by Simon Black, Sovereign Man:

Are you ready for this week’s absurdity? Here’s our Friday roll-up of the most ridiculous stories from around the world that are threats to your liberty and risks to your prosperity.

Today, we are starting with some stories that are not amusing, but simply tragic.

Unborn baby dies due to absurd Covid lockdown rules

This one highlights the sad reality of crushing people’s basic rights.

An Australian woman was in childbirth a few weeks ago when it became clear she needed highly specialized medical care.

Unfortunately her small town of Ballina, located in the Australian state of New South Wales, did not have sufficient medical care options to treat her pregnancy complications.

Ballina is very close to the border of the neighboring state of Queensland, where two much larger cities– Gold Coast, and Brisbane– are fairly close by.

And prior to Covid, the woman would have simply been quickly transported to one of those two cities in the neighboring state for a multitude of top quality medical options.

But now Australians are no longer able to travel across their own state lines without special permission from the government.

The woman was told that she would have to undergo a 14-day quarantine, simply for crossing the state line, before she could access medical care in Queensland. Incredible.

This was obviously unacceptable. So her next best option was to fly to Syndey (which is at the opposite end of New South Wales, a state that’s bigger than Texas). Except that the next flight was SIXTEEN HOURS later.

Needless to say, she didn’t receive the care she needed in time, and one of her twin babies died as a result of the travel restrictions.

They say all the lockdowns are worth it if it saves just one life.

What about the lives the lockdowns take?

Click here to read the full story.

American facing $569,000 fine and six months jail for sightseeing in Canada

Canada is currently closed to most Americans due to COVID.

But an exemption allows Americans to drive through Canada to reach Alaska.

The rules state that the traveler must take the most direct route to their destination, and only stop for essentials like food and gas.

But one criminal mastermind did not take the most direct route, and instead decided to check out a national park along the way

He was arrested after his car with Ohio plates was reported to police at a sightseeing gondola at Sulphur Mountain.

So clearly some brave hero spotted this nefarious terrorist, and saved his fellow Canadians by ratting the man out to authorities.

And now he is facing a $569,000 fine, plus six months in jail. Because he stopped at a park.

Click here to read the full story.

University professor cancelled for watching a pro-police rally

Students at Skidmore College are boycotting an art professor, David Peterson, and demanding he be fired.

His crime? Watching a “back the blue” pro-police protest for about 20 minutes.

Peterson was not actually attending the rally, holding signs, or wearing a pro-police shirt. He simply listened to the pro-police protesters (AND the counter protesters) in his own community for a bit, and then went out to dinner with his wife.

So, simply just listening to an unwoke opinion is now a thoughtcrime. And that is all it takes these days to lose a career.

Click here to read the full story.

Court awards unmarried woman $50,000/month in alimony

An Ontario court granted a woman $50,000 per month for the next decade in spousal support.

The strangest part though, is that she didn’t have a spouse. There was no divorce, because she was never married to the man who must now pay her alimony.

This woman and the wealthy businessman she fleeced dated for years, but they were never married.

They never lived together, and have no kids together.

But the court said they were “common law married” anyway.

Ironically, the court used the fact that he had spent so much money on her during their time as a couple as proof that he should be forced to continue his support.

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