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In March 2021, a massive cargo ship called the Ever Given got stuck in the Suez Canal, blocking one of the worlds busiest shipping routes. As authorities began working on a way to dislodge the stuck ship, conspiracy theorists went to work spreading unfounded rumors claiming that the ship was being used by former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in a child-trafficking scheme.

The claim that Clinton is trafficking children via the stuck cargo ship is based on a pair of seemingly odd coincidences.

First, the company that owns this ship is Evergreen Marine Corporation. According to journalist Ronald Kesslers book In the Presidents Secret Service: Behind the Scenes with Agents in the Line of Fire and the Presidents They Protect, Evergreen was the name the Secret Service once used for Clinton.

Second, the call sign for this boat is H3RC, which, with a little fudging, appear to be Hillary Rodham Clintons initials.

Why Clinton would leave behind clues to implicate herself in this alleged crime has not been explained. Furthermore, if there were any truth to these claims, one would expect a massive police presence at the Suez Canal as children are removed from these ships, as well as the announcement of an investigation into Clinton. None of that has come to pass, however, as this is nothing more than a perceived coincidence.

Conspiracy theories are often built by people in search of dots to connect. In this case, some social media users noticed that this international incident bore some superficial coincidences to Clinton who has been the target of a variety of baseless QAnon and Pizzagate conspiracy theories concerning the occult and child trafficking since her run for president in 2016 and concluded that the only explanation was that Clinton was trafficking children through the Suez Canal via cargo ship. With the same barrier of evidence (taking two random factoids and forcibly drawing a line to connect them), one could argue that since this ships International Maritime Organization (IMO) number is the same as a dentists office in Jacksonville, Mississippi (minus the area code), this cargo ship was clearly carrying thousands of pounds of dentures.

The conclusion that this ship was trafficking children (and that Clinton was somehow involved) was reached despite the fact that no children have been seen in the containers aboard this ship, no records have been unearthed that would connect Clinton to this company, or that the Evergreen Marine Corporation has been in operation since the 1960s, long before Clinton first warranted Secret Service protection. It should also be noted that anti-trafficking organizations such as the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, the Coalition to Abolish Slavery and Trafficking, and The Polaris Project, have made no statements suggesting that this cargo ship could be carrying trafficked children.

In July 2020, a similarly baseless rumor was circulated that claimed the furniture store Wayfair was involved in child trafficking. This rumor was based almost entirely on the perception that some of Wayfairs cabinets seemed overpriced. Polaris, the organization that runs the U.S. National Human Trafficking Hotline, released a statement at the time saying that its phone lines had been clogged by conspiracy theorists, which had made it difficult for the Trafficking Hotline to provide support and attention to others who are in need of help.

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MEGHAN Markle and Prince Harry have linked up with the woman behind Hillary Clintons 2016 presidential campaign.

Genevieve Roth worked as director of Creative Engagement for the Clinton Campaign five years ago - since founding the social impact agency the Invisible Hand.

Read ourMeghan and Harry live blogfor the latest news...

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And it was this week revealed the company had joined forces with the Duke and Duchess' Archewell Foundation.

In a LinkedIn post, the company said: "Earlier this year, Invisible Hand joined Archewell on their mission to drive systemic culture change across all communities, one act of compassion at a time."

Genevieve Roth was previously the director of Creative Engagement for Hillary Clinton's 2016 presidency campaign.

After graduating from Emerson College and the Columbia Journalism School Publishing Course, Ms Roth also worked with a US government initiative launched by former President Barack Obama and wife Michelle: Let Girls Learn.

And the link adds fuel to speculation that Meghan is keen to get into politics after the 39-year-old former actress and Harry, 36, quit the Royal Family.

It comes as...

The couple have already started speaking out about politics, urging Americans to vote in the recent US election.

And earlier this year, it was claimed the duchess could follow prominent actor Arnold Schwarzenegger into politics after holding a secret meeting with a top Democrat.

