Year: 2021

Reclaim the Net – by Cindy Harper

A member of Facebook’s Oversight Board said that freedom of expression is not an “absolute right,” arguing it has to be balanced against other freedoms.

The Oversight Board was set up over a year ago to act as some kind of Supreme Court for Facebook’s content moderation decisions. However, critics argue it was created so that Facebook executives can distance themselves from politically sensitive content moderation decisions. Continue reading “FB oversight board member says free speech “is not an absolute human right””

RT

A group of investors led by the Soros Economic Development Fund (SEDF) and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation have financed the buyout of UK diagnostic technologies firm Mologic, which has developed a 10-minute coronavirus test.

To make the acquisition, the group has launched Global Access Health (GAH), a social enterprise aiming to expand access to affordable medical technology. The members of the GAH are reportedly set on investing over $41 billion in the acquisition deal. The transaction will include the buyout of all Mologic’s existing shares, including those held by two private investment managers, Foresight Group LLP and Calculus Capital. Continue reading “George Soros & Bill Gates lead buyout of UK Covid testing company”

Mish Talk

Grim Future for Lake Powell

Water levels in Lake Powell are at record lows. If levels drop much further, hydroelectric turbines will cease to run.

The lake supplies water to 30 million people and irrigation of 5 million acres.  Continue reading “State of Emergency at Lake Powell: Fears of Hydroelectric and Water Shutoffs Mount”

RT

Healthcare workers should don some form of label identifying their Covid vaccination status, the head of Switzerland’s centrist Green Liberal Party has argued, while stressing that inoculation should remain voluntary.

Swiss politicians have begun to explore ways to “incentivize” vaccine uptake, citing a decrease in the number of people lining up for the shot. Around 43% of Switzerland’s population is fully vaccinated, while 52% have received at least one dose of the drug. However, it appears the other half of the country is not in any rush to roll up its sleeves.  Continue reading “Healthcare workers should wear stickers showing their Covid vaccination status, head of Switzerland’s Green Liberal Party suggests”

RT

A Florida man faces eight months behind bars for participating in the pro-Trump riot on Capitol Hill in January. The man committed no violence, but prosecutors still claimed he took part in a “threat to democracy.”

Paul Allard Hodgkins pleaded guilty in June to obstructing Congress, a felony crime with a theoretical maximum sentence of 20 years in prison. Hodgkins, of Tampa, Florida, entered the US Capitol in January alongside crowds of former President Donald Trump’s supporters, carrying a ‘Trump 2020’ flag. He snapped selfies in the Senate chamber and posed alongside infamous ‘QAnon Shaman’ Jacob Chansley. Continue reading “8 months in prison for man who took selfie with ‘Qanon Shaman’ in first Capitol riot felony sentence”

Henry Makow – by Knut Hamsun

Continue reading “Western Family Stuck in Covid-Controlled Thailand”

Breitbart – by Frances Martel

Protesters gathered outside of the White House on Thursday evening to urge President Joe Biden to act in support of the protests ongoing in Cuba this week told Breitbart News the mainstreaming of Castro regime mass murder Ernesto “Che” Guevara in America undermines the suffering of those he killed. Continue reading “Cuba Protesters Warn Americans Who Like Che Guevara: ‘He Was a F*cking Terrorist’”

Sputnik

Mark Zuckerberg makes no secret about his Jewish heritage. In 2017 he said he often sings a “Mi Shebeirach” prayer to his daughter – “As a Jew, my parents taught me that we must stand up against attacks on all communities.”

An online post by Mark Zuckerberg showing his pet dog wearing a Jewish prayer shawl has infuriated Hindu outfit Swadeshi Jagran Manch (SJM), with its top leader slamming the Facebook co-founder for “double standards.” SJM is a wing of Rashtriya Swayamasevak Sangh (RSS), the ideological mentor of the ruling Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP). Continue reading “‘Deplorable’: Hindu Leader Slams Mark Zuckerberg for Photo of Dog in Jewish Clothing”

Breitbart – by Dylan Gwinn

The NFL has sent a memo instructing all 32 teams to develop a method for identifying players, coaches, and employees who have received the coronavirus vaccine.

In a five-page memo released last week and obtained by Pro Football Talk, the league informed teams of a requirement to develop  a system for identifying fully-vaccinated “Tier 1 and Tiers 2 personnel.” Continue reading “NFL Recommends Teams Use ‘Color Coded Wristbands’ to Identify Vaccinated Players, Employees”

The Guardian

Human rights activists, journalists and lawyers across the world have been targeted by authoritarian governments using hacking software sold by the Israeli surveillance company NSO Group, according to an investigation into a massive data leak.

The investigation by the Guardian and 16 other media organisations suggests widespread and continuing abuse of NSO’s hacking spyware, Pegasus, which the company insists is only intended for use against criminals and terrorists. Continue reading “Revealed: leak uncovers global abuse of cyber-surveillance weapon”

Dr. Joseph Mercola

Fox News

Health department workers and community outreach groups have kicked off a “doses to doors” COVID-19 vaccination campaign in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, where just 49% of residents have received at least one jab. The program, which officials say offer a convenient way for residents to get the shot without having to worry about travel, was met with mixed reaction on Twitter.

“They don’t move that fast to help people when they know a hurricane is coming,” one Twitter user wrote.  Continue reading “North Carolina county launches ‘doses to doors’ vaccine campaign”

Daily Mail

No sex. No cheering. Eat alone. If competitors and support staff at this summer’s Covid-affected Tokyo Olympics don’t abide by these rules and many others, they risk getting kicked out.

The latest ‘Playbook’ of rules for the 90,500 overseas visitors to the Games – 11,500 athletes plus 79,000 coaches, support staff and officials – is explicit in stating this in a section headlined: ‘Non-respect of the Playbook’. Continue reading “Updated Tokyo 2020 rulebook highlights extreme restrictions on athletes due to Covid”

PJ Media – by Rick Moran

Vaccine hesitancy is a big problem, according to the Biden administration.  Less than half the public is fully vaccinated while about 56 percent have received at least one jab.

The goal of fully vaccinating the American public appears to have stalled. This should not surprise us. When the vaccines were first approved for emergency use back in December 2020, 40 percent of Americans expressed skepticism about the vaccine. Continue reading “MIT Study: Vaccine Hesitancy Is ‘Highly Informed, Scientifically Literate,’ and ‘Sophisticated’”