Berlin has condemned Russian energy giant Gazprom’s decision to cut its gas flow through the Nord Stream pipeline over technical difficulties, with the country’s economy minister, Robert Habeck, claiming the move was politically motivated. “I have the impression that what happened yesterday is a political decision and not a decision …
Read More »January 6 riot hearings are political theater
US television viewers, minus those that watch Fox News, were bombarded with coverage of the January 6 Congressional hearings as they began on June 9. The hearings are part of an investigation into the causes of the Capitol riots that took place on January 6, 2021, aimed at overturning the …
Read More »Elon Musk calls sexual misconduct allegations ‘political hit piece’
Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk claims that recent sexual misconduct claims against him are a “political hit piece,” which should be viewed through a political lens. The billionaire allegedly had his company pay a former flight attendant $250,000 as part of a severance agreement in 2018 after offering to …
Read More »How a century of political violence in Ukraine is linked to the atrocities of today
Troops shot in the legs screaming in pain. Others dying from blood loss and shock. With no one around to provide medical assistance. A Russian soldier crucified on an anti-tank barrier, chained to a metal ‘hedgehog’ and then burned alive… For many, graphic footage of Russian servicemen tortured and killed by the …
Read More »Russian tennis players used as ‘political hostages’ – Kremlin
Russian and Belarusian tennis players will become “hostages” to political forces if they are banned from Wimbledon this summer, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has said. Reports have claimed that tennis bosses at the grass court Grand Slam in London are set to announce a ban on players such as …
Read More »West’s global political and economic dominance ends – Putin
Russian President Vladimir Putin has opined that the latest raft of unprecedented sanctions imposed on Russia by the US and its allies over the Kremlin’s military campaign in Ukraine, mark the end of an era. According to Putin, from now on the West will be losing its “global dominance” both …
Read More »Tinder gets political
Dating app Tinder and civil rights NGO ‘A Voté’ jointly announced on Wednesday that they were launching a campaign to encourage young French people to register and vote in the upcoming presidential election. While browsing potential love matches, Tinder users will be shown a swipe-able video card bearing the message: …
Read More »Chris Hedges: US traditionally solves domestic political crises by waging war
The US is a de facto one-party state where the ideology of national security is sacrosanct, unsustainable debt props up the empire, and the primary business is war. When all else fails, when you are clueless about how to halt a 7.5% inflation rate, when your Build Back Better bill …
Read More »Teenage Belarusian skiing star flees country, citing political repression
A Belarusian cross-country skier has left the country after being banned from competition, with her family saying she was targeted by the authorities due to their political views. Darya Dolidovich, 17, who now lives in Poland with her family, spoke to Reuters in an interview on Tuesday along with her …
Read More »Putin offers Ukrainian ex-president political asylum after talks with Macron
Moscow is ready to offer political asylum to Ukraine’s former president Petro Poroshenko and others who face political persecution by Kiev, Vladimir Putin said in a joint press conference with his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron on Monday. The Russian president noted that he’d first floated an offer of asylum to …
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