Keyword: humiliated
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Vladimir Putin's annual end-of-year press conference was thrown into disarray after messages embarassing the Russian President appeared on screen. The 71-year-old was told to "quit" in multiple messages which apearred on giant screens behind him, while he was also accused of not living the same "reality" as the rest of the country. And in another bizarre turn during the event, an AI video of Putin even asked the President whether he used body-doubles to go about his duties. In total about two million questions were submitted for answering, according to state media. The annual press conference gives Russian journalist and...
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Some Moscow residents claim egg prices have doubled, as Russia continues to battle persistent inflation and Western sanctions. Surging egg prices, against a backdrop of high inflation and economic sanctions, are worrying the Russian authorities, especially as eggs are a symbolic and central ingredient of the festive season. -snip- In November, the average price of eggs in Russia rose by 40.29% year-on-year, according to the Russian Federal State Statistics Service (Rosstat). Muscovite consumers report even steeper rises. "Before, I used to buy eggs for 70 roubles a dozen. Now they cost between 130 and 140 roubles - twice as much,"...
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Russian President Vladimir Putin issued a rare apology on Thursday when a pensioner complained to him about the price of eggs. During Putin's end-of-year question and answer session with the media and with members of the public calling in from across Russia, pensioner Irina Akopova was shown seated at her kitchen table and addressing the president by video link. She complained that prices for eggs, chicken breasts and wings had all skyrocketed. "Vladimir Vladimirovich, take pity on pensioners! We don't get millions in our pensions. Sort this out - we have no one to turn to," she said. "I'm very...
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Vladimir Putin was caught off guard today during his marathon end of year press conference when he looked up to the big screen expecting to see a Russian citizen phoning in - and instead came face to face with an AI deepfake of himself. A student from Saint Petersburg State University had constructed the visual and audio likeness of the Russian President, and took the opportunity to ask the real Putin to share his thoughts on the dangers of AI and if he uses body doubles. 'Vladimir Vladimirovich, hello... I would like to ask you, is it true that you...
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Vladimir Putin found himself facing unexpected challenges at his annual end-of-year press conference, as questions about the perceived "reality" of Russia were prominently displayed on screens throughout the venue. -snip- Among the displayed messages challenging the official narrative, one boldly questioned Putin's version of "reality" compared to the daily experiences of ordinary citizens: "Why is your 'reality' at odds with our lived reality?" Another message highlighted the escalating grocery prices in Russia, saying: "Cucumbers cost 900 roubles per kilo, tomatoes 950 roubles. It costs me 1,500 roubles to make a salad. I won't even mention fruit. Make the prices normal!"...
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Vladimir Putin faced humiliation today during he end-of-year press conference when questions about the 'reality' of Russia were displayed on screens. -snip- 'Why is your "reality" at odds with our lived reality?' one message displayed on the screens around the room asked the Russian president. disappeared says she 'seemed calm' but her behaviour was 'a bit off' - as search enters sixth day Another query said: 'When will the real Russia be the same as the one on TV?', and another, albeit politely, questioned: 'Hello. When will it be possible to move to the Russia which they tell us about...
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President Joe Biden has been humiliated after bragging about reducing the prices of gas, groceries, and airline flights in a speech on Monday. Republicans were quick to refute Biden's claim, taking to social media platform X to call him out for misinformation. The Republican National Committee wrote: "'FACT: Since Biden took office, airfare is up 21 percent, Thanksgiving dinner was up 25 percent, and gas prices are $0.86/gallon higher." This has proven to be yet another instance of Biden struggling to prove and garner support for his administration's economic policies and plans, something that is especially important in the run-up...
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Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) on Sunday blasted China in the wake of the U.S. shooting down a suspected spy balloon, saying the Chinese were “humiliated” and “caught lying” after the incident. “I think the Chinese were humiliated,” Schumer said on ABC “This Week.” “I think the Chinese were caught lying. I think it’s a real step back for them.”
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The new commander of Russian forces in Ukraine acknowledged on Tuesday that his troops were under broad pressure and faced hard choices, as the Russian-appointed governor of occupied Kherson province announced a partial evacuation. "The situation in the area of the 'Special Military Operation' can be described as tense," Sergei Surovikin, an air force general named this month to command Russia's invasion forces, told the state-owned Rossiya 24 television news channel. -snip- Russian forces in Kherson have been driven back by 20-30 km (13-20 miles) in the last few weeks and are at risk of being pinned against the right...
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Piers Morgan is a cock. I realise this isn’t exactly front-page news but every now and then he reminds you what a low-grade, puffed-up, bloviating poltroon he truly is. Most recently he did so on his breakfast TV show Good Morning Britain in an interview with the German climate sceptic Naomi Seibt. Seibt – whom I was lucky enough to meet at the last UN climate conference in Madrid and interviewed here – is a very brave, very admirable 19-year old German climate sceptic. She is known as the Anti-Greta — a nickname I believe I may have coined myself...
