A court in Russia on Friday ordered a detained Russian American journalist to be held until at least Aug. 5, pending investigation and trial, a further step in the Kremlin's crackdown on dissent and free speech.

The Eye of the Sahara, also known as the Richat structure, stands out like an oversized ammonite among the sand dunes of the Sahara desert in Mauritania.

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"If you can do something like this to a former president of the United States... imagine what they can do to us. I'm sorry but I'm all in. Trump 2024." - Black previously undecided voter

The following article, Cartoon of the Day: Seeking Guidance, was first published on Conservative Firing Line. Cartoon of the Day: Seeking Guidance. A.F. Branco Cartoon – I can almost envision Fake News Jake Tapper asking Judge Merchan for advice on ways to silence Trump from exposing the truth when he hosts the 2024 Biden-Trump debates since they’re so politically aligned. BREAKING: Stalinist Judge Merchan Directs Jury to Choose Among These Three … Continue reading Cartoon of the Day: Seeking Guidance ...

Guilty, guilty, guilty. Donald Trump has been found guilty as charged. Honestly, did anyone really think otherwise? In the first-ever criminal trial of a former president, a New York jury of seven men and five women took roughly 9½ hours to find Trump guilty on 34 counts of cooking the books of his real estate company. His reason for illegally falsifying business records was to hide a hush money payment that kept his sexual encounter with adult-film actress...

May 30 (Reuters) - Donald Trump, the first former U.S. president to be convicted of a crime, will remain a free man while he awaits sentencing and could avoid a prison term entirely for falsifying business records to cover up a hush money payment to a porn star. Here is a look at what’s next for the Republican candidate for president against Democratic President Joe Biden in a Nov. 5 election. WHAT HAPPENS NOW? The judge presiding over the case, ...

“What’s in the box?” Brad Pitt once disconsolately wailed at the end of a film starring a pervert playing a pervert. But he then already knew. We do not. Donald Trump has now been convicted of 34 felony counts of falsifying business records pursuant to an extremely dubious legal theory, and will be sentenced on July 11, a mere four days before the Republican National Convention begins in Milwaukee. And if you think you know what happens next, you are wildly overconfident. Perhaps Joe Biden...

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Since there is also hate speech that is already illegal in the EU, the panel wants it to receive a new definition, and the goal, the report reads, is to “ensure that all forms of hate speech are uniformly recognized and penalized, reinforcing our commitment to a more inclusive and respectful society.” The EU’s European Commission (EC) appears to be preparing to include “hate speech” among the list of most serious criminal offenses and regulate its investigation and prosecution across the bloc. Whether this type of proposal is cropping up now because of the upcoming EU elections or if the initiative has legs will become obvious in time, but for now, the plans are supported by several EC commissioners. The idea stems from the European Citizens’ Panel on Tackling Hatred in Society, one of several panels (ECPs) established to help EC President Ursula von der Leyen with her (campaign?) promise of ushering in a democracy in the EU that is “fit for the future.” That could mean anything, and the vagueness by no means stops there: the very “hate speech,” despite the gravity of the proposals to classify it as a serious crime, is not even well defined, observers are warning. Despite that, the recommendations contained in a report produced by the panel have been backed by EC’s Vice-President for Values and Transparency Vera Jourova as well as Vice President for Democracy and Demography Dubravka Suica.Power up with Nitric Boost that’s now 40% OFF! This potent formula gives you the massive edge in strength and superior circulation for that unparalleled performance you've been looking for! According to Jourova, the panel’s recommendations on how to deal with “hate speech” are “clear and ambitious” – although, as noted, a clear definition of that type of speech is still be lacking. This is the wording the report went for: any speech that is “incompatible with the values of human dignity, freedom, democracy, the rule of law, and respect of human rights” should be considered as “hate speech.” Critics of this take issue with going for, in essence, subjective, not to mention vague expressions like “values of human dignity” considering that even in Europe, speech can still be lawful even if individuals or groups perceive it as offensive or upsetting. Since there is also hate speech that is already illegal in the EU, the panel wants it to receive a new definition, and the goal, the report reads, is to “ensure that all forms of hate speech are uniformly recognized and penalized, reinforcing our commitment to a more inclusive and respectful society.” If the EU decides to add hate speech to its list of crimes, the panel’s report added, this will allow for the protection of marginalized communities, and “uphold human dignity.” Noteworthy is that the effort seems coordinated, even as far as the wording goes, as media reports note that the recommendation “adopts exactly the same terminology as an EC proposal that was recently endorsed by the European Parliament to extend the list of EU-wide crimes to include ‘hate speech’.” EXCLUSIVE: Roger Stone Responds To Trump Conviction In New York Show Trial