"The historical amnesia about the dangers of communism and socialism is on full display in this year's report," said Marion Smith, Executive Director of the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation.
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"The historical amnesia about the dangers of communism and socialism is on full display in this year's report," said Marion Smith, Executive Director of the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation.
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President Donald Trump speaks in the Diplomatic Room of the White House in Washington, announcing that Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the shadowy leader of the Islamic State group, is dead after being targeted by a U.S. military raid in Syria.
President Donald Trump speaks in the Diplomatic Room of the White House in Washington, announcing that Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the shadowy leader of the Islamic State group, is dead after being targeted by a U.S. military raid in Syria.
"Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, austere religious scholar at helm of Islamic State, dies at 48"The Post has since rewritten that, though the description of an "austere religious scholar with wire-rimmed glasses" remains in the lead paragraph. Meanwhile, the headline on Foxnews.com:
"Al-Baghdadi kill: how the daring military operation went down"The Post headline would fit a quiet academic who died in his sleep, not a genocidal jihadist leader. The Fox headline is less nuts, but still not quite right: al-Baghdadi wasn't killed but reportedly committed suicide, while pursued by American "military dogs."
Donald Trump was correct when he tweeted Saturday night that something "big" had happened, but from there, America received two almost completely different versions of the story of al-Baghdadi's pursuit and suicide. It was a vivid demonstration of how dysfunctional the modern news landscape has become.
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At least 13 people were killed and over 850 injured overnight after police opened fire at protesters in the city of Karbala, Reuters reported citing sources.
The city, which hosts the shrines of Imam Husayn and Abbas, sacred for Shia Muslims, witnessed another round of violent clashes between law enforcement and an angry crowd on Monday.
The news comes after people ignored a curfew, imposed by the military, and held meetings in the centre of the Iraqi capital over the last several days. The authorities have used tear gas to stop people from storming the Green Zone, an area with government offices, embassies, and foreign companies.
Comment: Lebanon, Hong Kong, Chile... The protests continue worldwide:
- Lebanon's Prime Minister Hariri to resign after weeks of anti-government protests
- Hong Kong enters recession as protests continue into 5th month
- US embassy's sordid role in stoking October protests in Iraq revealed in Lebanese paper
- Lebanon protests: Demands are justified, but reform must proceed carefully to avoid chaos
- Chile: Lithium mines shut down by protester roadblocks, part of anti-gov demonstrations
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Covington Catholic High School student Nick Sandmann faces Native American Nathan Phillips in Washington on Jan. 18, 2019.
Covington Catholic High School student Nick Sandmann faces Native American Nathan Phillips in Washington on Jan. 18, 2019.
After reviewing an amended complaint, Judge William Bertelsman ordered Monday that the case could enter the discovery phase and hence a portion of the lawsuit against the newspaper could continue.
Nick and his attorneys had alleged that the gist of a Washington Post article conveyed that Nick had assaulted or physically intimidated Nathan Phillips and engaged in racist conduct after the Right to Life March in Washington D.C. on Jan. 18.
A video shows Sandmann and Phillips, a Native American who was demonstrating that day, standing close to each other in a crowd, and Sandmann staring at Phillips as he plays a drum.
Comment: Sandmann's case is yet another example of how ready popular media is to sacrifice children at the alter of corrupted liberalism.
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Being a gentleman and displaying chivalry - opening doors for women or giving up your seat on the underground - might find you accused of conforming to a traditional gender stereotype, while displaying boisterous behavior and telling politically incorrect jokes over a few drinks might find you denounced as part of the patriarchy. Being the stoical tough guy might result in a charge of toxic masculinity and being deemed out of touch with your emotions, while playing the sensitive nice guy who takes the sins of his gender (past and present) unto himself may not win the respect of females in the long run. Ultimately, would even the most ardent feminist want a man emasculated of all his traits, both good and bad?
As I have written previously, "While it is true that straight white men (as a group) have faced less obstacles than females, non-straight men or ethnic minorities, the majority of straight white men, past and present, also struggle to survive from paycheck to paycheck..."
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Denmark's Queen Margrethe II
Denmark's Queen Margrethe II
The 33-year-old was sentenced to 10 days in jail after a Danish court found him guilty of making death threats on the internet. According to Danish media, the man published a series of worrying messages on Facebook, including a post which discussed "cutting the head of Queen [Margrethe II] and the whole [Danish] royal family." He also made threats against Swedish King Carl XVI Gustaf (the convicted man works in Sweden), as well as Danish politician Rasmus Paludan, who is the leader of an anti-immigrant party.
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Official Call of Duty: Modern Warfare - story trailer
Official Call of Duty: Modern Warfare - story trailer
User ratings for the recently released installment in the popular videogame series Call of Duty Modern Warfare have dropped from around 7 points to 2.5 out of 10 on PC, based on reviews on the website Metacritic, while the verdicts of professional critics mostly float between 80 and 90 out of 100. The majority of the around 3,100 negative user reviews on all of three platforms are centered on an "issue" that has infuriated gamers - the depiction of Russians in the game.
The plot is mostly set in the fictional state of Urzikstan, which resembles Syria, that is occupied by Russian forces fighting against terrorist groups. The main characters are trying to hunt down a shipment of Russian chemical weapons, which was hijacked on its way to Urzikstan, and take down a Russian general named Barkov who commands the troops in the country.
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RT's Boom Bust talks to Todd Horwitz of Bubba Trading about the latest in digital currency developments.
"If you look at the whole cryptocurrency world, the biggest problem is that everybody, including China's Central Bank, wants to have control of it," he says.
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Reacting to US President Donald Trump's triumphalist comments of al-Baghdadi's death, Curtis pointed out that "ALL living things suffer when they are blown up." The Hollywood activist continued with a reference to Trump's lack of military service, writing in the since-deleted tweet: "Anyone who has experienced warfare, unlike yourself, would know that. War is brutal."
Needless to say, Twitter was bewildered by the fact that Curtis felt the need to draw attention to Baghdadi's suffering, given that the former Islamic State leader was himself responsible for inflicting much death and suffering in his time.
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The curriculum spans grades three through eight. Under the new curriculum, for the first time, the district will teach students about gender identity and sexual orientation. The lessons will also help kids identify an adult they can trust; plus talk to them about options if they get pregnant, and seventh graders would learn how to use a condom.
At the school board meeting Monday, the two groups held dueling rallies outside school district headquarters.
Demonstrators first showed up for rally organized by Texas Values, which opposes the proposed changes.
Supporters repeatedly interrupted it, causing Austin ISD police to arrest transgender woman Naomi Wilson, who's now accused of trespassing, according to her friends.
Comment: RT highlights an example of liberal media's Trump Derangment Syndrome in the person of Max Boot. The public wasn't having it: