Russian-linked social media accounts are spreading rumors that the U.S. created the coronavirus as an act of biological warfare meant to destabilize the Chinese economy. That is, of course, not true. The coronavirus originated in China, either from a live animal market or a laboratory. Last week, an 80-year-old man from Hubei, China died in …

An 80-year-old man from Hubei, China has died in France. His is the first death in Europe and only the third outside China. A U.S. citizen died in Wuhan, which is apparently the first foreign death from the virus. The virus is still spreading around the world––five British citizens have caught the virus at a French …

R. Kelly’s indictment has been updated, now including charges of having sex with a girl as young as 14 or 15 in the 1990s. These charges also seek forfeiture of assets from R. Kelly’s production company and another firm owned by his manager. R. Kelly married Aaliyah when she was only fifteen––he legally married here. No one …

Barclay’s Chief Executive Jes Staley is being probed for his links to millionaire pedophile Jeffrey Epstein. U.K. regulator the Financial Conduct Authority is conducting the investigation, but Barclay’s internal investigation has cleared Staley. The FBI is investigating Ghislaine Maxwell and several others who allegedly facilitated Epstein’s criminal behavior. Virginia Giuffre, in her first UK interview, told …

Despite other social media outlets banning political ads––even false political ads––Facebook refuses to risk the loss of income. Stephen King has become the latest celebrity to announce he is leaving Facebook over his concerns about privacy and the spread of false information. Mark Hamill, of Star Wars fame, has also deleted his Facebook account. “So disappointed …

The Chinese government is now threatening to throw people in jail if they criticize its handling of the coronavirus. The government has also been accused to burning bodies to keep the extent of the viral spread secret. Meanwhile, the World Health Organization has declared the spread of coronavirus a world emergency. The CDC is currently …

Although two months ago Prince Andrew said he would assist the FBI in its investigations into Jeffrey Epstein, he has done nothing but ignore the FBI. A United States attorney even publicly announced that Andrew has done nothing. A former police protection officer has said that Ghislaine Maxwell used to visit Prince Andrew up to four times …

According to a scientist who simulated just such and outbreak, we’re too late. It’s like, he said, that the “cat’s already out of the bag” and China’s efforts to maintain the outbreak are “unlikely to be effective.” Hong Kong is banning visitors from the Chinese province that saw the initial outbreak. But they’re probably fighting …

The Doomsday Clock is now closer to midnight than it has ever been––a mere 100 seconds from the imagined end of the world. Fueling the leap forward is global misinformation campaigns, wars around the world, and, of course, climate change. Together, these factors are leading to tremendous destabilization. The United Nations already made a statement preparing …

The majority of people living in the developed world are losing faith in capitalism. The problem basically boils down to this: the wealth gap has become both so extreme and so well publicized that the average person no longer feels like they can succeed by working hard. This declining faith in the economic system might …

Although Bernie Sanders is surging in polls––and although he’s he’s currently leading a tight race in Iowa at 20% with Elizabeth Warren is behind him at 17% and Biden is in fourth at 15%––the New York Times did not rank him in their top four candidates. As a result, #IEndorseBernie is trending on social media. Biden …

Despite other social media outlets banning political ads––even false political ads––Facebook refuses to risk the loss of income. To protest this, Mark Hamill, of Star Wars fame, has deleted his Facebook account. “So disappointed that #MarkZuckerberg values profit more than truthfulness that I’ve decided to delete my @Facebook account. I know this is a big …