“Islam Qala is now under our full control and we will try to put it back in operation today,” Zabihullah Mujahid, a spokesman for the militant movement, told AFP. On Thursday, an anonymous Afghan official told AP that the Taliban took over customs at the crossing point. Videos purportedly shot …
Read More »French & Germans are to blame for Ukraine & Georgia losing control over swathes of territory, claims top Kiev security official
Speaking to Forbes, Aleksey Danilov focused his accusations on Paris, saying that France’s actions led to Kiev losing control over Crimea, as well parts of the Donetsk and Lugansk regions, and contributed to Tbilisi’s loss of Abkhazia and South Ossetia. “Our international partners reproach us and say that we haven’t …
Read More »Tesla to recall 285k+ cars in China over faulty cruise control software – Beijing regulator
The move was announced by China’s State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR). It affects both imported and locally produced Model 3 and Model Y Tesla vehicles.The recall comes after an investigation found the cruise control systems too prone to accidental activation, which could lead to road accidents and collisions. The …
Read More »I fear that the EU’s new dystopian ‘digital identity wallet’ will be used to control and track people in the way China does
The European Union’s executive commission has just announced the introduction of a pan-EU digital identification that citizens of member states can use across the entire bloc that will store important identification and official documents, like a driver’s license, prescriptions, diplomas, and presumably Covid-19 test and vaccination certificates. It will also …
Read More »With violence rising and politicians promoting gun control, 35% of US firearm owners expanded their arsenals in past year – poll
The Rasmussen poll was conducted on May 3-4 and released on Friday. The gun-buying spree also coincided with a spate of mass shootings, which President Joe Biden and other Democrat politicians have cited as justification for enacting new restrictions on firearms. Rasmussen’s figures are corroborated by FBI data. The bureau …
Read More »The end of free speech: Why is Britain handing huge new powers of censorship to tech giants to control what we write and say?
As the British nanny state widens its scope with the government’s new Online Safety Bill it is a sign that the German concept of wehrhafte Demokratie – or militant democracy – has arrived on our shores, dictating that some of our rights are sacrificed in the interests of order. Once …
Read More »Turkey tightens control on crypto firms after 2 exchanges collapse
The decree was published in the Official Gazette on Saturday, taking effect immediately. Forcing the platforms to abide by the regulations could make it easier to investigate digital currency holdings, according to Bloomberg. The crypto industry has been under increased scrutiny in Turkey in recent weeks. On Friday, a ban …
Read More »No, ‘mistresses’ are NOT our ‘friends’ & neither are the woke feminists who want to control how we speak
Language is constantly evolving. One hundred years ago, the word ‘nice’ was understood to mean ‘foolish’, before morphing into a synonym for ‘dainty’ and, eventually, ‘pleasant’. This sort of semantic shift happens for various reasons but often results from a technological or demographic shift. For example, the birth of the …
Read More »Washington will disappear if it loses control of the printing press, investment manager tells Keiser Report
That was “a horrible decision,” Lepard says, adding, “To me, so many ills that we face in our society are a function of not having sound money.” According to the investment manager, “It’s a tax that nobody voted for and it’s been horrible for the country.” Lepard says that “it …
Read More »‘Just following orders?’ Calgary police mocked for ‘weak damage control’ as pastor’s fiery standoff with ‘Gestapo cops’ goes viral
In their statement on Sunday night, authorities said that only “one uniformed officer of the Calgary Police Service attended a call to assist our partner agencies… in relation to a religious gathering.” Many wondered if anyone at the CPS press service even watched the video, accusing them of “lying” in …
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