The world has been left utterly aghast at the scenes from the United States Capitol building on Wednesday night, as a mob of President Trump’s supporters invaded and caused chaos, leaving four dead. Although the election result was still certified as scheduled, the events have sent shockwaves through America’s political …
Read More »‘You can always go Downtown’: Social media looks for hidden meaning as police say Nashville RV played 1960s pop hit before bombing
Police in Nashville said on Sunday that, shortly before it exploded next to an AT&T building, an RV parked in the city’s downtown played an audio message over a loudspeaker: a recording of ‘Downtown’ by British singer Petula Clark. Was there a deeper meaning to the message? Commenters on Twitter …
Read More »Russia fields first mass-produced 5th-gen Su-57 fighter jet. RT looks back at its history (VIDEOS)
The Russian military has received a very special early Christmas present from the Sukhoi aircraft maker, with the first mass-produced Su-57 finally joining its ranks. The manufacturing process of the new fighters is expected to accelerate in the months to come and, by the late 2020s, Moscow will have at …
Read More »‘I have nothing to declare but my genius’: UFC’s Conor McGregor looks shredded as he returns from Portugal training camp (PHOTOS)
The “Notorious”, 32, will set foot in the UFC cage for the first time in almost exactly a year when he faces former title challenger Poirier on “Fight Island” on January 23 in a sequel to their UFC 178 clash six years ago, which McGregor won by first-round TKO. All …
Read More »New START looks finished: Russia’s Lavrov pessimistic about future extension of nuclear arms treaty, calls US demands unacceptable
Speaking at a virtual press conference on Thursday, Lavrov complained that US President Donald Trump’s administration is too concerned about winning and losing, which extends not only to elections, but also to negotiations and deals with foreign countries. “Conversations are conducted in terms of the mentality of ‘who will win, …
Read More »Trump looks like he’s toast, so who’s going to take the reins and lead the Republican fightback for 2024?
Donald Trump looks like he is leaving the White House and his likely replacement will be the oldest president ever. Joe Biden will be 78 at his inauguration and everything points to him serving one term only. The Democrats already have a successor in pole position, the likely next vice …
Read More »San Francisco looks to rename 44 schools, expunging the likes of Washington, Lincoln and even FEINSTEIN for their impurities
The city’s school board is looking to rename as many as 44 of the 125 public schools in its district after a panel of community members appointed to study the issue found their namesakes to be problematic by today’s standards of woke conduct, the local ABC television affiliate reported. The …
Read More »‘Looks a little like plagiarism’: Pence uses past Biden scandal to slam Harris on Covid-19 response plan
After Harris slammed the Trump administration’s “failure” to deal with the Covid-19 pandemic – while not specifying the details of what she and Biden would mandate. She then accused the Donald Trump administration of still having “no plan” of having the coronavirus. Pence responded by slamming the Democratic Party’s presidential nominee with a line that won …
Read More »New trade war front? US looks into Vietnam’s trade & currency practices
The probe, launched at President Donald Trump’s direction and announced by the US Trade Representative’s office late on Friday, focuses on two issues. The first is whether Vietnam deliberately undervalued its currency, the dong, thus making its products cheaper abroad and harming US commerce. “Unfair currency practices can harm US …
Read More »This ‘radical’ new version of Wonder Woman looks like she’s stopped battling evil and is instead fighting an ice-cream addiction
Last week, DC Comics posted a variant cover of the Wonder Woman 1984 #1 partial-reprint comic. They tweeted: “Only one word for the Wonder Woman 1984 #1 … variant cover by Robin Eisenberg: rad.” The image exemplifies everything the comic-book industry has succumbed to in recent years – the latest …
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