Sebastian Kurz (updated)
Former Austrian Chancellor, the country's youngest, recently resigned.
Current Events
News and commentary
Alec Baldwin
In the news for a deadly movie set accident involving a pistol with real bullets. Baldwin claims he did not pull the trigger and was told the gun was not loaded with live ammo.
Howard Springs Covid Camp, Australia
"This direction is law - every person in quarantine must do what the Direction says." --coronavirus.nt.gov.au
supervised consumption sites for illegal drugs
Intended to curb overdose by allocating space and clean needles to drug users. Recently opened in NYC --by request
Bill Cosby
"Pennsylvania’s highest court threw out Bill Cosby’s sexual assault conviction and released him from prison Wednesday in a stunning reversal of fortune for the comedian" --AP June 30, 2021
Omicron-variant narrative
The truth of what we are being told by those who frame the discussion on the latest variant of Sars-Cov-2
Project Veritas
Targets mainstream media organizations and progressive groups in sting operations with hidden cameras. --wikipedia
Kyle Rittenhouse verdict
After a two-week trial, a jury in Kenosha on Friday found Rittenhouse not guilty [by reason of self-defense] of two counts of homicide, one of attempted homicide and two of reckless endangerment. --bloomberg
CDC change of vaccine definition
The definition no longer says vaccines produce immunity.
Big Bird
Big Bird's social impact was used to promote COVID vaccination to children.
masking school children for COVID
The benefits of masks in preventing serious illness or death from COVID-19 among children are infinitesimally small --healthpolicy.usc.edu
Prosecutorial misconduct in the Kyle Rittenhouse trial?
In a shocking display, the prosecutor aimed Kyle's AR-15 rifle at the jury and put his finger on the trigger.
Wisconsin self-defense law
Applied in the Kyle Rittenhouse murder trial.
US government treatment of Jan. 6th detainees
Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene alleged that the U.S. government is "abusing," torturing, and committing "human rights abuses" against the inmates. She claimed that the inmates are facing conditions worse than those faced by the "terrorists" detained in Guantanamo Bay --newsweek.com
US government treatment of Ashli Babbitt
The only person shot in the events at the Capitol January 6th was unarmed Ashil Babbitt. The officer who killed her fled the scene and would not be identified for months. Other officers did not administer aid as she bled to death. The investigation into the officers' conduct did not find wrongdoing.