Russia has banned millions of citizens from using Instagram after the social media platform’s parent company decided it would allow posts referring to violence against Russian soldiers in Ukraine. Facebook and Instagram — which are both owned by Meta — have altered their guidelines to allow users in certain countries to post content that’s typically…Continue Reading
BOSTON (AP) — Long before waging war on Ukraine, President Vladimir Putin was working to make Russia’s internet a powerful tool of surveillance and social control akin to China’s so-called Great Firewall.So when Western tech companies began cutting ties with Russia following its invasion, Russian investigative journalist Andrei Soldatov was alarmed. He’d spent years exposing…Continue Reading
Queen Elizabeth reiterated her commitment to a life of service in her Commonwealth Day message on Monday, just days after she revealed she would not be attending the royal service in person amid health troubles.“In this year of my Platinum Jubilee, it has given me pleasure to renew the promise I made in 1947, that…Continue Reading
A crowdfunded news outlet that bills itself as Russia’s “free press in-exile” has seen its funding completely severed by the descent of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s new iron curtain, cutting Russians off from one of their few remaining independent sources of information.The Latvia-based outlet, Meduza, has published stories in both English and Russian since 2014,…Continue Reading
Protesters in Russia are being detained just for protesting with blank posters, according to videos being shared on social media.The Kremlin has been cracking down on anti-war demonstrations since Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered his troops to invade Ukraine almost three weeks ago.The controversial move has caused widespread devastation in Ukraine, and isolated Russia as…Continue Reading
Commentary Vladimir Putin went to war to keep Ukraine under Russian control, and thus ensured that Russia would fall under China’s control. The Ukraine war was a war of choice for Russia and a profound mistake as Russia is now the weaker partner in a de facto alliance with Xi Jinping’s China. The game is…Continue Reading
As California lifted its school mask mandate and schools began to consider whether to modify their individual mask rules, one educator from Shasta County reflected on how the pandemic and school mask mandates led her to create her own education program. “I believed that I was harming students by forcing the masks on them. I…Continue Reading
I get this question all the time. Both through the contact me page, and during my weight loss classes. People ask me, “Can I lose weight just by walking?” In this world of extreme weight loss television shows, gyms on every block, and awareness of strength training, it is a valid question. Is plain old…Continue Reading
Commentary Russia’s decision to invade Ukraine has created untold hardship. So also have the sanctions imposed on Russia by the United States and its allies. Everyone in assessing these matters should keep in mind the relative degrees of suffering. Worst is the pain imposed on the Ukrainian people, as is apparent in the pictures and…Continue Reading
John R. Lott, Jr. is an economist and a world-recognized expert on guns and crime. He is currently the senior adviser for Research and Statistics at the U.S. Department of Justice. Lott is also the founder and the president of the Crime Prevention Research Center. He is a prolific author for both academic and popular…Continue Reading
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