Are CZ-USA, Kansas City, KS Made In USA Rifles The Top Gun Used To Poach Big Game In Africa?

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Kathi Lee Austin of ConflictAwareness.org

Are CZ-USA, Kansas City, KS Made In USA Rifles The Top Gun Used To Poach Big Game In Africa?

Now that all the holiday food is settling into our fat cells for a long winter's nap, and Trump has pissed all over our country in the worst Christmas Day message I've ever heard, let me begin by saying that I did not just like the FB page for “CZ-USA, Kansas City, KS,” rifles, thinking that my closest friends might have a total meltdown.

If I liked the company, them this post would tag their wall, but then I would be bringing down a hornet's nest of gun lovers on my wall, and -- in retrospect -- I don't really want to do that. Elephant killer Donald Trump Jr -- or just 'Junior' as Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez calls him -- would probably show up in person to give us all a big lecture on the thrill of killing wild beasts. Speaking of wild beasts, his father is absolutely behaving like one. Sorry, I digress.

However, this New York Times article How Did Rifles With an American Stamp End Up in the Hands of African Poachers? hit me between the eyes this morning, and they were barely open. NOTHING IS DEFINITE YET, and of course, the gun manufacturer 'CZ-USA' denies, denies, denies that they have anything to do with the reality that their rifles -- not the ones manufactured by their parent company in the Czech Republic -- are being investigated as being the #1 rifle poachers are using to kill the elephants, rhinos, lions, tigers -- you name it -- in Africa.

Like somehow “CZ-USA, Kansas City, KS,” got carved into the metal. It's a branding mistake. You know . . . like Trump makes major branding mistakes every day. This is just all about bad marketing.

While this is not a girl's only investigation, one lady in particular is in the lead: Kathi Lynn Austin.

Elle Macpherson Toasts Healthy Living, Lensed By Gilles Bensimon For ELLE Russia January 2019

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Elle Macpherson Toasts Healthy Living, Lensed By Gilles Bensimon For ELLE Russia January 2019

Top model Elle Macpherson, 54, co-founder of WelleCo and ex wife of photographer Gilles Bensimon is styled in healthy-living, nature-girl sporty looks styled by Vadim Galaganov for ELLE Russia January 2019./ Hair by Paola Orlando

Adut, Anok, Eniola + Fatou Are Logo Rich In 'Say My Name' For Vogue UK January 2019

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Adut, Anok, Eniola + Fatou Are Logo Rich In 'Say My Name' For Vogue UK January 2019

Models Eniola Abioro (above) and Fatou Jobe (below) headline this British Vogue January 2019 editorial ‘Say My Name’. They are joined by Adut Akech and Anok Yai in a logo-rich editorial styled by Poppy Kain with images by photographer Kristin-Lee Moolman.

Chuyan He, Malika Firth + Celebrate Salvatore Ferragamo's First Holiday 2018 Collection

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Chuyan He, Malika Firth + Celebrate Salvatore Ferragamo's First Holiday 2018 Collection

Models Malaika Firth, Chuyan He, Fabienne Dobbe, Tevin Steele and Ryu Wanky welcome the new year, wearing outfits from the pre-spring 2019 collection in Salvatore Ferragamo’s first ever Holiday campaign. Shot by Sofia Malamute, the ‘Patchwork of Characters’ images embrace difference and diversity, celebrating each other’s company in a beautiful heritage location, per an official release.

Isabeli Fontana Wears Edgy Boho By Richard Ramos For Woman Spain December 2018

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Isabeli Fontana Is Wears Edgy Boho By Richard Ramos For Woman Spain December 2018

Top model Isabeli Fontana is styled by Marta Lasierra in stylish boho looks lensed by Richard Ramos for Madame Figaro Woman Spain’s December 2018 issue.

Keira Knightley Tailors Up By Jackie Nickerson In Sunday Times Style Magazine December 23, 2018

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Actor Keira Knightley is styled by Verity Parker in refined, modern-architecture luxe separates lensed by Jackie Nickerson for The Sunday Times Style Magazine UK December 23, 2018./ Hair by Sam McKnight; makeup by Georgina Gayle

Knightly revealed in October that she was diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) at age 22 and considered giving up her acting career. Especially in our judgement-driven, social-media patrol world, stardom carries its own dark side. With this topic so front and center in our daily lives, AOC just took the time to search for the clinical definition of PTSD — which can seem a bit self-centered when injured vets are walking around with their limbs blown off. We share the famous Mayo Clinic’s medical definition of PTSD.

