Late last month, Arizona State University placed dozens of students and four Greek chapters on interim suspension, pending an investigation of their alleged violations of COVID-19 safety protocols. The photos displayed in a local news broadcast that night—dozens of students packed together, maskless, on a boat; sorority sisters packing together for rush week—were shocking. But even more surprising was the revelation that they hadn’t been unearthed by a school administrator or the campus newspaper, but by an anonymous student Twitter account known as “ASUcovidTracker.” The account, which has racked up more than 4,000 followers in the two months since it started, […]
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Netflix is facing criminal prosecution over the controversial French film ‘Cuties,’ after a Texas grand jury indicted the entertainment streaming service for lewd depiction of children. The indictment was filed September 23 in Tyler County but was shared Tuesday on Twitter by Republican state Representative Matt Schaefer. It accuses Netflix of knowingly promoting visual material that depicts “lewd exhibition” of the genitals or pubic area of a clothed or partially clothed child who was under 18 when the content was created. Further, the prosecution alleges that the material “appeals to the prurient interest in sex and has no serious literary, artistic, […]
Steve Snowden/Getty One of David Benioff and D.B. Weiss’s most controversial Game of Thrones choices apparently still doesn’t sit well with George R. R. Martin. Speaking with James Hibberd for a comprehensive oral history of the show, the author said he still doesn’t like the way the duo changed Daenerys Targaryen’s wedding night with Khal Drogo. In the original A Song of Ice and Fire series, Daenerys is forced to marry the Dothraki warrior, but the two have consensual sex on their wedding night. In the show, Khal Drogo rapes Dany. Martin has discussed the scene change before; as originally shot […]
Tennis star Laura Siegemund caused a stir at the French Open again on Monday after she was seen eating a meal during a timeout in her win over Paula Badosa. The German beat the Spaniard 7-5, 6-2 to reach her first Grand Slam quarterfinal, but the match will be best remembered for her eating habits on the sidelines. While it’s a common sight to see tennis players chow down on a banana or a chocolate bar to give them a much-needed energy boost during a match, Siegemund took advantage of a medical timeout for Badosa to retrieve what appeared to be […]
Sexy selfies and feminist GIFs are selling like hotcakes on non-fungible token (NFT) markets, but not everyone is thrilled about this trend. Blockade Games co-founder Marguerite deCourcelle, who sold more than $160,000 worth of NFTs before the NFT craze really kicked off in August 2020, launched a cypherpunk self-portrait NFT in early September and said she intends to explore more “personal tokens” over the next year. “I brought in about $20,000 in a month. I haven’t really focused on selling personal NFTs as a part of my business model,” deCourcelle said. She marketed the campaign with photos of herself, portraits that […]
Will the radical religious views of Trump’s likely Supreme Court pick pose an obstacle to Congressional approval? Dissociated Press Editor’s note: VT Senior Editor Gordon Duff will join me live on Truth Jihad Radio 8 to 9 pm Eastern this evening to defend Trump’s right to appoint an Irish Muslim truth jihadi to the Supreme Court. Gordon will also offer other controversial interpretations of current events—listen live on Revolution.Radio or catch the archive later. Dr. Kevin Barrett, a Ph.D. Arabist-Islamologist, is one of America’s best-known critics of the War on Terror. He is host of TRUTH JIHAD RADIO; a hard driving weekly […]
A controversial recommendation by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released last month about who should be tested for COVID-19 has been revealed to have not been written by CDC scientists and to have been posted to the agency’s website over their objections. The updated guidance posted on the CDC’s website on August 24 stated that it wasn’t necessary to test people without COVID-19 symptoms, even if they had been exposed to the virus. Some Trump administration officials who spoke with the New York Times said the CDC had written the guidance itself with input from its director, […]
Military police hold a line near the White House as demonstrators gather to protest police brutality on June 1, 2020 in Washington, D.C. Olivier Douliery/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Olivier Douliery/AFP via Getty Images Military police hold a line near the White House as demonstrators gather to protest police brutality on June 1, 2020 in Washington, D.C. Olivier Douliery/AFP via Getty Images Hours before federal police officers cleared a crowded park near the White House with smoke and tear gas on June 1, the lead military police officer in the Department of Defense for the D.C. region asked […]
Moscow has disbanded a law enforcement reserve unit stationed on its border with Belarus following talks between the presidents of the two countries. The force was formed last month at Minsk’s request and raised eyebrows abroad. Russian leader Vladimir Putin and his Belarusian counterpart Aleksandr Lukashenko, met in Sochi on Monday. The decision to dismantle the formation was one of a variety of subsequent announcements, but flew somewhat under the radar. “An important outcome of the talks between both presidents in Sochi is the agreement on Russia dismantling the backup law enforcement and National Guard unit that was established near the […]
The forecast comes from the University of Washington’s Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation. But here’s why some other disease specialists are highly skeptical. (Image credit: Sean McMinn/NPR) Source link
