In an op-ed published on Sunday in the Charleston Gazette-Mail, Manchin slammed the For the People Act as “partisan legislation.” “The truth, I would argue, is that voting and election reform that is done in a partisan manner will all but ensure partisan divisions continue to deepen,” the senator wrote. …
Read More »Israeli PM Netanyahu condemns ‘incitement from any side’ amid backlash against coalition set to remove him from power
“I condemn all kinds of incitement and violence from any side,” Netanyahu said at a meeting of his party, Likud, as quoted by Haaretz newspaper. The PM added that incitement should be distinguished from free speech. Netanyahu’s comment came a day after the head of Israel’s domestic security service Shin …
Read More »UN’s torture expert condemns persecution of Julian Assange as efforts to free journalist ramp up ahead of G7 summit
Assange’s fiancee Stella Moris, Geneva Mayor Frederique Perler, and UN Special Rapporteur on Torture Nils Melzer called for the journalist’s release and an end to US extradition proceedings against him on Friday. Melzer, who also serves as the Swiss human rights chair at the Geneva Academy, called Assange’s incarceration “one …
Read More »US to send Taiwan 750,000 ‘urgently needed’ Covid-19 vaccine doses after Taipei rejects Beijing’s help
Illinois Senator Tammy Duckworth, a Democrat, announced in Taipei on Sunday that the US would send 750,000 doses to the island. “It was critical to the United States that Taiwan be included in the first group to receive vaccines because we recognize your urgent need and we value this partnership,” …
Read More »‘It’s important that I listen to my body’: Tennis legend Roger Federer becomes latest big name to pull out of French Open
Federer, who counts the 2009 French Open among his list of 20 career Grand Slam wins, will have to wait a little longer for his 21st after confirming on social media that he is pulling out of the tournament before his scheduled Monday match with Matteo Berrettini. Ninth seed Federer came through …
Read More »New officer boosts Kremlin guard ranks, trained to lure would-be trespassers into ambush by partner using his… snow-white feathers
Buran is the latest addition to a small but fierce raptor unit of the Federal Protective Service (FSO), Russia’s counterpart to the US Secret Service. The first Arctic owl to ever live at FSO’s Kremlin mews, he was recruited last year and will soon start active service. The primary foes …
Read More »Drones, 100s of people & vehicles sent to block UNSTOPPABLE herd of 15 elephants trampling Chinese towns & farmlands (VIDEOS)
The herd started on its way from a natural reserve in the southern Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture and trekked about 300 miles (500km) over more than a year. On Sunday, a special command formed in Yunnan province to monitor and hopefully direct the migration, and it deployed 14 drones to …
Read More »Argentinian foreign minister slams chief of regional bloc OAS for ‘meddling’ in Mexico’s general election amid heightened security
The spat began when Mexican Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard slammed Luis Almagro’s leadership of the Organization of American States (OAS), a regional bloc of 35 countries in the Americas and the Caribbean. “The performance of the current OAS secretary-general, Mr. Almagro, has been one of the worst in history,” Ebrard …
Read More »Monetising white guilt: Virtue-signalling women pay $5,000 for dinner to be shamed for their whiteness
These now-widely reported events are organised by Race2Dinner, a company created by Regina Jackson, who is black, and Saira Rao, who is Indian American. Jackson and Rao are part of the growing woke training industry, which is busy successfully monetising white guilt. As Molly Fischer of New York magazine noted, …
Read More »Cuomo’s daughter’s coming-out is another chance for media to evangelize for LGBTQ agenda, cheer on favorite supposed victim class
Michaela Kennedy-Cuomo, the youngest daughter of New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, told the world in an Instagram post on Thursday that she’s bisexual. That’s right. Just in time for Pride Month, the 23-year-old daughter of New York’s alleged serial-groper-in-chief said she’s “queer,” and legacy media outlets ranging from NBC News …
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