Cabinet ministers and MPs across British politics are facing allegations of sexual harassment against female colleagues in parliament. Some MPs, however, have cautioned against ‘overreaction’ or even a ‘witch hunt.’ Overnight, further allegations emerged of women reporting sexual advances which were never acted upon, backbenchers harassing women to date them, and predatory MPs who behave […]
Read MoreUCLA Student Claims ‘Civil Discourse’ Promotes Fascism
A UCLA student with a history of disrupting campus lectures recently defended her actions by arguing that shouting down speakers is a form of “nonviolent protest.” Tala Deloria, a University of California, Los Angeles student who is also an organizer for the group Refuse Fascism, contends in an op-ed for The Daily Bruin that since […]
Read MoreJapan To Deploy Elite, All-Female Police Force To Protect Melania & Ivanka During Visit
The Tokyo Metropolitan Police have created a specialized, all-female unit to guard US First Lady Melania Trump and her daughter-in-law Ivanka during their visit to Japan. The officers are kitted out in all-black suits, reminiscent of the US Secret Service, whom they will support throughout the trip. “We opted for a more cultivated look to […]
Read MoreNY Times Obsesses Over Fox News, Others For Actually Reporting On Hillary-Russia Ties
New York Times political reporter Jeremy Peters on Saturday joined the odd new trend in the mainstream press of attacking Fox News for actually covering political stories besides Donald Trump — especially those involving Hillary Clinton’s and Russia. Fox and other right-leaning outlets were also mocked for not obsessing as much as the rest of […]
Read MoreNavy ‘Cannibalizing’ Ships For Parts, Leaving Vessels Out Of Action
The Royal Navy is ‘cannibalizing’ boats for parts to complete the building of other ships, leaving established vessels without the capacity to sail. An investigation uncovered mass stripping of parts from across the whole fleet. The Navy’s 19 frigates and destroyers and seven attack submarines sometimes do not have the spares they need to go […]
Read MoreA New Level Of Twitter Censorship
Twitter no longer believes in “speaking truth to power,” according to its latest rules update in the midst of US lawmakers’ frantic hunt for “Russian meddling” in social media. The microblogging site’s rules, under the section “Abusive Behavior,” currently state: “We believe in freedom of expression and open dialogue, but that means little as an […]
Read More‘Paradise Papers’ Reveal Tax Avoidance, Shady Dealings Of World’s Rich And Powerful
Some of the world’s wealthiest and most powerful people will be waking up on Monday to discover that some of their best kept secrets—how they hide their vast wealth and avoid paying taxes—are now being read about in newspapers across the world after the release of a trove of offshore legal and banking documents were […]
Read MoreDetained Immigrant Girl Released But Future Remains Uncertain
A 10-year-old girl with cerebral palsy who was detained by immigration authorities after surgery has been released to her family but her future in the country remains uncertain. Federal immigration authorities released Rosa Maria Hernandez on Friday after more than a week in detention. A lawyer for the girl’s family confirmed to the Corpus Christi Caller-Times […]
Read MoreSecuring North Korean Nuclear Sites Would Require A Ground Invasion, Pentagon Says
The only way to locate and secure all of North Korea’s nuclear weapons sites “with complete certainty” is through an invasion of ground forces, and in the event of conflict, Pyongyang could use biological and chemical weapons, the Pentagon told lawmakers in a new, blunt assessment of what war on the Korean Peninsula might look […]
Read MoreBig Pharma Threatens NHS Because It’s Trying To Use Cheaper Treatment
Two multinational drug companies are threatening the NHS with legal action over its prescribing of cheaper medicines that could save the public millions. The NHS is handing out the drugs to patients as a treatment to prevent blindness. Up to twelve NHS clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) in the north-east of England have said they would […]
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