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What is striking and controversial are the repeated interventions into the debate made by the government's own 'extremism commissioner', Sara Khan. Over recent years Khan has been a hugely admirable figure. The founder and leader of the women's group 'Inspire', Khan has shown a generation of British people – including, most importantly, young Muslim women – that it is possible to be resilient against the fanatics in their faith and also to argue for the rights of women. She has been an unarguable force for good, and has had to withstand appalling pressure from Islamist groups in the UK. "It...

BUSTED! Apparently, when Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez says that Americans will have to eat fewer hamburgers to save the planet from global warming, she meant Americans who don’t work for her. That’s reportedly her Chief of Staff just casually destroying the Earth while the celebrity socialist watches:

Johnny Manziel’s comeback has come to an abrupt end. The Montreal Alouettes released a statement on Wednesday announcing that Manziel, 26, had been cut from the team following a directive by the Canadian Football League (CLA) to terminate his contract. The league alleges that Manziel “contravened the agreement which made him eligible to play.” “We are disappointed by this turn of events. Johnny was provided a great deal of support by our organization, in collaboration with the CFL, but he has been unable to abide by the terms of his agreement,” General Manager Kavis Reed said in a statement. “We...

Literature’s hottest detective team — Barack Obama and Joe Biden — is back in action. After reimagining the former president and his veep to critical acclaim and a spot on the New York Times best-seller list in Hope Never Dies, author Andrew Shaffer is back with an anticipated follow-up: Hope Rides Again. This novel finds Biden recovering from a long, successful book tour, and Obama working behind the scenes to position his former deputy for a shot at the presidency. They reunite, but it’s innocent only for so long: Obama’s Blackberry is stolen, and he and Biden quickly start sniffing...

The sadness of Trump Derangement Syndrome, chronicled in song.

According to the store's website, the shoe serves up "toast-ed leather, smashed avocado textured suede, red pepper flake collar lining." And, because branding is key, "the 'Saucamole' shout out on the heel." The shoes are geared towards men, with a size conversion chart available to women who want to get in on the action.

Oprah Winfrey was likely feeling a lot lighter Tuesday evening – in her investment portfolio. After the stock of WW (formerly Weight Watchers) nosedived in after-hours trading, the wellness company’s single biggest individual investor was down anywhere from $39 million to nearly $48 million, according to reports. The stock, which was priced around $103 per share last June, sank to about $22 per share late Tuesday, reports said. The drop followed WW Chief Executive Mindy Grossman’s disclosure to analysts that WW would have fewer members in 2019 than in 2018, the New York Post reported. Grossman blamed the company’s winter...

As evil as Jehovah-rejecting Jews, Carthaginians, Mayans, Aztecs, and other pagans were, they were rank amateurs when compared to America's sadistically depraved Progressive pagan elites. Rather than slaughtering babies in ravines or burning them to death in Moloch ovens American babies are barbarically murdered according to precise scientific procedures calling for the suctioning out of the brains of living babies or burning babies to death from the inside out while within the womb: "Partial birth abortion was publicly unveiled in 1992. This method is used to kill babies from 20 weeks through full term. Because the baby is considerably larger...

OKLAHOMA CITY — A measure that would allow individuals to carry firearms without a permit or training is headed to Gov. Kevin Stitt’s desk. Stitt is expected to sign House Bill 2597, by House Majority Floor Leader Jon Echols, R-Oklahoma City, and Senate Majority Floor Leader Kim David, R-Porter. The measure passed the Senate on Wednesday by a vote of 40-6. Stitt has set a ceremony for 4:30 p.m. in the Blue Room at the state Capitol to sign HB 2597, his office announced. It is the first bill to arrive on his desk. Former Gov. Mary Fallin vetoed a...

Figures were compiled by the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution Of those arrested for politically-motivated offences, 84 per cent were men The majority, 72 per cent, were aged between 18 and 29 Of offences against a person, four out of five cases were against police officers The vast majority of left-wing protesters arrested on suspicion of politically-fuelled offences in Berlin are young men who live with their parents, a new report found. The figures, which were published in daily newspaper Bild revealed that 873 suspects were investigated by authorities between 2003 and 2013. Of these 84 per...

