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Dems & loyalist media STILL prioritizing beating Trump over treating Tara Reade’s accusations against Biden fairly

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With Joe Biden accused of sexual assault, Democrats and the mainstream media are being exposed as hypocrites willing to compromise their values, cautiously calling for a probe after ignoring the story for too long.

The editorial board at the New York Times actually believes the accusations put forth by Tara Reade against Biden should be investigated — with a couple caveats. They should be investigated by the Democratic National Committee with the cooperation of Biden’s presidential campaign, insisting that the “stakes are too high” for the matter to be “investigated by and adjudicated in the media. Mr. Biden is seeking the highest office.”

The New York Times even compares their stance on Reade’s accusations with previous calls by the paper for accusations against now-Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh, a conservative, to be looked into. The only problem is in the two Kavanaugh-related pieces the editorial boards links to, one is a takedown of the Republican Party and its connections to sexual assault and the other is a call for Kavanaugh’s accuser to testify publicly, which she eventually did.

In other words, when a conservative seeking public office was accused of heinous, sexual crimes, his own party could not be trusted to take the matter seriously and the accuser’s words should be heard and judged by all. However, when a Democrat — one who presumably is the party’s presidential nominee for November — is accused of similar crimes, his own party should be trusted to run an independent investigation and the media to stay out of things since the “stakes are so high.”

“The New York Times Biden editorial is truly beyond parody. We called for FBI probe of Kavanaugh, Times says, so now we call for the DNC probe of Biden. Democrats will be ‘unbiased, apolitical’. And please, no media digging. This is too important for that,” tweeted journalist Byron York in response to the piece.

Oh, and as far as the DNC being unbiased, DNC chair Tom Perez waved off the need to investigate Reade’s claims in a Sunday interview with ABC, saying he “trusts” Biden. So much for that whole thing the New York Times suggested about the DNC running a fair investigation.

The New York Times calling for the media to responsibly take a step back is also a bit shocking because, in the case of Kavanaugh and one could even say Trump, major papers including itself printed almost any update to stories involving sexual assault accusations. After all, they were one of many to eventually be running accusations saying Kavanaugh attended parties where “gang” rapes occurred, printing every accusation against him as if they were true. But this is something they don’t want to see happen to Biden.

The New York Times is not the only mainstream media outlet running questionable stories on the Biden accusations.

In a piece titled ‘We Need to Talk About Tara Reid’ CNN spent more time talking about accusations of wrongdoing against Trump, the opportunism of Republicans and the questionable motives of Reade than the actual accusations or Biden’s terrible defense against them.

“Listening to every woman doesn’t mean necessarily believing every woman,” read the piece, something you didn’t hear too much of from the mainstream media during the height of the #MeToo movement or through Kavanaugh’s confirmation process.

The Los Angeles Times ran a column essentially dismissing Reade’s accusations as irrelevant to the presidential race in November.

“Whatever happened with Tara Reade in 1993, Biden is still infinitely better than Trump,” read the headline.

Weighing the importance of Biden potentially being exposed as a predator versus another four years of Donald Trump is becoming surprisingly common.

Lisa Bloom, who defended convicted rapist Harvey Weinstein at one point, tweeted that she “believes” Reade, but will be voting for Biden anyway.

“I still have to fight Trump, so I will still support Joe. But I believe you. And I’m sorry,” she tweeted in a message to Reade.

To put that message into context, Bloom describes herself on her Twitter account as a lawyer who fights “discrimination.”

Reade has even commented on the blatant hypocrisy and revealed she’s faced an onslaught of online harassment since coming forward.

“I find it astounding — the hypocrisy that Democrats are talking about women being able to tell their story safely,” Reade told Fox News. “I’m a Democrat, a lifelong Democrat, but yet here I am trying to talk about my history with Joe Biden and I’m just the target of online harassment.”

She revealed she’s been harassed through fake online profiles, as well as personal calls to her home.

While there’s no concrete way to know if the treatment of Reade and the essential dismissal of her charges — especially compared to other high profile cases — has contributed to such harassment, it is easy to see that Trump Derangement Syndrome has once again reared its ugly head and compromised those inflicted with it. Beating Trump is clearly more of a priority for his fiercest critics on the left and in the media than taking these accusations fairly.

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Erdogan election defeat would be ‘revenge’ – Syrian Kurds

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The YPG claims the Turkish president failing to win another term would be payback for Ankara’s counter-terrorism operations in Syria

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s defeat in this month’s presidential election would serve as “revenge” for Türkiye’s military operations in Syria, a top official of the People’s Defense Units (YPG) has said.

Salih Muslim, one of the leaders of the YPG — a Syrian militant group affiliated with the Turkish Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) and designated by Ankara as a terrorist organization — said in an interview with Medya Haber Kurdish TV channel that his organization has grown frustrated with Türkiye’s counterterrorism operations ongoing in the northern part of Syria since 2016, Daily Sabah reported.

“Now, we have an opportunity in our hands,” Muslim said, stressing that the YPG is eager to see Erdogan unseated. “It’s the first time we have such a thing happening in elections.” He added that “If we can win at the ballot box, we will take all the revenge from [the defeat of] one person.”

