russiainsider--2020-01-09--Study: People Seek Out Right Wing Content on YouTube

The democratizing factor in social media is the real driver in the rise of alt-right media .
Anyone with a microphone can now become a political pundit , which cuts out the Jewish and corporate ladder climbing that vets for ideology in traditional news and commentary , thus artificially engineering `` poltiical correctness . ''
Munger and Phillips believe that the people watching alt-right videos on Youtube were a pre-existing demographic that never access to media that reflects their experiences until the internet .
An ongoing study by Penn State 's political science department has found that Youtube users actively @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as white nationalist and anti-Jewish by the paper ) media , rather than being radicalized by algorithms .
This fits perfectly with parallel research done by National Justice showing that traffic continues to increase to alt-right websites , even as youth engagement with other types of political media declines .
The two lead researchers Kevin Munger and Joseph Phillips , have criticized the prevailing elite notion that media consumers are passively watching videos until the automatic algorithm takes them down a rabbit hole away from safe conservatism to questioning neo-liberalism , Jewish oligarchs @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
This theory , spread by mainstream media journalists and academics , does not fit with previous models for studying media consumption ( pg.12 ) .
For example , the advent of cable TV superficially expanded mainstream political discourse in America , but it was in truth far more ideologically limited than written materials like newspapers , newsletters and magazines of the previous generation .
Researchers concluded with the `` active audience theory , '' which showed consumers of cable television actively depoliticized , going out of their way to choose sports , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ News .
The democratizing factor in social media is the real driver in the rise of alt-right media .
Anyone with a microphone can now become a political pundit , which cuts out the Jewish and corporate ladder climbing that vets for ideology in traditional news and commentary , thus artificially engineering `` poltiical correctness . ''
Munger and Phillips believe that the people watching alt-right videos on Youtube were a pre-existing demographic that never access to media that reflects their experiences until the internet .
The paper is not perfect .
Phillips @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by telling them that traffic to alt-right videos on Youtube has been declining since mid-2017 , but this leaves out important caveats .
The timetable coincides with the beginning of Chinese-style censorship by Google/Youtube in August 2017 , when they started putting videos espousing identitarian , pro-Hitler or anti-Zionist views in a limited state .
Two years later , the containment strategy clearly failed , and they have now engaged in outright deleting most of the major `` alt-right '' channels , and even many alt-right adjacent alt-light ones like those belonging to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ large `` alt-right '' media channels ( over 10,000 subscribers ) listed on the ADL 's list , most like James Allsup , TRS Radio and Red Ice have been completely wiped off social media without warning , despite taking care to not violate any of the companies stated speech rules .
Certain paleo-conservative channels less directly critical of Jewish power , like American Renaissance , America First with Nick Fuentes and Libertarian Stefan Molyneux remain , but it is unclear if this is what the ADL and Youtube are willing to settle @ @ @ @ @ @ @ political expression .
This appears to be an internal debate at the tech monopoly .
VDare , a publication that many prominent conservatives like Ann Coulter and Tucker Carlson have associated with , was briefly banned in one of the latest purges , but later reinstated .
Other channels that have hosted politically incorrect ideas , like JF Gariepy 's The Public Space , have been largely inactive in the last month due to waves of frivolous strikes and other strategies intended to harass you off the internet .
Missing from the equation @ @ @ @ @ @ @ directly to websites hosting nationalist content .
It 's possible that some of the rise in traffic to alt-right domains is due to Youtube users abandoning highly censored social media sites .
The ADL whack-a-mole game will likely now move on to get more domain registrars to shut down publications Jews do not approve of while figuring out a way to destroy free speech holdouts like Epik .
This may be a bit trickier thanks to the presence of Russian and Chinese hosts who can use this to point out flagrant American hypocrisy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ already using politically freer Russian platforms like V-Kontakte and Telegram , as well as small but growing alt-tech like Bitchute .
Munger and Phillips appear to acknowledge this as well .
Their paper states that while traffic to alt-right channels is down , user engagement in comments and so on remains unusually high .
Rather than accepting this new political phenomenon and debating the material conditions causing them , the researchers recommend disrupting independent and dissident political communities .
The real debate on free speech has been muddled by Jewish neo-conservatives like Dennis @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Steven Crowder , and other Zio-Cons are demonetized or age-restricted , but their accounts are not suspended .
Prager is now claiming that the Jews who control Google and Youtube from top to bottom are anti-Israel , which is laughable .
Channels belonging to pro-Palestinian , pro-Syrian or pro-Hezbollah media bodies are censored as viciously as the alt-right .
The Zionist Daily Wire 's takeaway from the study is that neo-cons and classical liberals are successfully coopting white dissident energy .
They appear happy with the censorship of nationalists and anti-liberal critics @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hegemony , but they dislike the small inconveniences of occasional demonetization or flaggings suffered by Jordan Peterson , Dave Rubin or Prager .
There is n't much evidence to suggest that fans of alt-right content suddenly become Bret Weinstein fans .
Alt-Con media , according to our traffic metric review , is also suffering particularly among young people .
By slightly bleeding into Conservative Inc , Silicon Valley and Zionists are able to change the debate away from First Amendment questions to how much money conservatives can make from ad revenues .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from the study is that it has become increasingly difficult for mainstream media to deliver plausible , high quality narratives due to changes in the media business ecosystem .
A handful of social media sites now monopolize much of the ad revenue , leaving more professional propaganda in the dust .
Bulwarks of liberal legacy propaganda , like Newsweek and the Washington Post , have become totally naked clickbait scams or ham-fisted Pravda run to bolster some narcissistic oligarch 's personal business interests .
Meanwhile , advances in technology have allowed independent media @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
With that said , independent media creators must continue to get creative as Zionist groups and capitalists continue to construct the great American firewall .
American history shows that when new forms of communication become widely available , social challenges against corruption and ruling class abuses usually follow until information is reigned in .
The impact of Thomas Paine 's Common Sense thanks to the widening availability of printing technology allowed anti-Monarchic ideas to be cheaply spread beyond elite intellectual circles , which subsequently inspired the American revolution .
What George H. @ @ @ @ @ @ @ newspaper , 1830-1930 , allowed fresh and radical ideas to enter the mainstream , as seen with the Populist Party and explosion in socialist ideas , before cartelization and money-power erected a paper wall .
In the 1930s , Father Charles Coughlin 's show in the early days of radio , critical of capitalism , Jewish supremacy and war during the Great Depression and lead up to World War II , reached millions .
Coughlin was a powerful inspiration for the creation of the America First Committee in 1940 , the largest anti-war @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 's broadcasts and publications were shut down by the US government and radio became monopolized by a handful of Jewish broadcast corporations hostile to his message .
The Brexit referendum and the election of Donald Trump in 2016 , while not producing any tangible results , has been a huge , weakening embarrassment for the plutocracy of the West .
These events , and the lack of fulfillment of promises to voters , have played a role in discrediting the liberal doctrine globally and cornering elites into using force .
Were it not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on social media , most of the populist insurrections engulfing once `` stable '' liberal regimes would not have likely been possible .
The era of internet freedom is quickly coming to an end , but much of the damage has already been done .
Which begs the question : what will come next , and will the ruling tyranny survive the next outbreak of dissident ideas ?

