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Trump administration plans crackdown on protests outside White House

If you cannot take heat, get out of the kitchen! LOL

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The administration has suggested it could charge ‘event management’ costs for protests and close 80% of the sidewalks

Donald Trump has frequently and falsely crowed about the idea of so-called paid protesters, including most recently the sexual assault survivors who confronted senators in the lead-up to the Brett Kavanaugh confirmation. Now his administration may be trying to turn that concept on its head, by requiring citizens to pay to be able to protest, among other affronts to the first amendment.

Under the proposal introduced by the interior secretary, Ryan Zinke, in August, the administration is looking to close 80% of the sidewalks surrounding the White House, and has suggested that it could charge “event management” costs, for demonstrations.

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Crucifix represents Christian values but isn’t a religious symbol, Quebec’s incoming premier says

Hate is love, freedom is slavery, Legault is… Trudeau Armenia 20181011

The crucifix hanging in Quebec’s National Assembly is a historical symbol, not a religious one, even though it represents the Christian values of the province’s two colonial ancestors, premier-designate François Legault said Thursday.

Trump campaign claims WikiLeaks not liable for releasing hacked emails

Huh?

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  • Campaign defends site in legal filing marking departure from US policy
  • Emails’ publication is central to Robert Mueller’s Russia inquiry

The Trump campaign argued in a legal filing that WikiLeaks could not be held liable for publishing emails that were stolen by Russian hackers ahead of the 2016 US election because the website was simply serving as a passive publishing platform on behalf of a third party, in the same way as Google or Facebook.

Questions about WikiLeaks’ publication of thousands of hacked emails, which it allegedly obtained following a plot by Russian military intelligence to steal the emails from Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign and the Democratic party, are at the heart of Robert Mueller’s criminal investigation into possible collusion between the Trump campaign and the Kremlin.

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AfD tells German pupils to denounce teachers who discuss political views

kid gestapo!

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Far-right party accused of adopting tactics used during Nazi and Communist eras

School pupils in Germany are being urged by the far-right Alternative für Deutschland party (AfD) to denounce teachers who express a political opinion.

Neutral Schools, an online portal, has been launched as a pilot project in Hamburg and the AfD has announced plans to roll out the scheme across the country.

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Washington state’s supreme court strikes down death penalty

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Judges rule measure unconstitutional, and order that the eight people on death row have sentences converted to life in prison

A panel of judges on Thursday unanimously struck down the death penalty in Washington state, ruling that it violates the state constitution.

The ruling makes Washington the latest state to do away with capital punishment, leaving 30 states in the United States that maintain the measure.

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