Thursday, May 15, 2025
The Nordic Times

Polaris of Enlightenment

Thursday, May 15, 2025

Polaris of Enlightenment

Breaking News
Ad:
This article was published 2 years ago

https://nordictimes.com/sport/nascar-driver-liked-joke-image-of-george-floyd-suspended-indefinitely/

Sport

Nascar driver liked joke image of George Floyd – suspended indefinitely

Cultural revolution in the West

Published 10 August 2023
– By Editorial Staff
Nascar suspends driver Noah Gragson (inset) for spreading a joke meme.
Editorial Staff
editorial@nordictimes.com

Famous motorsport Nascar will have to continue the current season without one of its drivers. Debutant Noah Gragson was suspended indefinitely at the weekend for “offensive activity on social media”.

The reason is that Gragson had liked a cartoon image of George Floyd, who is promoted as a martyr by the violent black power movement BLM.

George Floyd was a 46-year-old black man with a long criminal record, whose death following his arrest and subsequent media campaign triggered violent BLM riots across the US, which also spread to Europe and Sweden.

Nascar and Noah Gragon’s Legacy Motor Club stable reportedly punished the 25-year-old for “liking an insensitive meme with a photo of George Floyd“, according to sports channel ESPN.

The organizations have issued separate statements that the driver was placed on indefinite suspension for the meme he liked, but refused to reveal further details of the case.

Nascar’s confirmation of Gragson’s offense came shortly after the federation announced his suspension. On Twitter, it said that Gragson “violated the Member Conduct section of the 2023 Nascar Rulebook“.

The Legacy Motor Club states that Noah Gragson was suspended for actions that “do not represent the values of our team“.

Suspension criticized by fans

The suspension has been met with harsh criticism on Twitter from fans of motorsport and people tired of what they say is hypocrisy and excessive politicization.


Noah Gragson himself has addressed the punishment in a response to the Legacy Motor Club with an apologetic statement.

 

It has become increasingly common for athletes to be punished for statements that go against dominant media narratives. Whether Noah Gragson will be seen on Nascar tracks around the US in the near future remains to be seen.

Editorial Staff
editorial@nordictimes.com

Facts: Nascar

The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, abbreviated Nascar, is an American motorsport organization founded in 1948 that organizes the Nascar Cup Series, Nascar Xfinity Series and Nascar Camping World Truck Series. Nascar is a huge industry worth billions of dollars. The series ranks second in terms of market value in motorsport, surpassed only by Formula 1.

TNT is truly independent!

We don’t have a billionaire owner, and our unique reader-funded model keeps us free from political or corporate influence. This means we can fearlessly report the facts and shine a light on the misdeeds of those in power.

Consider a donation to keep our independent journalism running…

https://nordictimes.com/culture/bizarre-childrens-series-described-as-digital-drug/

Culture

Bizarre children’s series described as “digital drug”

Cultural revolution in the West

Published 10 May 2025
– By Editorial Staff
The characters of the children's series Cocomelon with its abnormal proportions.
Editorial Staff
editorial@nordictimes.com

The children’s series Cocomelon attracts young children around the world with its colorful animations and catchy songs. Despite its enormous popularity, criticism of the series is growing, with some warnings that its extreme editing could have a very negative effect on children’s brains.

More and more parents and experts are questioning the extremely fast pace of Cocomelon and whether the mass-produced style is really good for young minds, or whether it risks overstimulating children and making them restless.

One of the major objections to Cocomelon is its rapid editing technique, where camera angles change every two to three seconds. This is a hectic and exaggerated pace that is unfortunately all too common in modern children’s entertainment, but here it is taken to a new level.

According to a study by PubMed Central (PMC), the executive functions of 4-year-olds, such as self-control and working memory, are at risk of being severely impaired after being exposed to fast-paced clips for too long.

Many parents also report that their children become agitated after watching children’s series such as Cocomelon, and there is plenty of criticism on social media platforms such as X.

