At least 122 UK-based charities, from large multinationals to small community groups, have spent money on “unconscious bias training” for employees, according to a report by the Telegraph published on Friday. What it discovered is likely just “the tip of the iceberg,” the report said, since companies offering such courses …
Read More »Russian opposition figure Alexey Navalny handed $11,500 fine after being found guilty of defaming elderly WWII veteran in tweet
The judge opted to give Navalny less than the maximum fine allowed by law, which is 950,000 rubles ($13,000). Saturday’s decision came just hours after a previous conviction for embezzlement was upheld, during a hearing which took place in the exact same courtroom, and resulted in the opposition figure facing …
Read More »First cases of H5N8 bird flu strain detected in humans: Seven poultry workers in Southern Russia infected, reveals health watchdog
On Saturday, Anna Popova, the head of health watchdog Rospotrebnadzor told journalists that experts at the Vector Institute in Siberia had “isolated genetic material” from a new influenza variant. The samples they tested came from seven employees of a poultry farm in southern Russia, which registered a bird flu outbreak …
Read More »‘DEATH TO THE PATRIARCHY’: Madonna lashes out at shadowy cabal of men attempting to ‘cut off her life force’
“The Patriarchy continues to try to crush my neck with their heavy boots, cut off my life force and take away my voice—Even those who call themselves artists…………..You know who you are!!! DEATH TO THE PATRIARCHY! Now and Forever,” Madonna tweeted, including a photograph of herself wearing a glittering tiara. …
Read More »Meteoric growth: Bitcoin keeps beating its own best, shooting past $57,000
On Friday, the cryptocurrency rose to a record $56,600, taking its weekly gain to 18 percent. So far this year, it has surged more than 92 percent, with Friday’s rise pushing its market valuation to $1 trillion. The enormous inflows of the past week have seen the market capitalization of …
Read More »Biden’s White House ‘working directly’ with Big Tech to CENSOR content causing ‘vaccine hesitancy’ – Reuters
“Disinformation that causes vaccine hesitancy is going to be a huge obstacle to getting everyone vaccinated and there are no larger players in that than the social media platforms,” a source with direct knowledge about the cooperation told Reuters. According to Reuters, the protest was organized on Facebook through a …
Read More »Black lives matter, female empowerment doesn’t? Pro-Trump women’s group barred from painting non-partisan mural on NYC street
The group had hoped to paint “Engaging, Inspiring and Empowering Women to Make a Difference!” along Fifth Avenue near Trump Tower, where Mayor Bill de Blasio had arranged for “Black Lives Matter” to be painted during the summer, in a profoundly unsubtle jab at then-president Donald Trump. But the group …
Read More »Channeling ex-US president Obama, Russian FM Lavrov describes relationship between Europe’s largest country & EU as ‘in tatters’
Speaking to the RBK television channel in a video published on Friday, Lavrov adopted a phrase used by former US president Barack Obama in his 2015 State of the Union address when he falsely described the Russian economy as falling apart. “As former US president Barack Obama once said about …
Read More »Hugging still forbidden: Britons express disbelief after govt says ending lockdown will begin with… hand-holding at care homes
Starting on March 8, care home residents will be permitted to designate one person who can make regular visits. Hugging and kissing are still strictly prohibited, but hand-holding will be tolerated. The visitor will have to don personal protective equipment and pass a rapid Covid-19 test before entering the facility. …
Read More »Meteor exploded so brightly it triggered doorbell cams across Northern England
The night skies over northern England exploded into light for a brief second courtesy of the huge flash, with residents marvelling at what it might be, anything from a military test to a crashing plane. Thankfully, several people received alerts of suspicious activity on their doorbell cameras, only to discover …
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