The shocking disclosure was made by academic Cameron Coventry, who analyzed diplomatic cables from official archives, and found that, while serving as leader of the Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU), and President of the Labor party, the man who would later be known as the “people’s Prime Minister” passed …
Read More »California imposes BAN on state-funded travel to Florida & 4 more states over ‘discriminatory’ LGBTQ laws
“Make no mistake: We’re in the midst of an unprecedented wave of bigotry and discrimination in this country — and the State of California is not going to support it,” said State Attorney General Rob Bonta, a Democrat, announcing the ban on Monday. Bonta said the five states have introduced …
Read More »VIDEOS show defiant Russians SWIMMING in Moscow’s flooded streets as ‘super rain’ turns roads into canals
After a week of abnormal heat with temperatures of up to 36 degrees Celsius, the city of more than 15 million was showered on Monday by what the media described as “super rain.” Some parts of the Russian capital received roughly 70% of monthly precipitation in a matter of minutes, …
Read More »YouTube APOLOGIZES, reverses ‘permanent ban’ on pro-censorship pressure group Right Wing Watch
The group, which says it “monitors and exposes the activities of Radical Right political organizations,” found itself permanently banned earlier on Monday for “severe or repeated violations” of YouTube’s terms of service. The Google-owned platform confirmed the decision after initial appeal, leaving Right Wing Watch furious and conservative pundits gloating …
Read More »Facebook surges to $1 trillion after Federal judge dismisses state antitrust suit
Filed in December 2020 with much media fanfare, the lawsuit accused Mark Zuckerberg’s behemoth of having a monopoly on Personal Social Network (PSN) services and engaging in “a systematic strategy” to eliminate competition, by buying apps like Instagram and WhatsApp and denying potential rivals access to its platform. US District …
Read More »You get what you deserve’: Conservatives jeer as pro-censorship group Right Wing Watch gets BANNED on YouTube (but not for long)
Right Wing Watch describes itself as a group that “monitors and exposes the activities of Radical Right political organizations.” What that means in practice is RWW combs social media for controversial statements, before explicitly or implicitly calling for the accounts behind them to be banned. However, tables were seemingly turned on …
Read More »Guilty or innocent, Ghislaine Maxwell is a morally bankrupt monster & she’s exposed in all her horror in ‘Epstein’s Shadow’ doc
Binge-watching all three parts of Ghislaine Maxwell: Epstein’s Shadow was a long way from the entertaining experience I was expecting. Far from a fast-paced, bawdy romp through the bad behaviour of trans-Atlantic high society, it revealed a dark, sordid and totally corrupt parallel world that left me feeling kinda sick. …
Read More »WATCH: Beirut bank STORMED by angry protesters, group claims $180k of ‘stolen’ cash recovered for people of Lebanon
Footage from the Lebanese capital’s Hamra neighborhood on Monday purportedly showed people throwing bank documents from the building’s windows. Banners displaying messages claiming the bank had stolen people’s money could also be seen hung over the entrance as a crowd protested outside. Videos published by local media appeared to show …
Read More »The US has bombed Syria and Iraq again, apparently just because it can, giving little or no thought to the consequences
Sometimes one must wonder if those who plan military strikes at the Pentagon have any situational awareness about the geopolitical realities in the regions they attack, or if their actions are guided by ignorance-laced hubris that shields them from any connection to the real world. This disconnect with reality was …
Read More »Death of John McAfee, bitcoin evangelist and digital outlaw, ruled suicide as family demands second investigation
McAfee was cleared to be extradited to the US on Wednesday after spending eight months imprisoned in Spain. According to the preliminary autopsy, he hanged himself in his cell. He was allegedly found by prison workers in the pretrial detention area. READ MORE: John McAfee tried to kill himself in …
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