Facebook and Google are firmly opposed to Australia’s News Media Bargaining Code, which is in the process of being reformed and has been debated by lawmakers this week. The legislation forces tech companies to be more transparent about algorithms that help control news content on their platforms. “The proposed law …
Read More »Barcelona protests erupt in violence for second night in a row after Spanish rapper arrested for insulting king (VIDEOS)
As night fell over Barcelona on Wednesday, crowds of protesters rolled makeshift barricades down the central Via Laietana, before setting them on fire. The sound of breaking glass could be heard in videos filmed by onlookers, along with the crack of police weapons in nearby streets. Crowds of protesters turned …
Read More »In good company: Fauci follows Wiki co-founder, ‘death panels’ inventor, warmonger Blair & WEF creator as winner of Israeli prize
The Dan David Foundation, which is based out of Tel Aviv University and counts such dubious luminaries as war criminal Henry Kissinger on its board of directors, has gifted $1 million to Fauci for “courageously defending science in the face of uninformed opposition during the challenging Covid crisis.” It’s not …
Read More »Dear US media, we don’t need Russia to attack our power grid, we’re perfectly capable of tanking it ourselves…just look at Texas
‘Never let a good snowstorm go to waste’ appears to be the mantra of the moment as Texas suffers through a state of emergency. Amid freak weather conditions that sent temperatures plummeting across the country, leaving some three million Texans without power, Democrats are lecturing the Republican-run state for not …
Read More »Rush Limbaugh, legendary conservative radio host, dies of cancer
Limbaugh’s wife Kathryn made the announcement on his radio show on Wednesday. In January 2020, Limbaugh had told his audience that he had stage IV lung cancer and might be absent from the air for treatment. He was not expected to survive. The following month, President Donald Trump honored him …
Read More »Putin slams ‘caveman nationalism’ as detrimental to Russia, says every ethnicity should feel respected & at home in the country
The president was speaking to leaders of Russia’s parliamentary parties in a video conference on Wednesday. “Caveman nationalism, with the slogan ‘Russia is only for Russians,’ only harms Russians, only harms Russia,” he said. “We shouldn’t allow this to happen. Of course, we must make sure that the culture of …
Read More »Palestinian elections may be doomed to fail if US and Israel interfere again
As stated by Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas on January 15, legislative elections will be held on May 22 this year, with the presidential vote following on July 31. The announcement has since caused many to fear the potential backlash, due to both party divides and foreign interference. The …
Read More »BBC names as new chair ex-Goldman Sachs banker who advised Boris Johnson and gave £400k to UK’s ruling party
The BBC board chair is appointed by the Queen on the advice of the government and comes with a £160,000 ($221,000) annual salary for three to four days work per week. Richard Sharp, who was offered the role last month, will serve a four-year term, during which he will be …
Read More »How well you fared with Covid-19 might be down to a Neanderthal gene lottery, studies claim
Svante Paabo and Hugo Zeberg of the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Leipzig, Germany, have been looking to the genes inherited from our Neanderthal ancestors – and the pair’s studies suggest that our modern-day responses to Covid-19 are part of a genetic lottery played out over 40,000 years. …
Read More »Daughter’s horror video confirms Sheikh Mohammed is an evil tyrant. It’s time the world turned its back on him and tacky Dubai
There comes a point when you can no longer ignore the truth. We’ve reached that juncture with Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum. He’s the ruler of Dubai, one of the United Arab Emirates, and is credited with transforming a desert town into a modern metropolis. Tourists and social media …
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