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Mental Health/Social Worker retired by LG muscular dystrophy. Now old dude in a nursing home.
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Ivermectin advocate dies from horrifying side effects — and followers report 'severe' symptoms

Raw Story - Celebrating 19 Years of Independent Journalism
'Like a starving animal': Reports about DeSantis' odd social habits emerge ahead of primary race

Raw Story - Celebrating 19 Years of Independent Journalism
ICC issues arrest warrant for President Vladimir Putin

The Hague-based ICC accused the Russian president of responsibility for war crimes committed in Ukraine. How to successfully extradite Putin to face trial could prove a far greater challenge.

Deutsche Welle
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Turns Out Marjorie Taylor Greene's Wacky Cartel ‘Bomb’ Story Isn't True

A high-level official from U.S. Customs and Border Patrol told Fox News that what Greene referred to as an “explosive” was actually a duct-tape ball filled with sand.

The Daily Beast
Haiti's sudden turn for the worse puts Trudeau on the spot | CBC News

The month of March saw the already-bad security situation in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, deteriorate suddenly as gangs appeared to move freely in areas that previously had been considered safe. The spiralling chaos comes at a difficult time for the Trudeau government, as it prepares to welcome U.S. President Joe Biden to Canada.

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The Silicon Valley elite did a bank run on their own bank, then spent the weekend warning there’d be hell to pay if regulators didn’t step in to cover their deposits.

For Disconnect, I argue this should be a radicalizing moment that shows why we must dismantle Silicon Valley if we ever hope to develop technology that really builds a better world instead of steering us in the opposite direction.

https://www.disconnect.blog/p/the-silicon-valley-bank-collapse

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The Silicon Valley Bank Collapse Should be a Radicalizing Moment

It’s time to take down the venture capitalists who fuel the tech that makes our lives worse

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The Herd Immunity Catastrophe: How British Public Broadcasters Failed the Impartiality Test on COVID-19

New study suggests BBC and ITV’s cowing to Government pressure contributed to a poor response to the pandemic

https://bylinetimes.com/2023/03/14/the-herd-immunity-catastrophe-how-british-public-broadcasters-failed-the-impartiality-test-on-covid-19/

The Herd Immunity Catastrophe: How British Public Broadcasters Failed the Impartiality Test on COVID-19 – Byline Times

A new study suggests BBC and ITV reports failed to scrutinise the Government contributing to a poor response to the pandemic 

Byline Times