The democratizing factor in social media is the real driver in the rise of alt-right media. Anyone with a microphone can now become a political pundit, which cuts out the Jewish and corporate ladder climbing that vets for ideology in traditional news and commentary, thus artificially engineering "poltiical correctness." Munger and Phillips believe that the people watching alt-right videos on Youtube were a pre-existing demographic that never access to media that reflects their experiences until the internet.
An ongoing study by Penn State's political science department has found that Youtube users actively seek out "alt-right" (defined as white nationalist and anti-Jewish by the paper) media, rather than being radicalized by algorithms.
This fits perfectly with parallel research done by National Justice showing that traffic continues to increase to alt-right websites, even as youth engagement with other types of political media declines.
The two lead researchers Kevin Munger and Joseph Phillips, have criticized the prevailing elite notion that media consumers are passively watching videos until the automatic algorithm takes them down a rabbit hole away from safe conservatism to questioning neo-liberalism, Jewish oligarchs or the racial transformation of the West.
This theory, spread by mainstream media journalists and academics, does not fit with previous models for studying media consumption (pg.12). For example, the advent of cable TV superficially expanded mainstream political discourse in America, but it was in truth far more ideologically limited than written materials like newspapers, newsletters and magazines of the previous generation. Researchers concluded with the "active audience theory," which showed consumers of cable television actively depoliticized, going out of their way to choose sports, comedy, etc over CNN and Fox News.
The democratizing factor in social media is the real driver in the rise of alt-right media. Anyone with a microphone can now become a political pundit, which cuts out the Jewish and corporate ladder climbing that vets for ideology in traditional news and commentary, thus artificially engineering "poltiical correctness." Munger and Phillips believe that the people watching alt-right videos on Youtube were a pre-existing demographic that never access to media that reflects their experiences until the internet.
Traffic to Alt-Right Videos Down?
The paper is not perfect. Phillips and Munger try to reassure neo-liberal readers by telling them that traffic to alt-right videos on Youtube has been declining since mid-2017, but this leaves out important caveats. The timetable coincides with the beginning of Chinese-style censorship by Google/Youtube in August 2017, when they started putting videos espousing identitarian, pro-Hitler or anti-Zionist views in a limited state.
Two years later, the containment strategy clearly failed, and they have now engaged in outright deleting most of the major "alt-right" channels, and even many alt-right adjacent alt-light ones like those belonging to Gavin McInnes and InfoWars. Of the large "alt-right" media channels (over 10,000 subscribers) listed on the ADL's list, most like James Allsup, TRS Radio and Red Ice have been completely wiped off social media without warning, despite taking care to not violate any of the companies stated speech rules.
Certain paleo-conservative channels less directly critical of Jewish power, like American Renaissance, America First with Nick Fuentes and Libertarian Stefan Molyneux remain, but it is unclear if this is what the ADL and Youtube are willing to settle for in terms of the limits of political expression. This appears to be an internal debate at the tech monopoly. VDare, a publication that many prominent conservatives like Ann Coulter and Tucker Carlson have associated with, was briefly banned in one of the latest purges, but later reinstated. Other channels that have hosted politically incorrect ideas, like JF Gariepy's The Public Space, have been largely inactive in the last month due to waves of frivolous strikes and other strategies intended to harass you off the internet.
Missing from the equation however is how users are now migrating directly to websites hosting nationalist content. It's possible that some of the rise in traffic to alt-right domains is due to Youtube users abandoning highly censored social media sites. The ADL whack-a-mole game will likely now move on to get more domain registrars to shut down publications Jews do not approve of while figuring out a way to destroy free speech holdouts like Epik. This may be a bit trickier thanks to the presence of Russian and Chinese hosts who can use this to point out flagrant American hypocrisy about political liberty. Many dissidents are already using politically freer Russian platforms like V-Kontakte and Telegram, as well as small but growing alt-tech like Bitchute.
Munger and Phillips appear to acknowledge this as well. Their paper states that while traffic to alt-right channels is down, user engagement in comments and so on remains unusually high.
Rather than accepting this new political phenomenon and debating the material conditions causing them, the researchers recommend disrupting independent and dissident political communities.
Conservative Censorship Red Herring
The real debate on free speech has been muddled by Jewish neo-conservatives like Dennis Prager. Certain videos by Prager U, Steven Crowder, and other Zio-Cons are demonetized or age-restricted, but their accounts are not suspended. Prager is now claiming that the Jews who control Google and Youtube from top to bottom are anti-Israel, which is laughable. Channels belonging to pro-Palestinian, pro-Syrian or pro-Hezbollah media bodies are censored as viciously as the alt-right.
The Zionist Daily Wire's takeaway from the study is that neo-cons and classical liberals are successfully coopting white dissident energy. They appear happy with the censorship of nationalists and anti-liberal critics because they believe it restores Jewish right-liberal hegemony, but they dislike the small inconveniences of occasional demonetization or flaggings suffered by Jordan Peterson, Dave Rubin or Prager.
There isn't much evidence to suggest that fans of alt-right content suddenly become Bret Weinstein fans. Alt-Con media, according to our traffic metric review, is also suffering particularly among young people.
By slightly bleeding into Conservative Inc, Silicon Valley and Zionists are able to change the debate away from First Amendment questions to how much money conservatives can make from ad revenues.
The Good News
The positive things to note from the study is that it has become increasingly difficult for mainstream media to deliver plausible, high quality narratives due to changes in the media business ecosystem. A handful of social media sites now monopolize much of the ad revenue, leaving more professional propaganda in the dust.
Bulwarks of liberal legacy propaganda, like Newsweek and the Washington Post, have become totally naked clickbait scams or ham-fisted Pravda run to bolster some narcissistic oligarch's personal business interests. Meanwhile, advances in technology have allowed independent media to continue to flourish through grassroots patronage.
Inter-Technology Periods and Revolution
With that said, independent media creators must continue to get creative as Zionist groups and capitalists continue to construct the great American firewall.
American history shows that when new forms of communication become widely available, social challenges against corruption and ruling class abuses usually follow until information is reigned in.
The impact of Thomas Paine's Common Sense thanks to the widening availability of printing technology allowed anti-Monarchic ideas to be cheaply spread beyond elite intellectual circles, which subsequently inspired the American revolution.
What George H. Douglas declares the golden age of the newspaper, 1830-1930, allowed fresh and radical ideas to enter the mainstream, as seen with the Populist Party and explosion in socialist ideas, before cartelization and money-power erected a paper wall.
In the 1930s, Father Charles Coughlin's show in the early days of radio, critical of capitalism, Jewish supremacy and war during the Great Depression and lead up to World War II, reached millions. Coughlin was a powerful inspiration for the creation of the America First Committee in 1940, the largest anti-war organization in US history. Eventually Coughlin's broadcasts and publications were shut down by the US government and radio became monopolized by a handful of Jewish broadcast corporations hostile to his message.
The Brexit referendum and the election of Donald Trump in 2016, while not producing any tangible results, has been a huge, weakening embarrassment for the plutocracy of the West. These events, and the lack of fulfillment of promises to voters, have played a role in discrediting the liberal doctrine globally and cornering elites into using force. Were it not for the common people having a voice on social media, most of the populist insurrections engulfing once "stable" liberal regimes would not have likely been possible.
The era of internet freedom is quickly coming to an end, but much of the damage has already been done.
Which begs the question: what will come next, and will the ruling tyranny survive the next outbreak of dissident ideas?


russiainsider--2020-01-10--Editor of 'National Justice' Detained at Pennsylvania Airport, Targeted and Harassed for his Investi

Editor of 'National Justice' Detained at Pennsylvania Airport, Targeted and Harassed for his Investigative Journalism

The TSA and the people who put him on a 'terrorist ' list are going to regret this ... Editor 's note : Russia Insider frequently republishes articles by Eric Striker and his new website National Justice because they do excellent , and sorely needed , investigative journalism , a rarity in these days of .
He is also a regular contributor at Unz.com , where he is one of their most prolific contributors .
It all started yesterday evening when I arrived at Pittsburgh International Airport in the rustbelt township of Moon , Pennsylvania for a flight to Boston @ @ @ @ @ @ @ my ticket and immediately got an error , asking I go get my boarding pass from the airline 's main booth .
I followed the instructions .
There , the woman typed my information in and made a phone call .
After a lengthy 20 minutes , she gave me the phone and asked me to `` listen '' while she briefly walked away .
This most likely was a way to get whatever Department of Homeland Security surveillance team to identify me and watch me through the camera .
Shortly after , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ - Secondary Security Screening Selection .
This is the first time it has ever happened to me ( I last flew less than a year ago ) .
The SSSS list is reserved for suspected terrorists and criminals , of which I am neither .
There are millions of people on the list , with random samplings finding that up to 40 % of people on it have inaccurately registered records .
Furthermore , a federal judge last September found that the practice is unconstitutional .
I 've been traveling largely by bus @ @ @ @ @ @ @ or visit friends so I was caught off guard .
Little did I know I was in for an annoying and long night , but I did n't expect how bad it would be .
I have heard from other peaceful dissidents and journalists that they have been harassed like this at the airport for the past year .
I used the restroom then approached the TSA line .
They took me to a separate , cordoned off section and began the invasive and downright ridiculous process .
As one man meticulously poked @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , a senior citizen checked every nook and cranny of my wallet along with the bristles of my toothbrush for ...
I 'm not sure exactly .
I made sure that none of my electronics ( phones and laptops ) were being illegally searched , which they did n't , they only ask you to turn them on .
In the commotion ( at least 7 TSA agents surrounded me ) a woman was asking me for personal information , like my latest home address .
My response to her was to ask @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to her .
She did not say whether it was mandatory , but kept asking over and over again for my information and I refused to give it .
I do n't have anything to hide , but the principle stands .
When the search concluded ( about 20-30 minutes ) , they found a secondary phone I use that happened to be out of batteries .
They asked me to turn it on , which I agreed to but needed to charge it .
The TSA supervisor told me it was against @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of my stuff back outside to charge my phone , telling me that I would have to do the search all over again from scratch .
At this point I was going to miss my flight .
I summoned the supervisor again , who was very polite and friendly to my face , to demand a place where I can complain for my atrocious treatment and that I be compensated for my airline ticket .
I informed him that I was a journalist and that being treated like a member of Al Qaeda @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was confusing and humiliating .
He gave me a TSA card and in my frustration over the bullshit I had just endured , decided to leave the airport to find different transportation to my destination that would be free of these silly theatrics .
As I walked away , a female police officer named Deb Spotts approached me to ask me why I had gone into the TSA security and back out .
I told her they had asked me to go out and charge my phone .
She then demanded to know @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to which I responded `` to take a piss . ''
She asked me for identification , and my response was to ask her if I was being detained and was free to leave over and over again .
She radio 'd her Sergeant , Michael Kuma , who gave the order to arrest me .
Multiple police officers , including one carrying an assault weapon , grabbed me and put me in handcuffs .
The entire time I was loudly asking in front of others in the airport lobby why I was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was , and that I wanted to call a lawyer .
The police officers transporting me told me that they did not know why I was being detained , which is absurd .
I specifically told the officers that I did not consent to any search of any of my belongings , which they mostly respected .
My things were put in a bucket in front of my cell and I was in there for about an hour .
Finally , Sergeant Kuma emerges with his team .
I asked him for an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ TSA inspectors had `` felt '' two bullets in one of the tight sleeves of my flight jacket .
I have never owned a firearm nor have been shooting .
I asked Kuma why I was not dogpiled and detained during the TSA special suspected terrorist screening process if they thought I was trying to bring bullets on board .
Kuma 's response is that bringing bullets on a flight was not illegal , which is a flagrant lie !
I then gave Kuma permission to search my jacket and show me the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ took his time , briefly got the jacket out of my sight , then acted like he was struggling to get the `` bullets '' out .
Then , all the cops smiled at me while Kuma said `` oh wow , they 're only pen caps ! ''
He then pulled out black bullet-shaped pen caps from my jacket as I looked on in disbelief .
I do n't carry or use pens at all .
I showed the pen cap to a friend who actually runs an office supply store .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ caps might belong to a mechanical pencil , which I also do not carry around and have never while owning the jacket I was wearing .
Kuma I believe threw one of them away , but when I realized what was going on I said `` no , that 's my property , I 'll keep it '' for the second one .
These were beyond all reasonable doubt planted on me after they put me in handcuffs .
Judging from the big sarcastic smiles on the police officers ' faces as I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , they were planted on me at the precinct , probably by Sergeant Kuma himself when he needed an excuse for why I was being locked up .
I then obtained the Sergeant 's business card , with a phone number on the back to be able to get the police report of my illegal arrest .
He told me to wait a while because it takes time to get it in the system .
I have a funny feeling this police report will never materialize but will be trying anyway .
These @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 'm almost tempted to laugh about this myself .
I 'm relieved they did n't plant actual bullets on me , though that would 've added a whole new layer of bullshit for them too .
This type of petty corruption would be a joke if it was n't part of a wider system the federal government has in place that has no law enforcement value and is intended solely to intimidate and inconvenience journalists and people with First Amendment protected opinions they do n't like .
The big question I have , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ did I get on the SSSS list , along with many others I know who engage in peaceful advocacy or dissent ?
Why in the last year , and all of my life , have I flown without any problems prior to this ?
The Department of Homeland Security keeps the criteria for being a `` selectee '' very private , likely due to the civil liberties ramifications of the system as they drastically expand how many people are targeted and why .
As someone who has n't even been harassed by the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 's razor tells me that in my case and others , they are using a purely political criteria .
The only scenario for what just happened is that they are deferring to the Southern Poverty Law Center for names and adding them to the list uncritically .
If it came out , it would be a scandal , as the SPLC is a highly discredited , agenda-ridden and universally despised organization .
There is a small chance that it is a case of mistaken identity , but I doubt it .
I will @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Traveler Redress Inquiry Program ( TRIP ) and will see what they tell me .
National Justice is over the target indeed !

