2020-12-20: News Headlines

Steve Topple (2020-12-20). The Tories leaked Tier 4 plans to a journalist with a broken Twitter account. thecanary.co The Tories appear to have leaked the controversial 'Tier 4' plans to a journalist whose main Twitter account is " Hi, I'm Carolin64723572. I have breaking news.: | Looking at the time stamp, it appears Caroline Wheeler was one of the first journalists to share the det…

RT (2020-12-19). Wokestradamus? Parody Twitter account 'Titania McGrath' perfectly predicted the latest social justice battles. rt.com In a bizarre case of life imitating art, a parody Twitter account making fun of the woke movement ended up predicting exactly what that movement would do. Does the line between satire and reality even exist any more? | 'Titania McGrath' doesn't exist, and is a creation of Spiked columnist Andrew Doyle. Yet her Twitter account, which parodies and ridicules modern society's obsession with political correctness, has fooled the unaware before, even earning a ban from Twitter after a biting

sputniknews (2020-12-17). Watch as Chinese Helicopter Zips Through Highway Traffic Just Inches Above Road. sputniknews.com China's Z-8 helicopter, derived from the French Super Frelon, has long been a staple of the Chinese armed forces, which is still finding new uses for the powerful heavy-lifter. However, using such a large aircraft for stunts was probably previously unknown.

Harvey Goldberg (2020-12-17). Ecuador: Popular Progressive Alliance Wins Election Certification. indybay.org "#ThePresidentialTicketOfHope will be on the ballot on #7thFebruary. Thanks to everyone who was vigilant and mobilized! Thanks for international solidarity! The Ecuadorian people have enforced their right to choose in democracy," tweeted Andrés Arauz, candidate for President for UNES in response to his ticket being given firm certification by the election authorities. | Photo credit: Wikipedia…