Victor Westerkamp
Victor resides in the Netherlands and writes about freedom and governmental and social changes to the democratic form of nations.
China Authorities Launch 3-Child Policy; Urge Party Members to Set an Example
China is now allowing couples to have up to three children, but skepticism remains after the 2016 two-child policy failed to produce the desired upsurge in births prompting the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) to urge...
Polish Ruling Party Secretary Rebukes Facebook After it Banned Rival Europhobic Party
Polish ruling Law and Justice Party ringleader, Janusz Cieszyński criticized Meta/Facebook for banning its right-wing rival Konfederacja due to spreading “COVID-19 disinformation” calling it “a pretext for destroying democracy.” Cieszyński took to Twitter on Jan....
Australia’s Northern Territory Declares 4-Day ‘Lockout’ for the Vaccine-Free
On Jan. 6, Australian Northern Territory (NT) Chief Minister, Michael Gunner, announced a four-day lockout for those not fully-vaccinated after the territory claimed a record-high 256 COVID-19 cases. “The fully vaccinated continue as they were,”...
Macron Says the 10 Percent Unvaccinated are ‘Not Citizens’ Just to ‘Piss ‘em Off’
French President Emmanuel Macron said that those who refuse the vaccine are “not citizens,” adding that his remarks intended to “piss them off” and make life miserable. “I am not about pissing off the French...
Scientists Using Oracle Supercomputing Find SARS-CoV-2 Is ‘Highly Adapted’ for Humans
Using Oracle supercomputing, scientists at Flinders University calculated that the SARS-CoV-2 virus did not originate in bats but was most likely designed to invade human ACE-2 host cells. “We were trying to find which species...
Violence Erupts, Amsterdam Police Use Excessive Aggression Against Peaceful Demonstrators
On Jan. 2, during an anti-lockdown protest march in Amsterdam, police used excessive violence employing K-9 teams, riot police, provocateurs, and water cannons against peaceful, unarmed citizens. Images of violent clashes rocked the planet in...
Public Shaming Parades Return to the Streets of China Amid COVID-19 Fears
The days of the Cultural Revolution seem to be back after several reports emerged of alleged human smugglers, who violated COVID-19 rules, were put on display at a parade in several border towns including the...
Navy Ship Stranded After 25% of Fully Vaccinated Crew Test Positive for COVID-19
A U.S. navy ship has been sidelined after 25 percent of its fully vaccinated crew tested positive for COVID-19, prompting the leadership to say that the vaccine “continues to demonstrate its effectiveness against serious illness.”...
Austria Authorities Offer a $44k Salary to People Willing to Hunt Down the Unvaccinated
The City of Linz in Austria has a new job offer as part of its upcoming national COVID-19 mandate. The job offer promises to pay an annual salary of approximately US$44,000 to track down citizens...
Champion Snowboarder Calls for a Full-Boycott of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics
Canadian Drew Neilson, a former snowboard champion, has called for a complete boycott of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, citing human rights issues that he believes shouldn’t be ignored. “I’m really disgusted. I don’t even...
Pillar of Shame: Tiananmen 1989 Mass Murder Memorial Removed From Hong Kong University
The Pillar of Shame, a memorial statue commemorating the 1989 Tiananmen massacre, was removed from the Hong Kong University (HKU) compounds on Dec. 23. The take-down happened at the behest of the university's board of...
Fatal Lab Explosion in China Kills 2 Wounds 9 and Sparks Safety Concerns
A fatal explosion in a lab at Nanjing University in China that killed two and injured nine others has been the latest in a long series of incidents sparking safety concerns. The incident occurred at...