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Olympic shooter accused of being member of Iranian terrorist group after winning gold medal

A Korean veteran shooter told reporters this week that having an Iranian athlete accused of being a terrorist compete at the Tokyo Games is “absurd and ridiculous,” adding pressure on the International Olympic Committee to investigate the allegations.

International critics have accused Javad Foroughi, who won gold in the 10-meter pistol on Saturday, of being a member of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, a powerful paramilitary organization considered by the United States as a terrorist group. The IOC has challenged critics to show proof of his alleged ties to the IRGC, but it’s still unclear if any such evidence would surface.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"Bread and Circuses", "Islamophobia", Iran, WTF?

Cruel Canada! The immigrants are lonely!

Calls for action, more data after Statistics Canada reports increased loneliness for immigrants

A new report by Statistics Canada about increased instances of self-reported loneliness among immigrants is sparking calls for additional data and action to address the issue.

In a recently released article by the federal agency, researchers examined data gathered during the 2018 general social survey as well as information through other sources to assess the loneliness among immigrants and those who were born in Canada.

“Recent and long-term immigrants reported higher levels of loneliness than the Canadian-born. Moreover, loneliness did not appear to be alleviated by the length of stay in Canada,” researchers noted in the document.

I blame white supremacy and the patriarchy.

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Rowan Williams Declares Greta Thunberg a Modern-Day Prophet

Not that his nutty view of Greta makes him an outlier in the Anglican ranks.

If you look up Rowan Williams on Wikipedia, you’ll find out that he’s actually Rowan Douglas Williams, Baron Williams of Oystermouth, PC (member of the British Privy Council), FBA (Fellow of the British Academy), FRSL (Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature), FLSW (Fellow of the Learned Society of Wales). He was Archbishop of Canterbury, i.e., head of the Anglican Communion, including the Episcopal Church in the United States, from 2002-2012. Before that, he was pretty much a standard issue lefty clergyman of the ‘68 generation. He supported unilateral nuclear disarmament in 1980s and after witnessing the 9/11 attacks in New York personally, wrote of Al-Qaeda that it had “serious moral goals” and that calling it evil was not useful.

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Proportionately More Brits Who Went To Fight ISIS Have Been Charged With Terror Offences Than “Brits” Who Fought For ISIS

Why have the Brits who joined ISIS suffered no consequences?

Just three per cent of those who sided with the Islamist death cult have been convicted of terror offences.

Here’s a shocking statistic: a higher proportion of the Brits who went to Syria to fight against ISIS have been charged with terror offences compared with the Brits who went to fight for ISIS. Yes, if you risked your life to fight alongside the Kurds against the barbaric Islamic State, you are statistically more likely to be found guilty of terrorism than if you went to Syria to join the Islamic State and partake in its deranged war of hate and terror. Surely nothing captures the moral disarray of 21st-century Britain better than this.

Seriously, bullets are cheaper than trials.

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FBI probe shows amount of chemicals in Beirut blast was a fraction of original shipment

July 30 (Reuters) – The amount of ammonium nitrate that blew up at Beirut port last year was one fifth of the shipment unloaded there in 2013, the FBI concluded after the blast, adding to suspicions that much of the cargo had gone missing.

As the first anniversary approaches on Aug. 4, major questions remain unanswered, including how a huge quantity of ammonium nitrate – which can be used to make fertiliser or bombs – was left unsafely stored in a capital city for years.

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US sailor charged over massive USS Bonhomme warship blaze in 2020

The US Navy has filed charges against a sailor over a massive blaze aboard the USS Bonhomme Richard in 2020 that destroyed the amphibious warship.

The sailor, whose name has not been publicly revealed, is accused of starting the fire, says Navy spokesperson Cmdr Sean Robertson.

The blaze aboard the warship in San Diego, California, where the vessel was docked, took four days to put out.

At least 40 sailors and 23 civilians were injured.

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‘Craving a vegan sausage roll now!’: Anti-vaxxers go plant-based as law firm says it could be illegal to force Covid jab on vegans

Anti-vaxxers have vowed, perhaps jokingly in some cases, to go plant-based after a British law firm said vegans could be exempt if companies decide to implement compulsory Covid-19 vaccination rules.

On Thursday, law firm Lewis Silkin told The Telegraph that it was likely ethical vegans would be protected by employment law if employers were to implement rules mandating vaccinations for their staff.

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International Olympic Committee praises transgender weightlifter’s ‘courage and tenacity’ ahead of Olympic debut

Assures world he’s female.

The International Olympic Committee praised New Zealand athlete Laurel Hubbard, a biological male who identifies as a woman, ahead of her debut in Olympic women’s weightlifting.

Hubbard, 43, is preparing to make Olympic history when she competes Monday.

“Everyone agrees that trans women are women,” said IOC medical and science director Dr. Richard Budgett.

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We’re First!

We’re First!

Deal agreed for patients and children of fertility doctor who used own sperm

Former patients and children of a Canadian fertility doctor who used his own or unknown sperm to impregnate patients have been offered a C$13m ($10m, £7m) settlement agreement.

It is thought to be the first-ever legal settlement of its kind.

Under the terms of the deal, claimants will be given compensation based on court-determined level of harm.

Money will also be set aside for a DNA database to allow dozens of children to identify their biological fathers.

The class-action lawsuit currently includes 226 people. Dr Barwin worked at two clinics in Ottawa, Ontario.

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That’s EEEEEELY Gross!

Chinese man almost dies after a 20cm eel he inserted into his rectum in a bizarre bid to ‘relieve constipation’ entered his abdomen

A Chinese man nearly died after allegedly inserting a wiggling 8-inch eel into his backside to treat his constipation.

The live fish bit through the man’s colon before getting stuck in his abdomen, doctors said.

The unnamed patient claimed he decided to use the creature to solve his bowel problems after following a folk remedy.

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Macron sues French billboard owner over posters depicting president as Hitler

The lawyers of French President Emmanuel Macron are suing a man who depicted the head of state as Adolf Hitler, amid recent protests opposing France’s health pass and Covid vaccine restrictions.

Michel-Ange Flori, a billboard owner from the southern French region of Var, reported that he was shocked by the charges, which he describes as a breach of his right to freedom of expression.

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