International Men's Day March

TheLondonGroup: On Saturday 19th November 2016 in London, UK, an International Men's Day march took place. The march started at the Royal Courts of Justice and proceeded to Parliament Square. The event was supported by a number of men's rights organisations including Justice for Men and Boys, Family Lives Matter, Suffragents and Mankind. The purpose of the march was to protest against the discrimination of men and boys by the UK government. The primary issue protested against was the secret Family Court system that stops fathers from seeing their children. However, many other issues involving the discrimination of men and boys, by the state, were also protested against.

BBC Admits Its Viral ‘Women Write Better Code’ Story Was Fake News

By hequal: On 12 February 2016, the BBC published an article with the ridiculous headline “Women write better code, study suggests“. This claim was a BBC exaggeration of an already questionable study, based on pull requests to Git Hub, a site which doesn’t even mention the gender of its users.

The non peer-reviewed paper and the BBC’s cherry-picking of its findings was almost instantly and comprehensively debunked online. Some key facts to note are as follows:

• There are obvious issues in attempting to identify someone’s gender online
• There are far more male users on GitHub then one could argue that men are in fact far better at coding because far more are actually doing it and many women are missing in action. Perhaps the small number of women who get involved are marginally better on average, but they would still be vastly outnumbered by men who are equally or more capable.
• The media have cherry-picked data from the study which also showed clear bias towards those openly identifying themselves as female in many areas.

Whatever the case, there’s no way that such a dubious and non-peer reviewed study should be used to write such divisive headlines. It’s simply fake news and one of the usually daily attempts by the BBC to start a gender war and portray women as victims who’d all make the world a far better place were it not for those pesky sexist men.

Father's Rights Veteran Angelo Agathangelou - ICMI 2016

HoneyBadgerRadio: We have a quick and efficient word with Father's Rights veteran Angelo Agathangelou.

India’s Prime Minister Has Singlehandedly Crushed The Economy With His Reckless Cash Ban

By Michael Krieger: Today’s piece should be seen as a bit of a followup to yesterday’s post, India’s Demonetization Debacle Highlights the Dangers of Monetary Monopoly. While yesterday’s piece was more philosophical/strategic in nature, today’s zeroes in on some of the devastating real world impacts of Narendra Modi’s insane and inhumane cash ban. It’s hard to overstate the damage this policy has done to India’s economy. Modi is quickly solidifying his place as one of monetary history’s biggest idiots.
First, let’s take a look at the destructive impact the move has had on India’s massive small businesses community. The Washington Post reports:

NOIDA, India — Over the past two years, this suburb of New Delhi mushroomed into a flourishing enclave of small cellphone manufacturers, attracting tens of thousands of workers from the countryside. Noida, known as the “handset hub,” was touted as a showcase for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s pet “Make in India” initiative.
Then on Nov. 8, Modi’s government took a step that has jolted the bustling industrial quarter. It scrapped high-denomination currency,

Erdogan Says He Has "Confirmed Evidence" Israel And US Support ISIS

By Tyler Durden: One year after this website demonstrated that Turkey was cooperating with the Islamic State, in the very least trading cash in exchange for crude oil sold to various Turkish outposts (a trade which was subsequently ended by the Russian air force), Turkey has flipped the tables and on Tuesday Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said he has uncovered evidence that US-led coalition forces have helped support terrorists in Syria - including Isis.
"They give support to terrorist groups including ISIS" Erdogan said during a speech in Ankara on Tuesday, adding that US coalition forces "give support to terrorist groups including Daesh, YPG, PYD. It's very clear. We have confirmed evidence, with pictures, photos and videos."
Which, incidentally, should also not come a surprise in light of the May 2015 declassified Pentagon report, which claimed that ISIS was created as a Pentagon tool to overthrow Syria's president Assad.
Nevertheless, the "pot calling the kettle black" comes at a sensitive time for both the US and Turkey, which are both pivoting aggressively, one internally from Obama to Trump, while the other is shifting its foreign geopolitical allegiance from the US to Russia, which may also explain today's outburst by Erdogan.

