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Will the Left ever confront the excesses of the trans movement

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© AP Photo/Dallas Morning News/Jae S. Lee
In this Friday, Feb. 16, 2018 photo, Euless Trinity’s Mack Beggs, top, wrestles Lewisville’s Elyse Nelson in the second round of the 110-pound girls division during the 6A Region II wrestling meet at Allen High School in Allen, Texas.
One of the first articles I ever wrote about the transgender movement was in 2014, when I argued that the Chicago Tribune was wrong to retract Kevin Williamson article in which he stated that trans women are in fact men. This particular trans-identifying man was actor Laverne Cox, and pulling the plug on Williamson's sensible column was an early salvo in a fight that has gone on now for five years.

At that time, most of the blowback I received from the left had to do with minding my own business. What did it matter to me, this early line of argument went, if men become women or women become men? Why couldn't I just live and let live? It was such a tiny group of people, after all. Why was this such a big deal?

In response, I began to argue that if society allowed this monumental change to the very nature of sex and gender, then there would be policy implications. I talked about women's sports, set-aside programs for women-owned businesses, and women's-only spaces. Shortly thereafter, the bathroom wars began.

Once again, the answer from the left was basically, who cares? It's a bathroom, what's the big deal? Why does it matter who is in the stall next to you? Then came locker rooms, and once again the left rolled its eyes and told conservatives not to be such nervous prudes.

Comment: Lefties who support such issues are not operating in a reality-based world. Thinking that they will come to reason and start policing their own would be an exercise in futility. Normal people can continue to point out their flaws as the Left hoists themselves on their collective petards.


Pills

Liquid meth concealed in 15 snow globes seized by Australian border force

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Officials with the Australian Border Force seize 15 snow globes filled with liquid meth
The Australian Border Force (ABF) announced Tuesday that its officers within the Aviation Goods department seized 15 snow globes that contained more than seven liters of liquid methamphetamine.

Worth upwards of $1 million AUD, the drug shipment was flagged by officials after the snow globes underwent X-ray scans. A statement from the agency indicates that further testing of the substance inside the globes returned "a presumptive positive result for methamphetamine."

Video of the seizure shows the glitter-filled snowglobes packed in thick, protective bubble wrapping. Police say the delivery was seized by investigators in Sydney, and that the package was shipped from Canada.

Comment: With all the recent drug busts evidently trade is booming - and most of them were worth much, much more than those mentioned in the article above:


Megaphone

Largest protest in Puerto Rico's history calls for resignation of beleaguered governor - UPDATE: Rosselló resigns

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© Reuters / Gabriella N. Baez
Protesters attend the national strike calling for the resignation of Governor Ricardo Rossello, in San Juan, Puerto Rico, July 22, 2019.
Thousands of protesters calling for the resignation of Governor Ricardo Rosselló have brought Puerto Rico almost to a standstill. Public outrage was prompted by his texts mocking victims of the devastating 2017 hurricane, Maria.

Protesters were joined by a number of high-profile Puerto Rican celebrities, including Latin pop singer Ricky Martin and rapper René Pérez Joglar, also known by his stage name 'Residente.' Many businesses, including the Plaza Las Américas mall in San Juan, closed throughout the day in anticipation of the demonstration.

Comment: See also: Top Puerto Rico officials resign after exposure of controversial group chat; Governor Rossello resisting calls for his resignation

UPDATE 25 July 2019

Governor Rosello has resigned, saying: "The demands have been overwhelming and I've received them with the highest degree of humility."

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What's interesting about this is not so much his ongoing criminal activities, which is, after all, how most politicians rule, but that it was the revelation of his utter disdain for the people he rules over that got them out on the streets and ended his rule. Not only that, but his disdain was expressed in the context of a natural disaster for which he - like all leaders everywhere - could not prevent.

We're not suggesting that he didn't deserve to go, but that his predicament is essentially the same as all leaders: there isn't squat they can do to protect people from increasing natural disasters and the likely global environmental catastrophe that's coming...


