Indian Pols Fear Jinxes – Chocolate Sellers Pepper Spray Homeowners – Bears & Menstruating Women

 https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/cms-keep-away-from-jinxed-seats-in-mp/article32877298.ece

 The Hindu, 17 October 2020

 CMs keep away from ‘jinxed’ seats in M.P.

 It is believed if the Chief Minister steps inside Ashoknagar Assembly constituency, he loses the next election. In the past 17 years, none has visited the city. And ahead of the by-election in November, Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan too didn’t take chances. […] Similarly, it is believed whoever organises a meeting from the Ramleela stage of the Mela Maidan of Bhander in Datia district loses power, said a local Congress leader requesting anonymity. […] The Ichhawar Vidhan Sabha seat in Sehore district is another seat considered ‘jinxed’ by the CMs. “The belief is not the stand of any government, but held by locals,” Mr. Agrawal said. It is also believed that if a campaigner for the Madhanta seat lands at the Narmadanagar helipad, the candidate loses. […]

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https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hamilton/social-media-posts-false-chocolates-pepper-spray-1.5789287

 CBC News [Canada], 4 November 2020

 Police field dozens of calls over false social media posts about homeowners being pepper sprayed

 Hamilton [Ontario] Police are reporting dozens of calls regarding a false social media post about someone going door-to-door selling chocolates and then subsequently pepper spraying the homeowner. In a post on Twitter, Hamilton police said they received more than 30 calls over a 24-hour period relating to the online posts, which investigators have subsequently determined to be a hoax. […]

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“True Facts About Bears.” Gabrielle Bell, Inappropriate (Minneapolis: Uncivilized Books, 2020), 90. Two of ten panels. “It is a myth that a bear is more likely to attack a menstruating woman. Except for the polar bear….”