Pelosi Wants Republicans To Sweep Their Dirty Secrets

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi was reported to have pleaded to Speaker Paul Ryan to keep Republican candidates from using hacked Democratic documents in this year's election campaigns. This is the latest political twist in a summer of revelations of digital break-ins, which Pelosi attributes to Russia.

"Russia's cyber attack is an unprecedented assault on the sanctity of our democratic process," Pelosi, D-Calif., wrote in a letter to the Wisconsin Republican. "We must come together to say that defending our democracy from Russia's meddling is more important than any advantage or disadvantage in this election."

U.S. Democrats Tries To Avoid Committing To BLM

Hacker named Guccifer 2.0 is doing the world a favor by revealing the different pandering techniques employed by the Democrats in how they will deal with Black Lives Matter (BLM) activists.

Documents from Guccifer 2.0, who claims to have hacked Nancy Pelosi's personal computer, shows how officials were briefed on how to respond to the BLM movement – including "tactics" on how to answer questions by activists.

If They Refuse To Integrate, Deny Them Citizenship

As Europe tries to grapple to accommodate the influx of refugees and migrants seeking to naturalized their citizenship, Switzerland made a convincing move that will help weed out the unwanted and unacceptable behaviors. Swiss authorities require those seeking citizenship to follow their culture and values with no ifs and buts.

Recently they denied citizenship to a pair of Muslim sisters, 12 and 14, who refused to take part in their school's swimming lessons alongside boys of their age group in the city of Basel. According to USA Today, the girls had applied for citizenship a few months ago, but their request was denied this week.

"Whoever doesn't fulfill these conditions violates the law and therefore cannot be naturalized," Stefan Wehrle, president of the naturalization committee, told TV station SRF last 28 June.

Reports do not indicate the nationality of the Muslim family, but the episode is yet another reminder of both the country's tensions with its Muslim minority and the particularity of its laws regarding integration and citizenship. In a separate episode this week, a father of Bosnian origin was fined about US$ 4,000 for having persuaded his daughters to boycott swimming lessons and camp trips.

Under Swiss convention, the capacity to integrate into Swiss society plays a key part in determining naturalization. Earlier this year, an immigrant family in Basel had their naturalization applications turned down reportedly because they walked about town in "sweatpants" and didn't greet local passersby.

Around the same time, the country was in an uproar over two Muslim boys who refused to shake the hands of their female schoolteacher, as is custom. The naturalization process of their father, an imam in a Saudi-funded Basel mosque, was suspended, according to reports.

This couple of days saw a broader European concern: What happens when Muslims go to swimming pools. Last 1 July, the Austrian town of Hainfeld voted to ban "burqinis" — Islamic swimwear that covers the body from head to toe — from being worn in local pools. The move was put forward by a councilor from the far-right Freedom Party, which has exposed the threat because of an influx of asylum seekers from Muslim-majority countries.

Similar bans have been enacted elsewhere in Europe, including towns in Germany. Scientific test revealed that burqinis are potentially unhygienic and do not conform to standard swimwear. In Austria and other countries, asylum seekers have been subject to bans on access to pools over fears of sexual assault.

Women in Mini Skirts Do Not Become Suicide Bombers

Campaign to get rid of fully-veiled women in the streets of Kyrgyzstan has intensified in the last couple of days as President Almazbek Atambayev announced that women can become radicalized to become terrorists if they put on Islamic dress.

Speaking at a press conference a few days ago, President Atambayev also attacked those in his country, where 80 percent of the population is Muslim, who are critical of women who wear more revealing outfits.

Testosterone Limits Should Be Imposed on Olympians

When somebody competes in the Olympics, it is important to determine's one's biological makeup and sex to avoid undue advantage. Science clearly shows that men and women are different, hence cannot be treated on equal footing. Both have peculiar advantage over the other, hence they cannot compete on the same field and expect to have a competitive performance.

This is one of the reasons why Russian runner named Mariya Savinova conceded in her event after she saw Caster Semenya. "Just look at her," she blurted.

"Pokemon Go" Is Thinking About Safety, Not Racially Bias

Pokémon come in all colors but it usually congregate in white and safe urban areas.

Pokémon Go players have noticed a some discrepancy in where it's easy to play the game. While some neighborhoods have an abundance of Pokéstops and gyms for players to pick up virtual loot and face off their monsters against competitors, others are near complete dead-zones.