Links - 12th September 2017 (2)

Male model butchered by Iraqi militants for being too stylish - "Karar Nushi’s mutilated body was found on the streets of Baghdad on Monday with chain marks on his hands and neck and a bullet hole in his head — and friends believe he was murdered by Islamist extremists over his snug duds, long blond hair and good looks... ISIS militants threw a man from the top of a building in Kirkuk, Iraq, after he was accused of being gay."

The Man Who Has Eaten At Every Michelin 3-Star Restaurant In The World Tells Us His Favorite Meals

Migrant crisis: 'Hipster right’ group trying to stop rescue ships - "The vast majority are not refugees fleeing war, but are considered economic migrants and mainly come from sub-Saharan Africa and as far as the Indian sub-continent... "More than 90% of the immigrants coming here by boat are economic refugees," claims 20-year-old Viviana Randazzo, a newly-recruited member of the Identitarians, although official Italian statistics put the figure at 85%. "We Italians are also suffering from poverty. Yet we are not given the same treatment - our needs perhaps count even less than theirs"... The Identitarians point the finger of blame at aid agencies and NGOs (non-governmental organisations) operating close to the Libyan coastline, accusing them of essentially acting as a taxi service to Europe... Ambrogio Cartosio, the chief prosecutor in Trapani, said he felt that the NGOs were somehow encouraging the people smuggling trade. "It pushes the traffickers to load the migrants on ever more precarious vessels. They can be sure that after a few miles, they will be picked up by the ships," he told me."

Compulsive liar Elizabeth Jones who cried rape 11 times is jailed - "A woman who cried rape was jailed yesterday after a court heard it was her eleventh false claim. Compulsive liar Elizabeth Jones, 22, was exposed when CCTV footage disproved her allegation against a man she ‘did not like any more’. She had made her first false rape claim in 2004 when she was just 13... Between 2005 and 2007 she made another eight allegations which police investigated and dismissed, although she was not prosecuted."
You'd imagine after the first time she'd have been prosecuted; what would've happened without the CCTV footage?

Crazy Feminist gets butthurt about the moon landing being "mansplained" to her - "Shanley was going on one of her usually Twitter rants, suggesting that the moon landing was faked and anyone who believes it actually took place has daddy issues. A feminist accusing others of having daddy issues…. Projecting much?... Eventually, a former NASA employee stepped in to help clear her ignorance, using actual evidence, linking to Wikipedia and NASA’s official website. Bad idea"

Pro-open border Clooneys ‘leaving UK amid terror fears’ - "The celebrity power couple have used their fame and fortune to push for open borders and even sat down with Angela Merkel herself to express their support for her refugee policy. But now it would appear, like all luvvies, they don’t actually mean they want it for themselves, so will be moving back to LA because, according to a Clooney family insider, George doesn’t “feel like Amal and the twins are safe living in the English countryside,” following the attacks in London and Manchester – neither of which are in the countryside."

Feminist YouTuber Laci Green Exiled to Twitter's 'Block Bot' Gulag - "The popular YouTube feminist Laci Green has become persona non grata with her former cohort on the left. Renowned for her educational videos on sexuality, Green was declared an enemy of the left after she published a video announcing her decision to renounce social justice orthodoxy and reach out to people across the political spectrum. Later, she also revealed that she was dating anti-social justice YouTuber Chris Ray Gun. Today, the YouTube star was shocked to discover that she had been added to the “Block Bot,” a public blacklist started by social justice warriors to create a “safe space” on the social media platform"

5 Most Popular Secondary School Girl Uniforms As Voted By Singaporeans - "Voted #1 by guys, #2 by girls: CHIJ Secondary
Voted #2 by guys, #1 by girls: Raffles Girls’ School"

The Story Behind the World’s Most Famous Desktop Background - "Microsoft has an insect infestation to thank for its classic Windows XP desktop background—an image that has graced at least a billion computer screens since the system’s 2001 launch."

WATCH: Women’s March Organizer Linda Sarsour Calls For ‘Jihad’ Against Trump - "Sarsour, who was called a “Champion of Change” by the Obama White House, has a long history of speaking kindly of shariah law and terrorists. Sarsour stated that underwear bomber Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab was a CIA agent; she supports attacks on the Israeli Defense Force; she stated that “the sacrifice the black Muslims slaves went through in this country is nothing compared to Islamophobia today”; she stated that Brigitte Gabriel and victim of Islamic genital mutilation Ayaan Hirsi Ali didn’t deserve to be called women, explaining, ‘I wish I could take their vaginas away – they don’t deserve to be women.”"

