As Germany’s biggest news outlet appoints Johannes Boie, 37, its new editor-in-chief today, having finally sacked former boss Julian Reichelt over allegations of sexual impropriety at work, those young female interns and junior reporters might claim victory. But his departure was really all about the business. Nothing more. The publishing …
Read More »Netflix fires black pregnant woman who organized walkout protest against Dave Chappelle comedy special
The woman, who did not identify herself out of fear of harassment, told The Verge she was fired on suspicion of leaking internal metric data on Chappelle’s ‘The Closer’ special to the press. Netflix does not typically share such data, which could include viewership numbers, as well as the costs …
Read More »WATCH: Russian Navy successfully fires Zircon anti-ship hypersonic cruise missile from nuclear submarine for first time ever
The Ministry of Defense published a video showing the successful test. The Zircon, first produced in 2016, is an anti-ship missile capable of accelerating up to Mach 9. It has been designed to hit enemy surface ships, such as frigates and aircraft carriers, as well as ground targets located within …
Read More »‘For months, with no vaccine, we fought fires. Now we’re being criminalised and threatened with the sack if we don’t get vaxxed’
The city’s Democratic mayor, Eric Garcetti, has mandated all city workers, including firefighters and police officers, be vaccinated by October 20, or face being terminated from their employment. But Firefighters 4 Freedom – an avowedly apolitical group – is filing a lawsuit against that and fighting publicly for their members. Founder and …
Read More »North Korea fires TWO ‘unidentified projectiles’ days after testing long-range cruise missile – reports
The projectiles, alleged to be ballistic missiles, appear to have landed outside of Japan’s exclusive economic zone, according to the coast guard. Neither Japanese authorities, nor the South Korean military, have shared additional details about the suspected launch. The reported launches come not long after North Korean state media stated …
Read More »Taliban fires shots to disperse crowds outside Kabul airport as US scramble to leave Afghanistan continues
The Islamist group has been in control of most of Afghanistan since Sunday, when the US-backed government in Kabul surrendered without a fight, surprising the White House and the Pentagon alike. Up to 10,000 US citizens might be currently stranded in and around Kabul, with the Hamid Karzai International Airport …
Read More »‘Badge of honor’: Rand Paul fires back at YouTube after ban over mask comments
“A badge of honor,” Paul said on Tuesday, adding that “leftwing cretins” at YouTube gave him a seven-day ban over a video that quoted “two peer-reviewed articles” questioning the effectiveness of cloth masks. Paul had posted the video on August 3, in response to YouTube censoring an interview he gave …
Read More »Israel fires artillery rounds into South Lebanon following rocket attack
On Friday, Israel’s army radio, Galei Tzahal, reported that artillery units were firing into South Lebanon in response to earlier missile attacks. “The IDF is now attacking the sources of the shooting in Lebanon,” Galei Tzahal confirmed in a tweet. In a social media post, the IDF said that more …
Read More »CNN fires 3 unvaccinated staffers, gets mocked for ‘zero-tolerance’ policies that allow masturbation on Zoom call with colleagues
“In the past week, we have been made aware of three employees who were coming to the office unvaccinated,” CNN president Jeff Zucker told staffers in a memo, which reporter Oliver Darcy posted Thursday on Twitter. The move marks one of the first publicized cases of a private-sector US employer …
Read More »Russia using CLIMATE ENGINEERING to fight forest fires, sowing silver iodine into clouds from airplane to make it rain over blaze
The regional emergency services headquarters in Yakutia, a Far Eastern region larger in size than countries like Argentina or Mexico, said on Wednesday that they were doing everything possible to tackle the blazes from the air. “For almost a month, 800 rescuers equipped with parachutes… have been providing assistance in …
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