Black Lives Matter of Greater New York co-founder Chivona Newsome denounced the mayor’s Covid-19 vaccine passport as “modern day freedom papers,” comparing it to the documents freed slaves were forced to carry during the 19th century to prove their liberated status to authorities – who might seek to kidnap them …
Read More »‘Literally platforming a terrorist’: The New Yorker takes heat after it hosts climate activist arguing for ‘blowing up pipelines’
Commentators online have been up in arms over the recent edition of The New Yorker’s podcast discussing whether the climate movement should “embrace sabotage” that saw one of the featured guests, ecology professor at Lund University in Sweden, Andreas Malm, arguing that one can attack energy pipelines for the sake …
Read More »‘Where is Trump?’ Ex-president takes heat for commentating Florida boxing match on 20th anniversary of 9/11
As President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris, and former presidents including George W. Bush and Bill Clinton attended 9/11 memorials on Saturday, Americans began to wonder where former President Donald Trump was – resulting in the trending Twitter topic ‘Where is Trump’. The former president’s plans to commentate a …
Read More »Biden approval rating takes a hit in wake of Afghanistan exit, 53% say he bears some blame for deaths of service members
Biden’s public support continues to dip in the wake of the US’ messy exit from Afghanistan – and a disappointing jobs report for August, which the president is blaming on the Delta variant of the coronavirus, is adding to his woes. August’s events have had a significant impact on Biden’s …
Read More »California teacher takes down US flag because it made her ‘uncomfortable,’ invites student to pledge allegiance to Pride colors
The teacher, identified by Fox News on Saturday as Kristin Pitzen of Newport Mesa School District in Orange County, was seen on a viral social media video speaking about the daily Pledge of Allegiance at her school. “I always tell my class, ‘Stand if you feel like it, don’t stand …
Read More »Italian evacuation plane comes under fire as it takes off from Kabul – reports
On Thursday, an Italian Air Force C-130J Super Hercules came under machine-gun fire as it took off from Hamid Karzai airport in the Afghan capital of Kabul. A Sky TG 24 journalist who was onboard the aircraft said that barrage did not hit the aircraft, but the pilot was forced …
Read More »Biden finally takes questions on Afghanistan, says Kabul evacuation ‘one of the most difficult airlifts in history’
Scheduled to appear at 1pm local time at the White House, Biden ran almost an hour late, eventually addressing the press flanked by masked-up Vice President Kamala Harris and Secretary of State Antony Blinken. He tried to put a brave face on the situation, saying the US has “made significant …
Read More »Taliban reportedly just 50km from Kabul as militant group takes Logar province
On Friday, the Taliban captured the city of Pol-e Alam, the provincial capital of Logar province, according to multiple media reports. The province is also known for being President Ashraf Ghani’s home state. With the latest conquest the Taliban are now just 50km (30 miles) south of the country’s capital, …
Read More »As a lesbian version of Romeo and Juliet takes to the stage in Israel, and Robin comes out as bi, how about camping up Star Wars?
“O Rosemary, Rosemary! Wherefore art thou Rosemary?” It’s probably the most famous love story ever told, William Shakespeare’s ‘Romeo and Juliet’. You know, star-crossed lovers and all that. A tragic love, because Romeo and Juliet were members of opposing noble Italian families in 13th-century Verona. I don’t know what’s more …
Read More »Trump takes credit for Covid vaccine rollout that saved ‘100 million people,’ but says inoculation should be voluntary
Speaking to Fox News on Saturday night, Trump boasted that he was “tremendously proud” of the role he played in developing safe and effective vaccines to fight Covid – a process that typically requires more than a decade. “I think if we didn’t come up during the Trump administration with …
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