Cupcake Pink

La-la-land: Berkeley becomes first US city to ban natural gas in new homes

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Berekeley, California, where tobacco smoke and soon carbon dioxide have been expunged from reality
Berkeley has become the first city in the nation to ban the installation of natural gas lines in new homes.

The City Council on Tuesday night unanimously voted to ban gas from new low-rise residential buildings starting Jan. 1.

It's not the first time Berkeley has passed pioneering health or environmental legislation. In 1977, Berkeley was the first in the country to ban smoking in restaurants and bars. In January the city banned single-use disposables, requiring restaurants to use to-go foodware that is compostable.


Comment: ...and, no doubt, ultimately worse for both people and planet.

It's not coincidental that both the anti-smoking mania - which is probably a significant factor in worsening people's health - and the environMental green mania both stem from the same micro-culture...

Also intimately connected is that city's 'super-progress' in embracing the gender-bender ideology.


The natural gas ordinance, introduced by Councilwoman Kate Harrison, requires all new single-family homes, town homes and small apartment buildings to have electric infrastructure. After its passage, Harrison thanked the community and her colleagues "for making Berkeley the first city in California and the United States to prohibit natural gas infrastructure in new buildings."


Comment: Right. So how are homes to be heated? Food cooked?


"It's an enormous issue," Harrison told The Chronicle. "We need to really tackle this. When we think about pollution and climate-change issues, we tend to think about factories and cars, but all buildings are producing greenhouse gas."

The city will include commercial buildings and larger residential structures as the state moves to develop regulations for those, officials said.

Comment: Sure they will. Just as soon as we force through this latest brilliant idea, THEN the ever-increasing energy bills will suddenly reverse.

If you believe that, there're new beachfront condos opening up in Greenland in time for when it becomes the new Sunshine Coast because of man-made global warming. Don't delay, buy yours today!


NPC

YouTube bans Cornell professor's "Conspiracy Theory" podcast for 'violating hate speech policy'

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Over the weekend, we published a write-up about Cornell professor and long time Zero Hedge friend Dave Collum appearing on the Quoth the Raven podcast to share his views about a wide range of conspiracy theories, ranging from 9/11 to the Las Vegas shooting.

The appearance was prompted by a recent tweet Collum put out, in defense of being a conspiracy theorist. The Tweet sparked a massive social media response and outpouring of reactions, both pro and con.

On the podcast, Collum and host Chris Irons tapped into every major conspiracy theory over the last couple of decades, as well as several current events and the world of finance. Topics included, but weren't limited to:

Eye 1

Dr. Robert Epstein: Google's manipulating people on a 'massive scale'

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Dr. Robert Epstein, the senior research psychologist at the American Institute for Behavioral Research and Technology, appeared on SiriusXM's Breitbart News Daily to discuss Google's latest tactics in election manipulation and how to combat them with host Alex Marlow.

Dr. Robert Epstein appeared on Breitbart News Daily this week alongside host and Breitbart News editor-in-chief Alex Marlow to discuss the current state of Google and how the company could use its technology to influence voters.

Host Alex Marlow discussed Epstein's research saying: "I think you put out some pretty hard data on how many votes you think were moved in the 2016 election and I think you estimated it was over two million or so, is that not the case?" Epstein responded: "Well it was at least 2.6 million and it could have been as many as 10.4 million depending on how aggressive google was in using the various tools they have available to them to shift votes. I can't pin it down exactly but I know it's in that range."

Eye 1

Higher ed economist: 'Universities increasingly lie and cheat' because they get away with it

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When you try to replace civic institutions like churches and Rotary clubs with unfettered individualism, it harms the "set of moral imperatives that provide the glue that allows our nation to work so well," according to higher education economist Richard Vedder.

One symptom of this moral decline - if not a cause - "is that universities increasingly lie and cheat, both their customers (students) and the general public," the Ohio University emeritus professor writes for the Independent Institute.

