Contributor’s links for aug. 2, 2019

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Each day at just after midnight Eastern, a post like this one is created for contributors and readers of this site to upload news links and video links on the issues that concern this site. Most notably, Islam and its effects on Classical Civilization, and various forms of leftism from Soviet era communism, to postmodernism and all the flavours of galloping statism and totalitarianism such as Nazism and Fascism which are increasingly snuffing out the classical liberalism which created our near, miraculous civilization the West has been building since the time of Socrates.

This document was written around the time this site was created, for those who wish to understand what this site is about. And while our understanding of the world and events has grown since then, the basic ideas remain sound and true to the purpose.

So please post all links, thoughts and ideas that you feel will benefit the readers of this site to the comments under this post each day. And thank you all for your contributions.

This is the new Samizdat. We must use it while we can.

About Eeyore

Canadian artist and counter-jihad and freedom of speech activist as well as devout Schrödinger's catholic

101 Replies to “Contributor’s links for aug. 2, 2019”

  1. Watch this. A simple movie review on Quentin Tarantino’s new film. Wait till the very end to hear the reviewer’s departing shot at the world’s last hope for upholding free speech and freedom of the individual. Disgusting.

    https://youtu.be/BnoIJg-h7Bg

    • ‘A country based on genocide and slavery, not much has changed since then.’

      The cry of the Communist dhimmi
      “Admit all your guilt sets you free!”
      Submit to the Party and Story
      Then turn on your own family.

      • The method of submission and conversion of the Swedish Syndrome (no longer confined to Stockholm) is the same for:
        The Dhimmitude of islam
        The Cucksplaining of Communism
        The Infantalization of LGTBQ+

        Of course, backed by terror and real force of:
        slavery, (no mercy),
        your family held hostage, (no love), and
        sexual identity (no inner affection).

        Though they claim they are all merciful, loving and affectionate between themselves.

        “We love death more than you love life,” is their mantra. Those who gave up their souls for peace. A peace they will never find.

        The dead who won’t rest until all are subdued and pay hommage.

        The real zombie apocalypse.

        And the corporations think they can contain it.

      • “Humans are social animals, when we are born we are a blank slate.”
        Commander Kelly Gracesonpersonper of the Orville
        Season 2 Episode 11

        In this Season 2… almost every episode is about someone getting into another’s pants. From porn addiction, to sex with a robot. Cis-gender sex is a persecuted minority on one planet; (because, as victims, we are all interchageable).

        This is what is fascinating for the tattooed hypnotized. This is where the money is: a slam-dunk audience. For they are always looking out for how to undo all the calamities, the jinns, the misfortunes that ensue from desiring sex before they know the person. A present-day soap opera for the modern blank slate. Without any moralizing over the very fact that self-preservation of the species is in our genes, and how we manage it is crucial for our code’s health and survival.

        And that inner voice of instinct, from personal privacy to personal intergrity, must not be ripped out by nurseries, governments and religions. For theirs is merely induced cruelty and trauma. A new coding of behavior that they then don’t call a black slate, but your birth identity. A fluidity that only goes so far back as not to be your ‘old-self,’ that you may skip-over to reliving the implanted memories of a ‘previous-self,’ but you must never be ‘you.’ A non-human will stand in your place.

        A self-hatred and hatred for children that are just like you once were. For the old-self will always conflict with the new-self. Only maintaining anger of unfairness keeps them apart.

        This hatred-of-self that is islam, Communism and Sexual Identity are just three of many imprinted personalities. They are legion. And they claim superiority over kufar, bourgoise, and breeders. These Unbelievers with their natural senses to be self-directed, build their own homes and raise their own families. Those who won’t submit.

        Humanity’s inner core replaced by an outer core. The blank slates in schools.

        This should be an episode of Star Trek; not eternal re-runs of Star Flicks.

        • “…reasons to doubt that the human mind is a blank slate, and some of them just come from common sense. As many people have told me over the years, anyone who’s had more than one child knows that kids come into the world with certain temperaments and talents; it doesn’t all come from the outside. Oh, and anyone who has both a child and a house pet has surely noticed that the child, exposed to speech, will acquire a human language, whereas the house pet won’t, presumably because of some innate different between them.”

          “And here’s what happens if you get a pair of people who share all their DNA — namely, clones or identical twins. And you can see huge areas of cortex where there are massive correlations in the distribution of gray matter.”

          “My favorite example is a pair of twins, one of whom was brought up as a Catholic in a Nazi family in Germany, the other brought up in a Jewish family in Trinidad. When they walked into the lab in Minnesota, they were wearing identical navy blue shirts with epaulettes; both of them liked to dip buttered toast in coffee, both of them kept rubber bands around their wrists, both of them flushed the toilet before using it as well as after, and both of them liked to surprise people by sneezing in crowded elevators to watch them jump. Now — the story might seem to good to be true, but when you administer batteries of psychological tests, you get the same results — namely, identical twins separated at birth show quite astonishing similarities.”
          https://www.ted.com/talks/steven_pinker_chalks_it_up_to_the_blank_slate/transcript?language=en

          Is that not the person you wish to know?

