“I’m pleased to announce the United States will seek election to the Human Rights Council for the 2022-24 term,” Blinken declared on Wednesday. “We humbly ask for the support of all UN member states in our bid to return to a seat in this body.” Former President Donald Trump’s administration …
Read More »Australia’s Facebook fight a ‘proxy battle’ for world seeking to regulate tech companies – federal treasurer
The Australian treasurer made the remark after Facebook reversed its decision to ban all news content from its pages in the country over a row about the new media bargaining code which is set to become law there in the next few days. Frydenberg, who led the talks with Facebook, …
Read More »Scottish court rejects case seeking clarification about Indyref2 as ‘premature, academic and hypothetical’
The case was brought by Scottish independence campaigner Martin Keatings, who sought legal backing for a second referendum on the issue. In her ruling on Friday at Court of Session, Lady Carmichael said the action was “hypothetical, academic, and premature” and the “pursuer lacks standing to bring it.” I would have …
Read More »‘Multiracial whiteness’ is the latest attention-seeking attempt by patronising white liberals to explain racism to black people
IT’S TOUGH being a black reactionary these days. Not that I am one. But I almost feel sorry for anyone who is. Almost. Take African-American social commentator, right-wing poster chick and Trump fangirl Candace Owens. She’s been lambasted by black radicals and white liberals alike for going MIA ever since …
Read More »Texas lawyer files bizarre lawsuit seeking to reinstate Trump, dissolve ENTIRE Congress & ban Mark Zuckerberg from public office
Filed in the Waco Division of the Western District of Texas this week, Paul Davis’ suit also requests the FBI and Justice Department be barred from arresting him unless they can prove he committed “some overt and intentional act of violence that directly resulted in substantial injury to the person …
Read More »Trump campaign take election battle to Supreme Court, seeking Pennsylvania rulings to be overturned
Trump attorney Rudy Giuliani announced the last ditch effort in a public statement, claiming a trio of Pennsylvania Supreme Court cases “illegally changed Pennsylvania’s mail balloting law immediately before and after the 2020 presidential election.” The appeal follows numerous legal battles in key swing states like Pennsylvania and Georgia. Trump …
Read More »NO U! Trump & Biden camps accuse each other of seeking to STEAL election with premature victory claims & vote count lawfare
Miller painted a fairly confident image of Trump’s reelection chances during a Sunday interview, but also suggested that any swing in Biden’s favor after election day could be Democrats “trying to steal” their way to the top. “If you speak with many smart Democrats, they believe that President Trump will …
Read More »Charlie Hebdo’s anti-Islamic jokes are getting old and the attention seeking and scandal-mongering is neither big nor clever
They’re back at it. The men and women of Charlie Hebdo have delivered yet another trademark cover. This one has Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in his underwear, lifting up the dress of a veiled female, whilst calling out, in reference to the Prophet Mohammed. The controversial leader hit back: …
Read More »UK govt seeking to avoid national lockdown to ‘stop unemployment in millions’ – minister
“I’ve not seen any projections of four million [unemployed materializing] but certainly we know that there are some 700,000 extra people that are already unemployed,” Eustice told Sky on Thursday. “It’s for precisely that reason that we are trying to avoid full lockdown.” The Office for Budget Responsibility forecast in …
Read More »As US stalls on extension of New Start treaty seeking to gain control over China, the world is on verge of dangerous arms race
When a third round of nuclear arms-control talks concluded this week in Vienna, it was clear that the American and Russian sides were still at odds over commitments to renew the New START treaty. The treaty, signed in 2010, limits the number of strategic nuclear weapons deployed by each side. …
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