Bush, oped columnist James Harding admits, is remembered by “the world” for Iraq – the war Americans were promised would be a “cakewalk,” in which kids would rush to welcome US troops with flowers – which turned out to be IEDs, planted less by kids than by Iraqis who wanted …
Read More »Biden administration declares ‘long Covid’ a DISABILITY eligible for accommodation under civil rights law
Under a guidance announced Monday by the departments of Justice (DOJ) and Health and Human Services (HHS), ‘long Covid’ is defined as a series of symptoms, experienced by people who have been infected with the novel coronavirus, that “can last weeks or months” afterward and “worsen with physical or mental …
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 »Veterans Affairs becomes first US government agency to MANDATE Covid-19 vaccinations for some staff
“Whenever a Veteran or VA employee sets foot in a VA facility, they deserve to know that we have done everything in our power to protect them from [Covid-19],″ VA Secretary Denis McDonough announced on Monday afternoon. The order applies to healthcare workers under Title 38, meaning physicians, dentists, podiatrists, …
Read More »Big Tech companies to target right-wing militias & ‘attacker manifestos’ through same database used to identify terrorists
The Global Internet Forum to Counter Terrorism (GIFCT) has primarily focused on videos and images released by terrorist groups identified by the United Nations, including the Taliban. The group will be expanding the scope of material they target in the coming months, according to a report from Reuters. New material …
Read More »I think anti-vaxxers are nuts, but I HATE the fact I can’t travel or even work without the jabs
To be jabbed or not to be jabbed, that is… not much of a question, really, is it? Personally, I have no choice. As a working journalist, there are loads of places that won’t give me accreditation. They simply won’t let me in – no arguments, no discussions – unless …
Read More »He-Man and the Masters of the Wokeverse: How Netflix’s agenda-driven programming is causing customers to tune out
On the surface, Netflix’s reboot of the classic 80s cartoon ‘He-Man and the Masters of the Universe’ looked like it had everything it needed to be a huge success. It had a beloved brand, a huge nostalgia-hungry fanbase, and a respected filmmaker overseeing it who was a pop-culture darling. But …
Read More »A third of US liberals want ‘weaker arguments’ to be given less coverage by the media, but who decides which views these are?
According to the survey from Reuters Institute, a majority of people want a wider range of views in their media and a sizable portion want what they deem to be “weaker arguments” to be given less airtime. The study, based on a focus group of “politically and racially/ethnically diverse” people …
Read More »The Olympics’ shambolic gender rules are allowing biological men to displace women from the top of their sports – it has to stop
The Tokyo Olympics risks being remembered for the wrong reasons, and not just because of the impact of Covid-19. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) ruling on transgender inclusion has allowed male-born Laurel Hubbard to represent New Zealand in women’s weightlifting. But is Hubbard the only one to have taken advantage …
Read More »Global mission led by Interpol sees over 280 human smuggling suspects arrested, 430 victims freed
Law enforcement agencies across 47 countries participated in the mission, under which some 500,000 inspections were carried out at checkpoints and airports following local intelligence and tip-offs, Interpol said in a statement on Monday. As well as the overarching mission to combat migrant smuggling, the agency said that a further …
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