ESPN reporter Brett Okamoto broke the news on Instagram, and says it came straight from UFC president Dana White. Hooker was last seen in action just this past weekend at UFC 266. After overcoming visa problems to arrive in Las Vegas a day before the weigh-in, the New Zealander managed to make …
Read More »Activist deceived into relationship with undercover officer wins landmark human rights case against Met Police
Kate Wilson began a relationship with Mark Stone after they met in 2003 and had a “whirlwind romance” with him until they went their separate ways in 2005. Half a decade later, however, she found out that her former lover was actually a married police officer called Mark Kennedy, who …
Read More »Australian NSW premier Berejiklian RESIGNS amid corruption probe, says only regret is not seeing end to her own draconian lockdown
“My only regret will be not to be able to finish the job to ensure the people of New South Wales transition to living freely with Covid,” Berejiklian – among the country’s most vocal advocates of draconian lockdown measures – said on Friday, as she announced her resignation, soon after …
Read More »‘We’re in the middle of a pandemic’: Psaki claims Biden still expelling refugees… because of Trump’s ‘bleach’ comments?
While defending the Biden administration’s decision to continue a Trump-era policy of expelling asylum seekers, Psaki argued that Title 42 was a public health issue the White House would have made much better progress on, if not for Trump. Psaki was referring to an April 2020 briefing in which Trump …
Read More »Pentagon claims drone strike killed Al-Qaeda terrorist in Syria’s Idlib, emphasizes ‘no indications of civilian casualties’
The US Central Command announced on Thursday that it conducted a “kinetic counterterrorism strike” targeting Abu-Ahmad, on a stretch of road in the Syrian desert. “Initial indications are that we struck the individual we were aiming for, and there are no indications of civilian casualties as a result of the …
Read More »‘Serious issues with self-awareness’: China urges US to find ‘courage’ to address own mistakes after bilateral military talks
Beijing welcomes dialogue with the United States, but insists Washington must take steps to end “continuous provocations and suppression of China,” Defense Ministry spokesman Wu Qian told reporters on Thursday, not long after military officials on both sides held a pair of virtual meetings. “The military relationship has faced many …
Read More »China requests emergency power from Russia as coal shortages leave cities without electricity & factories grind to a standstill
On Wednesday, the Inter RAO energy conglomerate revealed that it had received a request from authorities in the East Asian nation to help relieve its flagging national grid. While no details have yet been given of the potential deal, it is understood that the firm, which has a monopoly on …
Read More »‘What next, a male Wonder Woman?’: Brits unimpressed as ‘uber woke’ Labour leader Keir Starmer calls for female James Bond
Speaking to ITV News on Thursday, Starmer said he thought it was time to mix up the 007 franchise. “I don’t have a favourite Bond, but I think it’s time for a female Bond,” the Labour leader told ITV. Starmer had been asked if he had a favourite James Bond, …
Read More »‘Big Tobacco’s playbook’: Senator rips Facebook-owned Instagram for harming children, hiding products’ toxicity
“Facebook has taken Big Tobacco’s playbook,” Blumenthal said at a Senate hearing on Thursday regarding the mental health impact of Facebook and Instagram. “It has hidden its own research on addiction and the toxic effects of its products. It has attempted to deceive the public and us in Congress about …
Read More »AOC’s not a socialist, but a political actress whose performative theatrics & tears are trying to keep the dying Democrats alive
New York Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is one of the United States’ Congress’ most famous members. She has millions of followers across her many social media platforms, and is reviled and loved in almost equal parts across America. Lately this apparent darling of the left has been in the news a …
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