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Free speech shocker: Two-thirds of college students believe shouting down campus speakers OK

Bethany Blankley
Just the News
Mon, 27 Sep 2021 11:15 UTC
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A new survey of the top 150 colleges in the U.S. found that nearly 25% of students said it is acceptable to use violence to shut down a controversial speaker. The number jumps to nearly 50% at several elite women's colleges.

A new survey of the top 150 colleges in the U.S. found that nearly 25% of students said it is acceptable to use violence to shut down a controversial speaker. The number jumps to nearly 50% at several elite women's colleges. According to the survey, Claremont-McKenna College ranks best for free speech, DePauw University ranks the worst.

The findings are based on the opinions of over 37,000 students at 159 of America's largest and most prestigious campuses. The largest survey of campus free expression ever conducted was published in the 2021 College Free Speech Rankings, produced by the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE), College Pulse, and RealClearEducation.

Comment: That means 25% of those enrolled in higher education in the United States don't actually understand what higher education actually is and why it's valuable. It's rather unsurprising when put that way.

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Pupils in England to get choice of topics and 'advance information' to make exams 'fairer'

Andy Hayes
Sky News
Thu, 30 Sep 2021 15:00 UTC
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Education has been heavily disrupted by COVID.
Following a consultation, it has been decided there will be a "choice of topics" in GCSE English Literature, History and Ancient History, while there will be a "choice of content" in GCSE Geography.

Pupils taking GCSEs and A-levels in England next year will be given a choice of topics and be told the "focus" of exams in advance to "maximise fairness".

The intention is to "help students reach their potential" after learning was disrupted during COVID, the Department for Education (DfE) said.

Comment: Fudging the tests skirts the main issue with the pandemic disruption of education - actual education. Who cares if kids are still able to pass their tests because the tests have been made easier? Did the kids actually learn anything?

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FBI still failing to follow FISA warrant rules, jeopardizing civil liberties, probe finds

John Solomon
Just the News
Thu, 30 Sep 2021 14:39 UTC
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More than 200 FISA applications flagged for problems, including under new Director Chris Wray, inspector general reports.

The FBI under Director Chris Wray continues to fail to follow its rules and procedures for Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act warrants in the aftermath of the Russia fiasco, jeopardizing American civil liberties, the Justice Department's internal watchdog warned Thursday.

In all, Inspector General Michael Horowitz found more than 200 FISA warrant applications with missing information or documentation that violated the bureau's so-called Woods Procedures between 2015 and 2019, making clear reforms that Wray put into place have not solved problems that first surfaced in the 2016 election cycle, particularly a FISA warrant against Trump adviser Carter Page during the now-discredited Russia probe.

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If YouTube's block of RT's German channels is about 'misinformation', when will MSNBC & CNN be banned for Russiagate conspiracies?

Glenn Diesen
RT
Fri, 01 Oct 2021 08:46 UTC
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© Reuters / Dado Ruvic; (inset) RT DE
Russia is locked into yet another standoff with an American tech company. This time, it's YouTube, which has taken down two of RT's German-language news channels and provoked a furious response from Moscow's most senior officials.

The decision, understood to have been taken over allegations the broadcaster tried to circumvent a 'community standards strike' handed down over 'medical misinformation', has seen Russia's regulators rally round RT DE and its sister account, Der Fehlende Part.

Roskomnadzor, the Russian federal executive agency responsible for overseeing the media, warned Google it would be fined if did not end the suspension. At the same time, RT's editor-in-chief, Margarita Simonyan, cautioned that this was "a declaration of media war against Russia by Germany," and argued in favour of retaliatory restrictions against German media in Russia.

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Rugby Football Union's transgender rules face fresh scrutiny

Jeremy Wilson
The Telegraph
Thu, 30 Sep 2021 18:03 UTC
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© PA
World Rugby does not allow transgender women to play in women’s game, the RFU allows participation if testosterone levels are below 5 nmol/L.
Landmark report cites sports' issues with 'fairness and safety', raising questions for English rugby among others.

The Rugby Football Union are reviewing transgender inclusion in women's rugby as a major new report concludes that trans women do retain advantages in physique, strength and stamina.

The report, which has been published by the UK's five sports councils, asserts that key physical differences remain even after reducing testosterone to the limits which have informed the current guidelines for most sports. "For many sports, the inclusion of transgender people, fairness and safety cannot co-exist in a single competitive model," it says.

This has meant recommending a sport by sport approach, which could include new 'open' or 'universal' categories, in an attempt to strike a balance between the competing priorities of inclusion, fair competition and safety.

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Green activist tricked into sexual relationship with spy wins landmark case against Met Police

Matt Mathers
Independent
Fri, 01 Oct 2021 08:08 UTC
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Tribunal concludes Kate Wilson's human rights were breached.

An environmental activist who was tricked into a sexual relationship with an undercover officer for nearly two years, has won a landmark tribunal case against the Metropolitan Police.

The Investigatory Powers Tribunal (IPT) concluded that Kate Wilson's right to freedom from inhuman and degrading treatment, her right to privacy and right to freedom of expression had all been breached.

