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Traditional names such as Nigel and Carol are dying out in England and Wales amid a rise in popular Eastern European names beginning with K, official data has shown. Nigel and Carol could now be officially extinct as names for new-borns, while Jonathan, Gordon, Sally and Sue are also falling out of favour, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS). The ONS only records data where three or more children have been called a single name, meaning no more than a maximum of two babies were named Nigel or Carol in 2020. The downturn in usage is understood to...

Coronavirus restrictions in the USA regarding business occupancy are not being made more strict in the days ahead of the election but there are some exceptions in three localities...... The Facebook censorship picking up steam with the banning of Peoples Rights and activists like Ammon Bundy reported to number in the hundreds... Peoples Rights supporting students at the middle and high schools in Sandpoint, Idaho who are walking out or planning to walk out over mandates to wear masks-muzzles... A protest against Twitter censorship by President Trump's supporters in San Francisco came under attack from left-wing groups with injuries reported.......

A court in Berlin will allow a freedom protest in Germany's capital city tomorrow.... An emergency ruling from the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals overturned a preliminary injunction from a federal district judge restricting federal law enforcement in Portland..... An Illinois judge putting a 30-day hold on an extradition hearing for Kyle Rittenhouse..... A march in Washington today called in the aftermath of the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis back in May..... A full pardon from President Trump today for Alice Johnson.... In Belarus some 264 people detained by authorities yesterday..... Russia says that one of its fighters intercepted...

"My appeal is to be heard in September at some point and I pray that justice is served in the 9th Circuit's decision at that time" That message from Jerry DeLemus one of the men still imprisoned for the 2014 Bunkerville Standoff near Bundy Ranch in Nevada..... Two teenage girls in a shopping center in Australia's Queensland state got a rude awakening to what their nation has become today when they were detained by police in the country's continuing coronavirus crackdown.... Standing up for his rights today Ammon Bundy of People's Rights not wearing a mask or muzzle when confronted...

Here I am a drunk, a sinner, a hater, a racist currently sober and yes the first description of myself leads all the rest. Its no secret what I believe as I've made clear in countless posts but intoxication is the big issue. Drugs, Alcohol And Pornography lay behind the evil violence that kills and destroys and hurts people and property and politicians can't preach that to people. They'll get no votes in this election year for saying that so we get the urinated pablum about "systematic racism" and "white privilege" and the list goes on. Some Philadelphia music in...

Developments unfolding today in the Justice Department probe of insider trading involving members of the US Senate. US Senator Kelly Loeffler, Republican from Georgia, has turned over documents.... Now under FBI investigation Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Richard Burr is stepping down temporarily.... The FBI has also talked to Dianne Feinstein, Democrat from California, about her husband's stock sales in recent months..... A US warship transiting the Taiwan Strait Wednesday. The guided missile destroyer USS McCampbell making the journey through the waterway between Taiwan and China.... Annexation of Judea and Samaria, commonly called the "West Bank", was not the top issue...

Well surprise while the regular daily news summary is posted why not a "Dictatorship of Covid 19" special unplugged...... The politicians close down the small businesses and bail out the big ones and this includes the Republicans. But they hope you'll forget and there is a propaganda machine to get you to forget the Republicans hurt you and that propaganda machine works every day to get you angry with China, Russia, the Democrats etc. etc. etc. But Republicans are deeply involved in the Dictatorship of Covid-19 (DC 19) that's shut down small business and propped up big business. The real...

President Trump pardoning two members of the US military in war crimes cases tonight and restoring the rank of another convicted in a war crimes case..... Israel investigating an air strike in Gaza this week that killed a family of eight..... Two missiles fired from Gaza early Saturday morning Israel time aimed at the city of Beersheba.... "So now they convict Roger Stone....... The House "impeachment inquiry" active on Newsdump Friday...... The BBC promoting an interview with Britain's Prince Andrew on this Newsdump Friday..... French police looking for witnesses at an international level as they investigate sexual abuse of minors...

Iranian media report that a British flagged oil tanker has been seized by Iranian forces. Iran claiming that the tanker was seized for violating maritime regulations.... Iran stated its intention in recent days to respond to the seizure of one of its tankers by the UK. Earlier Friday the Supreme Court in Gibraltar granted a 30-day extension for detention of the Iranian oil tanker.... The Pentagon making it official Friday that US forces are going to Saudi Arabia.... Amidst all the controversy surrounding them, its been almost forgotten that Congresswoman Ihan Omar of Minnesota and Rashida Tlaib of Michigan are...

Fox News reports the beginning of federal immigration raids Sunday in major cities targeting some 2-thousand in the country illegally among the millions..... In what seems like an emotional distraction from the facts on the ground, a Presidential tweet was thrown out to draw media attention on Sunday morning. It was directed at "Progressive" Democrat women in the House..... A man armed with a rifle opened fire and threw incendiary devices at a privately run prison for illegal immigrants in Tacoma, Washington early Saturday morning.... Some 180 arrests reported in Paris as protesters from the Yellow Vests appeared in conjunction...