The TSA and the people who put him on a 'terrorist' list are going to regret this ...
Editor's note: Russia Insider frequently republishes articles by Eric Striker and his new website National Justice because they do excellent, and sorely needed, investigative journalism, a rarity in these days of . He is also a regular contributor at Unz.com, where he is one of their most prolific contributors.
It all started yesterday evening when I arrived at Pittsburgh International Airport in the rustbelt township of Moon, Pennsylvania for a flight to Boston.
I approached the Kiosk to print my ticket and immediately got an error, asking I go get my boarding pass from the airline's main booth. I followed the instructions.
There, the woman typed my information in and made a phone call. After a lengthy 20 minutes, she gave me the phone and asked me to "listen" while she briefly walked away. This most likely was a way to get whatever Department of Homeland Security surveillance team to identify me and watch me through the camera.
Shortly after, my ticket printed with the dreaded SSSS - Secondary Security Screening Selection. This is the first time it has ever happened to me (I last flew less than a year ago). The SSSS list is reserved for suspected terrorists and criminals, of which I am neither. There are millions of people on the list, with random samplings finding that up to 40% of people on it have inaccurately registered records. Furthermore, a federal judge last September found that the practice is unconstitutional. I've been traveling largely by bus and car to work on news stories or visit friends so I was caught off guard.
Little did I know I was in for an annoying and long night, but I didn't expect how bad it would be. I have heard from other peaceful dissidents and journalists that they have been harassed like this at the airport for the past year.
I used the restroom then approached the TSA line. They took me to a separate, cordoned off section and began the invasive and downright ridiculous process.
As one man meticulously poked and prodded my frank-n-beans from every angle, a senior citizen checked every nook and cranny of my wallet along with the bristles of my toothbrush for...I'm not sure exactly. I made sure that none of my electronics (phones and laptops) were being illegally searched, which they didn't, they only ask you to turn them on.
In the commotion (at least 7 TSA agents surrounded me) a woman was asking me for personal information, like my latest home address. My response to her was to ask whether it was mandatory to give it to her. She did not say whether it was mandatory, but kept asking over and over again for my information and I refused to give it. I don't have anything to hide, but the principle stands.
When the search concluded (about 20-30 minutes), they found a secondary phone I use that happened to be out of batteries. They asked me to turn it on, which I agreed to but needed to charge it. The TSA supervisor told me it was against protocol, and escorted me with all of my stuff back outside to charge my phone, telling me that I would have to do the search all over again from scratch.
At this point I was going to miss my flight. I summoned the supervisor again, who was very polite and friendly to my face, to demand a place where I can complain for my atrocious treatment and that I be compensated for my airline ticket. I informed him that I was a journalist and that being treated like a member of Al Qaeda on my way to a domestic flight was confusing and humiliating.
He gave me a TSA card and in my frustration over the bullshit I had just endured, decided to leave the airport to find different transportation to my destination that would be free of these silly theatrics.
As I walked away, a female police officer named Deb Spotts approached me to ask me why I had gone into the TSA security and back out. I told her they had asked me to go out and charge my phone. She then demanded to know why I had used the bathroom, to which I responded "to take a piss."
She asked me for identification, and my response was to ask her if I was being detained and was free to leave over and over again. She radio'd her Sergeant, Michael Kuma, who gave the order to arrest me. Multiple police officers, including one carrying an assault weapon, grabbed me and put me in handcuffs.
The entire time I was loudly asking in front of others in the airport lobby why I was being detained, what their probable cause was, and that I wanted to call a lawyer. The police officers transporting me told me that they did not know why I was being detained, which is absurd.
I specifically told the officers that I did not consent to any search of any of my belongings, which they mostly respected. My things were put in a bucket in front of my cell and I was in there for about an hour.
Finally, Sergeant Kuma emerges with his team. I asked him for an explanation.
According to Kuma, the TSA inspectors had "felt" two bullets in one of the tight sleeves of my flight jacket. I have never owned a firearm nor have been shooting.
I asked Kuma why I was not dogpiled and detained during the TSA special suspected terrorist screening process if they thought I was trying to bring bullets on board. Kuma's response is that bringing bullets on a flight was not illegal, which is a flagrant lie!
I then gave Kuma permission to search my jacket and show me the supposed bullets in my possession. He took his time, briefly got the jacket out of my sight, then acted like he was struggling to get the "bullets" out.
Then, all the cops smiled at me while Kuma said "oh wow, they're only pen caps!"
He then pulled out black bullet-shaped pen caps from my jacket as I looked on in disbelief. I don't carry or use pens at all.
I showed the pen cap to a friend who actually runs an office supply store. He said the weird bullet shaped plastic caps might belong to a mechanical pencil, which I also do not carry around and have never while owning the jacket I was wearing. Kuma I believe threw one of them away, but when I realized what was going on I said "no, that's my property, I'll keep it" for the second one.
These were beyond all reasonable doubt planted on me after they put me in handcuffs. Judging from the big sarcastic smiles on the police officers' faces as I was finally let out of my cell, they were planted on me at the precinct, probably by Sergeant Kuma himself when he needed an excuse for why I was being locked up.
I then obtained the Sergeant's business card, with a phone number on the back to be able to get the police report of my illegal arrest. He told me to wait a while because it takes time to get it in the system. I have a funny feeling this police report will never materialize but will be trying anyway.
These kinds of shenanigans are so stupid I'm almost tempted to laugh about this myself. I'm relieved they didn't plant actual bullets on me, though that would've added a whole new layer of bullshit for them too. This type of petty corruption would be a joke if it wasn't part of a wider system the federal government has in place that has no law enforcement value and is intended solely to intimidate and inconvenience journalists and people with First Amendment protected opinions they don't like.
The big question I have, and will be investigating, is how did I get on the SSSS list, along with many others I know who engage in peaceful advocacy or dissent? Why in the last year, and all of my life, have I flown without any problems prior to this?
The Department of Homeland Security keeps the criteria for being a "selectee" very private, likely due to the civil liberties ramifications of the system as they drastically expand how many people are targeted and why. As someone who hasn't even been harassed by the FBI or accused of anything, occam's razor tells me that in my case and others, they are using a purely political criteria. The only scenario for what just happened is that they are deferring to the Southern Poverty Law Center for names and adding them to the list uncritically. If it came out, it would be a scandal, as the SPLC is a highly discredited, agenda-ridden and universally despised organization.
There is a small chance that it is a case of mistaken identity, but I doubt it. I will be looking into applying for the DHS Traveler Redress Inquiry Program (TRIP) and will see what they tell me.
National Justice is over the target indeed!


russiainsider--2020-01-10--The US Ponzi Economy Is Systematic Looting on a Massive Scale

