- “Labour’s tax raids to cost families £1,000 a year more from next week” – Families face a hammering of £1,000 to their annual budgets from next week as Labour’s tax raids and inflation-busting bill hikes come into force, according to the Mail.
- “The BBC makes cutting Britain’s benefits bill almost impossible” – Welfare has become the broadcaster’s sacred cow despite its increasing drain on the economy, says the Telegraph.
- “Two-tier Sentencing Council must be abolished says Labour MP” – Labour MP Jonathan Brash (nominative determinism?) has called for the Sentencing Council to be abolished because it is “completely out of step with the British people” – in a tie looking, erm, very Reform-coloured.
- “Nigel Farage pledges ban on civil servants WFH as he demands UK equivalent of DOGE” – Nigel Farage has pledged a ban on civil servants working from home as he proposed a British version of DOGE during a keynote speech for Reform UK, reports the Telegraph.
- “Studies that Misled the World” – On Trust the Evidence, Carl Heneghan and Tom Jefferson recall when Cochrane Grandees showed their true colours and betrayed science in the pandemic.
- “Labour considers using terror laws to nationalise British Steel” – Terror laws could be used to nationalise Britain’s last steel blast furnaces after their Chinese owner threatened to shut them down, reports the Telegraph.
- “Drivers face Hammersmith Bridge ban under reopening plans” – Plans to ban cars from crossing Hammersmith Bridge when it reopens due to environmental and cost reasons are being drawn up by Ministers in a move likely to infuriate thousands of drivers, the Telegraph reports.
- “UK’s Net Zero tsar: I understand why people are angry” – The Telegraph speaks to Emma Pinchbeck on the compromises needed to hit Britain’s 2050 climate change target.
- “How Just Stop Oil was policed to extinction” – JSO, the climate activist group, is planning its final protest next month after senior figures were given long prison sentences, says the Times.
- “Met smash down door of Quaker meeting house to arrest activists” – More than 20 Metropolitan Police officers broke down the front door of a Quaker meeting house to arrest six women who had met to discuss climate change and Gaza, the Times reports. According to the police, they were planning a protest that would ‘shut down’ London.
- “Father banned for screaming ‘you’re a boy’ at under-12 girl after ‘transgender rumours’” – A parent has received an 18-week touchline ban after screaming “you’re a f—–g boy” at a player rumoured (apparently falsely, though who really knows) to be transgender in an under-12s girls rugby match, the Telegraph reports.
- “Alec Baldwin is in trouble for ‘manterrupting’ his wife – but somebody had to” – Victoria Coren Mitchell defends (some) mansplaining in the Telegraph.
- “Gary Stevenson: trader turned Left-winger accused of telling ‘fibs’” – Former city trader turned Left-wing darling Gary Stevenson is accused of exaggerating and dissembling about his past in the Mail.
- “FCC to investigate Disney and ABC over potential violation in diversity practices” – The Federal Communications Commission has said that Disney and ABC’s DEI efforts may breach equal employment opportunity regulations, according to the Telegraph.
- “Zelensky may regret wishing for Putin’s death” – With most of the other real hardliners coming from the same homo sovieticus generation as Putin, it would be a toss of the coin, says Mark Galeotti in the Spectator.
- “Revealed: How people smugglers move millions around the world without leaving a trace” – Afghanistan’s ancient money transfer system allows migrants to pay their handlers without a paper trail, says the Telegraph.
- “Kathleen Stock case shows the rising bill for denying sex is real” – In the Times, Janice Turner says that while previously senior managers preferred to lose tribunal cases than have a showdown with vindictive woke staff, the times are changing as the bills pile up.
- “The Double Standard in the Human-Rights World” – In the Atlantic, Michael Powell wonders why organisations that explicitly valued impartiality and independence have become stridently critical of Israel.
- “Amanda Spielman’s peerage is richly deserved” – Amanda Spielman, the former Ofsted Chief Inspector, is set to become a Conservative peer after being nominated by Tory leader Kemi Badenoch, the Telegraph reports.
