Mother jailed for taking abortion pills after legal limit

Our thanks to Helen for this. Being a BBC piece, commentary on the judgement is sourced only from those keen for women to have no punishment for killing their unborn children, regardless of circumstances. The 44-year-old women informed BPAS that she was seven weeks pregnant and received abortion drugs. In fact she was 32-34 weeks pregnant. An extract:

Labour MP Stella Creasy called for “urgent reform”.

“The average prison sentence for a violent offence in England is 18 months,” she said in a tweet.

“A woman who had an abortion without following correct procedures [J4MB emphasis: breaking the law is now ‘without following correct procedures’] just got 28 months under an 1868 act – we need urgent reform to make safe access for all women in England, Scotland and Wales a human right.”


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CHINA: Man gets sued after leaving his blind date and her 23 relatives at restaurant

Our thanks to Gerry for this gem. An extract:
Liu [J4MB: the man] agreed only to reimburse a fraction of the total cost [J4MB: $2,812], offering 4,000 yuan (approximately $562), forcing Zhang to ask her relatives to pay for their share of the total bill.
A day in court: Angered by Liu’s offer, Zhang’s family decided to take the matter to court, filing a lawsuit against Liu to force him to pay up.
The court, however, ruled in Liu’s favor, stating that he should only cover the cost of his own and Zhang’s meal, which was approximately 1,400 yuan (approximately $197).
One of the comments:
This is common in Asia. My brother in law was on a date in Vietnam there were 20 people in the restaurant, when he went to leave they handed him a bill for the whole place. She had invited her friends and family but never mentioned it! And it was her family’s restaurant.

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Neyland mayor branded racist resigns amid circumcision row

Interesting.
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Audio / video #157 from our archives: ICMI14 – Paul Elam introduced by Warren Farrell

We’re linking daily to selected audio / video files from our YouTube channel. Today’s file is one of 18 from the first ICMI, held near Detroit in 2014, here (video, 26:38).
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Bartenders say ‘no one wants Bud Light at their event anymore’ days after it was dethroned as America’s best-selling beer following backlash from partnership with trans influencer Dylan Mulvaney

Good news.
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‘Nobody told me how lonely being a man is’: Transgender man weeps while explaining how much easier it was to make friends with ‘open, vulnerable women’ – and says he can see why suicide rate among males is higher

Our thanks to Gerry for this. A lengthy article, needless to say there’s no mention of the male suicide rate being so much higher than the female suicide rate across all ages.
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Former First Minister Nicola Sturgeon arrested in SNP finance inquiry

Our thanks to Stu for this good news.
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Audio / video #156 from our archives: ICMI14 – Tom Golden

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Janice Fiamengo: Astronomers Build a Feminist Black Hole for a Former Star

Excellent.
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Man City 1, Inter 0. Women should have no place in men’s sports organizations.

They did it. They only did it! Man City have just beaten Inter 1:0 in the UEFA Champions League Final. They’d never won it before, and they’ve now won the treble this season (FA Cup, Premier League, and now this). Their Wiki page is interesting. Not so much as one woman on the company board or management team – as it should be, obviously. Women have no place in men’s sports organizations, soccer or otherwise. Let women create and run their own sports organizations, rather than being PARASITES on the men’s games as they are in soccer, rugby, tennis, golf and so many other sports.
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