Barbara Kay: Canada’s new sexual assault law is a ‘catastrophic attack’ on the rights of the accused - "C-51 expands the “rape shield” protections for sexual assault complainants, by restricting the ability of the accused to use communications by a complainant or witness that are “of a sexual nature” or “for a sexual purpose” as part of his defence, particularly to establish the defence of “mistaken belief in consent” (remember Lucy DeCoutere’s email to Ghomeishi following an allegedly harrowing assault, “I love your hands!”?). An accused will be prohibited from introducing these kinds of sexually explicit texts or emails as evidence in court unless a judge first rules them to be admissible, after conducting a closed hearing with the Crown prosecutor, which the complainant may attend, accompanied by her own lawyer if she chooses (giving the phrase “lawyered up” new depth of meaning)."

Facebook Under Fire for Ruling Out ‘Christian Reaction Cross’ But Allowing LGBTQ Rainow Flag - "At the time of the release of the rainbow flag reaction, a Facebook spokesman said: “We believe in building a platform that supports all communities. So we’re celebrating love and diversity this Pride by giving you a special reaction.” Despite pleas from thousands of Christians demanding to add a religious symbol on the site, a Facebook spokesman confirmed it won’t be happening"
"All communities" doesn't mean all communities

In Chicago, July 4th weekend shootings: 100 wounded, 14 killed - "Most of violence took place in a 6-hour period Monday night and early Tuesday, predominantly on the South and West sides of the city, Estrada said. Detectives investigating the shootings "suspect several incidents were retaliatory in nature and alcohol was a factor in others," he said. The vast majority of the 762 murders and more than 4,000 shooting incidents in Chicago last year occurred in a few predominantly black and Latino neighborhoods on the city’s West and South Sides, and were driven by gang-related feuds and drug wars."
Black live m-

20-Year-Old Who Cleaned President Trump's Hollywood Star Targeted Online - "After a post featuring 20-year-old Makenna Greenwald cleaning President Donald Trump's Hollywood star went viral, enraged leftists targeted the young, pretty female online... The 20-year-old called for more respect on both sides of the aisle, saying, “I think we should have more respect from both sides of the aisle, and I was blown way by how much disrespect I got for a simple act of cleaning up our president, who is the highest office in the land. He should be respected, whether it’s his Hollywood star or talking about him in public.”"

The CNN Writer Behind Dox Threat Once Drove A Man To Suicide By Spreading Fake News - "CNN’s Andrew Kaczynski, the reporter currently under fire for threatening to dox the alleged creator of President Donald Trump’s infamous WWE video, once spread false information about a man being a terrorist, after which said man killed himself... According to The New York Times, Kaczynski subsequently “deleted his incriminating tweets” and carried on like normal, writing a post-mortem of the incident for BuzzFeed that contained no mention of his involvement in spreading the falsehood about Tripathi... Interestingly enough, Kaczynski – who now works for CNN – is currently going around accusing other people of sharing false information on Twitter and failing to provide corrections."

Macron falls back on old thinking - "This core of seasoned, well-connected professionals are set to see their power increased under Mr Macron -- not out of some conspiracy to empower elites, but because to an enarque most problems are solvable with the help of other enarques... as with any tight-knit group of people who have the same education, similar careers and often similar backgrounds, biases and group think can take over. Furthering the power of unelected bureaucrats over elected public servants may backfire among the many who feel disenfranchised already by the political elite."

Macron: king of the technocrats - "It’s a politics that attempts to cultivate a mood of anti-politics – embodied by the job-for-life corrupt French MPs Macron rails against – as a pretext to put power in the hands not just of the state, but of supranational bodies. That Macron intends to push ahead with More Europe, in the face of bubbling Euroscepticism at home, speaks to the casual disregard for democracy that continues to define Europhiles. But more immediately, Macron’s monarchical turn should remind us of the rank hypocrisy of today’s political elites, who are currently championing this not-so-liberal strongman. Even as they lament the rise of the Putin-esque autocrats – from Erdogan to Duterte, Modi to Trump – they are cheering on a leader set on consolidating power and undermining liberty. What they fear is not authoritarianism, but democracy. That’s why, for all the talk of defending ‘the free world’ against the revolting populists, they’re happily throwing in their lot with this would-be king"

Pressure to publish in journals drives too much cookie-cutter research - "While original findings can be very attractive to journals, they also risk rejection. A journal’s natural first choice for the referees, who advise on acceptance of a paper, are the current authorities on a topic. How might these treat findings at variance with their own? Offering journal referees familiar findings is the cautious strategy for getting work published."

