‘Beyond insane’? Video of cops going after Australian ‘rooftop drinkers’ violating Covid-19 lockdown pushes people’s buttons

A night-sight video showing police in Queensland, Australia, arresting three men for drinking on a rooftop in defiance of lockdown is making rounds and prompting comparison to 1984 and Nazi Germany, but not all may be as it seems. … Read More >‘Beyond insane’? Video of cops going after Australian ‘rooftop drinkers’ violating Covid-19 lockdown pushes people’s buttons

The Illegal United States and Allied Invasion of Iraq & Syria Reaches Crisis Point

The onset of the coronavirus has had a number of consequences in the health and livelihoods of millions of people. There has however, been another consequence that is little remarked upon, and that is the almost total disappearance from the news cycle of the ongoing wars in Syria and Iraq. … Read More >The Illegal United States and Allied Invasion of Iraq & Syria Reaches Crisis Point

Australian MPs call for release of Julian Assange to home detention as Covid-19 ‘rapidly spreads’ in UK prisons

There are new calls from Australia to release Julian Assange from prison over Covid-19 fears. Two MPs, supported on Twitter by the whistleblower’s mother, sent letters to UK authorities calling for his release to home detention. … Read More >Australian MPs call for release of Julian Assange to home detention as Covid-19 ‘rapidly spreads’ in UK prisons

Most senior Catholic to be convicted of child sex abuse WALKS FREE from jail after granted appeal in unanimous decision

Australia’s highest court has tossed conviction of Cardinal George Pell, found guilty of historic child sex crime and sentenced to 6 years in prison. The cardinal, former Vatican treasurer, was once a close aid to Pope Francis. … Read More >Most senior Catholic to be convicted of child sex abuse WALKS FREE from jail after granted appeal in unanimous decision