“Masks will now be required at all times in the hall of the House without exception, including while members are under recognition,” she said on Tuesday, calling the new rule a matter of order and decorum. “To be clear, members will not be recognized unless they are wearing a mask …
Read More »‘Not negotiable’: Rouhani rules out putting Iran’s missile program on the table, says Biden ‘well aware’ of Tehran’s stance
Projected US President-elect Biden may try to return to the 2015 nuclear deal between Tehran and world powers before wider talks that could include Iran’s ballistic missiles, but Rouhani said on Monday that Tehran will not accept any preconditions. He also noted that he has not heard from Biden that …
Read More »Will Robert Peston/MSM question UK government rules more after finding lockdown 2 was based on dodgy data? I wouldn’t bet on it
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) is the UK government’s resource for all of the figures and data on Covid. But it seems to have been caught red-handed retroactively changing figures that Boris Johnson cited when announcing the second lockdown at the end of October. Of that announcement, Peston said …
Read More »The UK Supreme Court rules biological females can’t become fathers in an all too rare victory for common sense and reality
McConnell was born female and raised as a girl, but later began to identify as a man. In 2013, McConnell began the process of medical transition, first taking hormone therapy and, the following year, undergoing a double mastectomy. At this point, McConnell decided to pause transition and – still having …
Read More »Protest against Covid-19 rules in Prague escalates into clashes with police (VIDEOS)
The defiant demonstrators, who were identified by the local media as radical fans of various sport teams, clashed with the police, pelting the officers with stones and firecrackers. Several dozen people were reported injured in the skirmish, including members of the police force. The rally was gathered to object to …
Read More »Check with MSM first: Twitter rolls out new rules for candidates to claim victory in US election
The updated rules were unveiled by the social media platform on Friday. While an earlier version of the rules said election candidates could not claim victory on the platform until the results were “certified,” now they are allowed to do so when the results are merely “authoritatively called.” The general …
Read More »Top EU court rules member states can’t have unfettered access to phone & internet users’ data in blow to Big Brother tactics
The panel of 15 judges ruled that the indiscriminate and mass collection of telephone, internet and web communications traffic is not compatible with European law. The ECJ said governments could resort to such practices only if they face a “serious threat to national security.” However, even in the extreme circumstances …
Read More »US violated trade rules with 2018 China tariffs, WTO rules – but good luck enforcing it
The US violated the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) treaty when it imposed 25 percent tariffs on $234 billion in Chinese goods in 2018, the WTO declared in its ruling on Tuesday, finding in favor of Beijing in the ongoing trade dispute between the two countries. The three-person …
Read More »Judge rules voters can’t abolish Georgia county police dept over ex-cop’s slaying of black jogger Ahmaud Arbery
Only local officials have the authority to abolish the police department, the judge ruled on Friday, effectively squelching a bill passed last month that would have put the question before voters in November. The Glynn County Board of Commissioners had filed a lawsuit in August seeking to stop the proposed …
Read More »The UK government’s new Covid rules are authoritarian and arbitrary. How much longer will people put up with this?
From September 14, it will be illegal for more than six people to gather in a variety of places, including private homes, in England. This ban also extends to restaurants, cafes, bars, pubs and even outdoor spaces, and applies across the board to all ages. However, the rule won’t apply …
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