Unbeaten fighter Egor Mekhontsev has turned his attentions to politics since his final fight in 2017, only to back away from elections to the State Duma after becoming despondent with some of his peers, according to a report. The London 2012 Olympic Games gold medalist is said to have issued a statement …
Read More »Slavoj Zizek: Can the Taliban have anything in common with ‘political correctness’? Surprisingly, there is one thing…
The Taliban has suddenly changed its stance toward women in public and working places. Their spokesperson, Zabihullah Mujahid, said at a news conference on Tuesday that working women should stay at home for their own safety, undermining the Taliban’s efforts to convince international observers that the group would be more …
Read More »‘Political disaster for Biden’: Fauci’s prediction that Covid won’t be beaten until ‘Spring 2022’ met with horror, even at CNN
Biden was elected with a mandate to end the pandemic – that much is clear from any media coverage of the election. But as Dr. Fauci informed CNN on Monday, the president’s mission might not be as accomplished as he would like – indeed, the epidemic might drag on until …
Read More »Russian opposition figure Navalny was sent to prison for breaking law & NOT for his political activities, Putin insists
The Russian president and the German chancellor were speaking to reporters during Merkel’s presumably final state visit to Moscow. She is due to stand down next month, prior to the country’s elections. Putin was responding to a question from a German journalist who asked about Navalny’s imprisonment. “As for the …
Read More »With Kabul about to surrender to Taliban, NATO & US talk of ‘finding political solution’ & of women’s rights in Afghanistan
The US’ withdrawal from Afghanistan after 20 years preceded a lightning advance by Taliban militants. Seizing province after province and city after city in recent days – often without firing a shot as the US-funded Afghan National Army surrendered – Taliban forces arrived in the capital city Kabul early on …
Read More »Julian Assange is a political prisoner worn down by a rigged judicial system that will never stop seeking to destroy him
At the High Court in London this week, the United States dealt yet another blow to Julian Assange, the journalist and founder of WikiLeaks who continues to languish in a maximum-security prison. I have covered Assange’s extradition hearings from the start and attended his High Court hearing this week remotely. …
Read More »China blasts ‘political tracing’ after WHO asks for more data to continue Covid-19 origins probe
In a statement on Thursday, the WHO urged member states to “cooperate to accelerate the origins studies,” insisting that “access to data is critically important for evolving our understanding of science.” The call appears to address Beijing’s refusal to release data from the Wuhan Institute of Virology (WIV), fueling speculation …
Read More »DC Comics making Robin bisexual is a lame attempt at political posturing that will get it retweets, but not comic sales
Comic books as a business have been on the decline for at least the last four years. Turning Captain America into a Nazi, using comics to try and slander Dr. Jordan Peterson, ‘Static Shock’ being retconned to tie his origin into Black Lives Matter and DC hiring Zoe Quinn (which …
Read More »Critical race theory is far more than a political outlook to its adherents, it is a progressive dogma that defines their existence
Critical race theory continues to be a hot-button issue in America, particularly whether or not it should be taught in schools. On the educational front, a great many people are battling against it being introduced into the curriculum, because they believe it is both nonsensical and divisive. Proponents of CRT …
Read More »Tennessee vaccinations turn political: Democrats denounce state halting programs that Republicans say bypassed parents
The state Department of Health (TDH) is halting “adolescent outreach” for all vaccines, not just Covid-19, the Tennessean daily newspaper reported on Tuesday, citing “internal report and agency emails” they obtained. This includes Covid-19 vaccination drives on school property and sending out reminders for teens to get their second dose …
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