‘Chemical pollutants make people gay’: Vegan group’s comment backfires on social media

Published time: 19 Jul, 2018 09:40

I bet there is some truth in that!

A vegan group has been slammed for peddling “homophobic views” and inciting hatred against the LGBT+ community after claiming on social media that chemical pollutants make people gay and transgender.

The Pembrokeshire Vegan Organic group said in a Facebook post, which has since been deleted, that there is “nothing natural or healthy about wanting to be the opposite from what we were born.”

“The promotion of gay and trans is the promotion of sexual development disorders, caused by environmental pollutants and media and educational manipulation,” the post, originally seen by the Independent, read.

https://www.rt.com/uk/433664-vegan-group-gay-trans/

Powerful people in US sell their anti-Russian stance to their nation – Putin

Published time: 19 Jul, 2018 11:20

Edited time: 19 Jul, 2018 11:57

“We were taught that a statesperson should always prioritize core interests of his or her nation above everything else. Not so in this case. We see the forces in the US, who put their narrow group and party interests above those of their nation. Our satirists would describe them as ‘pathetic puny people’. But they are neither. On the contrary, they are quiet powerful, if they can swindle millions of their countrymen to buy stories that would not normally stand to reason,” Putin said.

https://www.rt.com/news/433683-putin-us-anti-russian-stance/

Air traffic over Belgium has been temporarily suspended after flight data processing system failed, according to the country's air traffic controller Belgocontrol.

The flight data processing system of the Belgian traffic controller has at some point failed to trace the aircraft location over Belgium’s territory, prompting the Belgocontrol to take an “ultimate safety measure” and “clear the sky,” the local De Morgen daily reported.

Due to an exceptional situation air traffic is temporarily suspended. Belgocontrol is looking in to it. We are closely monitoring the situation. We will keep you informed. https://t.co/mOB9nE2edN

— Brussels Airport (@BrusselsAirport) July 19, 2018

The air controller was also unable to determine the destination, altitude and speed of the planes that were in the air, it added.

The Belgocontrol spokesperson, Dominique Dehaene, told the media that a “technical problem” as caused the system disruption, adding that there was “no threat of any kind.”

The Belgian airspace was closed shortly after 16:00 (local time) (14:00 GMT). The measure is expected to remain in effect at least until 17:00 GMT, according to Reuters.

All flights en route to Belgian airports were rerouted while those scheduled to depart from Belgium were kept on the ground.

DETAILS TO FOLLOW

https://www.rt.com/news/433722-belgium-closes-airspace-traffic/

George Soros says Obama was his ‘greatest disappointment’, continues to slam Trump

Published time: 19 Jul, 2018 11:10

Soros said he had hoped Obama – who he heavily supported during the 2008 race – would seek his advice on finance and economics, but was instead frozen out.

After securing the presidency, Obama “closed the door on me,” Soros said. “He made one phone call thanking me for my support, which was meant to last for five minutes, and I engaged him, and he had to spend another three minutes with me, so I dragged it out to eight minutes.”

The liberal philanthropist said: “He was someone who was known from the time when he was competing for the editorship of The Harvard Law Review to take his supporters for granted and to woo his opponents.”

Soros said he does not want to be a Democrat and will not side with anyone in the American political system. “My ideology is nonideological.”

Still, he continued giving financial support to the Democrats beyond Obama’s term, pouring around $25 million into Hillary Clinton’s 2016 campaign to prevent Donald Trump from getting into the Oval Office, according to the newspaper. At that stage, he did not expect Trump to show much political ambition, but now he is afraid the president will “blow up the world rather than suffer a setback to his narcissism.”

Though Trump “would like to establish a mafia state,” his days in power are numbered, Soros believes.

https://www.rt.com/usa/433682-soros-obama-greatest-disappointment/