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Twitter sued, accused of acting ‘on behalf’ of US govt

In the lawsuit, filed this week in the Northern District of California, Berenson accused Twitter of breach of contract and of violating his First Amendment rights. The alleged breach of contract stems from the fact that Berenson claims a Twitter executive had repeatedly assured him that he would be free …

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RT responds to German channel’s satellite broadcast ban

“The reason it is happening is because nobody wants competition,” Nikolov said on Wednesday. For the channel to get such staunch resistance in Germany is “like getting a medal,” he added, arguing that the hostile reaction only proves that the media outlet’s operations have been “phenomenally successful.” Earlier the same …

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Russia planning nuclear attack, Ukraine claims

Speaking at a conference on Wednesday, the chairman of the Verkhovna Rada, Ruslan Stefanchuk, remarked that “as of 1991, Ukraine had the third largest nuclear capability in the world,” referring to its inherited arsenal of warheads from the collapse of the Soviet Union. He noted that Kiev “voluntarily gave this …

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Ukraine’s slippery slope

But what is the point of Zelensky in the first place? It’s a question that many in Ukraine must be wondering about the one-time comedian who now serves in Kiev’s top job. Elected in 2019, Zelensky came to power promising to end the war in Donbass; heal the linguistic, economic …

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Boss of major crypto exchange sued over alleged fraud

According to the complaint, in June 2019 Armstrong offered financial backing to Knowledgr, a platform used to distribute scientific papers with tokens offered as an incentive. He also promised the opportunity to list the tokens on Coinbase.  All that was done so he could use confidential information for ResearchHub, a …

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Pentagon responds to Russian ‘chemical weapon’ warning

Speaking to the press on Tuesday, US Department of Defense press secretary John Kirby completely denied all suggestions of any American plans to stage an incident. “Those statements by Minister Shoigu are completely false… they’re false,” Kirby said, in response to a question from a reporter. Earlier on Tuesday, at …

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Moscow comments on ‘anti-Russian’ rhetoric from Germany

In an exclusive television interview with RT on Wednesday, Lavrov was asked to comment on deteriorating relations between the two countries, and to respond to German accusations that the impasse is Russia’s fault. “They say they want to have normal relations with Russia, but first Russia has to change its …

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China fires up its ‘artificial sun’

According to the institute’s vice director, Song Yuntao, the experiment is aimed at upgrading the EAST auxiliary heating system to make the artificial sun “hotter” and more “durable.” The testing is expected to last for a half year. The EAST reactor was designed to replicate the nuclear fusion process carried …

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Germany’s crackdown on RT DE & how it might backfire

European service Eutelsat said on Wednesday that it had removed RT DE from its 9B satellite, which covers Central and Eastern Europe, and is especially popular among Germans. According to the company, it acted in response to advice from Berlin and the European Regulators Group for Audiovisual Media Services (ERGA), …

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Omicron 2nd most contagious virus known to mankind – US doctor

Speaking at a press conference on Tuesday, Claudia Hoyen, co-director of infection control for University Hospitals, said the Omicron strain of Covid-19 was spreading like “wildfire” across Northeast Ohio, noting that the virus was now one of the most contagious on the planet.  “The thing to know about this variant …

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