Some thoughts on the recent failure of the Senate bill to criminalize infanticide, and what it says about our media and their desire to protect abortion at all costs.

U.S. Sen. Susan Collins says she’ll vote against President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Environmental Protection Agency. The Maine Republican said Wednesday she has “too many concerns with the actions” Andrew Wheeler has taken as acting EPA administrator.

By: Hassan. Mahmoudi After the nationwide uprising started in Iran in Dec.2017 the US – Iran relation entered into a new phase of escalation, and now perhaps more so than ever, US relations concerns about Iran dominate the American media and policy-making discussions. The United States has a set of policies to change Iran’s behavior In his first speech as secretary of state, Pompeo declared that Iran must withdraw all its forces from Syria, stop supporting its allies Hamas, Hezbollah and the Houthis in Yemen. It must halt production of long-range missiles, stop uranium enrichment allowed under the nuclear agreement,...

The politically charged confrontation in a hallway at Edmond Santa Fe High School occurred Monday during the school’s “Double Wolf Dare Week,” a series of fundraising assemblies and events. As part of the annual fundraising effort, students who donate $1 are allowed to wear hats and other gear that typically wouldn’t be permitted, school officials said in a statement. A 33-second clip of the incident shows the students — both of whom are seniors — standing in the middle of a hallway as the black, 18-year-old student approaches the white student, who is 17, Edmond police told The Post.The white...

Verizon customers in Michigan are reporting a service outage Wednesday around the state. Customers have reported service outages across Michigan, according to DownDetector.com, a user-generated outage reporting site. Verizon confirmed the outage in a tweet to Local 4: "Verizon is currently experiencing a wireless network issue in your area. Our technicians are aware of this issue and are working to resolve it quickly. Thank you for your patience during this time." Most of the outages are in the Lansing area, but users have reported outages from all over the Lower Peninsula. Check back for updates.

Amazon has placed a high-profile Seattle office project on the sublease market, signaling plans to scale down its growth in its hometown. A marketing flier obtained by GeekWire confirms that the tech giant is seeking new tenants for its office space in Rainier Square, a building under construction that will one day be the city’s second-tallest skyscraper. Amazon had leased all 30 floors of office space in the building. After weeks of rumors, the listing was made official over weekend, according to real estate brokers familiar with the marketing efforts. Amazon will make all of the office space it leased...

A thread from Jeff Giesea about America's creeping acceptance of China's creepy "social credit" system, in which semi-official corporate censors "rate" people on their support of official state dogma, and those ratings then determine what apartments you can rent and at what terms and cost. Tim Pool mentioned in a post about this general subject matter [ Update: I believe it was in this video discussing PayPal's reliance on the leftwing extremist front group the SPLC to tell them who to ban] that the creation of parallel/shadow institutions was a necessary precondition for an actual civil war, as people need...

white Detroit Police officer is under internal investigation following a Snapchat video during which the officer can be heard saying "Bye, Felicia" as he records a young black woman walking home in frigid temperatures.

Thus far, the Michael Cohen Act has played out as expected. Democrats want to put every sordid Cohen claim about Donald Trump’s character on public display, while Republicans put Cohen’s character front and center. Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) took a direct attack on Cohen’s motivations for turning on Trump, accusing Cohen of score-settling over getting left out of the White House. Cohen’s denial might create even more problems for his testimony — if not his legal status: JORDAN: How long did you work in the White House?COHEN: I never worked in the White House.JORDAN: That’s the point, isn’t it,...

At a banquet of the gods on Mount Olympus, the emperors of Rome were called to account to find which of them was the greatest. When Constantine’s turn came and he recounted his long string of triumphs, Silenus, the drunken companion of Dionysus, stood and rebuked him: “Constantine,” he said, “are you not offering us mere gardens of Adonis as exploits?” “What do you mean,” Constantine asked, “by gardens of Adonis?” “I mean,” said Silenus, “those that women plant in pots by scraping together a little earth for a garden bed. They bloom for a little space and fade forthwith.”...