Muslim’s statement comes as several members of the YPG and the PKK have openly expressed support for Erdogan’s main challenger, Kemal Kilicdaroglu, as the two head into a runoff election on May 28. In the previous round, held on May 14, both candidates failed to secure an outright majority with Erdogan gaining just over 49.4% of the vote while Kilicdaroglu received 44.96%.

Kilicdaroglu has vowed to mend Ankara’s relations with NATO and revive Türkiye’s EU membership talks, which have been effectively stalled since 2016. He has also accused Russia of spreading “conspiracies” and “deep fakes” apparently referring to footage circulating online purportedly linking him to the PKK, and told Moscow to get its “hands off the Turkish state.” Russia has rejected the accusations.

Somalis cheer on Türkiye’s Erdogan to win re-election

Erdogan has repeatedly accused his rival of “colluding with terrorists” and threatening to undo Türkiye’s achievements in its war on terror. He has also blasted Kilicdaroglu for trying to “detach” the country from Russia.

Türkiye has been waging low-intensity warfare against Kurdish militias along its Syrian and Iraqi borders for four decades, in a back-and-forth campaign that has claimed the lives of over 40,000 people.

The PKK and its affiliates have been waging an insurgency since 1984 demanding political and cultural autonomy with the final goal of establishing an independent Kurdish State, laying claim to territories in southeast Türkiye and northern parts of Iraq and Syria.

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Chinese special envoy meets with Zelensky

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Li Hui visited Kiev to share Beijing’s views on a political settlement to the Ukraine crisis

Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky has met with China’s newly appointed special envoy for Eurasian affairs, Li Hui, who traveled to Kiev to convey Beijing’s views on a diplomatic resolution to Ukraine’s conflict with Russia.

According to a statement published on Thursday by the Chinese Foreign Ministry, Li held talks with Zelensky as well as the head of the Ukrainian President’s Office, Andrey Yermak, Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba, and representatives from several other ministries.

Beijing said both sides had agreed that the recent phone call between Chinese President Xi Jinping and Zelensky had outlined the direction for future relations between their two nations, which it stated should be built on mutual respect and sincerity.

During his trip, Li reiterated that Beijing is willing to serve as a peace broker to help reach a political resolution to the conflict with Russia, based on the principles outlined in a 12-point roadmap published by China in late February.

“There is no panacea in resolving the crisis. All parties need to start from themselves, accumulate mutual trust, and create conditions for ending the war and engaging in peace talks,” Li said, according to the Chinese Foreign Ministry’s statement.

The special envoy’s two-day trip to Ukraine is the first leg of a wider European tour, during which he is expected to visit Poland, France, Germany, and Russia. Beijing has explained that the trip aims to promote communication toward “a political settlement of the Ukraine crisis.”

Hungary backs Chinese plan for Ukraine

China’s peace efforts have been welcomed by Russia as well as some European nations such as Hungary, and have been praised for acknowledging the national interests of both parties.

The roadmap, however, has been criticized by some in the West. NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg claimed that China lacked “credibility” as it has refused to condemn Russia’s actions in Ukraine. EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell insisted that “the only thing that can be called a peace plan is Zelensky’s proposal.”

The Ukrainian president has demanded that Russia must withdraw from territories that Kiev claims as its own, as well as pay war reparations and face an international tribunal. The Kremlin has dismissed the initiative, claiming it does not take into consideration “the realities on the ground,” including the new status of four former Ukrainian regions as part of Russia.

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Pakistan’s top court orders release of former PM Imran Khan

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Pakistan’s Supreme Court has ordered the release of former prime minister Imran Khan, whose arrest earlier this week triggered deadly protests across the country, Geo TV news channel has reported.

The court considered an appeal by Khan’s legal team on Thursday, ruling that the arrest of the opposition figure was illegal, according to the broadcaster.

The leader of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party was detained on an order from the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on Tuesday as soon as he arrived at a lower court in connection with a graft case against him. He has been held at a police compound in the capital, Islamabad, since then.

Khan’s spokesperson told Al Jazeera that the 70-year-old was apprehended in court before he could even appear before the judges, which was “in violation of all laws.” The PTI party claimed that it was not an arrest, but “an abduction,” and called on its supporters to take the streets.

Pakistan deploys army after Imran Khan’s arrest

Pakistan has been gripped by violent protests for the last three days, with demonstrators clashing with security forces and setting government buildings on fire in major cities across the country. The government of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has deployed the military in an attempt to curb the unrest.

Some 2,500 of Khan’s supporters, including some top figures in his party, have been arrested so far. Local media have reported at least 11 protesters killed and hundreds of police officers wounded.

Numerous criminal cases have been launched against Khan since his removal from office after a no-confidence vote in April 2022. The PTI leader, who remains highly popular in the country, denies all accusations against him.

The politician claimed a year ago that he had been deposed as a result of a US-led “international conspiracy” and accused his opponents of receiving money from foreign forces.

Khan has been making active attempts to return to power since then, staging massive rallies across the country. The former premier survived an assassination attempt last November, escaping with a non-life-threatening leg wound after several bullets were fired at him.

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