According to a new study, internet bullies are just as mean in real life. The study, from the political science department at Aarhus University, demystifies the long-held hypothesis that people are only nasty while posting anonymously online. And according to a study published in the American Political Science Review, it also found that nice peopleContinue reading “Internet Trolls Are Just As Mean In Real Life”
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California Teacher Sparks Outrage
A California high school teacher is being investigated by the school board after she admitted she’d got her pupils to pledge allegiance to the gay pride flag instead of the American one. Kristen Pitzen, of Newport Mesa School District in Orange County, posted a video to TikTok, where she admitted she’d removed the American flagContinue reading “California Teacher Sparks Outrage”
CDC’s ‘Woke’ New Language Guide
A new guide on inclusive communication by the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention to improve health equality has published a long list of words and phrases such as elderly, smokers and poor for less dehumanising language. The guide includes a list of guiding principles and preferred terms to use rather than seemingly dehumanising onesContinue reading “CDC’s ‘Woke’ New Language Guide”
Boris Johnson Ignored Security Guidance
According to legal documents, Prime Minister Boris Johnson disregarded his own national security guidance over the use of a personal mobile phone. In recent years, Boris Johnson is alleged to have texted both Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman and billionaire Sir James Dyson on his own mobile phone to discuss official business. ThisContinue reading “Boris Johnson Ignored Security Guidance”
New York Air Force Veteran And Her Young Daughter Are Living Out Of Her Car
A landlord in upstate New York has been forced to live out of her car after the tenants of her three properties refused to pay rent for almost a year, while she’s powerless to evict them due to the state and federal moratoriums. Brandie LaCasse, who’s owed more than $23,000 in uncollected rent from herContinue reading “New York Air Force Veteran And Her Young Daughter Are Living Out Of Her Car”
Gladiator Star ‘Shadow’, 60, Is Imprisoned For More Than Six Years
A bodybuilder well-known for his starring performance in the 1990s television show Gladiator has been jailed for his part in a blackmail plot over a drugs debt. Michael Jefferson King, known to millions as Shadow from the ITV game show, was one of four people who kept a man detained in a flat in Acton,Continue reading “Gladiator Star ‘Shadow’, 60, Is Imprisoned For More Than Six Years”
Sirhan Sirhan – Who Assassinated Robert F Kennedy
The man who killed Senator Robert F Kennedy in 1968 could be freed on parole after prosecutors said they won’t oppose his parole request. Sirhan B Sirhan, now 77, has spent the last 53 years in a San Diego prison and is scheduled to stand in front of a California parole board for the 16thContinue reading “Sirhan Sirhan – Who Assassinated Robert F Kennedy”
Hundreds Of New Yorkers Descend On Manhattan
Hundreds of New Yorkers assembled outside City Hall in Manhattan on Wednesday to oppose COVID 19 vaccine mandates. Demonstrators claimed that they should have the right to be routinely tested for the virus instead of being made to get vaccinated or otherwise lose their jobs. In light of the extremely contagious Delta variant, New YorkContinue reading “Hundreds Of New Yorkers Descend On Manhattan”
Britain Is Set To End Unnecessary Web Cookie Requests
The Culture Secretary will announce proposals to sweep away swathes of the EU’s flagship data laws which could spell the end of pointless web cookie warnings and red tape. In what is the first post Brexit shake-up of the UK’s digital economy, Oliver Dowden is set to outline how Briton’s data can be used moreContinue reading “Britain Is Set To End Unnecessary Web Cookie Requests”
NHS England Draws Up Plans To Commence Vaccinating Children
It emerged that the NHS has drawn up proposals to offer COVID vaccines to children as young as 12 when schools return. NHS England bosses yesterday told trusts to be ready to expand the rollout to 12-15-year-olds in just two weeks, and health officials said that children won’t need parental consent to get the vaccine.Continue reading “NHS England Draws Up Plans To Commence Vaccinating Children”
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