The Duke and Duchess of Sussexrisked a row in Britain by spending an hour chatting to the influential California Governor, Gavin Newsom.

But in California, where the couple are living, politicians are hoping the former actress will follow the well-worn path ofArnieinto politics.

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Mike Trujillo, a prominent Democratic strategist, last month toldThe Times: "Shes doing everything thats appropriate and allowed given her new position but shes definitely putting her toe in the water.

And once your toe is in the water your whole foot is in and next thing youknow you are knee-deep and then you are fully in.

Mr Trujillo believesMeghan'sfoundation for mental health services and pledge to raise awareness of racial and economic justice in the tech sector could provide the jumping off point for a career in politics.

This includes the couple inviting politician and activist Stacey Abrams - credited with helping Joe Biden win in Georgia - to speak on their Spotify podcast.

It came weeks after Meg described the battle betweenDonald TrumpandJoe Bidenas the most important election of our lifetime.

She said: I know what it's like to have a voice, and also what it's like to feel voiceless. I also know that so many men and women have put their lives on the line for us to be heard."

She added: When we vote, our values are put into action and our voices are heard.

"Your voice is a reminder that you matter. Because you do. And you deserve to be heard.

And last year it was claimed Meghan would "seriously consider" running for US president one day.

"One of the reasons she was so keen not to give up her American citizenship was so she had the option to go into politics," an insider close to the couple reportedly toldVanity Fair's Katie Nicholl.

"I think if Meghan and Harry ever gave up their titles she would seriously consider running for president."

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It comes as the couple hired a Hollywood producer to head up their Netflix and Spotify productions.

They have seen other employee moves, with their chief-of-staff this week revealed to be leaving her post.

Meanwhile, Prince Harry has snared a job as chief impact officer with a Silicon Valley start up.

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As one of the largest cargo container ships in the world continues to block Egypt's Suez Canal, disrupting the global shipping system, a new theory is making the rounds online. The theory, which has been proven to be false, claims that the ship Ever Given, owned by Taiwanese-based shipping company, Evergreen Marine Corporation, is being used by former Democratic presidential candidate, Hillary Clinton, to smuggle children for sex trafficking. The origin of the false conspiracy theory is QAnon message boards on Telegram.

The MV Ever Given, a Panama-flagged container ship that was on its way from Asia to Europe got stuck on Tuesday, March 23, in the Suez Canal dividing continental Africa from the Sinai peninsula. It was apparently struck by a sudden strong wind causing the hull to deviate from the waterway and accidentally hit the bottom, according to a statement from the shipping company.

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At the time of reporting, the MV Ever Given is still lodged in the Suez Canal, blocking traffic on both sides of it. According to The Independent, experts believe that the backlog caused by the blockage could take "several days to weeks to clear." The 200,000-tonne ship will likely not be freed until Sunday, March 28, or the following day, when the tide will reach a peak, according to Bloomberg. In the meanwhile, QAnon believers are enjoying some popularity on the micro-blogging website as the false theories continue to float around.

The QAnon theory falsely claimed that the shipping company, Evergreen, is a cover for Clinton's apparent smuggling operation given that Evergreen was her Secret Service code name while her husband, Bill Clinton was the president of the country. Additionally, given that Ever Given's call sign is H3RC, QAnon supporters believe that the call sign is actually a reference to Clinton's initials for her full name- Hillary Rodham Clinton.

The false theory also refers to the vessels Baracka1 and Mosaed that have been deployed to refloat the container ship. One tweet says, "It's a lot of 'coincidences' all at once - Hillary Clinton's callsign by the USSS was "Evergreen" - The shipping company is called Evergreen - Last night a nursing home in New York burned down, it was called Evergreen - The callsign for the ship that's currently stuck in the Suez."