The United States has historically bragged about its free and transparent markets .
But what the Fed is doing today is pulling a dark curtain around the financing of this so-called free and transparent market .
The public has no idea which Wall Street firms have received this $ 3 trillion or why they can ’ t borrow it elsewhere .
This kind of obfuscation by the Federal Reserve could actually stimulate distrust in the U.S. banking system .
The Fed admitted as much in its most recent Federal Open Market Committee ( FOMC ) minutes , writing that participation @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ could become stigmatized.
” – Wall Street on Parade : Is the Fed ’ s $ 3 Trillion in Loans to Trading Houses on Wall Street Legal ?
The business model of Wall Street is fraud .
Financial services as currently structured is the most pernicious , predatory and corrupt industry on earth .
Moreover , it ’ s the deliberately complex and opaque nature of the industry which then limits public debate when some problem arises and governments and central banks are called upon to take emergency measures to “ save @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a euphemism for enormous sums of corporate welfare being funneled to people and institutions who couldn ’ t survive otherwise .
It is systemic looting on a massive scale and the primary patrons of this ongoing and seemingly endless scheme are central banks .
In the U.S. this means the Federal Reserve , which recently came back into the “ market ” with enormous new interventions in both the repo market and via renewed balance sheet expansion .
I ’ ve read many of the smart takes on the repo crisis and still @ @ @ @ @ @ @ precisely what ’ s going on .
This is intentional .
One of the main reasons big finance is able to pull off scam after scam in plain sight relates to the complexity , opacity and esoteric jargon associated with the industry .
Repo is a perfect example .
The market had a spasm in September and the Fed immediately rushed in with billions to bring the rate down without offering any transparency or a credible explanation of what was going on .
Meanwhile , as the crisis continued over subsequent months and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ larger , we actually seem to be learning less with each passing day .
Instead of providing the public with the transparency it deserves , Fed officials run around pretending to be financial surgeons called in to perform an unexpected emergency operation on a patient after a freak accident .
In reality , central banks are merely pumping billions into an already dead body while enriching connected and powerful individuals and institutions in the process .
They know exactly what they ’ re doing and we need to stop pretending otherwise .
While @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ ve spent time trying to thoughtfully explain the mechanics of the repo crisis and why it happened , I think that ’ s a sideshow at this point since nobody who really knows what ’ s going on is talking .
Instead , we should focus on the absurd and unconscionable lack of transparency with regard to Federal Reserve actions .
As far as I know , we have no idea which parties are taking up this expanded central bank funding .
Think about how criminally insane that is .
We have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by a troubled institution like Deutsche Bank , hedge funds with over-leveraged trades , treasury issuance , a combination of these factors , or something else .
We don ’ t know because they don ’ t want us to know , and they don ’ t want us to know because they don ’ t want the public thinking or talking about it .
It ’ s at times like these when the totalitarian nature of central banking comes into crystal clear focus .
What we have is government via unelected , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ opposite of self-government , and understanding this simple fact blows apart all the myths about our so-called democracy and freedom .
Nothing of the sort exists in reality , and when push comes to shove , you ’ re just a peasant living in an imperial oligarchy .
This should be the real takeaway from the Fed ’ s recent actions both in the repo market and via its rapid balance sheet expansion .
The public ’ s not allowed to know anything about what ’ s really happening , and similar to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ago , the central bank comes in and conducts significant public policy to the tune of hundreds of billions of dollars with zero public debate .
How is it that we ’ re accepting this ?
Why isn ’ t the inequality obsessed left commenting more aggressively on the central bank mechanism of upward wealth transfer , which is precisely what ’ s been happening for so long ?
Why push for a wealth tax while leaving the primary instrument of upward wealth transfer ( central banking ) completely unchecked ?
It ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ came out and detailed exactly what the problem is and told us specifically who ’ s using the funds and why .
Then we could actually have a conversation about whether this is appropriate or , more likely , a gigantic moral hazard financially rewarding various unscrupulous industry players .
Don ’ t think for a moment that huge sums of money aren ’ t being made from these Fed actions .
When the spigots come on out of nowhere to the tune of hundreds of billions of dollars someone is benefitting tremendously @ @ @ @ @ @ @

The United States has historically bragged about its free and transparent markets. But what the Fed is doing today is pulling a dark curtain around the financing of this so-called free and transparent market. The public has no idea which Wall Street firms have received this $3 trillion or why they can’t borrow it elsewhere. This kind of obfuscation by the Federal Reserve could actually stimulate distrust in the U.S. banking system. The Fed admitted as much in its most recent Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) minutes, writing that participation in the Fed’s loan program “could become stigmatized.” – Wall Street on Parade: Is the Fed’s $3 Trillion in Loans to Trading Houses on Wall Street Legal? The business model of Wall Street is fraud. – Bernie Sanders
Financial services as currently structured is the most pernicious, predatory and corrupt industry on earth. Moreover, it’s the deliberately complex and opaque nature of the industry which then limits public debate when some problem arises and governments and central banks are called upon to take emergency measures to “save the system,” which is just a euphemism for enormous sums of corporate welfare being funneled to people and institutions who couldn’t survive otherwise.
It is systemic looting on a massive scale and the primary patrons of this ongoing and seemingly endless scheme are central banks. In the U.S. this means the Federal Reserve, which recently came back into the “market” with enormous new interventions in both the repo market and via renewed balance sheet expansion. I’ve read many of the smart takes on the repo crisis and still don’t feel confident I know precisely what’s going on. This is intentional.
Unelected central bankers throwing around billions upon billions gets almost no scrutiny, while impeachment theater dominates mass media 24/7. Which of these deserves more scrutiny?
This is how the public gets scammed. Look over here, while we loot the system quietly here. — Michael Krieger (@LibertyBlitz) December 16, 2019
One of the main reasons big finance is able to pull off scam after scam in plain sight relates to the complexity, opacity and esoteric jargon associated with the industry. Repo is a perfect example. The market had a spasm in September and the Fed immediately rushed in with billions to bring the rate down without offering any transparency or a credible explanation of what was going on. Meanwhile, as the crisis continued over subsequent months and the central bank response grew larger and larger, we actually seem to be learning less with each passing day.
Instead of providing the public with the transparency it deserves, Fed officials run around pretending to be financial surgeons called in to perform an unexpected emergency operation on a patient after a freak accident. In reality, central banks are merely pumping billions into an already dead body while enriching connected and powerful individuals and institutions in the process. They know exactly what they’re doing and we need to stop pretending otherwise.
When you hear QE, the only thing that should pop into your mind is upward wealth transfer. In addition to keeping a pernicious system afloat, that's all it does. — Michael Krieger (@LibertyBlitz) December 17, 2019
While I’m grateful to those who’ve spent time trying to thoughtfully explain the mechanics of the repo crisis and why it happened, I think that’s a sideshow at this point since nobody who really knows what’s going on is talking. Instead, we should focus on the absurd and unconscionable lack of transparency with regard to Federal Reserve actions. As far as I know, we have no idea which parties are taking up this expanded central bank funding. Think about how criminally insane that is. We have no idea if it’s driven by a troubled institution like Deutsche Bank, hedge funds with over-leveraged trades, treasury issuance, a combination of these factors, or something else.
We don’t know because they don’t want us to know, and they don’t want us to know because they don’t want the public thinking or talking about it. It’s at times like these when the totalitarian nature of central banking comes into crystal clear focus. What we have is government via unelected, unaccountable bankers. It’s the opposite of self-government, and understanding this simple fact blows apart all the myths about our so-called democracy and freedom. Nothing of the sort exists in reality, and when push comes to shove, you’re just a peasant living in an imperial oligarchy.
This should be the real takeaway from the Fed’s recent actions both in the repo market and via its rapid balance sheet expansion. The public’s not allowed to know anything about what’s really happening, and similar to the post-financial crisis period of a decade ago, the central bank comes in and conducts significant public policy to the tune of hundreds of billions of dollars with zero public debate.
How is it that we’re accepting this? Why isn’t the inequality obsessed left commenting more aggressively on the central bank mechanism of upward wealth transfer, which is precisely what’s been happening for so long? Why push for a wealth tax while leaving the primary instrument of upward wealth transfer (central banking) completely unchecked?
It’d be one thing if the Fed came out and detailed exactly what the problem is and told us specifically who’s using the funds and why. Then we could actually have a conversation about whether this is appropriate or, more likely, a gigantic moral hazard financially rewarding various unscrupulous industry players.
Don’t think for a moment that huge sums of money aren’t being made from these Fed actions. When the spigots come on out of nowhere to the tune of hundreds of billions of dollars someone is benefitting tremendously and it’s not you.


russiainsider--2020-01-10--Floating Nuclear Powerplant - a First in the World! - Powers Rural Communities in Siberia, Saves The

Floating Nuclear Powerplant - a First in the World! - Powers Rural Communities in Siberia, Saves Them From Coal Pollution

Is nuclear power the answer for the future ?
Russia is the only major economy forging ahead with it , and they are way ahead in terms of technology and market share , building nuclear power plants all over the world .
Here is a good example of their applied technology .
Well , first , about today ’ s , without any overstatement , historical moment in the history of both Russia 's and the world 's energy industry .
This Saturday , Pevek in Chukotka saw the arrival of the crew that brought the first world ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Northeast Passage .
Its name is Academician Lomonosov .
Our special correspondent Evgeny Nipot will tell us about the transformed Chukotka that hasn ’ t seen other heating fuel apart from coal .
It won ’ t be an overstatement to say that the Academician Lomonosov is starting a new era in energy history , as now it ’ s possible to deliver an environmentally safe source of power to any part of the world .
For the locals , the arrival of the power unit feels like a holiday .
“ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ It 's the first time it 's happened in the world .
You see , we are all very excited , and we are very happy to have it . ''
`` The environment will be cleaner .
Our power station is fueled with coal , which makes snow always dirty . ''
`` When children play in the snow , they get all grey then they stand up . ''
The docking is one of the crucial moments of the power unit 's entire voyage to Pevek .
The crew must be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ docking at a pier gives limited opportunity for maneuvers .
The crew successfully completed the docking , and the captain descended to the shore .
: “ The passage was completed quite successfully and quickly , we were lucky with both the weather and the vessels that led us.
” The floating nuclear power plant will stay here , at the pier , for decades to come .
The construction is over 500 meters long ( 1,600 feet ) .
Thirty thousand tons of metal give shelter from wind and ice , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reliable base for power and heating facilities .
The Academician Lomonosov opens new opportunities for the economic development of the whole region .
: `` Chukotka currently mines around 10 % of Russia 's precious metals .
The nuclear power station will provide energy for both the current project and the projects to come , such as Kekura and the First Electric Power for the exploration or the Baimskaya Copper Mine . ''
The lifetime of the floating nuclear power plant is over 40 years with complex maintenance needed once every 12 years @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be fed into the grid as early as December .
Next year , after a large-scale reconstruction of the utility grid , the floating nuclear power plant will become the source of heating for Russia 's northernmost town .

