Author: Galen

Washington Examiner – by Mike Brest

The United States is building “small cities” on military bases across the country temporarily to house the Afghan evacuees who fled their home country in the final days and weeks of August.

The eight military installations that are being used to house Afghan refugees currently have approximately 25,600 people with a capacity of 36,000, though they are still short of the 50,000 goal, Gen. Glen VanHerck, commander of Northcom, said during Friday’s briefing. Continue reading “‘Small cities’: Inside the military bases that will temporarily house Afghan evacuees”

RT

Many care workers in the UK who were told to get vaccinated against Covid-19 or lose their jobs have left the industry en masse for better paid positions at companies such as Amazon, creating massive staffing shortages.

According to the Guardian, which spoke to several care home industry officials, “three-quarters of care home operators are reporting an increase in staff quitting since April,” with the reasons being “a desire for less stress and for higher pay” and “to avoid mandatory vaccination, which comes into effect on 11 November.”
Continue reading “UK care workers leave industry en masse after being told to get vax or quit, with unions begging govt to reconsider policy”

RT

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) was publicly condemned on Thursday after arguing that mandatory Covid-19 vaccination actually advances civil liberties instead of compromising them.

In an article for the New York Times – which the ACLU posted on its official Twitter account – ACLU National Legal Director David Cole and colleague Daniel Mach defended vaccine mandates by claiming that the right to bodily autonomy is overruled when others are put at risk. Continue reading “ACLU slammed for claiming mandatory Covid vaccination ‘FURTHERS civil liberties’ & saying right to bodily autonomy not ‘absolute’”

LifeSiteNews – by Jack Bingham

TORONTO, Ontario (LifeSiteNews) –  On Thursday September 2, in a show of “united non-compliance,” hundreds of police officers and citizens held a rally in front of Toronto Police Service Headquarters in downtown Toronto, to protest against vaccine passports and mandates.

“Look at this crowd today,” Chris Sky – one of the de facto leaders in Canada’s opposition to dictatorial COVID measures – told the cheering crowd. Continue reading “Huge crowds as Toronto police officers join rally for freedom against vaccine passports”

America’s Frontline Doctors

As the mandates are increasing and the “deadlines” fast approach, YOU SHOULD NOT QUIT YOUR JOB. Do not be fooled if your boss says you must resign. Make your boss fire you and do not sign anything or agree to anything that says otherwise. Do not agree with “voluntary resignation.” If you are fired, you are eligible for unemployment. Anything else and you are not. Continue reading “DO NOT QUIT YOUR JOB”

RT

Russia may officially recognize the Taliban as the authorities in Afghanistan, but will only properly consider the move after an inclusive government is formed, the Foreign Ministry said on Thursday.

However, speaking to a press briefing, Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova explained that recognition wouldn’t be a cause for discussion until there is a real government in Kabul. Continue reading “Russia reveals it may recognize Taliban as Afghan authorities – but only after formation of government including minority groups”

MSN – Daily Mail

The Supreme Court of Virginia ruled Thursday that the state can take down a statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee that has towered over the state’s capital for more than a century but became widely seen as a symbol of racial injustice.

The court’s ruling shot down two lawsuits filed by Virginia residents who attempted to block removal of the 21-foot bronze equestrian sculpture on Monument Avenue in Richmond that shows Lee in military attire atop a 40-foot pedestal. Continue reading “Gen. Lee statue can be removed, Virginia Supreme Court rules”

Daily Mail

As New Yorkers hunkered down and tried to weatherproof their homes when the remnants of Hurricane Ida flooded the city, one man was seen smoking a hookah while relaxing on a pool float in a flooded alley.

In a video posted to Twitter at 11.30pm Wednesday, the man is seen oblivious to the situation around him and uses the streets as a lazy river.  Continue reading “Bizarre moment man puffs from hookah while reclining on a pool float in a flooded NYC alley as Ida pummels the city”

The Conversation

On Sept. 7, 2021, El Salvador will become the first country to make bitcoin legal tender.

The government even went a step further in promoting the cryptocurrency’s use by giving US$30 in free bitcoins to citizens who sign up for its national digital wallet, known as “Chivo,” or “cool” in English. Foreigners who invest three bitcoins in the country – currently about $140,000 – will be granted residency.

Panama is considering following El Salvador’s lead. Continue reading “Bitcoin will soon be ‘legal tender’ in El Salvador – here’s what that means”

Anti-War – by Edward Hasbrouck

On September 1st the House Armed Services Committee joined the Senate Armed Services Committee in voting 35-24 to expand registration for a possible military draft to include young women as well as young men.

Following this House committee vote and an earlier Senate committee vote in July (before Congress’s summer vacation), the versions of the annual “must-pass” National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) to be considered later this fall in both the House and Senate will include provisions requiring women to register for the draft within 30 days of their 18th birthday and report to the Selective Service System each time they change their address until their 26th birthday, as young men have been required to do since 1980. Continue reading “House and Senate Armed Services Committees Vote To Make Women Register for the Draft”

New York Times – by David Cole and Daniel Mach

Do vaccine mandates violate civil liberties? Some who have refused vaccination claim as much.

We disagree.

At the A.C.L.U., we are not shy about defending civil liberties, even when they are very unpopular. But we see no civil liberties problem with requiring Covid-19 vaccines in most circumstances.  Continue reading “We Work at the A.C.L.U. Here’s What We Think About Vaccine Mandates.”

RT

The Scottish bureau responsible for the country’s 2022 census has said it will allow people to self-identify their sex in the decennial survey, but some are worried this “woke” development might compromise the data.

According to new guidelines published by the National Records of Scotland (NRS) on Tuesday, Scots can now choose their gender, regardless of official documentation and medical opinion, in the 2022 census.  Continue reading “Scots can self-identify as male or female in upcoming census, without documentation, triggering fears for ‘woke’ nation”