Critical thinking is dangerous, according to a Times editorial urging readers to vet sources with Wikipedia lest they fall into traps set by evil conspiracy theorists and be tricked into questioning the paper’s iron-clad truths. Charlie Warzel, a Times columnist who styles himself an expert in “online radicalization,” has implored his readers not to “go down the rabbit hole,” in a Thursday... 

The EU now threatens Hungary with hefty fines if it does not change the law that makes it difficult for foreign funding of NGOs, Reuters reports. It was in 2017 that Hungary introduced a law that, among other things, requires registration for non-governmental organizations, or “NGOs”, and that they report any foreign financiers. The law has been identified as a way for Hungary to stop... 

A bubonic plague outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has seen several dozen people succumb to the long-feared disease, which caused Europe’s Black Death pandemic in the 14th century. Multiple cases of the plague were identified in the Biringi area of Ituri Province in northeastern DR Congo between November 15 and December 13, Anne Laudisoit of New York-based NGO, Ecohealth Alliance, told... 

A new hearing on giving reparations to African Americans in the US has reignited discussion. But all reparations really are, are a distraction from other issues that could be solved to help black communities. Utah representative Burgess Owens and former football star Herschel Walker discussed their opposition to the possibility of reparations in the United States on Wednesday. The basic idea of reparations... 

A Swedish family in Borlänge got the shock of their lives when they were to sit down and have breakfast. A Somali with a visible erection stepped in through the door and declared that he wanted to “fuck”. The wife and daughter have since become so afraid of Somalis that they have been forced to move. The incident occurred as early as August 2016, but it is only now that the now 29-year-old... 

With millions of Texans shivering through the fourth day of rolling power outages in the state, many are struggling to access food and water, while officials play the blame game and weather satellites are posting bizarre readings. At least 25 deaths have been attributed to the recent cold snap which has caused record snowfall in the Lone Star state, leading to frozen or broken water pipes and consequent... 

In 1967, at the height of racial tensions and riots in America, the New York Times published an editorial by “celebrated” Black author James Baldwin in which he attempted to explain and justify the reasons for rampant antisemitism among many Blacks, despite the superficial political alliance between the two “minority” groups. His argument, however, becomes very confused at a certain point... 

Gather ’round, kids. Those of you with tinfoil hats may wish to ensure that they’re fitted snuggly. What I’m about to tell you will shake your faith in all the music you’ve heard in your life. If you look down the right paths, it becomes clear that governments and various security apparatuses have used music to control us using music. All the music of the West that’s based on the standard... 

Left-wing teachers are now demanding that Shakespeare is banned from classes due to his “white supremacy and colonization.” Lorena German, National Council of Teachers of English Anti-Racism Committee chair and a co-founder of the #DisruptTexts, claims “everything about the fact that he was a man of his time is problematic about his plays. We cannot teach Shakespeare responsibly and not disrupt... 

Civil rights groups in California’s San Francisco Bay Area are demanding action following a recent surge in attacks on Asian Americans which have left one person dead and many others badly injured. The attacks, reminiscent of the ‘knockout game,’ typically happen during daytime – including one against a 91-year-old Asian man in Oakland’s Chinatown who was hospitalized with serious injuries... 

Right-wing provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos has been banned from Parler from offensive jokes, despite the site claiming repeatedly to be pro-free speech. Parler came back online for many users on Monday, after being kicked off of the internet and app stores by the Big Tech giants determined to shut the site down, claiming the conservative-oriented social media platform hosted violent content, and attempted... 

America’s biggest owner of farmland, Bill Gates, says he wants to see everybody in the West to switch to eating “100% synthetic beef” in order to combat climate change. The world’s second richest man floated his ideas to reduce carbon emissions in a new interview with MIT’s Technology Review. “I do think all rich countries should move to 100% synthetic beef,” Gates suggested when asked... 

Israeli missiles reportedly targeted Syria again on Monday. Usually carried out under the pretense of “targeting Iranian/Iranian-backed militias,” Israel’s strikes violate Syria’s sovereignty and breach international law. Israel’s military chief of staff boasted earlier about hitting over 500 targets in just 2020 alone. Bearing in mind that Syria’s air defenses do intercept... 

A young man’s dog was taken from him while he was beaten and robbed at knifepoint by a gang of Algerian drug dealers in Athens last week, police say. The 20-year-old victim was walking his pit bull on Thursday evening on Strefi Hill, a park in the Greek capital, when he was approached by a gang attempting to sell him drugs. When he refused and tried to walk away, the men set upon him. “Then... 

The principal of East Side Community School in New York sent white parents a manifesto that calls on them to become “white traitors” and advocate for full “white abolition.” “This is the new language of public education,” tweeted Christopher F. Rufo along with an image showing “the 8 white identities,” which range from “white supremacist” to “white abolition.” The accompanying...