- “Bulgarian at heart of Britain’s biggest benefit fraud could be back home with children within months” – A Bulgarian woman who was jailed for eight years for her role in the biggest benefit fraud ever uncovered in Britain could be sent home and reunited with her children within months, the Telegraph reveals, as she is set to be deported and Bulgaria has no plans to imprison her.
- “Why did I bother getting a job?” – In the Spectator, Sophia Falkner wonders why she bothered getting her first £18,000 job in London when families in the capital on benefits receive the same income as a household on £65,000.
- “Head of Prince Harry’s Sentebale charity accuses him of ‘harassment and bullying at scale’ after calling the Sussex brand ‘toxic’ – and claims they asked her to defend Meghan Markle against negative publicity” – The head of Prince Harry’s Sentebale charity, Sophie Chandauka, has accused him of “harassment and bullying at scale” after calling the Sussex brand “toxic”, reports the Mail.
- “Iran will target Britain’s Chagos base if Trump attacks” – Iran has warned that it will target British forces in the Chagos Islands if Donald Trump attacks the Middle Eastern nation, according to the Telegraph.
- “Councillor warned by police about helping parents who complained about school” – County councillor Michelle Vince was warned that she faced becoming a suspect if she helped parents who complained about their daughter’s school, as she says she fears her property will be raided, according to the Telegraph.
- “Arresting parents for complaining devalues the very idea of ‘harm’” – It’s not surprising the police are confused when our language has turned the mildest feelings into trauma, says Matthew Syed in the Times.
- “‘Arrogant’ BBC bosses rejected antisemitism training for staff” – Tim Davie, the BBC’s Director General, refused antisemitism training for the broadcaster, the Government’s adviser on anti-Jewish hatred, Lord Mann, has revealed, reports the Telegraph.
- “Hamas agrees to Gaza ceasefire proposal” – Hamas has agreed to a Gaza ceasefire proposal it received two days ago from mediators Egypt and Qatar, the Palestinian militant group’s chief said on Saturday, as Israeli media suggest Hamas needs the cessation to suppress the protests, according to the Telegraph.
- “How the West can defeat the evil death cults that murder with glee” – Douglas Murray offers his advice in the Mail.
- “We win if the Right unites: that is the lesson from Canada and Australia for the Tories and Reform” – The Trump effect is not a good one for many Right-wing parties outside of America, but to win the Right needs to unite, says Daniel Hannan in the Telegraph.
- “Should young women really be working in men’s prisons?” – In the Telegraph, Camilla Tominey questions the wisdom of allowing young, inexperienced female prison officers to guard wily lags.
- “The Europeans don’t have a clue what they’re doing in Ukraine” – Europeans are threatening to sink Trump’s peace initiative with Putin, but what are they realistically proposing instead, asks Daniel DePetris in the Telegraph.
- “Rachel Zegler’s Snow White flop sparks anti-woke U-turn at Disney” – According to the Mail, Hollywood whistleblowers have revealed how trans actors and progressive-themed films are being dumped in a ‘crisis mode’ panic. We can but hope.
- “Record applications to top state sixth forms after VAT hike” – Record numbers of children, many from private schools, are applying to top state sixth forms for their A-levels, a rise partly driven by the introduction of VAT, according to head teachers, the Times reports.
- “Labour MP branded disgrace after she uses taxpayers’ cash to pay for dog” – Senior Labour MP and whip Taiwo Owatemi is using taxpayers’ cash to pay ‘pet rent’ so she can live with her cockapoo dog in London, the Sun reports.
- “Our warnings went unheeded: how neo-Marxists’ anti-racism destroyed British education – Part 3” – In TCW, Dr Frank Palmer laments that his and his colleague’s warnings in the 1980s fell on deaf ears.
- “USAID Officially Shuttered After Court Victory” – USAID has been officially shuttered after a federal appeals court on Friday determined that the Trump administration could continue dismantling it, reports ZeroHedge.
