ISIS has claimed responsibility for the terrorist attack in Ohio State University that resulted in 11 people being stabbed and 1 person shot dead. The Islamic State described 18-year-old Abdul Razak Ali Artan, who carried out the attack, as one of its “soldiers.” Breitbart.com reports: The Islamic State’s al-Amaq news agency issued a statement […]
Archive for November, 2016
Online Porn Banned In UK As Digital Economy Bill Passes
The House of Common has passed a Bill that effectively bans porn in the United Kingdom, requiring users to register before viewing anything deemed ‘adult’. The Orwellian new rules will prohibit most sex acts from being depicted in videos and pictures online, and any other type of sex will require strict age verification before they […]
NZ- Controversial cleric stood down by Islamic Federation
A Muslim cleric criticised for anti-Semitic speeches at an Auckland mosque has been permanently stood down from his role in the Federation of Islamic Associations (FIANZ). The speeches made by Shaykh Dr Mohammed Anwar Sahib at the Al-Taqwa mosque, in Manukau, have been widely condemned, but the cleric said he had been misinterpreted. Dr Sahib […]
German seminars teach migrants how to attract women and get them into bed
Migrants are being taught how to attract women and sexually arouse them in German seminars run by a pickup expert known as ‘Mr Flirt’, it has emerged. Horst Wenzel usually makes his living teaching German men how to approach women but is volunteering his skills to help the country integrate more than a million refugees […]
The Washington Post ‘blacklist’ story is shameful and disgusting
Last week, a technology reporter for the Washington Post named Craig Timberg ran an incredible story. It has no analog that I can think of in modern times. Headlined “Russian propaganda effort helped spread ‘fake news’ during election, experts say,” the piece promotes the work of a shadowy group that smears some 200 alternative […]
Modi demonitizes 90% of the value of cash. Indians Cheer.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi projects a stern, unbending public image. But the strain of leading the most dramatic and disruptive political change introduced in India for a generation seems to be getting even to him. “I know that forces are up against me,” he said, his voice cracking with emotion, in the aftermath of […]
All in the eyes: Women and men look at things differently
Women and men look at faces and absorb visual information in different ways, which suggests there is a gender difference in understanding visual cues, according to a team of scientists that included psychologists from Queen Mary University of London (QMUL). The researchers used an eye tracking device on almost 500 participants at the Science […]
Much ado about animal fat: Vegetarians in uproar after Bank of England confirms bank notes contain tallow
The new £5 notes contain animal fat, the Bank of England has confirmed. Vegans and vegetarians have been left disgusted by the revelations about the note, that has been in circulation for three months. It contains tallow, a substance made from animal fat that is often used in the manufacturing of candles and soap. […]
Miss Minnesota Contestant Wears Muslim Headpiece, Burkini
A -19-year-old Somali-American beauty queen became the first woman to wear a burkini and hijab during the Miss Minnesota pageant over the weekend. Halima Aden wore the burkini during the swimsuit portion of the event and the traditional Muslim headpiece during the entire competition. Aden, a student at St. Cloud State University, was born in […]
Captain Disillusion: Heroic Feats of YouTube Debunkery – Live at QED 2016
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Photographic Memory
Pop culture tells us that some people have photographic memories. What’s the real story? by Brian Dunning via skeptoid Remember when you were a kid and there was always someone in your class who claimed to have a photographic memory? If you believed it, as many children tend to do, you were probably both impressed […]
The lynching of Dwight Bullard
After opposing anti-boycott legislation and losing his re-election bid earlier this month former Florida State Senator for Miami-Dade, Dwight Bullard, is running for Chair of the Florida Democratic Party (FDP). Bullard, a community activist whom the Miami Herald characterized as “a stalwart for his constituents for nearly a decade in both the House and Senate”, has faced an […]
‘He won because of race’ — Netanyahu’s upset anticipated Trump’s
As the Trump administration forms, one thing that’s clear is that Everyone Loves Benjamin Netanyahu. Netanyahu would seem to be a role model, as a swaggering demagogical politician who knows how to wield resentments, racial tensions, and social media as levers of power; and several members of the Trump team have praised the Israeli PM […]
Finally, a US tribunal on the Iraq War!
This Thursday and Friday a long-deferred event is taking place in Washington: an inquiry into why the U.S. broke apart the Middle East by going to war against Iraq in 2003. I wish I could say that a dispassionate arm of the government was undertaking this examination, or maybe even the mainstream media; but it […]
Israeli settlers celebrating weekly Torah portion smash Hebron shop windows
Shop owner in Hebron got both his front windows smashed by celebrating settlersHEBRON 27 Nov by ISM, Khalil Team — This weekend in al-Khalil brought thousands of extremist Jews and settlers from all over Israel and abroad to celebrate the week’s Torah study on Chayei Sara (Life of Sarah), where Abraham purchases the cave of […]
The link between Israel’s forest fires and the ‘muezzin bill’
Israeli legislation ostensibly intended to tackle noise pollution from Muslim houses of worship has, paradoxically, served chiefly to provoke a cacophony of indignation across much of the Middle East. Prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared his support this month for the so-called “muezzin bill”, claiming it was urgently needed to stop the dawn call to prayer […]
Why did Rep. Keith Ellison condemn BDS?
Michael F. Brown Power Suits 30 November 2016 US Rep. Keith Ellison of Minnesota, left, and then-Rep. Brian Baird of Washington, take photos of the rubble of the American International School in the northern Gaza Strip in February 2009, after it was destroyed by bombing during Israel’s assault on the coastal territory the previous month. Adel […]
Blaming Palestinians for fires part of Netanyahu’s "strategy of incitement"
Ali Abunimah Rights and Accountability 29 November 2016 A Boeing 747 Supertanker aircraft from the United States drops fire retardant on a forest fire near Jerusalem, on 26 November. In inflammatory comments, Israeli leaders sought to blame Palestinians for wildfires that forced tens of thousands to evacuate their homes. Ziv Koren Polaris Palestinians and Palestinian […]
Rasmea Odeh defense sees hope in judge’s unexpected move
Charlotte Silver Rights and Accountability 29 November 2016 Rasmea Odeh Ali Abunimah US District Judge Gershwin Drain cancelled a much-anticipated hearing in the case of Rasmea Odeh that was scheduled to take place in federal court in Detroit on Tuesday. At the hearing, prosecutors were expected to argue against allowing Odeh’s expert witness to testify […]
Fillon Says France Can Never Become Multicultural
Andrew AnglinDaily Stormer November 29, 2016 So, I don’t really know – I thought Sarkozy was going to win his primary and face off against Le Pen – but apparently, this Fillion person is going to be doing that. He is extremely pro-EU, shilling for the most insane positions, such as the EU army. But […]