CJ Hopkins has been given a choice of jail time or a fine for two tweets and a book cover
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Iran: Mass Arrests of Women’s Rights Defenders
(Beirut) – Iranian authorities have arrested at least a dozen activists and increased pressure on a wide range of peaceful dissidents ahead of the anniversary of the nationwide protests that swept the country in 2022, Human Rights Watch said today.
The authorities brutally cracked down on the antigovernment protests that erupted
Target to Drop Mark Levin Book for Fear of Offending Democrats
Target has reportedly informed conservative radio host and litigator Mark Levin, via his publisher, that it will not carry his new book, The Democrat Party Hates America, for fear of offending Democrats who shop there. Levin, whose previous books have been New York Times bestsellers, made the revelation on Twitter
It is always about the children
I hesitated to write this piece for two reasons: I’m not a member of the 2SLGBTQI* community and therefore do not know the experience and most importantly because this whole issue is a terribly divisive issue. Those who would prosper from pain are very good at divide and conquer.
Burkina Faso: Unlawful Killings, ‘Disappearances’ by the Army
(Nairobi) – The Burkina Faso armed forces summarily executed at least 9 men, and forcibly disappeared and apparently killed 18 others in 3 incidents since February 2023 in Séno province, Human Rights Watch said today. In one incident, soldiers severely beat eight children ages 6 to 16.
The military allegedly
AUDIO: WTF Just Happened in Russia?
Rolo Slavskiy joins James Corbett to discuss the crazy events in Russia this past weekend.
Did Yevgeny Prigozhin just lead a mutiny? A coup attempt? Was this a psyop? A false flag? A “special military operation” (to use the Kremlin’s lingo)? Or something else entirely? And, is it really
Democratic Republic of Congo Wants More from ICC
The Democratic Republic of Congo is requesting the International Criminal Court (ICC) to investigate the upsurge of violence and abuses in the embattled eastern province of North Kivu.
Disney Layoffs: Pixar Cuts Director of 'Lightyear' Right Before Anniversary of Woke Film's Box-Office Disaster
Walt Disney’s Pixar Animation Studios has cut 75 jobs, including two executives behind Lightyear, a woke revisionist take on a beloved Toy Story character that ended up being a box-office failure.
It's Been Three Years. Can You Hear Me Now?
STORY AT-A-GLANCE This story is about how to get through to the ones who are still under the "COVID spell." I would also like to poke the most inconvenient elephant in the room, and I would like to do so with love.
"How Do We Get Through to Them?"
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Rwanda: Alleged Genocide Mastermind Arrested
(Nairobi) – The arrest of Fulgence Kayishema is an important milestone in the search for justice for crimes committed during the 1994 Rwandan genocide, Human Rights Watch said today.
Death’s Secretary Tries to Forget on Cape Cod
We have come to Cape Cod for a few days to forget the man-made world that is too much with us.
Clyburn: I Don't Like Current Food Stamp Work Requirements
On Monday’s broadcast of CNN’s “Situation Room,” House Assistant Minority Leader Rep.
REVIEW: The Zone of Interest by Martin Amis
In Martin Amis’ The Zone of Interest (2014), set in a Nazi death camp, the Commander, Paul Doll, has his wife, Hannah, and two daughters living with him in the “zone,” where the smell of rotting flesh from the mass graves functions as a persistent clue that things have gone
Notes to Poetry: Or, defending freedom for the future
Der Zauberlehrling (1797) is the title of a famous ballad by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, a re-telling of an ancient Egyptian myth that was later put to music by the French composer, Paul Dukas, in his orchestral scherzo L’Apprenti sorcier (1897). The latter was chosen for the title of
Williams-Sonoma Latest Retailer to Leave Downtown San Francisco
Williams-Sonoma, a retailer specializing in kitchen and home furnishings, confirmed Friday that it will leave its downtown San Francisco location next year, becoming the latest big retailer to leave the Union Square area.
The San Francisco Standard reported (original links): The Williams-Sonoma Union Square store will close in 2024, the