Speaking on Wednesday, Health Secretary Matt Hancock said it was “impossible to know” when lockdown measures might end, as the NHS is reaching breaking point, with more than 35,000 coronavirus patients currently in hospitals across the UK. Asked about reports that the NHS was looking to move recovering patients to …
Read More »‘More threatening than Trumpism or Covid-19’: Scientists warn of ‘ghastly future of mass extinction’
“The scale of the threats to the biosphere and all its lifeforms – including humanity – is in fact so great that it is difficult to grasp for even well-informed experts,” a group of 17 scientists from the US, Australia, and Mexico, warned in an article published in the environmentalist …
Read More »Russell T Davies says gay roles should only go to gay actors. Artistic arguments aside, this will harm gay actors more than anyone
Let’s get something clear. Russell T Davies is an excellent screenwriter. His blunt and brilliant drama about the Manchester gay scene ‘Queer As Folk’ was a rare example of a TV show actually being ‘ground-breaking’ and not just having the phrase slapped on its poster. ‘A Very English Scandal,’ about …
Read More »A revolution will NEVER AGAIN happen in the US: Today’s demonstrators have no real goals beyond snapping that protest selfie
While the US was founded in a revolution, somewhere along the way its inhabitants forgot how to successfully stage one – and, in the process, became easy prey for those in need of cannon fodder for their own battles. Certainly, there were large and successful public movements during the 20th …
Read More »‘Black supremacist’? Anti-racism media silent after Tucker Carlson exposes bigoted views of Biden’s DOJ civil rights pick
There’s been no denouncing of Kristen Clarke by the likes of MSNBC, woke actor Robert DeNiro or leading anti-racism professor Ibram Kendi. Nor have Democrat politicians or leftists rushed to the defense of Clarke, whom President-elect Biden has announced will head the civil rights division of the Department of Justice. …
Read More »‘Modern-day book burners’: Portland bookstore forced to evacuate after protesters demand it pulls book critical of Antifa
A crowd of protesters flocked to the store on Monday to denounce its decision to distribute a book by a local author, conservative journalist Andy Ngo, known for documenting and highlighting instances of violence associated with Antifa on social media. The owners were forced to evacuate employees and customers out …
Read More »‘Reheated propaganda’: Pompeo speech claiming al-Qaeda has ‘home base’ in Iran roasted as ‘absurd’ pretext for conflict
In his speech on Tuesday – which came just one day after Pompeo reportedly met with the head of Israeli intelligence – America’s top diplomat alleged that al-Qaeda is now active in Iran, urging for Washington to “confront” and “defeat” the infamous terrorist group in its newfound base of operations. …
Read More »YouTube SUSPENDS Trump’s channel for ‘inciting violence,’ becoming 3rd major platform after Twitter & Facebook to do so
In a statement late on Tuesday, YouTube said that the Trump channel was issued a strike over unspecified “new content,” and pursuant to its long-standing policy, “is now prevented from uploading new videos or live streams for a minimum of seven days.” The video-sharing platform, which was the only major …
Read More »US House advances bill to urge Vice President to invoke 25th Amendment despite Pence saying ‘NO’
The resolution cleared its first hurdle in the House after a 222-204 vote on Tuesday, with lawmakers voting along party lines. However, while no Republicans openly sided with their rivals across the aisle, seven GOP lawmakers did not cast a vote for the bill, none of whom have yet weighed …
Read More »War-loving senior GOP Rep. Liz Cheney’s support for Trump’s impeachment met with cheers & eye rolls
Cheney (Wyoming), the third ranking Republican in Congress, issued a statement on Tuesday declaring her support for the Democrat-led impeachment drive, citing Trump’s response to the “violent mob” that stormed the US Capitol last week while arguing “There has never been a greater betrayal by a President of the United …
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