Catholic Priest Slams March for Life as ‘Repulsive and Futile’

A prominent American priest has dissed the Washington March for Life as “repulsive and futile,” denouncing the pro-life event as “basically a gathering for many right-wing anti-abortion hardliners.”

Franciscan friar Father Daniel Horan, a pro-LGBT priest and professor who will be speaking at the upcoming Los Angeles Religious Education Congress, took to Twitter this weekend to bash the March for Life and condemn without trial a group of white Catholic high school boys as “racists” for supposedly “taunting” a Native American man beating a drum.

Father Horan was one of the many voices from the Catholic Left who joined the mainstream media lynching of students from Covington Catholic High School this weekend, rashly judging them as racists without bothering to ascertain what actually happened, simply because some of the boys were wearing MAGA hats.

https://www.breitbart.com/faith/2019/01/21/catholic-priest-slams-march-for-life-as-repulsive-and-futile/

Bowing to US pressure, Germany bans Iran airline from its airspace

FILE PHOTO: An Airbus A340-300 of Iranian airline Mahan Air takes off from Duesseldorf airport DUS, Germany January 16, 2019. Picture taken January 16, 2019. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay/File Photo

BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany has bowed to U.S. pressure to ban from its airspace an Iranian airline accused of ferrying weapons and advisers to help support President Bashar Al-Assad’s forces in Syria’s civil war.

A senior German government source told Reuters on Monday that Berlin had revoked the landing rights of Mahan Air due to suspicions that it was being used for military purposes by Iran’s Revolutionary Guards and also on safety grounds.

https://intnet.org/2019/01/21/bowing-to-us-pressure-germany-bans-iran-airline-from-its-airspace/

Zimbabwe crackdown challenged in court, opposition leaders in hiding

HARARE (Reuters) – Legal challenges to a brutal clampdown on dissent by Zimbabwe’s government were set in motion on Monday, as fears that the country is veering back towards authoritarian rule drove some leaders of the main opposition party into hiding.

The fragile state of Zimbabwe’s economy was also in focus as President Emmerson Mnangagwa headed home early from a foreign trip during which he had been expected to pitch for investments, while South Africa said it turned down a request from its neighbour for a $1.2 billion loan last month.

The lawyer for pastor Evan Mawarire, a rights activist, said he would seek bail at the High Court after being charged with subversion. Beatrice Mtetwa said she was unsure when the court would hear the case.

https://intnet.org/2019/01/21/zimbabwe-crackdown-challenged-in-court-opposition-leaders-in-hiding-2/

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Russia opens civil cases against Facebook, Twitter – report

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s communication watchdog said on Monday it was opening administrative proceedings against Twitter and Facebook for failing to explain how they plan to comply with local data laws, the Interfax news agency reported.

Roskomnadzor, the watchdog, was quoted as saying that Twitter and Facebook had not explained how and when they would comply with legislation that requires all servers used to store Russians’ personal data to be located in Russia.

The agency’s head, Alexander Zharov, was quoted as saying the companies have a month to provide information or else action would be taken against them.

Russia has introduced tougher internet laws in the last five years, requiring search engines to delete some search results, messaging services to share encryption keys with security services and social networks to store Russian users’ personal data on servers within the country.

At the moment, the only tools Russia has to enforce its data rules are fines that typically only come to a few thousand dollars or blocking the offending online services, which is an option fraught with technical difficulties.

https://intnet.org/2019/01/21/russia-opens-civil-cases-against-facebook-twitter-report-2/

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Social media video shows Venezuela sergeant demanding Maduro removal

Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro speaks during a special session of the National Constituent Assembly to present his annual state of the nation in Caracas, Venezuela January 14, 2019. Miraflores Palace/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS – THIS PICTURE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY.

CARACAS (Reuters) – A man identifying himself as a Venezuelan National Guard sergeant at a Caracas outpost called for the removal of President Nicolas Maduro, in a social media video circulating on Monday.

The video did not show significant movement of troops or military vehicles. Social media photos showed the presence of security forces in the area of the National Guard outpost.

Reuters was unable to independently confirm the video.

The Information Ministry did not immediately reply to a request for comment.

https://intnet.org/2019/01/21/social-media-video-shows-venezuela-sergeant-demanding-maduro-removal/

Russia Enters Top Five Countries with the Largest Gold Reserves

MOSCOW, Russia – Russia has entered the list of the 5 countries with the largest gold reserves in the world by acquiring 8.8 tons in 2018.

Russian gold reserves increased by 14.9% to reach 2,112 tonnes, based on data published by the Russian Central Bank.

According to Reuters, this achievement allowed Russia to topple China from fifth place in the list of countries with the largest gold reserves. In December 2018, the country’s reserves reached 1689 tons.

Russia is currently behind the US, Germany, France and Italy on the list.

A source in the Russian gold industry, who preferred to remain anonymous, told Reuters that sanctions from the West had led the Russian central bank to increase its gold reserves.

https://www.fort-russ.com/2019/01/russia-enters-the-list-of-the-five-countries-with-the-largest-gold-reserves/

First responder in Skripal poisoning turns out to be Britain’s most senior military nurse

Sergei and Yulia Skripal were given first aid by the British Army’s most senior nurse, who just happened to be nearby, according to a new report – adding further intrigue to the highly controversial case.

The latest development in the Salisbury poisoning affair will fuel the claims of skeptics, who don’t believe the official British narrative. UK authorities have claimed that the former double agent and his daughter were targeted by the Russian government in a bizarre failed assassination plot involving a military-grade nerve agent.

It was previously reported by British media that the first person to provide medical assistance to the Skripals after they collapsed on a bench in Salisbury was “an off-duty nurse who had worked on the Ebola outbreak in Sierra Leone.”

However, the healthcare professional turned out to be not just any nurse. She was Colonel Alison McCourt, a veteran service member who currently holds the position of chief nursing officer in the British Army.

https://www.rt.com/uk/449312-salisbury-first-resonder-identified/

Trump is making them all cry,,, again

Twitter mobilizes meme army after Trump suggests snowstorms disprove global warming

A meme-wielding internet mob has descended on Donald Trump’s Twitter account after the US president quipped that perhaps global warming could help alleviate harsh winter weather across the country.

Trump unfurled one of his infamous Twitter zingers while encouraging Americans to stay indoors to avoid large snow storms and freezing temperatures.

https://www.rt.com/usa/449315-trump-global-warming-snow-tweet/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS