Tommy Robinson, a controversial British free speech and anti-radical Islam activist, was arrested in Calgary, Canada, following a speech he gave at an event. The arrest was reportedly due to an outstanding immigration violation. Robinson visited the country for a podcast talk in front of 150 people with an outlet called Rebel News to talk […] The post Tommy Robinson Arrested In Canada Over Immigration appeared first on www.independentsentinel.com.

As the 2024 election nears, the Democratic National Committee is doubling down on its effort to make abortion laws in Republican-led states a top issue for voters. In addition to investing $8.3 million across every state party in the country for 2024, the DNC is also committing to handing out grants of more than $1 million to battleground states to hone their messaging on abortion, CBS News reported, citing a party memo that was circulated on Monday, the second anniversary of the overturning of Roe v. Wade. “As we mark the second anniversary of Dobbs, our work to mobilize voters continues today and lasts through November,” DNC Communications Director Rosemary Boeglin wrote in the memo. “The only way to restore and expand women’s reproductive freedoms is reelecting President Biden and Vice President Harris, and electing Democrats up and down the ballot.” Democrats are “building infrastructure in red states to fight back against these bans,” according to the memo. That infrastructure will include the “Red State Fund,” which focuses on putting Democrats on the offensive in Republican-leaning states and seeks to provide voters with pro-abortion resources. The DNC put $4.5 million into the “Red State Fund” for 2023-2024, according to CBS News. The DNC memo also called out presumptive GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump, claiming that he supports a national abortion ban. Trump, however, said in April that he would not sign a national abortion ban if he’s elected to a second term in the White House. The former president also criticized Arizona’s near-total abortion ban and questioned Florida’s six-week abortion limitations. Democrats have repeatedly sought to shift voters’ focus to abortion ahead of the 2024 election as President Biden continues to struggle in the polls and recently dipped to all-time low approval ratings. Since the overturning of Roe in June of 2022, the pro-abortion side has won every abortion-related ballot measure, even in red states. With Biden trailing Trump in the polls in the vital battleground states of Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, and Pennsylvania, Democrats are doubling down on abortion messaging. On Monday, the president slammed Trump and conservatives, saying they support “extremism” on the abortion issue. “Send me back to the White House and I’ll fight like hell to restore Roe v. Wade and protect American freedom,” Biden said in a 45-second video clip. CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP While Democrats continue to focus on abortion less than five months out from the election, voters have consistently ranked the economy, inflation, and immigration as the top issues facing the country. According to a CBS News/YouGov poll from April, voters in battleground states also ranked the economy as the top issue heading into the election, with the majority of those polled saying the economy is in “fairly bad” or “very bad” shape.

U.S. District Judge Aileen M. Cannon on Monday did not immediately rule on a motion from special counsel Jack Smith’s team to add new restrictions on former President Donald Trump that would prevent him from making claims about being unfairly targeted by law enforcement. In a hearing on Monday, prosecutor David Harbach contended that Trump’s statements about FBI agents who were involved in the probe into how Trump handled classified documents “are dangerous” to investigators who might be called to testify against Trump. Smith had asked for Trump’s bail to be amended to prevent him from making any disparaging comments about law enforcement agents involved in the documents case. Todd Blanche, Trump’s attorney, contended that the restrictions Smith intended to implement were unclear to others, saying, “Of course President Trump has absolutely no desire for anything bad to happen to law enforcement. It is a critique of President Biden and his Justice Department and it is completely fair and protected political speech.” Cannon did not rule on Smith’s motion, leaving it in doubt as to whether the issue would be resolved before Thursday’s presidential debate between Trump and President Joe Biden. “Cannon repeatedly suggested that a new restriction was unnecessary when she had already agreed to redact the names of FBI agents from public court filings,” The Washington Post reported. CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP On May 21, Trump wrote on Truth Social: WOW! I just came out of the Biden Witch Hunt Trial in Manhattan, the “Icebox,” and was shown Reports that Crooked Joe Biden’s DOJ, in their Illegal and UnConstitutional Raid of Mar-a-Lago, AUTHORIZED THE FBI TO USE DEADLY (LETHAL) FORCE. NOW WE KNOW, FOR SURE, THAT JOE BIDEN IS A SERIOUS THREAT TO DEMOCRACY. HE IS MENTALLY UNFIT TO HOLD OFFICE — 25TH AMENDMENT! Harbach said of Trump’s statement, “Saying something like this is beyond irresponsible — it is dangerous.” The FBI issued its own statement, saying: “The FBI followed standard protocol in this search as we do for all search warrants, which includes a standard policy statement limiting the use of deadly force. No one ordered additional steps to be taken and there was no departure from the norm in this matter.”

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Lists Arthurian Mythology Five Films That Creatively Adapt Arthurian Legend From classic comedies to existential journeys, these movies all put their own spin on the fabled knights of Camelot… By Lorna Wallace | Published on June 25, 2024 Credit: Python (Monty) Pictures Limited Comment 0 Share New Share Credit: Python (Monty) Pictures Limited Arthurian legend is made up of a nebulous web of stories, making it ripe for creative adaptations. Retellings can sometimes struggle to find a balance between honoring the original story and doing something new, but that problem doesn’t weigh as heavily on Arthurian legend thanks to its lack of one definitive source.  Sure, Geoffrey of Monmouth’s medieval-era History of the Kings of Britain is the text that popularized much of the lore that we still tell today. But Geoffrey didn’t create all of the mythology surrounding Arthur and and a few iconic aspects of the legends—such as the quest for the Holy Grail—were added later. With that in mind, let’s explore five films in which Arthurian legend has been creatively retold and reimagined… Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975) Monty Python and the Holy Grail holds a pretty special place in my heart because not only did I grow up watching it, but some of its scenes were filmed close to where I live. The film follows Arthur (Graham Chapman) and his knights are they attempt to find the titular Grail, but they meet many hilarious obstacles along the way. Admittedly, some of the humor went over my head as a kid—I’m thinking specifically of the politically-minded peasant and his totally fair deconstruction of Arthur’s monarchical power (“You can’t expect to wield supreme executive power just ’cause some watery tart threw a sword at you!”). But the script is just as silly as it is smart and the jokes that made me laugh when I was younger make me laugh just as much now. Arthur’s fight with the Black Knight, the Killer Rabbit, the taunting French solider, the questions at the Bridge of Death… all of it makes me giggle no matter how many times I see it. Of course, much of film’s comedic strength lies in the Pythons’ writing and performances, but I also have to give a shout out to the special effects, the cheapness of which just add to the hilarity. The Green Knight (2021) David Lowery’s The Green Knight feels like a distinctly dreamlike take on its source, the 14th-century poem Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. Dev Patel stars as Gawain, Arthur’s roguish, fun-loving nephew. While celebrating at the Round Table on Christmas Day, the Green Knight (Ralph Ineson) barges in and offers a challenge: whoever lands a blow on him will win his axe, but they’ll also receive an equal blow in a year’s time.  Gawain—looking to prove himself as a knight—accepts the challenge, but instead of just giving the stranger a little scratch, he decides to show off and ruin Christmas by beheading him. Instead of dying, as Gawain surely expected, the Knight simply picks up his head and rides off, forcing Gawain to go on a journey nearly a year later that’ll end with a blade at his neck. The film looks and sounds utterly gorgeous, making me want while away the day in a sun-dappled forest. Many of the adventures Gawain has on his journey are merely alluded to in the original poem and I love that the film takes the time to bring us along on the many weird, dark encounters and strange experiences he has (Gawain’s fox friend! The giants! The lake dive!).   Army of Darkness (1992) In the third installment of the Evil Dead series, Ash (Bruce Campbell) winds up being transported back to the Middle Ages. He’s captured by Lord Arthur (Marcus Gilbert), an obvious stand-in for King Arthur, and taken to Castle Kandar (we all know this is Camelot!). If you still aren’t convinced that Army of Darkness is Arthurian, I present to you the bearded and cloaked wizard who may be known as the Wise Man (Ian Abercrombie) in the film, but goes by Merlin in the comics. Ash obviously isn’t thrilled to be trapped in the past, but the Wise Man tells him he can get back to his own time with the aid of the Necronomicon. Despite knowing the danger that this book poses, Ash remains an overconfident idiot and doesn’t take the time to properly learn the very important incantation needed to safely remove the book from its podium in the graveyard. His garbled attempt at the phrase raises an army of Deadites, which attack Kandar (in a scene that walked so that the Battle of Helm’s Deep in LOTR: The Two Towers could run). Army of Darkness is a brilliant blend of goofy comedy, sword-wielding action, and blood-soaked horror. The Sword in the Stone (1963) I’m aware that The Sword in the Stone isn’t one of Disney’s best animations, but I can’t deny that I have a soft spot for it. Sure, the plot kind of meanders and the fact that Arthur, a.k.a Wart, was voiced by three different boys (Rickie Sorensen, Richard Reitherman, and Robert Reitherman) is painfully obvious in some scenes, but there are some great moments sprinkled throughout its runtime. The highlight of the film has to be Merlin’s (Karl Swenson) magic duel with his nemesis, Madam Mim (Martha Wentworth). Mim’s chaotic energy is hilarious and it’s so fun to see the two of them try to outfox each other by transforming into different animals. I’m also fond of the earlier animal transformation scenes, with Merlin turning himself and Arthur into fish, squirrels, and birds in the name of education. Plus, grumpy owl Archimedes’ (Junius Matthews) over-the-top laughter when Merlin’s little plane crashes is delightfully infectious.   The Fisher King (1991) In Arthurian legend, the Fisher King guards the Holy Grail, but he’s wounded and stricken and must wait for a hero to heal him. Terry Gilliam’s The Fisher King takes this legend and sets it in New York in the 1990s, but the heroic knight figure—Jack (Jeff Bridges), a former radio DJ who is haunted and depressed by past mistakes—is a self-centered jerk. Jack meets a delusional and traumatized homeless man called Parry (Robin Williams), who insists that they need to find the Grail. Although initially resistant, Jack finds himself drawn into Parry’s world. Gilliam’s take on the tale is just as much about the hero going on a healing journey as it is about the Fisher King being healed. Although Bridges is playing an asshole, his dynamic with Williams—who, true to form, gives a performance that is both hilarious and heart-wrenching—is charmingly compelling. The Fisher King manages to seamlessly mix together legend, comedy, tragedy, romance, and social commentary. And, to my delight, it even dips into horror whenever the brilliantly designed, hallucinatory Red Knight shows up to terrorize poor Parry. There are, of course, far more Arthurian films than just these five examples, so feel free to recommend your own favorites in the comments below![end-mark] The post Five Films That Creatively Adapt Arthurian Legend appeared first on Reactor.