Monthly Archives: June 2020
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As lockdown eases, illegal raves take off across Europe
From the housing blocks of London to the beaches of Portugal, thousands of young people are holding illegal raves and parties across Europe, yearning for contact and bursting with energy after the solitude of the coronavirus lockdown. While many revellers are simply seeking some fun after ... -
Marxist Meathead Rob Reiner Calls a Vote
Oh, look, another far-left out of touch Hollywood star telling the rest of the country how stupid they are for voting for President Trump. On Tuesday Rob Reiner took to Twitter to tell his one million followers that “A vote for Trump is a vote for death.” This isn’t the first ... -
Botched Tests, $1,200 Checks for Dead Marred U.S. Virus Response
The federal government’s quick action to issue stimulus payments in the wake of the coronavirus crisis led to more than a billion dollars of fraudulent payments, while slow action to address the health risks might have worsened the outbreak, according to a report by a government watchdog. “In ... -
One day ago Space expert says 110 people is ‘minimum number’ to start life on Mars
If you’ve ever wondered how many people it will take to start a new civilization on Mars, you’ve got your answer. Space expert Jean-Marc Salotti estimates it will take at least that many people to start a new civilization on the Red Planet, according to a study he published earlier ... -
Patagonia joins growing list of companies boycotting Facebook ads
Patagonia has joined companies like REI and The North Face, saying it plans to pause advertising on Facebook and Instagram to show support for a movement called ”#StopHateForProfit.” Last week, a group of six organizations called on Facebook advertisers to pause their spending on the social ... -
Coronavirus was already in Italy by December, waste water study finds
Italian scientists say sewage water from two cities contained coronavirus traces in December, long before the country’s first confirmed cases. The National Institute of Health (ISS) said water from Milan and Turin showed genetic virus traces on 18 December. It adds to evidence from other ... -
Pelosi orders removal of portraits of ex-House speakers who served in Confederacy
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi Thursday ordered the removal of portraits in the Capitol of previous House speakers who served in the Confederacy as part of an effort to “appropriately observe Juneteenth” on Friday. Pelosi said she discovered the four portraits as she was taking ... -
‘Working to get websites you don’t like demonetized by Google isn’t journalism, it’s activism…
Conservative leaders reacted swiftly and sharply to Google‘s threat to demonetize two major conservative websites based on pressure from a campaign waged by left-wing radicals. The tech goliath—which is able to manipulate and control much of the flow of internet traffic to and from information ... -
Poll: Americans are the unhappiest they’ve been in 50 years
It’s been a rough year for the American psyche. Folks in the U.S. are more unhappy today than they’ve been in nearly 50 years. This bold — yet unsurprising — conclusion comes from the COVID Response Tracking Study, conducted by NORC at the University of Chicago. It finds that just 14% of ... -
Running to lose weight? Don’t make this simple mistake
With gyms still closed due to the coronavirus pandemic, people are looking for easy, at-home workout routines. There’s one effective, equipment-free exercise that almost anyone can take up: Running! Adaptable, versatile and fairly easy to start, running can help lose weight, especially ...