Maxwell family appeals to UN to get Ghislaine out of jail
Posted by Robert Leonard / November 26, 2021Ghislaine Maxwell’s family has appealed to the United Nations, citing “unprecedented discrimination” and accusing the US of pursuing revenge, not justice. The jury selection process has begun in the Ghislaine Maxwell case, something that could take weeks given the woman’s infamy. Ghisliane Maxwell’s trial finally begun after months of waiting. Just before the trial began, Maxwell …
Read More7 doctors get COVID at anti-vaccine summit
Posted by Catherine Reed / November 26, 2021Seven doctors got COVID at, of all places, an anti-vaccine summit. Starting December 15, any member of the US Army who has not been vaccinated will be denied promotions and reenlistment. Like San Francisco and New York, Los Angeles has enacted a vaccine mandate, but LA’s is much stricter. Most types of businesses and public …
Read MorePope calls on young people to protect the environment
Posted by Jimmy Cooper / November 25, 2021The Pope has called on young people to protect the environment, encouraging them to “be the critical conscience of society.” India has 46 of the world’s most polluted cities, while China has 42. It is no coincidence, then, that India forced the COP26 climate deal to change its language on reducing coal emissions, replacing the …
Read MoreNew footage of Xinjiang detention facilities renews concern
Posted by Thomas Bush / November 25, 2021New footage posted to YouTube has renewed concern over the treatment of Uighurs in Xinjiang. President Biden has compared the Chinese treatment of the Uighur people to the Holocaust. A Chinese detective in exile spoke to CNN about the torture Uighurs have been subjected to in China, including sexual assault, electrocution, starvation, and waterboarding. Marchers …
Read MorePortugal ceases use of coal plants
Posted by Robert Leonard / November 24, 2021Portugal has become the fourth European Union country to stop the use of coal power plants. Meanwhile, in the US, Oil companies have bid $192 million for drilling rights in the Gulf of Mexico, highlighting the challenge of actually enforcing the COP26 agreement. Australia immediately repudiated key aspects of COP26 after signing, specifically the pledge …
Read More88% of the world’s most polluted cities in China and India
Posted by Robert Leonard / November 24, 2021India has 46 of the world’s most polluted cities, while China has 42. It is no coincidence, then, that India forced the COP26 climate deal to change its language on reducing coal emissions, replacing the phrase “phase out” with the more milder “phase down.” The largest delegation at the COP26 climate conference is affiliated with …
Read MoreTwo Fox commentators quit over Tucker Carlson’s Jan. 6 special
Posted by Thomas Bush / November 23, 2021Two Fox News commentators have quit over Tucker Carlson’s January 6 riot special. Jonah Goldberg and Stephen Hayes both believed the special would incite violence. Fox News espoused the election-fraud conspiracy theory––a theory that ultimately led to the seditious riots at the Capitol––some 800 times, even after it called the election for Joe Biden. The …
Read More90% of federal works have gotten a COVID shot
Posted by Robert Leonard / November 23, 2021More than 90% of federal employees have received at least one dose of a COVID vaccine, ahead of Monday’s deadline. Florida Republicans have approved a bill that will dramatically limit Biden’s vaccine mandate. Meanwhile, like San Francisco and New York, Los Angeles has enacted a vaccine mandate, but LA’s is much stricter. Most types of businesses …
Read MoreCanada may be organizing Beijing Olympic boycott
Posted by Catherine Reed / November 22, 2021Canada is in discussions with its closest partners to organize a diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Olympics. Three pro-Tibet protestors have been arrested in Greece for advocating a boycott of the Beijing Olympics. Increasing calls for boycotting the Beijing Olympics are increasing tensions with China all over the world. Thirteen MPs from Canada have signed …
Read MoreMassive anti-lockdown protests take place across Europe
Posted by Jimmy Cooper / November 22, 2021Massive protests have broken out across Europe, its citizens fed up with COVID lockdowns. In the US, Florida Republicans have approved a bill that will dramatically limit Biden’s vaccine mandate. Meanwhile, like San Francisco and New York, Los Angeles has enacted a vaccine mandate, but LA’s is much stricter. Most types of businesses and public buildings …
Read MoreArmy won’t promote, reenlist those without vaccines
Posted by Robert Leonard / November 21, 2021Starting December 15, any member of the US Army who has not been vaccinated will be denied promotions and reenlistment. Like San Francisco and New York, Los Angeles has enacted a vaccine mandate, but LA’s is much stricter. Most types of businesses and public buildings are covered by the mandate. Hospitalizations due to COVID are …
Read MoreUS and Taiwan to discuss forging closer economic ties
Posted by Thomas Bush / November 21, 2021The United States and Taiwan are to meet to discuss forging closer economic ties. The talks come amid tense relations between the two nations and China. Taiwan has deployed advanced, fourth generation fighter jets in a show of force to stand up to China. China has fifth-generation fighter jets, but so does the United States, …
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