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Winston Marshall breaks with band Mumford & Sons, condemns extremism, reaffirms Andy Ngo's bravery in face of Antifa threats


The Post Millennial
Thu, 24 Jun 2021 18:16 UTC
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(L) William Marshall, formerly of Mumford & Sons, (R) Investigative reporter Andy Ngo, of the Post Millennial
Pop musician Winston Marshall has broken his silence about the controversy he found himself embroiled in after endorsing The Post Millennial editor-at large Andy Ngo's book Unmasked: Inside Antifa's Radical Plan to Destroy Democracy. Marshall has also announced that he's leaving the band Mumford & Sons as a result of fallout from the controversy.

In March, Marshall tweeted "Congratulations @MrAndyNgo. Finally had the time to read your important book. You're a brave man."

He was then harassed by an Antifa-led mob and smeared by left-wing media, prompting him to issue a hurried apology.

Since then, Marshall has reflected on the mobbing and has now issued an eloquent explanation of the events invoking Solzhenitsyn and Churchill and decrying "cancel culture."

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Software guru John McAfee found DEAD in Spanish prison after court approves extradition to US


RT
Wed, 23 Jun 2021 19:25 UTC
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John McAfee speaks at the Malta Blockchain Summit in St Julian's, Malta on November 1, 2018.
Former antivirus magnate John McAfee was found dead in his prison cell in Barcelona just hours after a Spanish court approved his extradition to the US on tax evasion charges, authorities in Madrid have told national media.

McAfee, 75, was found in his cell at the Sant Esteve Sesrovires jail on Wednesday evening, Spanish media reported, citing an official statement from the Ministry of Justice. Guards and prison medical staff intervened and attempted resuscitation, but to no avail, the ministry said.

Investigators have been dispatched to the jail to probe the cause of death, but "everything indicates it could be a suicide," the ministry added.

Comment: Also from RT:
'If I suicide myself, I didn't': Supporters dredge up old McAfee tweets to cry foul over death as his Instagram page posts 'Q'

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A statement from Spain's Ministry of Justice has indicated the cause of death for McAfee could be suicide, a detail that has set off many who see a conspiracy, citing past McAfee tweets where he warned his followers that if it was ever reported he committed suicide, "a la Epstein," then it was a professional hit.



One 2019 tweet from McAfee, who was known for freely speaking his mind, however outlandishly, warned the former tech mogul was getting "subtle messages" from US government officials that they were going to have him killed and make it look like a suicide. He even showed off a tattoo, reading "whackd," which Twitter users began turning into a hashtag, along with #McAfeeDidntKillHimself, shortly after his death was announced.



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To add to conspiracy theories, users also began noticing a post - the first in months - to McAfee's Instagram account of a solo 'Q', a reference many connected to the QAnon movement, which connects numerous conspiracy theories to the government 'deep state' that McAfee had also been critical of later in life.


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No one to work: American Airlines forced to cancel hundreds of flights due to staffing crisis

Emma Henderson
Daily Caller
Mon, 21 Jun 2021 11:21 UTC
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American Airlines canceled hundreds of flights as a result of staffing and maintenance issues, ABC News reported Sunday.

As the travel industry kicks back up after the COVID-19 pandemic, both airlines and the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) are struggling with a staffing crisis, unable to meet the recent demand for travel, ABC News reported.

The cancellations include 123 flights canceled Saturday, 178 flights Sunday and 97 flights were cancelled for Monday. The company attributed the cancellations to a large number of sick calls, combined with maintenance and other "staffing issues," according to the ABC News report.
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US fast-food chains cut discounts, push pricey meals post-pandemic

Hilary Russ
Reuters
Tue, 22 Jun 2021 23:20 UTC
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Signs advertising a box of fried chicken for $16.99 and a sandwich are seen at a Popeyes restaurant in New York City, New York, U.S. May 26, 2021.
Restaurant chains including McDonald's Corp (MCD.N) and KFC (YUM.N) are paring back $5-and-under "value" items in favor of more expensive $10-to-$30 combination meals, a strategy employed to lift sales and profits and offset rising food costs as the U.S. economy reopens.

"Value" meals - sandwich, soda and French fry combinations priced at $5 or less — have long been a staple of fast-food offerings. Chains used the deals to lure bargain-conscious customers, bringing traffic to stores. But deals priced at $5 and under have become less generous in the last 18 months.

During the pandemic, fast-food gained market share from other restaurants forced to close as customers motored through socially distant drive-throughs to pick up a sack of burgers. Now that the United States is reopening, those chains are selling new, pricier sandwiches and meals to customers - a move that some warn may alienate some hourly workers and other lower-income customers as government subsidies wane and mom-and-pop restaurants reopen.