Is nuclear power the answer for the future? Russia is the only major economy forging ahead with it, and they are way ahead in terms of technology and market share, building nuclear power plants all over the world. Here is a good example of their applied technology.
Transcript:
Well, first, about today’s, without any overstatement, historical moment in the history of both Russia's and the world's energy industry. This Saturday, Pevek in Chukotka saw the arrival of the crew that brought the first world’s floating nuclear power unit from Murmansk via the Northeast Passage. Its name is Academician Lomonosov.
Our special correspondent Evgeny Nipot will tell us about the transformed Chukotka that hasn’t seen other heating fuel apart from coal.
It won’t be an overstatement to say that the Academician Lomonosov is starting a new era in energy history, as now it’s possible to deliver an environmentally safe source of power to any part of the world.
For the locals, the arrival of the power unit feels like a holiday.
“It’s a historic event. It's the first time it's happened in the world. You see, we are all very excited, and we are very happy to have it."
"The environment will be cleaner. Our power station is fueled with coal, which makes snow always dirty."
"When children play in the snow, they get all grey then they stand up."
The docking is one of the crucial moments of the power unit's entire voyage to Pevek. The crew must be as focused as they can, as docking at a pier gives limited opportunity for maneuvers. The crew successfully completed the docking, and the captain descended to the shore.
Vasily Golokhvostov, Captain of the Academician Lomonosov : “The passage was completed quite successfully and quickly, we were lucky with both the weather and the vessels that led us.”
The floating nuclear power plant will stay here, at the pier, for decades to come. The construction is over 500 meters long (1,600 feet). Thirty thousand tons of metal give shelter from wind and ice, and at the same time serves as a reliable base for power and heating facilities.
The Academician Lomonosov opens new opportunities for the economic development of the whole region.
Roman Kopin, Governor of the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug : "Chukotka currently mines around 10% of Russia's precious metals. The nuclear power station will provide energy for both the current project and the projects to come, such as Kekura and the First Electric Power for the exploration or the Baimskaya Copper Mine."
The lifetime of the floating nuclear power plant is over 40 years with complex maintenance needed once every 12 years.
The first kilowatts of electricity will be fed into the grid as early as December. Next year, after a large-scale reconstruction of the utility grid, the floating nuclear power plant will become the source of heating for Russia's northernmost town.


russiainsider--2020-01-11--A Divided Ukraine - The Story the West Doesn't Want to Hear

Thanks to the ongoing impeachment procedures against Donald Trump , Ukraine and Russia are , once again , headline news .
While most people could not even point out Ukraine on a world map , there is another factor that completely evades most Americans in this time of the `` all things Russian are unconditionally bad '' narrative .
Let 's look at one of the key issues that has impacted the West 's view of Russia .
In the Western mainstream media , we repeatedly hear that in March 2014 , Russia illegally annexed Crimea despite the fact that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ illumination , here is a map showing the Crimean peninsula ( in purple ) and the evolution of Ukraine in the post-First World War era : Note that Ukraine was not granted ownership of Crimea until 1954 , a very recent development given Crimea 's long association with Russia .
Let 's look at how Washington saw the 2014 Crimean referendum .
Here is a quote from an interview entitled `` Why the Crimean Referendum is Illegitimate '' with John B. Bellinger of the Council on Foreign Relations , one of Washington 's @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 2014 : Note that Ukraine was not granted ownership of Crimea until 1954 , a very recent development given Crimea 's long association with Russia .
Let 's look at how Washington saw the 2014 Crimean referendum .
`` Voters in Ukraine ’ s republic of Crimea opted to join Russia in a referendum Moscow called the starting point for determining the future of the peninsula .
CFR Adjunct Senior Fellow John Bellinger , former legal adviser for the U.S. State Department , said the March 16 vote violates both the Ukrainian constitution @ @ @ @ @ @ @ which respect the territorial integrity of states .
Despite concerns about the vote and Russia ’ s deployment of forces in Crimea , he said , the international community has limited options to overturn the result .
But Bellinger added : `` Russia may find that its support for Crimea ’ s independence might trigger referenda or secession movements that it opposes , such as in Chechnya . ''
The Obama administration and most European governments argue that the referendum violates both the Ukrainian constitution and international law .
The Ukrainian constitution requires @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Ukraine be approved by a referendum of all of the Ukrainian people .
The requirement is consistent with general principles of international law , which respects the territorial integrity of states and does not recognize a right of secession by a group or region in a country unless the group or region has been denied a right to `` internal self determination '' ( i.e.
, its right to pursue its own political , economic , social , and cultural development ) by the central government or has been subject to grave human @ @ @ @ @ @ @ These factors , which could give rise to a right of remedial secession under international law , are not present in Crimea .
International law prefers to preserve the territorial integrity of states and limit the right of popular self-determination because minority secession movements , if allowed to proceed without limits , do not reflect the views of the majority in a state and could lead to the breakdown of the international system . ''
( my bold ) That is , the American model of how the international system should function .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Crimea is a somewhat different case given its history .
In 1744 , Princess Sophie , the daughter of Prince Christian of Analt-Zerbst , a small Prussian principality , was sledged to be the wife and heir of the future Emperor of Russia , Peter III .
Sophie and Peter were married in St. Petersburg Russia in 1745 and Sophie converted to Russian Orthodox and changed her name to Catherine .
In 1762 , Peter III came to the throne and threatened to incarcerate Catherine in a convent so he could marry @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the throne through a military coup and began ruling Russia until her death in November 1796 at the age of 67 .
Catherine is better known to the West as Catherine the Great and the period of her rulership over Russia is considered by many to be the Golden Age of Russia .
It was during her rulership that Russia expanded its territory as shown in light yellow on this map which shows the territorial expansion between the end of Peter the Great 's rule and the end of Catherine the Great 's @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the map you will note that the Crimean peninsula was added to the territory of Russia during Catherine 's rule .
Here is a quote from the Smithsonian magazine about Russia 's expansion into the Crimea : '' Catherine risked her reputation in the West as an Enlightened ruler , however , to expand her territory into Ukraine .
While Catherine entertained European royalty and thinkers at her court , her armies fought in a war with the Ottoman Empire ( modern day Turkey ) for control of the Black Sea .
Peter @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Baltic Sea , founding St. Petersburg on the Baltic Coast , but Catherine was determined to expand her south eastern frontier and develop a permanent Russian presence on the Black Sea .
When the Russo-Turkish War began in 1768 , the Tatars who lived on the Crimea operated somewhat autonomously under a Khanate .
The predominantly Muslim population descended from centuries of intermarriage between the native Turkic people and Mongol armies who had occupied the region during Genghis Khan ’ s time .
They had a fractious relationship with the surrounding Russian @ @ @ @ @ @ @ neighbors , engaging in human trafficking .
As Russia expanded southward , these raids decreased in frequency , but continued to take place until the annexation of the Crimea .
The 1774 Treaty of Küçük Kaynarca temporarily ended the conflict , leaving the Crimea with nominal independence but giving Russia control of key ports on the peninsula .
Catherine refused all offers from Prussia , Austria and France of further mediation , determined to continue pursue her territorial ambitions in the region .
Catherine ’ s fellow monarchs ultimately accepted the loss of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Russia formally annexed the Crimea in 1783 .
Russo-Turkish wars and three successive partitions of Poland during Catherine ’ s reign brought much of the rest of modern Ukraine under Russian rule after the region had spent centuries under Polish-Lithuanian control .
Catherine ’ s victories enabled Russia to establish a Black Sea fleet .
Special access to the Dardanelles and Bosporus Straits that connected the Black Sea to the Aegean Sea via the Sea of Marmara became a key foreign policy goal for Catherine ’ s descendants during the 19th century , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ War ( 1853-1856 ) . ''
Russia 's control of the warm water port at Sevastapol began in 1783 and played a key role in the strength of Russia 's navy , a most important measure of the military strength of all of the world 's most powerful nations at the time .
The close connection between Crimea and Russia continued through the First World War and to the end of the reign of Tsar Nicholas II .
In fact , given the warmer climate of Crimea , the Russian royal family spent @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Livadia palace as shown on this video : Here is a map showing how Europe was divided during at the beginning of the First World War : ... and here is a map showing how Europe was divided at the end of the First World War : While the borders of Europe 's member states changed dramatically in the post-war period , Russia still retained its ownership of the Crimean peninsula .
This lengthy period of connection resulted in this : As you can see , the eastern regions of Ukraine and , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as their unique mother tongue .
While speaking Russian as your first language does not necessarily mean that your political leaning will be toward favouring Russia , it certainly has impacted voting patterns in Ukraine since it achieved independence from the U.S.S.R. in 1991 and , as shown on this map , had a significant impact on the percentage of Ukrainians who voted in a referendum on December 1 , 1991 to break away from the Soviet Union with western Ukraine ( the Ukrainian-speaking portion of Ukraine heavily favouring secession when compared to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ live in nations that consist of people that are more-or-less ethnically and geographically homogenous can not hope to understand the political environment of a nation like Ukraine .
The West 's blanket condemnation of Russia and its so-called annexation of the Crimean peninsula in 2014 would suggest that more of us need to educate ourselves on the history of Russia and Crimea in particular before we whole heartedly swallow the narrative that our political leaders and media foist on us .