Risk & Reward

Max and Stacy advise the audience to check to see whether their hedge fund manager has bought a Ferrari for Christmas. If they did, it may be time to find a new fund manager. In the second half, Max interviews retired counterintelligence officer ‘Eddie Z’ about economic espionage and allegedly hacked elections.

Black Father Killed On Christmas Day By His HoodRat Baby Momma New Thug Boyfriend

"My grandmother always told me, dealing with black women you'll end up in hell or in jail and in this case, it was a two for one." Said Tommy.

UBS Banksters Whistleblower Being Jewed: ‘Revealing Such A Secret Takes Your Life Away’

RT: French whistleblower Stephanie Gibaud lifted the lid on tax evasion schemes used by UBS bank back in 2008. But the case is still ongoing - and she's still feeling the consequences.

Did Obama Orchestrate UNSC Anti Settlement Resolution?

Gilad Atzmon: Along his presidential campaign, President-Elect Donald Trump promised to 'make America great again.' For some peculiar reason, the Israelis already know that they have him in their pocket. Is it true? Is this really Trump's vision of American greatness, keeping America a subservient Israeli colony? Soon enough we will be able to answer this question. - All we have for the time being is some sporadic tweets.

Barack Backhands Bibi

Submitted by Patrick Buchanan: Did the community organizer from Harvard Law just deliver some personal payback to the IDF commando? So it would seem.
By abstaining on that Security Council resolution declaring Israeli settlements in the West Bank and East Jerusalem illegal and invalid, raged Bibi Netanyahu, President Obama “failed to protect Israel in this gang-up at the UN, and colluded with it.”
Obama’s people, charged Bibi, “initiated this resolution, stood behind it, coordinated on the wording and demanded that it be passed.”

White House aide Ben Rhodes calls the charges “falsehoods.”

Hence, we have an Israeli leader all but castigating an American president as a backstabber and betrayer, while the White House calls Bibi a liar.
This is not an unserious matter.
“By standing with the sworn enemies of Israel to enable the passage of this destructive, one-sided anti-Israel rant and tirade,” writes the Washington Times, “Mr. Obama shows his colors.”
But unfortunately for Israel, the blow was delivered by friends as well as “sworn enemies.”

India’s Demonetization Debacle Highlights The Dangers Of Monetary Monopoly

By Michael Krieger: As longtime readers know, I believe we are at the beginning stages of what will be historical paradigm level change across the planet. We sit on the precipice of the self-destruction of almost all the dominant institutions we’ve been accustomed to throughout our lifetimes. To borrow a bit of played out and painfully clichéd Silicon Valley lingo, everything is on the table for “disruption.”
Naturally, this doesn’t necessarily mean the paradigm that follows the current one will be materially better, but I am personally optimistic about what will emerge following a period of considerable confusion, hardship and conflict. In order to tilt the scales toward a positive outcome, those of us who wish to usher in a world characterized  by human freedom, decentralization, self-government and kindness, need to recognize the most likely avenues we have to get there. Technology is obviously extremely important, as a recent move by Whisper Systems to thwart censorship demonstrates.
As Wired reported last week: 
Any subversive software developer knows its app has truly caught on when repressive regimes around the world start to block it.

Nobody Cares Because Penis: Homeless Man Back On The Streets Of Norwich Following Prison Sentence

A 27-year-old rough sleeper is calling for police to take a different approach towards beggars in the city.
By Luke Powell: Charlie Jennings spent five weeks in prison last month after he was caught begging for money in the centre of Norwich.
But having since been released, the former tree surgeon is back to where he started – sleeping rough on the streets with no money.
He is now calling for authorities in the city to find a different way of tackling the issue.
“I want the police to be a bit more understanding of our situation,” Mr Jennings said.
“If you’re homeless, you don’t really have anywhere else to go. And prison hasn’t helped me in any way whatsoever. I think it just seemed like an easier option for them [the police] at the time.
“But what did they expect the outcome to be when I was released? They can’t expect change if no one is going to help.”