As the noose of Big Tech censorship tightens around the globe, we have to ask: do we want to be controlled by a small handful of corporations and billionaires? Ben Scallan reacts.
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The noose of Big Tech censorship tightens
As the noose of Big Tech censorship tightens around the globe, we have to ask: do we want to be controlled by a small handful of corporations and billionaires? Ben Scallan reacts. #gript
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GOOD NEWS: New Covid treatment cutting death rate, boosting recovery
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GOOD NEWS: New Covid treatment cutting death rate, boosting recovery | Gript
Results from clinical trials of two anti-inflammatory drugs used to treat Covid-19 show that the treatment reduced the death rate and boosted recovery. The two drugs, called tocilizumab and sarilumab, are currently prescribed to reduce inflammation in patients…
HSBC has told its UK customers that failure to wear a mask at any of their branches could lead to the closure of their bank accounts.
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Bank threatens account closure if customers fail to wear mask | Gript
Customers without masks will not only be refused service by HSBC, but could also have their bank accounts terminated by the biggest bank in the UK.
Donald Trump is likely to stay in office, as only a Senate vote could remove him and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has reportedly indicated he will not recall his colleagues before the inauguration of Joe Biden as the 46th president of the United States.
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The impeachment vote passed by 232 votes to 197.
“Some nursing homes are texting families to help feed their loved ones” says Peadar Tóibín
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"Some nursing homes are texting families to help feed their loved ones" says Peadar Tóibín | Gript
Aontú leader Peadar Tóibín TD has again called for clarity from the government regarding the ‘Be on Call for Ireland’ database as the situation in hospitals and nursing homes across the country spirals out of control. The Meath West deputy revelaed that he…
In the aftermath of the Mother and Baby Homes report, yet another petition is circulating online demanding that RTE abolish the Angelus at 6pm. Will this one succeed?
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New Social Media campaign: Abolish the Angelus! | Gript
Bong?
Stephen Donnelly has set a new target this morning: Vaccinating 4 million Irish people by September. There are a few obvious questions that have yet to be answered, though:
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Donnelly: We’re going to vaccinate 4 million by September, mark my words | Gript
Ambitions.
PIERLUIGI ZOCCATELI: Will India forbid confessions?
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Will India forbid confessions? | Gript
A Supreme Court case about the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church raises concerns among Catholics too.
With the noose of tech censorship rapidly tightening across the world, here’s a quick guide to some of the more secure, free speech-friendly alternatives that you may want to consider.
If you have come across good alternatives for email, social media, messaging, browsing, or banking, let us know in the comments!
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If you have come across good alternatives for email, social media, messaging, browsing, or banking, let us know in the comments!
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As tech censorship takes off, here’s your guide to social media alternatives | Gript
With the noose of tech censorship rapidly tightening across the world, everyone remotely critical of wokeness is being banned, and, if the President of the United States himself being digitally taken down is anything to go by, it appears that nobody is truly…
MARGARET HICKEY: Who are the media platforms Fianna Fáil would deny taxpayer funding to?
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Who are the media platforms Fianna Fáil would deny taxpayer funding to? - Gript
Timmy Dooley, who signed off on the FF policy document on future funding of broadcasting, print and digital media, told me in conversation last week that taxpayer money would not be made available to “little organs of hate”. He would not be drawn on the Irish…
Archaeologists have found the world’s oldest recorded animal cave painting yet discovered, depicting a wild pig, believed to have been drawn over 45,500 years ago in Indonesia.
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45,000+ year old animal cave painting oldest yet discovered | Gript
Archaeologists have found the world’s oldest recorded animal cave painting yet discovered, depicting a wild pig, believed to have been drawn over 45,500 years ago in Indonesia. Painted with dark red ochre in the Leang Tedongnge cave in a remote valley on…
Parler tells court Amazon breached contract – wants service restored
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Parler tells court Amazon breached contract - wants service restored | Gript
Parler, a social media platform which some conservatives see as an alternative to Twitter, has urged the U.S. Western District Court to order Amazon to restore its service online
DAVID MULLINS: Is modern Ireland in a position to cast stones when it comes to children’s welfare?
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Is modern Ireland in a position to cast stones when it comes to children’s welfare? | Gript
On Wednesday of this week the Dáil will debate the final Report of the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes.
By Tuesday night, Quintavalle began getting angry calls from people saying he’s a ‘f***ing murderer’ who belongs in jail. TV news reporters had staked out his house. Chicago police also dispatched a patrol car to keep watch overnight.
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Twitter mob misidentifies cop killer, ruins life of innocent man | Gript
A retired Chicago firefighter has said online accusations that he killed a policeman on Capitol Hill last week has "f***ed my life up".
Two hours after Fine Gael issued an absurdly misleading tweet about the alleged success of Ireland's vaccine programme to date, RTE ran a story, regurgitating the claims as unchallenged fact:
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On vaccines, RTE eagerly swallows FG spin | Gript
Stenography.
Despite all the events of the past ten days, a new poll suggests that Donald Trump will leave office next week more popular in the United States than any political party is in Ireland, with nearly 4 in ten Americans still supporting him
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New Poll: Trump will leave office with 38% approval | Gript
Surprisingly popular
China, according to the declassified report, is "establishing new, illiberal spheres of influence" and looking to dominate the region through "artificial intelligence and bio-genetics" which it will "harness in the service of authoritarianism."
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THADE ANDY: FILM REVIEW: What Killed Michael Brown - White Guilt and the conning of Black America
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Film review: What Killed Michael Brown - White Guilt and the conning of Black America | Gript
Shelby Steele was born in Chicago to a black truck driver and white social worker, and, as a child he accompanied his parents to many civil rights marches and rallies. He is now an acclaimed author and race-relations scholar – and he argues, in a gripping…
The medical director of the Norwegian Medicines Agency Dr. Steinar Madsen said he saw no reason to be alarmed by the deaths. “We do not see anything alarming with these figures. All deaths are in elderly and frail people with underlying diseases,” he said.
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23 elderly Norwegians die after receiving vaccine, 13 autopsies suggest link | Gript
Bloomberg.com has reported that 23 people have died in Norway a short time after receiving the first dose of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine.
Bord na Móna shock decision: jobs lost to “ludicrous” Green policies says Nolan
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Bord na Móna shock decision: jobs lost to "ludicrous" Green policies says Nolan | Gript
Fuel now imported
8 things the Mother and Baby homes report told us about the nuns
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8 things the Mother & Baby homes report told us about the nuns - Gript
The long-awaited Final Report of the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes was released this week. The report is 2,685 pages long, so many who seemed to have pre-written pieces ready go the day of the report might not have had time to absorb…