28,000 people sign petition to get Kanye West off Coachella line-up

Mar 22 2022

Thousands are calling for Coachella to dump Kanye West after the alleged abusive threats the rapper hurled at Kim Kardashian and her boyfriend Pete Davidson.

The rapper, who is now legally named Ye, was set to perform at the 2022 Coachella festival next month alongside rappers such as Big Sean and Lil baby.

However, a Change.org petition surfaced which demanded that the rapper be banned from the event. It gained some traction, racking up almost 29,000 signatures as of time of writing.

With a goal of reaching 35,000 signatures, the petition states that ‘we have watched Kanye harass, manipulate and hurt Kim, Pete and others for over a year now.’

‘No one seems to want to stand up to him, and the ones that do, he puts under fire as well. Most recently, he has been threatening actual bodily harm on others’ said the petition.

‘This is ridiculous that he is allowed to freely do this. Coachella should be ashamed of themselves and should not be giving him any more of a platform.’ West was recently banned from Instagram after he violated the platform’s guidelines on hate speech and harassment.

The Daily Show host Trevor Noah, who was targeted by Ye for publicly calling him out, said that even though people may not feel sorry for Kim due to her being ‘rich and famous’, what she is going through is terrifying to watch.

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Prime Minister defends cheques on eve of election as necessary

Mar 22 2022

Prime Minister Robert Abela defended the decision to distribute tax cuts and COVID relief cheques just two weeks before the election.

Abela claimed that the cheques were necessary to fend off rising prices from supply shortages and the damaging effects caused by the invasion of Ukraine. He described the cheques as a safety net against inflation.

Abela went on to insist his pledge to keep energy prices stable despite the rise in gas prices due to invasion. ‘This isn’t the first time that oil prices went up like this’ he said, recalling a similar incident in March 2020.

The government, Abela sad, is using the same economic model which was used at the start of the pandemic. The PM was interviewed by Saviour Balzan on TVM News Plus’ Xtra, where he refused to commit on two Labour proposals for mandatory union membership or the scrapping of homework for school pupils.

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Daphne will have died in vain if PL get large majority Bernard Grech says

Mar 22 2022

Speaking to Times of Malta’s Mark Laurence Zammit, Opposition Leader Bernard Grech said that if Labour is re-elected with a huge majority, Daphne Caruana Galizia will have died in vain.

Asked if he thinks he’ll win the election, Grech said that he doesn’t really think about it but he instead wants to see the country win.

Grech went on to say that apart from the late journalist having been killed in vain, the re-election of Abela’s Labour Party would mean that the work of journalists would have been futile.

‘If you’re fed up, you can’t just stay there and complain. You must vote to narrow the majority or elect PN to government. He went on to explain how he does not plan on stepping down and is instead focusing on narrowing the gap.

Grech had previously explained how he plans to stay with Malta ‘after Saturday’. The only survey which matters is the general election said Grech, also echoing something Prime Minister Robert Abela had stated during his political rallies.

Grech told Laurence Zammit that the party came a long way, saying that the election result will show just how much the party has improved after he took over as leader. Abela has also repeatedly stated that the election starts at 0-0.

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Victor Calvagna would have turned 64 today as tributes pour in

Mar 22 2022

Today, 22nd March 2022, would have marked the late Puttinu founder Victor Calvagna’s 64th birthday.

The birthday of the late doctor was commemorated by Puttinu Cares, through which Calvagna had worked tirelessly to help children sick with cancer and their families.

Calvagna was hit by a car in Qawra in December of 2021. He had been deemed brain dead and passed away a few days later. His funeral brought together numerous people as well as people bringing up memories of all that he had done to help.

Puttinu Cares also stated that it has been a year since Ramiro Mallia, a former Puttinu patient who passed away due to a gas leakage from a heater, died.

The NGO revealed that the two are dearly missed and are spoken about every single day. ‘How can such a wound ever heal’ they asked. ‘How can we ever forget all the good you have done?’

‘Take care of us from from above. We love you too much’ the post ended. Happy birthday Dr Calvagna and Rest in Peace Ramiro. Thank you both for everything.

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