The Federal Trade Commission reported to have approved a five billion dollar fine against Facebook.... The Secretary of Labor Alex Acosta resigning Friday.... Back to the Epstein case itself federal prosecutors have filed their reasoning as to why Jeffrey Epstein should be denied bail... On Thursday the Ninth US Circuit Court of Appeals vacated the indictment and felony conviction of the late Joe Robertson..... At last word Tommy Robinson was safe in HMP Belmarsh in London, held in isolation. But while the prison also houses political prisoners like Wikileaks founder Julian Assange, it has been also called the UK's Gitmo...

"There is no free press" Those just some of the words spoken by Tommy Robinson following the guilty verdict at his contempt trial in London Friday.... In Norway a secret verdict in a sexual abuse trial Wednesday inolving a prominent politician.... A civil lawsuit against actor Kevin Spacey has been dropped by a man who accused Spacey of groping him.... An earthquake Friday evening in the same general area as Thursday's tremor in California, this one stronger... Justice Department lawyers told Maryland US District Judge George Hazel on Friday that the Trump Administration is exploring options to add a citizenship...

A massive crowd on the streets of Hong Kong Sunday as the protest continues against the extradition law. Organizers say some two million people took to the streets.... 30 killed and 40 wounded in a suicide bombing attack in northeastern Nigeria..... At least 12 killed, more than a dozen wounded in a jihadist rocket attack on a government held area in northwestern Syria... Turkey says it attacked the Syrian army in northwestern Syria in response to an attack by Syrian government forces on a Turkish observation post... Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says the Russian S-400 air defense system is...

All 44 crew members from two oil tankers that came under attack in the Sea of Oman south of the Iranian coast have been rescued.... The Associated Press reports that the two vessels were carrying Japan related cargo and the attacks come as Japan's Prime Minister was visiting Iran to discuss tensions..... President Trump tweeted just before 230 pm Eastern time Thursday his appreciation to Mr. Abe for talking to the Iranians but said that when it comes to making a deal: "They are not ready, and neither are we!". Meanwhile the Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif says this regarding...

The government of French President Emmanuel Macron is appealing the decision to stop the removal of food and water from quadriplegic hospital patient Vincent Lambert..... In Missouri a judge allowing the states last abortion clinic to remain open while a request for a permanent injunction is considered..... 12 are dead and the shooter killed by police in Virginia Beach, Virginia.... Mohamed Hichem M is the name of the suspect in last Friday's parcel bombing in Lyon, France...... In Morocco Abdessamad Ejjoud is one of three men who pledge allegiance to the Islamic State and is one of 24 men accused...

Saudi Arabia blaming Iran for the drone attacks on two oil pumping stations by Houth rebels from Yemen..... Airstrikes from the Saudi led coalition early Thursday on the Houthi controlled Yemeni capital of Sanaa killed six and wounded 72 including two Russian civilians..... British Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt is now agreeing with the notion of an Iranian threat..... Making noise about the US-Iran situation is Democratic Presidential candidate Tulsi Gabbard.... Earlier in the week Gabbard posted a video naming those who want war with Iran.... President Trump rolled out a new immigration plan on the White House lawn Thursday afternoon........

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov have agreed to meet again next week.... Pompeo met with top Iraqi officials amidst a US warning based on Israeli intelligence reports, citing an Iranian threat to US interests..... Iran made official Wednesday what it was already reported to doing in recent days. Iranian President Hassan Rouhani informed Russia, China and other nations still involved in the 2015 JCPOA nuclear agreement (France, Germany United Kingdom) that Iran is pulling out... Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reacting Wednesday saying: "Israel won't let Iran get nuclear weapons".... The Syrian Army...

By the numbers the government in France said 18,900 Yellow Vests protesters today while the Yellow Vests came in with 40,291 estimated at 155 locations. "The Yellow Number" on Facebook says its count comes from the "streets and roundabouts (traffic circles)" 1460 protesters estimated by the police in Paris today. The procession wrapping up at the Place de la Nation. The full "Sputnik" video from Paris...... In Lyon today protesters in Yellow Vests joined by a youth protest demanding action on "climate change". The video from Lyon shows some Yellow Vests but also includes police and protesters not wearing Yellow...

Music Links..... SOS-ABBA WE DONT TALK ANYMORE-CLIFF RICHARD WHERE HAVE ALL THE FLOWERS GONE-THE KINGSTON TRIO Welcome aboard, its Saturday night again and my mood in the music watching things move on by concerned about the pathways of people I have supported and admired in the past. Nigel Farage is disdaining the party he once led, UKIP, and he's getting great mainstream media coverage. Farage talks about being against "The Establishment" on Brexit, campaigning in an election campaign that Prime Minister Theresa May and Leader of the Opposition Jeremy Corbyn can put he kibosh on if they cut a new...

A message of fear is being spread by France's Interior Minister Christophe Castaner Friday. Fear of demonstrations where black uniformed and or masked anarchists will come in among the Yellow Vests and attack police and businesses. Protest bans in force in shopping areas and city centers like the Champs-Elysees in Paris with a new restriction on protest at the Notre-Dame Cathedral, which has a reinvigorated status as a national symbol following Monday evening's fire.....