A gasoline and diesel pipeline running the length of the US East Coast was temporarily shut down following a cyber attack on Friday. The pipeline’s operator, the Colonial Pipeline Company, released a statement on Friday night acknowledging the “cybersecurity attack” and announcing that “all pipeline operations” had been halted in …
Read More »‘I have some bad news’: Edward Snowden rips ex-CNN White House reporter for saying journalists don’t expect govt spying & lying
Michelle Kosinski, who worked as CNN’s White House correspondent between 2014 and 2019, claimed on Saturday that “as an American journalist, you never expect” your “own govt to lie to you,” “hide information the public has a right to know,” and “spy on your communications.” “Trump’s unAmerican regime did all of …
Read More »At least 30 killed, 50+ injured as multiple blasts rock school in Kabul (VIDEOS)
On Saturday, at least three blasts occurred on the premises of the Sayed-ul-Shuhada High School, located in the western part of the capital. The attack occurred when the students were leaving the school. It was not immediately clear what caused the explosions, with local media reports suggesting the school came …
Read More »The end of strategic ambiguity? America has finally stopped pretending it would risk war with Russia over supposed ‘ally’ Ukraine
Except, of course, there is no alliance between the US and Ukraine. This week, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken effectively ended the notion that Ukraine has Western backers ready to step in at a moment’s notice if it finds itself under attack. Pressed on whether American forces could be …
Read More »Boom Bust looks at to how Facebook’s abuse of user data created market opportunities for Signal
Earlier this week, Signal tried to use Facebook’s own tools against it when it attempted to launch ads on the platform that showed viewers some of the information collected about them to demonstrate how much personal data the tech giant collects and sells access to. However, the campaign was blocked, …
Read More »‘I’m good’: Ex-president of Maldives on the mend after being critically injured in bomb blast
Nasheed, the head of the Maldivian Democratic Party and the country’s current parliament speaker, was injured after an explosive device attached to a motorbike detonated as he left his home in the capital, Male on Thursday. “I’m good,” he said after being taken off life support, his sister relayed in …
Read More »UK announces ‘Pet Theft Taskforce’ following huge rise in dog abductions over lockdown
The government announced the formation of the taskforce on Saturday, saying its mission was “to gather evidence to understand the factors that may be contributing to any perceived rise in thefts and to recommend any necessary measures to tackle the problem.” “The Taskforce will learn lessons from successes in tackling …
Read More »Advanced 4th-gen nuclear-powered submarine Kazan joins Russia’s Navy Northern Fleet (VIDEO)
The flag hoisting ceremony to mark the beginning of the Kazan’s service was held in Russia’s northern port city of Severodvinsk on Friday. The ceremony was attended by high-ranking officers, including the Navy chief Admiral Nikolay Evmenov as well as the commander of the Northern Fleet, Aleksandr Moiseev. The new …
Read More »Rail service hit by ‘significant disruption’ in England after cracks found on high-speed trains
The Great Western Railway (GWR), the London North Eastern Railway (LNER), Hull Trains, and the TransPennine Express (TPE) suspended some services out of London on Saturday morning. This means that train services are limited between Edinburgh, Newcastle upon Tyne, York, and London, according to the BBC. GWR warned of “significant …
Read More »27 million Soviet citizens lost their lives fighting the Nazis, Westerners comparing USSR to Hitler’s Germany insult their memory
It has apparently become a yearly tradition for some bad actors to try and force us to unnecessarily debate simple historical truths about World War II. As tensions ratchet up against Russia from Western countries, history is correspondingly revised or distorted to denigrate the Soviet Union’s unquestionable heroism during the …
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