Thanks to the ongoing impeachment procedures against Donald Trump, Ukraine and Russia are, once again, headline news. While most people could not even point out Ukraine on a world map, there is another factor that completely evades most Americans in this time of the "all things Russian are unconditionally bad" narrative.
Let's look at one of the key issues that has impacted the West's view of Russia. In the Western mainstream media, we repeatedly hear that in March 2014, Russia illegally annexed Crimea despite the fact that a referendum was held. For your illumination, here is a map showing the Crimean peninsula (in purple) and the evolution of Ukraine in the post-First World War era:
Note that Ukraine was not granted ownership of Crimea until 1954, a very recent development given Crimea's long association with Russia.
Let's look at how Washington saw the 2014 Crimean referendum. Here is a quote from an interview entitled "Why the Crimean Referendum is Illegitimate" with John B. Bellinger of the Council on Foreign Relations, one of Washington's most influential think tanks, from March 2014:
Note that Ukraine was not granted ownership of Crimea until 1954, a very recent development given Crimea's long association with Russia.
Let's look at how Washington saw the 2014 Crimean referendum.
"Voters in Ukraine’s republic of Crimea opted to join Russia in a referendum Moscow called the starting point for determining the future of the peninsula. CFR Adjunct Senior Fellow John Bellinger, former legal adviser for the U.S. State Department, said the March 16 vote violates both the Ukrainian constitution and general principles of international law, which respect the territorial integrity of states. Despite concerns about the vote and Russia’s deployment of forces in Crimea, he said, the international community has limited options to overturn the result. But Bellinger added: "Russia may find that its support for Crimea’s independence might trigger referenda or secession movements that it opposes, such as in Chechnya." The Obama administration and most European governments argue that the referendum violates both the Ukrainian constitution and international law. The Ukrainian constitution requires that any changes to the territory of Ukraine be approved by a referendum of all of the Ukrainian people. The requirement is consistent with general principles of international law, which respects the territorial integrity of states and does not recognize a right of secession by a group or region in a country unless the group or region has been denied a right to "internal self determination" (i.e., its right to pursue its own political, economic, social, and cultural development) by the central government or has been subject to grave human rights violations by the central government. These factors, which could give rise to a right of remedial secession under international law, are not present in Crimea. International law prefers to preserve the territorial integrity of states and limit the right of popular self-determination because minority secession movements, if allowed to proceed without limits, do not reflect the views of the majority in a state and could lead to the breakdown of the international system." (my bold)
That is, the American model of how the international system should function.
As you will see in this posting, Crimea is a somewhat different case given its history. In 1744, Princess Sophie, the daughter of Prince Christian of Analt-Zerbst, a small Prussian principality, was sledged to be the wife and heir of the future Emperor of Russia, Peter III. Sophie and Peter were married in St. Petersburg Russia in 1745 and Sophie converted to Russian Orthodox and changed her name to Catherine.
In 1762, Peter III came to the throne and threatened to incarcerate Catherine in a convent so he could marry his mistress. Instead, Catherine seized the throne through a military coup and began ruling Russia until her death in November 1796 at the age of 67. Catherine is better known to the West as Catherine the Great and the period of her rulership over Russia is considered by many to be the Golden Age of Russia. It was during her rulership that Russia expanded its territory as shown in light yellow on this map which shows the territorial expansion between the end of Peter the Great's rule and the end of Catherine the Great's rule:
In the bottom centre of the map you will note that the Crimean peninsula was added to the territory of Russia during Catherine's rule. Here is a quote from the Smithsonian magazine about Russia's expansion into the Crimea:
"Catherine risked her reputation in the West as an Enlightened ruler, however, to expand her territory into Ukraine. While Catherine entertained European royalty and thinkers at her court, her armies fought in a war with the Ottoman Empire (modern day Turkey) for control of the Black Sea. Peter the Great had opened Russia up to the Baltic Sea, founding St. Petersburg on the Baltic Coast, but Catherine was determined to expand her south eastern frontier and develop a permanent Russian presence on the Black Sea. When the Russo-Turkish War began in 1768, the Tatars who lived on the Crimea operated somewhat autonomously under a Khanate. The predominantly Muslim population descended from centuries of intermarriage between the native Turkic people and Mongol armies who had occupied the region during Genghis Khan’s time. They had a fractious relationship with the surrounding Russian and Polish-Lithuanian Empires because they raided their neighbors, engaging in human trafficking. As Russia expanded southward, these raids decreased in frequency, but continued to take place until the annexation of the Crimea. The 1774 Treaty of Küçük Kaynarca temporarily ended the conflict, leaving the Crimea with nominal independence but giving Russia control of key ports on the peninsula. Catherine refused all offers from Prussia, Austria and France of further mediation, determined to continue pursue her territorial ambitions in the region. Catherine’s fellow monarchs ultimately accepted the loss of the Crimea’s independence, and Russia formally annexed the Crimea in 1783. Russo-Turkish wars and three successive partitions of Poland during Catherine’s reign brought much of the rest of modern Ukraine under Russian rule after the region had spent centuries under Polish-Lithuanian control. Catherine’s victories enabled Russia to establish a Black Sea fleet. Special access to the Dardanelles and Bosporus Straits that connected the Black Sea to the Aegean Sea via the Sea of Marmara became a key foreign policy goal for Catherine’s descendants during the 19th century, contributing to the outbreak of the Crimean War (1853-1856)."
Russia's control of the warm water port at Sevastapol began in 1783 and played a key role in the strength of Russia's navy, a most important measure of the military strength of all of the world's most powerful nations at the time.
The close connection between Crimea and Russia continued through the First World War and to the end of the reign of Tsar Nicholas II. In fact, given the warmer climate of Crimea, the Russian royal family spent a significant period of time at their Livadia palace as shown on this video:
Here is a map showing how Europe was divided during at the beginning of the First World War:
...and here is a map showing how Europe was divided at the end of the First World War:
While the borders of Europe's member states changed dramatically in the post-war period, Russia still retained its ownership of the Crimean peninsula. This lengthy period of connection resulted in this:
As you can see, the eastern regions of Ukraine and, in particular, Crimea, have Russian as their unique mother tongue. While speaking Russian as your first language does not necessarily mean that your political leaning will be toward favouring Russia, it certainly has impacted voting patterns in Ukraine since it achieved independence from the U.S.S.R. in 1991 and, as shown on this map, had a significant impact on the percentage of Ukrainians who voted in a referendum on December 1, 1991 to break away from the Soviet Union with western Ukraine (the Ukrainian-speaking portion of Ukraine heavily favouring secession when compared to eastern Ukraine:
Those of us who live in nations that consist of people that are more-or-less ethnically and geographically homogenous cannot hope to understand the political environment of a nation like Ukraine. The West's blanket condemnation of Russia and its so-called annexation of the Crimean peninsula in 2014 would suggest that more of us need to educate ourselves on the history of Russia and Crimea in particular before we whole heartedly swallow the narrative that our political leaders and media foist on us.


russiainsider--2020-01-11--The Russian Navy Is Sending an Icon of Andrew the Apostle on a Tour of its Arctic Bases

It will then be installed in an enormous new military cathedral being built in Moscow .
The sacred religious symbol was on the 21st December flown into the Northern Fleet headquarters of Severomorsk and subsequently taken around in a church procession among the military vessels on the port side .
The icon depicts Andrew the Apostle and is the patron of the Russian Navy .
It is on a grand tour in the country ’ s five fleets before it will be installed in the military cathedral currently under construction in Moscow .
« Today ’ s event helps raise @ @ @ @ @ @ @ warriors , as well as the town inhabitants , and is an example of the Russian Orthodox Church ’ attention to the protectors of the motherland , » fleet head commander Aleksandr Moiseev said in an address published by the local diocese .
The icon was on the 30th December moved to Murmansk and will in the course of January be on display in the region ’ s military towns of Gadzhiev , Vidyaevo , Zaozersk and Luostary .
It will subsequently be brought to the city of Severodvinsk in Arkhangelsk Oblast and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Pacific Fleet , the Northern Fleet informs .
By early May , the icon will be installed in the grand military cathedral in Patriot Park outside Moscow .
The cathedral will be sanctified on the 9th May in connection with the 75 years anniversary of the Second World War .
The camouflage-colored church building will be 95 meters high and will have a huge 19,45 diameter cupola .
It will be part of a huge park complex that includes memorial installations from the 2WW .
The cathedral is built with heavy 2WW @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cupola is connected with the year 1945 while the second tiny smaller cupola is 14,18 diameter big , which relates to the 1418 days that the war lasted , the project website informs .
The cathedral of the Russian Armed Forces in Patriot Park in Moscow .

It will then be installed in an enormous new military cathedral being built in Moscow.
The sacred religious symbol was on the 21st December flown into the Northern Fleet headquarters of Severomorsk and subsequently taken around in a church procession among the military vessels on the port side.
The icon depicts Andrew the Apostle and is the patron of the Russian Navy. It is on a grand tour in the country’s five fleets before it will be installed in the military cathedral currently under construction in Moscow.
«Today’s event helps raise the moral spirits of the Northern Fleet warriors, as well as the town inhabitants, and is an example of the Russian Orthodox Church’ attention to the protectors of the motherland,» fleet head commander Aleksandr Moiseev said in an address published by the local diocese.
The icon was on the 30th December moved to Murmansk and will in the course of January be on display in the region’s military towns of Gadzhiev, Vidyaevo, Zaozersk and Luostary. It will subsequently be brought to the city of Severodvinsk in Arkhangelsk Oblast and then to the Russian east coast and the Pacific Fleet, the Northern Fleet informs.
The flag of the Russian navy is the flag of Andrew the Apostle. In Russia, in contrast to the West, church and state are united, not at war with each other.
By early May, the icon will be installed in the grand military cathedral in Patriot Park outside Moscow. The cathedral will be sanctified on the 9th May in connection with the 75 years anniversary of the Second World War.
The camouflage-colored church building will be 95 meters high and will have a huge 19,45 diameter cupola. It will be part of a huge park complex that includes memorial installations from the 2WW.
The cathedral is built with heavy 2WW symbolics. Thus, the 19,45 diameter cupola is connected with the year 1945 while the second tiny smaller cupola is 14,18 diameter big, which relates to the 1418 days that the war lasted, the project website informs.
The cathedral of the Russian Armed Forces in Patriot Park in Moscow.


russiainsider--2020-01-11--The Opulent, Segregated, Hypocritical, Jewish Gated Communities of South Africa

