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Belarusians are united as one: Lukashenko must go

If you’ve never heard about Belarus before, it probably changed recently, as it made cover stories around the world this Monday. The country in the center of Europe, which has been ruled by “the last dictator” Alexander Lukashenko since 1994, has sent its message clearly: his time is up now. While all the Belarusian elections […]

Belarusians worldwide demand free and fair elections

The 2020 Belarusian presidential election will be held this Sunday, August 9. Belarus is ruled by “the last dictator of Europe” since 1994. Year after year, the international society has recognized the Belarusian elections as neither free nor fair, and there were a number of cases where evidence of the vote rigging was presented. During […]

BREAKING: Federal court ruling freezes Biden’s vaccine mandate

The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit issued a ruling today that freezes the vaccine mandate issued by President Biden on November 4th. The mandate came through the Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) rule that would require private-sector employees to submit proof of vaccination […]

BREAKING: Federal judge approves $10M settlement for health care workers fired over COVID-19 vaccine mandate, sets legal precedent

Today, a U.S. judge approved $10.3 million settlement for workers who were fired by an Illinois health care system for refusing to get a COVID-19 vaccine. About 500 workers who were terminated or, after seeing their exemption requests denied, got a shot, will receive compensation as part of the $10.3 million settlement, a preliminary version […]

BREAKING: House Oversight Committee reveals how Biden received “laundered” money from China and others

House Committee on Oversight and Accountability continues the investigation into President Biden’s family dealings as more details about his alleged involvement with the US adversaries emerge. According to the Committee Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.), so far at least $240,000 of payments that landed in Joe Biden’s personal bank accounts have been uncovered based on the […]

Building digital society from scratch. Is e-government our future?

Estonia is a small post-Soviet country of about 1.3 million people, located in Northern Europe. However, it’s famous not for its size or population. Being called “the most advanced digital society in the world,” it now runs 99% of all government services online, becoming the first e-government country on the planet. In 2014, Estonia introduced e-residency — […]

Coronavirus Panic Guide 101

Okay, people. It got serious. All of a sudden and with no one’s fault, coronavirus made in China now got imported all over the world. Doctors would probably be happy to google, but… Oops, this virus just didn’t exist before. So that leaves us in a slightly weird position where we have to figure it […]

Election Chronicles: while votes are counted, protests continue

During the spring-summer protests, Oakland was one of the Bay Area “hotspots” where some looting and civil unrest occurred. As the nation keeps hanging in uncertainty over the election results, we asked local residents and small business owners what they expect now. One of the windows at MudLab has been smashed during the spring-summer protests […]