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Activist, writer, researcher, addicted to sharing information and facts.

One in four Germans hold anti-Semitic beliefs, study finds

Probably like Trump and Orban too!

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More than a quarter of Germans surveyed said they agreed with anti-Semitic statements, including that Jews have “too much power over the economy.” Over 40% said they thought Jews “talk about the Holocaust too much.”

Mike Pence says NBA is ‘acting like a wholly owned subsidiary’ of China

What does this have to do with anything? Pence getting ready to replace Trump when Trump resigns or is tossed out?

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  • US vice president rips NBA and Nike in Thursday speech
  • Pence says league failed to adequately back Rockets GM

US vice-president Mike Pence accused the National Basketball Association of “acting like a wholly owned subsidiary” of China’s ruling Communist party for what he deemed the league’s failure to stand up for Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey, whose tweet in support of pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong caused an international rift.

Related: How the NBA’s rift with China laid bare the cost of free speech

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Another Congressional “Sit-In” – In Saner Thought

The GOP is represented in these hearings (45 members of the GOP)…there is NO trial in the House that takes place in the Senate and any evidence gained will be presented there. The New York Times reports that a quarter of House Republicans, including some of those involved in the sit-in, are committee members allowed to attend the hearings. “They crashed a room where there were a bunch of Republicans getting ready to question a witness,” says Democratic Rep. Jamie Raskin.

Source: Another Congressional “Sit-In” – In Saner Thought

Republicans propose mass student surveillance plan to prevent shootings

Spy on everyone and give backdoor key to Russia!

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A new Senate bill would give a federally mandated boost to America’s growing school surveillance industry

Senate Republicans have a new plan for preventing mass shootings: require public schools to use surveillance technology to monitor students’ online behavior for signs of violence or self-harm.

A new Republican bill that claims “to help prevent mass shootings” includes no new gun control measures. Instead, Republican lawmakers are supporting a huge, federally mandated boost to America’s growing school surveillance industry.

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