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    US military shows a 10 year old video to distract from Yemen mission's failure

    Fake military. U.S. military scrambles to explain why it posted a 10-year-old video to show its Yemen raid was a success The U.S. military released a compendium of jihadi video Friday that it said showed “the sort of intelligence information” Navy SEALs seized in a deadly Jan. 29 raid in...
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    Trump’s disastrous first military operation ordered without “sufficient intelligence”

    I'd be surprised if any order from Trump was done with sufficient intelligence. President Trump’s disastrous first military operation was ordered without “sufficient intelligence”: report President Donald Trump’s first military operation seems to have been a disaster. On Wednesday American...
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    Anti-Muslim hatred stirring in Alberta is, sadly, nothing new

    But thankfully they only hate Muslims from the seven countries on Trump's Muslim ban list. Anti-Muslim hatred stirring in Alberta is, sadly, nothing new Living in one of the few remaining self-avowed multicultural countries in the world, Canadians can take pride in our peacefulness and...
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    Jews to form rings of support around mosques in support for Muslims

    I love Jews. But I'm also not a Nazi. Jews to form rings of support around mosques in support for Muslims In February 2015, a group of young Muslims mobilized about 1,000 fellow residents of Oslo, Norway, to form a protective “ring of peace” around the city’s main synagogue. The show of...
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    Germans now find US as trustworthy as Russia

    Germans now find US as trustworthy as Russia Germany’s faith in the US has taken a nosedive since the election of Donald Trump with the country viewing their longtime ally as trustworthy as Russia, a new poll has found. Just 22 per cent of respondents trusted the US under its new leader –...
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    Globalism is here to stay

    Globalism is here to stay President Trump’s missteps and policy blunders may ironically help inform the public about the benefits, necessity and irreversibility of globalism. Build a wall? Set off a trade war with Mexico, our third largest trading partner, and destabilize the Mexican economy —...
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    Making India Great Again

    Apple to start making iPhones in India, says state government Apple is to start making iPhones in the southern Indian state of Karnataka, the state's government has said. Ministers said Apple would start an initial manufacturing operation in the state, whose capital is the tech hub Bangalore...
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    Brexit White Paper Reveals The Reason For Leaving The EU Isn’t True

    Brexit White Paper Reveals The Reason For Leaving The EU Isn’t True Parliament has been sovereign the entire time we’ve been in the EU but it “hasn’t always felt like that,” according to the Government’s plan for restoring parliamentary sovereignty through Brexit. Arguments for leaving the EU...
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    U.S. Warns Israel to Stop Announcing New West Bank Settlements

    Hitler. U.S. Warns Israel to Stop Announcing New West Bank Settlements The White House warned the Israeli government Thursday to stop announcing plans to build new settlements in the occupied West Bank, appearing to open a breach in the extraordinarily warm relationship between President...
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    Arnold Schwarzenegger Blows up the White House

    I'm paraphrasing. TRUMP ASKS PEOPLE TO PRAY FOR 'APPRENTICE' RATINGS, SCHWARZENEGGER RESPONSE: 'LET'S SWITCH JOBS' The current host of "Celebrity Apprentice" and the former host of the show -- also known as former California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and current President of the United...
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    Kellyanne Conway made up a fake terrorist attack to justify Muslim ban

    Kellyanne Conway made up a fake terrorist attack to justify Muslim ban In an interview with MSNBC’s Chris Matthews that aired on Thursday night, Trump adviser Kellyanne Conway managed to get two huge things wrong in a short, 19-second answer. First, she said that the Obama administration banned...
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    McCain calls on Trump to help Ukraine against Russia attack

    McCain calls on Trump to help Ukraine against Russia attack Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman John McCain asked President Donald Trump on Thursday to help Ukraine defend itself against an increase in recent attacks from Russia. “In light of the latest Russian attacks and the prospect of...
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    Nancy Pelosi: Steve Bannon is a white supremacist

    Too kind to call him a Nazi, evidently. Nancy Pelosi: Steve Bannon is a white supremacist Top ranking Democrat Nancy Pelosi did not mince her words when she expressed her concerns about Donald Trump’s chief strategist becoming a permanent member of the National Security Council. Ms Pelosi...
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    Kevin O'Leary at gun range as funerals for shooting victims begins

    Kevin O'Leary video shows candidate at gun range as funerals for shooting victims begin A social media page belonging to Kevin O'Leary has posted a video of the Conservative leadership candidate shooting a handgun and several automatic weapons on the same afternoon a public funeral service was...
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    'Dumb deal' drags Australia-U.S. ties to new low after tense Trump call

    The MASTER of negotiation. :lol: 'Dumb deal' drags Australia-U.S. ties to new low after tense Trump call U.S. President Donald Trump labeled a refugee swap deal with Australia "dumb" on Thursday after a Washington Post report of an acrimonious telephone call with Australia's prime minister...
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    Albertans want more refugees

    Premier Rachel Notley says Alberta willing to accept more refugees EDMONTON — Premier Rachel Notley says Alberta is willing to accept more refugees if the federal government decides to lift a cap on how many can come to Canada. Notley says the premiers had a conference call with Prime Minister...
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    Andrew Coyne: The common threads of intolerance behind anti-Muslim atrocities

    Andrew Coyne: The common threads of intolerance behind anti-Muslim atrocities It began just minutes after the first reports surfaced online. Though the killings had taken place at a Quebec City mosque, though the victims had all been Muslim, nevertheless it was asserted, with all the authority...
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    PMO Excoriates Fox News on fake reporting

    Incorrect FOX News tweet on Quebec City mosque attack earns scorn of PMO The director of communications for the Prime Minister's Office has written to Fox News, asking it to remove a tweet that she says is "dishonouring" the victims of the Quebec City mosque shooting. Kate Purchase sent the...
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    Ford CEO: New U.S. Rules Risk 1 Million Jobs

    Ford CEO Told U.S. Fuel-Economy Rules Risk 1 Million Jobs About 1 million U.S. jobs are at risk if fuel-economy rules don’t align with market reality, according to Ford Motor Co. Chief Executive Officer Mark Fields, who delivered the estimation directly to President Donald Trump. Fields and...
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    Actor Kal Penn raises over $600K for Syrian refugees in name of Internet troll

    Kekekekek Actor Kal Penn raises over $600K for Syrian refugees in name of Internet troll Harold & Kumar actor Kal Penn has raised over $600,000 for Syrian refugees in the name of an Internet commenter who said Penn didn’t “belong in the country.” Penn, who also served as the White House...