Source: NDTV [India]
“A court in Bangladesh has issued a second arrest warrant for former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on charges of enforced disappearances during her rule, the chief prosecutor said on Monday. Dhaka has already issued an arrest warrant for Ms Hasina on charges of crimes against humanity. According to Tajul Islam, chief prosecutor of the domestic International Crimes Tribunal (ICT), a new warrant has been issued for Sheikh Hasina and 11 others, including her military adviser, military personnel, and other law enforcement officials.” (01/06/25)
https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/bangladesh-court-issues-second-arrest-warrant-for-ex-pm-sheikh-hasina-7410547
Source: Foundation for Economic Education
by Ninos P Malek
“While WCW enjoyed success for a few years, it began to lose steam in the late 1990s. Issues such as internal management struggles, poor creative choices, and a failure to develop new stars contributed to its decline. By the start of the millennium, WCW programming was behind that of the WWF, which featured new stars such as Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson and ‘Stone Cold’ Steve Austin, and the company was losing lots of money. Ultimately, in March 2001, WWF bought its competitor, signaling the end of WCW. The lesson is simple: trying to dominate the market or attain a complete market share is not anti-competitive behavior; rather, it is what real competition looks like.” (01/06/25)
https://fee.org/articles/the-professional-wrestling-industry-and-market-competition/
Source: ABC News
“Pope Francis on Monday named the first woman to head a major Vatican office, appointing an Italian nun, Sister Simona Brambilla, to become prefect of the department responsible for all the Catholic Church’s religious orders. The appointment marks a major step in Francis’[s] aim to give women more leadership roles in governing the church. While women have been named to No. 2 spots in some Vatican offices, never before has a woman been named prefect of a dicastery or congregation of the Holy See Curia, the central governing organ of the Catholic Church. … The office is one of the most important in the Vatican. Known officially as the Dicastery for the Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life, it is responsible for every religious order, from the Jesuits and Franciscans to smaller newer movements.” (01/06/25)
https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/pope-francis-named-woman-head-major-vatican-office-117374190
Source: Libertarian Institute
“Biden Approves $8 Billion Weapon Sale to Israel.” (01/06/25)
https://libertarianinstitute.org/kyle/coi-740-biden-approves-8-billion-weapon-sale-to-israel
Source: Big Head Press
by Scott Bieser
Cartoon. (01/06/25)
https://www.quantumvibe.com/strip?page=2516
Source: New York Post
“Congestion pricing isn’t so E-Z. The state’s E-ZPass website crashed Monday morning during the Manhattan toll program’s first workweek rush hour. The technological traffic jam hit after MTA officials recommended motorists make sure their E-ZPass accounts were up to date — and that their current license plate was linked to their account — or else potentially face mail-in tolls much higher than the $9 peak-hour base rate.” (01/06/25)
https://nypost.com/2025/01/06/us-news/e-zpass-site-crashes-during-nyc-congestion-pricings-first-workweek-rush-hour/
Source: spiked
by Andrew Tettenborn
“Imagine a UK government warning independent publishers of children’s books that it didn’t like the quality of their products. Imagine that it claimed they were drawing too many children away from the wholesome reading on offer from government-approved outlets. And imagine that it told publishers that if they didn’t change the books’ content themselves it might compel them to do so by law. Unthinkable? Don’t be too sure. UK culture secretary Lisa Nandy seems to have ideas along these lines for online platforms.” (01/06/25)
https://www.spiked-online.com/2025/01/06/lisa-nandy-wants-to-dictate-what-kids-can-view-online/
Source: Common Dreams
by Tom Engelhardt
“Honestly, as 2025 begins, isn’t it finally time to reimagine American history? So, what do you think of this: George Trump, Abraham Trump, Ulysses S. Trump, Franklin D. Trump, Dwight D. Trump, John F. Trump, Lyndon B. Trump, and even Richard M. and George W. Trump. And yes, of course, on January 20th, Donald J. Trump (of all people) will once again be president of these distinctly (dis-)United States of America. As Joe Biden hobbles into … well, if not the future, then some unknown past, HE looms over us, the political equivalent of a giant armed drone about to be back in the skies of our lives.” (01/06/25)
https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/president-chaos-2670748730
Source: Business Insider
“Pornhub’s exit from Florida at the start of this year over a new law requiring age verification for adult websites has resulted in searches for VPNs in the state skyrocketing. VpnMentor told Forbes that it ‘detected a surge of 1150% in VPN demand’ in Florida in the first few hours of the law taking effect on January 1. The company described the surge as ‘staggering.’ Google searches for ‘VPN’ in Florida also experienced a notable rise. … Pornhub, the world’s most-visited adult website and one of the most visited websites in the world, has already blocked access to its content in 17 states, according to The Independent.” (01/06/25)
https://archive.is/B128N
Source: The Hill
“Biden lashes out at media; NBC catches Schumer in deliberate lie about cognitive decline.” (01/06/25)
https://thehill.com/hilltv/rising/5068969-rising-january-6-2025/