One of their projects is the Izinga Estate , a mini-Israel inside of South Africa , with a fence totally surrounding it , massive homes and every luxury imaginable .
The project is being bankrolled by billionaire property speculator Jonathan Beare , a figure never criticized by EFF members who want to reclaim `` their '' land .
Hostile journalists and `` Economic Freedom Fighters '' have not expressed any interest in ending this Zionist racial segregation being brought to an African nation .
The Guardian 's Dennis Webster , a hipster from rapidly gentrifying Johannesburg , recently ran a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Boer town of Orania , located in South Africa 's Northern Cape .
The offense appears to be the 1600 person white enclave 's success , economically and culturally .
Webster 's implication is that this is apartheid , and must be destroyed .
Orania is an ethical and model reservation .
Its bank is owned by its people and uses its own currency .
It trades its pecans with China and is completely self-sufficient , with plans for a university and other formal institutions .
It has no violent crime ( 50 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ day ) .
Most importantly of all , the work in the community is done entirely by formerly unemployed Boers , rather than cheap black labor .
For institutionally discriminated against and racially despised Boers living without electricity or running water , Orania is their only hope for work and a life with dignity .
Orania 's former president , Carel Boshoff , once responded to Jewish and liberal critics of his national-socialist experiment by proclaiming that he agreed with black leaders about white privilege .
He created an option for the nation @ @ @ @ @ @ @ stop oppressing black people with their skin color !
This has not stopped Jews like Ludger Schadomsky or the Israeli Benjamin Pogrund from expressing feigned outrage .
The Zionist media has been globally defaming and campaigning against a small group of people minding their own business to the detriment of no one since the 1990s .
In no corner of the earth can whites who are not millionaires and billionaires exist unharmed , even those who are traditionally philo-Semitic , like the Calvinist Boers .
25 years after Nelson Mandela took power , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ everyone but a few thieves .
Post-Apartheid South Africa is the most unequal nation on earth , with a 26 % official unemployment rate ( 16 % in 1994 ) .
Jewish and English capitalist interests are only ones who benefited from the fall of Apartheid .
The ANC promised to protect their money , but in exchange it wanted its leadership to be able to loot too .
While ostensibly socialist , the corrupt African National Congress ( ANC ) under Mandela immediately began privatizing state-owned enterprises and undoing Apartheid era economic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ once in power .
From 1994 to 2010 , the percentage of the economy driven by finance went from 6 % to 13 % , thanks to neo-liberal policies walked along in 2002 by then President Thabo Mbeki 's chief economist , the Jew Alan Hirsch .
Politically , there is no reason to vote .
Aside from cartoonish levels of black corruption , all the major parties are controlled by Jewish money .
The ANC has always been in the pocket of the Oppenheimers .
The Democratic Alliance , the right-liberal conservative @ @ @ @ @ @ @ vain , is headed by a Jew named Hellen Zille who hates her own voters .
The Economic Freedom Fighters , an openly anti-white party led by Julius Malema which promises to take Boer land and give it to blacks , is believed to be financed by billionaire Nathan Hirsch and proven to be taking money from gentile tobacco boss Adriano Mazzotti .
EFF parliament members recently promised to take the land home to less than 2000 whites in Orania away by force and give it to blacks .
Julius Malema , a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ laughs at the country 's rape epidemic , knew he crossed a line when he made `` insensitive '' comments about Israelis .
He abruptly apologized to South African Jewry .
Malema and other low-lives target the rural Boers because they are poor and their race guarantees them no international defenders relative to Jews and a select number of white lackeys collaborating with them in hopes of staying inside `` mini-Apartheid '' suburban communities with barbed wire and private security .
Here are some `` white '' racial enclaves the Zionist media wo @ @ @ @ @ @ @ dare threaten : This 3,000 person Johannesburg suburb is lined with mansions and enormously wealthy .
It is known for its Jewish super-majority , which is manifested by scores of Kosher butchers , Jewish restaurants , Synagogues and schuls .
It is 75 % `` white '' ( compared to 8 % nationwide ) , with a minority of blacks living there to provide manual labor and other services .
Jews in the area use a special private contracting firm called the CSO , which keeps blacks from outside the suburb out and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ militia not only protects Jews in their day to day business , but even has been accused of attacking pro-Palestinian activists with impunity .
In Durban , Jews are settling down in Umhlanga , which , despite its Zulu name , is only 17 % black .
One of their projects is the Izinga Estate , a mini-Israel inside of South Africa , with a fence totally surrounding it , massive homes and every luxury imaginable .
The project is being bankrolled by billionaire property speculator Jonathan Beare , a figure never criticized @ @ @ @ @ @ @ `` their '' land .
Hostile journalists and `` Economic Freedom Fighters '' have not expressed any interest in ending this Zionist racial segregation being brought to an African nation .
A section of the Johannesburg metropolitan area that was racially integrated after Apartheid , Norwood , is also home to a large Jewish community .
Blacks are only 30 % of the population , but they are being driven out by hipster-gentrification occurring at a breakneck pace .
Publicity for the area is very good , in spite of this racial dynamic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who bash Orania do n't want to live around blacks either , but every neo-liberal NGO-backed `` journalist '' the Oranians let into their village to libel them as monsters on the world stage is a step closer to their demise .

One of their projects is the Izinga Estate, a mini-Israel inside of South Africa, with a fence totally surrounding it, massive homes and every luxury imaginable. The project is being bankrolled by billionaire property speculator Jonathan Beare, a figure never criticized by EFF members who want to reclaim "their" land. Hostile journalists and "Economic Freedom Fighters" have not expressed any interest in ending this Zionist racial segregation being brought to an African nation.
The Guardian's Dennis Webster, a hipster from rapidly gentrifying Johannesburg, recently ran a Rockefeller Foundation financed hit piece on the Boer town of Orania, located in South Africa's Northern Cape.
The offense appears to be the 1600 person white enclave's success, economically and culturally. Webster's implication is that this is apartheid, and must be destroyed.
Orania is an ethical and model reservation. Its bank is owned by its people and uses its own currency. It trades its pecans with China and is completely self-sufficient, with plans for a university and other formal institutions. It has no violent crime (50 people are murdered in South Africa every day).
Most importantly of all, the work in the community is done entirely by formerly unemployed Boers, rather than cheap black labor. For institutionally discriminated against and racially despised Boers living without electricity or running water, Orania is their only hope for work and a life with dignity.
Orania's former president, Carel Boshoff, once responded to Jewish and liberal critics of his national-socialist experiment by proclaiming that he agreed with black leaders about white privilege. He created an option for the nation's white minority to opt out and stop oppressing black people with their skin color!
This has not stopped Jews like Ludger Schadomsky or the Israeli Benjamin Pogrund from expressing feigned outrage. The Zionist media has been globally defaming and campaigning against a small group of people minding their own business to the detriment of no one since the 1990s. In no corner of the earth can whites who are not millionaires and billionaires exist unharmed, even those who are traditionally philo-Semitic, like the Calvinist Boers.
Jewish Orania
25 years after Nelson Mandela took power, everything in South Africa is worse for everyone but a few thieves. Post-Apartheid South Africa is the most unequal nation on earth, with a 26% official unemployment rate (16% in 1994).
Jewish and English capitalist interests are only ones who benefited from the fall of Apartheid. The ANC promised to protect their money, but in exchange it wanted its leadership to be able to loot too.
While ostensibly socialist, the corrupt African National Congress (ANC) under Mandela immediately began privatizing state-owned enterprises and undoing Apartheid era economic policies meant to protect workers and sovereignty once in power. From 1994 to 2010, the percentage of the economy driven by finance went from 6% to 13%, thanks to neo-liberal policies walked along in 2002 by then President Thabo Mbeki's chief economist, the Jew Alan Hirsch.
Politically, there is no reason to vote. Aside from cartoonish levels of black corruption, all the major parties are controlled by Jewish money. The ANC has always been in the pocket of the Oppenheimers. The Democratic Alliance, the right-liberal conservative party the white minority votes for in vain, is headed by a Jew named Hellen Zille who hates her own voters. The Economic Freedom Fighters, an openly anti-white party led by Julius Malema which promises to take Boer land and give it to blacks, is believed to be financed by billionaire Nathan Hirsch and proven to be taking money from gentile tobacco boss Adriano Mazzotti.
EFF parliament members recently promised to take the land home to less than 2000 whites in Orania away by force and give it to blacks. Julius Malema, a man who defiantly calls for farm-killings and laughs at the country's rape epidemic, knew he crossed a line when he made "insensitive" comments about Israelis. He abruptly apologized to South African Jewry.
Malema and other low-lives target the rural Boers because they are poor and their race guarantees them no international defenders relative to Jews and a select number of white lackeys collaborating with them in hopes of staying inside "mini-Apartheid" suburban communities with barbed wire and private security.
Here are some "white" racial enclaves the Zionist media won't attack and Julius Malema won't dare threaten:
Glenhazel
This 3,000 person Johannesburg suburb is lined with mansions and enormously wealthy. It is known for its Jewish super-majority, which is manifested by scores of Kosher butchers, Jewish restaurants, Synagogues and schuls. It is 75% "white" (compared to 8% nationwide), with a minority of blacks living there to provide manual labor and other services.
Jews in the area use a special private contracting firm called the CSO, which keeps blacks from outside the suburb out and those inside in line. The CSO militia not only protects Jews in their day to day business, but even has been accused of attacking pro-Palestinian activists with impunity.
The Izinga Estate
In Durban, Jews are settling down in Umhlanga, which, despite its Zulu name, is only 17% black.
One of their projects is the Izinga Estate, a mini-Israel inside of South Africa, with a fence totally surrounding it, massive homes and every luxury imaginable. The project is being bankrolled by billionaire property speculator Jonathan Beare, a figure never criticized by EFF members who want to reclaim "their" land. Hostile journalists and "Economic Freedom Fighters" have not expressed any interest in ending this Zionist racial segregation being brought to an African nation.
Norwood
A section of the Johannesburg metropolitan area that was racially integrated after Apartheid, Norwood, is also home to a large Jewish community. Blacks are only 30% of the population, but they are being driven out by hipster-gentrification occurring at a breakneck pace. Publicity for the area is very good, in spite of this racial dynamic.
The Jews and urban bourgeois hypocrites who bash Orania don't want to live around blacks either, but every neo-liberal NGO-backed "journalist" the Oranians let into their village to libel them as monsters on the world stage is a step closer to their demise.