The feminist mystique circa 2016 - "Licensed Clinical Psychologist, Dr. Seda Gragossian, PhD of the Talk Therapy Center tells us:
The workplace could be more stressful for women in general. Women are more likely to want to process feelings and interactions with coworkers.Men tend to move on more quickly and not take things to heart as much. Men might argue and even fight with each other and turn around and go to lunch right after. Women, on the other hand, may need sort their thoughts and feelings before they are able to move on. This can be partly attributed to a difference between male and female brains.
Maslar points to something similar, citing hormonal differences between men and women which may lead to them being naturally happier in different types of work environments. She says:
“There is a balance between stress and oxytocin levels. Cortisol (released under stress) and oxytocin (one of our happy chemicals) are inversely proportionate. When cortisol is high, oxytocin is low and visa versa. High stress which elicits high cortisol levels cause women to seek out social support, which then helps them to produce more oxytocin. Unfortunately, the average workplace doesn’t foster this type of activity. Co-workers are often segregated and in some cases placed in competition against one another”...
It is time to expand the conversation beyond any sort of mystique at all. We need to produce very honest and scientific research across a variety of factors impacting female wellbeing–biological, psychological and social. This also means approaching ideas and topics that those operating within a traditional feminist paradigm may not like or even find offensive. However, the risks of not speaking up for fear of offending modern feminists include another 40 years of declining happiness."

Swedish music festival to be female-only 'until all men learn how to behave themselves' - ""Sweden's first man-free rock festival will see the light next summer," its organiser has confirmed, following a string of sexual assault reports at other festivals in the country."
What if I identify as female? What about lesbian predators?
Comments: "This is homophobia. Why should gay men suffer?"
"The level of cognitive dissonance is astounding. Sweden used to be one of the safest countries in Europe. You could almost leave your doors unlocked and walk alone at all hours of the night in most places. Funny how MEN were not a problem then."
"Sweden does not record the race of criminals for ideological reasons. Political correctness is practically a religion in Sweden, and noting someone's race in such matters is considered racist, or potentially provoking racist reactions. But they don't seem to have any problem with broad-scale accusations against all men. The cognitive dissonance is astonishing."

The Truth About 'Shot on iPhone'-Style Ads - "Look closely at the “Shot on an iPhone” tagline to Apple’s adverts, and you’ll see “Additional equipment and software used” hiding at the bottom of the video."

Tanning Is a Young, White, Female Problem. And It's Deadly. - "What the tanning oil and tanning bed people want us to forget (or at least disregard for the moment) is that what they advertise as a “bronzed, sun-kissed look” right now will very likely become a “leathery, sun-shriveled look” later."

“We’re trusted to do a good job, then leave”: why the Danes finish work on time, every single day - "With a typical working day 8am-4pm and overtime frowned upon, Denmark has the best work-life balance in the world. The official working week is 37 hours but a recent OECD study showed that the average Dane only works 33 hours a week. Danes don’t do presenteeism and staying late is more likely to earn you a lecture on inefficiency and time management than a pat on the back... workers are 12% more productive when they’re in a positive state of mind. Denmark has one of the happiest workforces in the world and is the second most productive country in the EU as a result. By working less, Danes achieve more…and stay sane (mostly).

Helix conducts research as you write - "Helix uses machine learning to suggest citations and relevant research as you write. Helix scans a writer’s text as he or she types and automatically pulls in recommendations for relevant journal articles, news and Wikipedia pages"

Founding Fathers' dirty campaign - "Jefferson's camp accused President Adams of having a "hideous hermaphroditical character, which has neither the force and firmness of a man, nor the gentleness and sensibility of a woman." In return, Adams' men called Vice President Jefferson "a mean-spirited, low-lived fellow, the son of a half-breed Indian squaw, sired by a Virginia mulatto father.""... editorials in the American newspapers read more like bathroom graffiti than political commentary. One paper reported that "General Jackson's mother was a common prostitute, brought to this country by the British soldiers! She afterward married a mulatto man, with whom she had several children, of which number General Jackson is one!" What got Americans so fired up? For one thing, many voters felt John Quincy Adams should never have been president in the first place. During the election of 1824, Jackson had won the popular vote but not the electoral vote, so the election was decided by the House of Representatives. Henry Clay, one of the other candidates running for president, threw his support behind Adams. To return the favor, Adams promptly made him secretary of state. Jackson's supporters labeled it "The Corrupt Bargain" and spent the next four years calling Adams a usurper"

A Psychologist Explains Why People Get Bad Tattoos - "We're constantly bombing other countries in order to preserve our "freedom," which presumably means individuality. But at the same time, our culture is intensely conformist. You have businesses constantly trying to imprint a brand on the public awareness. So, for example, if you're tattooing some nitwit cliché from a pop tune, like "I'll love you forever," or "Don't be an imitator" or something, in effect you're branding yourself with industrial entertainment, because rock groups, as we know, are basically money-making machines, fronted by models, funded by the entertainment industry."