It might be surprising to hear that, despite everything which has happened this year, including geopolitical tensions between the US and China, talk of potential war and the increasingly abysmal picture that the media has painted of China’s economy, the country is for the second consecutive year on course to …
Read More »Kosovo’s ‘government’ is illegitimate & its ‘expulsion’ of two Russian diplomats on UN business has no legal force — Moscow
“We do not recognize the ‘independence’ of Kosovo, and, accordingly, the regional ‘government’ and other ‘structures’. For us, no ‘decisions’ of Pristina have legal force,” the embassy said on Friday, adding that its mandate in Kosovo is to cooperate with the UN Interim Administration Mission (UNMIK), based on the Security …
Read More »Moscow ranks among top four cities in world to live, work & do business, as report labels Russian capital a ‘cultural gold mine’
However, in a major new analysis of the best places across the world to move to, spend money or take up a job, the Russian capital has come out in fourth place, losing out only to the metropolises of London, Paris and New York. The report, produced by research consultancy …
Read More »Raging for the Machine: AOC’s ‘Tax the Rich’ dress isn’t a scandal. It’s business as usual for Revolution, Inc.
It’s difficult to think of an image that more aptly sums up the feckless arrogance and moral decline of America’s ruling class than self-professed ‘democratic socialist’ Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez showing up to the $30,000-per-ticket Met Gala in a ball gown emblazoned with the text ‘Tax the Rich’. Yet that’s exactly …
Read More »UK’s post-Brexit labour supply problems could last for ‘two years,’ business leaders warn
The group representing thousands of British businesses issued the warning as the UK government prepares to end the furlough scheme introduced to protect jobs in industries severely hampered by the Covid pandemic and amid supply shortages in the UK due to a lack of lorry drivers. Speaking in a statement …
Read More »Brilliant new book Woke Inc exposes cynical big-business’ tactics, used to shower itself in virtue and to silence woke critics
Back in 2019, razor manufacturer Gillette launched a grievously ill-considered advertising campaign addressing toxic masculinity, just as the #Metoo movement was gaining speed, using images portraying sexism, bullying and aggressive male behaviour. The idea was to twist the company’s slogan from “The best a man can get” to the “The …
Read More »The OnlyFans porn ban is a slap in the face for the creators who made the platform a success, and is a senseless business decision
Last Thursday, OnlyFans – a popular online platform that enables people to post racy photos and videos in exchange for a paid subscription – announced that, starting on October 1, it would be banning any posting containing “sexually explicit conduct.” Blaming the move on pressure from banks, a spokesperson told …
Read More »No monkey business allowed: Woman having ‘AFFAIR’ with chimpanzee banned from visiting it at Belgian zoo
The bizarre ‘love story’ made the headlines across Belgian media on Friday, after Antwerp Zoo slapped a restraining order of sorts on Adie Timmermans, a long-standing visitor. Over the past four years, Timmermans paid weekly visits to the zoo, seeking contact with one particular animal – a 38-year-old chimpanzee called …
Read More »OnlyFans’ incoming porn ban isn’t a victory for morality, it’s just a bad business decision as someone else will pick up the slack
Whether people like it or not, pornography is a big business in the modern day. It’s impossible to count the number of adult websites out there, and sex work of all types continues to be popular in the digital space. With the invention of the website OnlyFans, many adult performers, …
Read More »Business model based on outrage… or is it envy? Ben Shapiro strikes back at NPR hit piece on Daily Wire’s ‘conservative agenda’
National Public Radio admitted that Shapiro’s site, the Daily Wire, doesn’t “normally include falsehoods,” and is even (according to its own Standards & Policies page) “committed to truthful, accurate, and ethical reporting” – but that’s not the point, they sniffed. Shapiro seemed bemused to discover that the latest excuse for …
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