          “Jesus replied, “Very truly I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of God unless they are born again.””
          https://biblehub.com/john/3-3.htm

          Get your head out of the box.

          • Stephen Pinker’s book, The Blank Slate, is an excellent and even important read. It reveals how much Hegelian/Marxist thought has corrupted science.

            Recently I have begun to think about the basics in terms of the differences between leftist thought and modernist thought. And one of the prime ones is communism insists against all evidence and experience, that humans and animals are blank slates, 100% programmed by the environment.

            This explains why communists have to kill so many of us, To change that environment to the extent that new man can be programmed by the state the ‘right way’ .

            Pinker is pretty far to the left from my perspective. His opinions on abortion for example. But his book is really superb.

            • The Hegelian Dialetic.
              https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dialectic

              Problem – Reaction – Solution.
              (Thesis – Antithesis – Solution).

              Generate something you said was problematic – create an outraged reaction to it – buy into the solution that returns peace.

              This technique was used on me, two days ago.

              I walked into a butcher shop. Not having the pork chops I wanted, I was offered a large lump of prime steak with a third off where it was instantly weighed and given a price. It was too costly. Undecided with this new offering, I said my price limit was x amount hoping for a discount.

              Immediately it was taken to the chopping board and slices cut and weighed as just under x amount. I’d made a saving I was told.

              Now, I could have punched him in the face. I saw the trick of intimidation being played out.

              Problem (I made him cut the meat up) – fake reaction of outrage (I made him cut the meat up) – Solution (I bought the meat just to keep the peace).

              Well, I did want some meat anyway. And who wants to make trouble? I was his bitch.

              That’s all it was. Bullying. Preying on the civility that restrains all primates.

              Now apply this to muhammadans, Communists and Sexuals. The mock-outrages from these who spend their lives preoccupied with hate.

              Imagined-injustice (you created) – imagined-offense (you created) – and now they dictate to have anything from the candy store that makes them happy.

              Emotions. Not logic.

              The truth makes them unhappy. – the World must not speak such Hate Crimes – Momma hands them their identities.

  3. Ok I keep copying and pasting and the wrong video comes up. Regardless, movie reviewer Liz Braun in the Toronto Sun tells us how Tarantino makes a great movie based on the loss of innocence in ’69, then says the U.S. is based on slavery and massacre. –An utterly misplaced leftist nonsense.

  7. An odd and very bloody video of 6 severed heads, and somebody apparently playing soccer with one. Uploaded last tuesday. There’s a group of people shouting, not sure what language they’re speaking, but it sounds SE asian to me.
    Somebody does the “horn” with his left hand, a gesture intended to ward of the evil eye. That’s a mediterranean thing, they do this in the ME as well I believe.

    The uploader says it’s “from Arabia”. My best guess is it’s a militia in Syria, but there’s little context. I ran google image on the thumbnail, no luck.

    Anybody have any idea?

    https://vk.com/videos350976528?z=video446797200_456239039%2Fpl_350976528_-2

  8. Indian Army Seizes US-Made Sniper Rifles From Kashmir Militants (sputniknews, Aug 2, 2019)
    https://sputniknews.com/military/201908021076441874-indian-army-seizes-us-made-sniper-rifles-from-kashmir-militants/

    “New Delhi (Sputnik): The Indian Army has seized a cache of US-made M-24 sniper rifles, along with telescopes and landmines, from militants who allegedly wanted to attack Hindu pilgrims heading to undertake an annual pilgrimage in the Kashmir Valley.

    The seizure was made by the Indian Army days after receiving inputs of the Pakistani Army’s possible bid to disrupt the pilgrimage, which is undertaken by thousands of people every year.

    Chinar Corps Commander Lt General K.J.S. Dhillon, who led the troops in the Kashmir Valley, on Friday claimed that Pakistan has been trying to disrupt the peace in Kashmir.

    According to Dhillon, “there were confirmed intelligence reports that terrorists backed by Pakistan and its army are trying to disrupt Amarnath Yatra”.

    “IEDs have been recovered. Caches of ammunition, explosives and weapons have been recovered along the Amarnath yatra routes. Searches are still going on. One of the weapons (M-24) is here. Pakistan army mine has been recovered in the searches”, Lt General Dhillon said, with the army recently having discovered a landmine with markings of the “Pakistan Ordnance Factory”.

    Over the last few days, the Indian Army has managed to neutralise several militants and nabbed three of them in the Kashmir Valley. The army operation is still ongoing.

    Meanwhile, the Indian government has put its army and air force on high operational alert in the Kashmir Valley amid “unprecedented” tension at the border with Pakistan.

