Durham has presented evidence to a grand jury, which could lead to indictments in the case, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday, citing unidentified people familiar with the investigation. The Associated Press confirmed the report, also citing unidentified sources. Some of the evidence that’s reportedly being examined concerns false …
Read More »Canada vows to resettle 20,000 Afghans, including embassy staff & aid workers, amid fears of Taliban reprisals
Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino announced the move on Friday, telling reporters that Ottawa would do its best to bring thousands of vulnerable Afghans to safety in Canada, though gave no timetable for how long that could take. “As the Taliban continues to take over more of Afghanistan, many more Afghans’ …
Read More »Amazon’s ‘criminal’ decision to move Lord of the Rings filming from New Zealand to UK sparks epic debate over ‘real Middle-earth’
After Amazon founder Jeff Bezos demanded a ‘Game of Thrones’-style program to boost his company’s streaming service, the retail giant paid $250 million to secure the television rights to the franchise four years ago – and author J.R.R. Tolkien’s estate had reportedly hoped to have it filmed primarily in the …
Read More »As she backs Churchill’s cancellation, it’s time to ask: is Queen of Woke Jacinda Ardern the world’s most insufferable leader?
New Zealand’s parliament has taken the extraordinary decision to remove a portrait of Sir Winston Churchill from its public gallery. As a result, he will now be hidden away from the public like some shameful reminder of the past. Not glorious, as he once was, but an embarrassment who is …
Read More »Rules for me but not for thee: Obama’s b-day is the same as Hunter Biden’s crack video & both are shouting the quiet part out loud
The ‘rules’, such as they are, simply do not apply to the ruling class, and trying to apply them will only end in humiliation. This dual-level society has only gotten worse under the Covid-19 regime, in which ordinary Americans can no more expect to get together and party with friends …
Read More »As #ReinstatementDay trends, Twitter rushes to inform its users that Trump cannot be reinstated
“Reuters and USA Today fact checks have found that the former president will not be reinstated on August 13,” the explanation under the hashtag #ReinstatementDay read on Twitter on Friday morning in the US. The fact-checkers proceeded to blame “a widely discredited QAnon conspiracy.” The tag made it to second …
Read More »US security experts want to avoid ‘triggering’ news & images from Afghanistan – a mess THEY made and refuse to learn from
“It is a very dark day in Afghanistan. Take care of yourself. It might require avoiding the news,” Jennifer Cafarella wrote to her colleagues on Thursday. “We can & should bear witness. But it does not require self harm. Triggering PTSD symptoms or new trauma does not help Afghans.” Cafarella …
Read More »US embassy in Afghanistan tells staff to DESTROY sensitive documents and computers, state-backed media reports
The order was contained in a memo on emergency preparations for the departure of most embassy workers, according to a report on Friday by NPR, which obtained a copy of the message. It comes as the Pentagon rushes 3,000 troops to Kabul to ensure safe evacuations and follows an embassy …
Read More »Biden begging OPEC for oil after nixing the Keystone Pipeline is a slap in the face for US workers & proof of his ineptitude
Imagine, for a moment, you are an oil worker from Texas. Everyday when you get up and turn on the news as you drink your coffee, it seems there is an ever growing hostility toward your industry. You shrug your shoulders and, for want of a distraction, check how the …
Read More »‘Fact-checking’ site Snopes admits multiple PLAGIARISM cases by its own co-founder and CEO
David Mikkelson co-founded Snopes in 1994, and the website has become a key player in the online information wars in recent years. Its supporters see it as a bastion of level-headed truth against an onslaught of partisan “misinformation,” while its detractors see it as yet another biased liberal outlet masquerading …
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