Folk-pop singer Ronja Maltzahn, who was slated to perform at an upcoming climate strike in Hanover, has been barred from attending unless she changes her haircut,as organizers claim it is “indefensible” to have a “white person with dreadlocks” on their stage. The Hanover chapter of the German climate youth organization …
Read More »New government tool asks Americans for vaxx status, mask-wearing habits
“Demand is increasing for [Covid]-19 testing among individuals and families, especially as winter approaches and people shift to indoor activities,” the NIH said on Wednesday, announcing the tool’s release. The individual calculator was developed by the Rapid Acceleration of Diagnostics (RADx) initiative, set up in April 2020, and comes a …
Read More »‘I don’t take pictures with guys with painted nails’: Mayweather shuns photo op with male teen wearing nail varnish (VIDEO)
The undefeated boxing legend, who took on YouTube star Logan Paul in an exhibition match earlier this year, remains one of the world’s biggest sports stars despite retiring from professional boxing following his defeat of UFC fighter Conor McGregor in 2017. But that perception may have changed, at least for one …
Read More »Backlash as students reportedly told wearing second-hand clothes can be ‘example of white privilege’ in mandatory diversity test
Students at the University of Kent will receive a gold star should they correctly answer 13 questions concerning race and white privilege. If they answer incorrectly, they are redirected to take the course again, The Telegraph reports. The course forces students to agree with a number of unusual statements, including …
Read More »‘I was thrown in jail and a mental institution, then deported from Singapore… for not wearing a Covid-19 mask’
The return leg of Benjamin Glynn’s daily commute turned his life upside down. Violent arrests, a prison sentence and time in a mental institution followed, but he vowed, “I would do it all again, I don’t regret anything.” Living in Singapore, the Brit and his partner decided to return home …
Read More »American man wearing ‘Russia’ shirt detained in Ukraine ahead of Independence Day festivities, claims country’s cops are ‘Nazis’
In a statement issued on Monday, the regional police headquarters confirmed that a 26-year old foreign citizen had been arrested for “disturbing public order.” According to officials, “during the unfurling of the Ukrainian flag on the Potemkin Stairs, the man behaved defiantly and provoked a conflict with people taking part …
Read More »Will mask-wearing and social distancing rules be like paying taxes, a burden reserved for the ‘little people’?
Here’s a question one should never be expected to contemplate during the peak of pandemic: Should a former (two-term) US president be expected to cancel his birthday plans that include a long guest list of celebrities and servants? As Democratic leaders are reintroducing mask mandates across the country, while contemplating …
Read More »A woman was stabbed in Hyde Park. Media and authorities are acting as if she had it coming for wearing a Charlie Hebdo shirt
A graphic video making rounds on social media shows a man, reportedly dressed in a black robe with a hood, punching and stabbing a woman on Sunday afternoon, then being chased away by police. He somehow evaded the authorities and disappeared, leaving the knife behind. Reports about the incident spoke …
Read More »Manchester’s top cop bans police from kneeling & wearing rainbow laces. No, it’s not racism or homophobia – it’s professionalism
Watching the England team dutifully take the knee before the start of their Euro 2020 game against Croatia, I wondered what their opposition made of this overtly political gesture imported from America. Did the Croatian starting 11 suddenly feel like a bunch of racists? Or were they simply tired of …
Read More »Brazilian president Bolsonaro among top officials FINED for not wearing masks at biker rally in his support
Bolsonaro, along with three ministers and six deputies, will have to pay roughly $110 each after the authorities hit them with a fine for violating Covid-19 restrictions at Saturday’s mass gathering. The president had ridden his bike amid a crowd of other motorcyclists in the city of Sao Paulo before …
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