Michigan governor questioned for trying to shut down oil pipeline
A Democrat from Michigan was questioned after trying to close a major energy corridor. GOP Ohio Lt. Gov. Jon Husted is concerned about Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's push to shut down Enbridge Energy’s Line 5 pipeline. The infrastructure is essential for transporting oil between the Midwest and Ontario refineries across the ...
Disney shareholder: Company’s pulling out of Russia while ‘complicit in China’s genocide’ hypocritical
A Disney shareholder accused the company of "complicity in China's genocide" during an annual investor meeting—calling the decision to pull its business out of Russia "hypocritical"—citing human rights abuses, according to Fox Business on Friday, March 11. Paul Chesser, director of the National Shareholder Policy and Legal Center's Corporate Integrity Project, ...
Spotlight on Brazilian politician after controversial statements about Ukrainian women
A Brazilian politician from the Podemos party is in the spotlight after leaked audios with insensitive comments about Ukrainian women during an alleged humanitarian mission he was carrying out in the conflict-ridden country, according to The Guardian. "I've just crossed the border on foot between Ukraine and Slovakia. Bro, I swear ...
Either stand with ‘peaceful truckers’ or ‘left-wing fascists’ says Trump
Former President Trump warned authorities to choose carefully between an activist movement or extreme tyranny. Donald Trump expressed solidarity with the Freedom Convoy trucker movement at the 2022 Conservative Political Action Conference. He also urged political leaders to be on the right side of history. "A line has been crossed: you are ...
GOP Rep. Herrell introduces bill to grant asylum to activist truckers in Canada
A Republican from New Mexico is prepared to defend heavy vehicle operators who oppose pandemic restrictions across the northern border. Rep. Yvette Herrell wants to grant asylum to any "Freedom Convoy" demonstrator who chooses to defect from Canada. Herell described the Canadian prime minister's tough stance on freedom of assembly and speech ...
Chinese-Canadian goalie barred from speaking English at Beijing Olympics presser
At a post-game media session in Beijing last Sunday, the Canadian-born goalie of China's women's Olympic ice hockey team was barred from speaking English. After the home team's shootout win over Japan, media members gathered at Wukesong Sports Centre to quiz the players. Before a reporter inquired if she could take questions ...
Freedom convoy: Elderly man handcuffed and arrested for honking in support of Canadian truckers
An elderly Canadian man was arrested and handcuffed Sunday by Ottawa police after honking his horn in support of Freedom Convoy truckers demonstrating against COVID-19 mandates. The man's family alleges that the arrest was aggressive. He’s just 4-foot-10,” said his son Steve. “He wouldn’t hurt anybody.” "I find it disgusting," expressed Gerald, ...
GOP Sen. Cruz demands inquiry into GoFundMe seizing Freedom Convoy donations
A Republican from Texas wants to investigate an online crowdfunding platform for allegedly misusing money from kind-hearted people. Ted Cruz believes the Federal Trade Commission should grill GoFundMe for trying to spend Freedom Convoy donations on a totally different cause. The California-headquartered business refuses to release funds for truck drivers who oppose ...
Black Lives Matter paid millions for a mansion the communist party once owned
An anti-police brutality movement was questioned after large sums of cash were used to buy a controversial property. Activists criticized Black Lives Matter (BLM) after the group allegedly transferred $6.3 million to the M4BJ non-profit. The group reportedly used the money to acquire a 10,000-square foot mansion once the Communist Party ...
China depends on Taiwanese and Australian products, despite banning them
In 2021, China had a lot of trade frictions with Taiwan and Australia. It banned pineapples and other fruits from Taiwan and rejected Australia's coal, beef, and cotton. However, The trade deficit between China and Taiwan amounted to $171.6 billion, ranking first, then Australia's $98.5 billion. The General Administration of Customs ...
Mexican journalists call for freedom of expression and safety after hundreds of colleagues murdered
Mexican journalists began protests across the country on Tuesday, Jan. 25, to denounce the recent murders of three well-known journalists. The media professionals demanded the government take immediate action and end the impunity that has characterized the murders of their colleagues. Photographers, reporters, anchors, and other media workers, regardless of their ...
Appeals court reconfirms conviction of ‘El Chapo’ Guzmán and he will remain in prison
After a series of requests by the lawyers of dangerous drug trafficker Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán to overturn the trial that keeps him behind bars in the United States, an appeals court on Tuesday upheld the existing conviction against the Mexican, rejecting the arguments of his defenders. Reuters reported the U.S. ...
Canada: Thousands of churches denounced the criminalization of “biblical sexual morality”
Thousands of pastors and priests in Canada united to denounce controversial new legislation that calls biblical morality a "myth" and bans traditional teachings on sexuality. On Sunday, January 16, thousands of Christian preachers came together to denounce in their sermons that biblical morality is under attack and criminalized in Canada under ...
Japan and Australia sign security alliance against Chinese regime encroachment in the Indo-Pacific
Japan and Australia signed a "historic treaty" at a virtual leaders' summit on Jan. 6 that seeks to strengthen defense and security cooperation between the two nations in response to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)'s growing advance in the Indo-Pacific region. According to ABC Australia, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and ...
Mysterious brain disease spreading among youngsters baffles Canadian doctors
A mysterious brain disease is affecting young people in a Canadian province and no one knows the cause nor has a cure been found. A whistleblower from the Canadian province of New Brunswick warned that the progressive neurological disease that has been causing rapid cognitive deterioration in those affected for the ...
US arrests prime suspect in assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse
A man who allegedly participated in the assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse has been arrested in the United States, the Justice Department announced Tuesday. Mario Antonio Palacios, a 43-year-old Colombian ex-military man and the main suspect in the assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse, appeared in federal court in Miami ...
