Russia wants to impose a truce that would split Ukrainian lands, similar to how the Korean Peninsula is divided today, Aleksey Danilov, head of Ukraine’s National Security and Defense Council, has said, as quoted by the country’s media. His statement came after Moscow reiterated that peace negotiations are possible if …
Read More »Lyft & Uber milk publicity from outrage over Texas abortion law, offering drivers protection from ‘bounty’ lawsuits
Uber and Lyft on Friday weighed in on the high-profile controversy surrounding TX SB8, a so-called ‘heartbeat law’ – banning abortions after rougly six weeks into term, when a fetus heartbeat can be detected – that came into force in Texas on Wednesday. It’s the most restrictive piece of state …
Read More »As the Taliban closes in and the troops rush to avert disaster, the US is offering its citizens LOANS to flee Afghanistan
That’s right, those decapitation-phobics who don’t want to fall into Taliban hands can get a “repatriation” loan from the US State Department. The usual terms and conditions surely apply. The US Embassy in Kabul dangled the offer last week, when it advised all American citizens in Afghanistan to leave immediately …
Read More »Joints! Jackpots! Burgers! States offering gimmicky incentives only make those suspicious of Covid-19 vaccines more concerned
Considering the ridiculous amount of prizes being offered from state to state as vaccine incentives, one would think the country would be well past President Joe Biden’s July 4 goal of 70% of US adults being vaccinated against Covid-19. That is simply not the case. Vaccination rates have plummeted in …
Read More »‘Kid pro quo’: Democrat under fire after offering teens ‘classroom credit’ for working on his campaign
The email boasting the claim was sent through Tottenville High School’s official email account (against Department of Education policy) this week, according to a report from the New York Post. “Just call it what it is: a kid pro quo,” one mom said in reaction. After the email was sent …
Read More »Lincoln Project co-founder accused of ‘grooming’ young men, offering jobs for sex
A former strategist for George W. Bush, John McCain, and John Kasich, John Weaver was in a celebratory mood on Thursday, declaring“America is great again,” after Congress formally certified Joe Biden’s electoral victory. Though a Republican, Weaver is also a member of the Lincoln Project, a group of disaffected ‘Never …
Read More »Trump staffer suspended on Twitter after ‘offering’ account to president
Coby received a suspension after apparently offering his account to White House social media director Dan Scavino. In a public message tweeted at Scavino, Coby suggested that he had made changes to his profile that would allow Trump to immediately begin tweeting. “Texting you my Twitter login,” he wrote to …
Read More »Bill offering $2000 Covid-19 stimulus checks has ‘no realistic path to quickly pass the Senate,’ blasts McConnell
“It’s hardly clear,” McConnell said on Wednesday on the Senate floor, that sending “thousands of dollars” to citizens should be a “top priority,” especially since some receiving the checks may not have suffered financial hardships related to the pandemic. The House passed a bill on Monday to increase stimulus checks …
Read More »New Zealand declared ‘main Zealand’ by Twitter after offering to share its oversized vaccine stockpile with neighboring islands
This week, the government of New Zealand announced it has pre-purchased additional quantities of Covid-19 vaccines produced by AstraZeneca and Novavax, and has secured sufficient to inoculate 15 million people. The reserve may seem an overkill, considering the South Pacific country’s entire population only numbers around five million. The rationale …
Read More »Volkswagen offering discounts on its cars for the trade-in program
Additional benefits are waiting for those consumers who want to buy electric car Volkswagen AG in Germany, offers trade-in program for older models of cars with diesel engines that meet environmental standards Euro-1 to Euro-4: motorists can get a discount on the purchase of a new car in the amount …
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