Mass-produced aesthetics

Other research also indicates that rapid camera and clip changes can negatively affect young children’s concentration. The fast pace is no accident either. Cocomelon is designed to capture children’s attention, but some argue that it now goes too far.

According to Findmykids.org, the constant impressions can trigger dopamine release, causing children to seek the same quick rewards even outside the screen – something that can make it harder for them to focus on calmer activities such as reading or playing.

In addition to the pace, the series’ aesthetics have also been criticized. Like most animated productions today, the characters have disproportionately large heads and overly cheerful expressions, which some find unpleasant.

For many parents and viewers, it feels like the series is made on an assembly line where quantity takes precedence over quality, resulting in an aesthetic that is more frightening than charming.

Opinions are divided

Unlike traditional cartoons such as Scooby-Doo, Cocomelon is animated in a way that prioritizes quantity over quality, which is evident in the disproportionate characters and the assembly line feel.

Opinions about Cocomelon are divided. Some experts, such as Rebecca Cowan at Walden University, argue that there is insufficient evidence to single out Cocomelon as the problem – instead, it is total screen time that may be harmful.

– Without empirical research on the show Cocomelon, there is no data to substantiate claims that this show is overstimulating due to the pace of the scenes, she says.

But others warn that the series’ pace and overstimulating elements can have a very negative impact on children’s development, especially in terms of concentration and calmness.

Cocomelon may seem like an easy solution for entertaining young children, but it is worth considering what the fast pace and mass-produced style do to young viewers.

Editorial Staff
editorial@nordictimes.com

https://nordictimes.com/culture/shakespeare-museum-decolonizes-allegedly-promoting-white-supremacy/

Culture

Shakespeare museum “decolonizes” – allegedly promoting “white supremacy”

Cultural revolution in the West

Published 18 March 2025
– By Editorial Staff
William Shakespeare
Editorial Staff
editorial@nordictimes.com

In William Shakespeare’s birthplace of Stratford-upon-Avon, England, a much-criticized reassessment of the world-famous playwright’s cultural heritage is underway.

The Shakespeare Birthplace Trust has decided to “decolonize” its substantial and extensive collection of Shakespeare-related material, among other things, on the grounds that this allegedly risks promoting “white supremacy”.

The Shakespeare Birthplace Trust in Stratford-upon-Avon has decided to “decolonize” its collections in a bid to create a more “inclusive museum experience”, according to The Telegraph.

It says the decision involves exploring the impact of empire and colonialism on the museum’s collections, and how Shakespeare’s works have contributed to these narratives.

The foundation believes that some items in the collections may contain “language or depictions that are racist, sexist, homophobic, or otherwise harmful”, reports The Standard.

The initiative is a result of a study conducted with Dr Helen Hopkins of the University of Birmingham in 2022. The study criticized the foundation’s attractions in Stratford for portraying Shakespeare as a “universal genius” – an idea that allegedly “benefits the ideology of white European supremacy”.

As part of the initiative, the Shakespeare Foundation plans to diversify its focus by celebrating global cultural contributions, such as Bengali poet Rabindranath Tagore and Bollywood dance inspired by “Romeo and Juliet”.

Dismantling history

However, critics say the decision is part of a broader trend to decolonize cultural institutions. Concerns are expressed that such a reappraisal of historical figures like William Shakespeare could lead to the dismantling of influential white figures in the West, rather than promoting a true understanding of the complex cultural heritage.

The Shakespeare Birthplace Trust stresses that the project should not be seen as a critique of Shakespeare’s work, but aims to reassess the historical context of the museum’s collections and artifacts.

However, “decolonizing” Shakespeare’s legacy risks not only losing the historical context of the world-famous poet’s work, according to analysts. It also risks distorting the cultural significance of one of the most influential writers of all time.