    An Indian Home Ministry official also confirmed the additional deployment of security forces in the Kashmir Valley…”

  9. Angela Merkel’s party renews calls for Burqa ban in Germany (express, Aug 2, 2019)
    https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/1160936/Angela-Merkel-party-CDU-burqa-ban-Germany

    “ANGELA Merkel’s party renewed calls for a burqa ban in Germany today after the Netherlands imposed the ban this week.

    The Deputy leader of the Christian Democrats joined other members of the CDU in calling for the ban.

    Julia Klöckner, who leads the provincial Rhineland-Palatinate branch of the party said Germany should enshrine a dress code for Muslim women in order to help protect their dignity.

    “It’s not about a piece of fabric, but about the entire gender image that is expressed through it,” Klöckner, also the agriculture minister in Merkel’s government, told the Passauer Neue Presse (PNP) in an article published today. “Our Basic Law is totally clear,” Klöckner added. “Men and women have equal value and equal rights.”

    It comes however as the first day of the Netherlands burqa ban was deemed a farce and ‘largely unworkable’

    The law which came into force on Wednesday was largely undermined after police said it was not a priority to police and spoke of their discomfort with the idea that veiled women could be put off coming into police stations.

    Wearers of the banned clothing are to be given the option to remove the offending item or face a police fine of between €150 and €415. There is no prohibition on wearing such garments in the street.

    Transport companies said in a response to the police position that they would not ask their staff on trains, metros, trams or buses to take on an enforcement role in the absence of officers.

    The law was passed in 2016 by Mark Rutte’s coalition government, largely in response to the growing popularity of Geert Wilders’ anti-Islam Freedom party.

    The Netherlands is the sixth EU country to prohibit face-covering clothing in public buildings, a trend started in France in 2011 by Nicholas Sarkozy.”

  11. Afghan official: Taliban strike police checkpoint, kill 10 (abcnews, Aug 2, 2019)
    https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/afghan-official-taliban-strike-police-checkpoint-kill-10-64728732

    “The Taliban targeted a police checkpoint in Afghanistan’s central province of Day Kundi on Friday, killing at least 10 policemen, provincial officials said as the U.S. envoy for talks with the insurgents pressed ahead with meetings with key players in the conflict.

    The governor of Day Kundi, Anwar Rahmati, said that along with the 10 killed, 15 policemen were also wounded in the attack, which took place in the district of Patu. The insurgents also suffered casualties, he said.

    However, provincial councilman Ghayrat Jawaheri gave a higher death toll, saying 13 policemen were killed in the attack. The different tolls could not immediately be reconciled…”

  12. Yemen officials: Al-Qaida kills at least 20 at military camp (abcnews, Aug 2, 2019)
    https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/yemen-officials-al-qaida-kills-20-military-camp-64727723

    “Al-Qaida militants targeted a military camp in Yemen’s southern Abyan province, killing at least 20 troops and setting off hours-long clashes that lasted into early morning Friday, Yemeni officials and tribal leaders said.

    The attack began around midnight, with militants firing rocket propelled grenades at the camp belonging to members of a Yemeni force trained by the United Arab Emirates, a member of the Saudi-led coalition fighting the Houthi rebels in Yemen since 2015.

    The militants then overran the camp, seizing and confiscating equipment and weapons, before setting it on fire, according to the tribal leaders. There was no immediate claim of responsibility by al-Qaida but the officials said the attack bore all the hallmarks of the Sunni militant group…”

  14. Judicial Watch Is Doing BASIC WORK Congress REFUSES to Do About Rep. Ilhan Omar! | Tom Fitton

  16. Kamala Harris DESTROYED, Democrats Are So DESPERATE They Call Tulsi A Russian Puppet

  18. Libya to close ‘inhuman’ migrant detention centres after outcry (BBC, Aug 2, 2019)
    https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-49203792

    “Libya plans to shut down three of its biggest migration detention centres, the country’s Interior Minister Fathi Bashagha has announced.

    The centres in question are in Misrata, Tajoura and Khoms.

    Organisations that monitor the situation in Libya fear these closures may lead to even more overcrowding in the remaining centres.

    They also fear the possibility of many more migrants being left in the hands of traffickers…”

  20. Anti-Trump protesters interrupt rally — Trump’s response is PERFECT | Dan Bongino

  24. Nets Ignore NYC Man Beaten for Wearing ‘Make America Great Again’ Hat

    Early Tuesday evening, Trump supporter and art gallery owner Jahangir Turan was walking down a street in Manhattan, New York wearing a “Make America Great Again” hat he had purchased at Trump Tower, when he was allegedly assaulted in broad daylight by a group of teens. News of the attack only grabbed national attention on Thursday.

    Instead of reporting on the possible politically motivated attack in their own backyards, the flagship evening newscasts of ABC, CBS, and NBC were too busy suggesting Trump supporters at a rally in Cincinnati, Ohio that night were going to chant racist slogans.

