How Wagner Group boss Prigozhin-led mutiny against Putin precipitated death of Russian troll farm
Initially, the troll farm sought a new owner, but Reuters reported ahead of the July 4 holiday that the infamous influence machine will instead be disbanded. Prighozin, meanwhile, was said to have been exiled to Belarus – but has now returned to Russia, according to the Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko.
Judge in Oklahoma dismisses lawsuit seeking reparations for the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre
The lawsuit was brought under Oklahoma’s public nuisance law, saying the actions of the white mob that killed hundreds of Black residents and destroyed what had been the nation’s most prosperous Black business district continue to affect the city today.
Pope Francis’s footprint on Church stronger as he declares he’ll elevate 12 churchmen to cardinals
Whether Pope Francis will name even more cardinals depends on how long he lives. Francis spent nine days in hospital after surgery for an abdominal hernia last month. His recovery is going well and he is due to visit Portugal from August 2-4 and Mongolia from August 31 to September 4.
US Senate petitions FDA to probe youth craze over Logan Paul’s energy drink with caffeine of six Coke cans
Advertising itself as zero sugar and vegan, the neon-coloured cans are among a growing number of energy drinks with elevated levels of caffeine; in PRIME’s case, 200 milligrams per 12 ounces, equivalent to about half a dozen Coke cans or nearly two Red Bulls.
An estimated mob of 5,000 storms Tbilisi Pride Fest site, forcing organisers to cancel the event
Animosity toward sexual minorities is strong in Georgia, which is predominantly Orthodox Christian, and some previous LGBT events have met violent disruptions.
Sex scandal rocks BBC, presenter suspended over claims he paid teenager for explicit photos
Neither the star nor the youth was identified. Amid speculation on social media about the identity of the presenter, several of the BBC’s best-known stars spoke up to say it wasn’t them. Although the age of sexual consent in Britain is 16, it’s a crime to make or possess indecent images of anyone under 18.
President Zelensky celebrates return home of Ukrainian commanders captured by Russia
President Volodymyr Zelensky brought home from Turkey on Saturday five former commanders of Ukraine’s garrison in Mariupol, a highly symbolic achievement that Russia said violated a prisoner exchange deal engineered last year. Russia immediately denounced the release. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Ankara had promised under the exchange agreement to...
Decluttering the mind: Why there is need for emancipation in Uganda’s higher education
Structural enslavement of minds is, and has been, pronounced in our universities since the colonialists brought them to us. I am saying universities, but really it was one university the colonialists left for us – The University of East Africa, of which Makerere University College was a constituent College.
New report unearths how researchers feared to reveal how Covid vaccines weaken immunity
Substacker Igor Chudov: The deep-pocketed funders of Covid vaccines had no problem pouring billions into them without any preliminary data – but helping their victims is not one of their financial priorities.
After long silence medical Science Magazine admits Covid vaccines weakens patients’ immunity
A total of 1,569,668 reports of adverse events following Covid-19 vaccines were submitted between Dec. 14, 2020, and June 23, 2023, to VAERS. The latest available data from VAERS show 770 reports of POTS with 578 cases attributed to Pfizer’s vaccine, 160 reports attributed to Moderna’s and 31 reports to Johnson & Johnson’s.
