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Judge refuses to remove Visa from Pornhub case on child porn

A federal judge refused to remove Visa from a lawsuit that alleges it aided MindGeek — the parent company of Pornhub — in monetizing child porn. In a decision issued on July 29th, U.S. District Judge Cormac Carney accuses the payment processor of refusing to cut business ties with MindGeek, despite being aware that Pornhub and other MindGeek-owned pornography sites distributed child pornography. The lawsuit was filed by a woman whose underage videos were posted on Pornhub without her permission.“If Visa was aware that there was a substantial amount of child porn on MindGeek’s sites, which the Court must accept as true at this stage of the proceedings, then it was aware that it was processing the ...
— (Engadget) (August 1)   (Pocket)

Child sex abuser dies after drinking unknown liquid after jury convicted him

A Texas man died after he chugged a bottle of a mysterious "cloudy" liquid following his conviction for multiple counts of child sexual assault.
— (Washington Times) (August 14)   (Pocket)

Marcus Mumford discusses the childhood sex abuse he experienced

Marcus Mumford has discussed the creation of his song "Cannibal," the first single from his upcoming album self-titled, in a new GQ interview. Mumford sings at the beginning of the song: “I can still taste you and I hate it / That wasn’t a choice in the mind of a child and you knew it.” The lyrics, Mumford told the magazine, were inspired by sexual abuse he experienced as a child.
— (The Fader) (August 10)   (Pocket)

Tulsi Gabbard Says Biden Admin "Promoting Child Abuse" By Pushing "Gender-Affirming Care"

Tulsi Gabbard Says Biden Admin "Promoting Child Abuse" By Pushing "Gender-Affirming Care" Authored by Lorenz Duchamps via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Tulsi Gabbard, a former Democratic presidential candidate who also served as a Hawaiian congresswoman, criticized the Biden/Harris administration for “promoting child abuse,” accusing the White House of harm by releasing statements that endorse the use of puberty blockers and irreversible surgeries for children. Democratic presidential candidate U.S. Representative Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI) holds a Town Hall meeting on Super Tuesday Primary night in Detroit, Mich. on March 3, 2020. (Bill Pugliano/Getty Images) In a video posted on social media, Gabbard said despite the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) warning that gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) agonists—also referred to ...
— (ZeroHedge Opinion) (August 5)   (Pocket)

Explosions at Russian base show Crimea now in play in Ukraine war

A series of explosions this week at a Russian military base on the Crimean coast carries major symbolic and strategic ramifications for both Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Russian President Vladimir Putin.Why it matters: Satellite images appear to confirm that the explosions — which sent frantic Russian tourists scrambling off a nearby beach — badly damaged several Russian warplanes. The explosions will likely inject a new sense of vulnerability into Russia's use of Crimea as its transport and logistics hub while it braces for a Ukrainian offensive in Kherson, to the north of Crimea.Russia has routed thousands of troops from the Donbas, via Crimea, to reinforce its positions in southern Ukraine.The explosions also brought the war home ...
— (Axios) (August 11)   (Pocket)

Russia Visa Ban in EU Wins Key Backing From Czech Presidency - Bloomberg

Russia Visa Ban in EU Wins Key Backing From Czech PresidencyBloombergEstonia to stop Russians from entering with Estonian-issued visasReutersEstonia to ban Russians with tourist visas from enteringThe Washington PostEstonia Tightens Russian Visa Rules as Scholz Skeptical of BanBloombergEstonia protests to Russia about 'unacceptable' violation of its airspaceReuters
— (Bloomberg) (August 12)   (Pocket)

Estonia, Finland want Europe to end Russian tourist visas - The Associated Press

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — The leaders of Estonia and Finland want fellow European countries to stop issuing tourist visas to Russian citizens, saying they should not be able to take vacations in Europe while the Russian government carries out a war in Ukraine.
— (AP) (August 9)   (Pocket)

@joncoopertweets: BREAKING: Poland’s Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs announced that the country will stop issuing tourist visas to Russian citizens.

@KyivIndependent: ⚡️Official: Poland developing solution to deny visas to Russians. Polish Deputy Foreign Minister Piotr Wawrzyk said that Poland supports restricting visas for Russian citizens on the EU level. Poland stopped issuing tourist visas to most Russian citizens several months ago.