Waiting to announce his decision on running for president until after the 2022 midterm elections is “probably appropriate,” Trump told Fox News this week. “I think a lot of people will be very happy, frankly, with the decision, and probably will announce that after the midterms,” the former president said, …
Read More »‘Act of terrorism’: US offers to assist investigation into Iraqi PM alleged assassination attempt
Shortly after the Iraqi PM’s residence in Baghdad was hit by what Iraq’s Security Media Cell said was a “booby-trapped drone,” the United States State Department released a statement decrying the attack and offering to help the investigation. “We are relieved to learn the Prime Minister was unharmed,” State Department …
Read More »School district offers ‘parental opt-out’ for mask mandate after reports about forced masking of Down Syndrome child
Brevard County Schools announced this week the mask mandate change was always part of its plan and comes as the county sees a reduction in Covid-19 cases this month. “This is exactly how the mask mandate was supposed to be used,” the county school board chair, Misty Belford, said in …
Read More »Pentagon offers unspecified ‘condolence payments’ for 7 Afghan children & aid worker murdered in botched drone strike
Pentagon spokesman John Kirby revealed the offer on Friday, stating that Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin made a “commitment” to the Akhmadi family for compensation following the August 29 drone strike, “including offering ex gratia condolence payments” and State Department assistance in relocating family members to the United States. The offer …
Read More »Aussie PM offers lockdown-frustrated people ‘gift’ of getting their lives back, but with QR codes & other measures in place
The Australian leader hailed his government’s handling of the Covid-19 pandemic on the sidelines of a multilateral Pacific security summit in Washington, DC. “Sadly, here in the US more lives have been lost in one day than we’ve had over our entire experience in the pandemic… But we’ve also got …
Read More »Businessman offers to swap Buran spaceplane replica for skull of Kazakhstan’s last khan as Russia seeks return of legendary craft
According to Dmitry Rogozin, who heads Roscosmos, the bizarre offer came after complaints from Moscow that the Buran model may eventually fall to pieces due to severe neglect. There was no indication that the proposal could or would be accepted. The Buran (‘blizzard’ in Russian) was the first spaceplane to …
Read More »‘Irreplaceable personal loss’: Putin offers condolences to family of Russian emergencies minister who died trying to save a life
In a message published on the Kremlin website, Putin described Minister Zinichev as a “reliable and faithful friend” and a “professional of the highest rank.” “We have lost a true combat officer, a comrade, a man close to all of us, of great inner strength, courage and bravery,” the president …
Read More »Miami offers its clean nuclear power to bitcoin miners as it aims to become crypto capital of the world
In an interview with CNBC, Suarez said that Miami’s ample nuclear electricity supply should attract bitcoin miners looking to adopt clean energy sources for their operations, especially now there is a spotlight on the supposed carbon footprint of crypto mining. He added that the city’s officials were looking to reduce …
Read More »Biden administration relaxes asylum rules, as Florida offers police to Texas & Arizona for immigration enforcement
Attorney General Merrick Garland issued a three-page legal opinion on Wednesday, revoking decisions by his predecessors Bill Barr and Jeff Sessions that restricted people who claimed they or their family members were victimized by gang or domestic violence from claiming asylum in the US on those grounds. Garland claimed that …
Read More »It must be a conspiracy! From Kennedy to Area 51 and Gates to Epstein, the world offers people a lot of deeply outlandish theories
You have to admire the dedication and discipline of the 21st century conspiracy buff. The ability to invest endless energy and emotion into both believing and distributing theories that can’t withstand even a few blinks’ worth of inspection shows that brand of religious fervor that both built and will eventually …
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