(2022-01-10). Anti-vax group decries new restrictions warning (VIDEO). rt.com 
Anti-lockdown protesters march through Copenhagen, Denmark | Black-clad activists marched through Denmark's capital Copenhagen on Sunday, decrying anti-Covid rules. The protest took place after the prime minister warned of new restrictions. | Protesters from the activist group Men in Black marched through central Copenhagen exactly one year after they held their first official demonstration in the city. The group promoted the march on social media as "democratic resistance to the epidemic law and the government's attack on our freedoms." | The activists carried a large banner reading "No to the epidemic law,"
(2022-01-10). Your attention didn't collapse. It was stolen. zcomm.org Social media and many other facets of modern life are destroying our ability to concentrate. We need to reclaim our minds while we still can…
(2022-01-10). #BareShelvesBiden trends in US over supply issues. rt.com 
As supply shortages continue in the US, conservatives blame President Biden for the bare shelves | #BareShelvesBiden became one of Twitter's top political trending topics as Americans posted photos of empty supermarket shelves amid continuous supply chain issues in the US. | Angry social media users displayed photos of empty supermarket shelves from the across the US and blamed President Joe Biden for the supply issues, with one American Walmart, Spanish F…
(2022-01-10). Minister gets trapped in BBC lift, misses interview slot. rt.com 
The incident took place in the broadcaster's central London HQ | The UK's leveling-up secretary has missed an interview slot at the BBC after being stuck in an elevator in the corporation's central London HQ. Appearing later on Radio 4, he joked it could be something from a comedy show. | On Monday morning, cabinet minister Michael Gove found himself trapped in a lift for some 30 minutes as he attempted to make his way to an interview at the BBC's Broadcasting House. | A BBC producer tweeted an image of Gove stuck in the transparent elevator. | Breaking W1A – Michael Gove finally free from the lift behind my d…
(2022-01-10). Twitter Swamped by #BareShelvesBiden Amid Supply Chain Crisis — Again. sputniknews.com Since the pandemic and supply-chain crisis began, grocery shop shortages have been nothing new in the US. But shelves appeared particularly bare this week, when the country's north was hit by the first snowstorm of the season, and the threat of additional snow in the nearest future.
(2022-01-09). The Worse the Better — How Twitter Views Kazakhstan. strategic-culture.org 
By Paul ROBINSON | Various commentators have suggested that I write something about recent events in Kazakhstan. I've been loath to do so since my knowledge of the country is very limited, but there are some interesting things to say about what others have been writing on the topic, particularly concerning how it all relates to Russia. Notably, a certain part of the online commentariat has been keen to express indignation that Russia has "invaded" Kazakhstan to suppress a "democratic revolution". | The rapid spread of violence in Kazakhstan generated hopes in some circles that the mob would topple the "regime" an…
(2022-01-09). Kazakh health ministry denies reports about seizure of military biological lab near Almaty. tass.com Social media reports maintained that specialists in chemical protection suits were working near the lab, so, a leak of dangerous pathogens could have occurred…
(2022-01-09). Gen Muhoozi: It's no big deal for Mwenda to wear military uniform. plusnews.ug 
For veteran journalist Andrew Mwenda, a civilian, to wear a full military uniform and pose to fly a military chopper means nothing and no big deal, according to the Commander Land Forces, Lt Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba. Mwenda is seen in a video clip making rounds on social media donning the Uganda People's Defense Forces (UPDF) …
(2022-01-09). Politician ripped for 'humiliating' wife with snow shovel post. rt.com 
A social media post in praise of his wife backfired spectacularly for one Canadian politician | Jon Reyes, a Canadian politician who serves as Manitoba's minister of economic development, received heavy backlash after he publicly celebrated his wife for shoveling snow following a 12-hour hospital work shift. | "Even after a 12 hour night shift at the hospital last night, my wife still has the energy to shovel the driveway," Reyes tweeted, along with a photo of his wife shoveling snow outside their home. "God bless her and all our frontliners. Time to make her some breakfast." | Even after a 12 hour night shift…
(2022-01-09). 'He Only Patted Me With Love', Indian Politician Says After Video of Farmer Slapping Him Goes Viral. sputniknews.com The incident, which went viral now on social media, took place on 5 January in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, when Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) politician Pankaj Gupta, among others, gathered to mark the birthday of their veteran leader Kalyan Singh.
(2022-01-09). Mastermind of 'Sulli Deals' App Listing Muslim Women for Auction Arrested in India. sputniknews.com On 4 July 2021, photos of over 90 Indian Muslim women, including prominent journalists, activists, analysts, artists, and researchers, were stolen from their social media accounts and uploaded on the "Sulli Deals" app. Six months later, a similar incident took place on a "Bulli Bai" app, sparking a social media uproar.
(2022-01-09). Sinead O'Connor blames 'evil' Irish state for teenage son's death. rt.com 
"May God forgive the Irish State for I never will," the singer said | Sinead O'Connor has demanded to know why her teenage son Shane was allowed to leave a Dublin hospital after several suicide attempts. He was found dead two days after slipping out of the facility. | Shane O'Connor, 17, was found dead in the early hours of Saturday morning, after he was reported missing from Tallaght Hospital in the suburbs of the Irish capital on Thursday. His mother broke the news of his death by tweeting that her son "decided to end his earthly struggle today and is now with God," and police confirmed the teen's death to t…