“The Russian liberal is a thoughtless fly buzzing in the ray of the sun; that sun is the sun of the West.” So said the nineteenth century Russian philosopher Pyotr Chaadayev. If the basic position of the Russian conservative is that Russia is different from the West and should follow …
Read More »‘Looks like profiling’: UK National Crime Agency caught targeting anti-gun Facebook ad to users interested in hip-hop & gaming
In a social-media advertising campaign this month, the National Crime Agency warned Facebook users that it’s “illegal to possess most firearms without a license in the UK.” “Don’t blow your one shot in life,” the ad declared. The National Crime Agency came under scrutiny, however, after users discovered the ad …
Read More »Tokyo & Fukushima shaken hard as powerful 7+ earthquake strikes off Japan’s east coast
Several seismological agencies have put the magnitude of the quake, which hit east of Japan’s largest island of Honshu, at 7.0 or higher. It was also registered as the highest possible on the local Japan Meteorological Agency Seismic Intensity Scale. A 7 quake in Japan indicates a violent, heavy earthquake …
Read More »How union-hating Amazon is building an army of ex-FBI agents to beef up its security
Investigative outlet the Intercept has drawn attention to Amazon ramping up employment of former US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) operatives to its global security center in Goodyear, Arizona. A cursory search of the company’s employees via its official LinkedIn page shows 126 users mention Amazon and the agency in …
Read More »Losing local pubs is literally pouring British society down the drain as the country gets drunker than ever at home alone
It’s Saturday, and I NEED a beer! I don’t mean pulling a crappy can of low-fat, alcohol-free ale from the fridge and sitting on the sofa in front of the TV. No. That lockdown lager sipping is simply not the same thing. I mean I need a pint of beer. …
Read More »Biden press sec Psaki insists lack of contact with Israel’s Netanyahu ‘not an intentional diss’
White House Press secretary Jen Psaki said during a Friday press briefing that a call between US President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu would take place “soon,” but was unable to give a specific time. “It is not an intentional diss. Prime Minister Netanyahu is someone the …
Read More »‘Insane!’ Russian fighter Yunusov FLATLINES opponent with spinning elbow knockout from unlikely position (VIDEO)
Experienced ACA competitor Yunusov, who was last seen trading a win and a loss with ex-UFC veteran Diego Brandao, is more known for being a gritty, hard-to-finish fighter with more than enough in the gas-tank to bring a fight to the distance as evidenced by the 12 decision wins on …
Read More »India’s space agency to build homegrown alternative to Google Maps, after country introduces ‘own’ Twitter & WhatsApp
The new project was announced by the Indian Space Research Organisation and MapmyIndia late on Friday. The two have not yet specified any timeframe within which the service might arrive, nor revealed what it will be called. The ISRO said the “collaboration will enable them to jointly identify and build …
Read More »‘I’m an alien’: Musk confirms what many have long suspected in tongue-in-cheek tweet
The conversation took place on Friday night after the founder of credit payments app CRED asked Musk, one of the central figures behind companies Tesla, Paypal, SpaceX, Neuralink, The Boring Company and SolarCity, how he does it. “Elon Musk may end up running 4+ 500 billion companies simultaneously at a …
Read More »Serena Williams asked about ‘love’ in CRINGEWORTHY post-match moment after taking down Russian teen Potapova (VIDEO)
Still chasing a record-equaling 24th Grand Slam title, Williams was forced to save two set points in the first set against the young Russian in Melbourne on Friday before prevailing in a 7-6 (7-5), 6-2 victory. Williams battled through a tight first set before asserting control. © Reuters The result …
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