Administration

Feds Paid Wyoming Farmers $5.5 Million Not To Farm In 2022

As part of the federal Conservation Reserve Program, the federal government paid Wyoming farmers $5.5 million in 2022 not to farm. The federal government paid Wyoming farmers $5.5 million in 2022 not to farm certain land plots, a significant leap from the 2021 grant of $3.4 million.   Industry experts

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Russia Bans Greenpeace

The Office of Russia’s Prosecutor General has announced that the country is banning Greenpeace, accusing the organization of undermining infrastructure and energy projects that are beneficial to Russia by inciting protests against them. Russia has designated Greenpeace an “undesirable organization,” citing the eco-activist group’s record of pushing a political agenda and meddling

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India To Take Action Against Google For Antitrust Breach

According to Reuters, the Minister of State for Information Technology, Rajeev Chandrasekhar, has announced that India will take action against Google for an antitrust breach. MoS IT Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar has announced that the government is planning to take action against Alphabet Inc’s Google for indulging in anti-competitive practices by

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Indian Police Told To Lose Weight Or Quit

In a tweet, GP Singh, the Director-General of Assam’s police force, instructed all Assam police personnel to lose weight or quit. A police official in the Indian state of Assam has told overweight police officers that their body mass index (BMI) is to be “professionally recorded” from mid-August and that officers in

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UK Parliament Staff Deployed As ‘Pronoun Police’

According to The Telegraph, the UK Parliament has instructed its staff on how to identify and report transphobic behavior, effectively being deployed as ‘pronoun police’. Hundreds of British civil servants staffing the House of Commons and House of Lords have been issued guidance on how to identify and report so-called

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Russia Establishes Anti-Drone Police

The head of the Anti-Drone Police, which was established by Russia, Roman Uvarov, recently described its purpose as “ensuring the protection of public order” during large public events. Russia has launched an anti-drone police force in St. Petersburg, which is likely to also be rolled out in other major cities, as

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