Petito’s remains were found on September 19 at the Spread Creek Dispersed Camping Area in Bridger-Teton National Forest, and Teton County coroner Dr. Brent Blue finally revealed the official cause of her death this week. He refused to go into further detail about the specifics of the death, but did …
Read More »Tax-avoiding, property buying elites cause the housing shortages that lie behind all our ailments, from inequality to ill health
This week we have discovered yet more evidence of the wealthy getting wealthier by avoiding paying their fair share of tax by using offshore companies registered in various tax havens across the globe. Thanks to the efforts of dozens of journalists and campaigners in bringing us the Pandora Papers, a …
Read More »Covid-19 response disrupts fight against TB and AIDS, may cause more deaths in some countries than the pandemic, Global Fund says
The grim assessment was included in a report posted on Wednesday by the Geneva-based Global Fund, which said disruptions caused by the pandemic have had a “catastrophic impact” on the fight against TB, which typically kills more people globally each year than any other infectious disease. It was estimated that …
Read More »Perestroika did not cause USSR’s downfall but ‘a lot of things’ should have been done differently, says ex-Soviet leader Gorbachev
That’s according to former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev, who wrote an article for ‘Russia in Global Affairs’ explaining his point of view that perestroika was “historically correct” and necessary for the USSR. Gorbachev led the Soviet Union from 1985 until its collapse in 1991 and is seen as one of …
Read More »Brussels’ new climate plan will cause job losses and mass protests, and might even bring down the EU itself
When you’re in a hole, you generally stop digging. But that’s not the case for the European Union; it just keeps on digging deeper and deeper. Last night, the EU unveiled its blueprint for drastically cutting carbon emissions over the next decade. The plan, which was unveiled by Ursula von …
Read More »FDA issues warning that Johnson & Johnson’s Covid-19 vaccine can cause rare neurological disorder after 100 cases detected
Guillain-Barre has been detected in about 100 people who had recently received Johnson & Johnson’s Covid-19 jabs, and the FDA said on Monday that 95 of those cases required hospitalization. One vaccine recipient died from the disorder, the agency said, without providing details. Many of the patients were men aged …
Read More »North Korea wants to talk with the US… so expect it to cause some trouble to attract Biden’s attention
At the latest meeting of North Korea’s ruling Workers’ Party of Korea, Kim Jong-un spoke about the challenges facing his country. During a series of speeches, he acknowledged the economic difficulties it has faced, given it was almost completely cut off from the entire world for most of 2020. But …
Read More »In this age of narcissism, political activism is all about the activist, not about the cause
While house hunting recently, I strolled through an upscale, though approachable neighborhood full of younger residents – the millennials and post-millennials who define and drive much of today’s political debate. The leanings of the locals was made clear enough between the proliferating collage of lawn signs, bumper stickers and fluttering …
Read More »‘Welcome reassurance’: Mild Covid-19 infection unlikely to cause lasting heart damage, UK study finds
University College London (UCL) researchers analysed MRI scans of 149 healthcare workers; 74 of whom had recovered from previous mild Covid-19 infections and a control group of 75 with no prior infection whose age, sex and ethnicity matched those of the first group. Amid increasing concerns about blood clots following …
Read More »Equity’s woke indoctrination of theatre critics will cause cultural segregation
Whenever I hear of yet another new guideline that seeks to dictate what can or cannot be said, I know that it’s an attempt to restrict someone from expressing an opinion. The actors’ union Equity is the latest body to send a ‘you can’t say that’ missive. It has issued …
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