Donziger is currently being tried for criminal contempt of court, and his defense has little doubt that he will receive a guilty verdict. Supporters of the lawyer see the case as little more than a revenge campaign by oil giant Chevron. A decade ago, Donziger helped 30,000 people in Ecuador …
Read More »A new book, ‘Cynical Theories’, finally takes woke warriors to task over crazy ideas such as ‘being fat is the same as being gay’
As it isn’t far from home, I feel an urge to visit the London suburb where a local council has permanently painted a pedestrian crossing blue, pink and white to mark the international day against homophobia, transphobia and biphobia. When I find the crossing, I’ll stand in the middle, ignore …
Read More »Bitcoin sees another daily crash of 10% as China vows to clamp down on mining & trading
Bitcoin was trading at $36,818 at 07:44 GMT, marking a day-on-day drop of nearly eight percent. The fall comes after a week of extreme volatility, with the price of the most-valued virtual currency making wild swings above and below the $40,000 mark. The latest drop is attributed to an announcement …
Read More »Govt confiscates $90,000 earned by Capitol riot participant for selling footage of Ashli Babbitt’s fatal shooting
The repossession was revealed after court filings against John Earle Sullivan were unsealed on Thursday. Sullivan also received additional criminal charges for his actions during the events of January 6 and is now facing a total of eight criminal counts. Sullivan is an oddball figure among the more than 440 …
Read More »Forty love? Fans play detectives as tennis icon Venus Williams is rumored to be dating 6ft 11in player who is 17 years her junior
Seven-time Grand Slam winner Williams was seen hitting with Canadian Opelka in April at the Ibis Golf and Country Club in West Palm Beach, Florida, where her tennis coach, Eric Hechtman, showed them working together. That accelerated gossip among observers on Twitter, who also spotted that Williams left three hearts as a comment …
Read More »Don’t hug your chickens before they hatch? Bizarre CDC guidance about SNUGGLING POULTRY raises fluffy eyebrows
Backyard chickens have become carriers in a new salmonella outbreak, the CDC warned on Thursday in a posted “notice of investigation” on their website, alerting chicken owners that “backyard poultry” can carry the deadly virus “even if they look healthy and clean.” The CDC warnings driving the feathered freakout bore …
Read More »Volte-face? Macron seeks to ‘revitalize’ alliance with NATO, implicitly walking back ‘brain death’ comment
Macron insisted on Thursday that France sought to “revitalize” its alliance with NATO – still with a pointed call for reform, but a far cry from 2019’s complaints that the alliance was almost “brain-dead.” Macron told the Economist that year that “what we are currently experiencing is the brain death …
Read More »Of course teen girl band’s viral song ‘Racist, Sexist Boy’ is liberals’ new anthem – it’s perfect catnip for virtue signaling
The Linda Lindas, a Los Angeles band of girls ranging in ages from 10 to 16, are winning adoring fans among dedicated liberals over a performance of their song ‘Racist, Sexist Boy’ in celebration of AAPI Heritage Month, which has gone viral on social media. “A little while before we …
Read More »Judge orders Georgia county to unseal nearly 150k ballots for FOURTH recount after lawsuit claims fraud in 2020 presidential race
In a Friday ruling, Superior Court Judge Brian Amero said election officials in Fulton County – Georgia’s most populous county, which includes Atlanta – must make plans to unseal 147,000 ballots, saying the exact process would be determined at a later hearing, according to the Washington Post. “We will continue …
Read More »Japanese health officials withdraw advisory to not ‘eat with foreigners’ due to Covid-19 amid backlash
The guidance, which warned farmers against eating with foreigners, was circulated by the Itako Health Center earlier this week, NHK reported. The advisory was reportedly received by local agricultural cooperatives (JAs) as well as city authorities in Ibaraki Prefecture, which fall under the center’s jurisdiction. “If you talk to a …
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