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Jordan Peterson warns against liberalism's 'totalitarian tilt': 'The left has gone too far'


RT
Sat, 23 Mar 2019 19:29 UTC
Jordan Peterson
© RTProfessor Jordan Peterson RT



Comment: Watch Peterson respond, head-on, with specifics and sincerity to some challenging questions; a great reminder of why this intellectual and humanitarian powerhouse poses a threat to those who would rather you don't think too much on the policies being peddled by the left in today's Western society.


Controversial academic Jordan Peterson told RT's Afshin Rattansi that the left's obsession with equality of outcome is doomed to failure, advocating instead for individuals to assume greater personal responsibility.

"It seems to be very difficult for people on the left to draw a line between what's acceptable and what's unacceptable," Peterson told the host of RT's Going Underground when asked to comment on the rise in popularity of socialism-friendly politicians such as Bernie Sanders and Jeremy Corbyn.

While acknowledging that the moderate left has ushered in labor laws and other reforms which have benefited society, the Canadian professor argued that the emphasis on "diversity, inclusivity and equity is a sign that the left has gone far too far."

Comment: The interviewer clearly showed some bias towards the radical left. Also he insisted on broaching subjects that are neither Dr. Peterson's interest nor expertise. A disappointing effort, given Going Underground's usual high journalistic standards. It is to Dr. Peterson's credit that he still managed to make his points.

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US border crisis is real, complicated, and getting worse: Claims of illegal immigration 'historic lows' are highly misleading

John Daniel Davidson
The Federalist
Fri, 22 Mar 2019 00:00 UTC
Migrants US border El Paso
Federal officials say they have released more than 107,000 migrant families and children into the United States since December 21, and claim that arrests of people illegally present in the country are falling as resources are diverted to the border.
At the end of last year, mainstream media were rife with stories about how President Trump was wrong about the border because, actually, statistics show that illegal immigration levels are at "historic lows." A headline from a Politico article in November is representative of the genre: "Immigration crisis? The stats tell a different story."

The story the media thinks the stats tell is that there is no border crisis because the total number of apprehensions along the border peaked in 2000 at about 1.6 million and current illegal immigration levels are about what they were in the 1970s.

But this convoluted talking point is deeply misleading. Border apprehensions are in fact on the rise, on pace to reach their highest levels since 2008. What's more, the "historic lows" line doesn't account for the different types of illegal immigration or the very different policies in place to deal with distinctive categories of migrants. Given the reality of what's happening on the border today, the "historic lows" talking point is almost meaningless.

For example, of those 1.6 million illegal immigrants arrested in 2000, the vast majority were Mexican adults traveling alone, and were quickly deported in accordance with federal law. Historically, most of the illegal immigration along the southern border has consisted of Mexican adults. As recently as 2012, 90 percent of apprehensions along the southern border were single adults. Today, that's changed. Family units and unaccompanied minors now make up 60 percent of all apprehensions along the southern border.

The change is important because we don't treat single adults the same way we treat families and minors traveling alone. Instead of detaining or deporting them-as we do with adults-federal immigration officials are releasing families and children into the United States with orders to appear before an immigration judge, a process that can take years.

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Liberal news outlets ignore Trump's executive order promoting free speech on college campuses

Brian Flood
Fox News
Fri, 22 Mar 2019 00:00 UTC
Trump College free speech executive order
President Trump signs Executive Order protecting free speech on college campuses.
President Trump on Thursday signed an executive order to promote free speech on college campuses by threatening colleges with the loss of federal research funding if they do not protect those rights, but the big three network evening newscasts did not find the action newsworthy enough to include in their lineups.

"It wasn't something that enthused the liberal broadcast networks (ABC, CBS, and, NBC) so they omitted it from their evening broadcasts," conservative watchdog group Media Research Center analyst Nicholas Fondacaro wrote.

"NBC Nightly News" found time for segments on anticipation for the Mueller report, Boeing, a feature on the opioid epidemic, CVS's decision to sell CBD products, a decades-old cold case, drama surrounding allegations that a figure skater deliberately injured an opponent, a "Game of Thrones" star's health scare and former FBI director James Comey's thoughts on the Mueller report.

Comment: MSM presstitutes taking a cue from the 'reality creators' they service to make 'unpleasant' events disappear?