It's a lot of 'coincidences' all at once- Hillary Clinton's callsign by the USSS was "Evergreen"- The shipping company is called Evergreen- Last night a nursing home in New York burned down, it was called Evergreen- The callsign for the ship that's currently stuck in the Suez

According to Newsweek, QAnon supporters believe that the MV Ever Given is being used to abuse children on behalf of the cabal of pedophiles that they believe runs the US government. Others falsely claim that the ship is stuck due to a military operation and that the children held captive on the ship will be revealed to the world live on camera, thereby justifying their beliefs.

The publication also noted that a QAnon account with more than 106,000 subscribers wrote on Telegram, "Suez Canal blocked by huge container ship named Evergreen. Evergreen shipping is most likely a cover for human and sex trafficking."

Supporters also claim that "Q," the anonymous figure behind the conspiracy theory group predicted the incident when they wrote in an April 2018 post, "when do you need a plumber?" A widely shared Telegram by some QAnon channels states in reference, "When do you call a plumber? When something's maybe 'blocked?"

According to Newsweek, fact-checking website Politifact labeled the claim as "false."

These remarks were made by the Internet and individual organizations, MEAWW cannot confirm them independently and nor does it support these claims being made on the Internet.

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QAnon theory falsely claims Hillary Clinton using Evergreen cargo ship stuck in Suez Canal to traffic children - MEAWW

With President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris sworn in, it would be remiss to forget that an unfortunate 75 million individuals voted for former President Donald J. Trump. And with Biden now attempting to reach out to these voters by undertaking a centrist platform emphasizing bipartisanship, we see prominent national Democrats misunderstanding and misapplying the concept of identity politics to their political agendas. In doing so, another Trump-era presidency and far-right politicians regaining their power are at risk.

In 1977, Barbara Smith co-authored the Combahee River Collective Statement, a document that spotlighted the economic and social oppression uniquely faced by Black women. The statement first coined the term identity politics and advocated for intersectionality in the feminist movement of the late 20th century a movement that had the tendency to exclude women of color from its demands. Smiths intention in creating the concept of identity politics focused on calling attention to a groups specific identity and, in turn, forcing individuals to acknowledge the struggles faced by people of those identities. However, the support for this movement today has been increasingly minimized to buzzwords and insincere pushes for diversity that border on performative activism.

For example, the Clinton campaign and prominent Democrats in 2016 hedged their bets on building a coalition of young people, minorities and single women to serve as the backbone for the party for years to come. However, this rising American electorate failed to push Clinton into the White House. As the Democratic Party and the Clintons shifted away from working-class people and New Deal principles, the Bernie Sanders campaign pushed a true economic populist narrative that gave rise to a diverse coalition for those under 30, despite the medias narrative and common caricature of the Bernie bro.

Additionally, the leak of the Podesta emails revealed that Neera Tanden, former advisor to Hillary Clinton, spoke of the Clinton campaigns cozy press relationship. As such, one must wonder if the mainstream medias demonization of true progressives like Sanders is partially due to the influence of establishment Democrats. And so it came at no surprise that former White House Chief strategist Steve Bannon said: The longer they talk about identity politics, I got em. I want them to talk about racism every day. If the left is focused on race and identity, and we go with economic nationalism, we can crush the Democrats.

Ultimately, reducing people and groups of people to set identities that will always vote one way or another advances the development of tribalism in this country. Identity politics should instead be about advocating for a particular group related to public policy. As philosopher Dr. Cornel West states, Identity itself is a rationalization of trying to fit into a system thats driven by greed, rot and corruption. Hence, when prominent Democrats like Rep. Clyburn speak strongly for voting rights and civil rights, they begin to lose voters when they fail to speak on class and economic issues such as income inequality which is partly due to their ties to corporate donors.

