In a Wednesday morning ruling, US Judge Royce Lamberth found jail warden Wanda Patten and DC Department of Corrections Director Quincy Booth in contempt of court over their treatment of Worrell and referred the matter to the Department of Justice with orders to conduct a civil rights investigation into how …
Read More »New Netflix doc ‘Convergence’ uses Covid as a vehicle to serve up the same old insipid ideology of identity politics
The Covid pandemic has been a difficult time for all of us – except, of course, for documentary filmmakers, who seem to be living through the most booming of boom times. In recent months, two much-hyped HBO documentaries – Spike Lee’s‘NYC Epicenter: 9/11 – 2021 ½’and Nanfu Wang’s ‘In the …
Read More »‘Miss me yet?’ Trump trolls Biden with round-up of dire US news
“[Covid] is raging out of control, our supply chains are crashing with little product in our stores, we were humiliated in Afghanistan, our Border is a complete disaster, gas prices and inflation are zooming upward—how’s Biden doing? Do you miss me yet?” Trump said in a statement on Wednesday. It …
Read More »Bow and arrow attack kills and injures multiple people in Norway, terrorism not ruled out (PHOTOS)
An exact count of the number of injured or dead from Wednesday’s incident has not yet been released. There is no suspicion that anyone else was involved. A large area close to Kongsburg and Nybura have reportedly been evacuated and cordoned off after the attacker allegedly shot multiple people in …
Read More »‘Rollover Stones’? Rolling Stones draw flak for dropping controversial ‘Brown Sugar’ track from US concert setlists
After it emerged that the band had not performed one of their most recognizable songs during their ongoing US tour, Keith Richards and Mick Jagger confirmed that the 50-year-old classic had been dropped from their concert setlists for the road trip. The song has been a staple of their live …
Read More »Joe Biden could get dragged into son Hunter’s FBI probe over shared finances – media
Letters from an abandoned laptop obtained by the Daily Mail show Hunter and business partner Eric Schwerin (both worked together on Rosemont Seneca) directly discussing Joe Biden’s finances, Schwerin fielding requests for a Biden book deal, and working on the then-vice president’s taxes, among other things. There are also discussions …
Read More »China and India are locked in a clash that goes far beyond a few kilometres of disputed land; their enmity and distrust runs deep
This week, the 13th round of the India-China Corps Commander Level Meeting was held at the Chushul-Moldo border meeting point. Despite being a dialogue designed to reduce tensions, the event saw both sides ramp up the rhetoric, showcase military moves, and subsequently blame the other for the failure to make …
Read More »Kremlin says US & Russia agree Ukraine must give Donbass special autonomous status as Nuland hails productive meeting in Moscow
That’s according to Dmitry Kozak, the Kremlin’s deputy chief of staff, who spoke to the media after a meeting in Moscow with US Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Victoria Nuland. Nuland is in Moscow for a three-day working visit and has already met with Russian Deputy Foreign Minister …
Read More »Star Trek legend William Shatner back on Earth after becoming oldest person to visit space
Shatner, aged 90, overtook 82-year-old aviator Wally Funk to become the oldest person in space. Funk also flew aboard a Blue Origin rocket, accompanied by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, in July. Before launch on Wednesday, Shatner said, “There is this mystique of being in space and that much closer to …
Read More »Queen of Investing: Just how did Nancy Pelosi build a $120mn fortune on a $223,000 annual salary?
In case you missed it, Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-California) is being panned by the Twitterverse, if not by regulators and ethicists, for a series of stock transactions conducted by her husband Paul. “The week before the House Judiciary Committee voted on reigning in big tech,” reported Fortune in July, “Speaker Nancy …
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