    While the networks were ignoring Turan’s swollen face, messed up eye, and fractured cheekbone, their local affiliates were covering his recounting of the assault. WNBC reported:

    https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/nicholas-fondacaro/2019/08/01/nets-ignore-nyc-man-beaten-wearing-make-america-great-again

  26. Richard: You can’t make this stuff up.

    Robot racism? Yes, says a study showing humans’ biases extend to robots

    By Caroline Klein and David Allan, CNN

    ou see them in films like Will Smith’s “I, Robot” and Eve from “Wall-E.” Real-life examples include Honda’s Asimo, UBTECH’s Walker, Boston Dynamics’ Atlas, and even NASA’s Valkyrie robot. All made of shiny white material. And some real-life humanoid robots are modeled after white celebrities, such as Audrey Hepburn and Scarlett Johansson.
    The reason for these shades of technological white may be racism, according to new research.
    “Robots And Racism,” a study conducted by the Human Interface Technology Laboratory in New Zealand (HIT Lab NZ) and published by the country’s University of Canterbury, suggests people perceive physically human-like robots to have a race and therefore apply racial stereotypes to white and black robots.

    These colors have been found to trigger social cues that determine how humans react to and behave toward other people and also, apparently, robots.
    “The bias against black robots is a result of bias against African-Americans,” lead researcher Christoph Bartneck explained to The Next Web. He told CNN, “It is amazing to see how people who had no prior interaction with robots show racial bias towards them

    https://www.cnn.com/2019/08/01/tech/robot-racism-scn-trnd/index.html

  27. In first public statement, DC’s new Catholic archbishop slams Trump for ‘diminishing our national life’

    WASHINGTON – The District of Columbia’s new Catholic leader – the country’s lone black archbishop – on Thursday issued his first public statement since his installation, lambasting President Donald Trump’s recent tweets about members of Congress of color as “diminishing our national life.”

    Wilton Gregory, who came to Washington in May, is known through his long, prominent career for being nonconfrontational on hot-button issues in public, but working quietly behind the scenes – a model similar to the man he replaced, Cardinal Donald Wuerl. But on Thursday, Gregory signaled that he wants to use his higher-profile perch in the nation’s capital to challenge the use of identity – racial, national origin or otherwise – as a tool of attack.

    “I have stressed that I am a pastor and fellow disciple of Jesus, not a political leader. There are, however, sometimes, when a pastor and a disciple of Jesus is called to speak out to defend the dignity of all God’s children,” he said in the statement.

    He said in his statement, which drew attention from many prominent Catholic leaders for its direct address to Trump, that he has been meeting privately with major Catholic lay groups, including the massive Knights of Columbus, to press them to “promote respect” and to work to “reject racism, disrespect or brutality in speech and action.”

    His comments come as other high-profile religious leaders in the Washington area, including those at Washington National Cathedral, have begun increasingly decrying Trump’s recent attacks on lawmakers of color.

    Most recently, Trump ignited controversy by going after Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-Md., by describing part of the African-American lawmaker’s district, the majority-black Baltimore, as “disgusting, rat and rodent infested.” In the days before that, Trump tweeted attacks on four congresswomen of color by saying they should “go back” to their countries of their ancestors if they were going to criticize aspects of this country.

    Polls show most Americans find Trump’s comments about the four women racist.

    Earlier this week, leaders of Washington National Cathedral – the national cathedral of the Episcopal Church denomination – issued a striking critique of the president.

    “As faith leaders who serve at Washington National Cathedral . . . we feel compelled to ask: After two years of President Trump’s words and actions, when will Americans have enough?” they wrote in an impassioned statement entitled “Have We No Decency? A response to President Trump.”

    Also this week, faith leaders in Baltimore, including Catholic Archbishop William Lori, reacted to Trump’s tweets about Cummings.

    “It was horrible, demeaning and beneath the dignity of a political leader who should be encouraging us all to strive and work for a more civil, just and compassionate society,” wrote leaders including Lori and the local heads of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), the United Methodist Church and the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. “Cities, which bring together diverse races, languages, cultures, economic and social conditions, are frequent targets for those who cannot – or will not – see their beauty through the eyes of God and in their inhabitants. To their detractors, cities are seen only through the lens of social evils such as poverty, crime, violence and racism. To God, however, cities are seen primarily as vessels of hope, lights of God’s reign, and opportunities for living in blessed community.”

    Gregory’s message will likely face a mixed greeting among Catholics. Recent polls show Catholic approval of the president is about 36 percent but among white Catholics the figure is around 44 percent, Pew Research said in March. About 60 percent of U.S. Catholics are white.

    The letter by Maryland clergy was not signed by any evangelical Protestant pastors. Evangelical Christians – who tend to be more politically conservative – have supported Trump in very high numbers throughout his administration.

    Stephen Schneck, the former director of the Institute for Policy Research at Catholic University and an adviser to then-President Barack Obama on Catholic issues, said Thursday that while Wuerl and several other bishops have made recent public comments about lack of civility, Gregory’s statement means more because he’s an African American speaking in the U.S. capital.

