President Vladimir Zelensky is planning a “serious” overhaul of the country’s leadership team, he told Italy’s RAI TG1 news channel, when asked about his reported plan to fire Ukrainian military commander General Valery Zaluzhny. Tensions between the Ukrainian president and his top general have grown since last year, with numerous reports …
Read More »Zelensky’s aide explains firing positions in urban areas
Taking up positions in cities is the Ukrainian military’s calculated tactic to minimize their own losses and maximize those of Russian forces, a top adviser to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has revealed. In an interview with the New York Times published on Tuesday, Mikhail Podolyak argued that the “Russians fight …
Read More »Death row inmates sue to be killed by firing squad
Two death row inmates in the US state of Oklahoma are petitioning a judge to allow a firing squad as an alternative to lethal injection, arguing it would be quicker and have less room for error than the current mode of execution. Donald Anthony Grant, who murdered two people during …
Read More »CEO ‘taking time off’ after firing 900 workers over Zoom
Vishal Garg attained nationwide infamy for firing the employees over Zoom, accusing them of “stealing from the company” by not working hard enough. A letter sent to employees from the company’s board of directors on Friday promised that Better.com would be bringing in an outside firm to “do a leadership and cultural …
Read More »NATO slams Russia for firing missile at satellite
On Tuesday, the Russian Defense Ministry confirmed that it conducted a missile test that hit and destroyed an old, inoperable Soviet-era Celina-D type reconnaissance satellite, which had been in orbit since 1982. Russia described it as important for the country’s security “in the space sphere and on the ground.” However, …
Read More »Sen. Rand Paul & top Republicans demand Fauci’s firing after new docs indicate his agency funded risky Covid studies in China
Demands for the health adviser’s firing come after the Intercept obtained more than 900 pages of material related to coronavirus research funded by Fauci’s agency – the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) – including previously unpublished grant requests from a US-based org that passed federal funds to …
Read More »Bring back firing squads? Corruption in Russia’s military-industrial complex should be punishable by DEATH, says space agency head
Speaking to the popular YouTube channel Solovyov Live, Rogozin explained his view that corruption in this field is not only theft of state funds but also the theft of security. “When I still worked in parliament, I publicly stated that, in my opinion, corruption in the military-industrial complex should be …
Read More »Russia sends fighter jets capable of firing hypersonic ‘Kinzhal’ missile to Syria for first time as part of Mediterranean training
The Mikoyan MiG-31, first built during the Soviet Union, is a supersonic aircraft currently in operation with the armed forces in Russia and Kazakhstan. The MiG-31K planes, the variant sent to Middle Eastern countries, were upgraded in 2018 to enable them to carry the state-of-the-art Kinzhal missile. The Kinzhal – …
Read More »‘Central Park Karen’ sues ex-employer for ‘racial discrimination’ after firing over viral encounter with black birdwatcher
Filed in a Manhattan court on Wednesday by plaintiff Amy Cooper, the federal suit alleges the woman’s ex-employer – investment firm Franklin Templeton – discriminated against her on the basis of her race and gender when it fired her last year. Disputing the company’s public statements, Cooper claims no “legitimate …
Read More »100+ AP staffers condemn firing of journalist Emily Wilder over criticism of Israeli government
Arizona-based reporter Emily Wilder was fired from her position at AP just two weeks in, after a group of Republicans dug up her old criticisms of the Israeli government. Wilder, who is Jewish, had publicly condemned the Israeli government’s refusal to allow Palestinian refugees and their descendants to return to their …
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