The riot broke out on Friday night in the Litoral Penitentiary – a large prison near the town of Guayaquil. The prison is known to be housing inmate from the infamous Los Choneros gang that allegedly has links to Mexico’s powerful Sinaloa cartel. The violent clashes were sparked by a …
Read More »Billionaires and celebs are right to fear climate change
It’ll be obvious when humanity has truly lost the climate change game. You know how? All those preachy COP26 multi-billionaires and the sermonising celebs who travel in their slipstream will start to sell off their beachfront houses. Why? Well, the first places that are gonna be washed away in this …
Read More »Unvaccinated will have ‘miserable, very lonely life,’ top Australian doc warns
“Life will be miserable without being vaccinated. You won’t be able to hide,” Dr. Chris Perry said this week, while speaking to Channel 9 television network in Australia. The medical association president was discussing the future of Queensland residents who decide to dodge a vaccination mandate. Calling those who have …
Read More »Amazon’s Bezos predicts how many people will be left on the planet
The Amazon billionaire enthusiastically shared his predictions for what human civilization will look like in the future – with him personally helping to bring that future closer – during a talk at the annual Ignatius Forum in Washington, DC. He expects vast cylindrical space colonies spinning to create artificial gravity …
Read More »After Kyiv Post closure, will the West continue to give Ukraine’s Zelensky a free pass for his clampdown on media freedom?
The outlet’s owner, real-estate tycoon Adnan Kivan, who runs the KADORR business group, did not stand on ceremony, simply informing the newsroom staff one morning that their jobs and their paper were over. Even if Kivan added a few token words of thanks for their services and made vague promises of, …
Read More »EU policy toward Belarus all ‘bribery & blackmail,’ Minsk claims
There are only two components left in the EU’s Belarus policies, Belarusian Foreign Minister Vladimir Makei lamented, during an interview on Friday. “There are financial promises, which they give to our fugitive politicians. They say ‘we’ll give you three billion euros, and Belarus will turn into a democracy at once.’ …
Read More »Putin warns Belarus of major fallout if it cuts off gas to EU
Putin said he was blindsided by Lukashenko’s suggestion to disrupt exports through Belarusian territory if Brussels hits Minsk with more sanctions. “Nothing good will come out of it,” the Russian leader told Moscow’s Rossiya-1 TV channel on Saturday. He added that Lukashenko had not brought up the idea of shutting down …
Read More »Scottish govt puts tampons in male toilets
The first country in the world that made sanitary pads and tampons free for all is now also providing them in the male lavatories of governmental buildings. “A varied selection” of traditionally female hygiene products are put in restrooms for men “in those premises where gender neutral facilities do not …
Read More »Why Lukashenko seems to be winning the migrant battle with Brussels
One result of the crisis, which involves around 4,000 migrants left in limbo at the border, has been that fighting talk has broken out between the European Union and Belarus. Threats have been made by either side, although I would argue one side has the upper hand, and it is …
Read More »Toxic smog in New Delhi way worse than previously thought
“Do you know how bad the situation is? People have to wear masks even at home,” Chief Justice N.V. Ramana said, grilling government officials. The court said central and state officials must make “an emergency decision” and present plans to fight the smog on Monday. Ramana suggested that authorities should …
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