It’s hard to be an ape in 2016. In the wild, their habitats are encroached upon by deforestation and pollution and poaching. And things are just as bad in zoos. Last month, headlines mourned the death of Harambe, the gorilla at the Cincinnati Zoo shot to death when he started dragging around a 3-year-old boy […]
Biden’s spending plans rely on tax hikes on businesses and the wealthy President Biden reiterated his pledge that no American earning less than $400,000 would not pay “a single penny” in additional taxes with a slight twist on Monday, after he proposed several tax increases to fund two sweeping spending plans. Watch the latest video at foxbusiness.com Biden […]
The mines are considered the oldest in the salt mining history of the sub-continent.Fazal KhaliqPublished 26 Sep, 2019 11:58am Unbeknownst to many, Pakistan is home to the world’s second largest salt reserves, found in district Jhelum of the Punjab province. The Khewra Salt Mines, as they are called, are located about 160 kilometres south of Islamabad, […]
Haunting abandoned homes of the super-rich Steve Ronin / YouTubeEven the most expensive homes can fall into a state of disrepair. These mansions were once worth a fortune yet today they sit in varying states of decay, open to the elements and taken over by nature. From a marble mansion whose owner fled to the […]
A LABOUR councillor has sparked outrage after saying it was a “pity” coronavirus had not “culled” Brexit voters. David Everett from the North West Leicestershire District Council made the comments on Facebook in September. The remarks, which have only just surfaced, have angered Conservative MPs who are demanding the Labour Party take action. Andrew Bridgen, […]
You may have heard that the image-conscious Los Angeles Unified School District chose to return the grenade launchers it received from the Defense Department’s surplus equipment program. You probably have not heard about some of the more obscure beneficiaries of the Pentagon giveaway: Police in Johnston, R.I., with a population less than 29,000, acquired two bomb disposal […]
“He brings the funk out of the forest and puts a smile on the face of the world. Meeting him in the woods to shoot the video was a life-changing moment,” Oates says of unlikely collaboration John Oates has teamed with a giant, saxophone-playing Sasquatch — named Saxsquatch, naturally — for a new EDM spin on Hall & Oates’ […]
Think you would have stood up to the Nazis? Cancel your Disney+ People are urging a boycott of the live-action remake of the Disney movie “Mulan” because it was filmed in a region of China where more than 1 million minority Uighurs are reportedly being held prisoner in concentration camps. And to add insult to […]
Regulators have fired warning shots over frenzied share dealing in GameShop and other firms fuelled by social media chat on sites like Reddit and Facebook. Watchdogs in the US and UK said they were monitoring activity and potential lawbreaking, and warned traders they risked facing huge losses. Traders should ensure they are familiar with all […]
As we’ve previously covered, California Supreme Ruler Gov. Gavin Newsom issued an unprecedented shutdown order, effective immediately and lasting for at least three weeks, for food and entertainment-related businesses in 19 counties on his coronavirus “watch list.” The closures affect approximately 70 percent of the state’s residents, covering the entirety of Southern California except for San Diego County, […]
As TFTP reported on Monday, Parler has been a haven for those who have been banned, deleted, or otherwise algorithmed into the memory hole by establishment media platforms. Users moved to Parler because the platform claimed not to censor their content and it was safe space for MAGA folks. For over a year, Parler has remained […]
We’re not even a month into 2021 and already it’s turning out to be a rather odd year, with the sort of fashion trends that can only emerge from spending a lot of time indoors with only your chaotic jumble of thoughts for company. Out of this strange era has sprouted the ‘monkey tail beard’, […]
One simulation of an uncontrolled disease outbreak concluded with riots and the National Guard on the streets. n June 22, 2001, a group of well-known U.S. officials and a handful of senior policymakers gathered at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland for a senior-level exercise that simulated a biological weapons attack—an outbreak of deadly smallpox—on […]
One of the rioters who was part of the siege of the Capitol building on Wednesday has been identified as John Earle Sullivan, a Black Lives Matter activist from Sandy, Utah. One man who participated in the siege of the Capitol building on Wednesday has been identified as John Earle Sullivan, a Black Lives Matter […]
Miami Mayor Francis Suarez is exploring putting a percentage of his city’s treasury reserves in bitcoin. Miami is currently working on accepting the cryptocurrency as a means of payment for city services and taxes. The mayor believes that “Bitcoin has been a stable investment during an incredibly unstable year.” Miami Could Invest Some of City’s […]