88 migrants were permitted to disembark from an NGO ship in the Italian port of Taranto, and another 151 “rescued” migrants landed in Sicily. Meanwhile, 200 more migrants were picked up off the coast of Libya.
In other news, during demonstrations in Hong Kong, a protester reportedly bit off part of a city councilor’s ear.
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1 Seriously Injured in Sacramento Shooting, Police Say
Sacramento police are investigating a shooting Sunday night that seriously injured one person, officials say. The shooting happened around 7:20 p.m. in the 500 block of Wisconsin Avenue, according to the Sacramento Police Department.
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AOC Tweets Her Support for Anti-Police Protests Rocking Brooklyn
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez expressed her solidarity with the antipolice demonstrations that raged in Brooklyn over the weekend and included turnstile-jumping and defacing cop cars.
“Ending mass incarceration means challenging a system that jails the poor to free the rich,” the first-term Democrat wrote on Twitter on Saturday.
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‘Epstein Didn’t Kill Himself’: Military Dog Expert Drops Bomb on Live Television
An expert on military dogs said, “Epstein didn’t kill himself” in an interview on Fox News this evening.
Mike Ritland, the founder of the Warrior Dog Foundation, began his last comment on his segment on Watters’ World by giving advice to people who want to adopt military dogs.
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In August, there was a serious Florida man story. No, sadly, it had nothing to do with insane drunken escapades of the residents of the Sunshine State. It had to do with a high school principal actually giving a platform to Holocaust denial. No nutty speakers of this sort were invited but he did take the approach of saying that he couldn’t declare that the Holocaust was a factual event.
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‘Get Your Act Together’: Trump Threatens to Pull Federal Support as California Fires Rage
As Californians grapple with this year’s annual fire season, President Trump has a message for Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom; clean up your act.
“The Governor of California, @GavinNewsom, has done a terrible job of forest management. I told him from the first day we met that he must “clean” his forest floors regardless of what his bosses, the environmentalists, DEMAND of him,” Trump tweeted on Sunday.
Trump then threatened to withhold federal money, which California receives every time they declare a state of emergency.
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‘It’s OK to be White’ Banner Hanging Over Mass. Pike Sparks Outrage
NEWTON, MASS. (WHDH) — An outraged man traveling on the Mass. Pike stopped his car Friday morning to rip down a sign hanging from a highway overpass in Newton that read “It’s OK to be white.”
Thousands of commuters on the busy highway got a glimpse of the large white banner that featured bold black lettering, prompting a response from the Anti-Defamation League of New England.
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Jeffrey Epstein’s Accused Madam Attended Secretive Jeff Bezos ‘Writer’s Retreat’ Last Year
Last year there was a curious attendee at Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos’ annual writer’s retreat; Jeffrey Epstein’s alleged ‘madam,’ Ghislaine Maxwell.
The daughter of an accused Mossad agent who died under mysterious circumstances, Maxwell was accused of participating in Jeffrey Epstein’s sexual grooming and abuse of underage girls. She was confirmed to have attended at least one (and possibly three) of the secretive Bezos get-togethers, according to VICE.
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McDonald’s CEO Fired Over Relationship With Employee
McDonald’s Corporation dropped a press release on Sunday afternoon detailing it had fired Chief Executive Officer Steve Easterbrook for having a consensual relationship with an employee.
Easterbrook “violated company policy and demonstrated poor judgment involving a recent consensual relationship with an employee,” the release stated.
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No Injuries Reported During Explosion at Plaquemine Chemical Plant
There was a reported explosion at the Dow Chemical plant in Plaquemine Sunday morning, according to the Iberville Parish Sheriff’s Office.
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Protests Break Out at Hillary, Chelsea Clinton Book Event in Austin
AUSTIN (KXAN) — People gathered outside of The Riverbend Centre Sunday afternoon in protest of Hillary and Chelsea Clinton’s book event.
They stood along the North Capital of Texas Highway with “Trump 2020” signs and other anti-Hillary posters.
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Texas Gun Control Activist Shoots Her Three Children Dead
A mother in Texas was found dead alongside her three children on Friday in an apparent triple murder-suicide.
Ashley Auzenne, 39, was known to have been battling depression and anxiety in addition to physical ailments such as arthritis and lupus at the time of her death, which was ruled as a suicide by a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
Her three children, Parrish, 11, Eleanor, 9, and Lincoln, 7, were also killed by gunshots and their mother is the only suspect. She had just finalized a contentious divorce from their father, Murvin Auzenne Jr.
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160,000 Still Without Power in Quebec
Significant parts of Quebec still do not have electricity after an autumn storm brought intense rain and 100 kilometres an hour winds on Friday.
According to Hydro Quebec’s updated tracker, roughly 168,000 customers still do not have power. This is a significant drop to roughly 450,000 who were without power on November 1st.