russiainsider--2020-01-11--Putin, Spooked by Trump Almost Starting WW3, Holds War Drills with Hypersonic Missiles in the Black

Putin, Spooked by Trump Almost Starting WW3, Holds War Drills with Hypersonic Missiles in the Black Sea

When Iran fired missiles into US bases Tuesday evening , much of the world went to bed wondering if WW3 has finally begun .
Apparently this included Mr. Putin .
Watch the video from RT below , these weapons are awe-inspiring .
Russian President Vladimir Putin observed a war drill off the coast of Crimea on Thursday that included the launching of hypersonic missiles , the Russian Defense Ministry said .
The ministry 's Zvezda broadcasting service said Russia 's Black Sea and Northern Fleets participated in the military exercise .
Various missiles were fired during the drill , including @ @ @ @ @ @ @ missiles .
More than 30 warships , including the Admiral Grigorovich and Admiral Makarov frigate , one submarine , and more than 40 aircraft , including Tu-95MS strategic bombers , Su-30SM fighters , and Su-24M bombers , participated in the drill .
Two MIG-31K fighters air-launched Kinzhal hypersonic missiles while guided missile destroyers launched Kalibr cruise missiles at targets .
Putin observed much of the exercise aboard the Marshal Ustinov missile cruiser .
`` The drills have been held successfully , '' Admiral Nikolai Yevmenov , commander-in-chief of the Russian Navy , told @ @ @ @ @ @ @ good video explaining what a game changer hypersonic missles are .
At this point , Russia has them , China is close , and the US is behind China .
The drill comes as the US and Iran were on the verge of war earlier this week .
Tensions have simmered down but are still elevated after Iran launched missiles at two US bases in Iraq .
Russia is a military ally of Iran , both countries have conducted military operations in Syria , and in recent times , held maritime war drills @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Iran have deteriorated since the beginning of the Syrian civil war and even more since President Trump pulled out of the 2015 nuclear deal with Tehran .
Russia 's latest military exercise and escalating tensions in the Middle East are certainly indicating that the world is inching closer to conflict .

When Iran fired missiles into US bases Tuesday evening, much of the world went to bed wondering if WW3 has finally begun. Apparently this included Mr. Putin. Watch the video from RT below, these weapons are awe-inspiring.
Russian President Vladimir Putin observed a war drill off the coast of Crimea on Thursday that included the launching of hypersonic missiles, the Russian Defense Ministry said.
The ministry's Zvezda broadcasting service said Russia's Black Sea and Northern Fleets participated in the military exercise.
Various missiles were fired during the drill, including Kalibr cruise missiles and Kinzhal hypersonic air-launched missiles.
More than 30 warships, including the Admiral Grigorovich and Admiral Makarov frigate, one submarine, and more than 40 aircraft, including Tu-95MS strategic bombers, Su-30SM fighters, and Su-24M bombers, participated in the drill.
Two MIG-31K fighters air-launched Kinzhal hypersonic missiles while guided missile destroyers launched Kalibr cruise missiles at targets.
Putin observed much of the exercise aboard the Marshal Ustinov missile cruiser.
"The drills have been held successfully," Admiral Nikolai Yevmenov, commander-in-chief of the Russian Navy, told Putin on Thursday.
This is a good video explaining what a game changer hypersonic missles are. At this point, Russia has them, China is close, and the US is behind China.
The drill comes as the US and Iran were on the verge of war earlier this week. Tensions have simmered down but are still elevated after Iran launched missiles at two US bases in Iraq.
Russia is a military ally of Iran, both countries have conducted military operations in Syria, and in recent times, held maritime war drills.
Washington's relations with Russia and Iran have deteriorated since the beginning of the Syrian civil war and even more since President Trump pulled out of the 2015 nuclear deal with Tehran.
Russia's latest military exercise and escalating tensions in the Middle East are certainly indicating that the world is inching closer to conflict.


russiainsider--2020-01-14--Putin's Greatest Hits, 20 Yr Compilation Video from Kremlin, Including Folk Dancing with George Bush

Putin's Greatest Hits, 20 Yr Compilation Video from Kremlin, Including Folk Dancing with George Bush II

George and Laura Bush seem to be having a grand time dancing up a storm with Putin and his troupe @ @ @ @ @ 's the last segment on this video .
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russiainsider--2020-01-14--Convicted Jewish Pedophile and 'Antifa' Activist Is an Associated Press Photojournalist

But a sex offender who preyed on kids and is personally involved in extreme-left activism he is supposed to be reporting on ?
Hard to believe , but this is not a deal breaker for employment in news gathering at prestigious wire services tasked with framing stories copied by most major publications , including conservative ones .
If a photojournalist was accused of sympathizing with the alt-right , AFP and AP would catch that in a background check or immediately release a public statement condemning them if they were informed afterwards .
A man convicted of committing a sexual offense @ @ @ @ @ @ @ anarchist and professional photographer , National Justice can confirm .
40-year-old Cory Vernon Clark ( born Yehudah Kalman ) has his work featured prominently on a number of mainstream media outlets .
He is a contributing photojournalist to the Associated Press , AFP , Sipa Press and has almost 1700 pro-Antifa propaganda images on media service Getty , credited under the name Cory Clark .
Clark specializes in photographic propaganda glorifying left-wing extremists , and for the last several years has been a fixture at anarchist and communist events in Eastern Pennsylvania and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a handful of journalists anarchist groups like Philly Antifa and Smash Racism DC allow to film them because they know he is on their side .
He was also instrumental in `` doxing '' people at previous National Policy Institute events going back to 2013 .
His high quality photographs were provided to Daryle Lamont Jenkins with the intention of identifying young men attending the conference and later harassing them .
Here is an image of him outside the National Press Club in 2013 during an `` Antifa '' protest : Clark 's @ @ @ @ @ @ @ run jointly with his wife Dani Finger .
On their website they explain that the business ' mission is to use their cameras to aid in the construction of leftist political narratives , rather than report news objectively : For years I have sought to capture the struggles of people fighting not just for their freedom , but their lives and the lives of their families and communities .
I have sought to capture the struggle for their humanity and against indignity and injustice , for something more than , day to day @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of these images have been or are a part of specific projects , some have been published others have been distributed via social media or have been exhibited in art exhibitions .
This is the rule , rather than the exception , when looking at how the press works in the United States and much of the liberal West .
The infiltration of extremists and deviants like Clark into liberal media has discredited self-chosen information gatekeepers and caused the public to lose faith in the `` institution . ''
There are many cases @ @ @ @ @ @ @ website , he sells materials like `` White Supremacy is Terrorism '' and a `` Fuck You Pig '' t-shirt , a portrait of Rage Against the Machine guitarist Tom Morello , and an artistic print of two masked female `` antifa '' black bloc members .
If a photojournalist was accused of sympathizing with the alt-right , AFP and AP would catch that in a background check or immediately release a public statement condemning them if they were informed afterwards .
But a sex offender who preyed on kids and is personally @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to be reporting on ?
Hard to believe , but this is not a deal breaker for employment in news gathering at prestigious wire services tasked with framing stories copied by most major publications , including conservative ones .

But a sex offender who preyed on kids and is personally involved in extreme-left activism he is supposed to be reporting on? Hard to believe, but this is not a deal breaker for employment in news gathering at prestigious wire services tasked with framing stories copied by most major publications, including conservative ones.
If a photojournalist was accused of sympathizing with the alt-right, AFP and AP would catch that in a background check or immediately release a public statement condemning them if they were informed afterwards.
A man convicted of committing a sexual offense with a 13-year-old girl is a Philadelphia-based anarchist and professional photographer, National Justice can confirm.
40-year-old Cory Vernon Clark (born Yehudah Kalman) has his work featured prominently on a number of mainstream media outlets. He is a contributing photojournalist to the Associated Press, AFP, Sipa Press and has almost 1700 pro-Antifa propaganda images on media service Getty, credited under the name Cory Clark.
Clark specializes in photographic propaganda glorifying left-wing extremists, and for the last several years has been a fixture at anarchist and communist events in Eastern Pennsylvania and Washington DC. He is one of a handful of journalists anarchist groups like Philly Antifa and Smash Racism DC allow to film them because they know he is on their side.
He was also instrumental in "doxing" people at previous National Policy Institute events going back to 2013. His high quality photographs were provided to Daryle Lamont Jenkins with the intention of identifying young men attending the conference and later harassing them. Here is an image of him outside the National Press Club in 2013 during an "Antifa" protest:
Clark's company, Lawless Media LLC, is run jointly with his wife Dani Finger. On their website they explain that the business' mission is to use their cameras to aid in the construction of leftist political narratives, rather than report news objectively:
For years I have sought to capture the struggles of people fighting not just for their freedom, but their lives and the lives of their families and communities. I have sought to capture the struggle for their humanity and against indignity and injustice, for something more than, day to day survival, for a future. Many of these images have been or are a part of specific projects, some have been published others have been distributed via social media or have been exhibited in art exhibitions.
This is the rule, rather than the exception, when looking at how the press works in the United States and much of the liberal West.
The infiltration of extremists and deviants like Clark into liberal media has discredited self-chosen information gatekeepers and caused the public to lose faith in the "institution." There are many cases like this.
On Clark's merchandise website, he sells materials like "White Supremacy is Terrorism" and a "Fuck You Pig" t-shirt, a portrait of Rage Against the Machine guitarist Tom Morello, and an artistic print of two masked female "antifa" black bloc members.
If a photojournalist was accused of sympathizing with the alt-right, AFP and AP would catch that in a background check or immediately release a public statement condemning them if they were informed afterwards.
But a sex offender who preyed on kids and is personally involved in extreme-left activism he is supposed to be reporting on? Hard to believe, but this is not a deal breaker for employment in news gathering at prestigious wire services tasked with framing stories copied by most major publications, including conservative ones.