Cost of Living Crisis: 70,000 Protest as National Strike Cripples Nation A national strike crippled the transport infrastructure of Belgium with around 70,000 people taking to the street on Monday to protest the effects of inflation.
Josh Rogin: Biden's 'Folding' for Saudi Oil That Won't Meaningfully Impact Inflation and He Knows He's Folding On Monday’s broadcast of CNN’s “New Day,” author, Washington Post columnist, and CNN political analyst Josh Rogin stated that the Biden administration is engaging in “pretty disingenuous” rhetoric about President Joe Biden’s meeting with Saudi leaders because Biden knows that despite his rhetoric, “when push comes to
Coronavirus: Chinese Gambling Hub Macau Shuts Most Businesses – But Not Casinos The government of Macau, a Chinese special administrative region and gambling hub, began shutting down most businesses and public spaces in the region on Sunday to contain a fresh outbreak of the Chinese coronavirus, Xinhua News Agency reported. “The Macao SAR [special administrative region] government has decided to close public
The Lies Behind Lab-Cultured Fake Meat The GMO industry is now seeking to replace beef, poultry, dairy and fish with synthetic biology.Are these products truly beneficial to human health?.
Is “escaping Twitter moderation” a bad thing? Max Blumenthal pointed out to us a few days ago that OFFG gets a nice little mention in the Paul Mason emails – apparently we are deeply sus for recommending people join us on Telegram in preference to Twitter. We assume by “maybe they aren’t obvious to place” Emma means
Texas Offers Major Plan to Add Electric Vehicle Charging Stations Despite Less Than 1% of Texans Using an Electric Vehicle The Texas Department of Transportation plans to ramp up infrastructure for electric vehicles (EVs), laying out a five-year plan which includes adding charging stations to major interstates, despite the fact that less than one percent of vehicles in Texas are EVs. According to the Texas Tribune, “the plan is to
The Science Is Screaming: Don't Make This Trendy Mistake STORY AT-A-GLANCE This article was previously published November 11, 2011, and has been updated with new information.
Multi-Millionaire Teen Still Inspiring Others with Her Lemonade Company A girl who became the boss of her own multi-million dollar business when she was just 11 years old is still inspiring others with hard work and determination.
This Week in the New Normal #34 Our successor to This Week in the Guardian, This Week in the New Normal is our weekly chart of the progress of autocracy, authoritarianism and economic restructuring around the world. 1. The extreme right weaponising the outdoors Fresh from weaponising memes in 2021, the classics in 2018 and irony in
Biden Presses Oil Industry to Increase Production as Refineries Already Running at Full Capacity President Joe Biden called on U.S.
The Psychology of Totalitarianism STORY AT-A-GLANCE Professor Mattias Desmet, a Belgian psychologist with a master's degree in statistics, gained worldwide recognition toward the end of 2021, when he presented the concept of “mass formation” as an explanation for the absurd and irrational behavior we were seeing with regard to the COVID pandemic and its
6 Mistakes You Should Make in Life That Will Make You Stronger This may sound strange, but it’s good to make mistakes.
New Amnesty Argument to Voters: Migrants' Kids Do Better than Your Kids Americans should welcome many more migrants because the migrants’ children will be more successful than the Americans’ children, says the advocates for a new pro-migration, pro-amnesty political campaign. “No matter which country their parents came from, children of immigrants are more likely than the children of the U.S.-born
One in Three People Has This Eye Parasite STORY AT-A-GLANCE Toxoplasma gondii is a parasite and responsible for the infection toxoplasmosis.
What Does Sugar Do to Your Brain? STORY AT-A-GLANCE This article was previously published May 6, 2017, and has been updated with new information.