Representative Rosa DeLauro (D-Connecticut) is the lead person in terms of promoting the Paycheck Fairness Act (H.R. 7). It has been passed by the US House of Representatives, by 217 votes to 210. Its fate in the Senate, where it will be debated later this month, is more precarious. This …
Read More »Biden says Nord Stream 2 sanctions waived because pipeline nearly done & fighting it now would be ‘counterproductive’ with allies
“I had been opposed to Nord Stream 2 from the beginning, but it was almost completed by the time I took office,” Joe Biden told reporters outside the White House on Tuesday. “To go ahead and impose sanctions now, I think is counterproductive in terms of our European relations.” The …
Read More »‘Fans just see Khabib’: UFC legend Hardy says McGregor would ‘devalue’ belt because he was ‘strangled & dominated’ by Nurmagomedov
Knocked out by Dustin Poirier in the second round of their clash at UFC 257 in January, the Irishman is at a crossroads in his storied career. On July 10, he will have the chance to avenge the loss and win his trilogy 2-1 against ‘The Diamond’ in Las Vegas, …
Read More »The Golden Globes are moronic, but Hollywood boycotting them because the organizers aren’t ‘black’ enough is idiotic hypocrisy
Shock waves were sent through Hollywood this week when the esteemed Golden Globes became the target of a virtue-signaling blitzkrieg and boycott by some of the movie business’ heavy hitters. I am kidding, of course; the Golden Globes are certainly not esteemed and no one is shocked by Hollywood virtue-signaling …
Read More »‘Taking vengeance because they believe in Allah’: Khabib says ‘pray for Palestine’ as he shares footage of mosque clashes
Tensions are high in Israel as around 300 injuries were reported last week after two separate raids of the Al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem by Israeli defense forces, prompting concerns that Palestinians could be forcibly be evicted from their homes. The incidents have ramped up fears that the ongoing conflict could lead to …
Read More »Billionaires like Bill Gates won’t save us from Covid, or fix fake news or the climate crisis. Because it’s not in their interests
Billionaires. Our society has a complicated relationship with these folks since their mere existence at a time of record inequality only underscores the absurdity of our daily lives under capitalism. This is because none of them actually earned a billion dollars, rather they exploited workers to hoard that obscene wealth. …
Read More »Does Boris Johnson secretly want a united Ireland? Because he’s doing everything he possibly can to make it happen…
The prime minister was elected on a promise to get Brexit done. Central to that undertaking was an explicit manifesto commitment for the country to leave the EU as one United Kingdom, a union of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. He either lied to the British people when he made …
Read More »70-year-old woman savagely beaten on LA bus, allegedly because she ‘looked Asian,’ amid rash of hate crimes in California
The 70-year-old, identified in the media as ‘Becky’, was exiting a Metro bus on her way to a local supermarket when the attack occurred. According to Becky’s son, the female assailant yelled racial slurs at his mother as she beat her. The victim suffered a broken nose, a concussion, and …
Read More »US is whipping up fear of China because Washington simply cannot contemplate a world it does not dominate
On Wednesday, US intelligence officials provided a briefing on the biggest threats to Washington around the world, giving ample focus to China, but also mentioning Russia and North Korea, building on a comprehensive report that had been released earlier in the week. Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines defined Beijing as …
Read More »‘It’s lockdown what done it’: Is Boris lauding lockdowns because he’s planning another for October? It certainly looks that way
The Man in Black wanted us to be in no doubt during his interview this week with Sky News: it was the lockdown whatdunit. “It is very, very important for everybody to understand,” Johnson said, “that the reduction in these numbers, in hospitalisations, in deaths, in infections, has not been …
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