    “That can’t be underestimated,” Schneck said. He said U.S. bishops have shifted since Trump took office toward critiquing specific policies – on immigration, capital punishment and climate, among others – but not regularly naming names, which Schneck said was more common under Obama.

    “Where Obama was mentioned over and over in those statements, it’s a clear pattern now to speak in more general terms and there might be something telling there. Maybe they’re afraid of getting tweets from the president,” he said.

    In an interview with The Post on Thursday, Gregory said he decided to speak out a few weeks ago, after meeting with lay Catholic groups, where the topic of civil discourse came up as a cause of concern. Participants in the meetings had asked what specific things Gregory wanted them to focus on.

    “And that’s the opportunity I had to share: I wanted them to stress in their business communities and parishes and neighborhoods to tone down the rhetoric,” he said.

    Gregory’s statement was addressed broadly. It mentioned “President Trump’s tweets on some members of Congress, deploring Baltimore and related matters.” Asked if he was speaking about Cummings or the four congresswomen or anyone specifically, he said those were parts of a whole.

    “It touches on all the recent conversations that have just heightened the level of hostility,” he said. The women, he said, “were not the focus although they are an example.”

    Asked whether it’s possible to separate the morality of Trump’s comments with policies many religious conservatives like – such as his call to overturn Roe v Wade – Gregory said it is not.

    “I don’t see how one can pursue a conversation with an individual that degenerates into character assassination and say, ‘Oh, that’s acceptable because we agree with their message.’ ”

    https://www.lmtonline.com/news/article/In-first-public-statement-DC-s-new-Catholic-14274552.php

  28. Gators have taste for Florida Man, according to science
    Gator bites have become more common as the gator population has boomed. A lot of the time, the gators aren’t sure what they’re biting and back off, study finds.

    A lot of Florida stories are gator stories — gators tossed into a fast-food restaurant, or turning up in someone’s bathtub, or crashing through a kitchen window. And, of course, there are the stories about people being chomped on by Florida’s official state reptile.

    Back when alligators were on the endangered list, nobody ever reported being bitten by one. They weren’t common enough. But once their population began to rebound, the number of reported bites began to climb.

    A new study looking at Florida alligator bite reports dating back to 1971 concludes that gators mostly bite adult men who are not tourists. Adult men in this category make the mistake of getting too close — or even getting into — small, man-made bodies of water where the prehistoric lizards like to hang out, generally in the summertime.

    https://www.tampabay.com/environment/gators-have-taste-for-florida-man-according-to-science-20190801/

  29. U.S. pulls out of INF treaty with Russia

    OAN Newsroom
    UPDATED 6:19 AM PT — Friday, August 2, 2019

    Secretary of State Mike Pompeo recently confirmed the United States has formally pulled out of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF) with Russia. He made the announcement in a Twitter post early Friday, where he explained that the White House gave the Kremlin six months to fall back into compliance with the treaty.

    https://www.oann.com/u-s-pulls-out-of-inf-treaty-with-russia/

  31. Thousands of Hong Kong civil servants rally, wave of protests planned

    HONG KONG (Reuters) – Thousands of Hong Kong civil servants rallied on Friday night to support protesters and urge authorities to rebuild confidence in the government as escalating protests rock the Asian financial hub.

    The rally is the first time government employees have promoted a demonstration in Hong Kong. Hordes of civil servants assembled peacefully with protesters in the heart of the business district, many in black masks to hide their identity.
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    Chanting in Chinese: “Civil servants, add oil!” in words of encouragement for the movement, crowds spilled onto major roads, closing them down and halting traffic in the heart of the city’s business district.

    “I think the government should respond to the demands, instead of pushing the police to the frontline as a shield,” said Kathy Yip, a 26-year-old government worker.

    Police said they had arrested eight people, including a leading pro-independence leader, after seizing weapons and suspected bomb-making material in a raid.

    https://www.oann.com/police-arrest-eight-as-hong-kong-gears-up-for-another-weekend-of-protests/

  33. Fourth Ebola case found in Congo city, raising fears of faster spread

    GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) – A fourth case of Ebola has been confirmed in the eastern Congo city of Goma, the government said late on Thursday, raising fears of an acceleration in infections close to the border with Rwanda.

    The new case is the wife of a miner who died of the virus earlier this week and who only sought treatment more than a week after starting to show symptoms, authorities said.

    “This time … the individual concerned spent time with his family and spent time [being] very symptomatic within the community. So we did expect further cases and we are seeing further cases,” said Margaret Harris, a spokeswoman for the World Health Organization (WHO).

    https://www.oann.com/fourth-ebola-case-detected-in-goma-after-husband-and-daughter-infected-government/

  35. Richard Blumenthal, who fudged military record, wants Trump nominee’s résumé investigated
    By Daily Caller News Foundation August 2, 2019

    Democratic Connecticut Sen. Richard Blumenthal, who falsely claimed to have served in the Vietnam War, wants an investigation into reports that President Donald Trump’s nominee for Director of National Intelligence (DNI) embellished his résumé.

