Belarussian dictator Alexander Lukashenko has been accused by EU countries of carrying out a “direct attack” on Europe by sending waves of migrants towards the continent. According to the EU, Lukashenko is pushing alleged asylum seekers and migrants across the Belarussian border and towards EU member states such as Poland, Lithuania, and Latvia, with eastern […]
True bravery.
A new video released by MIT’s Boston Dynamics shows a bipedal humanoid robot running through a parkour obstacle course. It’s as impressive as it is scary. In the video, two of the robots – dubbed “Atlas” – can be seen performing a variety of delicate and impressive physical feats, including running across a narrow beam, […]
Well now.
Controversial actor Shia LeBeouf is set to play the 20th century Catholic monk and Saint Padre Pio in an upcoming film. Speaking about the role in a recent interview posted by Irish news site Catholic Arena, LeBeouf, who is famous for his roles in franchises such as Transformers and Indiana Jones, described the origins of […]
In 2001, then-president of the US George Bush declared that “the Taliban regime is coming to an end.” Now, 20 years later, they control the entire country of Afghanistan. “Thanks to the military, and our allies, and the brave military fighters of Afghanistan, the Taliban regime is coming to an end,” Bush said, adding that […]
Terrible scenes.
An inglorious 12th.
Yes, is the short answer. The longer answer is below, but first, a recap of the disaster that’s unfurled since the US President decided to pull out the remaining American troops: The Taliban captured Afghanistan’s third-largest city and a strategic provincial capital near Kabul on Thursday, further squeezing the country’s embattled government just weeks before […]
Regular readers will remember that earlier in the summer, yours truly regularly pointed to Florida and Texas as examples of places which had abandoned Covid restrictions completely, and were doing just fine. It would be dishonest, then, not to cover the fact that in recent weeks, both states have experienced a mega surge in cases […]
Suspicious minds.
A skin rash, as well as multiple kidney disorders are being investigated by the European Medicines Agency as potential side-effects of the Pfizer and Moderna mRNA jabs. The EMA’s safety committee is now studying whether or not these conditions may be side-effects of the jabs. To date, 330 million Pfizer-BioNTech doses and 43.5 million Moderna […]