Veteran Russian anti-government figures have declared their intention to serve as representatives of the Russian people, ones who oppose President Vladimir Putin’s policies in Ukraine and consider his government illegitimate. These “good Russians” can sign up to the cause and potentially be certified by European governments, the group – which …
Read More »Biden appears to suggest US troops going to Ukraine
US President Joe Biden told American soldiers on Friday that “you’re going to see” Ukrainian civilians fighting Russian soldiers “when you’re there.” Despite signaling a potential US deployment to Ukraine, the White House says there’s been no change to Biden’s position of not sending troops into the country. “You’re going …
Read More »Ruby Rose’s allegations of abuse on ‘Batwoman’ suggest Hollywood still doesn’t practice what it preaches when it comes to gender
In 2019, a new comic book show called ‘Batwoman’ premiered on The CW Network. It was yet another comic-to-TV adaptation from producer Greg Berlanti, who had made a name for himself producing other DC comics shows such as ‘Arrow’, ‘The Flash’, and ‘Heroes of Tomorrow’. Berlanti is also one of …
Read More »Slay, queen? Pride signs in New York subway suggest death threats to the transphobic
Along with nearly every other corporation and government body in the US, New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) has plastered itself in rainbow graphics and started spouting pro-LGBT affirmations for Pride Month, which runs until the end of June. “No bigotry, hatred, or prejudice allowed at this station at any …
Read More »‘Nothing to suggest’ this is a domestic terrorism event, says PM Ardern, after four stabbed in Dunedin supermarket, New Zealand
Speaking on Monday, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said the attack at a supermarket earlier that day did not appear to be motivated by “domestic” terrorism. “There is nothing to suggest, from the police’s perspective, that this is what they would define as a domestic terror event,” Ardern told reporters. Police …
Read More »UK govt tenders suggest London could secretly be preparing for lockdowns to last until at least 2022
On April 26, the UK government published a tender in search of 60 new “covid marshals” in the district of Hertfordshire. The contract, offered to “public security, law and order [and] compulsory social security services” providers, is set to run July 2021-January 2022, and cost £3 million. Marshals were introduced in October 2020 to help businesses manage queues, …
Read More »Doomsday delayed: Scientists suggest humanity may be able to avoid climate catastrophes with quick, controversial interventions
The majority of the climate change debate has focused on the preventative measure of capping temperature rises to below two degrees Celsius above the pre-industrial average. Now, however, the latest research led by Paul Ritchie and Peter Cox from the School of Engineering, Mathematics and Physical Sciences at Exeter University …
Read More »Does Meghan Markle’s faux-naivety about the reality of royal life suggest a 2024 presidential run, or just Hollywood neuroticism?
Markle’s ulterior motives in leaving London – the actress clearly wants more power than the royal family was ever willing to give to this interloper – may take Prince Harry by surprise, should he ever question them. But she’s already got him isolated enough from anything resembling real life, with …
Read More »If, as the Buddhists suggest, we should ‘drive all blames into one,’ we may as well blame the Great Reset for our dystopia
There’s a Tibetan Buddhist practice called “lojong” (mind-training) that uses short slogans for training the mind to lessen daily suffering. I’ve found that one of the most useful of the slogans is “drive all blames into one.” We are faced every day with inevitable troubles, and often go about looking …
Read More »QAnon for Democrats? Hillary Clinton & Nancy Pelosi suggest Putin ORDERED Trump to launch Capitol siege in unhinged interview
The House speaker sat down with the failed 2016 presidential candidate for an interview on Clinton’s podcast, ‘You and Me Both,’ on Monday, where they discussed the bout of chaos in Washington, DC earlier this month. At one point during the conversation, Clinton argued that President Donald Trump “has other …
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