Imagine my joy and relief when learning that Amnesty International, a global reference for the defense of human rights, had finally published a report about the trampling of pandemic liberties after 19 months of oppression, including lockdowns, curfews, identity tracking, and everyday violations of the right of movement, work, and …
Read More »Like Gabby Petito, I’m a victim of domestic violence: Her murder must be a wake-up call over the epidemic of attacks on women
Gabby Petito’s murder, a case that has engrossed America, is shining an overdue light on police response to domestic violence. Intimate partner violence is running rampant in the United States, especially as resources for help have become limited during the pandemic. The young victim was killed after going on a …
Read More »‘We are appalled’: BBC apologises for losing murder victim’s clothes loaned to network by schoolgirl’s mother
Michelle Hadaway – the mother of 9-year-old Karen Hadaway, who was found strangled to death in Brighton in 1986 – loaned her daughter’s clothes to former BBC presenter and editor Martin Bashir in 1991 after he said the network could do further DNA testing on the items in an effort …
Read More »Prince Andrew served with lawsuit from Epstein sex trafficking victim, document says
Process server Cesar Augusto Sepulveda attested that he successfully served the documents on August 27, according to an affidavit that surfaced Friday. It says the Duke of York did not accept the papers personally, but the Metropolitan Police Office and the head of security at The Royal Lodge in Windsor …
Read More »Chased off car thief chose wrong potential victim when attempting to steal vehicle owned by UFC star (VIDEO)
As shown through the clip uploaded to Instagram by the hero of the hour himself, a man tries to enter welterweight Jordan Williams’ car as he is inside a grocery store. Starting the vehicle, he then backs up a little before his 30-year-old captor rushes outside, administers a couple of …
Read More »The latest victim of the pandemic? Vacations with the kids are gone for good, according to a depressing Bloomberg op-ed
As if parents needed more subjects to stress about, writer Anjani Trivedi has reminded them that there’s an “ever-changing list of labyrinthine policies to allow travel,” from “home quarantines” to stays in government “facilities” that are more like prisons (try getting out of New Zealand’s). Sure – we somewhat expected …
Read More »I was a victim of the Yorkshire Ripper. Why is he getting an inquest into his death, when my case has been ignored?
When Peter Sutcliffe, one of the UK’s most notorious serial killers, died last November, most assumed that was the last they would hear of him. But an inquest into his death from Covid-19 is underway. The serial killer, dubbed The Yorkshire Ripper, was transferred from prison to the University Hospital …
Read More »‘The real victim of the Iraq War’: AP roasted for describing late Donald Rumsfeld as ‘visionary’ whose reputation was ‘soiled’
Rumsfeld’s death was announced on Wednesday. He passed away on June 29 in Taos, New Mexico at the age of 88. A statement from the late public official’s family described him as being “dedicated to country” and having an “unwavering love” for family and friends. Social media reactions to Rumsfeld’s …
Read More »Alleged Epstein rape victim wants to sue sex offender’s estate for HALF A BILLION to fund bone disease surgery
Caroline Kaufman claims she was just 17 at the time of her alleged rape, which occurred after she was invited to Epstein’s New York residence for a fake model casting opportunity. 27-year-old Kaufman told The Sun newspaper that she now suffers from the rare osteomyelitis bone disease, which she argues …
Read More »Your fake news-spotting ‘expertise’ makes you more likely to fall victim to fake news, study says
Participants in the study were shown Facebook news headlines and asked to evaluate their ability to suss out fake news. Of the 8,285 participants, those more likely to believe in their ability to spot fakes were also more likely to visit websites “known to spread false or misleading news,” according …
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