The independence movement leader was taken into custody on the Italian island of Sardinia on Thursday, where he had traveled for a meeting about Catalan folklore, according to reports from El Pais and other local media outlets. He had been on the run for nearly four years, spending much of that time in …
Read More »US House passes bill allocating $1 BILLION to replenish Israel’s Iron Dome system after its battering during recent Gaza conflict
The bill was passed by 420 votes to 9 on Thursday, a day after the legislation was introduced. The measure needed a minimum of 260 votes to become law. The $1 billion in funding to replenish the reserves of the defense system was initially incorporated into a must-pass bill that …
Read More »DHS suspends horseback patrols on border, after misleading ‘whipping of migrants’ photos go viral
“We have ceased the use of the horse patrol in Del Rio temporarily,” a DHS official told reporters on Thursday, referring to the Texas town flooded in recent days with thousands of mostly Haitian migrants. “We’ll prioritize other methods for identifying individuals who might be in medical distress,” the official …
Read More »Nicolas Maduro is right: it is possible to stand up to US imperialism
In an address to the United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro condemned the United States’ “criminal” sanctions against his country, as well as the ongoing embargo against Cuba, and called on the world to reject US hegemony in favor of a multipolar world order. Striking a …
Read More »US-Turkey relations ‘not healthy’ and failed to ‘start well with Biden,’ Erdogan says
Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York on Thursday, Turkey’s president touched on the frosty relations between his government and the US, signaling it was up to the latter to fix the situation. The ongoing F-35 debacle remains the main problem in bilateral …
Read More »‘Blow-dart it into them!’ Outrage as FDA employee caught saying African-Americans should be vaccinated against their will
FDA economist Taylor Lee told an undercover reporter with Project Veritas that the federal government could learn a thing or two from the Nazis when it comes to getting the population vaccinated, according to a video published by the conservative group – famous for its hidden camera sting operations – …
Read More »Racializing Gabby Petito case is cynical attempt to use tragedy for political gains
It was confirmed on Tuesday that a body found in the Wyoming woods on Sunday was in fact 22-year-old Gabby Petito. The death has been ruled a homicide by Teton County Coroner Dr. Brent Blue, though the exact cause of death has yet to be determined. This grim news comes …
Read More »US envoy to Haiti resigns over ‘inhumane’ deportations and ‘catastrophic’ political meddling
“I will not be associated with the United States’ inhumane, counterproductive decision to deport thousands of Haitian refugees and illegal immigrants to Haiti, a country where American officials are confined to secure compounds because of the danger posed by armed gangs to daily life,” Foote wrote in his resignation letter …
Read More »New BET movie ‘Karen’ is 2021’s most rabidly racist film, as it tries to make hating white women culturally cool
When people inquire about what I do for a living and I tell them I’m a film critic, they often ask, “What’s that like?” My pat answer is, “It’s better than digging ditches.” Having suffered through the atrociously awful new BET original movie ‘Karen’, I realize that statement isn’t true, …
Read More »France’s Naval Group vows to BILL Australia after ‘unprecedented brutality’ of cancelled $40bn submarine deal
On Wednesday, Naval Group CEO Pierre Eric Pommellet told France’s Le Figaro newspaper that Australia would be receiving a bill for the submarine contract which was cancelled last week. Pommellet said a “detailed and calculated proposal” would be sent to Canberra in the next “few weeks” which sets out the …
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