Secreted in the depths of academic journal American Economic Review’s June edition is an absolutely extraordinary research paper, revealing that a team of Western scholars conducted a somewhat peculiar study analyzing why students attended protests in Hong Kong – and that participants were paid to do so. The paper’s abstract …
Read More »Biden announces US plan to donate 25 million doses of coronavirus vaccine to the rest of the world
After taking criticism earlier this year for “hoarding” vaccines, Biden announced last month that the US would share 80 million doses from its vaccine supply with the rest of the world. Biden did not reveal at the time where these doses would go, but provided more details on Thursday. Out …
Read More »Spying on allies ‘unacceptable,’ Norway tells US as Oslo reportedly summons top American embassy official
“The Ministry of Defense has had a meeting with the American embassy in Oslo today where we have made it clear that intelligence against allies is unacceptable and unnecessary,” Defense Minister Frank Bakke-Jensen said in a statement on Thursday. Norway has also reportedly summoned the US embassy’s top official in Oslo, …
Read More »‘New world order’ being formed before our eyes, Russia’s deputy defense minister tells RT ahead of key Moscow security conference
Colonel General Aleksandr Fomin spoke to the network ahead of the 9th Moscow Conference on International Security, scheduled to take place on June 22-24 in the Russian capital. The event brings together military officials and security experts from different countries, with some 49 nations having already confirmed their participation. The …
Read More »Austrian leader Kurz laments state of EU/Russia relations, says real peace in Europe can only be achieved if they work together
Kurz gave an interview to TASS on Thursday, ahead of his virtual appearance at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum on Friday, where he will be speaking alongside Russian President Vladimir Putin and Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani. According to Kurz, despite the wide range of existing disagreements …
Read More »Rise of the killer robot: An autonomous drone hunted down a human target in Libya last year & no one is talking about it
When I was studying international human rights law at university almost a decade ago, I recall our lecturer stating that experts anticipate military enthusiasts to have fully developed killer robot technology within the next 20 years. Those predictions seem to be fairly accurate thus far, as recent developments suggest we …
Read More »NYPD operates over 15,000 facial recognition cameras as part of ‘Orwellian’ surveillance network – report
The NGO enlisted thousands of volunteers to hunt for cameras at intersections in Manhattan, Brooklyn, and the Bronx, in an effort to document the size and scope of the New York Police Department’s surveillance capabilities. In total, 15,280 cameras were located. When synced with facial recognition technology (FRT), the cameras …
Read More »Children’s cartoon Blue’s Clues features LGBTQ pride parade with drag queen & ‘trans’ animals
Published on the show’s YouTube channel, the video, titled “The Blue’s Clues Pride Parade Sing-Along,” features a cartoon version of Nina West, an American drag queen, who leads the children in a song set to the tune of ‘The Ants Go Marching’. Floats with animals waving rainbow and transgender flags …
Read More »Just as with Brexit, there’s apparently a ‘right’ and ‘wrong’ stance on vaccines, & people who don’t get jabbed are being shunned
Have your friends had the Covid-19 vaccine yet? And if not, should you still be mates? Incredibly, this seems to be a question some are now asking. Earlier this week, ITV’s Good Morning Britain show kicked off the debate by asking whether it was right to stop being pals with …
Read More »Going for gold: Russia to eliminate US dollar from sovereign wealth fund THIS MONTH amid warning of politics sabotaging currency
Anton Siluanov said that the National Wealth Fund would reduce its share of dollars to zero within the next month. Speaking as part of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, he said that the process would be “fast enough” and would mirror a similar move by the country’s central bank …
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