Speculation about the American President’s undiplomatic gesture has led to an abundance of theories. — The expression ‘no look handshake’ is trending wildly on Twitter lately. Why? U.S. President Joe Biden was seen in Madrid, Spain, shaking hands with South Korea’s president without making eye contact. Indeed, he was speaking to the president of Bulgaria while shaking hands with the South Korean president.

Celebrity challenges Supreme Court Justice, a fellow wealthy, powerful Black man, to justify his privilege. — Celebrity actor Samuel L. Jackson weighed in on the Supreme Court’s latest ruling to overturn Roe v. Wade. He called the only Black justice an ‘Uncle Tom,’ suggesting that he’s obedient and servile to White people. …

The University of Athens Economics professor believes that Ukraine is owed a shot at peace through a negotiated settlement with Russia. — The name ‘Yanis Varoufakis’ doesn’t easily fall from their lips of people discussing the future of Ukraine. But it should. Dr. …

Fox News attempts to draw a strained comparison between January 6th riot and a recent Late Show arrest for unlawful entry. — In the previous week, a puppeteer and film crew from CBS’s Late Show were arrested by police on Capitol Hill. Most of the liberal media either didn’t report the incident or buried it. For Fox News, the event became a major talking point. …

Did the public intellectual predict the rise/return of Ortega, the country’s human rights crisis and its growing alliance with Russia? — It’s been 16 years since ex-Nicaraguan dictator Daniel Ortega was returned to power as the country’s president in country-wide elections (widely reported as rigged). That was 20 years after he was originally elected as president, signaling the country’s rejection of the U.S.-supported …

Let’s call Elon Musk’s automotive creation what it is: an end-of-life-crisis-on-wheels. — With the exception of a young woman who recently gave birth while driving a Tesla, the drivers of these trendy, high-tech vehicles are old. The median age of Model S and Model X Tesla owners is 54 (compared to 38 in the general U.S. population). And they’re getting older. …

Conspiratorial stories don’t always spread disinformation, they can leverage democratic citizenship — say two libertarian philosophers. — Conspiracy theories abound: Baby-eating liberals, the moon landing deepfake, the rigged 2020 U.S. presidential election, Pizzagate, pedophile rings, QAnon intrigues and even the ‘Birds aren’t real’ satire. There’s no shortage of wildly concocted stories to tease the popular imagination.

Although neutral and calling for peace, this religious leader clearly sees NATO as the aggressor. — On Tuesday, Pope Francis denounced Russia’s war in Ukraine for the second time. One again, he suggested that Moscow was goaded into invading the former Soviet republic by North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). Despite Western media labeling the Russo-Ukraine war as a fight between good and evil, and Putin the…

Yale historian claims Putin plans to starve countries, put the blame on Ukraine and ignite real-world hunger games. — Yale historian Timothy Snyder has a telling prediction about how Russian President Vladimir Putin will weaponize food insecurity and blame Ukraine for the starving countries. In a recent issue of The Business Insider, Snyder’s theory is laid out and explained. …