Russian President Vladimir Putin delivered a historic speech on Friday at a ceremony in Moscow at which he signed treaties paving the way for the inclusion of four former Ukrainian regions into the Russian Federation. Among other things, the president commented on the future of the four regions within Russia, …
Read More »‘Who are they to dictate good and evil’? Trump praises Nigeria for banning Twitter, regrets not doing so himself while president
“Congratulations to the country of Nigeria, who just banned Twitter because they banned their President,” Trump said in a statement on Tuesday. Trump also seemed to regret not having acted more forcefully against social media platforms while in office. “Perhaps I should have done it while I was President,” he …
Read More »US tax agency requests ‘clear dictate’ from Congress to collect cryptocurrency transfers data
“I think we need congressional authority,” the IRS head, Charles Rettig, said on Tuesday in testimony to the Senate Finance Committee. He argued that his service gets “challenged frequently” in the field of cryptocurrency operations and having a “clear dictate from Congress” allowing it to collect the relevant information “is …
Read More »Woke capitalism wants to dictate how we think and is one of the biggest threats to democracy
When a commentator writing for the American business magazine Forbes informs readers that woke capitalism is good for the profit margins, it becomes evident that capitalism has undergone a massive rebranding exercise. In his article ‘A Free-Market Defense of Coca-Cola, Delta, And ‘Woke’ Capitalism’, columnist John Tamny counsels conservatives who …
Read More »Letting a Muslim mob dictate what’s taught in a UK school is a shocking capitulation that breeds intolerance & endangers teachers
An angry mob gathers outside a school to demand the sacking of a teacher who’d shown his class a picture of the Prophet Mohammed. There is chanting and a Muslim scholar addresses the crowd. The police are called and they try to get people to disperse. Such a scene immediately …
Read More »“Azarov dictate”: the utility was amused by the announcement
The utility has outdone itself. At one of the crossroads of Kyiv established a road sign with several errors. The corresponding photo published on the page “Our Kiev” on the social network Facebook. “At the crossroads of the Tereschenkivska street and Shevchenko Boulevard there were information sign. Believe error!” – …
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