Religious protests squelch controversial Pride celebration

The drag group Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, notorious for aping Catholic iconography, were reinvited despite public outcry Thousands of demonstrators led by American religious group Catholics for Catholics reportedly blocked entry to Los Angeles’ Dodger Stadium on Friday night in protest of drag group Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence receiving a prestigious local award, resulting in…

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Dutch government’s colonial profits revealed

The House of Orange made over half a billion dollars from its colonies in a century, a government-commissioned study found The Netherlands’ House of Orange profited from its colonial holdings by about 3 million guilders – $600 million (€547 million) in contemporary value – from 1675 to 1770, according to a government-commissioned State and Slavery study, presented…

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Moscow acted correctly in moving Ukrainian children – Putin

Russian President Vladimir Putin has defended the policy of moving Ukrainian children from areas hit by the fighting to Russia and rejected accusations that the practice was illegal.  “We were moving them out of the conflict zone, saving their lives – this is what’s been happening,” Putin said on Saturday during a meeting with a…

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