by Preston James and Mike Harris 100-800 AD – an incredibly Evil Society Emerges in Khazaria: Khazarians develop into a nation ruled by an evil king, who had ancient Babylonian black arts, occult oligarchs serving as his court. During this time, Khazarians became known to surrounding countries as thieves, murderers, road bandits, and for assuming the identities of those travelers they murdered as a normal occupational practice and way of life. 800 AD – The Ultimatum is delivered by Russia and other surrounding nations: The leaders of the surrounding nations, especially Russia, have had so many years of complaints by their citizens […]
Eighteen months after seeming to pull their sponsorship of the Women’s March due to allegations of anti-Semistim among the group’s leadership, it appears the Democratic National Committee has welcomed two of the organization’s controversial former leaders back into the fold. Tamika Mallory, the former co-president of the Women’s March, spoke briefly during Monday’s meeting of the Black Caucus about the importance of securing justice for Breonna Taylor, an EMT who was shot by police as they executed a no-knock warrant at her home in May. In January 2019, Mallory appeared on The View to address criticism and allegations of her team’s […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107914/61/1079146143_0:62:1920:1142_1200x675_80_0_0_8abb6fe5b77454eb6f5a9be045060718.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Nair N.B.. Sputnik International https://sputniknews.com/india/202008181080202700-indias-apex-court-turns-down-plea-to-transfer-modis-controversial-pm-cares-fund-to-disaster-fund/ New Delhi (Sputnik): Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi had set up a fund to deal with “any kind of emergency or distress situation,” like the COVID-19 pandemic. The charitable trust has been under the scanner from the beginning, as it was not subject to public audit, but donations to it are eligible for tax rebate. India’s apex court on Tuesday dismissed a petition seeking the transfer of funds from Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s controversial PM CARES Fund, an acronym for Prime Minister’s Citizen Assistance and Relief in Emergency Situations Fund, to the official […]
Nano Mesa, who plays football for Spanish club Cadiz, has been forced to publish a drugs test result to prove he was sober during a controversial interview which went viral. Mesa was interviewed right after the club guaranteed its promotion to La Liga, causing a stir on social media with his behavior in front of the camera, which some deemed “strange” and “inappropriate.” READ MORE: Different league: Cristiano Ronaldo poised to set ANOTHER record as Juve star nears 50 GOALS in Premier League, La Liga, Serie A Cadiz returned to the top flight after a 14-year absence, having secured a six-point lead […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107971/75/1079717554_0:111:1280:831_1200x675_80_0_0_93a8ec8362737eab6bde71958d511e44.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/india/202007121079860310-rebel-leader-members-of-banned-party-arrested-in-kashmir-before-controversial-martyrs-day-/ New Delhi (Sputnik): A recent letter purportedly written by the top of Kashmir’s separatist movement Syed Ali Shah Geelani urging people to observe a shutdown on 13 July, Martyr’s Day, has gone viral on social media. The Jammu and Kashmir police later opened a case in the matter, claiming the letter to be fake and originating in Pakistan. Ashraf Sahrai, a rebel leader advocating Kashmiri independence and other members of banned Pakistan-based political party Jamaat-e-Islami were arrested at their homes in Srinagar on Sunday by the Jammu and Kashmir police. Sahrai has been booked […]
Attorney Paul Kamenar filed an ethics complaint on Tuesday with the Department of Justice against Mueller attorney Aaron Zelinsky. Andrew Miller and the National Legal and Policy Center, through their undersigned counsel, filed this complaint against Assistant United States Attorney (AUSA) Aaron S.J. Zelinsky with the Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR) for misconduct that occurred during the grand jury proceedings of Mr. Miller regarding the investigation and prosecution of Roger J. Stone. The complaint was filed with the Department of Justice on Tuesday. Aaron Zelinsky is slated to speak before Congress and before Judiciary Chairman Jerry Nadler on Wednesday. TRENDING: It […]
Novak Djokovic could face a test for COVID-19 after Grigor Dimitrov, who came into close contact with the world No. 1 before dropping out of a match against him citing illness, revealed he had been infected with the virus. Dimitrov blamed “physical effort and exposure to the sun” when he withdrew from his encounter last Sunday against Djokovic, who has been criticized for ignoring precautions against catching the virus while being pictured hugging and partying with the players taking part in his competition in front of packed crowds in Serbia. The Bulgarian world No. 19 looked uncharacteristically sluggish in a straight-sets defeat to lower-ranked […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107965/36/1079653632_0:0:3072:1728_1200x675_80_0_0_e4b6ffc2c5d7e1c9443e299f2dd88181.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/russia/202006181079653991-kremlin-comments-on-boltons-controversial-white-house-memoir/ MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The Kremlin has not yet read the book by ex-US National Security Advisor John Bolton, spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Thursday, when asked about the Kremlin’s stand on the published fragments, particularly those on talks between US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin. “We have not yet had an opportunity to read Bolton’s book”, Peskov said. US media released on Wednesday the first extracts from the forthcoming book “The Room Where It Happened: A White House Memoir.” Trump, described in the book as a person easily manipulated by foreign […]
