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UK hate law 'may criminalise comedy'

Arthi Nachiappan
The Times
Thu, 09 Jul 2020 00:01 UTC

Changes to hate crime laws threaten to criminalise comedians who tell the classic "Scotsman, Irishman and Englishman go to a pub" joke, a leading QC has claimed.

Roddy Dunlop, QC, vice-dean of the Faculty of Advocates, said plans to expand legislation to include "stirring up hatred" — as well as more protection for victims of prejudice on the basis of age, race, religion, disability, sexual orientation or gender — could impede free speech.

"How many stand-up comedians will feel comfortable telling any jokes if this law is passed?" he said. "People could complain that the joke discriminates against Scottish people's national identity. We worry it will be too wide and too much of a curb on freedom of expression"

George Floyd's harrowing final moments revealed in new transcripts as rookie cop asks court to dismiss manslaughter case

RT
Thu, 09 Jul 2020 08:04 UTC

Transcripts of body camera videos reveal that the officer who pressed his knee against George Floyd's neck was dismissive of the man's pleas for help. One cop charged in the incident has petitioned the court to dismiss his case.

The footage, taken from body cameras worn by officers Thomas Lane and J. Alexander Kueng, reportedly shows Floyd pleading for his life in the minutes before he became unresponsive.

"You're going to kill me, man," the Minneapolis resident said, according to a transcript of Lane's body camera video.

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'The purge will only accelerate': Stefan Molyneux suspended from Twitter just days after receiving YouTube ban

RT
Wed, 08 Jul 2020 07:28 UTC

Conservative firebrand Stefan Molyneux has had his Twitter account suspended, just a week after he was banned from YouTube. His removal from the platform comes amid a growing debate over free speech on social media.

The ban came without warning, Molyneux claimed during a livestream in which he discussed the development. "It's nice to see that Twitter is talking to tech journalists before they would talk to me," he said. The popular right-wing pundit and intellectual suggested that he was removed from the platform after promoting a new essay that outlines his values and beliefs. "It's not hard to understand why powerful people might not want you to read what I wrote below," reads a note at the top of the essay, in which he announced his removal from Twitter.

Molyneux argued that the campaign to deplatform conservative voices has started to "energize" conservatives and that his ban demonstrates "who has the power and who doesn't have the power."

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City of Seattle teaches white employees to 'undo their whiteness' in bizarre 'diversity training' sessions

Mia Cathell
The Post Millennial
Wed, 08 Jul 2020 05:22 UTC

If a white employee speaks too much, that’s "imposition" or "paternalism." If a white employee speaks too little, "silence" is also "violence."

Seattle conducted a training session for the city's white employees, titled "Interrupting Internalized Racial Superiority and Whiteness."

Christopher Rufo, a City Journal editor, investigated the city's internal agenda through a public records request.

Rufo found out that Seattle's "diversity trainers" inform white participants that "objectivity," "individualism," "and intellectualization" are all subconscious indications of "internalized racial oppression."

He pointed out the self-defeating contradictions white employees face if they concede to this segregated list of affirmations. If a white employee speaks too much, that's "imposition" or "paternalism." If a white employee speaks too little, "silence" is also "violence."

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Remember the Red Guards before you cheer the woke mobs

Peter Van Buren
The American Conservative
Tue, 07 Jul 2020 00:01 UTC

I'm ambivalent about statues and J.K. Rowling being torn down, but terrified of the thought process behind the destruction. Decisions should never be made by mobs.

Is America on the edge of a cultural revolution?

The historical namesake and obvious parallel is the Cultural Revolution in China, which lasted from 1966 to 1976. Its stated goal was to purge capitalist and traditional elements from society, and to substitute a new way of thinking based on Mao's own beliefs. The epic struggle for control and power waged war against anybody on the wrong side of an idea.

To set the mobs on somebody, one needed only to tie him to an official blacklist like the Four Olds (old customs, culture, habits, and ideas). China's young people and urban workers formed Red Guard units to go after whomever was outed. Violence? Yes, please. When Mao launched the movement in May 1966, he told his mobs to "bombard the headquarters" and made clear that "to rebel is justified." He said "revisionists should be removed through violent class struggle." The old thinkers were everywhere and were systematically trying to preserve their power and subjugate the people.

Catalonia makes face masks mandatory in all public spaces, may reimpose lockdown certain regions

El Pais
Wed, 08 Jul 2020 16:31 UTC

Face masks will be compulsory in all public spaces in Catalonia starting on Thursday, and violators could face fines of €100.

The protective gear must be worn regardless of whether people are observing the social distance of 1.5 meters, or whether the area has a low coronavirus incidence.

The announcement was made on Wednesday by Catalan premier Quim Torra inside the regional parliament. "Face masks will be mandatory in Catalonia. Not just in Segrià, but in all of Catalonia," he said, alluding to an area of Lleida province that has been locked down due to a large coronavirus outbreak.

