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on July 2, 2015 in World News

Donald Trump’s Criticisms of Mass Mexican Immigration Barely Scratch the Surface

Donald Trump’s Criticisms of Mass Mexican Immigration Barely Scratch the Surface by Katie McHugh Modern-day clickbait aggregators who fancy themselves journalists collectively gasped when GOP candidate Donald Trump clearly and succinctly condemned the raw deal Mexico gave the U.S., especially when it comes to immigration. “Presidential candidate Donald Trump painted himself further into a corner Wednesday by spewing another batch of anti-immigrant rhetoric on CNN,” declared The Huffington Post’s Michael McLaughlin for LatinoVoices. (Why is a fellow apparent potato head acting like he represents Latinos, anyway?) He goes on to commit an embarrassing statistical blunder on rape while publishing Trump’s… View Article

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on July 2, 2015 in World News

The Left’s Crazy, Hate-Filled Reaction to My Supreme Court Petition

The Left’s Crazy, Hate-Filled Reaction to My Supreme Court Petition by Justin Haskins Like for many conservatives, the Supreme Court’s recent liberty-crushing rampage was an incredibly difficult pill for me to swallow. Having to listen to the continuous parade of mainstream media pundits trot out their prized leftist activists to tell us all how common interpretations held by the public and the courts had been completely wrong for more than 200 years was nauseating to say the least. At some point between the feelings of crippling despair and absolute frustration, I decided I’d start a petition that would be sent… View Article

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on July 2, 2015 in World News

Big Majority Think Confederate Flag Symbol of Heritage not Racism

CNN Shock Poll: Big Majority Think Confederate Flag Symbol of Heritage not Racism From Nick Gass writing at Politico: As debate rages in South Carolina over the Confederate flag on its statehouse property, a majority of Americans see the rebel flag as a symbol of Southern pride, not a reminder of racism, according to a new CNN/ORC poll out Thursday. Public opinion is about where it stood 15 years ago, when the Palmetto State removed the rebel St. Andrew’s cross from the Capitol dome. But there is a stark racial divide on how the banner is perceived and what should… View Article

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on July 2, 2015 in World News

New Zealand Criminalizes Online Trolling To Prevent ‘Hurt Feelings’

Mind Your Manners: New Zealand Criminalizes Online Trolling To Prevent ‘Hurt Feelings’ by Simon Kent New Zealand is a country of almost five million inhabitants, some 29 million sheep and, on the evidence, plenty of hurt feelings. The latter has been tackled by sweeping new parliamentary legislation making cyber-bulling a criminal offence while guaranteeing the protection of people emotionally affected by online “abuse”. The Harmful Digital Communications Bill – as approved and published in the capital, Wellington – notes that the district court can of Tuesday force some websites to publish an apology, offer a right of reply by the… View Article

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on July 1, 2015 in World News

Ukraine Crisis Is Also About Corporations Doing Their Utmost to Capture Its Fertile Soil

Ukraine Crisis Is Also About Corporations Doing Their Utmost to Capture Its Fertile Soil Ukraine’s precious black earth is being steadily annexed by international corporations connected to western governments This article originally appeared at Slavyangrad The Ukrainian crisis can be viewed as being composed of several interconnected factors, from the civil war to rampant corruption, and the wider geopolitical ramifications of American confrontation with Russia. Anotherrelatively overlookedfactor is the ongoing conflict over Ukraine’s natural resources. Of particular interest to transnational corporations and their puppet local oligarchs is the ‘black earth’ of Ukraine. Black earth or ‘Chernozem’ is found in two major… View Article

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on July 1, 2015 in World News

Ukraine’s Azov Nazis Want Canada’s Help

Ukraine’s Azov Nazis Want Canada’s Help Barred from receiving training by US legislators Azov is pinning its hopes on Canada and PM Stephen Harper whose rhetoric is well received in the battalion by Murray Brewster This article originally appeared at Ottawa Citizen Ukraine’s Azov Battalion is looking for help from Canada. Unit members are not happy with being branded as Neo-Nazis. Recently, U.S. lawmakers voted unanimously to block American troops from training the unit. Democratic Congressman John Conyers, Jr. joined forces with Republican Congressman Ted Yoho to add an amendment to the Pentagon’s defence spending request. The amendment, passed unanimously… View Article

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on July 1, 2015 in World News

John McCain’s Latest Op-Ed More Brain Damaging Than Huffing Glue

John McCain’s Latest Op-Ed More Brain Damaging Than Huffing Glue Reading John McCain’s latest word jumble in The Washington Post could kill an unspeakable number of your brain cells, according to medical professionals on Russia Insider’s payroll. Proceed with extreme caution. John McCain is best known for crashing his dumb and probably very expensive airplane during America’s First Napalm War with Vietnam. But he’s also fairly well known for calling his poor wife a c-u-n-you-know-the-rest. On a slightly related note, Mr. McCain is a prehistoric United States Senator who dreams every night about screaming Iranian children fleeing from American cruise missiles. From time to time… View Article

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on July 1, 2015 in World News

Serious pushback over same-sex marriage

Serious pushback over same-sex marriage Clerks quit, judges drop licensing, senator says just ignore ruling by Bob Unruh The negative reaction to the U.S. Supreme Court’s creation of a right to same-sex “marriage” is surging, with clerks quitting, judges dropping their license procedures and even one U.S. senator telling people it should be ignored. By a 5-4 majority, including two justices who publicly had advocated for same-sex marriage and possibly violated ethics standards by participating in the case, the Supreme Court on Friday ordered that states could not refuse to grant same-sex duos marriage licenses or recognize such licenses from… View Article

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on July 1, 2015 in World News

Australian PM challenged over law gagging immigration center workers

‘Not ethically justifiable’: Australian PM challenged over law gagging immigration center workers Australian health workers have spoken out against a law that makes it illegal for employees to disclose information about immigration detention centers. The group challenged the government to prosecute them for speaking out, citing human rights issues. Under the Australian Border Force Act, which came into effect on Wednesday, center workers could face up to two years in jail if they disclose information about the facilities. Under the heading “secrecy and disclosure provisions,” the act says releasing information is only permitted by the secretary of the department responsible… View Article

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on July 1, 2015 in World News

Worker’s response to vet is unacceptable

Worker’s response to vet is unacceptable By Patricia Kime, Staff writer Iraq war veteran Chris Dorsey figured that no one would believe he had been turned away from a VA clinic when he sought an appointment for post-traumatic stress disorder. So when he went on Tuesday to another facility, the VA Oakwood, Georgia, Community Based Outpatient Clinic, he flipped on his smartphone camera. On the video, Dorsey is heard waiting patiently in line for more than 5 minutes. When he reaches the check-in counter, he informs the desk he needs a transfer from the Athens, Georgia, VA system and an… View Article

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