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UPDATED: An attempted coup in Russia?

Update – “coup” aborted, Progozhin leaves Russia for Belarus, will not be prosecuted [jump] The breaking news from Russia today is that Yevgeny Prigozhin, founder and leader of the Wagner mercenary group, has “declared war on Russia’s military leadership”. Allegedly, Wagner units have started moving eastwards from Ukraine toward Moscow, taking the city of Rostov-on-Don. …

DISCUSS: So, what’s with the chemical spills? [UPDATED]

UPDATED 17/02/23 to include details of previous train derailments [skip] It has been reported, in just the last hour, that there had been a major train derailment near Van Buren Township, just outside Detroit, Michigan: 🚨#BREAKING: Multiple authorities are responding to a massive train derailment outside of Detroit ⁰⁰📌#Vanburen | #Michigan⁰ Currently multiple authorities are …

DISCUSS: Mass shootings, “conspiracy theories” & free speech

This past month has seen an influx of news stories, all somehow featuring the supposed negative effects of “online misinformation”, “hate speech” and/or “conspiracy theories”. In New Zealand a few days ago, one couple had their baby placed in the care of a hospital after refusing to approve a surgical procedure unless they could be …

DISCUSS: Bye Bye Liz

Just 44 days into the job, embattled British Prime Minister Liz Truss has just announced her resignation. Already among the more forgettable people in the world, with this move Truss consigns herself to the dustbin of history as nothing but a potentially tricky trivia question for future generations. It doesn’t come as much of a …

DISCUSS: Johnson ends “plan B” Covid restrictions in England

All mask mandates lifted Vaccines certificates no longer required work from home orders rescinded UK Prime Minister has announced the end of all restrictions allegedly brought in to combat the spread of the “Omicron variant”. This is just the latest in the series of back-pedalling moves on the pandemic narrative, which will be subject to …