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“Studies that Misled the World” – On Trust the Evidence, Carl Heneghan and Tom Jefferson recall when Cochrane Grandees showed their true colours and betrayed science in the pandemic.
Damning indictment of the Cochrane’s leadership vector (and leadership vectors in general) from “Two old geezers who have been accused of having blood on their hands and being bozo fraudsters for sticking to their guns.”
Geezers of the world unite!
“UK’s Net Zero tsar: I understand why people are angry” – The Telegraph speaks to Emma Pinchbeck on the compromises needed to hit Britain’s 2050 climate change target.
South Midland Poly Classics and English graduate mistress-minding “A lot of debate about the exact technical mix…”
…Nature always did abhor a vacuum.
The anger isn’t about the sacrifices we are being asked to make, but that we are being asked to make them on the basis of feck-all except some vague notions of ‘saving the planet’ by virtue signalling arseholes who can’t think beyond their own childish ideology.
“Should young women really be working in men’s prisons?”
No.
I agree it’s foolish, for obvious reasons, and I don’t even know why women would want to work as prison guards in men’s prisons in the first place. But look at the disparity between male and female prisons and what this tells us;
There’s actually a category C ‘green’ men’s prison just opened next door to Full Sutton, so we can add one more to the above stats. But when we look at the stark contrast between the sex of prisoners and see who is actually serving time as a consequence of being unable to keep on the right side of the law, we see why there’s such a difference.
This is the part where certain people are triggered by facts because they have a problem accepting reality.
I guess being ”obsessed with safety” has its pluses!
https://data.justice.gov.uk/justice-in-numbers/jin-public-protection#:~:text=Male%3A%20107%20prisons,Under%2018%3A%204%20prisons
Okay fair cop – millenia of evolving to fight off sabre-tooth tigers and HMRC has societal consequences.
But to turn the tiger on its head, 84,043 behind bars means of the order of 80,000,000 minus 84,043 not behind bars.
And of course some in very high places indeed, not behind bars, who should be behind bars (and some notorious cases vice-versa).
If there was ever one statistic which perfectly illustrates a ( because there are many to choose from, let’s be honest ) difference between the sexes it is the above. Because we have to remember that breaking the law, to the extent that you get banged up, comes down to *choice*, which includes bad decision-making. Now, what was that about females being less able to apply logic because they’re driven by emotions…?
I’d say the obvious ( and massive ) disparity in who’s serving time for violent crime debunks this narrative nicely, because clearly the opposite is true.
British Summertime error on my part – for obvious reason, that 80,000,000 should be 40,000,000 (minus 84,043) = 39,915,957.
With all due respect, bit disingenuous to cast aspersions on majority 39,915,957 based on deficiencies of minority 84,043.
No aspersions on 40,000,000 minus 3,383 made or intended.
Except I’m not casting aspersions, thats your interpretation. I’m referring purely to the available data and broader evidence available. Violent crimes can be committed as a ‘spur of the moment’, spontaneous type job or premeditated. But I’m yet to see any reports or footage of gangs of girls running round with machetes, female lone attackers stabbing random strangers on the street or driving their vehicles into groups of pedestrians, women violently raping/sexually assaulting other females, women armed robbers, and I don’t know when the UK last had a female suicide bomber. The above link to the data bear this out. In fact, I don’t think there even is an exclusively category A women’s prison in the UK. They just have ‘open/closed conditions’. And forgive my assumption, but I’ve a sneaky suspicion the constant ‘over-crowding’ of prisons narrative we hear about is not referring to women’s prisons.
It’s my assertion, based on available data, that men perpetrating any kind of violent crime can hardly be described as engaging the ‘logical’ part of their brain. On the contrary. They’re purely emotion-driven. As the many knife attacks reported and footage shared on social media demonstrates. It is, in fact, the women who are governed more by logic, otherwise there would be many more violent female offenders doing time. At least enough to fill just one cat A prison, in contrast to the 10 current male cat A prisons.
