Guy Reffitt, one of numerous people facing charges stemming from the January 6 Capitol riot, may be “more enthusiastic” about his actions thanks to his time behind bars, his son has said. Jackson Reffitt, 19, told Vice News this week that jail might not be the best deterrent for Capitol …
Read More »‘We’re ashamed of nothing,’ Republican congressman says of Jan 6. riot
During a fiery appearance on Steve Bannon’s podcast, Florida’s Rep. Matt Gaetz said he and his colleagues are not “ashamed” of their efforts on January 6 last year, despite the ultimate storming of the US Capitol. Speaking about his press conference marking the one-year anniversary of the Capitol riot, Gaetz …
Read More »President threatens unvaccinated with prison time
With Covid infections in the Philippines hitting a three-month high, President Rodrigo Duterte took a firm approach to the unvaxxed, threatening to arrest such “recalcitrant persons” if they violate a confinement order. In a televised address to the nation on Thursday, Duterte declared that, as he is “responsible for the …
Read More »Ex-peer sexually assaulted boy and attempted to rape girl – UK court
A court in the UK has found Nazir Ahmed guilty of the serious sexual assault of a boy and the attempted rape of a girl, both aged under 13, in offenses dating back to the 1970s. The Pakistan-born politician was a teenager himself at the time of the offenses, Sheffield …
Read More »Fyodor Lukyanov: Kazakhstan is now an international crisis
The sudden outbreak of violence in Kazakhstan has taken analysts and international observers by surprise. Now, the decision to deploy a regional peacekeeping force has become the latest major milestone for the post-Soviet space. In the early hours of Thursday morning, the Russian-led Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), which joins …
Read More »US Democrats won’t back sanctions against Nord Stream 2 pipeline – media
Despite consistently criticizing the Nord Stream 2 project, for many years, American Democrats are reportedly planning to derail next week’s vote on US sanctions against the Russian-backed natural gas pipeline. The party is making the U-turn because it doesn’t want to weaken President Joe Biden’s position in ongoing security discussions …
Read More »‘Worse than the Civil war’: US media fixated on Capitol riot while left-wing radicalism goes unpunished
One year after the US Capitol riot, Washington seems worried about domestic terrorism only when conservatives are perpetrators, but polling suggests no one outside the establishment echo chamber is swayed by the skewed narrative. As a GOP congressman held up nearly identical photos of federal buildings being breached – one …
Read More »Kazakh authorities reveal police death toll, as UN calls to ‘refrain from violence’
At least 18 police officers and military servicemen were killed in clashes in Kazakhstan, amid what the authorities are calling a “counter-terrorist” operation. No details on civilian casualties have officially been revealed. The updated figure was revealed by Kazakstan’s interior ministry late on Thursday. Nearly 750 law enforcement have received …
Read More »European air carrier makes thousands of ‘ghost’ flights
Brussels Airlines has reportedly flown up to 3,000 flights without passengers on board this winter to avoid losing take-off and landing rights at Europe’s major airports, and is expected to operate as many by the end of March. The airline’s parent company, Lufthansa Group, confirmed that 18,000 flights had been …
Read More »Gunfire, street fights erupt in Kazakhstan’s metropolis
Kazakh security forces have moved on rioters in Almaty, with heavy gunfire heard in the city center near the charred administration building. Police say they repelled an “attack” on their HQ, leaving some attackers dead. A new attempt to dislodge violent protesters from the city center was apparently launched by …
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