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Will Soccer Fans Warm To Blockchain Voting?
What is blockchain technology for? OK, at this point, I realize that many of you will already have come up with a number of compelling use cases.
Julian Assange Is Gone! What Has He Done?
Julian has been arrested for reporting war crimes, while the criminals walk free. This is an outrage. Our democracy is upside down. We can’t allow our nation to continue down this path.
Was Trump Jr Right? Is British Democracy Dead?
The pimple head that is Donald Trump Jr recently claimed that British democracy is dead after Parliament didn’t approve Theresa May’s withdrawal agreement for the second time. Is there any truth to what this talking flannel has claimed?
Targeted European Women Lawmakers Fear Violent Repercussions
Rising political tensions force female lawmakers to move home and hire bodyguards after being targeted by extremists, according to a Times investigation.
It’s Princes and Princesses vs. Trolls in UK Social Media Battle
Britain’s royal family is warning that it will block trolls posting offensive messages on its social media channels and may report offenders to the police.
British Museum Agrees to Return Emperor’s Hair to Ethiopia
Two locks of hair belonging to Ethiopian Emperor Tewodros will be repatriated after request from Addis Ababa, the National Army Museum in Britain announced.
Outline of Scotland’s Blockchain Constitution Plan is Coming to Focus
In 2016, the government committed to accelerate trials of digital voting. By February 2019 Scotland’s blockchain constitution is starting to take shape.
Britain-based Union Urges Iran to Free Detained Labor Activists
Major international labor union calls on Iran to immediately release several labor activists who have been tortured in custody late last year.
Happy Tom Paine Day 2019 – Celebrating a Revolutionary
This year you can celebrate the event with the Florida Veterans for Common Sense in Florida or the much celebrated the Thomas Paine Society in California.