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US births fell during pandemic in largest drop since 1973

Zach Vega
Daily Caller
Wed, 23 Jun 2021 12:49 UTC
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The number of births in the U.S. fell by 4 percent from 2019 to 2020 amid the coronavirus pandemic, the largest drop since 1973, a report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced Wednesday.

The rate of decrease accelerated towards the end of the year, with the second half of 2020 seeing a 6 percent decline in births compared to the second half of 2019, indicating that the pandemic suppressed birth rates, the report said.


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DeSantis signs education reform bill requiring students learn about the 'evils of Communism'

Nick Monroe
The Post Millennial
Wed, 23 Jun 2021 08:24 UTC
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In a press conference on Tuesday, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed a series of education reform bills for the state aimed at providing students the cornerstones of American civics and discourse.


Comment: DeSantis is on a roll!

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Minister says travel quarantine rules do not apply to 'important people'

Simon Calder
Independent
Wed, 23 Jun 2021 08:33 UTC
Malta
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Danger zone? St Julian’s in Malta, which may be added to the ‘green list’ on Thursday
The media minister has said that "people who are important" should be entitled to avoid tough quarantine rules when travelling to the UK.

Speaking on Sky News, John Whittingdale was asked why players, officials and others coming to London for the Euros final on 11 July should be allowed in without self-isolating.

He said: "We've always said that for some people who are important, players, for instance ..."

The presenter, Kay Burley, interrupted him, saying: "So people who want to go on holiday are not important. Is that what you're saying?"

"No of course not. We're talking a very limited number of people who are coming in and they're also subject still to quite significant restrictions.
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Activists outraged at UK education committee report finding children from ethnic communities do as well as or better than white pupils

Nazia Parveen
The Guardian
Mon, 21 Jun 2021 20:37 UTC
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Children at a London secondary school
In one of the most provocative sections of the government's landmark report on racial disparity this year, it argued that education has been the single most emphatic success story of the British ethnic minority experience.

The Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities (CRED) report stated that children from many ethnic communities largely do as well as or better than white pupils, with black Caribbean students the only group to perform less well.

It continued that over the past half-century, new arrivals to Britain had "seized" on the "opportunities afforded" by the state school system and access to university. "The story for some ethnic groups has been one of remarkable social mobility, outperforming the national average and enabling them to attain success at the highest levels within a generation," it found.

Comment: One would think that progressive diversity activists would be happy to hear that ethnic children are doing so well in a report that used extensive quantitative and qualitative evidence. That they see such a finding as an 'insult' is just another example showing what they truely seek is control and power over others through victim status.

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UK Comedian and Ariana Grande's dystopian end of lockdown 'skit' falls flat all around

Jen B
Sott.net
Sun, 20 Jun 2021 12:14 UTC
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In a shameless display of servitude, James Corden, UK actor, comedian, singer, writer, producer/propaganda mouthpiece has released a dystopian 'comedy sketch'-cum pandemic theme tune, with pop idol Ariana Grande. The sketch was supposedly created to celebrate the end of lockdown in California but it also manages to squeeze in a promotion for the experimental gene-editing "vaccines" and a repugnant shout-out to Fauci.

In the video we see a disheveled Cordon waking up from his slumber and exploring the post-lockdown streets of New York City, two weeks after getting his vaccine. He gleefully sings: "No lockdowns anymore, we can finally walk out the door, the sunlight is a fantasy". Sadly, this is not hyperbole, there were many who took the advice of 'health professionals' and locked themselves away in their solitary prisons for months on end, defying all logic.

Cordon is then joined by Ariana Grande as they jubilate over the return to 'normality', which for them consists of getting haircuts, going to the gym, putting on shoes, and getting wasted at nightclubs. But there's a caveat... the camera pans to Grande for her riveting solo, where she tells us that it's time to make new memories "once you've got your vaccine" (the implication being that without the vaccine, you can't do any of the above-mentioned things).
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Useful idiot: Documents reveal how Ben Affleck got into the CIA, promising to 'do the Agency proud'

Tom Secker
RT
Mon, 21 Jun 2021 20:04 UTC
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The 2012 spy drama Argo, starring Ben Affleck and based on the real-life CIA operation to exfiltrate six embassy staff trapped in Tehran following the 1979 revolution, was a big publicity boost for the agency.

In late 2012 Ben Affleck was on the promotional circuit for Argo. Naturally, this led to questions about the CIA-Hollywood connection and, in one interview, Affleck commented "Probably Hollywood is full of CIA agents, and we just don't know it." When he was asked if he was working for the CIA Affleck replied, "I am, yes, and now you've blown my cover."

2001: Affleck's first contact with the Agency

At the time these comments were widely interpreted as a joke, a flip response to an absurd question. But behind the scenes, Argo was supported by the CIA and Affleck had previously worked closely with the Agency when he played Jack Ryan in 2002's The Sum of All Fears.
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