Editorial Staff
editorial@nordictimes.com

https://nordictimes.com/tech/apple-phones-suggest-racist-as-an-alternative-to-trump/

Tech

Apple phones suggest “racist” as an alternative to “Trump”

Cultural revolution in the West

Published 28 February 2025
– By Editorial Staff
An iPhone suggests “racist” when the word “Trump” is spoken. In the background, the Apple headquarters in California.
Editorial Staff
editorial@nordictimes.com

Apple’s voice-to-text system has caused a stir among iPhone users. When the word “racist” is dictated, “Trump” briefly appears before it is corrected – something Apple now says it is looking into.

Tech and globalist giant Apple says it is working feverishly to fix the suspicious bug in its dictation feature. The bug, which first came to light on Tuesday, results in the iPhone temporarily displaying the word “Trump” when users utter “racist” via voice input, reports American CNN, among others.

Watch the video above to see how an iPhone behaves when the TNT journalist speaks the word “Trump”.

Several iPhone owners have reported and confirmed the strange event on social media. Videos demonstrating the bug have quickly spread, raising questions about the reliability of the technology and possible political implications.

Apple admits the bug

Apple has confirmed the problem in a statement, claiming that it is all due to an incorrect interpretation in the speech recognition model.

– We are aware of an issue with the speech recognition model that powers Dictation and we are rolling out a fix today, said a company spokesperson.

According to Apple, the bug is caused by the system incorrectly suggesting words with phonetic overlap. The company claims that the Dictation feature sometimes shows an incorrect word before quickly correcting it to the user’s intended word

Coincidentally, the bug came to light the day after Apple announced a massive $500 billion investment in US facilities and infrastructure. Donald Trump has stated that he sees the investment as a result of his tariff policy.

The company remains positive about “Woke”

Meanwhile, Apple shareholders voted down a proposal to end the company’s so-called DEI (“diversity, equity and inclusion”) initiative which is often linked to left-wing radicalism.

The incident marks another problem for Apple since the launch of their new AI system Apple Intelligence. The company was recently forced to disable a feature that summarized news headlines due to inaccuracies.

John Burkey, founder of AI startup Wonderrush.ai and former member of Apple’s Siri team, expresses skepticism about the company’s explanation.

– This feels like a significant prank. The pressing question is whether this was introduced into the data or embedded in the code.

Other experts question Apple’s explanation about phonetic similarity between words. Peter Bell, a professor of speech technology at the University of Edinburgh, says it’s more likely that the underlying software was modified by one or more Apple employees.

Editorial Staff
editorial@nordictimes.com

https://nordictimes.com/culture/james-bond-becomes-an-ultra-globalist/

Culture

James Bond becomes an ultra-globalist

Cultural revolution in the West

Published 25 February 2025
– By Editorial Staff
James Bond and his boss M have now become part of the Amazon empire.
Editorial Staff
editorial@nordictimes.com

Bond producers Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli, owners and managers of the production company EoN productions, announced last week that they are handing over creative control of the James Bond films to globalist Jeff Bezos’ corporate giant Amazon.

Concerns are being expressed by film enthusiasts that 007 is now likely to become even more “politically correct”.

After decades of 25 more or less iconic (official) films under the direction of Eon Productions, Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli, the saga of James Bond took a highly unexpected turn last week for many fans when the globalist company Amazon, which already in 2022 acquired MGM (the Bond distributor) for $8.45 billion, has now formally also obtained creative control over the Agent 007 franchise.

Amazon bought MGM mainly to strengthen its Prime Video streaming service, but according to the latest information, the deal also includes direct influence over the creative direction of the Bond universe. The news, also confirmed by Eon Productions, has almost caused shockwaves among devoted fans.

Among the concerns expressed within the Bond community is that, in addition to new films, the franchise may expand to include TV spin-offs of various side characters, digital content and elements of radical left-wing cultural politics – known as woke, DEI and third-wave feminism.

No Time To Die James Bond
James Bond (Daniel Craig) has defeated many major villains to date, but now seems to have met his match in the globalist company Amazon. Photo from the movie “No Time To Die”.

Eon Productions, which has controlled Bond productions since 1962, will reportedly continue to play a central role in the film productions. However, critics doubt this, as one of the producers, Michael G. Wilson, 83, has now formally declared his retirement.