Knightley’s PTSD led to a breakdown and an inability to work for a year.

“I have a super-solid background and thank f*** for that. My family and my small but very close group of friends just wrapped me up. And I think, without that, it would have been a very different story.”

Knightley added: “I knew I always had somebody there to cuddle me who didn’t want anything from me. Ultimately I didn’t want them (the media and paparazzi) to win. The only thing I want to do is make films.”

The actor, who also speaks her changing life with husband James Righton and their daughter Edie, currently appears in new Disney film The Nutcracker And The Four Realms, and will next star in the period drama ‘Colette’, released in January 2019.

Ellen Von Unwerth Captures Lula-Allie Villain + Myrthe Bolt In #True Character SS 2019 Campaign

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Models Lula-Allie Villain and Myrthe Bolt front a new Wolford hosiery Spring Summer 2019 campaign. Rife with seeming disconnects. Ellen Von Unwerth brings her signature image style to the campaign anchored in the tag #TrueCharacter.

SC Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Votes Against Trump Immigration Rules After Cancer Surgery

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SC Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Votes Against Trump Immigration Rules After Cancer Surgery

As the Trump wrecking machine increasingly rattles much of America, progressives, Democrats and centrists alike got an unexpected blow in the gut on Friday with news that beloved Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, 85, was in surgery at Sloan Kettering Hospital in New York. Notorious RBG, as the pop icon Justice is called, is recovering from her third bout with cancer with the removal of two nodules from her left lung.

Sloan Kettering doctors insist that Ginsburg’s lung cancer did not spread to other areas of her body, leaving weeping Americans believing that she will make a full recovery.

Weeks ago, Ginsburg fell in her office, fracturing several ribs. During her treatment, scans revealed the cancerous growths. Even cancer surgery didn’t get in the Supreme’s way, as Her Honor cast a deciding vote from her hospital bed against US President Donald Trump’s attempts to place new restrictions on migrants seeking asylum in the US.

EYE: Misty Copeland + Calvin Royal III By Albert Watson For Pirelli 2019 Calendar | Misty On Offering New Black Role Models

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EYE: Misty Copeland + Calvin Royal III By Albert Watson For Pirelli 2019 Calendar | Misty On Offering New Black Role Models

AOC drops into Vogue Italia as Misty Copeland, the first African American Principal dancer of the American Ballet Theater, talks about her appearance in the 2019 Pirelli calendar. Photographer Albert Watson pairs Copeland with Calvin Royal III, an ABT soloist since 2017 . Valentina Bonelli interviews Misty about her battles to bring diversity into the world of classical ballet.

Misty Copeland has long articulated the intense degree of racism embedded in classical ballet in America and across the world. George Balanchine imposes a singular vision of a ballet dancer as a person with light skin and the lithe, ultra-low BMI body of a teenager.

Copeland speaks to Vogue Italia of the social media criticism of her with words that ring true to those hurled at tennis great Serena Williams. The bodies of both black women are unsuitable for greatness with their too developed muscles, abundant breasts and dark skin tweet the social media harassers.

Grateful for former president Barack Obama giving her a White House platform to join creators in advancing an expanded vision of black talent in the arts, Copeland believes that the momentum has established new roots in black communities — in spite of the Trump effect.

Gabrielle Rul + Amanda Martins By Valentin B Giacobetti For Crash Winter Art Issue 86

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Models Gabrielle Rui and Amanda Martins wear Louis Vuitton in pics by Valentin B. Giacobetti for Crash Magazine’s Winter Art Issue 86 ./ Hair by Chiao Chenet; makeup by Megumi Itano

McKenna Hellam Suits Up In 'His and Hers' By Tom Schirmacher For ELLE US January 2019

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Model McKenna Hellam is styled by Charles Varenne in Versace, Balenciaga, Louis Vuitton and more gender-fluid looks. Tom Schirmacher captures McKenna for ‘His and Hers’ in ELLE US January 2018.

