An Italian freelance journalist who went missing late last month while covering the conflict in Ukraine is being treated in a Russian hospital, the Defense Ministry in Moscow reported on Thursday. Mattia Sorbi was rescued by Russian forces after a car he was traveling in towards the frontline triggered a …
Read More »Phrase ‘trigger warning’ is too triggering for students, university says
The phrase “trigger warning” itself has become a provocative term, the university confirmed to the Daily Mail on Sunday, announcing it had relegated the phrase to the dustbin of university history and replacing it with “content notes.” Such ‘notes’ varied in content, but were generally described as being necessary because …
Read More »US security experts want to avoid ‘triggering’ news & images from Afghanistan – a mess THEY made and refuse to learn from
“It is a very dark day in Afghanistan. Take care of yourself. It might require avoiding the news,” Jennifer Cafarella wrote to her colleagues on Thursday. “We can & should bear witness. But it does not require self harm. Triggering PTSD symptoms or new trauma does not help Afghans.” Cafarella …
Read More »Home of South Carolina GOP Rep. Nancy Mace vandalized with ‘anarchist’ graffiti, triggering police probe
The congresswoman took to Twitter on Tuesday morning to report the incident, sharing photos of the graffiti while denouncing the vandals in a lengthy thread. “In the early morning hours of Memorial Day, my home, where I’m raising my two children, was vandalized with Antifa symbols and profanity,” she wrote, …
Read More »Nyiragongo volcano erupts in Congo, triggering evacuation as panicked residents scramble to flee to Rwanda (VIDEOS)
The volcano began erupting around 7:00 pm local time on Saturday. Footage shared online shows Nyiragongo spitting smoke and fire into the air, turning the night skies red. The Mount is located some 10 km (6 miles) north of Goma, a city of some 670,000 people, which in turn is …
Read More »Terrified onlookers flee as Chinese skyscraper wobbles, triggering evacuation (VIDEOS)
At 984 feet (300 meters), SEG Plaza is one of the tallest skyscrapers in Shenzhen, but the impressive building appears to have suffered from unexplained structural issues on Tuesday. The tower houses a large electronics market, as well as numerous offices. Several videos posted to social media show parts of …
Read More »Florida’s Ron DeSantis, the Republican governor whom Democrats love to hate, now is triggering leftists with the way he eats pizza
DeSantis, who has increasingly become one of the Republicans whom Democrats love to hate most as a rising star in 2024 presidential polls, proved his knack for ruffling feathers this time during a visit to a new market in Delray Beach on Saturday. The governor chomped aggressively on a piece …
Read More »Multiple rockets land near Baghdad International Airport, US-led coalition base, triggering alarms – reports
According to local media sources, a total of three rockets went off in the vicinity of the airport. Security forces are now examining the platforms from which the rockets were launched. An independent video that has not been verified but is circulating on social media purports to show smoke rising from …
Read More »Armed carjacking suspect shot dead in Minnesota, almost triggering another BLM march for ‘victim of police brutality’
Footage hit social media on Sunday of an officer-involved shooting in Burnsville, Minnesota. The tapes showed the before and after of a chase with police, where a suspect jumps from a moving vehicle, runs into traffic, and attempts to take another while waving what appears to be a firearm. The …
Read More »Train carrying crude oil derails & catches fire, triggering evacuations in Custer, Washington
The derailment late on Tuesday morning involved three to five cars, the BNSF railway said in a statement on Twitter, adding that there were reports of a fire near the end of the vehicle and that emergency response crews were working to “assess and mitigate the situation.” The evacuation was also announced online …
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