Speaking on Wednesday on CNN, US President Biden once again seemed to make the serious political mistake of saying the quiet part out loud. When asked how he would address gun violence from a federal point of view, so as to bring about ‘change’ and make cities safer, Biden gave …
Read More »Cyberpunk 20**? Researchers warn of ‘bleak’ future with companies owning private thoughts & world divided between cyborg and human
Several Big Tech companies, including Facebook and Microsoft, and technology investors like Elon Musk have funded projects exploring the use of brain-computer interface (BCI) devices to map out neural links. US government agencies are also studying the tech’s applications. In a new study published in the APL Bioengineering journal, researchers …
Read More »The floods in Germany show how fear-mongering about climate change is preventing us from combating actual disasters
The political dishonesty about the recent tragic events in Germany is biblical. Instead of admitting that the tragedy was rooted in the inability of the German authorities to act on a series of remarkably accurate forecasts about impending extreme floods, the disaster has fed the climate-change narrative. This was the …
Read More »‘Are they going to bomb Vermont?’ Israel gets skewered after claiming Ben & Jerry’s ice-cream boycott is ‘new form of terrorism’
The Vermont-based ice cream brand, which has developed a reputation over the years as a champion of progressive causes, announced earlier this week that it would be “inconsistent” with its values to sell its ice cream in Gaza and the West Bank. The boycott was prompted by “concerns shared with …
Read More »Washington’s new Nord Stream 2 deal ‘hostile’ to Russia & betrays spirit of Putin-Biden summit, Moscow’s ambassador to US fumes
That’s according to Russia’s Ambassador to the US Anatoly Antonov, who has accused American officials of taking a confrontational stance towards his country over the Russian-backed gas link. In a statement issued on Thursday, he wrote that the new agreement, published by officials the day before, was based on “misunderstandings …
Read More »‘The carrot is no longer going to work’: CNN exec says in leaked email that US should rethink ‘carrot vs. stick’ vaccination drive
The peculiar message was revealed by Fox News host Tucker Carlson, who showed a screengrab of the email in question. “FW: #NEWS: A majority of unvaccinated Americans say they’re unlikely to get the Covd-19 vaccine, regardless of outreach efforts,” read the email’s subject line. The author of the email, identified …
Read More »What’s really behind the EU’s latest effort to regulate cryptocurrencies? RT’s Boom Bust wants to know
Crypto analyst Christy Ai tells Boom Bust who’s being targeted by these latest proposals. For more stories on economy & finance visit RT’s business section
Read More »YouTube censors Brazilian president’s videos over Covid misinformation concerns
The YouTube channel features regular videos of national addresses, as well as conversations with ministers, former officials, and medical professionals, with the president personally having expressed his critical views of lockdowns, mask wearing, and vaccination programs. One of the videos removed by YouTube featured the country’s former health minister, Eduardo …
Read More »Brexit deal ‘wasn’t something to last forever’: Britain says EU is ‘inflexible’ on Northern Ireland issue
In an interview with Sky News on Wednesday, Kwarteng backed the idea of re-negotiating the agreement. The effects of the deal were hard to predict before it actually came into force, he argued, so the parties should now be permitted to work together to make it more “smooth.” “Nobody could …
Read More »Viktor Orban’s LGBTQ referendum could spell the end of Hungary’s membership of the EU, or the end of his premiership
Hungary’s relationship with the European Union took another turn for the worse today, as Viktor Orban, the Hungarian prime minister, announced he would be putting his controversial child-protection laws out to a referendum. According to LGBTQ rights groups and some other EU member states, these laws, which came into force …
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