Raf Simons Leaves Calvin Klein | Brand Won't Show During New York Fashion Week

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Raf Simons Leaves Calvin Klein | Brand Won't Show During New York Fashion Week

On Friday the Belgian designer Raf Simons and Calvin Klein announced that they were parting ways amicably eight months before his contact was up for renewal. Calvin Klein will not show during New York fashion week.

Magdalena Frackowiak Chills In Mario Sierra Images For ELLE Spain January 2019

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Model Magdalena Frackowiak is styled by Inmaculada Jimenez in casual looks from Max Mara, Valentino, Dior, Gerard Darel and more. Mario Sierra captures Magdalena for ELLE Spain January 2019.

An Le Captures Irina Shayk In 'Natural' Sophistication For Vogue Mexico January 2019

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Top model Irina Shayk is styled by Michelle Cameron in ‘Natural’, a collection of sleek, sophisticated pieces lensed by An Le for Vogue Mexico January 2019./ Hair by Nabil Harlow; makeup by Fulvia Farolfi

Manhattan Judge Rules That Harvey Weinstein Case Will Proceed To March 7 Pre-Trial Hearing

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Manhattan Judge Rules That Harvey Weinstein Case Will Proceed To March 7 Pre-Trial Hearing

Disgraced Hollywood media mogul Harvey Weinstein, a key catalyst behind the widely-revived #MeToo movement, will be going to trial. On Thursday Judge James Burke rejected Weinstein’s legal request to dismiss the remaining five counts of sexual misconduct and rape charged by the Manhattan District Attorney’s office. The case is scheduled for a pre-trial hearing on March 7. The judge previously dismissed one of the initial sex counts involving allegations by Lucia Evans.

Vanity Fair writes that the courtroom was packed with reporters and supporters of the Time’s Up movement. Actors Marisa Tomei, Kathy Najimy, and Amber Tamblyn joined Time’s Up President and CEO Lisa Borders, who said that she was “relieved that Harvey Weinstein failed” in his efforts to have the charges dismissed.

The case remains complicated, especially after the dismissal of one count against Weinstein. With the case proceeding, Judge Burke’s rulings around evidence will heavily influence the case.

Attorney Alan Dershowitz, who was brought on by Weinstein’s lead attorney Ben Brafman as a consultant, says defense emails contradict claims that the sexual encounters were forced.

Aube Jolicoeur Is Smashing In Perú Vive By Daniel Clavero For Vogue Mexico November 2018

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Aube Jolicoeur Is Smashing In Perú Vive By Daniel Clavero For Vogue Mexico November 2018

Rising Haiti-born, Kentucky-raised model Aube Jolicoeur delivers stunning imagery, styled by Angelo DeSanto in Perú Vive. Photographer Daniel Clavero is behind the lens, capturing both Aube and a legendary landscape for Vogue Mexico’s November 2018 issue./ Hair by Lucas Wilson; makeup by Bo S

Will Davidson Eyes Sophia Ahrens In 'Aventura + Passion' For Vogue Mexico December 2018

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Models Sophia Ahrens and Theodore Griscom are styled by Valentina Collado in ‘Aventura & Passion’. Will Davidson flashes the couple for Vogue Mexico December 2018./ Hair by Jenny Kim; makeup by Ozzy Salvatiera

Anna Mila Guyenz Is Retro Glam In 'Dancing with Beauty' By An Le For Vogue Mexico

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Model Anna Mila Guyenz channels an old Hollywood, screen siren vibe in ‘Dancing with Beauty’. Photographer An Le joins beauty editor Claudia Valdez to capture retro romance for Vogue Mexico’s November 2018 issue./ Hair by Hiro + Mari;

Minnie Wastie Poses In 'Light Xmas Dark' By Elina Kechicheva For Vogue Portugal December 2018

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Model Minnie Wastie is styled by Simon Pylyser in ‘Light Xmas Dark’, lensed by Elina Kechicheva for Vogue Portugal December 2018./ Makeup by Min Kim; hair by Yoann Fernandez

Georges Antoni Flashes Soraya, Nynke + Clare For Harper's Bazaar Australia

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Models Soraya Page, Nynke Slegers and Clare Crawford are styled by Naomi Smith for images by Georges Antoni in Harper’s Bazaar Australia. / Hair by Daren Borthwick’ makeup by Nicole Thompson