Archive for the 'Dictatorship' Category
Virginia Health Commissioner Says He’ll Mandate a COVID-19 Vaccine
August 22nd, 2020Via: WIRC: State Health Commissioner Dr. Norman Oliver told 8News on Friday that he plans to mandate coronavirus vaccinations for Virginians once one is made available to the public. Virginia state law gives the Commissioner of Health the authority to mandate immediate immunizations during a public health crisis if a vaccine is available. Health officials […]
Alexei Navalny: Russian Opposition Leader Poisoned
August 20th, 2020The Kremlin said that it wished Mr Navalny a “speedy recovery”. Via: BBC: Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny is unconscious in hospital suffering from suspected poisoning, his spokeswoman has said. The anti-corruption campaigner fell ill during a flight and the plane made an emergency landing in Omsk, Kira Yarmysh said, adding that they suspected something […]
Big Pharma’s Covid-19 Profiteers
August 20th, 2020Via: Rolling Stone: The business model for Big Pharma is brilliant. A substantial portion of research and development for new drugs is funded by the state, which then punts its intellectual work to private companies, who are then allowed to extract maximum profits back from the same government, which has over decades formalized an elaborate […]
Security Leak Reveals Chinese Government Surveillance of More Ethnic Minorities
August 17th, 2020Via: Sky News Australia:
U.S. Confirms Seizure of Iranian Fuel on Venezuela-Bound Ships
August 14th, 2020Via: AFP: The US Justice Department on Friday confirmed it had seized the fuel cargo aboard four tankers sent by Iran to crisis-wracked Venezuela, tying the shipments to Tehran’s Revolutionary Guards and stepping up the pressure on its foe. “With the assistance of foreign partners, this seized property is now in US custody,” the Justice […]
America Desperately Needs a Second Opinion
August 14th, 2020Via: Ron Paul Institute: Somehow, the best medical advice from the nation’s most respected medical institutions recommending a second opinion was completely ignored when Covid-19 showed up. Instead, a handful of alleged government medical “experts” advised the political class to use illegal, unconstitutional powers to lockdown the nation, with the threat that millions would die […]
New Zealand: Government Will Send All Confirmed Covid-19 Community Cases to Quarantine Facilities
August 13th, 2020Via: Stuff: The Government will send all of the confirmed community cases of Covid-19 to a quarantine facility instead of allowing them to recover at home. This is already the case for any cases found in border hotels, but was not previously the position for those out and about in New Zealand who contracted the […]
Ron Paul: Coronavirus Is The New ‘Terrorism’
August 12th, 2020Via: Ron Paul Institute: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has proposed the next multi-trillion dollar “coronavirus relief” spending bill that will support testing, tracing, treatment, isolation, and mask policies that have been part of a “national strategic plan” she has been advocating. The Trump administration is not opposing Pelosi’s plan on principle. Instead, it is haggling […]
Surrender: Victoria Police Raise the Flag of Communist China
August 12th, 2020This is from last year. Via: Herald Sun: No need for communist China to invade. Victoria’s police have already raised the dictatorship’s flag over a police station in a heavily Chinese suburb. And guess who came to cut the cake to celebrate the dictatorship’s birthday? Why, it’s Gladys Liu, the Liberal MP tied to China’s […]
Americans Are Growing Less Willing To Beg for Permission To Make a Living
August 11th, 2020Via: Reason: It appears that government-imposed restrictions on travel, business, and social contact don’t become more palatable with age. As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to simmer, the one competency that officials have consistently displayed is in tightening the screws, using the licenses and permissions they require as enforcement tools. For people tired of being bossed […]
