The start of 2021 gives us an opportunity to take stock on the Covid-19 pandemic. Few people will have shed a tear for the passing of 2020 – it was an awful year. But how does this pandemic compare to previous years and what lessons can we learn? Ed Conway …
Read More »With unilateral censorship of a sitting US president, Big Tech has proven it’s more powerful than any government
The smug, palpable air of ‘mission accomplished’ emanating from Facebook, Twitter and Google in the weeks after the media called November’s election for Democrat Joe Biden has been hard to ignore. Thanks to an iron grip on the political narrative and the heavy-handed suppression of any influential dissenting voices, these …
Read More »Arrests reported at anti-government protest outside Netanyahu’s home, as Israelis kick off 2021 with weekly demo
Anti-corruption protesters in Israel extended their demonstrations into the new year, marching for a 28th straight week and clashing with police near Netanyahu’s official residence. Eleven protesters were detained by police outside Netanyahu’s home, while about 100 others were relocated to another street further away from his house on Saturday …
Read More »‘The government was trying to kill him anyway’: Epstein’s fellow inmates claim he was suicidal due to abuse & threats, report says
“Before he died by suicide, Jeffrey Epstein got an early taste of hell,”says the New York Daily News, claiming to have interviewed several inmates of the Metropolitan Correctional Center, where the disgraced financier was held prior to his death. “He was saying he’s going to kill himself because the government …
Read More »Something fishy! Government investigation finds bacteria & banned preservatives in Russia’s festive favourite – caviar
Russia’s state quality control watchdog, Roskachestvo, issued a warning on Thursday after a survey of black sturgeon caviar on sale revealed a number of safety concerns. Out of 14 Russian brands, and one each from Armenia and Belarus, only one tin of the luxury fish roe was found to pass …
Read More »British government says it reclaimed control over its ‘money, borders, trade & laws’ with new UK-EU Brexit deal
Shortly after painstaking agreement was announced, British government released a large statement giving itself a huge pat on the back and hailing its achievement. The agreement reached is “fantastic news” for everyone in the UK, London insisted and the country will regain “full political and economic independence” on January 1. …
Read More »UK government ‘won’t hesitate’ to change Christmas Covid rules if needed, says minister, as infections soar
Speaking on Wednesday, Secretary of State for Housing Robert Jenrick told Sky News that the government is ready to take further action to limit the spread of Covid-19. Asked if guidance for the Christmas period may change, the housing secretary said, “If we need to do that we won’t hesitate …
Read More »Warren Buffett is a leech living on US government bailouts – Max Keiser
Max Keiser points out that Buffett has been bailed out by the US government at least three times in a major way. “So, he is a parasite, essentially, he’s a leech who just lobbies the government to send him free money, and then he doles that out, he puts people …
Read More »Trump signs bill to avoid government shutdown for next 24 hours, giving Congress extra time to pass Covid-19 aid package
The emergency bill signed on Sunday night allows for funding of the government for the next 24 hours. The measure prevents a government shutdown and gives Congress more time to pass a Covid-19 relief package along with a government funding bill. Democrats and Republicans have been embroiled in a bitter fight …
Read More »Tape of Assange warning US government in 2011 is ‘overwhelming evidence’ of his innocence, WikiLeaks editor-in-chief tells RT
“I can confirm that this is authentic,” Hrafnsson told RT from Reykjavik on Thursday, referring to the recording of Assange’s conversation with State Department lawyer Cliff Johnson, released by the conservative outlet Project Veritas earlier this week. “This should have tremendous weight” when it comes to Assange’s extradition, the Icelandic …
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