This post was originally published on hereThe European Union announced a new censorship initiative, the European Democracy Shield, last week. Its press release is heavy on word salads and light on details, but it’s another step in the EU’s attempts to police and control what is said online. For example, the EU says: An independent…
This post was originally published on here Germany is pumping hundreds of billions into its defense industry and has said it will spend twice as much on its armed forces as France. This is turning Europe’s perennial economic powerhouse, which already has the fourth-largest military by spending, into something unseen since World War ii. As…
This post was originally published on here A 15-month investigation by Ukraine’s National Anti-Corruption Bureau led to the resignations of two high-profile ministers on Wednesday: the energy minister and the justice minister. The investigation’s full scope is yet undisclosed and is likely more complex than it appears, but the implications for Ukraine could be grave.…
Were Iran’s nuclear capabilities ‘completely and totally obliterated’? The evidence suggests otherwise.
This post was originally published on here Iraq held its parliamentary elections on Tuesday. Preliminary statistics released yesterday indicate a 56 percent voter turnout and a win for incumbent Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani’s coalition by more than 300,000 votes. To form a government, Sudani will have to expand his coalition, which could take months.…
This post was originally published on here Artificial intelligence is filling the scholarly record with fake scientific research, supercharging a long-running problem of scientific fraud, experts warn. It is spreading error, misleading people in dangerous ways, and eroding public trust, the Epoch Times reports. Academic paper mills—fake organizations that profit from falsified studies and authorship—have…
‘You could almost ask: Who else would we work with on this?’
This post was originally published on here Republicans and Democrats on the House Oversight Committee released different sets of documents relating to the late Jeffrey Epstein. The House will vote on releasing the full files next week. In the meantime, the latest files shed light on the ties between Epstein, a monstrously prolific pedophile, and…