The alleged celebration followed pepper-spraying an anti-vaxxers’ demonstration Two policemen have been “counseled” by senior officers over video showing them ‘toasting’ each other with capsicum cans following an unauthorized anti-vaxxers’ protest in Canberra where pepper-spray was used.Footage, which was published on Facebook, shows two laughing cops clinking the spray cans while the crowd, allegedly of […]
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Professor under probe for defending sex with children
Clips of Professor Stephen Kershnar contemplating the morality of sex with young children went viral online A New York university is investigating one of its professors after he appeared to defend sex between adults and extremely young children in a series of videos which went viral online. Stephen Kershnar, a philosophy professor at the State […]
‘The View’ host steps in controversy with Holocaust declaration
The Holocaust was “not about race,” according to Whoopi Goldberg ‘The View’ co-host Whoopi Goldberg has been accused of being historically illiterate and insensitive after she declared during Monday’s show that the Holocaust was “not about race.” Golberg’s comments came during a discussion about racial topics being taught in schools. At one point, Goldberg said […]
Germany explains why it may slap Telegram with fines
German authorities accuse the messenger of becoming a safe haven for online hatred, calls for violence, and conspiracy theories Germany’s Federal Justice Ministry has started two investigations against the Telegram messenger service, the ministry’s spokesperson told journalists on Monday, adding that the messenger might face fines. It stands accused of failing to designate a representative […]
Oliver Twist hit with content warning – media
Royal Holloway at University of London reportedly issued trigger alert to protect ‘mental health and well-being’ of Masters-level students The Charles Dickens classic, ‘Oliver Twist,’ has been hit with a “trigger warning” by a UK university over concerns that its themes of “child abuse,” “domestic violence” and “racial prejudice” could cause “anxiety” and “distress,” the Daily […]
GOP Doctors Caucus ‘infuriated’ with Fauci, White House
“We are not going to vaccinate our way” out of the Covid-19 pandemic, Rep. Greg Murphy says Murphy, a practicing surgeon, says the GOP Doctors Caucus is “infuriated” with the White House and its chief medical adviser, Dr. Anthony Fauci, for promoting Covid-19 vaccinations too heavily while ignoring potential therapeutic treatments. “I’m a vice chair […]
New York City mayor allowed to hire brother, but with a caveat
NYC mayor Eric Adams can go ahead with the appointment of his own brother to a security post, but the job would not pay New York City Mayor Eric Adams received the green light to hire his own brother, Bernard Adams, to serve as an “adviser for mayoral security” for just $1 after his previous […]
Johnson ‘ambushed with cake’ excuse prompts jibes & memes
Conservative MP Conor Burns, a long-time ally of Boris Johnson, says the PM’s birthday party was a surprise one Speaking to Channel 4 News on Tuesday evening, Conservative MP Conor Burns defended Prime Minister Boris Johnson over the recent allegation that he broke his own Covid-19 restrictions when receiving a birthday cake in 2020. The […]
Denmark in dispute with African nation over troops deployment
The Danish government claims the troops arrived in Mali after receiving an “invitation” to join a French-run counterterrorism unit Denmark’s foreign minister, Jeppe Kofod, has reacted with confusion to Mali’s demand that Denmark must “withdraw its contingent” of troops from the country, having arrived without the “prior agreement” of authorities. On Monday, Colonel Abdoulaye Maiga, […]
Chinese air force alarms Taiwan with massive flyby
Taiwan scrambled its own jets and activated air defenses Taiwanese military scrambled fighter jets and prepared air defense missile systems after a group of 39 Chinese planes, including a bomber, were allegedly spotted entering its Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ). Taiwan’s Ministry of Defense claimed that dozens of Chinese planes had crossed its southwest ADIZ, […]
Mom promises to resist school mask mandate with ‘guns loaded’
Virginia mother is accused of threatening school board members over school mask mandates Activists are calling for the arrest of a Virginia mother after she appeared to threaten school board members with “loaded guns” over a mask mandate in place. Police have responded by saying they are increasing their presence at Page County Public Schools […]
Stranded dog saved with sausage drone
English rescuers coaxed a three-year-old pooch away from the rising tide by dangling the food from a drone Jack Russell-whippet cross Millie went missing on January 13 in Hampshire, southern England. After a few hours, she was spotted near some dangerous mudflats, but rescuers struggled to catch Millie as they followed her for 100 meters […]
US nearly wiped out tens of thousands of civilians with dam strike in Syria – NYT
The military then dismissed reports of the bombing as “crazy” and preemptively blamed ISIS In 2017, the US bombed a piece of strategic infrastructure in Syria, the Tabqa Dam on the Euphrates River, despite it being on a no-strike list, the New York Times reported. A B-52 bomber dropped some of the heaviest weapons in […]
Telegram threatened with removal from app stores in EU country
German Interior Minister Nancy Faeser has called on tech giants to take responsibility for apps that harbor illegal content Following a meeting with regional governments, Federal Interior Minister Nancy Faeser has reaffirmed the government’s aggressive stance on Telegram, pressuring the company to address its hands-off approach to extremist content on its platform. Taking to Twitter, […]
Tech bros propose replacing women with ‘synthetic wombs’
Taking away the responsibility of pregnancy from women could result in less wealth inequality by gender, one billionaire argued Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin and Gumroad founder Sahil Lavingia proposed synthetic wombs as a solution to gender inequality Several prominent tech entrepreneurs discussed the possibility of replacing natural birth with synthetic wombs, arguing that such technology […]