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'Punish a Muslim Day': UK man charged in connection with Islamophobic letter campaign

RT
Fri, 15 Jun 2018 08:34 UTC

A 35-year-old man has been charged in connection with the Islamophobic 'Punish a Muslim Day" investigation, counter-terrorism police say.

A series of menacing letters headed 'Punish a Muslim Day' were sent to Muslim MPs earlier this year, calling for acid attacks against Muslims, mosque bombings, and the tearing off of hijabs, part of Islam's traditional female clothing.

David Parnham, from Lincoln, has been charged with 14 offences, including soliciting to murder, staging a bomb hoax, and sending threatening letters.

Counter Terrorism Policing North East said in a statement: "Those affected by hate crime can rest assured that we and our partners take such investigations extremely seriously and are avidly committed to seeking justice in all circumstances."

Calls for police action after man films himself, posts video spraying stain remover at Muslim woman

RT
Fri, 15 Jun 2018 13:44 UTC

Furore has erupted over an "Islamophobe" filming himself spraying a Muslim woman with a stain remover. Twitterati are calling for the man to be tracked down and prosecuted over what has been called an "illegal" stunt.

The video - shared on social media by Muslim community network 5Pillars - shows the man roaming around the with a pink Vanish spray. He then says: "Let's see if this f*cking stuff works," before he points the camera at a woman in a hijab and squirts the product at her.

The victim seems to not notice the man behind her, and carries on with her shopping.

The location of the video or whether it has been reported to the police is not known.

Banksy print thief filmed walking artwork out of Toronto gallery

RT
Fri, 15 Jun 2018 13:13 UTC

The moment a thief steals a Banksy print from the walls of a Toronto gallery and strolls out with the artwork in his hands has been captured on CCTV.

The footage, released by Toronto Police, shows how brazen the art thief was. First shown walking into the exhibition space, his face hidden by his hoodie and hat, he appears in the frame again seconds later carrying a large print.

Rollercoaster riders dangle 30ft above ground after horrifying derailment at Florida amusement park

RT
Fri, 15 Jun 2018 12:23 UTC

Two people were thrown more than 30ft to the ground while several others were left dangling mid-air after a rollercoaster derailed in Florida.

The terrifying incident happened at the amusement park on Daytona Beach Boardwalk, Thursday night, as passengers were riding the 85ft high Sand Blaster, according to ClickOrlando.

The rollercoaster went off the tracks, leaving three connecting cars dangling off the rail. Two riders fell right out of the front carriage, while 10 more were left hanging some 34ft above the ground.

Norman Finkelstein: 'The Israeli military said' & the NYT coverage of Gaza protests

Norman G. Finkelstein
Mondoweiss
Fri, 15 Jun 2018 12:48 UTC

New York Times reporter David M. Halbfinger didn't know whether the demonstrations in Gaza were "peaceful protests or violent riots." So he embedded himself with Israeli snipers poised on the perimeter of Gaza concentration camp to find out ("At Gaza Protests: Kites, Drones, Gas, Guns and the Occasional Bomb," June 8, 2018).

One might suppose if he wanted an answer to that question, the obvious place to go would be among the demonstrators. But never mind.

According to human rights organizations, the weekly Gaza demonstrations have been overwhelmingly nonviolent. But from day one, Halbfinger and his Times colleagues have recurrently portrayed them as armed confrontations in which Israeli snipers return the fire of protesters. They rely on official Israeli statements that are quoted without demurral, without further investigation, and without independent corroboration from, say, human rights monitors:

Brexit rebels and resignations in the UK Labour party

Emma Ross-Thomas
Bloomberg
Thu, 14 Jun 2018 12:41 UTC

Today in Brexit: A rebellion and mass resignations expose Labour's divisions over Brexit.

If anyone in Brussels thought negotiating Brexit with the Labour Party would be preferable to talking to Theresa May's divided Conservatives, a rebellion in its ranks on Wednesday will give pause for thought.

Voting on whether the U.K. should remain fully inside the European Union's single market - and accepting all its rules including free movement of people - 90 Labour lawmakers (out of 257) defied the instructions of the party leadership. Of those, 75 voted to remain in the European Economic Area - a non-member affiliation with the bloc often dubbed the "Norway model" - and 15 voted against. Whips had told them to abstain.

Six members of Jeremy Corbyn's core team resigned ahead of the vote.

Comment: Long after the Brexit referendum vote in which the UK people chose to leave the EU, the flip-flopping and arguing over Brexit of the political class continues. One may agree or disagree with the wisdom of Brexit, but it's a little late for such debates, since the Biritsh people already decided.

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Russian government approves cooperation agreement with China to develop joint gold mining project in Siberia

RT
Fri, 15 Jun 2018 12:52 UTC

The Russian government has approved a cooperation agreement with China on developing the Klyuchevskoye gold ore deposit in the Trans-Baikal region.

