Facebook has issued a new policy update saying it’s acceptable to post death threats and incite violence against me, despite this being a crime in the United Kingdom. No, I’m not joking. A Community Standards update published by Facebook states (emphasis mine); “Do not post: Threats that could lead to death (and other forms of […]
The Sinkhole That Saved the Internet…
It was late afternoon on May 12, 2017. Two exhausted security researchers could barely unpack the events of what had just happened. Marcus Hutchins and Jamie Hankins, who were working from their homes in the U.K. for Los Angeles-based cybersecurity company Kryptos Logic, had just stopped a global cyberattack dead in its tracks. Hours earlier, […]
UK’s Tommy Robinson’s Desperate Plea to President Trump…
Political prisoner Tommy Robinson says, “I feel like I’m two days away from being sentenced to death.” Robinson faces being murdered in prison for the crime of reporting on pedophile rape gangs in the U.K. President Trump should offer him political asylum and take a stand for the freedom of the press around the world. […]
Europe Circumvents U.S. Sanctions on Iran…
Europe has found a way of circumventing U.S. sanctions on Iran. The governments of France, Germany and the United Kingdom have developed a special purpose vehicle (SPV) to enable European businesses to maintain non-dollar trade with Iran without breaking U.S. sanctions. That SPV, known as INSTEX, is now up and running. The three governments announced […]
Not the Onion: UK Labour Party Supports 10-Hr Work-Week (With Pay Cuts) to Halt Global Warming…
UK Labour party Shadow Chancellor, John McDonnell, wants to slash the work week and pay by 75% to save the planet. A number of sources confirm this Onion-like story. Sun: Labour Aides Discuss Plans to Combat Climate Change by Cutting Work to Ten Hours. Metro: Plan for 10-hour working week with 75% paycut under Labour. […]
UK Signs DOJ Request to Extradite Assange; Lengthy Legal Battle to Ensue…
Early on Thursday UK home secretary Sajid Javid revealed that he has signed a US extradition request for Julian Assange, putting the WikiLeaks founder a step closer to facing prosecution for espionage and hacking on American soil, where he’s almost assured life in prison or worse after the US justice department filed 17 new charges […]
Not from the Onion: English County to ‘Replace Kitchen Knives’ with ‘Blunt Utensils’ to ‘Save Lives’…
A British county is introducing new guidelines aimed at “replacing kitchen knives” with blunt-edged utensils to help “save lives” across the region after a massive spike in stabbing deaths. “Blunt utensils will replace kitchen knives in the homes of victims of domestic violence. It’s hoped it will help save lives – what do you think?” […]
End of May, Britain’s PM Steps Down as Conservative Leader…
British Prime Minister Theresa May steps down as leader of the governing Conservatives on June 7, officially triggering a contest to replace her that could see her party embrace a tougher stance on Brexit – Today @theresa_may resigns as leader of the @Conservatives. For more information on how her successor will be chosen, this @commonslibrary‘s […]
OPINION: Theresa May’s Great Brexit Mistake by Kelly Sloan…
British Prime Minister Theresa May has set her resignation date, a long-overdue result of her failure to deliver on Brexit. She leaves quite a mess for whoever fills the spot of Conservative Party leader in her wake. The party is facing potential political obliteration if it cannot patch itself back together and offer a united […]
UK Ever More Polarized as Brexit Party Storms to EU Vote Win…
Nigel Farage’s Brexit Party stormed to victory in a European election, riding a wave of anger at the failure of Prime Minister Theresa May to take the United Kingdom out of the European Union. A European Parliament election that the United Kingdom only took part in because May delayed Brexit showed a country even more […]
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