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Wexit Booms! Hundreds Rally at Edmonton Separatism Event
Could western separatism(WEXIT) be gaining steam? Hundreds in Alberta rallied to an Edmonton event in hopes that it does.
According to the CBC, roughly 700 people came to a separatist event hosted at Edmonton’s Boot Scootin’ Boogie Dancehall.
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Expert: Swedish Bombings Not Matched by Any Industrialised Country
An analyst at Sweden’s National Bomb Guard has claimed that the growing explosion and bombing phenomenon in the country is not matched by any other industrialised nation.
Analyst Ylva Ehrlin said that between January and October, the southern region of Sweden had seen 71 separate explosions, more than double the number from the previous year’s 34 incidents, Swedish broadcaster SVT reports.
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Farage Will Not Stand as MP, Will ‘Serve the Cause’ Supporting Brexit Party Candidates
Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage revealed he would not be standing as a Parliamentary candidate in December’s snap election. Instead, he will be devoting his time to “serve the cause” by supporting his party nominees across Great Britain.
Speaking on The Andrew Marr Show on Sunday morning, the veteran Brexit campaigner said that he would begin campaigning on behalf of his political colleagues on Monday.
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France: Two Schools Set on Fire and Police Attacked as Mobs of 20 to 30 Riot
On Halloween night, mobs set fires to two schools in the French city of Béziers, causing significant damage. The perpetrators also attacked police and responding firefighters.
The night’s incidents started at around 9:30 pm on Thursday when several fires were reported in a derelict building near Vallerey Square and other fires at an abandoned garage in the Devèze district of Béziers, broadcaster BFMTV reports.
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French High School Students Will Learn About Bitcoin and Crypto
France is about to introduce an educational module to its high school curriculum that covers Bitcoin (BTC) and cryptocurrencies.
In June, the French Ministry of National Education amended its study plan to incorporate the world’s largest cryptocurrency. French educators are expected to teach an introductory course that will assist students in understanding the impact Bitcoin has on the French and global economies.
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UK: Tory Surge: PM’s Public Domination Continues as Lib Dems Slump and Gap Over Labour Widens
BORIS JOHNSON has received a major boost from the latest opinion poll, as the Tories continue to surge ahead of Labour.
The Conservatives have picked up 3 percentage points and hold a formidable 12 point lead over Jeremy Corbyn. The poll was conducted by Britain Elects and covers the period from October 30 up to November 1. According to the poll, the Tories currently stand on 39 percent, followed by Labour on 27 and the Liberal Democrats on 16.
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Anti-Government Protests Escalate in Iraq
Anti-government protesters in Baghdad shut down roads and government offices in the Iraqi capital on Sunday, escalating a month-long string of rallies demanding political change.
Tens of thousands of demonstrators have gathered in recent days in Baghdad’s Tahrir Square and across southern Iraq, shutting down markets, factories, schools and universities in protest of the political system in place since the 2003 U.S.-led invasion that toppled dictator Saddam Hussein.
Prime Minister Adel Abdul-Mahdi called for the shuttered places to be reopened, contending that the threat to oil facilities and closure of roads had cost Iraq “millions” of dollars and contributed to consumer price increases in the country.
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Competing Protests in Lebanon Bring Thousands on to the Streets
BEIRUT (AP) — Tens of thousands of people held competing rallies in Lebanon Sunday, including thousands who flocked to the presidential palace in support of the country’s president and others who gathered in downtown Beirut as part of ongoing protests that aim to sweep from power Lebanon’s entire political elite.
The leaderless anti-government movement has united Lebanese from various religious sects, who are calling for the overthrow of the political system that has dominated the country since its 1975-1990 civil war. The agreement ending the war distributed power among Christians, Shiites and Sunnis, but led to decades of corruption and economic mismanagement culminating in a severe fiscal crisis.
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In Middle East: Pull Down Facades
For the past two weeks or so, the state-controlled media in Tehran have been wondering how to cope with news of popular uprisings in Lebanon and Iraq.
In the first phase, the official line was that the protests reflected anger at poor economic performance and defective public services. The narrative echoed media coverage of last year’s popular protests in Iran itself. It was inconceivable that “the people”, always an abstraction, might not appreciate the blessings of the system, let alone revolt against it.
In the second phase, the protests were portrayed as indicative of the failure of the authorities to respond to popular grievances. In the third and current phase, the uprising was depicted as the result of sinister plots by “enemies of Islam”, including the usual “Zionist” suspects and “agents of the American Great Satan.”
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Russia Partners With Hungary to Aid Syrian Christians
Russia and Hungary have agreed to jointly rebuild a monastery in Syria, along with financing a large bakery to provide bread for a whole city, Hungarian foreign minister Peter Szijjarto told public radio on Sunday.
