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Protesters nationwide have vowed to Bash the FASH in the wake of Donald Trumps controversial presidency, and in keeping with their promise, a spirited group of left wing social extremists at the University of Central Florida have taken the phrase literally. On Friday, UCFs Knights for Socialism gathered to physically bash President Donald Trumps face in, using baseball bats and inviting children to join in.

UCFs Knights of Socialism gathered at the universitys Orlando campus for their Whack-A-Trump event, where students could take a baseball bat directly to Trump and his Cabinet members' faces. The group is the same one that promoted a "Leftist Fight Club" on Super Bowl Sunday, which taught students how to fight Trump supporters.

Jacob Engels of the East Orlando Post recorded video footage of the event, which was shared exclusively with Sunshine State News Saturday morning.

The Knights organized the event to give students the chance to violently take out their anger and frustrations on the papier-mch containers.

Angry? Afraid? Stressed? Come vent all that out with Knights for Socialism this Friday on the Free Speech lawn in a celebration of the Mexican and Latino culture that makes America and Florida so great, read the events Facebook page.

The group printed out pictures of Trump, Trumps chief strategist Steve Bannon and Attorney General Jeff Sessions. The Knights then slapped the photos onto piatas and tied a rope over a tree branch, lifting the containers to the perfect height for passersby to take a swing.

At one point during the rally, Knights for Socialism leader Dylan Tyler takes a big whack at the piata, smashing it in half. Tyler delivers blow after blow on the piata as the crowd cheers him on.

Tylerjokes to call an ambulance to revive the lifeless Jeff Sessions.

Make sure the ambulance comes here a bit late, the Knights jeer.

UCFs newspaper said the event attracted a big crowd, but live video footage shows about a dozen students actually showed up.

At one point, the group appears to encourage a group of elementary schoolers on a tour to be part of the Trump bashing. /p>

The elementary schoolers beg the Knights to join in on the fun. Some children gleefully ask their teacher if they can "kill Donald Trump."

Show Donald Trump something! the kids shout. Hit him hard!

The children shout and clap as the piata falls to the ground. They scramble to seize the Twizzlers and other candy strewn across the lawn.

One of the protesters was also spotted wearing an"Antifa International" sweatshirt. Antifa is best known as the group behind the violent riots at the University of California's Berkeley campus.Conservatives have already organized a petition to designate Antifa as a terrorist organization for smashing windows and perpetuating a culture of fear through their protests. The Change.org petition had gathered over 65,000 signatures at the time of this article's release.

But dont get the wrong idea about the event, said Tyler. The Knights events are clearly positive, and according to Tyler, just a way to spread the word and find comrades to their common cause.

Theres been no negativity by any means, but definitely a lot of interest and a lot of good conversations with people, Tyler told KnightNews. Thats all we are trying to do, build solidarity with the community and network with like-minded individuals.

The group was organized last year in the midst of a controversial campaign season where Trump dominated the news cycles with his irreverent campaign tactics, controversial comments and a promise to shake up American politics. After Trump won the presidency in an historic upset, the Knights scrambled to organize an emergency F*ck Trump assembly where they talked about destroying Trump.

Engels, who obtained footage of the event, said he thought it was hypocritical for the Knights and other liberals to violently bash Trump.

"Imagine the outrage if this was done to President Obama," said Engels.

Conservatives attending the university agreed. College Republicans saidthey were offended by the event and questioned how it would mollify an already intense political climate.

Bashing a piata of our president adds negatively to the already tense political climate, which exists even on campus, said UCF College Republican Jarrett Cathcart. Its something that is meant to provoke people and spark conflict.

Reach reporter Allison Nielsen by email atallison@sunshinestatenews.comor follow her on Twitter:@AllisonNielsen.

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THIRUVANANTHAPURAM:Senior BJP leader and MLA O Rajagppal said India needs to achieve the goal of dharma rajya which was more suitable to Indian conditions.

Inaugurating the Deena Dayal Upadhyaya smrithi dinam here on Saturday he said more than socialism the dharma rajya concept was suitable to the country. The communist ideology had no takers in the world as it failed to address the real issues of humanity.

He said Ekatma Manav Darshan(Integral humanism), the concept formulated by Deendayal Upadhyaya was more relevant today than ever as it had its basis in dharma.

Despite having got the opportunity for ruling West Bengal for 35 years, the Communist parties could not bring any change in the peoples lives there. People there got impatient and voted them out.

On the contrary, in Gujarat where integral humanism became the basis of the BJP rule, the governments under Narendra Modi and Anandiben Patel could bring remarkable changes in the lives of people. Integral humanism is the only option for fundamental change in society and uplift of the poor,he said.

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After the death of its 15-year socialist leader HugoChvez in 2013, Venezuela has suffered a swift decline into a state of poverty and panic. WithNicols Maduro now in office, and a global drop in oil prices the country's main source of revenue the people of Venezuela have turned desperate,angry, and scared.

The country's economy has completely collapsed, and according to the International Monetary Fund, it's suffering a 700-percent inflation rate one of the worst in the world.

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And with its crumpled financials, it's been nearly impossible for Venezuela to import basic necessities like medicine and food.

In fact, three universities recently conducted a study on Venezuelan food accessibility and found that 87 percent of people couldn't afford enough food for their families. It's been unsettlingly dubbed The Maduro Diet, after the country's current president.

Unfortunately, the food shortage has become so severe, that it's now been reported that carcasses of strange,wild animals like pink flamingos, donkeys, and giant anteaters have been found after being eaten.

Investigators from Zulia University in Venezuelaalong with Biology student Luis Sibira the man who first discovered a pile of eight flamingos with their breasts and torsos sliced out have concluded that the protected animals aren't being hunted for sport, they're being eaten because of rampant starvation.

