Moscow protests aim to destabilize Putin government

The Duran’s Alex Christoforou and Editor-in-Chief Alexander Mercouris discuss this weekends protests organized by liberal Russian opposition figures, demanding places on the ballot ahead of September’s Moscow city council elections. The protests blocked traffic along major Moscow streets, eventually ending in clashes with police.

The Saturday march was one of the largest unsanctioned rallies Moscow has seen in years, with estimates placing the number of participants at roughly 3,500 people, according to the Ministry of Internal Affairs. The Ministry claims that 700 people in attendance were working as journalists. Various independent Russian media outlets estimate the protestors to have been over 5,000. Moscow police detained over 1,000 protesters, among them, professional provocateur Alexei Navalny.

In a recent turn of events, certain to embolden protestors, a Moscow doctor says Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny may have been poisoned while in prison.

Moscow’s most prominent opposition figure, Alexei Navalny, has been moved from jail to a local hospital in the Russian capital after officials said the rogue politician may have been poisoned.

According to BBC, officials said Navalny – who has been detained for the second day on Monday – was in “satisfactory” condition, and that though he may have had an allergic reaction, Navalny’s doctors said they demanded “fundamentals” like the prospect of using “disproportionate” things like making. More than 1,400 people were detained while protesting Navalny’s detention.

Navalny had been sentenced to 30 days for provoking an unsanctioned protest with other lawmakers.

The EU slammed Russia over the “disproportionate” use of force against the protesters, claiming it undermined the “fundamental freedoms of expression, association and assembly.”

then again, Russia isn’t exactly known for its tolerance of political dissent.

He's caught stealing American flag from business. But the owner — a veteran and former cop — has a better idea than an arrest.

'I just feel this is a better learning experience for the young man'

A 19-year-old teen was caught on surveillance video stealing an American flag from a Missouri business early Thursday morning — but Bill Hoaglin, the owner of Beacon Car & Pet Wash, had a better idea in mind than an arrest, KTVI-TV reported.

What happened?

Hoaglin posted the surveillance footage on Facebook, which led to people identifying Keaton Chandler, the station said.

"Keaton works the night shift at a local ice manufacturer, so he got off work and biked around my car wash, looking for loose change before he took the flag," Hoaglin told Yahoo Lifestyle, which added that Chandler lives with grandmother.

So Hoaglin alerted the Pacific City Police Department, and a few hours later there was a call from Chandler.

"He said, 'I am the guy who accidentally stole your flag,'" Hoaglin recalled to Yahoo Lifestyle. "I said, 'There's nothing accidental about stealing.'"

Hoaglin told the outlet that Chandler offered to return the flag if Hoaglin removed the Facebook footage. But Hoaglin, a former cop of 18 years who specialized in community issues, offered Chandler a deal: Return the flag and avoid criminal charges by carrying out a symbolic punishment, Yahoo Lifestyle said.

"I sent my daughter to Walmart to purchase more than 150 miniature American flags for Keaton to pass out to customers," Hoaglin added to the outlet.

'I just feel this is a better learning experience'

When Chandler arrived at the car wash, Hoaglin and a police officer greeted him, Yahoo Lifestyle said.

"He apologized and said he wanted the flag to decorate his bedroom," the business owner noted to the outlet. "He shook my hand and agreed to pass out flags to avoid jail time."

https://www.theblaze.com/news/young-man-caught-stealing-american-flag-from-business-owner-has-a-better-idea-than-an-arrest

McConnell condemns 'modern-day McCarthyism,' 'feckless' Obama policies, after pundits call him 'Russian asset'

In unusually forceful, angry, and personal terms, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Monday countered what he called "baseless smears" from left-wing media and vowed not to be "intimidated," in the wake of a Washington Post op-ed that declared McConnell a "Russian asset."

That op-ed was written by columnist Dana Milbank, whom McConnell bluntly suggested was one of several "hyperventilating hacks" who conveniently had ignored former President Obama's "feckless" Russia policies.

Milbank had argued that McConnell's opposition to several election-security bills proposed by Democrats effectively made him an unwitting Russian agent, and other pundits quickly echoed Milbank's argument. On MSNBC's "Morning Joe" on Friday, host Joe Scarborough repeatedly called McConnell "Moscow Mitch," saying he was "aiding and abetting" Russian President Vladimir Putin's efforts to "subvert" American elections – and even alleging a Russia-linked investment in Kentucky could be playing a part.

"I don't normally take the time to respond to critics in the media when they have no clue what they're talking about," McConnell said. "But, this modern-day McCarthyism is toxic, and damaging, because of the way it warps our entire public discourse.

"Facts matter," McConnell said sternly. "Details matter. History matters, and if our nation is losing our ability to debate public policy without screaming about treason, that really matters. In the middle of the 20th century, the original McCarthyism hurt America's strength and diminished our standing in the Cold War by dividing us against ourselves."

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/mcconnell-modern-day-mccarthyisim-feckless-obama-policies-washington-post-russian-asset

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