Making reference to a recent visit by Russian President Vladimir Putin to Budapest, Mr. Szijjarto said that Hungary has sought to build cooperation with Russia to protect Christian communities, which he described as “a very serious, tense, international and political” issue.
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Censorship of Hong Kong’s Protests Has Spread to a UK Cake Contest
A yellow umbrella. A Guy Fawkes mask. A bauhinia flower. These are just a few of the now immediately recognizable symbols of Hong Kong’s months of protests, in which millions have taken to the streets.
Attempts to clamp down on the demonstrators, and their icons, reached risible levels this weekend after an elaborately crafted confection supporting the protests was disqualified from a Cake International decorating competition in Birmingham, England. The creation featured a tiny protester bearing a yellow umbrella and a large confectionary mask. Liquid nitrogen, designed to look like tear gas, swirled from behind the umbrellas.
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Hong Kong Lawmaker’s Ear Partially Bitten Off During Anti-Government Protest
A Hong Kong lawmaker partially lost his ear after a man appeared to bite it off during an anti-government protest Sunday at a shopping mall, authorities confirmed.
A Hong Kong police spokesperson told NBC News the attack on Democratic Party member and district councilor Andrew Chiu occurred around 7:30 p.m. in the the Tai Koo district.
The suspect, who was not identified, was taken into custody, police said.
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Hong Kong Braces for Protests as Two Critical After Weekend Clashes
HONG KONG (Reuters) — Two people were in critical condition in Hong Kong, police said on Monday, after a weekend of chaotic clashes with anti-government protesters, as China called for a “tougher” stance to end months of unrest that have roiled the Asian financial hub.
Riot police stormed several shopping malls on Sunday, including Cityplaza, packed with families and children in the eastern suburb of Taikoo Shing.
Protesters there had initially formed a peaceful human chain before facing off with police in skirmishes up and down escalators and spraying graffiti on a restaurant.
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Australian Raptors Start Fires to Flush Out Prey
Australian Aboriginal lore is replete with references to birds carrying fire, and some traditional ceremonies even depict the behaviour. Now ornithologists have collected accounts from witnesses across the savannas of Australia’s far north, known as the Top End, suggesting three Australian birds of prey species use smouldering branches to spread fires and scare prey into their waiting talons.
Black kites (Milvus migrans), whistling kites (Haliastur sphenurus) and brown falcons (Falco berigora) all regularly congregate near the edges of bushfires, taking advantage of an exodus of small lizards, mammals, birds and insects — but it appears that some may have learnt not only to use fire to their advantage, but also to control it.
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Instead of using a traditional role call method, five Australian schools will see students scan their faces to mark themselves present for the day.
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Zed Nasheet, 29, owns Zed Real Estate in Moorabbin, south of Melbourne, and claims to have sold 222 properties in the past 14 months.
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Earlier this week, the officer denied making a white power symbol during the International Mining and Resources Conference (IMARC) protest on Wednesday.
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Turkey: Arming Genocide of Christians in Nigeria?
Concerning Turkey’s increasingly suspect role in supporting jihadists — most recently, ISIS’s slain leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was found hiding in Syria’s “last refuge” for jihadi rebels, just three miles from Turkey’s border — one of the least mentioned is Turkey’s apparent alliance with the “other” ISIS, that in Nigeria, Boko Haram.
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Italian Ship With 151 Rescued Migrants Docks in Sicily
ROME (AP) — An Italian offshore supply vessel has brought 151 migrants to Sicily after rescuing them in waters off Libya a day earlier.
The Asso Trenta docked Sunday at Pozzallo with the migrants. It wasn’t immediately known if they would stay in Italy or be distributed among other European Union countries.
Hours earlier, a German charity’s rescue boat, Alan Kurdi, had disembarked 88 migrants at Taranto on the Italian mainland. Under an EU-brokered deal, 67 of them will go to four other countries, while the others will stay in Italy.
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Italy: 88 Migrants Aboard NGO Ship Allowed to Disembark, 200 More Picked Up Off Libyan Coast
Italy’s left-wing globalist government allowed an NGO ship to dock and offload 88 migrants at one of its ports earlier this week after a deal was reached to distribute them among various European countries, AP reports.
On Friday, Italy’s interior ministry confirmed that the Alan Kurdi, a ship owned and operated by the German NGO Sea-Eye, will dock in the southern Italian port in Taranto to offload the migrants.
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Italy: Far-Leftists Arrested for Breaking Into Public Housing, Illegally Giving it to Migrants
Police have arrested five members of a far-left extremist group in Milan after they broke into vacant public housing and illegally gave it away to migrants.
The five individuals, three Italian nationals, a Romanian, and an Angolan, are members of the far-left Autonomous Committee of Ambitanti Barona (CAAB). CAAB claims to fight against evictions and for the right to housing, Il Giornale reports.
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Migrant Gang Boss Claims Asylum in Germany Weeks After Being Deported
Organised crime migrant clan boss Ibrahim Miri has claimed asylum in Germany after coming back into the country illegally only 15 weeks after authorities deported him.
The 46-year-old, who is allegedly the boss of a 3,000-member organised clan and head of the motorcycle gang known as the Mongols, had his home raided at 3:40 am in the morning in Bremen on July 10th before being deported to Lebanon by jet, German tabloid Bild reports.
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Migrants to Receive More Cash Per Day Than Disabled Italians
The leftist Italian coalition government will likely give far more cash per day to migrants than to Italians with disabilities, according Il Giornale‘s analysis of the new budget.
The figures were published this week and have revealed that the government will establish a Disability and Self-Reliance Fund that will see a €50 million investment next year, a €200 million investment in 2021, and €300 million per year from 2022, Il Giornale reports.
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Pope Francis Thanks Town for Letting Church Register Migrants
ROME — Pope Francis expressed vocal gratitude Sunday to a town in southern Italy that has allowed the Catholic Church to register migrants as parish residents so they can obtain legal documents.
“I would like to express my heartfelt thanks to the municipality and the diocese of San Severo in Puglia for the signing of the memorandum of understanding that took place on Monday 28 October,” the pope said after his Angelus message in Saint Peter’s Square, “which will allow the day laborers of the so-called ‘Capinata Ghettos’ in Foggia, to obtain a residence in parishes and registration in the municipal registry.”
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A birth coach has been ‘ostracised’ by her professional organisation after transgender activists branded as offensive a Facebook post in which she said that only women can have babies.
Lynsey McCarthy-Calvert, 45, was forced to stand down as spokesperson for Doula UK and has since resigned altogether from the national organisation for birth coaches. Her exit comes after transgender rights activists triggered an investigation in which Doula UK concluded her message breached its equality and diversity guidelines.
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On last night’s episode of Rebel Roundup, Ezra Levant and David Menzies sat down to talk about the Human Rights Tribunal’s decision to not reward Jessica Yanivwith damages after “her” drawn-out case victimized multiple women in the waxing salon industry.
he antics of Jonathan “Jessica” Yaniv have been covered by Rebel since the Human Rights Tribunal in British Columbia was still enforcing a ban preventing us from even publishing the name Jessica.
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Ricky Gervais Told a Joke That Made Journalists Cry
The Manchester Evening News ran a story claiming the comedian Ricky Gervais has suffered “a huge backlash” over a joke. The only problem was that there wasn’t that much backlash. Also, it’s a hilarious joke.
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University of Minnesota Threatens Faculty for ‘Repeated Misuse of Pronouns’ In New Policy
Gender pronouns have flummoxed the University of Minnesota for more than a year.
A draft policy released in summer 2018 stated that “university members and units are expected to use the names, gender identities and pronouns specified to them by university members, except as legally required.” The Star Tribune said failure to comply could get a person punished, “up to firing or expulsion.”
Sanctions were removed from the proposal early this year, following massive negative feedback, and faculty approved the relaxed language.
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The Zed Real Estate Afghanistan man with crazy videos and is a rag to riches example enjoying the good life.
It seems he stayed more on the straight and narrow and has made it.
I do not know what he is really like, but in this article on his life
Maybe he is one who has really escaped the control of the Taliban, and islam.
The happy ending of the story of Denis Lisov, from whom children were taken from Sweden and placed in a Muslim family.
Read in a google translator about how the Polish authorities committed an unprecedented violation of the law to send Lisov and his daughters to Russia.
… As a result, after long trials, Denis was given freedom, but he was forbidden to take children anywhere, much less to go home to Russia. But in spite of everything, he decided to fly to Moscow. – Of course, we spoke in advance with the police commissioner and with the border guards. They asked to close their eyes for literally two seconds and let the girls slip through the border.
As a result, when the border guard saw absolutely clean passports of the children – they did not have visas or stamps on crossing the borders (they took away the old documents, the Lisovs filled out new documents at the Russian embassy in Warsaw), he simply did not understand what it was. But then the head of the border service ran up and took the family to her office. There they quickly formalized and released from the country. – It’s just unbelievable!
https://www.kp.ru/daily/27050.1/4116539/
Swedish Bombings Not Matched by Any Industrialised Country
Soon will be.
In Rostov, the guy decided to “joke” and threw a black bag into the bus and shouted “Allahu Akbar”
The passengers got scared and immediately started running out. . The joker was immediately caught and put on the neck. Nobody called the police.
If it were not for the kindhearted women, they could have killed him …
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oFLG1hUHH10
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Greta is very popular in Russia.