Musician, writer and podcaster Winston Marshall squared off against former Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) in an Oxford Union debate that's drawn viral attention, focusing on whether “populism is a threat to democracy.” Below are Marshall’s thoughts on the event and his opponent’s performance.
Emily Thornberry and controversy Emily Thornberry, a prominent figure in British politics, has certainly had her fair share of controversial moments throughout her career. As a member of the Labour Party and a former Shadow Cabinet Minister, Thornberry’s actions and statements have often sparked debates and divided opinions. From social media blunders to political missteps, […]
It seems like everything causes cancer these days, and now researchers are learning how our cars may expose us all to potentially cancer-causing chemicals. As it turns out, some of
The Duggars will soon be exposed again. We can now confirm that a second season of Shiny Happy People is coming to Amazon. The Duggars to Be Exposed AGAIN on Shiny Happy People Season 2 was originally published on The Hollywood Gossip.
The fur was flying in a contentious hearing Thursday night as the House Oversight and Investigations Committee passed a resolution to hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt of Congress. Democrats, with some help from GOP Chair James Comer, exposed the purely political motives behind this attack on Merrick and President Joe Biden over the White House’s refusal to turn over audio and video recordings from Biden’s interview with special counsel Robert Hur. The White House claimed...
The House Committee on Transportation, chaired by Antipolo City 2nd District Rep. Romeo Acop, has accused Dermalog, the foreign IT provider for the Land Transportation Office, of deceiving the government and its joint venture partners in the P3.14 billion Land Transportation Management System project.
On May 2, U.S. law enforcement indicted Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-Texas) on charges of taking at least $360,000 in bribes from companies controlled by the government of Azerbaijan. In exchange for money, Cuellar would attempt to shape the U.S. foreign policy towards Azerbaijan by spreading narratives favorable to that nation’s interests through speeches and legislative measures. While the challenge of undue foreign interference in U.S. politics is not new, the case of Azerbaijan highlights a...
The horrific scenes in Slovakia following the assassination attempt on Prime Minister Robert Fico are a stark and brutal reminder of the dangers facing those who seek public office. Fico, a pro-Russia left-wing populist, was recovering Thursday after being shot multiple times in the stomach. Government ministers closely aligned with the prime minister quickly called the shooting “politically motivated,” pointing the finger of blame for the toxic political atmosphere at the opposition and the...
Remote communities suffer total loss of communications after fires damage critical fibre optic cablesShortly before sunset on Friday, residents of Canada’s Yukon territory discovered their connection to the outside world had vanished. Internet access had gone. Mobile phones showed no signal. Landlines had failed.Chaos quickly set in. Electronic payments couldn’t be processed. In Whitehorse, the capital, most ATMs couldn’t function and the few that did were quickly drained of cash from panicked...
In the hours preceding her death due to complications arising from childbirth in 1797, the writer Mary Wollstonecraft declared she had 'never known what bodily pain was before'.
Co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe got a first hand glimpse of the issues at United’s current home.
Authors Brody and Luke Mullins join The Lead.