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One of the highlights of Sunday night was a clearly stunned Tommy Robinson (real name Stephen Yaxley-Lennon) fleeing the count in Manchester after realising that his hope of becoming an MEP was shattered. He polled just 2.2%, taking only 39,000 votes in the north west and lost his deposit. When he first announced his candidacy, it seemed inconceivable that the man who had founded the English Defence League could become an MEP. Yet we also knew that he was the best-known far-right activist since the second world war, and better known than most of our politicians. Over half the British...
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An Arkansas Conservative lawmaker wants to strip Clintons’ name from the Arkansas airport. It thrills me to see Hillary getting back a little of what she has given President Trump. It also is nice to see someone recognize the fact that the Clintons are not respectable…they are common criminals. “You have a president who was impeached for having an affair with an intern in the Oval Office and then disbarred,” said state Sen. Jason Rapert, the bill’s author and one of the Arkansas legislature’s most outspoken conservatives.
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Watch any of the TV news talk shows Friday and almost all have ignored one important fact: the Brexit 'Leave' victory was another humiliating loss for President Barack Obama. In fact, some British polls even showed that voter sentiment moved decidedly in favor of Brexit after Obama traveled to Britain and urged a "no" vote. British voters delivered a stinging rebuke to Obama on Thursday when they opted to leave the EU by a 52 percent to 48 percent margin. So strong was the backlash to Obama's blatant attempt to influence the Brexit vote – polls following his April visit...
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Donald Trump might have rolled to 60 percent of the Republican vote in New York Tuesday night, but he came in a distant third in the big scheme of things nonetheless. Keep in mind, this is the candidate and the campaign that constantly pout about one-man one-vote and popular vote totals. They threaten to both call the lawyers about this concept and to riot in Cleveland over this. Thus, by Trump's own standards, Trump got thrashed in New York. Both Hillary and Bernie Sanders destroyed Trump in raw vote totals. I'm not saying Trump didn't win the N.Y. Republican primary...
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On Saturday, sources in the Prime Minister’s office said that Netanyahu has made it clear to his Minister in charge of negotiations with the Palestinians, Tzipi Livni, that at her meeting with PA Chairman Abu Mazen (Mhamoud Abbas’s nom de guerre) last Thursday in London she was not representing Israel, but herself alone.
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Syria responded angrily to the overnight air strikes on military targets that it accused Israel of carrying out, warning that the attack "opens the door to all possibilities." "We will not accept to be humiliated," Syrian information minister Omran al-Zoubi said at an afternoon press conference, according to ABC News. "We are all in a state of anger. We are abused by this attack," he added. Israel has not confirmed or denied the series of strikes early Sunday morning, which the Syrian foreign ministry said had targeted three military sites: a "research center" at Jamraya, a "paragliding airport" in the...
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Transportation Security Administration officers “humiliated” a Marine who lost both legs to an Improvised Explosive Device by requiring the wheelchair-bound Marine to stand and walk. They also had him remove both his prosthetic legs, according to a letter from Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-California). In his complaint to TSA Administrator John Pistole, Hunter described the Marine as being “humiliated” by the TSA’s actions, based on accounts of the incident last week in Phoenix, Arizona. “The individual escorting this Marine asked the TSA officer which of the two checkpoints to enter and received the response, ‘either one,’ only to be told moments...
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Under pressure from groups like Media Matters and Color of Change, ABC News first scaled back, and then canceled, Andrew Breitbart’s planned participation in its Election Day coverage. Rather than admit they were responding to pressure, however, they decided to blame Breitbart, claiming that he had exaggerated his role in their coverage, essentially firing him for promoting their broadcast. Mediaite spoke with Breitbart Tuesday night, as he returned from Phoenix to vote, and while clearly stung by ABC’s treatment, he is stinging back. Breitbart said he spoke with ABC Executive Producer Andrew Morse Saturday morning, “after he released the incredible...
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The Senate yesterday cooled down a partisan conflagration over the breadth of earmark reform in its lobbying and ethics bill, voting unanimously to adopt an amendment strengthening earmark disclosure rules offered by Sen. Jim DeMint (R-S.C.) with modifications from Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.). DeMint’s amendment would require members to attach their names to earmarks appearing in report language as well as bill text, would expand the definition of a targeted tax benefit, and would ensure earmarks sent through federal entities are covered by the disclosure standard. Democratic leaders initially sought to quash DeMint’s bid after 10 majority members...
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A company boss insulted a manager over her decision to convert to Islam, an industrial tribunal has heard. Caroline Elgedawy was allegedly humiliated in front of other directors from Lincoln-based property firm Hanover Park Commercial. The tribunal heard that chief executive Andy Halstead became abusive over her decision to eat only halal meat. Mr Halstead told the Nottingham tribunal he did not make the comments at a company Christmas party. Mrs Elgedawy, 32, who earned £52,000-a-year as head of business information and strategy at the firm, converted to Islam after marrying her Egyptian husband Reda, the tribunal heard. Abusive outburst...
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