Amid record gas prices in the United States, the administration of President Joe Biden announced that he will visit Saudi Arabia during his first Middle East trip as president. Biden’s decision to visit the kingdom, which is perennially accused of human rights violations, shows the inherent contradictions that drive the …
Read More »Berlusconi reveals ‘bitter reality’ of Western world’s isolation
The Ukraine crisis has shown that the West is still isolated from the rest of the world, which continues to live “under dictatorships, autocracies, oligarchies, theocracies, authoritarian or totalitarian systems,” former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has said. In an article for Il Giornale published on Thursday, Berlusconi hailed the …
Read More »Canadian sniper ‘terribly disappointed’ with military reality in Ukraine
Once lauded by the international media, a Canadian sniper known as ‘Wali’ has returned from Ukraine to Quebec, telling local media that his experience there was a “terrible disappointment.” He claimed there was inadequate weaponry, poor training and heavy losses, as well as profiteering and desertion in the ranks. When …
Read More »British captive who fought in Mariupol describes ‘reality’
The situation in the Ukrainian port city of Mariupol is “catastrophic,” and the Ukrainian forces are largely to blame for it, a UK citizen identified as Aiden Aslin, who reportedly fought in the city, said in a video obtained by RT. The British man apparently surrendered to Russian forces along …
Read More »Beggars can’t be choosers: The ugly reality of the US housing market
Forced to give up their dreams of a “real house,” first time home-buyers set their sights lower, and ex-homeowners muscled out of the market by Covid-19-related job losses have to do the same. The need is great enough that these once-derided mobile homes are now achieving mainstream respectability, according to …
Read More »Russia’s ban on crypto: What it means in reality
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Read More »‘Don’t Look Up’ tries to satirize the already-absurd reality in vain
The new Netflix movie, ‘Don’t Look Up’, an apocalyptic black comedy that uses the narrative of a huge meteor heading toward Earth as an allegory for climate change, seemingly has a lot going for it. For instance, the movie, which premiered on the streaming service on December 24, boasts an …
Read More »The NY Times reports US forces ‘killed dozens in Syria.’ The reality is far worse.
They exposed a 2019 US bombing in Baghuz, eastern Syria, which killed 70 civilians, and that this was but one of numerous instances, with the Delta Force routinely launching “reckless airstrikes” while purportedly fighting ISIS. Stating the obvious: had the wanton and repeated mass murder of civilians been committed by …
Read More »‘I need to make money’: Bare-knuckle ex-UFC pin-up reveals brutal reality of MMA
Former UFC flyweight Rachael Ostovich said she was “almost going broke” during her professional MMA career of more than seven years, which started in her native Hawaii and ended for the time being after she lost by TKO to Gina Mazany in November 2020. The 30-year-old believes the Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship, …
Read More »Actual reality is infinitely preferable to the dystopian augmented reality of the Metaverse
The country that went to war on bankers and once kicked out uninvited FBI agents has now taken on Mark Zuckerberg’s ‘Metaverse’, countering humorously with ‘Icelandverse’ – “enhanced actual reality without silly looking headsets.” A two-and-a-half minute clip by Inspired by Iceland hilariously mimics the near seven-minute clip announcing Facebook’s …
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