His prime example is the University of Oklahoma's 20-year lie about its alumni donations, now the subject of an attempted class-action lawsuit.

But the Sooners aren't unique in trying to fraudulently inflate their college rankings, Vedder says, citing Temple University and even the "very distinguished" Claremont McKenna College as bad actors:
The consequences of lying are relatively trivial in these cases. What can U.S. News or Forbes do? Nothing really, except to exclude the schools from future rankings for some time period (which both have done). Does the broader higher education community care? No, judging from its actions. Like the NCAA with regards to the University of North Carolina phantom course scandal, absolutely nothing has been done to further hurt and embarrass the transgressors. Have the accrediting agencies put schools on probation for "lying and deception?" Has the American Council o[n] Education condemned this inappropriate behavior? No. Lying and cheating, at least in moderation, is seemingly accepted and arguably even tacitly encouraged.

Comment: See also:


Light Sabers

Ofcom in ideological pickle after Islamic TV station breaches regulations on inciting crime, hate speech, and abuse

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An Islamic TV station which has aired programmes calling homosexuality "insane" and gay people "worse than animals" could be stripped of its UK broadcasting licence after breaching Ofcom regulations.

Peace TV, which is available as a digital channel on Sky, also called for magicians to be killed and said underage girls being married off was "no problem at all".

The Dubai-based channel may now be taken off air in the UK after watchdog Ofcom found four of its programmes had breached regulations on inciting crime, hate speech and abuse.

Attention

Online sexual predator alert: 15-year-old alleged victim of 'Jessica' Yaniv speaks out

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Update
: Jessica Rumpel, @HyperJesserz, the young woman who Yaniv allegedly engaged in inappropriate sexual behaviours online with when she was between the ages of 14 and 15, has confirmed she has filed a child exploitation report against Yaniv with CyberTip on the incidents.


A young woman has come forward with serious allegations of abuse against Jonathan "Jessica" Yaniv.

Yaniv, a male-to-female transgender, has recently risen to infamy for the human rights tribunal suits she has taken out against 16 estheticians for declining to perform waxing services on her male genitals. While the suits are ongoing, a publication ban on Yaniv's name and the content of her case and history was lifted during recent hearings, allowing details of her disturbing past behaviour to come to light.

Twenty-year-old Jessica Rumpel of Sammamish, Washington State has disclosed details to the Post Millennial of her encounters with Jessica Yaniv.

Comment: This creep is the reason Lindsey Shepherd was banned from Twitter. (S)he's a textbook case of a predator hiding behind an "oppressed minority" persona in order to garner sympathy and impunity. It makes sense. If you're a perv obsessed with menstruating girls, just identify as a woman to gain access to girls toilets and change rooms. Then, whoever calls you out, just call them transphobic. Creeps like this do more damage to actual trans people than progressives are willing to admit.


You can read another account of one of the girls Yaniv was messaging here.


Microscope 2

Brain scans of US embassy staff to Cuba may show abnormalities

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© Jama/American Medical Association
Brain scans revealing differences in white and grey matter volume between patients from the US embassy in Havana and healthy controls. The yellow to red regions show areas of higher volume in the patients, while cyan to blue marks areas of lower volume in the patients versus controls
Brain scans of US embassy staff who became ill in mysterious circumstances while serving in Cuba have found potential abnormalities that may be related to their symptoms.

The scans taken from 40 US government workers who suffered strange concussion-like symptoms during their deployment to Havana revealed that particular brain features looked different to those in healthy volunteers.

Images of the diplomats' brains found that on average they had lower volumes of white matter, the tissue made from nerve bundles that send messages around the brain. They also showed micro-structural differences and other changes that could affect auditory and visuospatial processing, doctors said.

But the medical team that performed the scans said the findings were not conclusive. They do not match what is normally seen in brain injuries and the severity of symptoms did not vary with the extent of the brain differences spotted.

Comment: Previously: