There’s a veritable army of freelance censors and sensitivity entrepreneurs enlisted in the policing of culture. Poor Richard Cohen. The British author’s book, titled ‘The History Makers’, was due out earlier this month before being serialised on BBC Radio 4. Promoted as an “epic exploration of who writes the past”, …
Read More »South Korean Navy submarine-builder hit by hackers, investigation underway – government
“Police and related military agencies are looking into the case,” the Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) spokesperson Colonel Suh Yong-won said, as quoted by Yonhap news agency. Suh said that the Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) has reported the incident to police. When asked if the cyberattack had been …
Read More »Weightlifter is chosen as first transgender Games star – and Olympic bosses insist they were driven by ‘human rights and fairness’
Super heavyweight Laurel Hubbard has been at the center of considerable controversy in their bid to reach the Tokyo Olympic Games, where she will be a live medal contender in news that will frustrate some of her rivals who have voiced their concerns about competing against an athlete who was …
Read More »US investors boost cash flows into Russia despite sanctions
“Whole industries and large enterprises in key sectors of the Russian economy have been slapped with sanctions… So, American investors stopped investing in those sanctioned industries and started searching for other opportunities. As a result, American investments in Russia during the period increased because… the American business aims at obtaining …
Read More »Iran’s low voter turnout spells trouble for the future of the Islamic Republic
The 2021 Iranian Presidential election may go down in history as the event that broke the back of Iran’s tumultuous 40-year experiment with “religious democracy,” where the legitimacy of autocratic religious rule is validated by the will of the people as expressed through the vehicle of voter participation. It is …
Read More »‘More video replays than the matches!’ Italian TV presenter red-faced after ‘Basic Instinct’ wardrobe malfunction at Euro 2020
Eagled-eyed viewers thought they had caught a glimpse of Ferrari’s nether regions when she uncrossed her legs during a recent live television broadcast in a moment reminiscent of the infamous scene from the Paul Verhoeven-directed erotic thriller – but she was quick to disappoint her fans, saying that this particular Ferrari’s goods remained …
Read More »UEFA ‘ends investigation into rainbow armband worn by Germany captain Neuer’ amid backlash from LGBT campaigners
Despite June being designated as ‘Pride month’, reports emerged on Sunday that UEFA could purportedly prevent Neuer from continuing to wear the rainbow armband throughout Euro 2020 this summer – despite the organization declaring an opposition to homophobia as a key part of their message. According to reports in Germany, …
Read More »China must allow another international probe into Covid-19 origin or face ISOLATION, Biden’s security adviser says
US President Joe Biden’s national security adviser Jake Sullivan issued a stern warning to China during an interview with Chris Wallace on Fox News Sunday. Asked whether Biden intends to insist that a potential second probe into the origins of the virus must be an “independent” investigation, Sullivan said that …
Read More »American Airlines cancels hundreds of flights as US air carriers scramble to handle resurgence in travel demand
American canceled 180 flights on Sunday, or about 6% of its service, and 543 flights were delayed, according to Flightware.com data. That followed 123 flight cancellations and 591 delays on Saturday. The carrier has already canceled 97 Monday flights and 54 for Tuesday – numbers that are likely to grow …
Read More »Activist Christopher Rufo dismantles Washington Post ‘hit piece’ on his efforts to expose evils of critical race theory
“The Washington Post’s Laura Meckler spent three weeks preparing a hit piece against me,” Ruffo said Sunday on Twitter, adding that the newspaper used five “flat-out lies” to smear him. “This is how the media lies.” The WaPo article, which was published on Saturday, placed Rufo at the center of …
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