Fresh off the ‘60 Minutes’ interview on Sunday and sporting a Twitter verification in record time, Haugen testified on Tuesday before a Senate subcommittee chaired by Richard Blumenthal (D-Connecticut). “Facebook’s products harm children, stoke division, and weaken our democracy,” Haugen told the senators. Haugen accused Facebook of putting “profit over …
Read More »Opportunities of Globalization
According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, globalization is the act or process of globalizing, the state of being globalized. The development of an increasingly integrated global economy marked especially by free trade, free flow of capital, and the tapping of cheaper foreign labor markets. Globalization impacts businesses in different ways and …
Read More »‘Is she joking?’: Sarah Silverman ridiculed for protesting against ‘Jewface’ in Hollywood despite previously wearing blackface
During an episode of her self-titled podcast on Thursday, Silverman complained that there was a “long tradition of non-Jews playing Jews,” which she called “Jewface.” She cited recent examples including Kathryn Hahn playing the late television host and comedian Joan Rivers in ‘The Comeback Girl’, and Felicity Jones playing late …
Read More »Russia is shooting the first-ever feature length movie in space…and it’s mission impossible for the US and Tom Cruise to keep up
To: Group Captain Lionel Mandrake, RAF Exchange Officer From: Brigadier General Jack D. Ripper, U.S. Space Force CC: Dr. Strangelove – The War Room; General Buck Turgidson – Joints Chiefs of Staff; President Merkin Muffley – President of the United States of America. Dear Captain Mandrake I regret to inform …
Read More »‘Run on Covid money’: Project Veritas VIDEO claims to show Pfizer scientists privately promoting ‘natural immunity’ to virus
In the latest investigative video from Veritas, one scientist identified as Nick Karl says “natural immunity” to the virus is “probably better” than any vaccination. Karl says at one point he believes vaccine mandates are a positive thing, though he admits the goal of cities like New York is to …
Read More »Tara Reade: The Pandora Papers are just a distraction from America’s own corrupt and broken tax system
The release of the Pandora Papers, which brag of leaks exposing the somewhat ‘artistic’ financial practices of the rich and powerful, has once again seen the media take aim at Vladimir Putin. The West’s obsession with the Russian president’s private life is on full, torrid display. His name and picture …
Read More »Taliban arrests 11 ISIS members in Kabul after explosion outside mosque
A spokesperson for the Taliban government, Bilal Karimi, said Islamic State operatives were detained in the capital’s Fifth Police District. The raid came after a bomb was detonated at the entrance of the Eid Gah Mosque in Kabul on Sunday, as Taliban officials gathered to mourn the passing of the …
Read More »US trade deficit reaches record $73.3bn amid ongoing spat with China
The trade deficit, which amounted to $73.3 billion, topped the previous record of $73.2 billion set in June, according to a report released by the US Department of Commerce. Economists polled by Reuters had expected the trade gap to widen to $70.5 billion. Exports rose 0.5% to $213.7 billion, reflecting …
Read More »The revelation that Facebook puts profit before public good is no surprise, but the reality is it’s more fragile than ever
Problems can be like waiting for a bus – nothing comes, then two arrive simultaneously. Facebook experienced something similar this week. On Sunday, on the news program ‘60 Minutes’, former Facebook employee Frances Haugen publicly explained her decision to speak out about the internal workings of the company, saying she …
Read More »Rocket carrying Russian crew behind bid to shoot first ever feature-length film in space blasts off ahead of docking with ISS
Actress Yulia Peresild, movie-maker Klim Shipenko and cosmonaut Anton Shkaplerov blasted off from the Baikonur spaceport in a Soyuz-2.1a rocket. They plan to shoot a screenplay called ‘The Challenge,’ which is set to soar into the record books as an unprecedented feat of cinematographic achievement. According to Russia’s space agency, …
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