The proposal suggests starting with five-year-old kids, the first year of schooling for the majority of Australian children, teaching them not to share personal information such as their date of birth or full names. In the second year of their cyber schooling, six- and seven- year-old kids will be educated …
Read More »‘It’s a patriotic responsibility for God’s sake’: Biden defends wearing mask while vaccinated
During a Friday interview on NBC’s Today Show, host Craig Melvin asked Biden whether he would continue to wear a mask outdoors now that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) say fully vaccinated people don’t have to. “Sure,” Biden replied, adding however that the likelihood of being outside …
Read More »Andrew Brown shot dead by ‘kill shot to back of head’ while fleeing police, attorney says as release of body-cam clip looms
According to the legal team for Brown’s family, which conducted an independent autopsy, the 42-year-old resident of Elizabeth City died due to a gunshot wound to the back of his head. There were also four bullets found in his arms. Emphasizing that the “kill shot” was to the back of …
Read More »CDC, FDA give green light to J&J jab rollout after pause while investigating death from ‘rare blood clot’ after vaccination
The agencies stated that the risk of thrombosis occurring in patients is “very low,” finding the vaccine safe enough to continue immunizations, while at the same time vowing to “remain vigilant in continuing to investigate this risk.” “We have concluded that the known and potential benefits of the Janssen Covid-19 vaccine …
Read More »Europe can’t soft-pedal a sanitary techno-dictatorship while claiming to protect people from abuse by artificial intelligence
The EU is proposing to regulate AI and facial recognition in the interest of privacy, while pushing ahead with an intrusive scheme that would strongarm citizens into disclosing private medical data through digital certificates. This week, when logging into the French government’s TousAntiCovid smartphone application – a one-stop shop for …
Read More »Half of Republicans believe Capitol riot was ‘mostly peaceful’, while 60% want Trump to run in 2024 – poll
While the US Capitol riot left five dead, including one officer, and numerous others injured, around half of Republicans believe it was a mostly peaceful protest, and partly the fault of left-wing activists who got involved to “make Trump look bad,” according to a new Reuters/Ipsos poll. In the wake …
Read More »Why is New York’s state government embracing ‘vaccine passports’ while rejecting better voter ID laws?
While one theoretically has to present a driver’s license, social security number, or other proof of identification in order to register to vote in New York, the restrictions are quite a bit looser in practice. City residents need only present photocopies of either a utility bill, a paycheck, or a …
Read More »International airline body hails ‘successful’ use of health passport while industry tussles over how much intrusion is enough
The first traveler to use the IATA’s purpose-built Travel Pass digital health certificate successfully landed at London’s Heathrow Airport on Wednesday on a flight from Singapore, the airline industry body announced in a press release, gushing that the technology would “securely, conveniently and efficiently help travelers and governments” to keep …
Read More »Military will stay in power for ‘certain time’ then hold elections, says Myanmar junta while accusing ousted Suu Kyi of corruption
Speaking on Thursday, Brigadier General Zaw Min Tun, spokesman for Myanmar’s ruling military council, said the junta would be willing to relinquish power after a “certain time” but gave no indications as to when this would be. The brigadier also levied new accusations at imprisoned former leader Suu Kyi, claiming …
Read More »World’s wealthiest clash over bitcoin: Gates advises to stay away, while Musk causes cryptocraze
The Microsoft co-founder, who boasts the third-largest fortune in the world and calls himself a “bitcoin skeptic,” took on the world’s most popular cryptocurrency several times this week. In one of his recent chats on the popular Clubhouse app, he pointed out that the production of bitcoin is harmful to …
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