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DiMezzo, a Libertarian, said in a blog post that “totally oblivious” citizens “wouldn’t have voted" for her if they had researched the candidates on the ballot. 3 Aria DiMezzo has won the Republican nomination for the sheriff's seat of a New Hampshire countyCredit: Facebook / Aria DiMezzo, Anarchist DiMezzo is a self-described 'transsexual Satanist anarchist'Credit: Facebook / Aria DiMezzo, Anarchist “You feel betrayed. You may even be wondering how the party that you so believed in could do something like this. But, odds are, you’re blaming me,” DiMezzo wrote. DiMezzo, the High Priestess of the Reformed Satanic Church, said she’s running for the law enforcement position to oppose the “reckless” partisan electoral system that allowed her to become the Republican nominee. “More than 4,000 people went into the voting booth on September 8 this week, and they all filled in the circle by my name despite knowing absolutely nothing about the person they were nominating to the most...

Chinese authorities have told major media outlets not to cover Walt Disney’s release of “Mulan”, in an order issued after controversy erupted overseas over the film’s links with the Xinjiang region, four people familiar with matter told Reuters. Set to open in local theatres on Friday, Disney had high hopes for Mulan in China, but starving it of publicity in the country’s strictly censored media would be another blow to the $200 million production. Starring big-name Chinese-born actors — Jet Li, Gong Li, Donnie Yen and Liu Yifei — and based on a Chinese folk story, Mulan was tailored to appeal to audiences in China, the world’s second-largest movie market. But mixed reviews online and capacity limits in theaters due to coronavirus prevention measures were likely to weigh on its box office performance, even before major media outlets received a notice telling them to refrain from covering the movie. Three sources told Reuters media outlets had received the notice, two of whom...

Startling images from Oregon this week show otherworldly red-orange skies hanging over parts of the state, where devastating wildfires have destroyed hundreds of homes and driven thousands of people from their communities. The state is now under a state of emergency and fires are burning over 1,300 square kilometres amid extremely hot and windy weather that is only making the problem worse. Gov. Kate Brown says at least five towns have been destroyed, none of the fires are contained and there is no weather relief in the forecast. “This could be the greatest loss of human lives and property due to wildfire in our state’s history,” she said Wednesday. https://globalnews.ca/news/7326148/wildfire-photos-2020-oregon-red-sky/

A US academic whose work focuses on Africa and the African diaspora has said she lied about being black. Jessica Krug, an associate professor at George Washington University (GWU), admitted that she was in fact a white Jewish woman from Kansas City. "I have built my life on a violent anti-Black lie," a blog post written under Ms Krug's name read. The university said it was investigating the blog post but would not comment further. Ms Krug's case, which has drawn surprise and condemnation from those who know her, bears strong parallels to Rachel Dolezal, a white race activist who claimed to be black. Ms Dolezal first made headlines in 2015 when her parents outed her as white. The former civil rights activist and African studies instructor had kept up the pretence of being African American for years, but said she "identified as black". Source

GREEN BAY, Wis. (WBAY) - A Neenah man had a flamethrower, smoke grenades and fireworks during a demonstration in Green Bay Saturday night, according to police and prosecutors. Matthew Banta, 23, is charged with obstructing an officer and two counts of felony bail jumping. The criminal complaint says Banta “is known to be a violent Antifa member who incites violence in otherwise relatively peaceful protests.” Police say he’s known as “Commander Red.” Green Bay police say they were called for “a whole bunch of white people with sticks, baseball bats and helmets headed... towards the police” on Walnut St. near Webster Ave. ADVERTISEMENT “I don’t know who comes to a protest with a baseball bat for anything other than criminal or illegal activity,” said Green Bay Police Chief Andrew Smith. A responding officer says he saw four individuals walking towards a protest with baseball bats. One man was wearing a metal helmet with goggles and military-style gear with multiple pouches, and...

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