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- Dec 27, 2020
- 2 min
More than 1.5 billion masks have been dumped into the oceans in 2020
But hey, at least we banned those plastic straws.
Of the estimated 52 billion masks manufactured globally in 2020, it's believed 1.56 billion will enter our oceans this year, resulting in an additional 4,680 to 6,240 metric tonnes of marine plastic pollution according to a recent study by OceansAsia.
The report notes global sales of face masks surged from around $800 million in 2019 to $166 billion in 2020.
“Once plastic enters the marine environment, it’s very difficul
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- Dec 21, 2020
- 2 min
Poland to stop social media companies from censoring and blocking people
Poland becomes the first country that will not allow big tech and social media giants like FB Twitter and Google to censor people online.
Poland's justice Minister announced an online freedom of speech bill.
Poland's Justice Minister Zbigniew Ziobro said the aim of the bill was to give internet users the knowledge that their rights are protected and that their posts cannot be arbitrarily removed from online platforms.
Under its provisions, social media services will not
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- Dec 10, 2020
- 2 min
Putin's Russia Today is brainwashing the world
In 2005 Putin launched the Kremlin's state propaganda service, AKA Russia Today or RT.
This has been a huge success for them.
From it's very humble beginings, RT has now become a global media outlet which, according to its own figures, now reaches around 650 million people worldwide.
RT have been extremely successful online, for example they claim to be the most watched news channel on YouTube with over 4 billion views on YouTube alone.
On Facebook, Twitter and other
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- Dec 4, 2020
- 2 min
Israel's former head of Space program says that Aliens exist and that they're among us
Prof. Haim Eshed is no crazy conspiracy theorist, he is one of Israel's most distinguished and respected scientists.
Haim Eshed is a Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics, a veteran pilot and a Flight Instructor. He's a Member of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, and a cofounder of the Israel Space Agency and Space Research Institute in the TECHNION-Israel Institute of Technology. He also holds the rank of a Brigadier General in the Israeli army.
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