The decree was signed by Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, and the project is expected to be operational in two years. The planned volume of ore extraction is over 12 million tons per year.

Development of the Klyuchevskoye gold deposit is a very important project, according to the region's governor, Natalia Zhdanova. Three countries - Russia, India, and China - are involved in the project's development.

"It is important for the region. Foreign economic policy and attraction of investors are among the key work aspects for the Trans-Baikal's government," Zhdanova said, adding that 28 projects involving foreign investors are already being implemented there.

Comment: There is also a pipeline in the works which is almost complete and increased trade between the two superpowers.

Stephen Hawking's voice to be beamed into space, eventually to hit a black hole

Sputnik
Fri, 15 Jun 2018 12:39 UTC

The burial ceremony of the famous theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking will be held in Westminster Abbey. After the ceremony, a recording of the scientist's voice will be beamed into space, the newspaper Cambridge News reports.

An urn with Stephen Hawking's ashes will be buried between the graves of two other famous scientists - Isaac Newton and Charles Darwin.

In the audio recording, Hawking's words will be accompanied by music written by the composer Vangelis. The composition will be broadcast into space with the help of the European Space Agency's transmitter in Spain.

Comment: See also: Hawking's Paradox: A brief history of Stephen Hawking and his legacy

BDS: Spanish city Oviedo rescinds invitation to Israeli orchestra and ballet

TeleSur
Tue, 12 Jun 2018 12:28 UTC

Oviedo City Council's decision comes amid increasing calls to boycott Israel and impose a comprehensive military embargo.

The Spanish city of Oviedo disinvited an Israeli orchestra and ballet group arguing "Israeli organizations are not wanted" in its premises in yet another victory for the pro-Palestinian Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement.

Presentations by the orchestra and ballet group were scheduled for this autumn, in the city's cultural program, but Monday an Israeli news site reported the cancellation over political reasons.

Last week, the city of Valencia approved a motion proposed by progressive party Podemos, to declare itself as an "Israeli apartheid-free zone," becoming the largest city in the world to do so.

Before that, Barcelona's city council called for a comprehensive arms embargo on Israel and called on the Spanish state to endorse it. Also, the Catalan cities of Terrassa and Badalona joined these calls and demanded Spain and other European governments stop selling arms to Israel.

Comment: Recently, Pablo Iglesias, leader of the left-wing Spanish party Podemos, called Israel an "illegal country" with "apartheid policies". It seems that Israel's popularity around the world is dropping fast in the wake of the massacre in Gaza - yet Zionists don't think they have done anything wrong, because they are ideologically possessed. See:

Ideological Possession: Israel's Zionists Shoot Themselves in the Foot

Chinese internet users defend Einstein's portrayal of them as 'filthy' and 'obtuse' people

Lily Kuo
The Guardian
Fri, 15 Jun 2018 12:28 UTC

© Bettmann/Bettmann Archive
Einstein described Chinese children as ‘spiritless’ and ‘obtuse’ but some Chinese say he depicted an accurate picture of the era.

Chinese internet users have defended Albert Einstein's recently published travel diaries in which the physicist calls the Chinese "industrious, filthy people."

Portions of the diaries from his travels in Asia in the 1920s were posted online this week and their content surprised Einstein fans.

"Chinese don't sit on benches while eating but squat like Europeans do when they relieve themselves out in the leafy woods," he wrote.

"All this occurs quietly and demurely. Even the children are spiritless and look obtuse."

The theoretical physicist, who once said racism was "a disease of white people", added: "It would be a pity if these Chinese supplant all other races. For the likes of us the mere thought is unspeakably dreary."

While some internet users called for a "boycott of Einstein" and said his observations proved "all humans, even Einstein, have a stupid, shallow side," most said the China Einstein witnessed is nothing like it is today.

Comment: See also: Einstein's private travel diaries reveal 'shocking' xenophobia during trip to Asia

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Society's Child

'Punish a Muslim Day': UK man charged in connection with Islamophobic letter campaign

Calls for police action after man films himself, posts video spraying stain remover at Muslim woman

Banksy print thief filmed walking artwork out of Toronto gallery

Rollercoaster riders dangle 30ft above ground after horrifying derailment at Florida amusement park

Norman Finkelstein: 'The Israeli military said' & the NYT coverage of Gaza protests

Brexit rebels and resignations in the UK Labour party

Russian government approves cooperation agreement with China to develop joint gold mining project in Siberia

Stephen Hawking's voice to be beamed into space, eventually to hit a black hole

BDS: Spanish city Oviedo rescinds invitation to Israeli orchestra and ballet

Chinese internet users defend Einstein's portrayal of them as 'filthy' and 'obtuse' people

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