When the Biden campaign attempted to win the Black vote by announcing Harris as its choice for vice president during the election, some raised concerns due to her label as top cop and history as a prosecutor. Indeed, some of these concerns materialized in the 2020 election: The percentage of Black people who voted for the Democratic presidential candidate decreased in 2020 when compared to 2016. Hence, reducing people to a single world or identity will not be sufficient in maintaining a coalition in 2024 if their policies do not provide real tangible results for people with those identities. For example, even though the $1.9 trillion stimulus package passed in the Senate without the attachment of a minimum wage increase, the majority of Americans support an increase in the minimum wage including a majority of Republicans. And Bidens lack of sincerity in fighting for working class Americans was ultimately proven when the administration chose not to simply overrule the Senate parliamentarian, an unelected official, and decided to [respect] the parliamentarians decision and the Senate process, dealing a critical blow to his promise to increase the federal minimum wage to $15.

These failures will not go unnoticed by the minority communities that have historically supported the Democratic Party, as minorities make up a disproportionate percentage of the countrys poor. Ultimately, establishment Democrats like Biden should take note of Bernies progressive economic policies that garnered real support in truly building a diverse coalition, for it is these policies that are truly representative of identity politics.

Sanjana Sanghani is a first-year economics and psychology major. She can be reached at [emailprotected]

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Op-ed: Issues with Identity Politics - The Huntington News

WASHINGTON U.S. Rep. Filemon Vela, a Brownsville Democrat, announced Monday he is retiring from Congress at the end of this term.

Vela was first elected in 2012 and represents much of the South Texas Gulf Coast. News of his retirement was first reported by Axios.

"It has been an honor to represent the citizens of the 34th District of Texas in the United States House of Representatives for the last eight years," he said in a text to The Texas Tribune. "I will not be seeking reelection to the House of Representatives in 2022. I will continue to focus on maintaining a Democratic House and Senate Majority in my capacity as a member of Congress and Vice Chair of the Democratic National Committee, while working diligently for the people I am so grateful to represent.

"It is now time to allow other residents of South Texas the opportunity to fulfill this wonderful privilege for which I will be forever grateful," he added.

Jose Borjon, a former senior adviser to Vela and a longtime confidant, said Vela never meant to overstay his time in Congress and felt now was the time to move on.

"Filemon was extremely dedicated to the people of South Texas during the time he has served in Congress," Borjon added. "I will expect he will continue to do that as he closes out his term. ... Whoever replaces him has big shoes to fill."

Vela won reelection in 2020 by nearly 14 percentage points in a district that has generally been considered safe for Democrats. But national Republicans identified him as a target in 2022 after the GOP performed surprisingly well along the Texas-Mexico border in 2020, and this year's redistricting process gives the party an opportunity to redraw the district in a more favorable manner for the party.

Moreover, the district saw a dramatic swing on the presidential ballot. Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton carried the district by a 22-point margin. Four years later, President Joe Biden won the seat by 4 points.

Filemon Vela knows Bidens border crisis will cost him his seat and Democrats their House majority," said House GOP campaign arm spokesperson Torunn Sinclair. "Texans deserve a congressman who is going to stand up to Bidens open border agenda, not defend it."

Vela has unique name identification as both an incumbent and as a member of a prominent local political family. Borjon acknowledged that the race to replace him will likely be tougher than in the past, given Republicans' performance in South Texas.

"Obviously, that's something on our mind given the situation in the past election, but we're certain there'll be a number of good candidates on the Democratic side ... and we are confident that the seat will remain Democratic in then end."

During his time in Congress, Vela has focused on agriculture and defense issues, and he is a popular member of the Democratic caucus. He frequently brought colleagues for fundraisers in Texas and used the opportunity to show powerful members his districts infrastructure needs.

He was also an early support of Biden's campaign for president, and he urged his fellow Texans and members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus to get behind Biden's bid for the Democratic nomination.

Vela was best known in his time for firing off a missive at then-candidate Donald Trump, telling him to take your border wall and shove it up your ass.

Patrick Svitek contributed reporting.

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Texas Rep. Filemon Vela will not seek reelection in 2022 - The Texas Tribune