Author: Galen

RT

A spokesperson for China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced that Beijing respects Afghanistan’s “sovereignty, independence, and territorial integrity” in the wake of the formation of the Taliban’s new government.

Speaking at a regular press conference on Wednesday, Wang Wenbin was asked by reporters about Beijing’s response to the Taliban’s establishment of a government.                              Continue reading “China respects Afghanistan’s ‘sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity’ after formation of Taliban govt”

Daily Mail

President Joe Biden on Thursday will present a six-pronged strategy intended to fight the spread of the highly contagious COVID Delta variant and increase U.S. COVID-19 vaccinations, the White House said on Tuesday.

The United States, which leads the world in COVID-19 cases and deaths, is struggling to stem a wave of infections driven by the variant even as officials try to persuade Americans who have resisted vaccination to get the shots.   Continue reading “Biden will make major COVID speech Thursday outlining ‘six-pronged’ plan based on more vaccine mandates and school policies”

Daily Mail

A Portland State University professor has resigned in a scathing public letter in which he slammed the university for not allowing any type of thought that didn’t suit its liberal agenda, calling it a ‘social justice factory’ that drives ‘intolerance of divergent beliefs’.

Peter Boghossian was a full-time assistant professor of philosophy at Portland State University until his resignation letter was published on Wednesday.  Continue reading “Portland State professor resigns claiming school has become a ‘social justice factory”

RT

Visitors to the National Archives website looking for the US founding documents are now greeted with labels warning of ‘harmful language’. It isn’t clear when the tags were added, but the move has angered some Republicans.

“Harmful Language Alert” labels can be found on pages displaying the scanned versions of the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution, as well as the first 10 amendments, known as the Bill of Rights.  Continue reading “‘Harmful Language Alert’: National Archives puts WARNING LABEL on US Constitution and Declaration of Independence”

Daily Mail

Houseboats have been forced to crowd together on the trickle of water that remains in Lake Oroville after the California droughts reduced the reservoir’s water levels to an ‘historic low’ of 24 percent capacity.

The water level in the vital California reservoir is now at its lowest since September 1977, with locals saying they have never seen it so empty and officials warning of a detrimental impact on the local environment. Continue reading “The decimation of Lake Oroville”

Great Game India

The Australian government is testing an app to enforce its quarantine rules. The state will text people at random times, and thereafter they will have 15 minutes to take a picture of their face and text the government. Should they fail, the local police department will be sent to follow up in person.

The government of South Australia, one of the country’s six states, developed and is now testing an app as Orwellian as any in the free world to enforce its quarantine rules. Continue reading “You Have 15 Minutes To Take A Picture Of Yourself And Text The Government”

RT

The medicalisation of childhood is one of the most depressing features of Anglo-American child rearing. Year by year, it’s getting worse.

The problem of mental health is fast becoming synonymous with childhood. Unfortunately, the medical establishment is more than happy to solve the problems of children by shoving drugs down their throats. This alarming trend was highlighted by new NHS figures published at the end of last month that showed that prescriptions for antidepressants given to British children aged 5 to 16 has risen by 22% during the past five years. Continue reading “The number of children on antidepressants has soared. Is it a real crisis or one invented by psychiatrists seeking new patients?”

Sputnik

Reclaim the Net – by Ken Macon

The Grace Cathedral in San Francisco will soon have proof-of-vaccination as a requirement for entry. The vaccine mandate will apply to congregants and people attending other services and events at the church.

Leaders at the church said that the vaccine passport move is in line with guidance from public health officials on gatherings and events. However, churches are not required to follow the city-wide vaccine passport mandate, as there is a religious exemption in the state. Continue reading “San Francisco’s Grace Cathedral to require vaccine passports for entry”

CNN

The cleanliness of Tokyo, the diversity of New York and the social services of Stockholm: Billionaire Marc Lore has outlined his vision for a 5-million-person “new city in America” and appointed a world-famous architect to design it.

Now, he just needs somewhere to build it — and $400 billion in funding. Continue reading “Plans for $400-billion new city in the American desert unveiled”

The Atlantic – by David Frum

When the coronavirus pandemic struck last year, people throughout the developed world raced to buy toilet paper, bottled water, yeast for baking bread, and other basic necessities. Americans also stocked up on guns. They bought more than 23 million firearms in 2020, up 65 percent from 2019. First-time gun purchases were notably high. The surge has not abated in 2021. In January, Americans bought 4.3 million guns, a monthly record.  Continue reading “How to Persuade Americans to Give Up Their Guns”