As widely alleged but unaccountable war criminals go, Israel has held quite the enviable position for years, with the US serving as essentially a low-paid mercenary “daddy,” or bully-for-hire – one who can be called on to finish off from far away all fights Tel Aviv starts in its own …
Read More »Opposition & human rights groups brand bloody Rio favela raid a ‘massacre’, demand probe into possible extrajudicial killings
Thursday’s raid on the Jacarezinho community in northern Rio left 25 dead, including a drug squad officer who was shot in the head. The slums, also known as favelas, are notorious for rampant crime and violence. The raid was the deadliest police operation in a Rio favela since 2005. Although police …
Read More »Federal prosecutors charge five illegal aliens with human smuggling after finding 97 MIGRANTS locked in Houston ‘STASH HOUSE’
A criminal complaint alleges that the five suspects “harbored, concealed, and shielded illegal aliens for the purpose of commercial advantage of private financial gain,” Acting US Attorney Jennifer Lowery said on Monday in a statement. Each alleged smuggler faces up to 10 years in a federal prison and a $250,000 …
Read More »‘Unfortunate human error’: CNN makes case for trusting anonymous-source echo chamber despite steady stream of fake news
“There are safeguards in place,” CNN media reporter Oliver Darcy told ‘Reliable Sources’ host Brian Stelter on Sunday. “Unfortunately, human error is still at play, and news organizations sometimes do get burned like this.” Darcy was referring to the latest correction debacle involving multiple MSM outlets that supposedly confirmed each …
Read More »Human Rights Watch hurts ‘Israel’s right to exist’ with report accusing it of crime of apartheid, minister claims
“The purpose of this spurious report is in no way related to human rights, but to an ongoing attempt by HRW to undermine the State of Israel’s right to exist as the nation state of the Jewish people,” Israeli Strategic Affairs Minister Michael Biton said. The Israeli Foreign Minister branded …
Read More »People trust algorithms more than other human beings, study finds. Who do they think programs those computers?
In an era where humans are hamstrung by fear of bias, it’s easier to delegate certain tasks to computers, especially if the task is particularly trying or difficult. Certainly it’s hard to believe a seemingly-impartial silicon chip could be anything other than immune to the social pressures of human interaction …
Read More »On human rights, US and Japan have debts to China and the people of the world, says Beijing
Speaking on Monday, foreign ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin denounced the joint statement made by Washington and Tokyo, which claimed China’s actions are negatively impacting peace and security in the Indo-Pacific region. Wang claimed that the US and Japan weren’t at liberty to make such statements concerning Chinese internal policy and …
Read More »Katy Perry is right: Social media really is the decline of human civilization
This week, Katy Perry tweeted that “social media is trash” and “the decline of human civilization.” Unsurprisingly, she caused a massive furore. However, if she quit social media tomorrow, her career wouldn’t suffer one bit. Her ultimate product is her music, which is promoted through music platforms, traditional airplay and …
Read More »Covid-19 vaccine certificates may create ‘two-tier society,’ Equality & Human Rights Commission warns UK
The UK’s confusing vaccine rollout – regarding who must get vaccinated to do their job, who needs a shot to travel, and other movement-related controls – has the EHRC concerned the system’s creators could be hauled into court and charged with creating “unlawful, unintentional discrimination,” according to documents obtained by …
Read More »Don’t want a vaccine? Tough luck, says the European Court of Human Rights
In a decision bound to generate controversy, the European Court of Human Rights on Thursday ruled against several Czech families who had refused to give their children compulsory vaccinations. The parents had appealed against fines they had received, as well as the children’s exclusion from preschool. The ruling was not …
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