Author: Galen

The Register – by Kieren McCarthy

Analysis ISPs should be paid to provide slower internet speeds to poor people.

That’s the extraordinary upshot of a meeting between an ISP industry group and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in the US.   Continue reading “Poor people should get slower internet speeds, American ISPs tell FCC”

Philly.com – by Danielle Paquette, Washington Post

“Inescapable.”

“It’s a constant stressor.”

“I see no way out.”

What do professors, real estate agents, farmers, business executives, computer programmers, and store clerks have in common? Continue reading “‘I see no way out’: Living paycheck to paycheck is disturbingly common”

New York Post – by Hannah Frishberg

In this day and age, risqué can be risky. But Cynthia von Buhler is bringing sexy back to NYC.

The illustrator has thrown, by her own estimation, hundreds of over-the-top parties over almost three decades. But this year marks her first-ever New Year’s Eve bash — and she’s going all out: hosting a massive, “Eyes Wide Shut”-style blowout for 800 guests at the Williamsburg Savings Bank Tower.   Continue reading “An inside peek at the erotic New Year’s Eve ‘Illuminati Ball’”

Campus Reform – by Jon Street

America’s second oldest women-only college will begin accepting admission applications from transgender and “non-binary” candidates.

Stephens College in Columbia, Mo. made the announcement in a recent email to students. The college had been discussing the policy change since 2014, according to KOMU-TV.    Continue reading “Second oldest women’s college accepts transgender students”

Daily Mail

Calorie limits could be imposed on thousands of supermarket foods and restaurant dishes, it was reported last night.

Plans include stringent caps for ready meals, sandwiches and dining out in an effort to tackle obesity.   Continue reading “Fury as diners face calorie caps on their favourite restaurant meals: Government move to limit portions is blasted as ‘arbitrary and unscientific’”

RT

As we bid farewell to another year, it looks like we’ll also be saying goodbye to some iconic pieces of cultural history along with it. Songs, fairy tales, hand gestures; for the PC-police, nothing has been off limits in 2018.

Here’s a look at some of the things we’ll miss as we trudge wearily on toward a heavily-sanitized world where nobody ever feels offended again.    Continue reading “PC gone wild: Traditions that will never be the same after 2018”

Zero Hedge – by Tyler  Durden

Women fleeing socialist Venezuela have taken to capitalism in order to survive; selling sex, hair and breastmilk as they make the perilous journey into neighboring Colombia in search of a better life.

As Fox News‘ Hollie McKay reports, the Colombian border city of Cucuta is virtual chaos – as “Rail-thin women cradle their tiny babies, and beg along the trash-strewn gutters. Teens hawk everything from cigarettes to sweets and water for small change.”   Continue reading “Venezuelan Women “As Young As 14” Escape Socialism By Selling Sex, Hair And Breastmilk”

The Watchers

A new flank eruption, the first in nearly 11 years, has begun at Mount Etna, Italy on December 24, 2018, forcing authorities to raise the Aviation Color Code to Red.

An intense earthquake swarm started at the volcano at 07:50 UTC, with more than 130 earthquakes in the first three hours. The largest was M4.0 at 12:08 UTC, located on the NE side of the volcano at a depth of 2 km (1.2 miles).   Continue reading “Etna’s first flank eruption in more than 10 years, Aviation Color Code raised to Red, Italy”

The Free Thought Project – by TRI

“There is no more dangerous menace to civilization than a government of incompetent, corrupt, or vile men.”—Ludwig von Mises

The government has shut down again.   Continue reading “Government Shutdown or Not, the Police State Will Continue to Flourish”

Middle East Monitor

Russia’s Nezavisimaya Gazeta said that Israel is preparing for a comprehensive war on Syria following the US’ withdrawal from the country.

The newspaper said that the decision of US President Donald Trump to withdraw American troops from Syria has left Israel forced to face the Iranian presence in Syria with its troops alone.   Continue reading “Report: Israel preparing for comprehensive war in Syria”

Sputnik

Florida’s prison system has given the green light for the Church of Scientology to operate a “betterment program” for inmates via its Criminon rehabilitation program. The group is in 120 Florida prisons, and the most recent class of graduates finished their course last Thursday.

Criminon might at first seem an unlikely group to be admitted to any prison system, given its extensive criticism of the conditions in which inmates are housed, including opposing psychiatric care and anti-psychotic drugs, which it describes as keeping inmates “forcibly drugged to keep them under control.”   Continue reading “Florida Prisons Host ‘Betterment Program’ Run by Church of Scientology”

Henry Makow

Obituary for a sacred, uplifting, unifying social ritual.

A vicious, implacable cancer — Satanism — is eating the vital organs of society. Satanism is the worship of evil — greed, lust, violence and ugliness. It is the worship of Death.    Continue reading “Christmas R.I.P.”

Free Thought Project – by Matt Agorist

Bossier City, LA — A police officer from the Bossier City Police Department has been arrested this week for filming an unspeakable act with an animal. Officer Terry Yetman, 38, has been charged with multiple counts of sexual abuse of animals—and he produced the evidence himself.

According to the Louisiana State police, Yetman was arrested on December 19 and charged with 20 counts of sexual abuse of animals by performing sexual acts with an animal, and 20 counts of filming sexual acts with an animal.   Continue reading “Highly Decorated Officer Arrested for Filming Himself Raping Over a Dozen Animals”