– With my 007 career spanning nearly 60 incredible years, I am stepping back from producing the James Bond films to focus on art and charitable projects. Therefore, Barbara and I agree, it is time for our trusted partner, Amazon MGM Studios, to lead James Bond into the future, comments Wilson.

Concerns are also expressed that Amazon may water down the concept by planning more series and spinoffs on Prime Video, as previously discussed for example in the form of a series about CIA agent Felix Leiter. There are also hints that the Bond films could be released directly on Prime, despite Eon’s adamant insistence that the main films premiere in cinemas.

“Bond is dead”

On social media, reactions to what was, for the vast majority of supporters, a shocking decision, have been passionate. “Amazon will destroy everything that makes Bond unique – he will become an algorithmic action hero”, wrote one fan on X. However, some are more hopeful. “More stories in the Bond world could work, if they respect the core”, comments another user.

In Reddit threads, there is speculation that Bond could now very likely become even more woke, and/or follow similar trends to Marvel’s expanded universe.

Bond into the streaming era

Mike Hopkins, head of Prime Video and Amazon MGM Studios, is unsurprisingly optimistic.

– Since his theatrical introduction over 60 years ago, James Bond has been one of the most iconic characters in filmed entertainment. We are grateful to the late Albert R. Broccoli and Harry Saltzman for bringing James Bond to movie theatres around the world.

According to reports from industry sources, the tech giant paid a staggering sum of an additional $1 billion to Eon Productions to acquire the exclusive rights. The MGM purchase certainly included the distribution rights of the James Bond films, but the new deal gives Amazon a clearer mandate to develop content outside the movies.

Analysts say Amazon’s move reflects a trend of streaming companies buying iconic franchises to attract subscribers. However, the risks are high – Bond is a cultural institution with demanding fans. While Amazon sees opportunities in expanding the Bond universe, questions remain about how the very essence of Agent 007 will be allowed to be preserved – including a dash of political incorrectness?

The question now echoing through the movie world is: How will Bezos’ globalist empire shape the future of the world’s most famous secret agent? Will 007’s martini still be shaken, not stirred, in Amazon’s hands?

Editorial Staff
editorial@nordictimes.com

Eon Productions

  • Full name: Eon Productions Limited
  • Founded: 1961
  • Founders: Albert R. "Cubby" Broccoli and Harry Saltzman
  • Current owners: Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson
  • Headquarters: Eon House, 138 Piccadilly, London, England

Activities.

  • Primary focus on the production of the James Bond film series. Total of 25 official films produced between 1962 and 2021. First film: "Dr. No" (1962). Last film: "No Time to Die" (2021).
  • Other notable productions: "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang" (1968), "Call Me Bwana" (1963), West End musical "Once" (2013)

Collaborations.

  • Long-term partnership with United Artists and later MGM
  • Joint venture with Amazon MGM Studios for the James Bond franchise since February 2025

Cultural legacy.

  • Responsible for establishing James Bond as one of the most successful and enduring film franchises in history
  • Shaped the modern action genre and spy film

Other.

  • The James Bond franchise has generated over $7 billion in box office revenue globally
  • Extensive merchandising and licensing of the Bond brand
  • Awards: Multiple Oscar nominations including wins. Mainly technical credits such as special effects and sound mixing
  • BAFTA awards, including 2013's 'Skyfall', for Outstanding British Film

N

Polaris of Enlightenment

News

Other

Subscribe to our newsletter!

Follow TNT socials!

X-twitter Facebook Telegram Instagram

© 2022-2025 The Nordic Times TNT.
All rights reserved.

Our independent journalism needs your support!
We appreciate all of your donations to keep us alive and running.

Donate

Our independent journalism needs your support!
Consider a donation.

You can donate any amount of your choosing, one-time payment or even monthly.
We appreciate all of your donations to keep us alive and running.

Donate
Dont miss another article!

Sign up for our newsletter today!

Take part of uncensored news – free from industry interests and political correctness from the Polaris of Enlightenment – every week.