“It’s such a paradox that on the International Human Rights Day a tremendous attack was committed on the human rights of a journalist – for the sin of having told the truth,” Rafael Correa, who ruled Ecuador between 2007 and 2017, told in an interview to RT Spanish, where he hosted …
Read More »Britain has no right to lecture others on refugees, Russia insists
The Daily Telegraph on Sunday published an 800-word public letter from chief diplomat Liz Truss, in which she praised her nation for standing with refugee-rejecting members of the EU and demanded that Russia put pressure on Belarus, over the current impasse at the Polish border. A few thousand Middle Eastern …
Read More »Critics fume as education official says she & others needed to flout mask mandate at event
Randi Weingarten, the president of the American Federation of Teachers (AFT), was accused of hypocrisy for not wearing a mask during an event she attended earlier this week in Puerto Rico. She and several other visiting officials speaking at the annual Somos conference addressed a “packed room” without wearing masks. …
Read More »At least seven people dead & others injured after explosion at gunpowder production facility near Russian city of Ryazan
“17 people were injured, seven of them died, one was hospitalized, the fate of nine people remains unknown,” the press service of the Ministry of Emergency Situations confirmed to RIA Novosti. The fire broke out early Friday morning due to what was described by the ministry as “the result of …
Read More »CNN’s Stelter roasted by Glenn Greenwald & others for heralding himself as part of ‘reality-based media’
Stelter made his claim on the latest edition of his CNN series ‘Reliable Sources’ when he asked Yale professor Timothy Snyder how the “reality-based media” – like CNN – should cover Republicans like Donald Trump, who continue to float theories about the 2020 presidential election being fraudulent. Snyder’s advice was …
Read More »‘Is there a link between stupidity and anti-vax?’ GB News boss & others goad anti-vaxxers after storming of former BBC HQ
On Monday, protesters, angry at the media’s role in perpetuating what they believe are mistruths about Covid-19, descended on what they seemingly thought was the BBC HQ at Television Studios in White City. Dozens of police can be seen in footage stopping demonstrators from entering the premises. However, perceptive netizens …
Read More »Vladikavkaz tragedy: 9 Covid patients dead, others evacuated after oxygen pipe bursts in emergency care hospital in southern city
The pipe linking the hospital’s intensive care unit with an underground oxygen reservoir broke on Monday evening, local media reported. The acting health minister of Russia’s Northern Ossetia Republic, where the incident occurred, confirmed that at least nine people died in the incident. All nine died as a result of …
Read More »What harm? White House’s Psaki says her child is happy to wear mask ‘all day’ just to go to school & play with others
Asked by Fox News’ Peter Doocy on Friday about whether long hours in masks might have “harmful emotional, academic, and psychological effects” on children – echoing concerns raised by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis – Psaki rebuffed the question, arguing that her own “personal experience” showed otherwise. “My rising kindergartener told …
Read More »Iowa gov & others dismiss new CDC mask guidance: ‘Not grounded in reality or common sense’
Reynolds joined a chorus of conservative voices in expressing opposition to the CDC’s latest masking advice. On Tuesday, health officials announced that even if someone is fully vaccinated against Covid-19, they should still wear masks in public and when in indoor spaces with other people if they happen to be …
Read More »Texas truckers face charges for smuggling HUNDREDS of migrants, but others just WALK across
Marc Anthony Bane, 45, and Tara Renee Dillon, 33, were taken before a US magistrate judge on Thursday to answer charges of attempting to smuggle 89 migrants in a tractor trailer, the US Justice Department said. The day before, the same judge heard the charges against Michael Warren Mccoy, 43, …
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