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Militants prevent refugee exit, block Idlib de-escalation zone

Sputnik
Mon, 16 Sep 2019 01:13 UTC

Militants blocked a humanitarian corridor from the Idlib de-escalation zone in Syria, Maj. Gen. Alexey Bakin, head of the Russian centre for Syrian reconciliation, said at a briefing on Sunday.

"Illegal armed groups in the Idlib de-escalation zone blocked the work of the Abu al-Duhur humanitarian corridor, preventing refugees from exiting through the Syrian government-owned checkpoint."

On Saturday, Syrian state television reported that the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham terrorist group, formerly known as the Nusra Front, was not letting civilians leave parts of Idlib Province under its control.

On the same day, Bakin revealed that

"the so-called [Rukban] camp administration, controlled by illegal armed units issued a statement refusing admission to the camp for UN buses to evacuate temporarily displaced persons wishing to leave Rukban."

The Rukban camp houses some 25,000 people in conditions described by the World Health Organization as "deplorable" - lacking food, access to medical care and basic amenities. The camp is located in the US-controlled zone around its unauthorized Al-Tanf military base, making it almost impossible for humanitarian workers to gain access to the area.

SJW satirist Titania McGrath suspended. Can't Twitter take a joke?

Barrett Wilson
The Post Millennial
Sun, 15 Sep 2019 17:53 UTC

In a shocking move today, Twitter has suspended the most prominent social justice activist on its platform, Titania McGrath.

McGrath, an inspirational intersectionalist, has been a constant voice for change that really matters: the kind that can only occur in tweet form.

And Twitter has now silenced that voice for preaching the value of compassion and empathy. Here is the tweet that garnered the suspension:

Comment: Agreed. Where would we be without Tatiana to point out the screaming absurdities spewed by the 'woke'.

There's no proof that the vape flavor ban will help kids

Jesse Kelley and Carrie Wade
The Detroit News
Sun, 15 Sep 2019 17:28 UTC

While Michigan's flavor ban won't help kids, it will harm adults.

"As governor, my number one priority is keeping our kids safe," Gov. Gretchen Whitmer told The Washington Post. Unfortunately, her executive order to ban flavored e-cigarettes will not accomplish that goal. Instead, this misguided attempt to limit youth vaping will undermine the harm reduction benefits of e-cigarettes for adult smokers and will increase police interaction among vulnerable populations — including kids themselves.

Tobacco users who switch from combustible cigarettes to e-cigarettes experience various improvements in health. These include quick improvements in lung function and reduced exacerbation of COPD symptoms, research shows. Using e-cigarettes also helps people quit smoking altogether, with twice the success rate of other quit methods. Punishing people in possession of these safer products while leaving combustible products alone will do little to improve public health.

Comment: The dangers of combustible products (i.e. tobacco cigarettes) are greatly exaggerated. See:

Everyone can agree that protecting our children is paramount, but the flavor ban does nothing to aid in this effort. Researchers have yet to demonstrate that an e-cigarette flavor ban will prevent minors from obtaining and experimenting with tobacco products, including far more dangerous products like combustible cigarettes. This means that the ban will not only make adult smokers less likely to switch to vaping or quit tobacco altogether, but also will not succeed in its primary aim of reducing youth vaping rates.

Comment: One can't help but wonder if all the hysteria over vaping isn't a backdoor way to ban use of all tobacco and nicotine products.

Hustlers movie turns strippers who drug and rob men into 'empowered feminists'

Igor Ogorodnev
RT
Mon, 16 Sep 2019 17:02 UTC

You can enjoy 'Hustlers,' the new film starring Jennifer Lopez, on its own terms. But to celebrate its heroines - based on real-life scammers who victimized people - as feminist role models is twisted and morally bankrupt.

This is not another one of those on-trend critiques that rejects fiction unless it faithfully amplifies my real-life political views. I am also fully aware of the vicarious white-collar pleasures of watching sympathetic criminals do reprehensible things on-screen, as in, say, 'Goodfellas' or 'The Wolf of Wall Street,' the films that served as the self-conscious template for the competently made 'Hustlers.'

That's not to say that, even as an aesthetic experience, the story of a crew of multiracial strippers conning white Wall Street bankers in post-2008-crash New York leaves a particularly wholesome aftertaste.

BRICS bank greenlights new projects in India, Russia & South Africa worth $1.4bn

RT
Mon, 16 Sep 2019 17:06 UTC

The New Development Bank (NDB) has approved four new infrastructure and development projects with loans totaling $1.4 billion. New investments bring the BRICS bank's portfolio to 42 projects worth $11.6 billion.

The decision to finance the projects in India, Russia, and South Africa was made at the 21st meeting of the board of directors in Shanghai earlier this month, according to an NDB statement released on Monday.

South Africa received around $480 million for improving arterial transport routes. The funds will cover works at the existing toll sections of national roads, construction of additional lanes, and development of related infrastructure, such as bridges and intersections.

Russia will receive $300 million from the NDB to finance initiatives related to wind, solar, and small hydropower energy generation technologies.

