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- The myth of ‘trans-Atlantic’ unity is causing the EU to be America’s lapdog in its war on Chinese tech
A summit this week aims to encourage better cooperation between the US and EU in dealing with China’s growing influence in tech. But the EU should not follow American demands too blindly, as it has to look after its own interests. - As South Korea considers banning dog meat, who are the meat-munchers of the West to tell others what animal is OK to eat?South Koreans eat around a million dogs a year, but dog meat could be taken off the menu if pooch-loving President Moon Jae-in gets his way. But why is killing a dog for food any different to a pig or a chicken or a cow?
- Forget punishment & rehabilitation… for one UK prison, handing out purple ‘pronoun’ badges is the priorityAt HMP Isle of Wight, which once held the Yorkshire Ripper and Moors Murderer Ian Brady, the focus is now on inclusion; badges are being distributed to ensure 1,000 sex offender inmates’ feelings aren’t hurt by being misgendered.
- Britain’s reality show royals should team up in their bid to save the world and fill the gap left by the KardashiansWhat better way to save planet Earth than by watching a TV show from Britain’s ultra-privileged royal family? It’s clear do-gooders Prince Charles and Prince William love the limelight as much as the ostracised Prince Harry.
- I’ve lived and worked in the US for 20 years but can’t get citizenship… yet the doors are open for thousands of illegal migrantsThe idea of US citizenship is being thoroughly devalued as migrants arrive in record numbers at the southern border and people arrive from Afghanistan who have not been properly vetted. But I am left waiting to be approved.
- The myth of ‘trans-Atlantic’ unity is causing the EU to be America’s lapdog in its war on Chinese techA summit this week aims to encourage better cooperation between the US and EU in dealing with China’s growing influence in tech. But the EU should not follow American demands too blindly, as it has to look after its own interests.
- As South Korea considers banning dog meat, who are the meat-munchers of the West to tell others what animal is OK to eat?South Koreans eat around a million dogs a year, but dog meat could be taken off the menu if pooch-loving President Moon Jae-in gets his way. But why is killing a dog for food any different to a pig or a chicken or a cow?
- Forget punishment & rehabilitation… for one UK prison, handing out purple ‘pronoun’ badges is the priorityAt HMP Isle of Wight, which once held the Yorkshire Ripper and Moors Murderer Ian Brady, the focus is now on inclusion; badges are being distributed to ensure 1,000 sex offender inmates’ feelings aren’t hurt by being misgendered.
- Britain’s reality show royals should team up in their bid to save the world and fill the gap left by the KardashiansWhat better way to save planet Earth than by watching a TV show from Britain’s ultra-privileged royal family? It’s clear do-gooders Prince Charles and Prince William love the limelight as much as the ostracised Prince Harry.
- Chris Hedges: America’s fate is oligarchy or autocracyThe competing systems of power are divided between alternatives which widen the social and political divide – and increase potential for violent conflict.
- Is all the fuss over Tucker Carlson warning Dems are carrying out ‘great replacement theory’ because he’s on to something?The left are once again outraged at the controversial and outspoken Fox News host’s claims that migrants are being let in to provide voting fodder for Joe Biden’s party. Is it a case of the truth hurts?
- Caitlin Johnstone: Now it's been proved it considered assassinating or kidnapping Julian Assange, how is the CIA still a thing?Citing “conversations with more than 30 former U.S. officials,” a Yahoo News report has confirmed that the CIA not only spied on the WikiLeaks founder, but also discussed seizing, renditioning and killing him.
- Political leaders denying basic biology to appease trans activists are leading our children into a fantasy worldSir Keir Starmer’s assertion that it is wrong to say only women have a cervix is dangerous, particularly so in the message it sends to children. By ignoring biology, he is encouraging identity crises among young people.
- China’s ‘hostage diplomacy’ wins: Huawei’s Meng Wanzhou flies home a national heroine after her release from detention in CanadaBig crowds greeted Huawei senior executive Meng Wanzhou’s arrival back in China, which believes its show of strength against America forced Washington to back down in this three-year standoff.
- How Washington hustled up the foundations of a global electronic krakenWe may have had a more equitable and decentralized international system today if not for US intervention on behalf of Microsoft. Big Tech thereafter underwent a series of sinister functions at the expense of fundamental freedoms.
- ‘For Facebook, they’re clients with privacy rights’: How Big Tech is letting predators get away with grooming online‘Sex trafficking’ conjures a vision of victims bundled by gangs into the back of trucks and driven across borders. But they’re being bought and sold much closer to home too: on the internet. Survivors share their stories with RT.
- Global Citizen Live’s message to society from mega-rich celebs is ‘make do with less.’ And that really sticks in my throatA jumbo gig to raise awareness of climate change & defeat poverty definitely made a few wealthy people feel good about themselves for having done their bit for a worthy cause. But can Global Citizen Live really change the world?
- The sad story of Ellen/Elliot Page: From Hollywood glamour queen to trans-activist oddityThe actor’s journey through the various stages of enlightened wokery follows a well-worn path for the young today: from feminist to vegan to gay to trans in 12 years. I hope Page is finally now happy, because what’s left?
- Healthcare workers are burned out by the Covid-19 pandemic and need care themselves. But who will help the helpers?Amid alarming reports about the number of medical staff in the UK who are in need of support, RT asks two experts about the impact of the health crisis on those on the frontline and what can be done to offer them aid.
- The mess Merkel leaves behind could eventually lead to the collapse of the EU. Now that would be a legacy to be proud ofWhat legacy does Merkel leave behind for the European Union? It’s one of resentment, border fences, anti-EU parties on the rise, a cultural divide between east and west, and who knows how many would-be jihadists on our streets.
- Another bonkers billionaire plans to save mankind, but this woke city of Telosa sounds more like a socialist hell than utopiaThe mega-rich e-commerce tycoon Marc Lore has yet to announce a site for his futuristic, green, hi-tech metropolis, but with a radical social agenda alongside the flying taxis, he’s clearly finding it hard to sell his dream.
- We can’t even freely debate Islam without being accused of Islamophobia. British universities are becoming cancel-culture prisonsAn Oxford University provost who was previously chair of the UK’s Equality and Human Rights Commission this week apologised to students for having allowed his college to host a Christian conference.
- What Sex Actually series on ‘cam’ couples truly reveals is that TV broadcasters should give up making documentaries about sexWhen it comes to the sex industry, I’ve got plenty of skin in the game. No, I’m not talking about playing the rock-hard stud or some pasty-faced cuck in low-rent porno movies.
- Make more babies! Orban’s gang of 4 on EU collision course after rejecting immigration in favour of pro-family policiesFour central European countries have declared declining birth rates – not climate change – to be their most pressing problem, but they definitely don’t want it solved by Brussels’ solution of opening the doors to migrants.
- A win for Social Democrat Scholz in German elections could be a shot in the arm for Europe’s left after a decade on the sickbedGermans are heading to the polls to replace Angela Merkel, but with her preferred candidate lacking charisma and voters wanting something new, a resurgent left is poised to score a rare win, just as everyone had written them off.
- Imposing an ill-conceived vaccine mandate on the US Armed Forces falls right in step with our military’s disastrous leftward marchWhen an edict is passed that could lead to thousands of servicemen and women quitting or being dishonorably discharged, among them elite SEALs, it’s hard to reach any other conclusion than that it’s an act of political sabotage.
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