Kast conceded defeat on Sunday with Boric holding a sizable lead – at around 55% to 45% — with more than two-thirds of the votes counted. Boric, 35, has pledged to expand Chile’s social programs, nationalize the pension system and raise government revenue through taxes on the massive mining companies …
Read More »France turns to Ancient Greece for war on woke
Speaking on Monday, Education Minister Jean-Michel Blanquer, a leading figure in France’s war on woke, said that ancient Greek and Latin would become available to sixth formers pursuing vocational courses next year, as well as middle school students. Blanquer wants sixth formers to have the opportunity to “develop their culture” …
Read More »US turns into battlefield for crypto innovation contest as NYC mayor wants to out-bitcoin mayor of Miami
“In New York we always go big, so I’m going to take my first THREE paychecks in bitcoin when I become mayor,” Adams posted on his Twitter account. “NYC is going to be the center of the cryptocurrency industry and other fast-growing, innovative industries! Just wait!” The tweet, which comes …
Read More »Distrust of authority is what really turns many into ‘anti-vaxxers’
Fear is a powerful emotion that can cloud thinking, impair judgement and cause some people to regress to a state in which they passively do as they are told and seek protection from anyone who promises security or a ready-made solution for their angst. Fear and propaganda astutely sown in …
Read More »As Turkey turns away from Biden & towards Putin, the US-led NATO military bloc is on the rocks due to American ambitions in Syria
However, while backing competing factions in bloody fighting across the Middle Eastern nation, the conflict has paradoxically brought the two powers closer together. So close, it seems, that even NATO is worrying about it. A major breakthrough in relations between Moscow and Ankara was evident when Turkey purchased Russia’s S-400 …
Read More »Germany turns disaster preparedness into apocalypse carnival mixing comedy and chaos for Blackout, armageddon for all the family
Nearly 200 died in the floods that surged through the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia and its neighbours earlier this year as the world watched on, shocked that one of the most organised nations in the world had been caught on the hop by Mother Nature. When the waters receded …
Read More »‘He’s dead’: Bill Gates squirms as PBS interview turns to his meetings with convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein
After a series of questions that enabled the Microsoft co-founder to pontificate about such pet issues as Covid-19 vaccines and climate change, host Judy Woodruff shifted gears in Tuesday night’s interview and asked Gates about his ties to Epstein, who allegedly committed suicide in jail in August 2019. Woodruff began …
Read More »Tennis star’s US Open victory turns into ‘race-baiting’ debate on diversity and immigration
Raducanu’s victory earned praise from some of Britain’s highest officials, including Queen Elizabeth II who called the victory over fellow teen Leylah Fernandez a “remarkable achievement.” London Mayor Sadiq Khan was in a similarly celebratory mood over the win by the 18-year-old: “Emma Radacanu’s story is London’s story,” Khan tweeted. …
Read More »CNN’s Tapper turns on Biden over ‘scolding’ unvaccinated: ‘People don’t want big government telling them what to do’
During a Friday appearance on his network, Tapper broke from many on the left and criticized Biden’s Thursday announcement on Covid-19 vaccine mandates, blasting the president’s “scolding tone.” “He took on a scolding tone talking to the people who are unvaccinated, talking about how, you know, people’s patience is running …
Read More »Ukraine turns 30: On landmark anniversary of independence, Europe’s second-largest country remains divided about its future path
The decision of the national Supreme Soviet, or Rada in Ukrainian, to declare itself sovereign on August 24, 1991 was the pivotal turning point in its shared history with Moscow. A few months later, the declaration was backed by a referendum with a high turnout and more than 92% of …
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