The social media giant announced the news on Thursday, stating over a series of tweets that verification would be immediately opened to the public, via a button on its app. Users who prove their identity, and whose accounts are deemed “authentic,” “notable” and “active” will be able to add the iconic …
Read More »Canadian city Hamilton opens up vaccine eligibility to people 18 and over in outbreak hot spots, as long as they aren’t WHITE
The city expanded vaccine eligibility to “black and other racialized” people 18 and older who live in five zip codes where the current outbreak is most acute. A special clinic set up to vaccinate only non-white residents filled out its appointment book in just a few hours last week. The …
Read More »Vermont opens up Covid-19 vaccine eligibility to anyone 16 and over… as long as they ‘identify’ as any color other than WHITE
“If you or anyone in your household identifies as black, indigenous or a person of color (BIPOC), including anyone with Abenaki or other First Nations heritage, all household members who are 16 years,” Scott, who identifies as Republican, announced on Thursday. And to clarify, by Scott’s definition, white is not …
Read More »Texas gov shreds Biden for ‘inhumane’ facilities for migrant kids, opens probe into Covid outbreak & lack of drinking water
“The Biden Administration has been an abject failure when it comes to ensuring the safety of unaccompanied minors who cross our border,” Abbott said in a statement on Friday, calling conditions at the federally-run detention facilities “unacceptable and inhumane.” From a lack of safe drinking water in one location to …
Read More »ICC opens formal investigation into alleged war crimes in Palestinian territories, despite Israel’s objections
“Today, I confirm the initiation by the office of the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court of an investigation respecting the situation in Palestine,” Fatou Bensouda, the ICC’s chief prosecutor, said in a statement on Wednesday. The inquiry will be conducted “independently, impartially and objectively, without fear or favor,” she …
Read More »3 killed after man opens fire inside GUN STORE in New Orleans, gets neutralized by other customers
The incident took place at the Jefferson Gun Outlet – a firearms store and a shooting range – in Metairie, Louisiana, around 3pm, resulting in at least three deaths. According to local media reports, the shooting happened after a clerk scolded one of the customers for carrying a loaded gun …
Read More »DOJ internal watchdog opens review into agency’s handling of Capitol riot, will assess if there are ‘weaknesses’ in policies
In a statement on Friday, DOJ Inspector General Michael E. Horowitz announced that his office will be “initiating a review to examine the role of and activity of DOJ and its components in preparing for and responding” to the events that unfolded at the US Capitol on January 6. Horowitz …
Read More »Putin opens door to ‘vaccine passports’ for international travel as growing number of Russians get Covid-19 jab
In a series of instructions to officials, published at the end of 2020, President Vladimir Putin ordered policymakers “to consider issuing certificates to people who have been vaccinated against Covid-19 infections using Russian vaccines… for the purpose of enabling citizens to travel across the borders of the Russian Federation and …
Read More »Cuomo’s First Amendment-flouting ban of the Confederate flag opens the door to unprecedented attacks on free speech
Signed into law on Tuesday, the new bill bars anyone from selling or displaying “symbols of hate” on New York state property unless the symbol appears in a book, “digital medium,” or within an educational context. The definition of “symbols of hate” is left deliberately open-ended, with the legislation noting …
Read More »GUNMAN opens fire outside St. John the Divine church in Manhattan during choir performance – reports
The shooter was seen firing near the church around 4 pm eastern, according to police and a Reuters photographer at the scene. New York City Police Department spokesman Edward Riley said the gunman shot at the officers and they returned fire, hitting the shooter and then apprehending him. He was rushed …
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