Chinese Communist Party (CCP) officials allegedly knew of Russia’s plans to invade Ukraine in advance, and requested that the war be postponed until after the Beijing Olympics had concluded, according to Western intelligence obtained by the New York Times (NYT). The NYT report said that the information, which was collected by Western intelligence agencies, was…
China Asked Russia to Postpone Ukraine Invasion Until After Olympics: Report
No Commitment to Lift Russia Sanctions in Case of Peace Deal: IOC
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has not made a commitment to lift sanctions on Russia in case of a ceasefire or peace deal following its invasion of Ukraine, IOC President Thomas Bach said on Wednesday. The IOC said on Monday it was recommending that sports organizations do not allow the participation of Russian and Belarusian…
China’s ‘Carbon Neutral’ Olympics Was ‘Theater,’ Distraction From Nation’s Much Bigger Environmental Problems: Analysts
The Chinese regime may have used the Winter Olympics to signal an interest in clean energy, but critics suggest the event’s purported “carbon neutrality” is mere theater amid a record of sizeable fossil fuel consumption. “It’s a bunch of theater really,” said Riley Walters, an expert on East Asia at the Hudson Institute, a Washington-based…
Simone Biles Is Engaged to Houston Texans’ Safety Jonathan Owens
Olympic gold medalist Simone Biles and her boyfriend, Jonathan Owens, a defensive back with the Houston Texans, are getting engaged, the couple revealed via social media on Tuesday. “THE EASIEST YES,” Biles shared on Instagram. “I can’t wait to spend forever & ever with you, you’re everything I dreamed of and more! let’s get married…
Oldest American Olympians Jacobellis, Baumgartner Win Olympic Gold in Team Snowboard Cross
Three days after Lindsey Jacobellis became the oldest U.S. Olympian at age 36 to win a gold medal—in snowboard cross—she won her second in the new mixed snowboard cross team event. The Feb. 12 victory moved her to the second-oldest American gold medal winner as her teammate is 40-year-old Nick Baumgartner. Jacobellis is from Roxbury,…
Not Just CNN: Mainstream Media Is on the Ropes
Commentary I’m beginning to sense something many of us have dreamed about since the beginning of this century—the serious decline of the mainstream media. Dare I say a tipping point has come, that the witch is dead? Not quite, but she’s clearly stumbling around on her broomstick, wondering what to do next. I’m not just…
‘Puppetry’: Use of Uyghur Skier in Opening Winter Olympics Ceremony Draws Criticism
The Winter Olympics in Beijing, already off to an awkward start thanks to a local guard’s widely reported mishandling of a Dutch reporter, took a controversial turn when a skier representing the persecuted Uyghur minority of western China took part in the flame-carrying ritual that marked the official opening of the Games on Friday. The…
‘Puppetry’: Use of Uyghur Skier in Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony Draws Criticism
The Winter Olympics in Beijing, already off to an awkward start thanks to a local guard’s widely reported mishandling of a Dutch reporter, took a controversial turn when a skier representing the persecuted Uyghur minority of western China took part in the flame-carrying ritual that marked the official opening of the Games on Friday. The…
Chinese Student in Canada Persecuted by CCP for Her Faith Sends Open Letter to Justin Trudeau Amidst Beijing Olympics
There’s a reason why Americans are tuning out of the Beijing Olympics in record numbers—with a poll last month showing 40 percent of adults oppose holding the games in China. Just as there are reasons why some Republicans are calling for a full boycott—athletes and all—of the iconic games. There are reasons why some athletes…
NBC’s Broadcast of Beijing Olympics Ceremony Sees Record Low Ratings
NBC’s coverage of the Beijing Winter Olympics opening ceremony saw record low numbers as compared with previous years, with just 16 million total viewers tuning in on Feb. 4. That figure is down about 43 percent compared with the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, when about 28.3 million people watched, according to TheWrap, citing…
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