If the police ever come for me – not that I’m expecting them – I hope it’s with the blues and twos blasting, loudhailer shouts of “Police! Open up!”, a battering ram bursting through the front door, flash grenades, and a smoke-choked mess of chaos and confusion. I’d know what …
Read More »European Commission’s humour Stasi decided ‘right wing memes’ are ‘not funny anymore’… so, what are they going to do about them?
“Humour activates repressed emotions, releases inhibitions, and enables an immediate and spontaneous exchange of feelings,” read a report by the European Commission released in February but widely shared online in recent days. Humor, the report continues, can influence “changes in perspective,” and increase camaraderie within one’s own group. That’s what …
Read More »FBI goes ‘American Stasi’ with tweet encouraging family members to rat each other out for ‘extremism’
“Family members and peers are often best positioned to witness signs of mobilization to violence,” read a tweet from the FBI on Sunday. To help prevent “homegrown violent extremism,” the agency advises Americans to visit its website, “to learn how to spot suspicious behaviors and report them to the FBI.” …
Read More »It’s the ‘student Stasi’: Deploying ‘sensitivity readers’ to vet articles condemns Oxford’s undergraduates to intellectual poverty
It’s been reported this week that Oxford University’s student union is going to recruit ‘sensitivity readers’ to prevent the publication of ‘insensitive material’ in Cherwell, long-standing student newspaper, and other student publications. That looks awfully like censorship to me – and I’m not alone. The Telegraph reports that, according to …
Read More »‘Dan Andrews’ Stasi’: Victoria premier under fire for proposed law that would allow govt officials to arbitrarily arrest citizens
The bill has been proposed by Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews and would also allow government officials to arrest people they suspect may spread the coronavirus through planned future action, such as anti-lockdown protesters. Public servants, union officials, or any other government staff such as protective services officers and WorkSafe inspectors …
Read More »Covid Stasi: Will you become an agent of the state and report breaches of the Covid rules by your neighbours?
The government has encouraged the British public to snitch on their neighbours or anyone at all. The jarring call was issued by Crime Minister Kit Malthouse, who wants to see any breaches of the updated coronavirus restrictions reported. The new rules mean no more than six people can be together, …
Read More »Fans did not appreciate touching Stasi Malikova with her lover
instagram.com/steshamalikova At the end of last year it became known about the novel 16-year-old daughter of Dmitry Malikov Stephanie and 18-year-old son of a billionaire Leonid Gruzdev. Stesha until recently hid her feelings, but later told his fans online. instagram.com/steshamalikova Leonid accompanied his beloved on the ball debutantes Tatler and …
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