According to the job advert, the one-year traineeship offers £17,810 ($24,643) for a production management assistant role with the broadcaster’s Science Unit in Glasgow. The successful candidate – described as having a “desire to build a career in the TV industry and a demonstrable interest in BBC Studios” – will …
Read More »Safe space? NASA’s ‘Mission Equity’ draws groans as agency follows CIA & Pentagon down woke street
Following in the footsteps of the Pentagon and the CIA, NASA is struggling to reinvent itself as woke, capable of luring and keeping the attention of Americans addicted to identity politics, whom it had not previously felt the need to reach. The agency released a video touting its ‘Mission Equity’ …
Read More »In algorithms we trust? Twitter draws criticism over potential new ‘misinformation warning’ system
Tech blogger Jane Manchun Wong, who is known for reverse engineering apps to find hidden features, revealed on Monday that she had come across a tiered warning label system that Twitter is toying with, apparently in an effort to expand its crackdown on ‘misinformation’. According to Wong, Twitter could potentially …
Read More »Gaza strikes rage on as Israeli police chief draws ire for suggesting ‘terrorists from both sides’ to blame for Jewish-Arab unrest
The Israeli military reported a flurry of strikes on the Palestinian enclave on Tuesday night, targeting what it said were Hamas sites in Khan Younis, Gaza City, Zeitoun and Shuja’iyya, including rocket launch installations, “research and development complexes” and the homes of several commanders. It shared footage of one air …
Read More »Disneyland’s renovated ‘Snow White’ ride draws woke ire over added ‘non-consensual’ true love’s kiss finale
The famed attraction, a Disneyland staple since its 1955 debut, was revamped with major technical upgrades during the theme park’s closure due to the pandemic. However, its new grand finale has drawn criticism despite being more faithful to the 1937 animated movie. In the scene, the Prince wakes Snow White …
Read More »Elon Musk draws flak after claiming data logs clear Tesla’s ‘Autopilot’ of blame in fatal ‘driverless’ vehicle crash
Law enforcement authorities are expected to serve warrants to the carmaker on Tuesday to secure data logs from the accident, according to a Reuters report citing a senior police source. On Saturday night, the fully electric 2019 Tesla Model S caught fire after crashing at speed into a tree near …
Read More »‘Cancel culture is a disease’: Actor Hank Azaria draws backlash after apology for voicing Simpsons’ Indian shopkeeper Apu
“I really do apologize,” Azaria said as he appeared on the Armchair Expert podcast and discussed his portrayal of ‘Kwik-E-Mart’ owner Apu Nahasapeemapetilon, who the actor announced earlier he would no longer voice. Azaria told the podcast’s Indian-American host Monica Padman that he feels he needs to “go to every …
Read More »Biden asks Americans to ‘trust Fauci’ after he draws criticism, admitting latest CDC recommendations not science-based
In his first address as president on Thursday evening, Biden demanded Americans follow advice from scientists, who he said “have made clear that things may get worse again” as new strains of the virus spread. “But to get there we can’t let our guard down. This fight is far from …
Read More »McConnell draws ire from both sides of the aisle by voting to acquit Trump, then blaming him as responsible for Capitol riot
McConnell (R-Kentucky) was among the 43 GOP senators who voted on Saturday to acquit Trump in the former president’s second impeachment trial, leaving Democrats 10 votes short of the two-third majority that was constitutionally required for conviction. But McConnell then gave a speech blaming Trump as “practically and morally responsible” …
Read More »Russian policeman draws gun as pro-Navalny protesters clash with officers on streets of St. Petersburg (VIDEO)
In one clip, an officer can be seen drawing his service pistol after being punched and kicked by demonstrators, who were chasing a small group of policemen down a street just off Sennaya Square in St. Petersburg. The unverified video, published by the opposition-leaning Fontanka news site, has been shared …
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