Month: April 2022

Aesop’s Fables: The North Wind and the Sun

The North Wind and the Sun had a quarrel about which of them was the stronger. While they were disputing with much heat and bluster, a traveler passed along the road wrapped in a cloak. “Let us agree,” said the Sun, “that he is the stronger who can strip that traveler of his cloak.” “Very…


Victorian Liberal Slam Labor’s Plans to Build Second Drug Injection Room

The Victorian Liberals have slammed the state government’s plans to build a second drug injection room in metropolitan Melbourne, stating that it “must not go ahead” as the release of the consultation report on the second room gets further delayed. “Labor is focused on further destroying the CBD’s efforts to recover and rebuild by putting…


Elon Musk Says Democratic Party Has Been ‘Hijacked by Extremists’

Elon Musk drew criticism from left-wing Twitter users after he posted that the Democrat Party has been “hijacked by extremists.” On Thursday, Musk posted a meme image that showed a timeline from 2008 to 2021. The picture showed both conservatives and liberals were near the center of the political spectrum, with Musk depicting himself slightly…


House Passes AXIS Act That Accuses China of ‘Whitewashing Russia’s War Crimes’

The House passed legislation on April 27 that would require the State Department to submit ongoing reports to Congress documenting China’s support of the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine. H.R. 7314, referred to as the “Assessing Xi’s Interference and Subversion Act” or, more simply, the “AXIS Act,” will now go to the Senate for consideration….


Google and Mass Formation Psychosis

Commentary An argument could be made that Google is as or more dangerous than the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), although, obviously, they are not committing genocide or doing forced organ transplants like the CCP. However, the company that began with the now-erased slogan “Do no evil” has done a lot of it and is doing…


Partial Resumption of Work in China’s Locked-Down Cities Cannot Break the Supply Chain Bottlenecks: Analyst

Tesla’s first-quarter 2022 profit hit a record high; but on releasing the results, Tesla also said that the COVID-19 pandemic has brought significant pressure on the company’s supply chain and factory operations. At present, only a fraction of its companies in certain regions in China have resumed work. Experts in China’s industrial economy research admit…


Study Reveals Pandemic Stress Led to Big Jump in Academic Cheating

Students under stress during the pandemic often used technology to cheat at higher rates, a new survey by four professors reveals. Cheating using smartphones, using multiple computers to avoid screen lock programs, or copying papers to turn in online aren’t new tactics. But these behaviors increased among students during COVID-19. The increase was worst in…


Putin Accepts Invitation to Attend G20 Summit; Oklahoma Bills Aim to Ban Most Abortions | NTD News Today

It looks like Ukraine’s capital is still a target for Russia. On Thursday, rockets shook the central district in Kyiv. Lawmakers questioned President Biden’s Energy Secretary during hearings on Thursday. She was asked about her department’s budget request for next year. About 400 employees at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention haven’t received a…


French April Inflation Higher Than Expected at Record 5.4 Percent

PARIS—French inflation jumped to a record high in April, driven by surging energy prices, preliminary data showed on Friday, putting pressure on newly re-elected president Emmanuel Macron to enact anti-inflation measures promised during his campaign. The INSEE statistics agency said consumer prices rose 0.5 percent in April, for an annual rate of 5.4 percent, the…


Tennis Star Boris Becker Jailed By UK Court Over Bankruptcy

German tennis star Boris Becker, who won six Grand Slam titles and earned £39 million ($50 million) during his career, has been jailed for two-and-a-half years by a judge in London for breaching the terms of his bankruptcy. Becker, 54, was made bankrupt in 2017 but earlier this month he was convicted of two counts of failing…