Pinterest Has Banned The Massively Popular Anti-Abortion Group Live Action
Pinterest said Live Action, which has more than 3.3 million social media followers, was spreading misinformation and conspiracy theories. BREAKING: @Pinterest has permanently BANNED Live Action from the platform and marked all links to our website as “porn.” https://t.co/YjoJcKQExO — Live Action (@LiveAction) June 11, 2019 Pinterest has permanently banned Live Action, the influential anti-abortion […]
‘Stunningly bizarre’: Ohio public library cancels LGBT Pride event after backlash
An Ohio public library canceled an LGBT Pride week event after it sparked outrage from the Republican speaker of the state House. Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder sent a letter to the Ohio Library Council on Friday demanding that the Licking County Library in Newark stop a planned Pride week event. The event, aimed at […]
AT THE UN, THE BATTLE FOR JERUSALEM IS ETERNALLY WAGED
At the United Nations, the diplomatic battle for a united Jerusalem is eternally waged on almost a monthly basis, whether it is in UN forums in Geneva, Paris or the UN headquarters in New York. The guns of the Six Day War fell silent 52 years ago. The scars of a once divided city have […]
KUSHNER: UNCERTAIN IF PALESTINIANS CAN GOVERN THEMSELVES
Kushner said in an interview broadcast on Sunday that the Palestinians deserve “self-determination,” but stopped short of backing Palestinian statehood. White House senior advisor Jared Kushner said in an interview broadcast on Sunday that the Palestinians deserve “self-determination,” but stopped short of backing Palestinian statehood and expressed uncertainty over their ability to govern themselves. Kushner, […]
Is China’s social credit system coming to Australia?
Privacy was not a hot topic in the recent Australian election, but it should have been. This is because the City of Darwin is adapting elements of the Chinese social credit system for use in Australia. The Chinese system’s monitoring of citizens’ behaviour has been widely condemned as “Orwellian”, with frequent comparisons to the dystopian […]
Pope pleads for European unity, warns against fear-mongers
Pope Francis made an impassioned plea for Europe to stick together and revive the ideals of its founders on Sunday (2 June), saying ideologies and fear-mongering politicians were threatening its very existence as a bloc. His comments to journalists on the plane while returning from a three-day trip to Romania, one of the more recent […]
Manchin warns of largest Russian presence in Arctic since Cold War
Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia issued a stark warning about the geopolitical threat of Russia’s presence in the Arctic, saying Moscow’s military and economic activity in the region is at the highest level since the Cold War. “It’s unbelievable the commitment they’ve made,” Manchin said on “Face the Nation” Sunday. “We’ve seen more […]
Iran will use ‘whatever missiles it wants’ to stop U.S. aggression, foreign minister warns
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said Sunday the nation has the right to defend itself against U.S. aggression and specifically vowed that Tehran will use “whatever missiles it wants” as a deterrence against increased American military presence in the region. In an interview with ABC News’ “This Week” program, Mr. Zarif defended the arming […]