    DNI nominee John Ratcliffe, a Republican Texas congressman, previously said he successfully prosecuted terrorism suspects, despite a lack of evidence to support the claim, The New York Times reported Tuesday.

    “There needs to be a thorough investigation of his implied claims, which certainly for a director of intelligence would be especially egregious because he’s dealing with, supposedly, the facts,” Blumenthal told MSNBC in a little-noticed clip the network aired Wednesday.

    https://libertyunyielding.com/2019/08/02/richard-blumenthal-who-embellished-military-record-wants-trump-nominees-resume-investigated/

  36. The Black Vests: Inside France’s Undocumented Movement

    On the 12th of July, 2019, the Gilets Noirs movement shot to international headlines after occupying the Pantheon, one of Paris’ most historic buildings, demanding to speak with the Prime Minster, Edouard Philippe. “Our mission is clear. France deports us, France which colonised us.” A Gilets Noirs activist said in during the occupation. The Pantheon, a building where many notable French people are buried, including famous chemist Marie Curie and author Voltaire.

    The Gilets Noirs – which translates into English as the “Black Vests” – a nod to the “Gilets Jaunes” protest movement that has engulfed France since December 2018, have been involved in organising a string of high profile actions that have targeted companies and locations, linked to their demands. Their first action was an occupation of France’s largest airport, Charles De Gaulle, and was was aimed at bringing attention to the increase of deportation of migrants from France. The second action targeted one of the world’s largest catering companies, Elior, which activists say was chosen not only because it employs undocumented migrants, also known in France as the “sans-papier” but because it also caters to various parts of France’s immigration infrastructure, including immigration courts, the French Foreign ministry and even deportation centres. Bakary, an activist with the Gilets Noirs, explained: “The detention centres – you work there when you are undocumented, you help build the detention centre for other undocumented migrants. So, we went there to attack, to tell them to stop the exploitation. We are not slaves.”

    One of their key demands, the end to deportations, is one that is a threat for all of France’s sans-papier. At a deportation centre just outside of Paris, within ear shot of the busiest airport, we spoke to Ala Addin, an electrical engineer and his pregnant wife, Tibyan a dentist. Both were detained in the centre for weeks and threatened with imminent deportation. That’s despite a medical letter certifying Tibyan not being fit to fly and the government of France acknowledging the risk for both people, who were involved in street protests in the country, and who say they face torture and death if returned, Ala Addin spoke to us by phone: “I’m wanted and also my wife, because they arrested us several times. And we have been tortured in Sudan. And they threatened us… they will kill us. They booked for us a flight to return us to Sudan. That means they are killing us.”

    Although the Gilets Noirs are a new movement, the struggle of the ‘sans-papier’ in France has a long and rich history. Daniele Obono is a French MP with the left-wing “France Insoumise” party and is one of the most active advocates of the rights of undocumented workers:

    “In France it started in 1995 as a social movement because at the time those ‘sans-papiers’ and their supporters stayed in a church in St. Bernard. And it’s a very famous occupation. Because the government at the time entered the church which used to be a sacred place which the police could not, you know, barge in. And it created big support for the people who were just asking for their administrative papers.”

    But like with the Yellow Vests, the French state was quick to respond to their action at the Pantheon with violence, where police brutally kettled, then charged a group of peaceful protesters. Redfish was the only international media that was there for the entire protest, we asked Gilets Noirs activist, Hussam, why the police responded with violence: “Because they are afraid. Because the black vests are now a big movement. Who just are ready to go out in public space and say: “we want to exist!”. They want to kill this hope.”

  38. Turkish Radio & Television – TRT – Donald Trump vs Antifa

    ( 20 min 21 )

    Last month, suspected Antifa activists attacked the conservative blogger Andy Ngo. In response, US President Donald Trump tweeted that he wants to designate Antifa a terrorist group, saying it’ll help police do their job. But unlike most terror organisations — Antifa hasn’t killed anyone. So is the group dangerous or the White House’s strawman?

    Guests:
    Kit O’Connell
    Journalist and Antifascist activist

    Brandon Straka
    Founder of the Walk Away Campaign

    • Turkish Radio & Television – TRT – Is Antifa Really a Terror Group?

      The roots of Antifa sprung up in opposition to Italian dictator Benito Mussolini.

      Now the group is fighting Donald Trump.

      But with conservative pundits being attacked, the White House is pushing back by threatening to label the group a terrorist organisation. Is Trump overreaching? Or is Antifa dangerous? Hyder Abbasi reports.

  40. Turkish Radio & Television – TRT – Abu Hamza’s Son Speaks Out | Exclusive Interview with Former British Fighter in Syria

    ( 11 min 42 )

    Sufean Mostafa Kamal says he went to Syria to fight against Bashar al Assad’s forces. But the son of radical preacher Abu Hamza al Masri had his British citizenship revoked in 2017.