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Vader

On the death of peace

William Astore
Tom Dispatch
Tue, 19 Mar 2019 17:00 UTC
peace symbol military power
This is supposed to be a funny and “wise” symbol, but only if you’re talking about the “peace” of the grave. We must put an end to these forever wars.
How appropriate, don't you think? America's longest war, the Afghan one, now heading into its 18th year, may set another kind of record -- for the longest withdrawal ever. The Pentagon recently revealed news of its daring "plan" to end that war. It will take up to five years to get 14,000 U.S. troops (and unknown numbers of private contractors), military equipment, and the like out of that country successfully, ensuring a war of perhaps 23 years (without, of course, a victory in sight). To add to the cheery news, just about everyone's on board with the plan, except perhaps for one recalcitrant individual. As the New York Times recently reported:
"So far, the plan has been met with broad acceptance in Washington and NATO headquarters in Brussels. But American officials warned that Mr. Trump could upend the new plan at any time."
In other words, when it comes to setting records in Afghanistan (USA! USA!), the news couldn't be more upbeat if the president doesn't interfere (and his administration's peace talks with the Taliban don't somehow get in the way). In fact, there might be even better news lurking just offstage. The Pentagon's "plan," after all, looks strangely like an effort to simply outlast the Trump era in hopes that a future president might be far more intent on record-setting than the present one. General Joseph Votel, who heads U.S. Central Command, which oversees Washington's never-ending wars across the Greater Middle East, may be typical of top U.S. commanders when it comes to such matters. He's not just against the president's urge to withdraw American troops from Syria but envisions a permanent war with ISIS into the distant future -- and he imagines something similar in Afghanistan. As he told the House Armed Services Committee early this month, speaking of a possible U.S. withdrawal from that country, "The political conditions, where we are in the reconciliation right now, don't merit that."
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Israel: East Jerusalem event in French culture center shut down over alleged ties to PA


The Times of Israel
Thu, 21 Mar 2019 05:19 UTC
French Institute E Jerusalem
© FacebookThe French Institute in East Jerusalem
Israeli authorities entered a French culture center in Jerusalem on Thursday to cancel an event, alleging it was to involve an association supported by the Palestinian Authority, a diplomatic source said.

In a rare move, police entered the center in East Jerusalem, the source with the French consulate said. An order posted on the door of the building said that the center, which is connected to the French foreign ministry, intended to host an event organized with a women's association "sponsored or financed by the Palestinian Authority" and "without authorization."

The center remained open after the police operation.

Israel banned the Palestinian Authority from carrying out official business in East Jerusalem in 2001, in accordance with the 1995 Israeli-Palestinian Interim Agreement on the West Bank and the Gaza Strip that prohibits the PA from operating in Israeli territory.

The consulate could not confirm if the association was indeed financed by the PA, but Palestinians who were to participate in the event said the allegation was false.

Comment: Follow-up from RT:
The French Foreign Ministry has summoned the Israeli chargé d'affaires in Paris to account for the "intrusion" of Israeli security forces on the French Institute in Jerusalem on Thursday.

In comments to the press on Friday, the ministry said: "Such acts represent a serious and unacceptable attack on the functioning of our cultural network in Jerusalem. France intends to maintain and develop its dense and long-standing relations with Palestinian civil society."



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5 people facing federal terrorism-related charges following their arrests last summer in a New Mexico compound raid

Mary Hudetz
AP News
Thu, 21 Mar 2019 16:01 UTC
Muslims
© Roberto E. Rosales/The Albuquerque Journal via AP, Pool, FileThis Aug. 13, 2018 pool file photo shows defendants, from left, Jany Leveille, Lucas Morton, Siraj Ibn Wahhaj and Subbannah Wahhaj entering district court in Taos, N.M., for a detention hearing. Five former residents of a New Mexico compound where authorities found 11 hungry children and a dead 3-year-old boy are due in federal court on terrorism-related charges. The two men and three women living at the compound raided in August are being arraigned Thursday, March 21, 2019, on new charges of supporting plans for violent attacks.
Attorneys for five people facing federal terrorism-related charges following their arrests last summer in a New Mexico compound raid said Thursday their clients are being prosecuted because they are Muslims.

"This case is about freedom of religion, freedom of association and the right to bear arms," said Billy Blackburn, an attorney for Subhanah Wahhaj, one of those charged. He and other defense attorneys said their clients are innocent of the charges.

The five pleaded not guilty in federal court Thursday to new charges that include conspiring to support planned attacks on U.S. law enforcement officers, military members and government employees.

They have been in federal custody since August on firearms charges, which accuse them of conspiring to provide weapons and ammunition to Jany Leveille, one of the five and a leader of the group who is from Haiti and had been living in the country illegally.

Comment: New Mexico Terrorist Camp Superseding Indictment - FINALLY


Muslims
Most will recall the horrific terrorist training camp discovered last year in New Mexico where a group resided in a filthy situation, filled with firearms and ammunition, and a deceased child. They were originally indicted on September 11, 2018, and two judges dismissed charges against three of the defendants because the office of District Attorney Donald Gallegos failed to schedule a court hearing to prove they had probable cause for their arrest, within 10 days. Everyone could see with their own eyes that this was a terrorist training camp, and feared the worst.

On Wednesday, A federal grand jury sitting in Albuquerque, New Mexico returned a superseding indictmenton March 13 charging Jany Leveille, 36, Siraj Ibn Wahhaj, 40, Hujrah Wahhaj, 38, Subhanah Wahhaj, 36, and Lucas Morton, 41, with federal offenses related to terrorism, kidnapping and firearms violations.

