America is preparing to inflict “severe and overwhelming” costs on Moscow should it attack Ukraine, White House officials have indicated to selected media outlets this week, ahead of landmark US-Russia talks. The sanctions could reportedly be as tough as those against Iran, Cuba, and North Korea, and would focus on …
Read More »Slavoj Zizek: It’s naive to think Bitcoin & NFT give us freedom
The best indication of the changes affecting our financial system is the rise of two new interrelated phenomena: Cryptocurrency and NFTs. Both emerged from a libertarian idea to bypass state apparatuses and establish direct communication between concerned parties. However, in both cases, we see how the idea turned into its …
Read More »Politician ripped for ‘humiliating’ wife with snow shovel post
Jon Reyes, a Canadian politician who serves as Manitoba’s minister of economic development, received heavy backlash after he publicly celebrated his wife for shoveling snow following a 12-hour hospital work shift. “Even after a 12 hour night shift at the hospital last night, my wife still has the energy to …
Read More »Tokyo addresses anger over US bases
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida claimed to have come to an agreement with the United States that US troops stationed in Japan should avoid unnecessary outings after they were accused of spreading Covid-19 to locals. Kishida told the Japan Broadcasting Corporation (NHK) on Sunday that the government had “agreed with …
Read More »Farage warns public over Djokovic fiasco
Nigel Farage has accused Australian Home Affairs Minister Karen Andrews of not “being straight” about Novak Djokovic while the icon is in “prison conditions” – and claimed he is in contact with the tennis superstar’s family. Hugely-followed broadcaster and key Brexiteer Farage is clearly alarmed at the predicament Djokovic is …
Read More »RT crew joins Russian peacekeepers in Kazakhstan (VIDEO)
Russian peacekeepers have been deployed to Almaty, the focal point of violent protests that have swept through Kazakhstan since a two-fold hike in fuel prices. A team from RT recorded them on their dangerous mission. The Russian troops are authorized to use their weapons, but their main task will be …
Read More »FAA identifies dozens of airports affected by 5G rollout
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has released a list of US airports that will have 5G buffer zones around them following concerns that expansion of the network could interfere with aircraft safety systems. Two of the country’s largest telecom firms, AT&T and Verizon, are struggling to roll out their “game …
Read More »Alec Baldwin explains why he hasn’t handed over his phone yet
Alec Baldwin has denied he’s refusing to comply with a search warrant for his phone amid a probe into the shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, arguing authorities have to tell him what exactly they want from his device. In a video posted to Instagram on Saturday, Baldwin said “any suggestion …
Read More »Omicron-Delta ‘hybrid’ gets sinister name
A hybrid of the Delta and Omicron Covid-19 variants has reportedly been discovered in Cyprus and 25 cases of the virus have already been recorded. Critics of the discovery, however, allege it to be a mere case of contamination. University of Cyprus biological sciences professor Leondios Kostrikis dubbed the new …
Read More »Protest grows bigger after president vows to ‘piss off’ the unvaxxed
At least 100,000 people took to the streets of France in protest against Covid-19 restrictions and mandates, after President Macron promised to make the lives of the unvaccinated increasingly hard until they accept the jab. The huge crowds on Saturday were roughly four times larger than back on December 18, …
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