A statue of Darth Vader has appeared on a Bristol plinth where Black Lives Matter activists tore down a monument to slave trader Edward Colston. Actor Dave Prowse, who played the iconic villain in Star Wars, died in recent days.
Do John Cleese’s critics understand comedy?
The Python has always been an anarchist rather than a liberal, like the artform itself
You have to wonder whether the people who are mad at John Cleese are actually aware of who John Cleese is. It started, as these things apparently must, with J. K. Rowling. In September, Cleese signed an open letter protesting the death threats she was getting. In November, he replied to some tweets written in the typically measured and cool tone of trans activism. They accused him of “standing in solidarity with transphobia and discrimination,” or demanded: “Why the fuck can’t you just let people be who they want to be?”
How Will Cable News Survive Without Donald Trump to Kick Around?
With Donald Trump poised to leave the White House one way or another on January 20, cable news nets find themselves in an existential crisis. They have spent the last four years mercilessly bashing the president, accusing him of wild, outrageous, and crazy crimes, creating some of the most inventive conspiracy theories about a president in history. This has resulted in sky-high ratings, allowing them to charge top dollar for advertising.
‘Human experimentation’: Tory MP sponsors e-petition disputing assured coronavirus vaccine safety
Conservative MP Derek Sloan has sponsored a parliamentary e-petition that raises questions about the safety of a future coronavirus vaccine.
It also states that “bypassing proper safety protocols means COVID-19 vaccination is effectively human experimentation.”
His decision to sponsor the e-petition comes despite repeated assurances from both public health and government officials that Health Canada will only approve a vaccine that is rigorously tested and safe to use.
Authorities have requested people not to speculate about the man’s motivations for stabbing the two women
British police have arrested a 57-year-old after two women were stabbed while shopping in the northern English city of Burnley. The authorities have requested people not to speculate about the man’s motivations.
Lancashire police reported that they were called to an incident at 9:30am local time after two women were stabbed in a Burnley city branch of popular department store Marks & Spencer.
Ontario government finally gets around to firing wife of family accused of stealing $11M of COVID-19 funds meant for special needs kids
A second senior information technology employee has been fired from the Ontario government after the alleged theft of $11 million in pandemic relief funds, the Star has learned.
Shalini Madan was terminated with cause from her $132,513-a-year job as manager of E-Ministries Support at the Ministry of Government and Consumer Services.
She had been suspended with pay since Aug. 11.
Her dismissal came after her husband, Sanjay Madan, was sacked from his $176,608-a-year post as director in the Ministry of Education’s iAccess Solutions Branch in early November.
Dad cops a plea, Mom and the kids go free if they haven’t already fled the country.
Human Rights complaint FILED after mask exempt customers DENIED service at B.C. cafe
To say that the new mask mandates have people confused would be an understatement!
CBC-TV ad revenues continue historic collapse, falling 19% in 6 months
CBC’s television ad sales have taken a freefall collapse, resulting in proposed programming cuts despite record subsidies, its CEO says.
Television ad revenues for the six-month period to Sept. 30 fell from $91 million to $73.8 million — a 19% drop — compared to the same period last year, Blacklock’s Reportersays. The CBC blamed losses on “the pandemic’s adverse impacts on Canadian TV advertising spending.”
A Cautionary Tale for Democrats: The UK Labour Party
The aggression of Sanders and the Squad could backfire much like the Corbyn chaos across the Atlantic.
Since the start of the Bernie revolution in 2016, a factional divide has intensified in Washington between the old Democratic guard and a growing class of far-left populist candidates inspired, and in most cases directly mentored, by Bernie Sanders himself. The election of the so-called “Squad” in 2018 was perceived as an extension of Bernie’s revolution. Since then, Democratic Socialists have openly expressed their goal to oust Democratic candidates that do not share their worldview, and to the likely dismay of Nancy Pelosi, they’ve been successful in doing just that on multiple occasions.
Lies and Violence: Averting our gaze from political hyperbole and violence empowers the mob.
A mass gathering of Trump supporters took place in Washington recently. As seems almost commonplace at such events these days, counter-protestors showed up, and people were physically hurt. Whatever your politics, Democrat or Republican, MAGA or Never Trump, this is a problem we must contend with. A major factor playing into the escalation of violence seems to be the increasingly hyperbolic rhetoric of political figures. It is through such exaggerations that many find justification for averting their eyes from violent acts, if not committing them.
Pandemic Motors: Europeans snap up old cars to avoid public transport
LONDON/MADRID (Reuters) – Want a cheap used car to nip around town without running the gauntlet of coronavirus on public transport? Welcome to Pandemic Motors, we have just what you need.
Celebrities are Nuts, Stop Listening to Them
Currently trending at the top of Twitter is Ellen Page…sorry, Elliot Page. Apparently, Juno now identifies as a white male, which is a horrible move in this day and age given the fact that white men are vilified beyond reason.
Retailers ask Ontario government to lift COVID-19 restrictions in Toronto, Peel Region
TORONTO — A coalition of about 50 retailers is calling on the Ontario government to lift COVID-19 restrictions for non-essential stores it claims is making things worse.
In an open letter to Premier Doug Ford and Health Minister Christine Elliott, the retailers argue that shutting down Toronto and Peel Region to restrict the virus’s spread hasn’t reduced the number of shoppers.