Thread for obviously newsworthy stuff

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Trump is meeting with Macron. Macron might put France first.

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Only 72% of Ds want impeachment probe. What are they doing?!

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Journalist stopped by US border agent 'for being part of fake news media'

A British journalist has said he was stopped at a US airport by a border agent who accused the writer of being part of the “fake news media”, a term regularly used by Donald Trump to attack media coverage he disapproves of.

James Dyer, online editor-in-chief at Empire Magazine, said he was questioned by the Customs and Border Protection agent after he displayed his journalist visa at Los Angeles International Airport border control.

“He wanted to know if I’d ever worked for CNN or MSNBC or other outlets that are ‘spreading lies to the American people’,” Mr Dyer tweeted of the incident on Thursday. “He aggressively told me that journalists are liars and are attacking their democracy.”

CNN and MSNBC are cable news channels which receive particular scorn from the president.

“Apparently the only truth now comes from YouTube and the president. All this said under a CBP sign that says ‘we are the face of our nation’. And with a framed picture of 45 staring down. In f***ing California!!! Welcome to Trump’s America!” Mr Dyer added.

California is considered a liberal outpost in the US, and is regularly attacked by Mr Trump, who stands little chance of winning the state in the 2020 election. “45” is shorthand for Mr Trump, who is America’s 45th president.

Mr Dyer said the agent let him go after he revealed he was in the US to write about an upcoming Star Wars movie.

“The malignant affect this presidency has had on what was once a beacon of democracy and freedom is absolutely chilling,” Mr Dyer said, adding that he made no complaint because he was never detained or “mistreated”.

A CBP spokesperson told The Independent: "Unappropriated (sic) comments or behaviour are not tolerated, and do not reflect our values of vigilance, integrity and professionalism. We strongly advise travellers to file a formal complaint so alleged misconduct is properly investigated."

LAX airport has been contacted for comment.

The alleged incident comes amid an escalating campaign against many media outlets by Mr Trump, who earlier this week accused the “fake news lamestream media” of encouraging a recession and suggested falsely news organisations were lying about his negative poll ratings.

Critics have said Mr Trump’s relentless assaults on the press make physical attacks on journalists more likely. Earlier this month a supporter of Mr Trump's was jailed for sending fake pipe bombs to a number of his perceived enemies, including to the offices of CNN.

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/james-dyer-journalist-us-border-patrol-lax-airport-fake-news-trump-a9076016.html

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And back to some real newsworthy stuffs....

'You're the guy with the ball to the crotch': The inside story behind the funniest baseball card ever made

Keith Comstock played on four major league clubs as a journeyman reliever, but his professional career is most often remembered for one thing: a ball to the crotch. Thirty years ago -- in what otherwise would have been a forgotten minor league set -- Comstock appeared on one of the most memorable baseball cards ever made. Here's the story of how it came together, in his words.

https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/...card-ever-made

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Gillette is going back to promoting masculinity. Imagine my shock!

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Orange man had managed to make Journos condemn blasphemy now.

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Tlaib cried again. I guess that's not news.

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Someday we will discover the "oranges" of his mental deterioration.

Well you keep believing that Biden has a chance.

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Someday we will discover the "oranges" of his mental deterioration.

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Trump isn't senile. Maybe you are.

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Biden vs. Trump, two senile old men who barely know what planet they're on.

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Protesters crashed Pelosi's lifetime achievement ceremony chanting "Impeach now." She just joked and said they are helping her. It's like they don't know that there will soon be no more Pelosis, especially in California.

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Iowa reporter asked Biden what he thought about Warren drawing bigger crowds than him. He acted like he didn't understand or something. Then he asked the reporter if he had seen anyone draw bigger crowds than him. The reporter is like "um yes." Biden asks where. "Des Moines." Biden just laughed it off. He looks tired and out of it.

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Typical humorless Germans.

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City of Bielefeld offers €1m for proof it doesn't exist
It's a German city dating back to the 9th Century, with 340,000 residents, a university, a medieval fort... but does it really exist?

Bielefeld is now offering a €1m (£914,000) prize to anyone in Germany who can prove the city's non-existence.

The city marketing group running the competition wants to disprove a 25-year-old conspiracy theory.

Back in 1994 a student light-heartedly posted the message "Bielefeld? There's no such thing" on the Usenet system.

Achim Held's message became a long-running joke in Germany, once it spread virally with the subsequent internet boom.

Usenet was a messaging system predating the internet forums which soon mushroomed and fuelled many conspiracy theories.

n 2012 even Chancellor Angela Merkel referenced the Bielefeld joke, when she spoke at a Berlin prize-giving and recalled having attended an event in Bielefeld, adding: "so it does exist".

The audience erupted in laughter, and Mrs Merkel went on: "I had the impression that I was there... I hope I may go there again."

What are the competition rules?
Adult Germans have until 5 September to submit their evidence that Bielefeld "doesn't exist" to Bielefeld Marketing GmbH. The competition was agreed with city officials.

The competition website (in German) says entries can come in various forms - pictures, videos or text - "but the pearls of your wisdom must be incontrovertible". "Now it's time for us to have our fun!" the organisers say.

They say they are "99.99% certain that we can refute any evidence". But taxpayers need not worry - the €1m prize money will come from Bielefeld Marketing's sponsors, in the unlikely event that a winner is found.

The organisers say they can call on experts to pick over absolutely any evidence purporting to show that Bielefeld does not exist.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-49432677