    He’s currently being held in a high security facility in Turkey.

    Kamal spoke exclusively to TRT World’s Shamim Chowdhury about his time in Syria, his reaction to becoming stateless, and how he has no regrets.

    • Indonesia’s Aceh whips two men, woman for breaking sharia law

      Three people were publicly whipped 100 times each in Indonesia’s deeply conservative Aceh province for having pre-marital sexual relations.

      Flogging is used as punishment for a range of offenses in the region at the tip of Sumatra island, including gambling, drinking alcohol, and having gay sex or relations outside of marriage.

  44. Forget the Stealth Fighters and Aircraft Carriers: China’s Military Has Big Problems

    The dragon has no wings?

    China’s new defense white paper has been eagerly awaited by Western analysts searching for clues to Beijing’s national security strategy.

    The 2019 white paper (the last one was in 2015) lays out general principles of China’s defense policy. It avows the new face of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA). Cyberwarfare, more flexible command and control, long-range naval operations. Change the names and numbers, and you could be forgiven for thinking this was a planning document from the U.S. military or an American thinktank.

    But before we fear the onslaught of the Dragon, take a look at the problems that the white paper says China’s military must solve.

    The most glaring is corruption, which has led to numerous senior officers being punished for crimes such as selling promotions. “China’s armed forces are tightening political discipline and rules, investigating and dealing strictly with grave violations of CPC discipline and state laws,” the white paper says. “China’s armed forces punish corruption in strict accordance with CPC [Communist Party] discipline and relevant laws, and rectify any malpractice in key construction projects and the procurement of equipment and material…They have worked to implement full-spectrum audit, intensify the audit of major fields, projects and funds, and perform strict audits over the economic liabilities of officers in positions of leadership. Active efforts have been made to monitor the cost-effectiveness of applied funds, conduct whole-process audit, and combine civil and military efforts in auditing.”

    The U.S. military has no shortage of faults. Careerism, inflated prices for military equipment, weapons that don’t work as ad

    read more

    https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/forget-stealth-fighters-and-aircraft-carriers-chinas-military-has-big-problems-70906

    • The author of the article says that the public admission of corruption and the fight to end it is good news. While it probably is good news signaling that they aren’t going to do anything soon if they were planning to move onsome they would start publicly punishing corrupt officers.

    • Netherlands: Muslim women protest against burqa ban in The Hague

      Burqa-clad women were seen distributing flyers in The Hague in protest against the newly introduced ban on the burqa and niqab in public buildings and transport, on Thursday.

      “Today is the actual day when women wearing a niqab really got oppressed. Today I have come here to demonstrate peacefully against the niqab ban,” said one of women.

      Protest organiser Moussa L., who was previously convicted on terrorism charges, said the burqa ‘symbolises freedom for a woman,’ adding that ‘now Muslims are being forced to leave behind their religion and their beliefs because of what people want.’

      The legislation, which came into effect on August 1, also applies to other face-covering garments such as ski-masks, full-face helmets and balaclavas. The ban has so far been difficult to follow as police and transport companies refused to enforce it.

  46. twitter @realDonaldTrump

    Our great Republican Congressman John Ratcliffe is being treated very unfairly by the LameStream Media. Rather than going through months of slander and libel, I explained to John how miserable it would be for him and his family to deal with these people….

    …. John has therefore decided to stay in Congress where he has done such an outstanding job representing the people of Texas, and our Country. I will be announcing my nomination for DNI shortly.

    https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1157352000327180289

  47. Spanish aid boat takes 123 migrants onboard, seeks port (abcnews, Aug 2, 2019)
    https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/spanish-aid-boat-takes-123-migrants-onboard-seeks-64730694

    “A Spanish humanitarian aid group says its rescue ship has saved 123 migrants attempting a perilous crossing across the Mediterranean Sea.

    Open Arms said Friday that it had taken the migrants on board during two separate rescue operations in the central Med and that it is looking for a safe port to disembark.

    Organization leader Oscar Camps says many of the migrants “show signs of having suffered violence in Libya” before setting sail.

    Open Arms adds that Italy, which has denied it entry to its ports before, has threatened to fine the NGO for 50,000 euros ($56,000) if it enters Italy’s national waters.

    The International Organization for Migration says 840 people died trying to cross the Mediterranean this year.”

  48. Fresh Clashes Erupt Between Indian and Pakistan Amid Jet Activities (sputniknews, Aug 2, 2019)
    https://sputniknews.com/military/201908021076443237-fresh-clashes-erupt-between-indian-and-pakistan-amid-jet-activities/

    “Tensions between India and Pakistan seem to be gradually ratcheting up along the Line of Control, with jet activities being reported on Friday on both sides of the de facto border.

