The video platform, owned by Google, actually updated its terms of service to tax US creators shortly after the 2020 election, but the change went largely unnoticed in the uproar about censorship. On Tuesday, however, YouTube announced that the taxes will soon be taken out of earnings by creators outside …
Read More »Joe Biden is already breaking his promise to end the US’ ‘forever wars’ in the Middle East
NATO has decided to expand its footprint in Iraq, following a rocket attack in the city of Erbil that killed one American contractor and injured six more people. This, as the US State Department has threatened consequences for all those involved. NATO announced this Thursday that it will boost its …
Read More »How India’s hunger for oil could transform the Middle East
The release of a major report last week by the International Energy Agency (IEA) highlighting that India will make up the biggest share of energy demand growth from now until 2040 – ahead of China – comes at just the right time for the US’s new strategy to counter China’s …
Read More »‘God rapes young middle eastern migrant’ skit on Irish state TV provokes Catholic Church fury
The mock news report was broadcast on RTÉ as viewers across locked-down Ireland tuned into the state television station to finally bid farewell to 2020. In the controversial clip an aged man in a white robe, with white hair and a long white beard, is seen being dragged away from …
Read More »Pentagon sends aircraft carrier USS Nimitz home from Middle East as anniversary of Soleimani killing looms
Acting Defense Secretary Chris Miller announced the Nimitz would be heading back to its home port of Bremerton, Washington on Thursday, avoiding so much as a mention of Iran in his remarks – even as Washington and Tehran have traded threats and barbs for weeks ahead of the anniversary of …
Read More »Pasture bedtime: Gang of farm animals escapes pen in middle of the night, terrorizes Turkish city center (VIDEO)
CCTV footage shared by the city government shows the unstable animals threatening locals and charging security officers who attempted to round up the rural ruffians. According to the animals’ owner, Hasan Unbulan, the gate to their pen was blown open by the wind during the night, at which point the …
Read More »A Covid-19 vaccine may be on horizon, but it will not eradicate middle class fear of a united working class
There has been deep civil unrest over the weekend as citizens refuse to accept the creeping authoritarianism eating into their freedom and civil rights. There have been street protests, and serious clashes against the police across the country, quite rightly challenging the state on legislation that is being pushed through …
Read More »Venezuela is giving the US the middle finger by selling oil to China, as Trump has lost interest in regime change
Venezuela is reportedly exporting oil again. Despite crushing US sanctions having been imposed on the Latin American nation with a view to forcing regime change, Caracas has started shipping crude to China – a nation that also has little appetite for Washington’s stipulations – for the first time in a …
Read More »Trump sweeps South & Middle America red states as Florida, Texas still not called
Trump has been announced winner in southern states including Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkansas, South Carolina, Missouri and Tennessee, according to projections from the Associated Press and other outlets. The forecasts also listed wins for the president throughout the US hinterland, in states such as North and South Dakota, Nebraska, Wyoming, …
Read More »I’m no fan of Donald Trump, but his peace deals in the Middle East are a diplomatic triumph. Why is MSM virtually ignoring them?
For his efforts in the September 15 treaty between Israel, United Arab Emirates (UAE) and, later, Bahrain, the US president has gotten a nomination for the Nobel Peace Prize. But much as his enormous ego would absolutely love that award, it’s unlikely the deal will get him across the finish line. For …
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