US government bribed agencies and social media to discredit scientists, doctors who raised alarm over Covid vaccines – journalist
In his continuing sequel of Twitter Files investigative journalist Matt Taibbi reveals how the US government-supported Virality Project and “encouraged platforms to target people, not posts, using “Minority Report”-style “pre-crime logic,” and neuter “repeat offenders” such as Robert F. Kennedy Jr, chairman and chief litigation counsel of Children’s Health Defence...
Senegal’s resident remains ambiguous about plans to amend constitution to run for third term
Senegal’s president has rejected claims that it would be unconstitutional for him to seek a controversial third mandate, again refusing to confirm whether he plans to do so in an interview published on Monday in a French newspaper The opposition claims that Senegal’s constitution prohibits Macky Sall – who was...
War-torn Ukraine donates 30,000 metric tonnes of wheat to support 5.4 million Kenyans hit by drought
Kenya has received 30,000 metric tonnes of wheat from Ukraine to support families affected by drought and famine. The donation is part of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s Grain from Ukraine humanitarian programme. The fifth maize shipment from Ukraine was received on Monday by Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua, together with Dr...
Facebook content moderators sue Meta for sacking 260 staff in a ‘union-busting operation’
A group of Facebook content moderators in Kenya is taking the platform’s parent company Meta and two outsourcing companies to court, a tech rights group said Monday. A total of 43 workers for outsourcing company Sama, who moderated Facebook content, are bringing the lawsuit for what they allege was unlawful...
Scars of American jingoism can’t fade from Iraqis collective memory, 20 years after vague war
During the more than eight-year war and ensuing years of violence after the 2011 US pull-out, more than 200,000 civilians were killed and over 9 million others displaced in Iraq. Much of the country’s infrastructure was also destroyed during the relentless bombings launched by the US-led coalition. Although 20 years...
Ukraine war: Japanese prime minister lands in Kyiv hours after Chinese president meets Russian president
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida began a surprise visit to Ukraine early Tuesday, hours after Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in neighbouring Russia for a three-day visit. The duelling summits come as the long-time rivals are on diplomatic offensives. Kishida will meet President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the Ukrainian capital. He...
New UN report warns greenhouse gases ‘spewed’ by food systems threaten life on Earth
Today, march 21, the UN’S Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change is releasing what may become a pivotal document of human progress – or lack thereof, if we don’t heed its warnings. It’s a “synthesis” report, summarising the findings from the six previous IPCC reports that laid out the science of...
American investigative journalist uncovers mucky details of US government’s ‘Great Covid-19 Lie Machine’
A project run by Stanford University served as a “dry run” for President Joe Biden’s “disinformation” board, according to journalist Matt Taibbi’s latest “Twitter Files” release, which he dubbed, “The Great Covid-19 Lie Machine: Stanford, the Virality Project, and the Censorship of ‘True Stories.’” According to Taibbi, the Virality Project,...
Why China wants the Ukraine war to drag on: China needs Russian oil and gas for its energy-devouring economy
As a noticeably puffy-faced Vladimir Putin welcomed his “dear friend” Xi Jinping to the Kremlin yesterday, the Russian despot acted as if he was hosting his equal. After all, he no doubt reasoned, China needs Russian oil and gas for its energy-devouring economy. The Kremlin is also a handy ally...
