The Rasmussen poll was conducted on May 3-4 and released on Friday. The gun-buying spree also coincided with a spate of mass shootings, which President Joe Biden and other Democrat politicians have cited as justification for enacting new restrictions on firearms. Rasmussen’s figures are corroborated by FBI data. The bureau …
Read More »Caitlin Johnstone: The rising threat of nuclear war is the most urgent matter in the world
US Strategic Command, the branch of the US military responsible for America’s nuclear arsenal, tweeted the following on Tuesday: “The spectrum of conflict today is neither linear nor predictable. We must account for the possibility of conflict leading to conditions which could very rapidly drive an adversary to consider nuclear …
Read More »New day, new all-time high: Bitcoin beats its own records again, rising above $64,000
The price of bitcoin rose more than 6% on Wednesday to reach $64,829, a new record high. The new milestone comes less than 24 hours after it broke past $63,000. The cryptocurrency has more than doubled its value since the beginning of the year, and has already hit $1.2 trillion …
Read More »Taiwan to hold drills simulating ‘enemy invasion’ amid rising tensions with Beijing
The island will carry out the first leg of its largest annual military drills, the Han Huang exercises, between April 23 and 30, Taiwan’s Defense Ministry said on Wednesday, noting that the second phase would come in July and include real-world field maneuvers. “The drills are designed based on the …
Read More »Too FEW Americans in prison? Sen. Tom Cotton’s hot take on rising crime fuels online outrage
“We have a major under-incarceration problem in America. And it’s only getting worse,” Cotton tweeted on Tuesday, linking to a CNN report about a spike in crime in cities across the US. The tweet has got ratioed, receiving more than 7,400 replies and 4,600 quote-tweets, to only 425 retweets and …
Read More »Tension is rising over Taiwan and even if China isn’t ready to invade, the current situation is untenable
A US Admiral sparked some alarmist headlines this week when he warned that China’s threat to invade Taiwan is closer than people think. Adm John Aquilino, who has been nominated to become Commander of the US Indo-Pacific Command, told a Senate committee that China’s prestige and rejuvenation was at stake …
Read More »Germany’s Covid-19 restrictions may be extended amid rising cases, govt memo reportedly says
The chancellery wants to delay the lifting of restrictions until a later date in April in an effort to curb a rise in infection cases “accelerated by Covid-19 variants,” the document reportedly states. The paper is expected to “serve as the basis” of an upcoming meeting on Monday where Chancellor …
Read More »Macron must end military action in Sahel. A rising French body count is all he has to show for years of fighting terrorist groups
While Emmanuel Macron has put on hold – for now – plans for the withdrawal of his 5,100 troops from battle against jihadis in the Sahel, he should have the courage to admit to himself and the public that France has done all it can in the West African region. …
Read More »Japan appoints ‘MINISTER OF LONELINESS’ amid rising suicide rates during Covid-19 crisis
Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga announced on Friday that Tetsushi Sakamoto would oversee efforts to address the issue of loneliness and isolation. Sakamoto is already working on regional revitalization and reversing the country’s declining birthrate. “Women are suffering from isolation more [than men are], and the number of suicides is on …
Read More »Japan appoints ‘MINISTER OF LONELINESS’ amid rising suicide rates during Covid-19 crisis
Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga announced on Friday that Tetsushi Sakamoto would oversee efforts to address the issue of loneliness and isolation. Sakamoto is already working on regional revitalization and reversing the country’s declining birthrate. “Women are suffering from isolation more [than men are], and the number of suicides is on …
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