The chancellor of California State endorsed a colleague for an award despite multiple complaints against him The chancellor of the California State University (CSU), the largest public higher education system in the US, resigned on Thursday following allegations that he had repeatedly refused to discipline a colleague accused of sexual harassment. Joseph Castro described the […]
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True scale of Joe Rogan’s Spotify deal revealed – media
Previous reports that the partnership was worth more than $100 million appear to have been grossly underestimated Spotify’s exclusivity deal with podcast host Joe Rogan is now alleged to have been worth at least $200 million – a whopping $100 million more than previously reported. Citing unnamed sources “familiar with the details,” the New York […]
Poll reveals what Britons think of Johnson as PM
The Conservative leader has apparently lost support even among Tory voters, a new survey shows More than half of Britons feel that Boris Johnson has performed badly as the country’s prime minister, a new Ipsos UK poll has revealed. The latest poll comes amid the ongoing Partygate scandal cloud over the Johnson government. According to […]
Twitter goes down for thousands of users
Thousands of users reported problems with Twitter on outage website Downdetector Twitter was briefly down for many people, with users reporting problems accessing the site and the app from around 4pm GMT on Thursday. Users found they were unable to load new tweets or view profiles. Downdetector received more than 4,500 outage reports in just 15 […]
Record number of Americans identify as LGBTQ
Among young adults, one person in five claimed a place in the community The number of adult Americans who identify as something other than heterosexual has risen to a record 7.1%, a new Gallup phone survey revealed on Thursday. The metric has more than doubled since 2012, the first year the company started tracking such […]
London mayor accuses Scotland Yard of ‘amplifying’ disinformation
Sadiq Khan denied giving any ultimatum to Police Commissioner Cressida Dick to fire officers London mayor Sadiq Khan has accused the Metropolitan Police of “amplifying” misleading information after a police Twitter account made a now-deleted post on Thursday about the alleged circumstances surrounding the shock resignation of police Commissioner Dame Cressida Dick. The blue-ticked official […]
The Epstein Files: Media coverage of billionaire’s death raises new questions
The death of the notorious sex offender led to a wave of questionable narratives Documents released to RT investigative unit The Detail under Freedom of Information laws have revealed how, in the days following the mysterious death of Jeffrey Epstein, US Bureau of Prison officials struggled to get their story straight on his alleged suicide. […]
Ship carrying thousands of Porsches catches fire at sea
The 650-feet-long Felicity Ace vessel was carrying 4,000 vehicles to the US when it sent a distress signal 22 crew members were rescued from the large Felicity Ace cargo ship on Wednesday after it issued a distress signal when a fire broke out on board the vessel, which was carrying 4,000 vehicles, including Porsches and […]
Xi wants an army of lawyers
The Chinese president is seeking to strengthen his country’s legal system and train lawyers to engage in ‘international struggle’ Chinese President Xi Jinping has called for legal talent to be cultivated to engage in “international struggle” and resist sanctions, saying that better lawyers and stronger legislation are needed in the realm of foreign affairs. Writing […]
Thousands of Afghan allies waiting on US visas – media
The US visa program has yet to review thousands of applications from Afghanistan allies, a New York Times report has revealed Fewer than 2,000 of the 43,000 applications submitted through the US Citizenship and Immigration Services’ humanitarian parole program have received approval, according to a report from the New York Times, leaving thousands of Afghanistan […]
Survey reveals if Brits have any faith in survival of mankind
A new poll shows Conservatives are twice as optimistic about the future of mankind as Labour Party supporters Britons’ faith in the survival of mankind has decreased compared to 2016, a new YouGov poll has revealed, with Conservatives turning out to be much more optimistic about humanity’s prospects. According to the survey, conducted between January […]
One of the Five Eyes has blinked over China
New Zealand has defied the wrath of its Anglosphere allies to sign a big new trade deal with Beijing China and New Zealand this week completed the ratification of their upgraded free-trade agreement, which will come into force in April. Although the deal was a long time in the works, it expands the number of tariff-free […]
CNN draws flak for use of emotionally loaded term
The US network called Palestinian residents of East Jerusalem “settlers” CNN has provoked anger online after describing Palestinian residents of East Jerusalem as “settlers” on Tuesday. The term is strongly associated with right-wing Jewish people taking over lands in Israeli-occupied Palestinian territories in violation of international law. The report was about continued ethnic tensions in […]
ZeroHedge accused of spreading ‘Russian propaganda’
The libertarian financial blog shot back by accusing AP of amplifying CIA propaganda The Associated Press (AP) published an article on Tuesday citing unnamed “US intelligence officials” who accused libertarian financial blog ZeroHedge – which has repeatedly criticized US President Joe Biden – of “amplifying Russian propaganda.” Nomaan Merchant, AP’s intelligence and national security reporter, […]
Trudeau’s use of Emergencies Act threatens ‘civil liberties’ – rights group
The Canadian PM’s handling of anti-Covid-mandate protests could normalize “emergency legislation,” a civil rights group says The Canadian Civil Liberties Association has responded to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s invocation of the Emergencies Act to combat the “Freedom Convoy,” saying on Tuesday they are concerned by how the government is dealing with anti-mandate protesters across the […]












