Daily News Thread 5/8

Pepe the Frog 'is killed off to avoid being a hate symbol'

Online cartoon character Pepe the Frog appears to have been killed off by its creator in a bid to stop his image being hijacked by far-right groups.
bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-39843468

Almost 150 arrested after post-election trouble in Paris overnight

A hundred and forty-one people were arrested in Paris after trouble flared overnight following Emmanuel Macron's victory in France's presidential election, police said on Monday.
reuters.com/article/us-france-election-violence-idUSKBN1840YF?il=0

Nothing to see here, Philippines tells U.N. Human Rights Council

There has been no new wave of killings prompted by the Philippines' war on drugs, and reports to the contrary are "alternative facts", an ally of President Rodrigo Duterte told the U.N. Human Rights Council on Monday.
reuters.com/article/us-philippines-un-idUSKBN184134?il=0

May 15 start of Duterte impeach proceedings

Impeachment proceedings against President Rodrigo Duterte are expected to start on May 15 but numbers in the House of Representatives are not yet enough to impeach him, an opposition lawmaker said on Sunday.
manilatimes.net/may-15-start-duterte-impeach-proceedings/326022/

Unmanned U.S. Air Force space plane lands after secret, two-year mission

The U.S. military's experimental X-37B space plane landed on Sunday at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, completing a classified mission that lasted nearly two years, the Air Force said.
reuters.com/article/us-space-military-spaceplane-idUSKBN1830PF

Giving convicts sex dolls will end prison ‘mischief’ – inmate

A UK prisoner has called for inmates to be given a sex doll modeled on their other half in a bid to offset the effects of pent-up testosterone in the penal system.
rt.com/viral/387554-sex-dolls-for-prisoners/

U.S. inflation expectations edge up: NY Fed

Measures of U.S. inflation rebounded slightly last month, according to a Federal Reserve Bank of New York survey released on Monday that also showed a sharp drop in Americans' spending expectations.
reuters.com/article/us-usa-fed-survey-idUSKBN1841QL?il=0

Nigeria Chibok girls: Parents learning if daughters among those freed

Parents of the missing Chibok girls are slowly learning if their daughters are among the 82 freed by Boko Haram militants in Nigeria two days ago.
bbc.com/news/world-africa-39846326

Other urls found in this thread:

rt.com/op-edge/387593-women-violence-saudi-arabia/
ibtimes.com/internet-access-right-americans-split-belief-if-internet-access-right-or-privilege-2535291
theatlantic.com/education/archive/2017/05/the-new-intellectuals/525660/?utm_source=feed
counterpunch.org/2017/05/08/israels-new-cultural-war-of-aggression/
counterpunch.org/2017/05/08/housing-for-people-not-for-profit/
prospect.org/article/our-bankrupt-policy-puerto-rico
thedailybeast.com/articles/2017/04/25/the-republican-lawmaker-who-secretly-created-reddit-s-women-hating-red-pill
rt.com/news/387628-paris-gare-nord-evacuation/
twitter.com/NSFWRedditImage

Pepe didn't die, he's merely resurrected as a far left symbol.

if the upcoming crash doesn't raise class consciousness I don't know what will

OP/ED

‘World continues to reward Saudi Arabia despite crimes against women'

Saudi women who attempt to flee Saudi Arabia are at great risk of being returned, possibly being punished by death, Moudi Aljohani, Saudi human rights activist, told RT America’s Manila Chan.
rt.com/op-edge/387593-women-violence-saudi-arabia/

Is Internet Access A Right?: Americans Split On Belief If Internet Access Is A Right Or muh privilege

Two-thirds of Americans believe access to the internet is a muh privilege, not a human right, according to a survey published last week.
ibtimes.com/internet-access-right-americans-split-belief-if-internet-access-right-or-privilege-2535291

The New Intellectuals

Political wars on college campuses aren’t really about free speech. They’re about what it means to be a student.
theatlantic.com/education/archive/2017/05/the-new-intellectuals/525660/?utm_source=feed

Israel’s New Cultural War of Aggression

counterpunch.org/2017/05/08/israels-new-cultural-war-of-aggression/

Housing for People, Not for Profit

Anyone attempting to rent or buy a place to live in the past several years has noticed that costs just seem to keep on going up.
counterpunch.org/2017/05/08/housing-for-people-not-for-profit/

Our Bankrupt Policy for Puerto Rico

The restructuring of the island’s debt allows no role for the Puerto Rico’s government.
prospect.org/article/our-bankrupt-policy-puerto-rico

good.
Meme was stale af 5 years ago

Agreed.

Oh and apparently the creator of r/TheRedPill got doxxed and is a republican politician.

thedailybeast.com/articles/2017/04/25/the-republican-lawmaker-who-secretly-created-reddit-s-women-hating-red-pill

who would've thought?

Pretty much, it was already beaten to death by /r9k/ and turned into a telling sign of a shitposter. Then Holla Forumstards decided to pick up the crumbs (suits them).
The fact a lot of retards on this board are trying to "retake" Pepe or whatever is beyond pathetic at this point.

Holy shit what a sloppy idiot. This is some leftypol OPSEC tier.