Small Irish Regulatory Authority Granted Unprecedented Powers to Censor Online Content of 450 Million EU Citizens
Small Irish Regulatory Authority Granted Unprecedented Powers to Censor Online Content of 450 Million EU Citizens | 19 Feb 2024 | The Digital Services Act (DSA) -- the EU's new legislative framework to regulate online platforms -- came into full force on Saturday, putting the European Commission's small Irish partner in charge of handling most […]
Supreme Court rejects appeal from 3 GOP House members over $500 mask fines
Supreme Court rejects appeal from 3 GOP House members over $500 mask fines | 20 Feb 2024 | The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected appeals from three Republican U.S. House members who challenged fines for not wearing [useless] face coverings on the House floor in 2021. The justices did not comment on leaving in place […]
Letitia James says she’s prepared to seize Trump’s buildings if he can’t pay his $354M ‘civil fraud’ fine
Letitia James says she's prepared to seize Trump's buildings if he can't pay his $354M 'civil fraud' fine | 20 Feb 2024 | Four days after a judge ordered former President Donald Trump to pay $354 million in his "civil fraud" case, New York Attorney General Letitia James told ABC News that she is prepared […]
Ukraine has used U.S.-made chemical weapons – Russia
Ukraine has used U.S.-made chemical weapons - Russia --Moscow claims that Washington and Kiev have violated the articles of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons | 19 Feb 2024 | Washington and Kiev have violated articles of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) as Ukrainian forces have used illegal munitions […]
New bill introduced in Congress would give states standing to sue U.S. government over immigration
New bill introduced in Congress would give states standing to sue U.S. government over immigration | 19 Feb 2024 | A new bill has been filed to give state attorneys general greater authority and legal standing to sue the federal government when it fails to enforce federal immigration law established by Congress. Republican U.S. Reps. […]
Germany’s top security official wants to set up ‘early recognition unit’ to track ‘right-wing extremists” banking and ‘disinformation’ campaigns
Germany's top security official wants to set up 'early recognition unit' to track 'right-wing extremists'' banking and 'disinformation' campaigns | 13 Feb 2024 | Germany's top security official said Tuesday that she aims to make it easier to trace [so-called] right-wing extremists' financing and plans to set up an “early recognition unit” to detect far-right […]
NYC’s migrant debit card boondoggle – no-bid bank gets $50 million, border crossers up to $10,000 each
NYC's migrant debit card boondoggle - no-bid bank gets $50 million, border crossers up to $10,000 each By Nicole Gelinas | 19 Feb 2024 | ...One misperception is that the [Mayor Eric Adams migrant debit card] program allows the city to give out just $50 million to migrants. No wonder the mayor has been reticent. […]
France’s draft law: citizens who speak against Covid-19 vaccine could get ‘3 years prison and 45,000 euro fine’
France's draft law: citizens who speak against Covid-19 vaccine could get '3 years prison and 45,000 euro fine' | 18 Feb 2024 | On February 14, 2024, France’s Assemblée Nationale adopted a controversial draft law "to strengthen the fight against 'sectarian drift'" (in French, dérive sectaire). The draft law was an initiative of the French government […]
‘Mission critical for humanity’: WHO director warns that Disease X outbreak ‘a matter of when, not if’
'Mission critical for humanity': WHO director warns that Disease X outbreak 'a matter of when, not if' | 18 Feb 2024 | World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Ghebreyesus has issued a new warning about the likelihood of Disease X breaking out, telling global world leaders it is "a matter of when, not if" a […]
Truckers refusing to drive to NYC after government infringements on Trump’s business matters
Truckers refusing to drive to NYC after government infringements on Trump's business matters | 18 Feb 2024 | Trump-supporting truckers will refuse to drive to New York City after the former president was slapped with a $355 million fine in his "fraud" case last week. A conservative social media influencer and trucker who goes by […]
Abbott to construct ‘forward operating base’ for National Guard border efforts
Abbott to construct 'forward operating base' for National Guard border efforts | 16 Feb 2024 | Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott on Friday announced the construction of a "forward operating base" near the southern border to bolster the National Guard's efforts to secure the border in the face of perceived federal apathy toward the unprecedented […]
Fulton County policy suggests both DA Willis, Wade were required to disclose relationship
Fulton County policy suggests both DA Willis, Wade were required to disclose relationship | 16 Feb 2024 | A Fulton County policy regarding the disclosure of a romantic relationship with an employee may have applied to both District Attorney Fani Willis and special prosecutor Nathan Wade, yet they testified that they did not inform any […]
Biden appears to confuse NATO with Ukraine in calling for Congress members to pass funding bill
Biden appears to confuse NATO with Ukraine in calling for Congress members to pass funding bill | 17 Feb 2024 | Joe Biden on Saturday appeared to mix up NATO with Ukraine when calling on House members to come back to Washington, D.C., to vote on a bill that would fund Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan. […]
Truckers Plan to Stop Shipments to NYC in Response to Judge Engoron’s $238 Million Ruling Against Trump and His Sons
Truckers Plan to Stop Shipments to NYC in Response to Judge Engoron's $238 Million Ruling Against Trump and His Sons | 17 Feb 2024 | Truckers bravely exposed some of the worst COVID shutdowns in the world when they parked their trucks in Ottowa to protest the iron-fisted approach used against citizens by the Justin […]
Key Donbass city of Avdeevka liberated - Moscow | 17 Feb 2024 | Russian forces have "completely captured" the city of Avdeevka, the Russian Defense Ministry announced on Saturday. Some 1,500 Ukrainian troops were killed as they retreated, leaving their weapons and equipment behind, the ministry said. The seizure moves the front line further away […]