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A naked portrait of Donald Trump with tiny genitals is going on display at London Mayfair’s Maddox Gallery. ITV reports: Titled ‘Make America Great Again’ artist Illma Gore imagined what the billionaire Republican hopeful would look like without any clothes on. But the painting has proved controversial and Gore says she’s received hundreds of death threats. Speaking to ITV News Gore said she was simply trying to make a point about gender. I intended to evoke a reaction to evoke a reaction from the audience.

Ten Indications That ISIS Is A US-Israeli Creation

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Oil moved higher on short covering, equities faded in front of earnings, and most currencies appreciated against the U.S. Dollar.

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Benjamin Friedman also doesn’t buy Hamid’s defense of the Libyan war:

Unfortunately, Hamid’s argument ignores the stated rationales for intervening, including his own [bold mine-DL], relies on a factually-challenged counterfactual to examine the consequences of staying out, and dodges the analysis of critics who predicted how intervention would increase Libya’s disorder.

A popular young German comedian may face a jail sentence of up to five years for insulting Turkish leader president Recep Tayyip Erdogan live on TV.  Jan Böhmermann read out a self-penned poem on Thursday evening which mocked the President, and Turkey have threatened to press charges against the comic. Thelocal.de reports: He introduced the piece by speaking directly to the Turkish president. “What I’m about to read is not allowed.