A recent article on Reuters would have readers believe the current Syrian wheat shortage mainly due to drought. The article makes a passing reference to the crippling Western sanctions choking Syrians, but doesn’t emphasize how those sanctions contribute to the wheat shortage, as well as the fuel shortage, massive hyperinflation, and …
Read More »Merkel and Macron to propose revival of EU-Russia relations & meeting with Putin – reports
French and German diplomats “wrongfooted” other EU member states at a meeting in Brussels on Wednesday by proposing to invite Putin to a summit with the bloc’s leaders, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday, citing “people with knowledge of the discussions.” According to FT, Merkel wants to revive EU relations …
Read More »Software guru John McAfee found DEAD in Spanish prison after court approves extradition to US – reports
McAfee, 75, was found in his cell at the Sant Esteve Sesrovires jail on Wednesday evening, Spanish media reported, citing an official statement from the Ministry of Justice. Guards and prison medical staff intervened and attempted resuscitation, but to no avail, the ministry said. Investigators have been dispatched to the …
Read More »UK art academy under fire after apologising for ‘betraying’ free speech of ‘transphobic’ artist Jess de Wahls
Last week, the academy announced that it had withdrawn textile artist Jess de Wahls’ embroidery from its gift ship over a blog post she wrote in 2019, titled ‘Somewhere over the Rainbow, something went terribly wrong…’, in which she argued for there being just two genders. In the post, she …
Read More »Indictment of French execs for supporting African dictatorships exposes Paris’ hypocrisy & double-dealing
On June 22, it was announced that four executives at French companies had been charged with “complicity in acts of torture” over allegations they’d helped North African authorities spy on opposition figures who were subsequently detained and tortured. Philippe Vannier, former chief of defence firm Amesys, and Olivier Bohbot, current …
Read More »Major free speech ruling sees US Supreme Court side with teen who sued school district for suspending her over Snapchat swearing
The Supreme Court ruled in 17-year-old Brandi Levy’s favor by 8-1 on Wednesday – reaffirming American students’ rights to free speech out of school grounds – with only Justice Clarence Thomas siding with the school district. Levy had sent her friends the rant on Snapchat in 2017, when she was …
Read More »153 Houston Methodist hospital network employees fired or quit after refusing to obey coronavirus vaccination mandate
Houston Methodist spokesperson Gale Smith told the media that 153 workers had their employment terminated or resigned on Tuesday. They were all among nearly 200 employees who had been suspended for missing the June 7 mandatory vaccination deadline. Smith added that those who ultimately got the shot were allowed back …
Read More »George Floyd-inspired ‘inclusive’ lingerie? He’s certainly not who I want to think of when I buy new knickers
High Street favourite Marks and Spencer has a new range of lingerie in stock. Nothing surprising about that – after posh ready meals, underwear is what M&S does best. But these are not just knickers; these are anti-racist, inclusive, George Floyd-inspired knickers. View this post on Instagram A post shared …
Read More »US investment giants buying homes and the MSM telling us we should rent – this ‘new normal’ spells the death of the American Dream
Owning a home is no longer feasible for Americans coming of age in the 21st century, according to Bloomberg columnist Karl Smith, who smugly suggested in an op-ed that they stop worrying about whether they can afford a house, ignore the asset-stripping investment vultures, and just embrace the depressing reality …
Read More »Russia to summon British ambassador over destroyer incident in Black Sea – Foreign Ministry
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