If Israel continues attacking the Iranian presence in Syria, Tehran may retaliate directly, Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah said on Friday. He also warned Tel Aviv that the Shia militia will be on high alert for the upcoming Israeli military exercises near Lebanon. “In the event of the continuation of the …
Read More »Sanctions? Financial hardship? Russia’s biggest spenders don’t seem to notice
It is estimated that 80% of Russia’s luxury goods are sold in Moscow, and most top-end luxury brands have established flagship stores in the city’s center. As the end of the year rapidly approaches, high-end fashion consumers seem to be more than making up for the brief in-store spending pause that …
Read More »UK citizenship could be revoked without notice
The legislation, which is currently going through the ‘reporting stage’ before being presented to parliament for a third reading, has been quietly updated. The latest edition of the bill includes a clause which would give the home secretary powers to strip someone of their citizenship, without telling them. Clause 9 …
Read More »GTA fans notice Confederate flag removed in remastered version, say developers have ‘become the thing they mocked for so long’
Rockstar Games’ ‘Grand Theft Auto’ series is known for its blend of gratuitous violence with dark satire and toilet humor. While other developers have been known to remove offensive content from their games under pressure from the woke (Blizzard Entertainment removing an in-game slur against orcs, for instance), Rockstar has …
Read More »World of WOKEcraft: Players notice removal of ‘greenskin’ insult from online role-playing game
In the universe of World of Warcraft, the Battle for Stromgarde pitted Danath Trollbane’s human warriors against a band of orcs led by Eitrigg. Before both sides knocked lumps out of each other, Trollbane taunted his opponent with the racially-charged (at least in this fantasy world) insult “greenskin.” However, the …
Read More »India issues ‘last notice’ to Twitter urging it to comply with new digital information rules or face ‘unintended consequences’
The notice was issued by India’s ministry of electronics and information technology on Saturday. The ministry told Twitter that it was “dismayed to note that your responses to the Ministry’s letters neither address the clarifications sought by this Ministry nor indicate full compliance with the Rules.” The warning is the …
Read More »‘They’re coming to kill us’: Canada’s Rebel News CANCELED by PayPal without notice, founder says
“Look, this isn’t a mistake. It’s a cancel culture attack on the largest independent news agency in Canada. It’s censorship,” Levant announced on Thursday, in a fundraising appeal for legal fees to sue PayPal. “They’re finally coming to kill us,” the Rebel News account tweeted. According to Levant, PayPal sent …
Read More »Key takeaway from ‘Framing Britney Spears’ no one seems to notice is that conservative America is to blame for star’s tragedy
Britney Spears has a special type of fame: it’s endemic. Very few people on the planet have no cognisance of her name. That’s why there’s been such a reaction to ‘Framing Britney Spears’. Produced by the New York Times, the documentary details how the singer is trapped by her father, …
Read More »‘They notice the difference’: Mother-of-three who is first female official at Super Bowl claims ‘gender barrier’ has been ‘broken’
Long-serving Thomas will make history by helping to keep charge of Super Bowl LV between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, when she will oversee the likes of NFL superstars Tom Brady and Patrick Mahomes as they pursue glory. The Mississippi mother-of-three was initially hired after a 45-minute …
Read More »Russia will not even notice as you will lose along the Kuril Islands Sakhalin during the war, the US and China
How the American President Donald trump will “punish” China for the spread of the coronavirus worldwide (he’s just thinks so), is still unknown. However, the Chinese military intelligence says that the US is willing to take real military action to knock out the favour from Beijing for COVID-19, which runs …
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