In a statement released following the ruling on Thursday, Ms Wilson said sexual predators within the police and attempts by officers to criminalise protesters "are both still very live issues today".
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Canadian military's covert Covid propaganda operation has made me, an unjabbed citizen, an enemy of the state

Rachel Marsden
RT
Thu, 30 Sep 2021 13:00 UTC
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© Reuters / Carlos Osorio
FILE PHOTO. A man holds an upside-down Canadian flag in a protest against vaccination, during Canada's Liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's election campaign tour stop in Brantford, Ontario, Canada September 6, 2021.
The shocking revelation that the armed forces implemented a secret information campaign in 2020 to brainwash people over the pandemic is proof of deliberate intent to quash critical and independent thought and freedoms.

As a Canadian citizen who recovered from Covid and acquired natural immunity and antibodies without the anti-Covid vaccine, the government doesn't much appreciate my narrative.

Proof lies in the fact that when I arrived back home in Vancouver from my work base in Europe in August, the federal government demanded that I pay for my own three-day imprisonment in a government mandated facility at a cost of up to $2,000. Refusal resulted in being ordered in writing to immediately get back on a plane and leave my own country under threat of penalties up to and including imprisonment. All because my acquired immunity didn't jibe with the government's "one size fits all" two-jab narrative.

Comment: Fearmongering propaganda campaigns were deployed against citizens across much of the Western world, however, as is often the case, they weren't admitted to until the damage to society had been done. The question is, what behavioural engineering schemes are these shady groups working on now? Also check out SOTT radio's: NewsReal: Is The Government Hyping Shortages? And is 'Vaccination Shedding' Really a Thing?



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Shipping workers warn lockdowns causing 'global transport systems COLLAPSE'

Keith Griffith
Daily Mail
Thu, 30 Sep 2021 07:06 UTC
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Empty freezers greet shoppers at a Morrisons in Pilton, near Edinburgh, Scotland last month. Supply chain crunches have continued to cause shortages in the US and around the world
A coalition of unions that represent shipping workers around the world has warned of an imminent 'global transport systems collapse' due to lingering impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic.

In an open letter on Wednesday, the workers groups warned that fragmented and inconsistent pandemic restrictions around the world have thrown global shipping into chaos.

The warning comes as supply-chain backlogs leave scores of cargo ships idling outside US ports, exacerbating shortages caused by a national truck driver shortage that threatens to derail the Christmas shopping season.


Comment: A truck driver shortage that has been reported in countries throughout Europe.


'We are witnessing unprecedented disruptions and global delays and shortages on essential goods including electronics, food, fuel and medical supplies,' the shipping workers warned.

Comment: Bear in mind that this is 18+ months' worth of stoppages that have only really just started to be felt by the consumer, and so it's likely to get a lot worse before it gets better. Even if they lifted restrictions everywhere, there's no reason to believe that countries are capable of clearing the backlog, nor is there any sign that the pathocrats in government, who are in large part responsible, capable of rectifying the problem: For more on the situation, check out SOTT radio's: NewsReal: Is The Government Hyping Shortages? And is 'Vaccination Shedding' Really a Thing?



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CDC issues 'urgent' advisory calling on 'pregnant people' to take Covid jabs


RT
Thu, 30 Sep 2021 19:41 UTC
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© Reuters / Hannah Beier
A pregnant woman receives a Covid vaccine at a pharmacy in Schwenksville, Pennsylvania.
The US' top health agency has issued an "urgent" alert imploring "pregnant people" to receive a Covid-19 vaccine, pointing to a recent record surge in deaths among those with child and possible birth defects linked to the virus.

A Wednesday statement from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) "strongly" urged vaccinations for pregnant women - or in the agency's gender-neutral phrasing, "people who are pregnant" - in order to prevent "adverse pregnancy outcomes" caused by Covid-19.

"Pregnancy can be both a special time and also a stressful time - and pregnancy during a pandemic is an added concern for families. I strongly encourage those who are pregnant or considering pregnancy to talk with their healthcare provider about the protective benefits of the Covid-19 vaccine to keep their babies and themselves safe," said CDC head Rochelle Walensky.

Comment: Nonsensical gender-neutral language aside, there are actual issues to be concerned over:

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Texas nurse goes on trial for capital murder after allegedly intentionally injecting air into patients' arteries


RT
Wed, 29 Sep 2021 15:46 UTC
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© File/Smith County Jail/AP
William George Davis
A former nurse has gone on trial for the murder of four patients at a Texas hospital in 2017, with the prosecution claiming he purposefully injected air into the arteries of people recovering from heart surgery.

On Tuesday, William George Davis, 37, of Hallsville, attended the first day of his trial, where he stands accused of murdering four people. The prosecutor called him "a serial killer" who, in the hospital, had found the perfect place to hide.

It is alleged that the former East Texas nurse slipped into the patients' rooms, injected them with air, and left before any other night staff noticed what he was doing. According to court documents, four people died after experiencing "seizure-like symptoms." Smith County District Attorney Jacob Putnam told jurors during opening statements:
"No one expects this is going to happen to them - certainly not in a hospital ... We're going to ask you to find him guilty of capital murder, because that's what he did."
The four patients were recovering from heart surgery at the Christus Trinity Mother Frances Hospital in Tyler, Texas.
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