#Anger as French protesters compare vaccines to Nazi horrors

#Anger as French protesters compare vaccines to Nazi horrors

“#Anger as French protesters compare vaccines to Nazi horrors” PARIS — A French Holocaust survivor has denounced anti-vaccination protesters comparing themselves to Jews who were persecuted by Nazi Germany during World War II. French officials and anti-racism groups joined the 94-year-old in expressing indignation. As more than 100,000 people marched around France against government vaccine rules on…

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#Letters to the Editor — July 17, 2021

#Letters to the Editor — July 17, 2021

“#Letters to the Editor — July 17, 2021” The Issue: Massive demonstrations in Cuba protesting the country’s Communist government. There should be no question about where our two political parties stand on Cuba, nor about which US political party wants to change America into a similarly socialist and undemocratic society (“GOP­­ers put Joe on spot…

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#Authoritarianism advances as world battles the pandemic

#Authoritarianism advances as world battles the pandemic

“#Authoritarianism advances as world battles the pandemic” LONDON — Here’s some of what happened while the world was distracted by the coronavirus: Hungary banned the public depiction of homosexuality. China shut Hong Kong’s last pro-democracy newspaper. Brazil’s government extolled dictatorship. And Belarus hijacked a passenger plane to arrest a journalist. COVID-19 has absorbed the world’s…

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#Socialists in denial: Goodwin

#Socialists in denial: Goodwin

“#Socialists in denial: Goodwin” For socialists and their fellow travelers everywhere, it’s turning out to be a bummer of a summer. It’s almost bad enough to make you feel sorry for Sen. Bernie Sanders.  Almost. Sanders, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and their anti-American ilk are stuck defending economic authoritarianism abroad while its victims are pleading for…

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#Cubans make their voices heard

#Cubans make their voices heard

“#Cubans make their voices heard” Cubans poured into the streets by the tens of thousands Sunday to protest the Communist government’s deadly failures, chanting “¡Ya no tenemos miedo!” and “¡Abajo la dictadura!” and “¡Libertad!” “We’re no longer afraid.” “Down with the dictatorship.” “Freedom.” This was no mere complaint about the COVID toll, nor even the…

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#Letters to the Editor — July 5, 2021

#Letters to the Editor — July 5, 2021

“#Letters to the Editor — July 5, 2021” The Issue: Gwen Berry’s response to critics after her national anthem protest at the Olympic trials. After very publicly disrespecting the American flag and national anthem, Gwen Berry made her opinion perfectly clear: “The anthem doesn’t speak for me. It never has” (“Olympic-Size Feud,” June 29). She…

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#LA protests erupt after viral video of complaint about trans woman disrobing in upscale spa

#LA protests erupt after viral video of complaint about trans woman disrobing in upscale spa

“#LA protests erupt after viral video of complaint about trans woman disrobing in upscale spa” Violence erupted between dueling protesters outside an upscale California spa Saturday after viral video showed a woman complaining about a transgender female being allowed to disrobe in the women’s section — allegedly exposing their penis in front of young children,…

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