Is there anything that isn’t men’s fault? In the addled minds of hateful feminists, we are to blame for everything that’s imperfect in society – and deserve no credit for anything that’s good. It’s been this way since the 1960s, when crazed gender activists first started banging on about ‘patriarchy’ …
Read More »By all means feel sorry for Simone Biles, but don’t deify her – that’s what got us here in the first place
Heading into the Tokyo Games, Biles was a dead cert to add to her haul of four Olympic gold medals and was staring at a clutch of records that would burnish her claims as the greatest her sport has ever seen. Instead, the shock factor of what happened during the all-round artistic …
Read More »‘HANG HIM,’ GB News presenter demands as Manchester Arena bomb plotter reportedly refuses deradicalisation programmes
On Wednesday, ITV News reported that Manchester Arena bomb plotter Hashem Abedi was refusing to cooperate with deradicalisation programmes at HMP Frankland, where he has been imprisoned for his part in the atrocity which killed 23 and injured over a thousand at an Ariana Grande concert. The news about Abedi clearly touched …
Read More »Is the US-China rivalry doomed to fall into the Thucydides Trap, meaning that war between them is inevitable?
Last week, I covered the development as to why China initially shunned a proposed visit by US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman to the country. The visit was delayed, but the main points as to why that happened remain and carried over into the subsequent meeting in Tianjin, which …
Read More »Department of Homeland Security orders all employees to mask up and distance, regardless of vaccination status
“Beginning today, all employees, regardless of vaccination status, will be required to wear a mask indoors & physically distance,” the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced on Wednesday. The DHS is the federal government’s third-largest cabinet department, employing more than 240,000 people. The order comes a day after the Centers …
Read More »’You meddling conservatives!’ Gavin Newsom blaming ‘right-wing’ media for his failings makes him sound like a Scooby-Doo villain
Newsom, as a governor, is so unpopular in California that a recall election is about to be run. No doubt he’s frustrated by this, for the obvious reason it could scupper his political ambitions for the future. Some might think this would be a time for self-reflection, to try to …
Read More »Why you should care about Kazakhstan: The drought nobody is talking about could be a harbinger of doom for the region & the West
The reason for this intervention, which has come after the resignation of an agriculture minister and against the wishes of some farmers and exporters, is a severe drought in much of the west of the country. Following on from a dry winter, it has lasted for months and already inflicted …
Read More »US is pulling out of Afghanistan, but still trying to ‘watch what’s going on over the fence,’ Russian defense minister tells RT
Speaking to journalists on Wednesday, the military chief said US intentions to monitor the advance of insurgents from afar indicated that Washington still has plans for the Central Asian nation long after all its troops leave the country later this summer. “Why are you coming out if you’re still trying …
Read More »Virtual real-itchy: Facebook halts Oculus headset sales & issues recall following months of ‘skin irritation’ complaints
The US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) reported that the tech giant’s Oculus subsidiary had received 5,716 complaints of skin irritation incidents related to the facial interfaces in its Quest 2 VR headsets. Some 45 people who used the device had severe reactions that required medical attention. “The foam facial …
Read More »Blast off! Russia’s missile tests, rocket missions & new stealth fighter launch Moscow’s bid for supremacy in space & in the skies
Bringing together arms manufacturers from across the country and customers from across the world, the annual MAKS air show, outside the capital, saw the unveiling of the new Su-75 light combat aircraft, codenamed Checkmate. By all accounts, the presentation of the new fifth-generation light fighter jet was the pinnacle of …
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