We can also apply this to male vs female drivers. Who is it demonstrating a lack of logical thinking and adherence to safety when committing the most traffic offences? Drink driving, road rage, mobile phone use, speeding etc? If you do a search you will find it’s not the women making up the majority of driving offences and getting the most penalty points. So once again, it pays to have a mindset which prioritises safety and is less emotion-driven.
Although no risk-taker myself, am a bit wary of mindsets which prioritise safety above all else come what may.
Double-edged sword – look where prioritising (supposed) safety took us five years ago, look where prioritising (supposedly) Saving the Planet has been taking us for decades.
Humanity didn’t ascend to where it is now without taking calculated (and uncalculatable) risks.
This is why I’m not a fan of using broad strokes and generalisations to tar entire swathes ( or half the population of the planet, in this context ) of people with the same brush. But individuals do that on this site all the time. E.g, women are too much this and not enough that, as if the male and female population as a whole isn’t actually made up of individuals with personal characteristics unique to themselves. All I’m doing is debunking such nonsense that doesn’t stand up to scrutiny. The above data would look very different if *all* women were emotional wrecks, incapable of logical and rational thought, just like there’d be even more male prisoners if *all* men demonstrated zero respect for safety. And who cares about “on average”? We’re all individuals, but the usual suspects with an axe to grind because they have a warped view of the opposite sex don’t acknowledge this because the reality doesn’t support their narrative. Therefore they must deny the contradictory evidence at all costs and remain in a state of delusion. Small-minded denialists, what more can I say?
Not guilty, M’Lady! Seriously (and non-sexistly), I suspect we’re meeting in the middle, but from the usual two perspectives on either side.
I’d like to congratulate both Art Simtotic and Mogwai for a very reasoned exchange
Thank you, MAk, much appreciated. If only reason could prevail more often, although apparently…
“All of our reasoning ends in surrender to feeling”
…Still after all these years sitting on the fence about that quote.
“More than 20 Metropolitan Police officers broke down the front door of a Quaker meeting house to arrest six women who had met to discuss climate change and Gaza.
It is thought to be the first time in the history of the famously pacifist Quakers that police have forced their way into one of their places of worship.
The women, aged between 18 and 38, were sitting in a circle eating hummus and bread sticks on Thursday evening as part of a “welcome meeting” for Youth Demand, which calls itself a non-violent protest group.”
Really. Who would have guessed the elites would do this and the senior police staff would authorise it.
If you are not already worried about your freedom start worrying now.
https://www.quaker.org.uk/news-and-events/news/quakers-condemn-police-raid-on-westminster-meeting-house
What is it about Dan Hannan and so many other Conservative party members. They cintinue to hope that Reform will take them over while they continue to ignore the evil their party delivered in the pat 14 years.
There will be no Reform-Tory merger. Get over it. You are worthless as a party.
Wind Power Costs the Earth – latest leaflet to print at home, deliver to neighbours, forward to your bad MP & friends online. Start a local campaign. Deliver 100 leaflets a week (5200 a year). Over 300 leaflet ideas on the link on the leaflet.
Zelensky may regret wishing for Putin’s death
‘after many years of hiding information about Putin’s health, the authorities made information about the president’s doctors publicly available.’
‘The array of data on state contracts between the Central Clinical Hospital and hotels……allows us to draw important conclusions.’
‘Oncologist-surgeon Evgeny Selivanov is one of the most frequent medical attendants of Putin. Over the course of four years, the doctor has flown to him 35 times and spent a total of 166 days with the head of state.
Only otolaryngologists Igor Esakov and Alexey Shcheglov fly to Putin more often than the oncology surgeon — the latter has flown to him 59 times and stayed by his side for 282 days.
Thyroid diseases, including cancer, are usually first diagnosed by an otolaryngologist, after which an oncologist and a surgeon get involved in the treatment’
‘Putin has publicly demonstrated an interest in the problem of thyroid cancer. In July 2020, he met with the head of the National Medical Research Center for Endocrinology, Ivan Dedov — he is the boss of Putin’s eldest daughter Maria. Dedov told the President about the high prevalence of thyroid cancer and told about a new hormonal drug, Tirojin, which fights metastases after surgery’
‘A 2015 studyTrusted Source evaluated survival rates for thyroid cancer by age. It found that the mortality rate progressively increases the older someone is.’
