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Soph0571

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April 28, 2019

....too male and too white



They reflect themselves... until there is entrenched diversity in the system, it is not going to change, however insulting it is to anyone who is not jut like them.
April 28, 2019

As guest links Trump's rhetoric with the rise in anti-Semitism, Fox News suddenly cuts to commercial

On April 27, there was a mass shooting in the Chabad synagogue in Powoy, CA synagogue near San Diego. NBC's Ben Collins and Andrew Blankstein subsequently reported that an open letter was posted on 8chan with the same name as the shooting suspect. The writer of that manifesto took credit for an unsolved arson in a mosque in San Diego; the alleged shooter is now being investigated for that arson, according to the San Diego County Sheriff.

Former assistant Secretary of State Joel Rubin appeared on Fox News to discuss the shooting. When asked why anti-Semitism is on the rise, Rubin began talking about Trump's rhetoric, before he was quickly cut off and Fox went to commercial.


[link:https://www.mediamatters.org/blog/2019/04/27/guest-links-trumps-rhetoric-rise-anti-semitism-fox-news-suddenly-cuts-commercial/223579|

Well to be fair their USP has never been about informing their consumers of actual REAL facts and shit....heh
April 28, 2019

In the Brexit era, Britain is more Mr Bean than James Bond

To be a po-faced leftie, James Bond was traditionally cold war propaganda, basically a misogynist trying to make British imperialism look sexy, although it’s more recently taken some interesting detours. In Quantum of Solace, comrade Bond joins the anti-imperialist resistance and tries to stop a multinational corporation in alliance with the CIA from staging a coup d’etat to privatise Bolivia’s water supply. Under pressure from the Bourne franchise, he’s even shown hints of emotional vulnerability.

Indeed, for those who saw Brexit as a cultural counter-revolution – basically to tell those PC lefties, the party’s over, we’re bringing back blue passports and unapologetic racism – there are signs that they’re even losing James Bond to the culture war. The decision to hire Phoebe Waller-Bridge, one of the funniest people on Earth and also a proud feminist, has sent insecure rightwing men into paroxysms of rage: one viral YouTube video screeches, “Feminist Attack on James Bond – MeToo Takes Down 007”, while alt-right Twitter claims that James Bond has been “cucked”.


[link:https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/apr/26/brexit-era-britain-mr-bean-james-bond|

Mr Bean indeed...
April 28, 2019

SPEAKS VOLUMES



However do not completely despair

CAUSE



Bears repeating... as often as possible
April 28, 2019

This is absolutely disgusting: this @GOP Congressman is blaming Muslims for the attacks on Jews.

https://twitter.com/maxberger/status/1122294948701798401b

This is absolutely disgusting: this @GOP Congressman is blaming Muslims for the attacks on Jews.

The shooter was a right wing terrorist: he’s a white nationalist, just like Trump.

You evil fucks are getting us killed. How dare you blame Muslim women. Fuck you forever.


Right out of the nazi playbook..
April 28, 2019

The New IRA say they are using Brexit as a recruiting tool

But in an interview with the Sunday Times, representatives admitted their campaign of violence had no chance of achieving their goal of a united Ireland.

They said: "The attacks are symbolic. They are propaganda. As long as you have the British in Ireland and the country remains partitioned, there will be an IRA."

One dissident told the Times: " Brexit has forced the IRA to refocus and has underlined how Ireland remains partitioned. It would be remiss of us not to capitalise on the opportunity"


[link:https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/new-ira-say-using-brexit-14904267|

Emphasis mine
Hardly surprising.... but Brexit was going to be the best thing ever - right?!?!
April 28, 2019

'Party Animal'



April 27, 2019

Radicalising the young and vulnerable - just like ISIS

Gunman, 19, in tactical vest opens fire in Poway synagogue, killing one and injuring multiple worshippers including Rabbi and children, before off-duty border patrol agent returned fire midway through Passover celebration on final day of holiday


[link:https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6967437/Several-injured-gun-man-opens-fire-San-Diego-Synagogue.html|

How is it in 2019 a young man basically gives up the rest of his life for this level of hate? Social media grooming experts chasing down the young and vulnerable is my guess. These people are terrorists. They are death cults. They are exactly ISIS. And what is sickening is that the narrative is going to be 'lone wolf' in 3...2....1....
April 27, 2019

About time history repeated itself....

Sen. Lindsey Graham In 1998: Failure To Comply With Congressional Subpoenas Is An Impeachable Offense

Newsweek reports:

Senator Lindsey Graham, a close ally of President Donald Trump’s, once said that a president’s refusal to comply with congressional oversight was an impeachable offense.

In a video unearthed from December 1998 circulating on Twitter on Friday, the South Carolina legislator passionately states that Richard Nixon could have been impeached for failing to comply with subpoenas from Congress.

“The day Richard Nixon failed to answer that subpoena is the day he was subject to impeachment because he took the power from Congress over the impeachment process away from Congress, and he became the judge and jury,” Graham said two decades ago.[/b}


[link:https://www.joemygod.com/2019/04/sen-lindsey-graham-in-1998-failure-to-comply-with-congressional-subpoenas-in-an-impeachable-offense/|

Oh Lindsey......
What is that I hear???
CRICKETS
April 27, 2019

He says tomahto



Let's call the whole thing off.... Heh

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About Soph0571

I am a Brit. I am a working class child of the troubles in Belfast who now lives a life of privilege. I am an anti-racist, progressive monster for truth. If I fail in being that monster, call me out....
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