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Doris Rubio, CEO of the Venezuela-based Animal Protection Association,although concerned, is completely aware that her fellow Venezuelans need to eat somehow. She told the Miami Herald:

We find these killings grotesque, but how can we be critical of someone who hunts a pigeon, a dog, a cat or any animal because he or she is hungry? People used to hunt lizards for sport. Now they do it out of necessity.

But many officials are trying to warn people away from eating these types of animals because without proper sanitary precautions, bacteria and viruses will most likely be contracted.Hugo Hernandez, a veterinary sciences professor in University of Zulia, told the Herald it could be lethal:

In France, they eat horses and in China they eat dogs and cats, but after being raised according to sanitary programs. In our country, these animals are being hunted in the wild or in the streets and cannot be consumed by humans.

In addition to the consumption of unorthodox animals, it's also been discovered that many people have turned to scavenging trash in order to find food something that up until recently was only observed by the homeless population and the mentally ill.

Ricardo Boscan, the head of Maracaibos waste collection department, informed the Herald that around six out of ten garbage bags have been rummaged through by the hungry:

The situation has gotten worse since 2015. Its happening because hunger is rising to a massive scale.

The Herald also reported that for the majority of Venezuelan families, a decent meal just isn't possible. While two pounds of sugar or flour is 7,800 bolivares ($2) and two pounds of meat costs 10,000 bolivares, it would cost a minimum-wage earning family more than half of their official monthly income for just those three items alone.

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The CEO of the Venezuelan Observatory for Health, Marianela Herrera told the Herald that eating three times a day in Venezuela is a luxury:

Many people have no access to basic food or rely on a monotonous diet that consists of only two or three items.

So while animal rights activists may initially be up in arms over the news of butchered flamingos and anteaters, it's clear that the Venezuelan people might needactivists of their own in light of such devastating, widespread poverty.

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John Stossel Published 4:39 p.m. ET Feb. 10, 2017 | Updated 17 minutes ago

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Oh, no! I did it again.

It was a foolish mistake. But I slipped.

I read The New York Times.

This is bad for my health, because I get so mad at the smug socialist spin, but how can I not read it? Its my hometown paper. My wife wakes me up with indignant questions like, How can you say government is too big? The Times says

Aargh! Nearly every day brings a new Times outrage.

Saturday, a front-page story smeared Labor Secretary nominee Andy Puzder.

The story begins, Decades before President Trump nominated him Puzder went to battle with federal labor regulators

Wait a second. Decades (END ITAL) before? They went back decades to criticize him? Actually, (SET ITAL) three (END ITAL) decades -- to 1983, when as a young lawyer, Puzder represented a client whom the Labor Department accused of squandering union money.

The Times went on to say: He has repeatedly argued that economic regulations stifle economic growth.

Puzder argued that? Regulations (SET ITAL) obviously (END ITAL) stifle growth. Thats their purpose -- to protect workers by putting limits on businesses pursuit of profit. Regulation is a big reason this post-recession recovery has been so weak.

In just the last 10 years, the Department added regulations that require another 70 million hours of paperwork.

Monday: Trumps F.D.A. Pick Could Undo Decades of Drug Safeguards.

Oh, no! Trump will poison America with unsafe drugs!

President Trump hasnt actually made his FDA pick yet, but the Times worries his push for deregulation might put consumers at risk.

The reporter cites thalidomide, which, 60 years ago, caused severe birth defects in babies whose mothers had taken the drug in pregnancy. Since then, the F.D.A. has come to be viewed as the worlds leading watchdog for protecting the safety of food and drugs, a gold standard

Fools gold. The FDA protected American babies from thalidomide not by being smart, but by being so slow. By the time thalidomide neared approval, its bad effects were visible in Europe.

The Times eagerly reports damage done by drugs: Drug safety watchdogs point to examples like the painkiller Vioxx, which was withdrawn from the market

But invoking Vioxx as the icon for such looseness is itself ignorant looseness, says my medical researcher brother, Tom. FDA approvals are tradeoffs between benefits and risks. The FDA knew about Vioxxs risks. It was the company, not the FDA, that withdrew the painkiller. Many doctors now say it was an ill-advised move that deprives patients of a good alternative. Vioxxs risks are no greater than painkillers like Motrin sold over the counter.

The Times avoids detailing just how onerous todays regulation is. The reporter says, The agency sets a 10-month goal for approving standard drugs.

Gee, goals are nice, but does the agency honor them? The Times doesnt say. It also doesnt mention that the 10-month goal only applies to the final step of regulation after all trials are done. The entire process takes an average 16 years and $2.6 billion.

Americans want protection from bad drugs, but how many of us suffer needless pain, or die, while waiting those 16 years? How many die because a drugs developers cannot raise $2.6 billion?

One more smear:

President Trumps pick to lead the Federal Communications Commission, Ajit Pai, has aggressively moved to roll back consumer protection regulations.

Consumer protection? No. Socialist idiocy.

The Times says Pai stopped nine companies from providing discounted high-speed internet service to low-income individuals.

No, he stopped a $9.25/month government subsidy for high-speed internet.

He withdrew an effort to keep prison phone rates down, says the Times.

No, he stopped FCC lawyers from fighting about in-state phone calls because the FCC has no constitutional authority there.

Utterly reasonable. But the Times quotes an advocacy group saying, Chairman Pai is showing his true stripes (doing) favors for the powerful corporations.

Please. Someone. Tell The New York Times that socialism was tried. It doesnt work.

You can contact John Stossel at info@creators.com.

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