‘Our study shows that mortality increased with older age, with patients over 70 years having a 37-fold increased risk of death compared to patients less than 40 years.’
Putin is 72.
Revolutions always end up with someone worse than the despot you were trying to oust.
Not always. Our own revolution ended with Charles II, one of our most popular monarchs.
What business is it of anybody’s publicizing supposedly intimate details of Putin’s health?
You reference a Spectator article, which only ridicules the multitude of past claims that Putin was suffering from this or that. Yes, the man is 72 and can, as all men of that age, expire at any moment. On the other hand, as the Spectator article reveals, his father lived to become 88 and his grandfather 86, so Putin is at least blessed with good genes.
Your quoted statements were not part of the Spectator article so who are you quoting? Was the source your ‘Wartranslated’ Estonian blogger, perhaps?
Putin continues to impress with his long and detailed speeches. His annual press conferences last 4 to 5 hours: which Western politician comes anywhere close to that? His most recent speech was a mere 35 minutes in front of a packed audience in Murmansk, full of positive statements and encouragements to develop and invest in the north of Russia. The short speeches of Western politicians, on the other hand, tend to discourage and depress.
‘When Putin does speeches, he almost mechanically reads from a piece of paper. It looks and sounds very boring and very Soviet.
It is clear that Putin is reading from a text. However, the text is being scrolled directly over the camera lens so that Putin can read and look at the audience at the same time. He thus maintains eye contact.
His speech is rather simplistic, more sophisticated listeners find it nauseating. He is not, in Western sense, an orator – what comes out of his mouth won’t pass for an oration in a good high school. Even those you’d think would be his target audience can find it fake.
Towards the end of the speech, Vladmiri Putin is ranting, descending into outright propaganda.
he tips his hand on his true intentions. He refers to the territories adjacent to Russia as “our historical land”. If you know the history of the area, you know that this means more than Ukraine. It includes Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova and more. Although NATO’s expansion concerns Putin, I believe that his dream of restoring the territorial integrity of the former Soviet Union is at least as important for him.’
Where do you get such utter nonsense? You have clearly never listened to any of his speeches. And it was Biden who used teleprompters, when he could even remember where he was and what he was supposed to be doing. And your recurrent claim that Putin wants to reconquer old territories is clearly negated by the simple fact that those territories are not under any threat whatsoever, in sharp contradistinction to your statement “Although NATO’s expansion concerns Putin” – what could be clearer as to who is threatening whom?
‘Even by the standards of these events, it was a dull four hours, as if Putin was turning the tables on the rest of us. Eggs took an unexpected central stage, with a text about the price of eggs in Dagestan popping up early on the screen behind Putin, that showed a running series of messages sent in by viewers, and later a grandmother raising their price overall.
Of course, this is an important topic for people struggling with a cost-of-living crisis that, depending on region, often makes Britain’s look benign.
Putin responded in characteristic way, combining a barrage of statistics with some smutty testicular innuendo, saying he had asked the minister of agriculture ‘how his eggs were doing.’
Yet quips apart (and they were few and far between this time round), Putin showed striking little empathy – real or manufactured – for the people who begged for his intervention and understanding.
Although there are already moves to try and buy off certain sectors before the March elections – and an 18 per cent increase in the minimum wage from January – there is little sense that Putin will really be playing the benevolent father of the nation.’
https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/vladimir-putin-bores-the-nation/
Just look at who the author of the article is, the consultancy he heads and the books he has written: a true Putin hater.
Russia is under military attack from us, USA and the EU, all desperate (the USA recently not so much) to defeat Putin or, as you put it, to weaken Russia. For what reason? In the meantime, Western weapons are turning up all over Africa and in South America, channelled there by corrupt Ukrainians obviously less interested in saving Ukraine as filling their pockets.