    As per a report, the armed forces of the two nuclear-armed nations have been engaged in heavy gunfire in northern Kashmir’s Baramulla district. It is taking place in the Hajipeer sector of Uri.

    “Heavy firing has started in the area which has created panic in Churanda, Silikote, Tilawari, Sadpora and other villages living along the border”, a local official said .

    Amid fresh shelling and fuel tanker jet activities, the Srinagar Airport Authority has called a meeting of the Special Airport Security Committee after a security advisory issued by Government of Jammu and Kashmir. Members of all the airlines attended the special meet.

    Nevertheless, in the morning, the Indian government put its air force and army on high operational alert.

    The Indian news agency ANI, citing unnamed sources, said that the Indian Air Force operations in Jammu and Kashmir are part of “normal activity”. Mirage 2000 fighter aircraft are also operating from airbases inside the state.

    Earlier on Thursday, Pakistan summoned an Indian diplomat in Islamabad over ceasefire violations along the Line of Control (LoC) for a third consecutive day…”

  49. Is a Hamas-Allied Hate Group Influencing the 2020 Dem Primaries?
    The foreign election interference the Democrats don’t want to talk about.
    August 2, 2019
    Daniel Greenfield

    After disrupting a Holocaust Remembrance Day event at U.C. Berkeley, Hatem Bazian told supporters to look at all the Jewish names on the buildings, “take a look at the type of names on the building around campus — Haas, Zellerbach — and decide who controls this university.”

    In 2017, Bazian, the founder of hate groups such as Students for Justice in Palestine and American Muslims for Palestine, retweeted anti-Semitic memes from a Holocaust denial Twitter account.

    After the backlash, the Islamist hate group leader claimed that he had Jewish friends.

    Next year, Bazian’s Jewish friends came out of the closet when he boasted through a megaphone outside Senator Kamala Harris’ office, while protesting in support of Hamas attacks on Israel, that, “AMP and IfNotNow are coming together.”

    AMP was Bazian’s own hate group, whose board members had been accused of supporting Hamas. The organization has been sued by the parents of David Boim, an American teen murdered by Hamas.

    IfNotNow is an anti-Israel hate group notorious for targeting Jewish charities and organizations. A member of the hate group had just recited a mock Kaddish, the Jewish prayer for the dead, for what the two hate groups falsely claimed was a massacre of civilian protesters in Gaza. In fact, Hamas had admitted that 50 of the 62 killed in the attacks on Israel were members of the terrorist organization.

    https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/274417/hamas-allied-hate-group-influencing-2020-dem-daniel-greenfield

  50. “We’ve Got People All Around the World Who Want to Invest in Joe Biden.”
    August 2, 2019
    Daniel Greenfield

    A helpful reminder from a Politico investigation titled, “Biden, Inc.” that the upper echelons of the Democrats are basically organized crime. This goes beyond the familiar stuff, homes in Iraq, lobbying, Ukraine, China, etc to some interesting background on the Biden’s hedge fund.

    The day the Bidens took over Paradigm Global Advisors was a memorable one.

    In the late summer of 2006 Joe Biden’s son Hunter and Joe’s younger brother, James, purchased the firm. On their first day on the job, they showed up with Joe’s other son, Beau, and two large men and ordered the hedge fund’s chief of compliance to fire its president, according to a Paradigm executive who was present.

    After the firing, the two large men escorted the fund’s president out of the firm’s midtown Manhattan office, and James Biden laid out his vision for the fund’s future. “Don’t worry about investors,” he said, according to the executive, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, citing fear of retaliation. “We’ve got people all around the world who want to invest in Joe Biden.”

    At the time, the senator was just months away from both assuming the chairmanship of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and launching his second presidential bid. According to the executive, James Biden made it clear he viewed the fund as a way to take money from rich foreigners who could not legally give money to his older brother or his campaign account.

    https://www.frontpagemag.com/point/274511/weve-got-people-all-around-world-who-want-invest-daniel-greenfield

    Biden Inc.

    Over his decades in office, ‘Middle-Class Joe’s’ family fortunes have closely tracked his political career.

    The day the Bidens took over Paradigm Global Advisors was a memorable one.

    In the late summer of 2006 Joe Biden’s son Hunter and Joe’s younger brother, James, purchased the firm. On their first day on the job, they showed up with Joe’s other son, Beau, and two large men and ordered the hedge fund’s chief of compliance to fire its president, according to a Paradigm executive who was present.

    After the firing, the two large men escorted the fund’s president out of the firm’s midtown Manhattan office, and James Biden laid out his vision for the fund’s future. “Don’t worry about investors,” he said, according to the executive, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, citing fear of retaliation. “We’ve got people all around the world who want to invest in Joe Biden.”

    https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2019/08/02/joe-biden-investigation-hunter-brother-hedge-fund-money-2020-campaign-227407

    Richard: Either Politico is worried about corruption in the Oval Office or they are suporting one of the other Dems trying to get the nomination.