The Department of Justice press release states, in part:

As alleged in the superseding indictment, these defendants conspired to provide material support in preparation for violent attacks against officers and employees of the United States. According to the superseding indictment, Siraj Ibn Wahhaj and Hujrah Wahhaj gathered firearms and ammunition, and all of the defendants transported people, firearms, and ammunition across state lines and constructed a training compound where they stored firearms and ammunition. The superseding indictment further alleges that Siraj Ibn Wahhaj and Morton constructed and maintained a firing range at the compound where they engaged in firearms and tactical training for other compound occupants, and that Leveille and Morton attempted to recruit others to their cause.

The superseding indictment also charges Leveille, Siraj Ibn Wahhaj, and Morton with conspiring to attack and kill officers and employees of the United States, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1117. It was a part and an object of the conspiracy that the defendants would kill officers and employees of the United States, specifically, Federal Bureau of Investigation employees, government officials, and military personnel.

The superseding indictment also charges Leveille, Hujrah Wahhaj, Subhanah Wahhaj, and Morton with kidnapping and conspiracy to commit kidnapping. According to the superseding indictment, they kidnapped a child under the age of eighteen in Georgia and transported the child to New Mexico, where they concealed and held the child, resulting in the child's death.

The superseding indictment also includes the charges from the original indictment. All of the defendants are currently in custody awaiting trial.

Perhaps this will set precedent in investigating the 22 Islamic compounds operating throughout the U.S., that FBI documents confirm.

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Priest stabbed by lunatic during mass at church in Montreal - Update: Footage obtained

Jackie Dunham
CTVNews
Fri, 22 Mar 2019 14:21 UTC
montreal stabbing
A lunatic armed with a knife runs toward the altar at Saint Joseph's Oratory during mass on Friday March 22, 2019.
The priest who was stabbed during morning mass at Montreal's famed Saint Joseph's Oratory has been released from hospital following the attack.

In a tweet just before noon on Friday, the oratory said Father Claude Grou's life is "not in danger" following the stabbing.

Montreal police say a 26-year-old suspect has been arrested. He was taken to the station for questioning.

Police said the man is known to police, CTV Montreal's Rob Lurie reported.

Investigators said a call came in about a stabbing at the church at approximately 8:40 a.m. on Friday morning when the priest was in the process of celebrating mass before approximately 60 worshippers.

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Texas government sues company responsible for Deer Park chemical fire for environmental damages


RT
Sat, 23 Mar 2019 15:33 UTC
houston skyline
© Reuters / Loren Elliott
After downplaying the health and environmental hazards of the massive Deer Park chemical tank fire for nearly a week, the Texas government has sued the facility's operator for air pollution and ecological damage.

Locals living in the greater Houston area were advised to shelter in place for days, as emergency crews tried to contain the Intercontinental Terminals Company (ITC) tank blaze, which erupted in Deer Park last Sunday and lasted all the way through Thursday - before reigniting again on Friday afternoon.


Comment: Petrochemical fire rages outside of Houston, shelter in place order given


While residents anxiously waited for authorities to take care of the hazardous fumes, local health and emergency officials kept on reassuring the public that the emergency did not pose any danger to their health or to the environment, even though the blaze destroyed at least 11 above-ground fuel storage tanks.
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NYPD on the hunt for man who brutally attacked an elderly woman on the subway

Greg Norman
Fox News
Fri, 22 Mar 2019 15:26 UTC
police suspect
© NYPDThis man is wanted by the New York Police Department after being caught on film kicking a woman in the head and body.
New York City police are asking for the public's help Friday in identifying a man caught on video repeatedly kicking an elderly woman in the head and body while a crowd of subway passengers look on.

The NYPD says the "heinous attack" happened in the early morning hours of March 10 in the city's Bronx borough. Footage of it circulating on social media is drawing outrage - not only directed toward the attacker, but to the witnesses seen filming the violence with their cell phones and shouting instead of coming to the woman's aid.

The 78-year-old woman, who was sitting by herself in the corner of the subway car, is seen in the video holding her arm up trying to stop the man from going after her. At one point, the man grabs onto the subway car's poles to balance himself on one foot, while using his other to repeatedly kick her in the head and body.

Comment: Sickening...and no one intervened.



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More Twitter censorship: Woman who laughed at Rachel Maddow crying over Mueller report has her account removed

Cassandra Fairbanks
The Gateway Pundit
Sat, 23 Mar 2019 15:16 UTC
Twitter has suddenly suspended an account that had posted a video of themselves laughing at Rachel Maddow crying on air over the conclusion of Robert Mueller's investigation.

The user, Karli Bonne', had nearly 15,000 followers when her account was removed.

Bonne's video had quickly amassed over 84,000 views.

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