And Donald Trump is threatening to “annex” Greenland, by military force if necessary. Will NATO in the name of Denmark implement its Article 5 protection against USA? The world is becoming crazier by the minute.
‘The AK-47 is the most widespread firearm in the world. Carried by American enemies since 1947, it is the standard infantry weapon for 106 countries. There are an estimated 100 million AK-47s of a number of variations round the world
The worldwide availability and durability of the AK-47 also makes it an attractive weapon for terrorists, militias and other illegal paramilitary organizations. Whether they’re trying to take over a military base in frozen tundra or overthrowing a government in Sub-Saharan Africa, the AK-47 works really well in every environment, is always available (usually at a steep discount) and will still work even if it falls into water, mud, sand or some other muck.
The average lifespan of a terrorist in a gunfight isn’t very long, so that rifle is likely going to hit the ground, and someone is going to need it to work when they pick it up. The terrorist group is definitely going to need a cheap replacement.”
Many peeps posting about this Pakistani airport nonsense;
”Foreigners infiltrating the British government to syphoning British people’s resources to further the interest of Pakistan.
Multiculturalism is multicolonialism.
They should all be expelled for treason.”
https://x.com/WGthink/status/1905970716157055270
And they want to build it, coincidentally, in the same city most of the convicted Pakistani rapists come from. Clearly the UK cannot import too many Pakistani predatory perverts, according to some MPs;
https://x.com/WGthink/status/1905993099194540480
“Tim Davie, the BBC’s Director General, refused antisemitism training for the broadcaster, the Government’s adviser on anti-Jewish hatred, Lord Mann, has revealed, reports the Telegraph.”
A few thoughts on this
1) The “solution” to “BBC bias” is to privatise it. After that, I don’t care what they do. I don’t think OFCOM or anyone else should “regulate” news or any other content, either. I think it’s unrealistic to think you can eliminate bias, especially at the BBC now. If someone wants to try, they can choose to do so, just not with my money.
2) What does “antisemitism” mean? It seems to me its meaning is so vague as to be useless, like “racism”. It can mean anything from wanting to kill all of a particular race to “saying something about a particular race that someone else doesn’t like”. It seems to be used to shut down debate.
3) I dislike the whole idea of employers “training” their staff in stuff like this, and then it’s “job done”. You train people in skills. Whatever “antisemitism” is, it’s not a skill you acquire and neither is “non antisemitism”. It’s an opinion, tendency, state of mind. If you want your journalists to be more factual and less prejudiced, or whatever, then employ better journalists and foster a better working culture. If you have journalists who don’t want to work like that, part company.
Of course, information from these Russian TV channels is always hopelessly unreliable:
‘Russian propagandist Solovyov suddenly realized that Putin’s “demilitarization” of Ukraine has backfired and worked in reverse. “We are fighting with legendary weapons, while they have modern ones.” Legendary weapons — are those the donkeys?’
https://x.com/wartranslated/status/1906242551822114916?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet
The video you cite shows a short part of a discussion on large numbers of shells and drones in the conflict (it is not clear who is claiming what or why). The remark about donkeys comes from your Estonian blogger and makes little sense except that the guy unconditionally supports Ukraine and derides Russia at every opportunity. What is your point in posting this?
‘Russian soldiers appear to be using horses and donkeys to transport supplies to and from the front lines in Ukraine as high losses and insufficient production have created acute equipment shortages.’
Or could it simply be a more reliable way of getting suppies across boggy spring ground and through forested areas where a lot of the fighting is taking place. Doh!
‘Due to equipment shortages, Russian units have begun using civilian vehicles, including cars and minibuses, to transport personnel and supplies.
Videos filmed by Russian soldiers show frontline roads littered with burned-out civilian and military vehicles.
As a result, the Russian army has resorted to using pack animals for transporting ammunition and other supplies.’
https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2025/03/03/russian-armys-use-of-donkeys-in-ukraine-underscores-a-staggering-equipment-shortage-a88174
The front line of course is littered with Ukrainian vehicles since it is they who are retreating. You base this on the MT report, which claims to be independent, which translates into being anti-Russian.