Massive protests rock Serbian capital after govt forces population BACK into Covid-19 lockdown

RT
Wed, 08 Jul 2020 00:18 UTC

Comment: Rank political abuse of Covid-19 isn't limited to Western govts. In Serbia, the govt declared victory against Covid-19, lifted the lockdown in order to hold elections, then once the incumbent party was reelected, announced a jump in Covid-19 numbers and a return to lockdown. The Serbian people aren't buying it for one minute...

© REUTERS/Marko Djurica
A protest outside the Serbian parliament building against the announced Covid-19 lockdown in Belgrade, Serbia July 7, 2020.

Mounted police used teargas and truncheons to disperse a crowd of several thousand protesters gathered outside the Serbian parliament in Belgrade, opposed to the government's announcement of a new coronavirus lockdown.

President Aleksandar Vucic announced on Tuesday that a new curfew would go into effect on Friday and last over the weekend, after 300 new Covid-19 cases and 13 deaths - the most since the pandemic began, local media reported.

This prompted an estimated ten thousand people to gather outside the parliament building and demand Vucic's resignation, starting around 10 pm local time.

After some demonstrators reportedly broke into the building, riot police were deployed and used force to disperse the crowd, including tear gas. At one point, police on horseback charged the demonstrators.

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Russia arrests ex-journalist Ivan Safronov, accused of spying for Czechs and Americans

Jonny Tickle
RT
Wed, 08 Jul 2020 18:58 UTC

Former journalist Ivan Safronov, arrested on Monday, has been accused of transmitting classified information to Czech intelligence, at the behest of the US. His lawyer says he is being persecuted for his previous journalism work.

At the time of his arrest, Safronov was working as an adviser to Dmitry Rogozin, the head of the Russian Space Agency Roscosmos. He had previously written for well-known newspapers Kommersant and Vedomosti.

According to Safronov's lawyer, Ivan Pavlov, investigators believe he was recruited by the Czechs in 2012, and sent them classified information in 2017 via the internet. The information regards Russian arms supplies to the Middle East and Africa. Safronov is suspected of high treason, and he could face up to 20 years in prison.

Ex-wide receiver catches 3-year-old thrown from burning building in Phoenix, Arizona

Katherine Rodriguez
Breitbart
Wed, 08 Jul 2020 20:06 UTC

Phillip Blanks, a former college football player and ex-Marine, made the greatest catch of his life when he saved a child thrown from a burning building over the weekend.

A shocking video showed the moment Blanks caught a three-year-old boy thrown from the balcony of a burning apartment complex in Phoenix, Arizona, on July 3, right before he hit the ground, KABC reported.

"Instinct. There wasn't much thinking. I just reacted. I just did it," he told the station.

The 28-year-old said he was always raised with the mindset to serve others. Blanks served in the U.S. Marines and currently has a job in the security industry.

He also credits his time playing football as a wide receiver for Saddleback College in Mission Viejo as key to his personal growth.

The turning point for capitalism: Full employment, demand for workers, increased salaries

Aleksandar Sarovic
The Duran
Wed, 08 Jul 2020 00:00 UTC

Unemployment creates exploitation of workers

Employers favour unemployment because unemployed workers have to accept poorly paid jobs to be able to feed their families. A higher unemployment rate produces cheaper labour. Unemployment is not difficult to maintain because employers most often do not necessarily need to hire employees. Big employers support political parties that keep unemployment through economic policy. It starts with importing cheap labour and ends with rising interest rates. This is how unemployment becomes a state policy and how state policy maintains the exploitation of workers. All the exploitation of workers has its origin in unemployment. I wrote more about it in the article: Let's remove unemployment.

The rich people have imposed believing that unemployment is an unavoidable price that must be paid for technological development. They have pressured economic science to accept that 0% of unemployment is not a positive thing, which they accomplished. The capitalists have found an unemployment rate of about 5% the most convenient to them so that 5% of unemployment has become a "normal" state in capitalism. This "normal" state makes workers dependent on capitalists. It allows the exploitation of workers through low labour costs, while the total purchasing power of workers is still large enough to produce profits for private companies. However, such a policy has enlarged the gap between rich and poor what increases problems in society.

Comment: There does seem to be some logic to the theory. The trick is how to get 'from here to there'.

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Society's Child

UK hate law 'may criminalise comedy'

George Floyd's harrowing final moments revealed in new transcripts as rookie cop asks court to dismiss manslaughter case

'The purge will only accelerate': Stefan Molyneux suspended from Twitter just days after receiving YouTube ban

City of Seattle teaches white employees to 'undo their whiteness' in bizarre 'diversity training' sessions

Remember the Red Guards before you cheer the woke mobs

Catalonia makes face masks mandatory in all public spaces, may reimpose lockdown certain regions

Massive protests rock Serbian capital after govt forces population BACK into Covid-19 lockdown

Russia arrests ex-journalist Ivan Safronov, accused of spying for Czechs and Americans

Ex-wide receiver catches 3-year-old thrown from burning building in Phoenix, Arizona

The turning point for capitalism: Full employment, demand for workers, increased salaries

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