In a message to her 6.3 million followers on the platform, the 23-year-old said the ongoing cross-border violence was a “crime” against Palestinians. “We have to stand up for Jewish people all over the world facing anti-Semitic violence and threats, but we must also call out a state upholding apartheid …
Read More »‘It’s OK when we do it!’ America calling out China for protecting its national interests in Africa is the height of hypocrisy
The commander of US Africa Command, General Stephen Townsend, in an interview with the Associated Press, has expressed concerns about reports that China may be seeking to establish a naval port facility on Africa’s west coast capable of basing warships that could be used to project naval power into the …
Read More »As Bill and Melinda Gates split up, it’s time to divorce the Microsoft billionaire from calling the Covid shots for us
Gates and his wife of 27 years, Melinda, announced on Monday that they are divorcing. They will continue to run the foundation that bears both of their names, “but we no longer believe we can grow together as a couple in the next phase of our lives.” It happens. There …
Read More »‘4 presidents have been assassinated’: Biden condemned for calling Capitol storming ‘worst attack on democracy’ since Civil War
During his speech to a joint session of Congress on Wednesday, Biden said that he “inherited a nation in crisis,” including “the worst pandemic in a century,” “the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression,” and, most notably, “the worst attack on our democracy since the Civil War.” Biden appeared to …
Read More »300+ US lawmakers sign letter calling for unconditional security aid to Israel, causing mixed reaction
In defense of the US-Israel relationship, some 330 members of the House of Representatives – roughly three-quarters of its membership – signed a letter sent on Thursday to the chair and ranking member of the House Appropriations Committee, which regulates public spending. The letter – whose signatories are split fairly …
Read More »Father jailed for calling his transgender child, who was born female, his ‘daughter’ and denouncing ‘her’ medical treatment
The man complained about doctors giving puberty blockers to the 14-year-old, and referred to the child with the pronouns ‘she’ and ‘her’, in defiance of a court order. He was sent to prison for six months for contempt of court. British Columbia Supreme Court Justice Michael Tammen denounced his behaviour …
Read More »‘So proud to have a woman justifying mass murder!’ Sec. Blinken roasted for calling Madeleine Albright his ‘role model’
Blinken took to Twitter on Friday to hail Albright, former US ambassador to the UN and US Secretary of State under President Bill Clinton as a “women of courage.” “During her diplomatic career as U.S. Ambassador to the UN & the first female Secretary of State, her tenacity & effectiveness …
Read More »After calling Putin ‘killer’ and Xi ‘autocrat,’ Biden invites them to CLIMATE summit – reports
Putin and Xi were among the 40 leaders invited to the event, anonymous administration officials told reporters on Friday. Others on the list include some of the world’s “top climate-change sufferers, do-gooders and backsliders,” AP reported. “It’s a list of the key players and it’s about having some of the …
Read More »Turkish leader Erdoğan slams NATO ally Biden for calling Putin a ‘killer,’ says US president’s remarks were ‘truly unacceptable’
Erdogan’s statement comes despite Turkey’s status as a NATO member, with Ankara appearing to take the side of Moscow over Washington. “Biden’s statements about Mr. Putin are not fitting of a president, and a president coming out and using such remarks against the president of a country like Russia is …
Read More »Australia’s defence minister apologizes, now has to pay up for calling alleged rape victim ‘lying cow’
Linda Reynolds, who is currently on sick leave from her cabinet position, reiterated her apology to Brittany Higgins on Friday for calling her a “lying cow.” She said in a statement that her rude remark was not meant “in the sense it may have been understood” by the public and …
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