars who promoted the platform brought it credibility.

Comment: Seems like a bit of a stretch to hold celebrities accountable for the products they advertise for after appearing in their advertisements. Does anyone actually believe a celebrity when they say in an ad "I use this product every day"?

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