“Congratulations on the flight,” Bezos wrote on Instagram to Branson and his crew following their successful flight to space and return to Earth on Sunday. Bezos added that he “can’t wait to join the club.” Branson made his way to suborbital space on the Virgin Galactic Unity 22 spaceplane from …
Read More »‘Who shot Ashli Babbitt?’ Trump asks, floating theory ‘head of security’ for top Democrat could have pulled trigger
In a Sunday interview with Fox News’ Maria Bartiromo, Trump described Babbitt as an “innocent, wonderful, incredible woman” and once again demanded that the identity of the shooter be released. “People want to know [who shot Ashli Babbitt] and why,” the former president claimed. Babbitt, an Air Force veteran, was …
Read More »FBI goes ‘American Stasi’ with tweet encouraging family members to rat each other out for ‘extremism’
“Family members and peers are often best positioned to witness signs of mobilization to violence,” read a tweet from the FBI on Sunday. To help prevent “homegrown violent extremism,” the agency advises Americans to visit its website, “to learn how to spot suspicious behaviors and report them to the FBI.” …
Read More »Man vandalizes Hunter Biden art gallery by spray-painting ‘Daddy’, assaults gallery employee, gets arrested
Rodrick Webber, 47, allegedly spray-painted the word “Daddy” on a wall inside the New York City art gallery. Webber later revealed to investigators that he was trying to write the phrase “Daddy is a war criminal” on the wall, in reference to Hunter Biden’s father, President Joe Biden. Webber could …
Read More »Sputnik V vaccine has very low rate of severe side effects in people over 60 – San Marino study
A tiny independent enclave state of around 34,000, surrounded by Italian territory, San Marino began using the Russian-made vaccine in February. A study looking into adverse events following immunization (AEFIs) has appeared in the online publication EClinicalMedicine, which is run by the peer-reviewed medical journal the Lancet. A team of …
Read More »India pulls diplomats from Afghanistan’s second-largest city as Taliban boast rapid territorial gains
A special aircraft operated by the Indian Air Force was reportedly dispatched on Saturday to retrieve around 50 diplomats and security forces from Afghanistan’s second-largest city. India’s foreign ministry said in a statement that Indian nationals working at the consulate had been “brought back for the time being” due to …
Read More »Virgin founder Richard Branson successfully lands after beating Jeff Bezos in billionaire space race
Branson made a trip to suborbital space on the Virgin Galactic Unity 22 spaceplane on Sunday, along with fellow passengers Sirisha Bandla, Colin Bennett, and Beth Moses, and pilots David Mackay and Michael Masucci – launching from Spaceport America, New Mexico. The passengers experienced weightlessness as they reached space for …
Read More »Tara Reade: How can survivors like me ever trust American justice when men like Bill Cosby walk free?
When I was a child, I had a record player. It was my escape and pleasure. I had versions of classical ballets, Shakespeare spoken records, Sesame Street, and comedy albums by stand ups like Steve Martin and Bill Cosby. My younger brother (who became a professional comedian) and I would …
Read More »‘Still waiting for bloody vaccinations’: Australians furious with graphic govt Covid ad telling people to get jabbed
The graphic ad, which is set to run in Sydney – the largest city in Australia, and the one hit hardest by Covid – shows the woman panting with tears in her eyes as she is hooked up to a respirator in hospital. “Covid-19 can affect anyone. Stay home. Get …
Read More »Musk wishes Branson ‘godspeed’ ahead of his suborbital flight aboard VSS Unity, while Bezos’ firm fires barbs
The British daredevil entrepreneur will be among the six people on board the air-launched plane VSS Unity, which is scheduled to make its first fully crewed suborbital trip on Sunday. Musk, the head of spacecraft producer SpaceX and a space exploration enthusiast, wished Branson all the best. The billionaire appreciated …
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