Tag Archive: Self-Defense

on May 21, 2015 in World News

Spanish political renegade poses threat to dominant parties

Spanish political renegade poses threat to dominant parties Nearly a decade ago, Albert Rivera caused a stir in Spanish local politics by posing nude in campaign posters. These days, he sports Hugo Boss suits but his campaign on the national stage is no less eye-catching: His upstart Ciudadanos Party is cutting into support for the ruling conservatives, threatening to bust open Spain’s traditional two-party system. Painful austerity has dented Spanish living standards, generating disillusionment with both Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy’s Popular Party and its rival Socialists, which have alternated power since the fall of the Franco dictatorship in the 1970s…. View Article

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on May 21, 2015 in World News

Moscow Patriarchate: China Authorizes Ordination of Orthodox Priests

Moscow Patriarchate: China Authorizes Ordination of Orthodox Priests Metropolitan Hilarion, the Moscow Patriarchate’s ‘foreign minister’, made the announcement after meeting leaders of China’s State Administration for Religious Affairs In order to compensate for its isolation from the West over the Ukrainian crisis, Moscow has revived its strategic alliance with Beijing, a step that includes the Church. Indeed, for the first time in 60 years, the People’s Republic of China has authorised the ordination of Chinese Orthodox priests. Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, head of the Synodal Department for External Church Relations of the Moscow Patriarchate, made the announcement after an official… View Article

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on May 21, 2015 in World News

The Marijuana Economy Is Coming Out of the Shadows

By David Sirota / AlterNet The Marijuana Economy Is Coming Out of the Shadows Expanding the cannabis market will require not just drug reform legislation, but also a consistent infusion of capital. The convention floor at Denver Airport’s Crowne Plaza on a recent afternoon could have been the trade show for any well-established industry — gray-haired execs in conservative suits mingling with office park dads in polos and fresh-out-of-college types in brand-emblazoned T-shirts. Only this is a new kind of business conference with a special Colorado theme: legal weed. After Colorado voters legalized marijuana in 2012, more states and cities… View Article

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on May 21, 2015 in World News

Cops Who Flash Banged Infant’s Crib Are Blaming the Baby

Cops Who Flash Banged Infant’s Crib Are Blaming the Baby Nearly a year has passed since a Habersham County SWAT team stormed into the Phonesavanh residence, and very nearly killed their 19 month old child. The no-knock raid was prompted by an anonymous tip which suggested there were drugs in the house. As the officers forced their way into the home, they lobbed a flash grenade which wound up landing in the crib where baby “bou-bou” was sleeping. As it erupted, the infant suffered severe burns and had to be taken to the hospital, and placed in a medically induced… View Article

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on May 21, 2015 in World News

VIPs Implicated: Full Scale of Britain’s Child Sex Abuse Shame Revealed

VIPs Implicated: Full Scale of Britain’s Child Sex Abuse Shame Revealed The staggering scale of Britain’s dirty paedophilia secret was revealed today as police released the figures behind the long-running VIP child sex abuse inquiry. So far more than 1400 men have been accused of historical crimes, including 135 entertainment stars, 76 politicians and seven sports figures. The Home Secretary has warned that those cases are just “the tip of the iceberg”. According to the Telegraph 261 well-known figures are being investigated, as are hundreds of sports clubs, schools, children’s homes and religious organisations, by the new police coordinating hub… View Article

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on May 20, 2015 in World News

ABC Signed a $105 Million Contract with George Stephanopoulos Last Year

New York Post Reports – ABC Signed a $105 Million Contract with George Stephanopoulos Last Year If the New York Post report is true, ABC News made a monumental financial blunder last year when it signed a $105 million contract to keep George Stephanopoulos as the face of its “news” network. As I outlined in last week’s post, First Brian Williams, Now George Stephanopoulos Has Lost All Credibility in Latest Mainstream Media Scandal, due to his undisclosed donations to the Clinton Foundation, Mr. Stephanopoulos is now unable to report with any credibility on Hillary Clinton. If he isn’t capable of… View Article

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on May 20, 2015 in World News

Woman told she will be jailed if she continues criticising social workers on Facebook

Mother-of-three faces prison over fight for her son’s return: Woman told she will be jailed if she continues criticising social workers on Facebook The woman had her three children taken away in North East Lincolnshire She criticise social workers who forced her son aged three into adoption Warned she faces prison if she continues to criticise social services on Facebook A mother has been told she will be jailed if she continues to criticise social workers who forced her three-year-old son into adoption. The woman was taken to Hull Family Court over posts she made on Facebook. Judge John Dowse… View Article

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on May 20, 2015 in World News

French Mayor Forced Into Mental Institution For ‘Islamophobic’ Comments?

French Mayor Forced Into Mental Institution For ‘Islamophobic’ Comments? If this story turns out to be accurate, it appears as though the spirit of “Je Suis Charlie” is very much dead in France. A French Mayor was reportedly committed to a mental institution against his will after he posted ‘Islamophobic’ comments on Twitter. The story began when Robert Chardon, mayor of the southern French town of Venelles, became embroiled in a Twitter debate with former French president Nicolas Sarkozy. Chardon insisted that France “ban the Muslim faith in France” and instead “promote the practice of the Christian faith.” While Chardon’s… View Article

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