Ongoing bilateral talks between North and South Korea have focused heavily on reducing tensions on the Korean Peninsula, but across the Pacific in Vancouver, 20 nations met at a US-led discussion on North Korea, and the message was clear, pretend the talks aren’t happening. US officials warned the world not to “be fooled” by the talks Read More…
Tag: Olympics
Who Is Really Willing To Prevent Nuclear War?
A petition appealing to the DPRK’s authorities to stop testing weapons of mass destruction (WMD) during the Winter Olympic Games in Pyeongchang has recently emerged at thechange.org. A huge number of athletes and sports fans eager to live in peace and harmony have initiated this petition. Their emotional distress is quite justified. The fact is Read More…
This One Photo of the Olympics Sums Up Everything Wrong With Society
The 31st Olympic summer games are underway in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and thousands of athletes and spectators from around the world have gathered for the event which will serve as prime time entertainment for the next couple of weeks. Every four years an insane amount of money is dumped into the spectacle as host Read More…
Anonymous Calls for Saudi Arabia to be Banned From the Summer Olympics
Earlier this month, Anonymous announced Operation: Nimr (#OpNimr), calling for the IOC (International Olympic Committee) to band the country of Saudi Arabia from the upcoming summer olympics. As usual, Twitter has lit up with Anon-Hacktivist jargon; and equally as predictably, it hasn’t travelled further from there. Granted, it’s quite a viable operation, and if Read More…