The Italian government announced on Thursday that the so-called Green Pass will be mandatory for teachers, university students, and people traveling using long-distance public transport from September 1. Similar to the controversial health certificate recently rolled out by France, Italy’s Green Pass is a digital or paper document that shows …
Read More »‘Unusual’ winter vomiting bug outbreaks on rise in England, public health agency finds, as Covid-19 restrictions are eased
A “routine surveillance” across the health system has revealed an “unusual” increase in the number of “out-of-season” disease outbreaks caused by the vomiting bug over the last five weeks, Public Health England (PHE) said in a statement on Friday. A total of 154 outbreaks have been reported between late May …
Read More »‘I used to laugh at you’: England star Kane’s tearful wife writes gushing public love letter as she tells him to win Euro final
Tottenham ace Kane had a slow start to the tournament, leading to calls to drop him following suspicions he might not be match fit after failing to score in the 1-0 victory over Croatia, the 0-0 draw with Scotland and the Group D decider against the Czech Republic, which England won …
Read More »Private equity and public ignorance – how US society is obediently destroying itself and enriching those at the top in the process
By the time Americans realized that the promised ‘trickle-down’ theory of neoliberal economics was in fact more of a speedy trickle-up, the government had all but destroyed the reputation of unions and the public sector that employed many of them, convincing the average American that these were corrupt and bad. …
Read More »US public schools are poised to teach students the new 3Rs – ‘racism, racism, racism’ – as Critical Race Theory invades classrooms
Riding on a wave of the “fiery but mostly peaceful protests” that accompanied the death of George Floyd at the hands of a white police officer, students in the US public school system are about to receive a noxious dose of what critics call “state-sanctioned racism” mixed into their regular curriculum. …
Read More »It’s always an emergency in New York: Governor Cuomo calls GUNS ‘public health crisis’
In an executive order made public on Tuesday, Cuomo declared a “disaster emergency on gun violence” that will allow his office to dedicate attention and resources to the crisis. He also announced that he signed into law a bill, passed by the majority-Democrat state legislature, that would make it possible …
Read More »‘Thuggery’ threatening public discourse? Brits divided over video of men getting handsy with Chief Medical Officer Chris Whitty
Footage posted to social media on Tuesday shows two men disregarding common conceptions of personal space after spotting Whitty walking down the street. The video begins with the two individuals pressing up against the senior government adviser. One man tries to pull Whitty in for an embrace, while the other …
Read More »Exposing public figures’ offensive social media posts from the past isn’t about justice. It’s about envy.
It’s 2018. The annual Major League Baseball All-Star Game brings together the top 21st century stars of The Great American Pastime. Among the National League’s pitching staff is Josh Hader, relief hurler for the Milwaukee Brewers. It’s his first appearance in the mid-season celebration of the game, a landmark in …
Read More »Chicago mayor declares racism a ‘public health crisis’ & directs $10mn in Covid funds to ‘equity zones’
Lightfoot announced the new initiative on Thursday, arguing the new health “equity zones” will help to address Chicago’s “legacy of systemic racism.” “At almost every single point in our city’s history, racism has taken a devastating toll on the health and wellbeing of our residents of color – especially those …
Read More »Arizona governor BANS public universities from demanding students get Covid-19 vaccines, wear masks in class
“The vaccine works, and we encourage Arizonans to take it. But it is a choice and we need to keep it that way,” Ducey said on Tuesday, announcing the order. “Public education is a public right, and taxpayers are paying for it. We need to make our public universities available …
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