The pictures show individual animals being cared for by soldiers; these lads are just normal people who love animals and adopt all sorts of animals (or are adopted by them), there being plenty of videos of cats, dogs and other furry creatures sharing their rations. Add to this livestock that may have been left behind by their owners.
It is a break from the inhumanity of the fighting.
It is of course a shame that people have to express everything in disparaging terms and the propaganda from the MT is a case in point and shame on you for pushing this story in the terms you have.
Of course, information from our Kiev correspondent is always hopelessly unreliable:
‘More Russian fighters are complaining: they’re treated as “cannon fodder” in a hopeless situation. Families appealed to authorities but got only empty responses. The fighters also report beatings and threats at their unit.’
https://x.com/wartranslated/status/1906340636493578750?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet
‘Z-blogger Ivan Otrakovsky: “Drones now cause 70% of enemy wounds, per Russian medics. Without air support and effective EW, our guys die. The Kremlin claims all’s fine, but the front says otherwise.”
https://x.com/wartranslated/status/1906391457134428452?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet
Oops! The wheels…wrong….the horseshoes are coming off……
‘“If Russia and I are unable to make a deal on stopping the bloodshed in Ukraine……I am going to put secondary tariffs on oil, on all oil coming out of Russia,” Trump said in an early-morning phone call with NBC News on Sunday.
“That would be that if you buy oil from Russia, you can’t do business in the United States,” Trump said. “There will be a 25% tariff on all oil, a 25- to 50-point tariff on all oil.”
“There will be a 25% tariff on oil and other products sold in the United States, secondary tariffs,” Trump said, noting that the tariffs on Russia would come within a month without a ceasefire deal.’
https://www.aol.com/trump-putin-speak-tuesday-trump-051000865.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAFKpRshzFvqXg93rmIetpUozEe9CeEiNnWYjOIxKLi96fKNE2dN5bXrpVaq7TTqnoZ4C1AG3D0A_tU_QQ3VaybFfLzDoOXqpBx76nvSVumCxhEGAKO-KKOi8qccm9XPcToDuWVpWDWSwbThjSzEefCcLZ86sI5e8kPQ9gzfbYpqW
“‘Arrogant’ BBC bosses rejected antisemitism training for staff”
I don’t understand how this kind of Diversity, Equality & Inclusion “training” is any different from any other kind.
All DEI training is utterly insulting for staff, telling them how they should think, what their view of the world should be, how their own personal opinions are worthless and wrong.
DEI training is nothing more than in-house RE-EDUCATION CAMPS like in Maoist China and Stalinist Russia. They are also a colossal waste of company time and money.
Furthermore, they are a kind of demeaning punishment, like AFTER-SCHOOL DETENTIONS for adult workers, nothing to do with their work.
“Studies that Misled the World”
But here’s a Study that will Amaze the World:
NIH has known for decades that flu vaccinations do not reduce deaths among the elderly but instead increases them – The Expose
“Revealed: How people smugglers move millions around the world without leaving a trace” says the paywalled Telegraph…
This article is vitally important for westerners, a real victory by the UK National Crime Agency, so here is a free version on MSN:
Traditional Islamic banking system used to finance small boat crossings
“Hawala is an informal method of transfer without physical money actually moving that originated in South Asia [= INDIA] during the eighth century and is still used today, particularly in the Islamic community.”
“It is exploited by gangs because transfers of funds are agreed between operators, or hawaladars, in different countries, which means MIGRANTS CAN TRAVEL ACROSS EUROPE WITHOUT CARRYING ANY CASH.”
Here’s another article that explains the Hawala system in very clear detail:
Hawala: The Hidden Smugglers’ Banking System – Historic Mysteries
[I wonder whether this system was invented to protect Indian travellers from the vicious THUGGEE GANGS: separate gangs of Muslim, Sikh and Hindu stranglers that terrorised the Indian Subcontinent until English Major-General Sir William Henry Sleeman led the efforts of the British Army to wipe them out, making India safe for travellers once more.]