The Democracy Live home page is displayed on an Apple laptop computer. Chona Kasinger/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Chona Kasinger/Bloomberg via Getty Images The Democracy Live home page is displayed on an Apple laptop computer. Chona Kasinger/Bloomberg via Getty Images Delaware briefly deployed a controversial internet voting system this summer but scrapped it amid concerns about security and public confidence. Before the online option was shuttered, voters returned more than 2,700 ballots electronically — and those votes still will be counted, according to the state, along with conventional votes in the upcoming July primary. Delaware Election Commissioner Anthony […]
The New York Police Department has liquidated its anti-crime unit, reassigning some 600 plainclothes cops to neighborhood policing and detective work as protesters nationwide demand reforms in the wake of the George Floyd killing. NYPD Commissioner Dermot Shea announced the disbanding of the unit in a press conference on Monday, calling it “a seismic shift in the culture of how the NYPD polices this great city.” Heralding the move as “closing one of the last chapters of ‘Stop, Question and Frisk’” – the controversial policing tactic beloved by ex-Mayor Michael Bloomberg and criticized by civil rights groups for its wildly disproportionate […]
Bubba Wallace, one of the most successful African-American drivers in NASCAR history, has called for fans to be banned from bringing Confederate flags to races, and says that the time has come for a change in the popular sport. Alabama native Wallace, who drives the number 43 car for Richard Petty Motorsports, added his voice to the wave of protests currently taking place across the United States by wearing a t-shirt which read “I can’t breathe/Black Lives Matter” prior to Sunday’s race in Atlanta, and he has since underscored his stance by calling for the sport’s authorities to take a harsher stance against […]
Binance is forced to “technically” support last week’s hard fork of the Steem blockchain, according to the crypto exchange’s CEO, Changpeng “CZ” Zhao. In a statement on the company’s official blog Sunday, CZ said that, while the exchange is “very much against zeroing other people’s assets on the blockchain,” to not support it would mean that Binance users would not be able to withdraw their steem tokens. The result of a dispute in the Steem community over the acquisition of SteemIt – the blockchain ecosystem’s biggest and more powerful application – by Tron and Justin Sun, the hard fork was used […]
Grassroots Activists Defeat Controversial Williams Fracked Gas Pipeline In New York Harbor Lee Ziesche and Robert Wood, Sane Energy Project. May 18, 2020 Grassroots Activists Defeat Controversial Williams Fracked Gas Pipeline In New York Harbor2020-05-182020-05-18https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/05/new-yorker-power-defeated-william-pipeline.-bu-erik-mcgregor.-e1589821994336.png200px200px The decision ends the three-year fight, barring litigation; New Yorkers celebrate decision as essential for protecting public health and the planet during the crisis New York, NY – The New York Department of Environmental Conservation today denied a needed water quality permit for the controversial Williams Northeast Supply Enhancement Pipeline, effectively putting an end to the epic fight against the widely opposed project. The pipeline was slated to […]
In a new podcast interview, breakout new Real Housewives of New York City cast member Leah McSweeney, who is enjoying one of the most celebrated debut seasons in the franchise’s history, defended controversial statements she has made criticizing key members of the #MeToo movement. Quotes from columns McSweeney had penned for Penthouse magazine accusing Asia Argento and Rose McGowan of exploiting the movement for personal gain—as well as a YouTube interview in which she defended Donald Trump—recirculated among Bravo fans when McSweeney joined the show, and were recounted in a Daily Beast article that published last month. “I’m not even sure […]
Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms has used the controversial shooting of Ahmaud Arbery to attack the “rhetoric” being used by US President Donald Trump and his administration. “It’s 2020 and this was a ‘lynching’ of an African American man,” Bottoms told CNN on Sunday about the case of Arbery, a black jogger who was allegedly chased and killed by two white men in Georgia at the end of February. Arbery’s case has gained national attention mainly due to the fact that murder charges were not filed until a cellphone video showing the 25-year-old man being confronted went viral in recent days. […]
In April the CDC forced states to recount their coronavirus deaths to include confirmed cases and probable cases.Several states are in the process of reassessing their numbers based on this controversial new rule. They likely did this because the initial predictions they used included the Imperial College Study out of England that predicted 2 million deaths in the US due to the virus. Of course, the numbers were much less than that. The UK study is now confirmed as a complete fraud. In mid-April New York state added 3,700 deaths to their numbers to include presumed but not confirmed cases. The […]
After weeks of rumors and speculations, Mikhail Saakashvili, former Georgian president who is wanted for embezzlement at home, was appointed as the head of Ukraine’s executive council on reforms. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky signed a decree on Thursday confirming Saakashvili’s new political role. Zelensky said that he “sincerely congratulated” the 52-year-old on this “new challenge,” adding that he trusts Saakashvili to be able to “provide impetus” to the body and help him with “implementing important changes in the life of the country.” According to media leaks, Saakashvili was initially considered for the job of deputy prime minister, but there was no […]