Science museum bows to trans criticism

The Science Museum in London has agreed to alter an exhibit on human biology and sex characteristics after receiving complaints over a perceived lack of transgender representation and its “non-inclusive narrative.”

Museum authorities confirmed that the exhibit, titled ‘Boy or Girl?’, is currently under review to “take into account new scientific and curatorial research and visitor feedback.” The exhibit apparently covers subjects such as hormones and chromosomes and asks, “How are boys and girls different?”

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Waukesha suspect says he feels ‘dehumanized’ in first interview since parade massacre

Darrell Brooks, the man accused of intentionally plowing his SUV into a crowd of people at a Christmas parade in Wisconsin, killing six people with ages ranging from 8 to 81, whined that he feels “demonized” in a self-pitying jailhouse interview.

In an interview published Wednesday , Brooks, who has a lengthy criminal record spanning decades and multiple states, appeared to express no remorse as he faces six homicide charges and cast himself as a victim who feels “dehumanized.”

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Self-declared ‘Queen of Canada’ detained by RCMP after alleged threats to health-care workers

Romana Didulo, a leading Canadian QAnon figure with an alleged history of encouraging her followers to shoot health-care workers, was taken into custody by the RCMP’s national security team in Victoria, B.C.

Didulo, who often refers to herself as the “Queen of Canada,” said in a YouTube video that the RCMP’s integrated national-security enforcement team (INSET) served her with a search warrant and told her she was being detained under B.C.’s mental health act.

That’s silly. Justin is the Queen of Canada.

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Is PETA Selling Goods Made of Human Skin? Twitterati Bash ‘Tone Deaf’ Satirical Campaign

People For Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) received flak for its unconventional method of protesting against goods made from animal skin. Taking a dig at ‘Urban Outfitters,’ PETA launched its satirical shop, ‘Urban Outraged’ selling goods supposedly made from human skin. Netizens bashed the organization for being tone-deaf towards human rights atrocities.

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BDS measure bans ‘pro-Israel’ kosher caterers at Toronto University

(November 30, 2021 / JNS) Just days before a report concerning anti-Semitism on campus is set to be released, the student union at a branch of the University of Toronto voted in favor of a radical BDS measure against Israel.

The resolution by the Scarborough Center Students Union, which was passed on Nov. 24, says, in part, that it will “refrain from engaging with organizations, services or participating in events that further normalize Israeli apartheid.” That includes “inviting speakers who are representing the Israel Defense Force or support the military occupation of Palestine, the displacement, incarceration and/or killing of Palestinian people.”

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Crumbling decor and ‘refugee zones’: These ‘Syrian style’ cafes are China’s new trend

On Chinese social media, influencers are sharing photos from cafes they are calling “Syrian style”, decorated to look as if they were ravaged by war. You can take a selfie in front of a dilapidated wall and set your bubble tea on a table that looks like an ammunition crate, all while depressing music plays in the background. The design style, accused of being offensive and capitalising on human suffering, has stirred debate on Chinese social networks.

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World’s first living robots can now reproduce, scientists say

The world’s first living robots — known as “xenobots” — can now reproduce, US scientists have revealed.

Details about the robots, created using the heart and skin stem cells from the African clawed frog, were unveiled last year after experiments showed they could move and self-heal.

Now, the scientists at Tufts University, the University of Vermont and Harvard who made the xenobots say the tiny blobs can also self-replicate.

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