Iraqi-German men walk free despite stabbing a cop during a family brawl at a back-to-school event

RT
Mon, 16 Sep 2019 16:46 UTC

A group of Iraqi-German adults broke into a violent brawl at a back-to-school gathering in a German town. 18 police crews attended the scene and one got stabbed, but three arrested culprits were then allowed to walk free.

Schoolchildren in the university town of Heidelberg went through a traumatic experience on Friday, when their Einschulung - an informal reception during the first-graders' very first hour of school - went terribly wrong. At the ceremony, two divorced German-Iraqi parents, a 35-year-old father and a 26-year-old mother, began to squabble. This then triggered the attention of the woman's relative.

He intervened in the couple's spat and then an elder of the family attacked him, garnering the attention of other relatives and ultimately prompting the school to call the police.

Spreading American-style freedom: Man beaten unconscious at Hong Kong protests

RT
Mon, 16 Sep 2019 16:36 UTC

There were multiple violent clashes between police and protesters across Hong Kong throughout the weekend, but one shocking incident, in which a middle-aged man was beaten unconscious, has since become viral.

Though there were sporadic outbursts of violence reported in the region, one in particular saw a group of purported anti-Beijing protesters beat the 49-year-old man unconscious, a video of which has been viewed over 78,000 times.

Comment: Perhaps all those rooting for the HK protesters ought to stop and consider whether this behavior is worth defending because "yay spreading American freedom."

The unarmed man, dressed in a blue shirt and trousers, had reportedly shouted "I am Chinese!" during a confrontation with protesters, which turned ugly and extremely violent.

Blast & fire hits major virus lab in Russia, where HIV, Ebola & anthrax strains are stored

RT
Mon, 16 Sep 2019 14:01 UTC

One of the world's largest virus research centers, located in Siberia, was reportedly engulfed in flames after a sudden explosion rocked the secretive compound, known for its stores of Ebola, HIV, anthrax and other strains.

Firefighters and rescue services were scrambled on Monday to respond to a fire that broke out in Koltsovo, a scientific hub several kilometers from Novosibirsk. The situation was quickly upgraded from an ordinary emergency to a major incident as the explosion and fire affected Russia's research center of virology and biotechnology, often referred to as the Vector Institute.

The laboratory is known for having developed vaccines for Ebola and hepatitis, as well as for studying epidemics and genera issues surrounding immunology. During the Cold War, it was thought to be part of now-defunct Soviet biological weapons program, meaning that some of the most dangerous strains - including that of smallpox, Ebola, anthrax and certain plagues - are still being kept inside the Institute's building.

Tens of thousands of General Motors auto workers go on strike for better wages, health care benefits

Tim Stelloh and Rachel Elbaum
NBC News
Mon, 16 Sep 2019 12:01 UTC

Union leaders said negotiators remained far apart on a range of issues. GM said it had put forward a "fair offer."

Tens of thousands of auto workers across the country went on strike Sunday night after negotiations faltered between their union and General Motors.

The strike began at 11:59 p.m. ET., with as many as 50,000 United Auto Workers at dozens of facilities from Michigan to Texas expected to participate.

Union spokesman Brian Rothenberg told The Associated Press on Sunday night that negotiations would resume on Monday morning, even as the strike went forward.

In a letter to members on Saturday night, the union's vice president, Terry Dittes, said that negotiators still hadn't been able to agree on wages, health care benefits, temporary workers, job security and profit sharing.

During a press briefing on Sunday morning, Dittes called the decision to strike a "last resort."

Israeli pundit accuses US of creating Al-Qaeda, defends Iran

Drago Bosnic
Fort Russ News
Mon, 16 Sep 2019 12:34 UTC

Yakov Kedmi

Yakov Kedmi, public figure, and an Israeli defense and geopolitical expert:

"As for the first terrorist organizations and Al-Qaeda when it operated in Chechnya, and when Al-Khattab, funded by bin Laden, was organizing training camps for terrorists in Chechnya, they didn't just turn a blind eye to that. They watched it in amusement, they even welcomed this. 'They're fighting for their freedom after all,' they said. I mean, you can't call it fighting. Meanwhile, Islamic terrorist, Islamic extremist ideology, in its most monstrous form kept on developing. Nobody hindered that. On the contrary, it was energized."

Comment: What Kedmi is saying is true, but he happens to leave out the critical role Israel plays in the global terror networks:

Also check out SOTT radio's: NewsReal: Israeli-French Deception Downs Russian Spy Plane Off Syria, US Escalates 'Regime Change' Against Iran

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Society's Child

Militants prevent refugee exit, block Idlib de-escalation zone

SJW satirist Titania McGrath suspended. Can't Twitter take a joke?

There's no proof that the vape flavor ban will help kids

Hustlers movie turns strippers who drug and rob men into 'empowered feminists'

BRICS bank greenlights new projects in India, Russia & South Africa worth $1.4bn

Iraqi-German men walk free despite stabbing a cop during a family brawl at a back-to-school event

Spreading American-style freedom: Man beaten unconscious at Hong Kong protests

Blast & fire hits major virus lab in Russia, where HIV, Ebola & anthrax strains are stored

Tens of thousands of General Motors auto workers go on strike for better wages, health care benefits

Israeli pundit accuses US of creating Al-Qaeda, defends Iran

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